At least I'm Alive

Tea Party

A few months later

Ah it's winter! The first snow has started a few days ago...

I've been training very hard, and started gaining some weight!

I've become much closer with the Ortiz family and so far learned this,

Kai is a total tsundere, Keith is very energetic and playful. Mother is quite charming, and elegant. And father looks cold, but is a total sweetheart.

This family is a mess, but I love them!

Ajax isn't really growing, but he's just chilling. All he does is eat, sleep, and talk to me.

Meanwhile, I hear that the two other bear spirits are returning.

I hear a loud thud open, and I hear Keith shouting "Finally!!"

I go outside, and go to the stairs, I stay up, and hide behind the pillars.

I see a Large, actually very large and muscular man, who had jet black hair, with a beard. He had a few scars on his face, and he was wearing black clothes and a gray scarf hanging on his neck.

And also, a girl who had long jet black hair with bangs. She was wearing a black dress with some blue designs.

"They're here!" I flinch at the voice behind me.

I look behind and it was Vincent with his hands on his back.

I stand up and say "oh, you're here?"

"Yes, why don't you greet them?" He asks

"They probably won't like me." I say

Vincent insists, and walks with me down the stairs.

We stop at the center of the manor, and everyone stared at me.

In panic, I bowed to them and said "Hello, I'm the youngest Abela Ortiz."

Everyone was silent and I looked up at the big guy who was looking down at me scarily.

...is he mad?

A few seconds later, he suddenly smiled and lifted me.

He became a totally different person!

He was bright and all giggly and hugged me and said with a deep voice

"You're so cute!! I've heard alot about you! I didn't know you'd be this small!"

I flew everywhere while he hugged me continuously.

"Aegeus, it's rude to carry the Archduke's daughter like that." The woman said elegantly.

He puts me down, and I was tired from all of that hugging.

"My apologies Young miss, my name is Aegeus. Master Keith's black bear." He bows.

Keith suddenly spoke "old man, let's have practice now!!!"

Keith runs, and Aegeus chases him.

"Greetings Young miss, my name is Odeda. Master Kai's bear spirit." She smiles and bows.

So she's Odeda? She does have alot of Vincent's features.

I snap back to reality and say "Ah, brother Kai is at the Library if you're looking for him."

Her smile brightens "Thank you, that boy needs to learn manners. Not greeting his protector after not seeing eachother for months."

She bows and leaves.

Those few moments were quite chaotic.

Now that I think about it, where's my own protector?

I look at Vincent who was beside me and asked "Where's Ajax?"