Author's notes: I had to pinch myself into writing this chapter. OWW …
Sou: This story is dedicated to Tamashii00 for … absolutely no reason?!
Sui: Lol desu :D …
Disclaimer: I do not own Rozen Maiden. But hey at least I'm one of the few fans that do know about it ;…;
POV alert: SOU – CHYAN!!! MSNARRY MEEEEE!!!
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I sighed as I sipped some of the Houji1 tea that Suiseiseki had brewed last night.
"I'M SO SORRY SUISEISEKI!!! It's just that I have mood swings these days …"
"Non non Sakura! It's okay desu! Just say that to Suigintou for me …" I shuddered at the mere mention of her name. The last argument was just plain horrible …
--- Whee … a trip down memory lane XD ---
"BUT SHE TACKLED ME DOWN DESU!!!"
"I DON'T CARE FATHER SAID WE ARE NOT TO DISPLAY ANY SORT OF INDECENT ACTS IN PUBLIC. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!"
"SHE WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED IT FIRST DESU! WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME DESU?!" All I could ever do was stay by the side and watch the argument … never have I enough courage to protect anyone.
--- O RLY ---
"I'M SO SORRY!!!!"
"QUIET FOREHEAD GIRL I'M TRYING TO EAVESDROP ON SASUKE'S LUNCH!!"
"OOO LEMME JOIN!" Aaaa … the worst trigger that could ever bring a girl to the dark side.
Pretty boys.
"I wonder if all the girls in this school are crazy desu …" Suiseiseki muttered under her breath and looked darkly at the said boy's name.
"I guess it's just a little adolescence thing … nothing much." I assumed as I nibbled a piece of my kirshwasser shortbread.
"OOOO I THINK HE SAID MY NAME!!!"
"SHUDDAP INO PIG HE'S PROBABLY SAYING HOW IDIOTIC YOU ARE! HE LIKES ME BETTER ANYWAY!"
"NO HE DOESN'T! NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!!"
"O HOW DO YOU KNOW HUH? ALL I SEE YOU DOIN' IS SPYING ON HIM WHEN HE'S BATHING AND SHIT!"
"YOU SWORE NOT TO SAY THAT TO ANYONE AND NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID! YOU SAID IT OUT LOUD! AND LOOK SOUSEISEKI AND SUISEISEKI AND STARING AT US LIKE MORONIC BASTARDS!" Hey I was just sipping tea …
"SHUT UP DESU PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A DECENT LUNCH!!!!!!!!" Everyone looked at her; however she was oblivious to that fact. "Aaaa … much better desu."
"Sorry you guys … we just get pretty hyper a lot … especially when I've started staying over at Ino pig's to eat candy on school nights." Sakura rubbed the back of her head sheepishly.
"Hey you wanted to eat the double fudge chocolate cookie okay." Ino claimed, but no one bothered to listen to her.
"Anyway, where were you guys from? I was thinking about that since the start of drama class!"
"Who with that crazy "O EVERYBODY'S SO YOUTHFUL!" teacher desu?" Sakura stifled a giggle.
"Ya. He gets a little on the weird side sometimes. Especially with Rock Lee as "MINI ME" …"
"QUICK DO THE PINKIE STANCE!!" Ino cried out. Everyone ignored her again.
"Hey why doesn't your sis talk much?" Sakura pointed to me. I was being swept away to hello kitty island paradise. No not really. :P ………
"Don't mind her she's taking her CRACK DESU!!!!"
"OI DON'T CALL THE TEA YOU BREWED CRACK! And since when have I taken crack." I retorted.
"Well there was that time where you tried to bribe me into freezing yourself when the new South park season was coming out in three weeks time, I think you were high on sugar that time or something desu. Then there was that time when you imitated Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid and went around doing your "Tactical Espionage Action" to steal a drift of the new flavour of tea that I was trying out desu! And the—" I slapped my hand over her mouth and gave a slightly soft laugh to Sakura and Ino who were shocked …
"She's lying NOTHING that she said happened." They continued goggling their eyes at me. Suiseiseki struggled under my grasp and finally fought back.
