[Gwendolen did feel calmed by her mother's words, but she nodded dourly] "When I was queen in the other world. There was another version of her but with green hair. she turned to be some fairy princess. At first she just as sweet and goody goody and iritating, but then she turned out to be quite nasty! She stole my prince, stole my followers, and she completely humiliated me! She ruined everything! In fact, she was the one who transformed me into an animal!" "And you have done nothing to antagonize her?" "No. I put up with her at first..."
"Yes, your cat. Have you filed it under your forms?" "Er, uhm..." Serena blushed "So, may I have permission for Luna then? I take very good care of her! She's spciel to me!"
[Gwendolen sulked" "Tell you about what, exactly?" "About everything that happened then." She took gwnedolen's hands "Please." "I do not want to want to..." "Gwendolen..." She sighed] "fine..." [So she told her mother about her experience in her kingdom. her ruling style, her tutoring, her crush on Prince Kyle, messing with fairies, her rivalry with Michelle. the problems with Allen, before finally inding Garrin.]
"Oh, thank you! So great!" Camille chuckled "I can't do all of it for you, of course. I'm just helping a bit, but these are your papers." [She finally nodded and togetehr they fileld out the forms] "done!"
[Gwendolen's mother listened to what Gwendolen had to say, nodding.]
- Oh, well - You really were much too obvious about some things, I'd say, but on the other hand, you're still young...
[Gwendolen sighed, and nodded, wiping her eyes. Oh, great, she'd actually started to cry a bit while she talked...]
...So, um, Mother...You're not angry with me? [She whispered.]
[Mrs Chant sighed at that.]
- Number One - I'm much too relieved that you're home in one piece now to be angry with you for very long, my dear!
[And then she gave her another hug.]
And anyway, I think you got at least part of your - drive, or fire, or whatever you want to call it from me, anyway. You really have to learn how to temper your fire, though, Gwennie - You remember that saying about fire? They say it's a good servant but a very bad master- and in this case, they're mostly right, I'm afraid.
...Yes, yes, it's easier said then done, but...
[Caroline Chant sighed, then, and then looked at her daughter in the eye.]
- But Gwendolen? Don't mess around with Cat - Eric - Anymore. No matter what.
...He's my son, and your brother, and neither me or your father or - or that damn Chestromanci for that matter - is going to put up with that kind of thing anymore.
You don't mess with family, Gwendolen. All right?
[And in the meanwhile, in the other room...]
[Luna the cat bleeked happily, and nudged Serena's cheek. She was getting to stay here!]
[Serena grinned, and held her out to Camille.]
Hey, hey, Luna - You should say thank you to Camille, too!
[Gwendolen was actually drawn back and intimidated by her mother's look. She looked away and shook her head] "No, I am done with him. I will leave him alone now... besides, he hates me now..." [she tried to quell the pang in her heart] "And it is not surprising, after what you have done to him..." [her mother shook her head ] "honestly, sometimes I wonder how life would be if you had never tried to steal his power, or if I managed to stop you in time... all this trouble would have never happened..." [Gwendolen drew back again, tears remerging] "then my fears would have happened! I would have been held back, forgotten, under his shadow!!"
[Camille giggled and petted Luna] "youre very welcome, Luna! It shall be fun! say serena, why don't we go explore the school now?"
[Gwendolen nodded, a bit bitterly.] "3 when I first starting taking his magic, and then 5 when I took possesion of his lives. From those books of darker magic you told me not to read, that I have received from Miss Lucia." "I knew it. Its partially because of her you ended up this way, if she was the one who influenced you. I should have realized it sooner... no, I have, but you did not listen to my warning, that last argument we had..." "I don't want to hear it..." "Well, you have to, Gwendolen!"
[Camille blinked and looked over, munching on her cookie] "Oh? You know that handsome gentleman?" [Serena pouted] "Sort of. We keep seeming to cross paths. " Camille giggled "sounds like fate!" "Unlucky fate! " "Are you sure?"
Well, you wanted me to leave Cat alone, as I recall - And now, I have no choice but to leave him alone, as he wouldn't even talk to me!
- So what is there to talk about, anymore, anyway?
[Her mother sighed at that.]
...Well, the thing is - I think you've gotten much too dependent on the Dark side of the magic arts, Gwendolen...
