The Golden Fairy (Victorique x Kujo ♥)

Chapter 5

This was another day, I went to the school cafeteria to eat my breakfast. As I walked down the hall, my eyes passed by the library that was meters away from our school. I was wondering if I should go and see her today. I thought about it deeply that I spent almost all of my time thinking. The bell for class rang, now I have to go to class without eating anything at all. 

We had a normal class. Miss Cecille kept on talking and lecturing. I couldn’t stop thinking and staring at the library. “Victorique... huh?” I said to myself quietly.

Miss Cecille noticed my blank expression. She called me because of that. 

“Kujo, can you explain the paragraph on page 75?” Miss Cecille asked me.

I finally snapped out of that deep thought. I hurriedly grabbed my book and opened it to the page Miss Cecille said. I read the paragraph out loud, 

“Saubure’s history say that this academy was once a battlefield. Many people died and lost their lives. That’s the main reason why ghost stories are famous all around. We can say that it is already the part of our tradition. One of the most famous story is the Monstre Charmant and the Rabbit. Another is all about the Golden Fairy of the Library. It was said that there was an elegant girl who sits still on one of the libraries of Saubure and spends all her time reading books. Not all people are able to see her or witness her presence.”

Miss Cecille told me to stop at that part. She discussed about the story of the Golden Fairy of the Library. As the discussion progressed, I realized something. If I were to think of a girl who is elegant, who has anything related to gold / golden, who sits still inside a library and keeps on reading books, all I can think about is none other than the girl who has a weird brother, Victorique.

I raised my hand to ask Miss Cecille a question. Luckily, she immediately noticed me and called me. “Yes, Kujo, do you have any questions regarding the topic we are talking about today?”

I immediately answered, “The Golden Fairy of the Library is…” Before I could even finish my question, Miss Cecille interrupted me and said, “Yes.”

“If that story was famous, then that would mean Victorique is famous too!” I thought to myself. Knowing that, I wanted to end the class immediately because I want to see Victorique so badly and tell her some good news.

Few moments later, the bell for lunch rang. I stood up from my seat and hurriedly ran towards the exit. “At last, class has ended, I can go see Victorique!” I said while running with enthusiasm going to the library. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could and when I reached the garden, I shouted, “Victorique!”

She was there, sitting down like a lone princess and reading a big book. By the time she noticed me, she said, “You’re so loud, Kujo.” 

I grabbed a snack from my pocket and handed it over to Victorique. She stared at it for a few minutes and then snatched it out of my hand. She said, “At last, you’ve done something of worth Kujo. What is this weird looking thing you gave me?”

“That’s what you call chocolate muffin. It’s bread on the outside but chocolate cream on the inside. I used to eat that when I was still in Japan.” I told her and when I looked at her expression, I saw a delighted Victorique. She squished the bread to let the chocolate cream out and then she started eating that part. 

“So, how is it?” I asked her since she looked so happy eating what I gave her. 

“Shut up Kujo. You should never disturb me when I’m eating. I’ll kick you.” She replied.

I got a bit disappointed when I heard that. I actually thought she was going to answer me in a nice way. But this is who Victorique is, a girl with unexpected words and emotions, who holds the title of “The Golden Fairy” and lastly, a girl who is emotionally happy when eating sweets.

“So Kujo, why are you here? You need to have me solve a case? Or do you want me to share my boredom with you?” Victorique asked me right after she finished eating.

I looked around the place. After a few minutes of thinking, I said, “Say, Victorique, you are a famous person right? How come you just stay here and read?”

I waited for her reply. She was looking around the room and staring at the beautiful flowers which were majestically arranged in the garden. After a few moments of silence, she started to talk and at last she gave me her answer. 

“The main reason why I’m here? I don’t really know. I can remember my past but I don’t remember the reason why those things happened in my life. The moment I realized that I’m here, I started reading books and solved cases. I’m doing these things for just one thing.”

I became curious of that “one thing” Victorique was talking about. So I went on and asked her the question, “What is that one thing?”

She got a book and started scanning it. I became so tense of what her answer is going to be. I swallowed and stared at her very innocent face. I cannot think straight. “What is it? What is it? What is it??!” This phrase keeps on moving inside my mind.

“That one thing is…” she started to talk while holding the book and slowly placed it on her lap.

“is?” I asked her with a very intimate face.

“hmmm…” 

“Yes? What is that one thing Victorique?” I continued to ask.

It was a moment of total awkwardness. I couldn’t force her to talk immediately but I couldn’t wait at the same time. It was so heart-throbbing.

“to ease my boredom.” Vctorique implied so normally.

My heart skipped a beat. I actually thought it was something huge. When I heard that phrase, I felt like I was a total fool. I had a blank face and I put up a face of frustration. I expected too much. Victorique laughed so hard that she held her stomach while rolling on the floor laughing. I couldn’t believe it. I was seeing a side of Victorique that was very unusual. After a few minutes, she stopped.

“You’re really a fool, Kujo.” Victorique told me.

“What’s so funny about that?! I asked you a serious question, you should’ve answered me seriously too.” I replied folding my arms in my chest while raising my head high.

Suddenly, Victorique stared at me and now she put up an annoyed face. “How dare you speak to me like that. Slave. Get lost.”

Even though I was kinda frustrated, I was still happy. I’ve seen a new Victorique. I took another step forward. I’m close to being accepted to be one of her newfound friends.