"ALL THOSE WERE TRUE DESU!!! I EVEN HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF!!!"
"WHY YOU LIL' WUSSY PRICK COME 'ERE SO I CAN WHOOP YOUR ASS!!!"
"OOOOO LEMME SEE LEMME SEE!!!!!" Sakura cried out as Suiseiseki whipped out her camera.
"AWWW … SOUSEISEKI YOU LOOKED EVEN CUTER WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE!!!!!" Ino squealed.
"I HATE YOU SUI – NEE!!!!"
"Talk to the hand desu. AHAHAHAHAHA."
"Hey Suiseiseki, how was it like in Germany?" Ino questioned. Sui – nee smiled at the thought of her, no, of the Rozen Maiden's memories …
--- Ya … it's going to be a sort of filler chapter … but if you don't read this chappy you won't get what's going on in the later instalments so … ---
"Ne ne Suiseiseki! Hurry up! We're going to miss Detective Kunkun!!!" I yelled over my shoulder as she automatically picked herself up after lying under the sun daydreaming for so long. Her eyes seemed to be alert all of the sudden.
"DETECTIVE KUNKUN?! NOOO WE MUST CATCH THIS EPISODE! IT'S THE ONE WHEN KUNKUN GOT TRAPPED IN THE ENCHANTED CASTLE DESU!!!!" She had mysteriously acquired super running skills and dragged me halfway across the playground.
"NE SUISEISEKI – CHYAN!!! SLOW DOWN!!! I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH YOU!!!!" She kicked the door to Father's mansion and ran through the mansion's wide hallways.
"NO! WE MUST SEE THIS EPISODE!! IF NOT, I WILL BE BEATEN BY SHINKU!" Suiseiseki claimed as she turned and twisted around the house. Although it would seem like a never – ending maze to visitors, we knew the accommodation like the back of our hand. Red carpets covered most of the oak wood flooring with various adornments such as vases around the sides. Each ornament had its own little mat made out of expensive cotton.
"SUISEISEKI I'M GOING TO FALL SOON IF YOU DON'T STOP RUNNING IN SUCH A HIGH SPEED!!!"I shouted in a pathetic tone.
"NO! WE MUST SEE KUNKUN!" Suiseiseki finally reached the television room and violently kicked the door open. Due to the immediate stop, we ended up falling onto the floor. The opening song for Detective Kunkun started playing. Shinku looked behind and faked a surprised look.
"Oh my, you guys look so flustered. Tea?" She said in her usual queen – like tone as she sipped the piping hot beverage in her hands. It was supposedly black tea again; it was her all time favourite.
"HAHA! WE MADE IT IN TIME DESU!" Suiseiseki immediately stood up triumphantly and punched her fist in the air. I lay on the floor panting heavily, not even bothering to get my hat which was lying unceremoniously at the far corner.
"Oi Souseiseki! Get up you lazy pig desu!" Suiseiseki started to help me up in a fruitless attempt. A parental figure walked up to my side.
"Suiseiseki, you should know that your sister has slight asthmatic problems no?" A deep voice rang through my eardrums. The other Rozen Maidens sat on the couch and cheered Kunkun on. Suiseiseki blushed faintly as she looked down onto the floor, suddenly finding her shoes interesting.
"Sorry Souseiseki …" She said while rubbing the floor with the sole of her sneakers.
"Come on Sou – chan, you wouldn't want to miss the show now would you?" The gentle voice of Father said. I looked up and sort of half smiled. He passed me my hat, of which was still a little too big for me and sort of flopped downwards.
"Quickly Souseiseki! Kunkun's revealing the plot of the town counsellor!" Suiseiseki said as she climbed onto the couch. I laughed happily as I joined the other sisters.
--- RUN SOUSEISEKI! RUN LIKE THE WIND! XD ---
"Actually, all of us had been orphans, me, Souseiseki, and our other sisters desu." Suiseiseki started.
"Wow … you had so many sisters?" Sakura applauded in awe.
"No not really … like I said, we were orphans desu."