[Gwendolen made even more of a face at that, and turned away, scowling. The dark arts had served her well up to this point, she thought - And she really was pretty good at them, too, if she said so herself!]
[So why did so many people seem to think she had to go and learn all those mushy sentimental healing spells and stuff like that, anyway? She couldn't for the life of her see how learning how to help other people at the expense of her own magical energies could help improve her life in any way whatsoever...]
[And in the gardens...]
[Serena grimanced.]
Oh, yes - I actually wondered if I was cursed in some ways or something, a couple of times, though Luna didn't seem to think so.
- He keeps seeing me in the most embarrasing situations possible!
[Like when she was late and running off to Mrs Springname's School For Girls, or when she got and especially bad test and was trying to get rid of it by rolling it up and throwing it away, or...]
[Grrr.]
[And then she blinked, as another person came into view.]
...Oh, my! If it isn't young Lord Shields...
[A tall, statuesque woman who looked like she might be in her early to mid-30s was coming down the path, her long flamboyent red hair trailing behind her like a bright flame.]
[The young handsome man Serena had called Darien blinked, and then turned to the newcomer with a smile on his face.]
- Lady Beryl!
[And then he leaned down, and mimed giving her a kiss on her hand while she laughed, delightedly.]
...You look wonderful as always, Lady...So what brings you here?
"Well. What if I happen to like Dark magic anyhow, mother? " Gwendolen contended, still not looking at her "I feel it is much more my style with it! " [Gwendolen's mother had heard the saying that sometimes people were born dark. She still refused to believe that about Gwendolen, no matter what she did. Gwendolen was a very lovely girl with so much potential. But the malice she sometimes glimpsed in her eyes seemed very real. The hurt as well. sometime almost... There could be danger of locking up someone with emotions like that. No, she would not let that happen! She couldn't change who her daughter was though. Maybe, she just needed to point her another way...] "fine then. Maybe so. You do have potential for it anywya. though you need to control it. Once you get it back anyway, since your magic is on probation now. " "do not remind me." gwendolen replied bitterly. She hated this. She was a normal, non magic user now! her mother put a hand on her shoulder "But gwendolen, don't you think you can use for talents to help certain people, those you care about? what about your family, your friends? (even though she knew she did not really have friends yet) ..What about Garrin? and surely there are others you like?"
[Serena scoffed and turned away] "Let;s just leave. Oh, let us check out the tea room perhaps! I could use some cakes!" "Cakes would be yummy!" [the two ran off to the tea room, Luna the cat bouncing in Serena's bag. There were alreayd a few other girls there. A studious looking girl was reading a book, a girl with long black hair looking out the window thoughtfully, a tall ponytailed brunette putting down a fresh plate of cookies and a blond with a red bow reading a fashion magazine]
[Gwendolen sighed and turned away from her mother, then - It was so damn horrible, her magic being blocked like this! She'd have been tempted to call those Mirror things back, if they hadn't been so...Nosy.]
[Yes, that was the right word, right? They kept going on and on about how she was lying to herself, and what she was doing wrong...Or one of them did, anyway.]
[And then she'd gotten so sick, she'd stayed in bed for almost two weeks after she'd gotten home, shaking and having nightmares. What in the world had that been about, anyway?]
Fine, fine! You can - You can tell the Chestromanci that I'd learn anything he wants as long as he lets me use magic again. Because I will.
[Or she'd pretend to, anyway - Surely she was capable of that, she was Gwendolen Chant, after all. How difficult could healing and purifying spells be, anyway?]
[Not that she was really sure that even the Chestromanci could get her off probation early, but...]
[And in the school gardens...]
[Lord Darien and Lady Beryl were still talking.]
...Oh, about that.
[Lady Beryl sighed a bit, and looked a bit embarrassed.]
- Actually, I was hoping I would be able to meet somebody who knew more then I did about this school, here. You see, Lord Darien -
[And that was when a pink haired child who looked like she might be around 10 years old came walking toward them, looking annoyed indeed.]
- Bery - Mother. Oh, there you are. Why did you just leave me with Marcy like that, she's soo boring...
[She said, grimacing, while Beryl faceplamed.]
...Rini, you damn idiot, why can't you ever stay put in one place...
[She muttered under her breath, took a deep breath, and turned toward Darien, plastering a smile in place.]
Oh, Lord Darien - Please let me introduce you to my daughter, Serenity Shadowgate...
[Darien's mouth dropped open at that - Lady Beryl had a daughter??? ]
[And that was when the pink haired girl actually caught sight of Darien, and her mouth dropped open.]
[Caroline tutted] "I shall try to talk to him about that then. I can not promise anythign though. In the mean time, you will have to make do, and behave yourself. " her look softened a bit] "But still gwendolen, try to find some enjoyment. These are important years of your life. I am sure you will find your real dream, what really makes you happy."
[a few people nearby heard her exclamation and looked over in surprise. Papa? Surely he was still too young to be the father of a girl her age. But Lord Darien smiled kindly and knelt down] "A pleasure to meet you, little lady. but I'm sorry, I very much doubt that I am your father. " She peered closer and looked downcast "Oh... I guess not. I'm sorry. you just look like him." "Well he is lucky to have an adorable sweet child like you."
[Darien twitched at that. Oh, no, had the poor girl's father passed away or something?]
- Oh - I'm so sorry, Miss...
[Rini gulped.]
No, no, you don't have to be sorry! And...Um...You're not so much like Papa as I thought, anyway.
[And then she made herself grin.]
- You're much younger, just for one thing....
[Lady Beryl humphed at that - She really didn't want to be reminded of Lord Darien's age and the age difference between them, right now, to be frank.]
... Rini, Rini- Just go back to your Nanny now, all right!?
[And then she sighed a bit.]
- What if they call for you early, and you aren't there?
[Rini rolled her eyes, then.]
If they call for me, they'd expect you to be with me, wouldn't they? Mother?
...But I should go, I suppose...
[And then she smiled at at Darien, though the smile did look a bit fake.]
It was good to meet you, Lord Darien - Fare you well!
[And she gave him a strangely proper curtsy, and went back the way she came, stamping on the ground the whole while, and kicking at some of the flowers sometimes.]
[Beryl watched her go, sighing.]
...Ugh... You know, Lord Darien - I love that girl to pieces, but...
[And then she turned around, theratically.]
- She's so annoying, sometimes - Was I really that bad when I was young?
[And then she grimanced, comically.]
...And then I remember she'd going to be grown up before I know it, and she's going to get married or something, and then one day, she's going to say "Oooh, Mother! You're going to be a Grandmother now, isn't that wonderful!?!?"
And I'll have to grin and bare it, and...
[Lord Darien nearly burst out laughing, watching her antics.]
...Oh, Lady Beryl, don't worry about it - I'm sure you'll still be beautiful and striking, even if you do become a grandmother!
[And inside Gwendolen's room...]
[Gwendolen nodded, grudgingly.]
Oh, all right, all right, Mother - I'll try to think about what you said.
[And then she sighed, and hugged her Mother again.]
...I...I think I should go and check out this school, now that I'm here...
[After a while of skulking about, Eventually rini brightened up when she saw someone she recognized" "Hi Olivia!" [A frail looking girl with short dark hair who was a bit older then her looked up and smiled] "Oh, Rini! I am happy to see you!" [the two friends hugged. In the distance, Rini could see Olivia's godparents, famous musician Michelle and Famous racer Amara. rini wondered if her own godmother, Ms Trista was around as well.]
"Yes, that is a good idea." [Caroline patted her head] "you go along now. I shall see you at supper." [she anxiously watched her go off, hoping she would behave] [Gwendolen eventually made her way to the tea room. Her lower mood worsened when she saw Camille] "Great. She is here as well..." [how she longed to curse her again, even a small one. But her magic was gone! Gwendolen growled and pushed over a vase stand in her frustration. It topped into another, which topped into serena, sending her crasing into the book reading girl and the dark haired girl]
[Serena yelped as she crashed into the blue haired girl and dark haired girl.]
- Hey, you! Be careful, will you!?
[The dark haired girl cried out, while the blue haired girl, who'd thrown herself over the book she was reading, just groaned as the ink bottle went flying, spattering ink everywhere.]
[...Well, at least her rather rare and expensive book hadn't seemed to be damanged, but.]