"In all, "Father" had adopted seven girls from different orphanages. We had our distinct personality and flaws, which was why he had adopted us in the first place." I said.
"What was this "Father" called by?" Ino asked, obviously bubbling with excitement.
"His name was "Rozen". He raised all of us seven sisters, hoping that one day we would someday become the perfect girl that was purer than any jewel, more sublime than any flower, and had no flaws whatsoever. He gave this imaginary girl the name "Alice". However, we still fell short to acquiring the title of "Alice" that he had in mind …" Suiseiseki's voice drifted off as she looked towards the sky.
"IT SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRYTALE! ARE YOU SECRETLY MAGICAL PRINCESSES FROM FARAWAY LANDS OR SOMETHING?" Sakura suddenly screamed, waving her arms around in sheer enthusiasm. I stared at her incredulously.
"Sorry … go ahead."
"We had nicknamed ourselves as the "Rozen Maidens", since we were each a fine and renown young lady to Father's eye. No matter what we did that might have potential to anger an average person, he would never throw his tantrum at us." I continued as Suiseiseki checked our timetable.
"SOUSEISEKI! WE HAVE MUSIC NEXT!" Suiseiseki cried out loud, she looked like she was about to … cry?!
"What? It's not like anything's going to happen right …" I said as I finished the last of my lunch.
"NO IT'S WORST. WE HAVE KANARIA WITH US IN MUSIC."
"Psshaaaw, it's only Kan—WAIT WHAT THE!" I looked at Suiseiseki to see if she was joking. Sakura and Ino were clueless to what we were talking about.
"Who's Kanaria?" Sakura asked. Suiseiseki's eyes started to flash with interest. Oh no … that's her bullying face.
"She is one of the Rozen Maidens too, she was perfect in everything desu! But … she's …" Suiseiseki's voice trailed off for an added effect.
"WHAT TELL ME WHAT WHAT WHAT?!" Ino joined Sakura.
"CRAZY. SHE USES A VIOLIN AS A WEAPON TO FEND OFF PERVERTS but she accidentally broke all of the strings SO SHE'S USING AN UMBRELLA AS HER TOOL NOW DESU!" Sakura and Ino gasped in unison. Don't tell me they actually bought the crap …
"Come on I'll tell you along the way desu!" Suiseiseki said as she stood up and started walking to the next classroom. Sakura and Ino followed her lead, wanting to know more of "Kanaria the lunatic". I sighed as I picked up my sling bag and walked towards the water cooler. I would figure out where the music class would be later.
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Damn maybe I should have followed them after all.
I'M GODDAMN LOST NOW!!!
"Of all stupid days I just have to not follow my sister and o shit now I'm lost I'm so bloody pathetic idiotic morons I'll pop some bitch's head open right now …" I mumbled a string of fine coarse language as I walk through the school's gardens. I think.
I turned around a corner and found a small greenhouse. Shrubbery surrounded the door of the conservatory with the light scent of wisteria around.
"ねぇだから今日は そういつもより, 長い電話をしよう, なんとなく君に 後ろめたいから, やさしくふるまっておこう…" A male voice reached my ears. I looked back in case anyone was following me, then turned and entered into the conservatory.
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Lol … if anyone guesses what is the song's title and which anime it came from I'll give them a nice drawing of Suiseiseki and Souseiseki! Lyrics came from PLEASE REVIEW!!!
(In the other worldly seminar of Rozen Maiden)
Elsie: NOW … as we all know … The third season of thy holy anime is about to be released …
(Cheers could be heard all around the conference room)
Elsie: SILENCE!!!
(Crowd immediately stops cheering)
Elsie: Thank you. Ahem. Now I have finally found a source, to download, the one … the only … BARAGOKU OTOME!!! RM OUVERTURE'S OPENING SONG!!!!
(Everyone cheers fervently)
Elsie: NOW LET'S DANCE!!! SOUSEISEKI BRING OUT ANOTHER BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE!!
Sou: What is WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!
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Notes that you might have not caught:
1: Houji tea is green tea made with leaves roasted over a strong flame.