[Camille looked in dismay as the ink splattered all over the bottom of her dress, and several other girls clothes as well.]
...Oh, no!
[She then gave Gwendolen a good hard look. Gwendolen sneered back at her, and then turned around, looking nonchalent.]
- Why, why, Camille - What just happened, here? Your friend must be one of the clumsiest people I've ever met, and trust me, I've met some clumsy people...
[The tall girl with the cookies, on the other hand, had stood up, her eyes narrowed.]
- Hey, you.
[She said, and then she marched straight over to Gwendolen.]
...Yeah, I mean you, Young Miss.
[Serena stared at her, then - The tall brunette must have been at least a head taller then the other blonde girl was.]
[Gwendolen almost looked afraid as the tall girl loomed over her. then she regained her innocent smile]"Hm? what was what all about?" "You pushed that vase over on purpose! I saw it!" "I don't know what your talking about." Gwendolen chimed, starting to walk away "Accidents happen with clumsiness. Maybe you should clean up the mess now."
[Camille bit her lip. She had been willing to give Gwendolen another chance, especially for Garrin's sake. She was sure, and least she wished she was, that she was a good girl after all. But, it seemed hard. There were times she just seemed so wicked! Even before her life got scrambled]
Gwendoen glared up at the tall girl, feeling intimidated again, but shoved her hand off of her shoulder "I Do not think so! I shan't and you can not make me!" With that she strode off again. Camile sighed "Just leave her bbe. I'll have a talk with her later..." Serenea blinked "Huh? hey Camille, that girl looks just like your boyfriend Garrin!" "Yes, she does. Tat is because, she is his twin sister..."
[Lita, in the meanwhile, was looking at all the mess and sighing.]
...We should have made her clean up the mess at least! You can't let people get away with things like that...
[Camille groaned a bit at that.]
- Well, you see...She...can't use magic at the moment. So I don't think she really could have cleaned up the mess, even if we could have somehow forced her to try to do that...
[The girl with the long black hair blinked at that.]
...She can't use magic? But why? It's not like she doesn't have any magical potential - I mean, it's sort of fuzzy and clouded for the moment, but I could still feel it...
[And that was when the girl with the blue hair turned toward all of them, and tilted her head.]
- Wait, her magical potential felt fuzzy and clouded? So it wasn't just me
[And then she thought about this some more.]
...So that's how magic feels when it's blocked. Hmmm...
[All the girls looked at the blue haired girl, then.]
...B-Blocked?
[The other blonde woman spluttered, eventually.]
- You mean - You mean she's on probation?
[The other girls looked at each other, and then at Michelle.]
[Camille shrugged, wondering how to explain what Garrin had told her about Gwendolen] "Apparently, she got mixed up within a bad crowd not long ago. some shady hedge wizards from her neighborhood attempted a coupe and got her involved. I am not sure she really knew what she was getting herself into, I, doubt it. But she was punished anyway..."
[Gwendolen in the meanwhile was sulking back through the hallway. That stupid Camille! and those sstupid other girls! Once she got her magic back, she would curse them! Perhaps the library may be a nice place to go next. the shadows started tittering again.
(Gwennie, Gwennie, long time no see! See, I knew she'd miss us...)
[A shadow tittered, and then it looked at her, a reflection in the nearby window.]
(...And your magic is still blocked, we see!)
[Another one sighed.]
(Oh, come on, Gwendolen Chant - Just call us again, and we'll get rid of that stupid block in no time! We promise!)
[Gwendolen glared at them, and stopped walking.]
Oh, shut up - You're all talk, and you lie all the time, anyway.
[And then she sighed, too.]
- And anyway - I feel so much better now, now that you're not yammering at me all the time anymore!
[The shadows looked at each other, then.]
(...But didn't you miss us, Gwennie? And the dark magic, too?)
[She glared at them.]
Of course I miss my magic, but missing you stupid idiots are another matter entirely!
[And then she paused a bit, remembering when she'd been so sick. Mother had said that that was because she'd been dangerously addicted to the dark magic, but...]
[And then she turned away, annoyed. How could one get addicted to one's own magic, anyway - That made no sense at all!]
[She growled and looked over at the other large building across the lake, where the boy's school was. How she wished she could go see Garrin. He would support her. he would cheer her up.] 'Oh really, now that you found out you really do have a twin brother, now you're all suddenly so dependent on him!' The voice chided
[Gwendolen grimanced again, and kicked in the image's general direction.]
- Who cares! He's my twin brother, and he's actually loyal to me and loves me, unlike that damn C - Eric.
[Cat had turned away from her as still as he decided that sucking up to the Chestromanci was better then being loyal his own sister - And this had happened even before he knew about her magic-stealing.]
[Humph! Well, who the hell needed a brother like that, anyway...]
[Gwendolen blinked, and wiped at her eyes, angrily. Oh, come on! Who needed Cat, anyway - Especially when she had a much better replacement...]
[And in the meanwhile, elsewhere in the school...]
[Rini was still talking with Olivia.]
...Wooow! So your Papa's now in charge of the whole Lab!?
[Rini said, grinning at her friend.]
- Oh, yes!
[Olivia laughed - But then she sighed, again, and looked around them. She then leaned close to Rini, and whispered -]
...He's still so odd. though, sometimes - Sometimes he looks at me, his glasses glinting, and it's soo spooky!
- And I - I sometimes wonder if he's been replaced by some kind of fake something, to be honest...
"And who's fault what that, was it? You were the one who messed up his life, drove him away." "And you got your claws on another replacement, stole him away from his own true sister. Oh but that's right, he left you when he foudn out the truth too!" "And here we are, option number three..." "Shut up!!" gwnedlen, holding herhead shriekd "Garrin is my own true twin brother! he strived to find me!!"
[Olivia started to look a bit sad]"I do not trust those interns of his either.. And , there are times where I black out, well it might be due to my illness. But sometimes, I think I hear a voice whispering..somethign dark..."
[The woman known as Beryl was still walking in the gardens, moodily.]
[It had been very nice to talk to Lord Darien, but now, it was time for something much less pleasant.]
...Oh, there you are.
[She muttered under her breath, as she caught sight of a woman with long curly purple hair. And she looked so happy and content, too - Her marriage with that commoner boyfriend had turned out well, apparently.]
- Hello, Irene. Long time no see, eh?
[Irene Moonsfield nearly dropped her handbag when she heard Beryl's voice.]
...Be...Berrys?
[She cried out, spinning around. Beryl almost groaned.]
- Oh, stop that, I hated that nickname, and you know it!
[Beryl then turned around, and put up a hand. A magical forcefield flickered up around them - It wasn't very high powered, but it was subtle. Beryl snickered, then - How odd, to think that she'd ended up become a real Mage, while Irene, who'd been the darling of the family...]
[Oh, well.]
[Beryl then took a deep breath, and took a good look at Irene. She really did look good, she had to admit - Looking young did run in the family, but Irene actually looked younger then Beryl herself did, even though Beryl was several years younger then she was.]
...Look, I'm not particularly found of the notion of talking to you, either, so I'll be brief.
[Beryl said, sighing.]
- Number One - You Know Who has lost it. Like, entirely. And don't tell me that the White Moon Clan members aren't supposed to go senile, because she's managed to lose it anyway.
Number Two - There is a wild Witch Barrier the size of a small hill around the old estate. Enter at your peril.
And Number Three -
[Beryl sighed, then.]
I'll going to be working as a school teacher here, in this school, from this semister. If you don't like it, too bad.
[And then she looked at Irene, who was looking very poleaxed indeed, and snickered in spite of herself.]
- So that's about it, I think.
[And then, she smiled widely. Oh, it was good to have to upper hand, for a change, she did have to admit!]
...So, then - Any questions, sister of mine? Though I must admit you still do look good enough to eat, as You Know Who used to say...
Gwendolen was still fussing, tyring to get the others out of her head. At a distance away her mother was watching in worry. Arguing with voices in her head outloud, was not a good sign...
gwendolen finally bolted and starting running over to the boy's school, despite it being all way across the lake. At the meantime, it was free time for the boys for now, so with permission, Garrin had decided to make his way over and check in on Gwendolen. He had worried about her, it was only recently she got better after falling ill again.
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Date: 2013-11-18 06:18 am (UTC)"And you have done nothing to antagonize her?"
"No. I put up with her at first..."
"Yes, your cat. Have you filed it under your forms?"
"Er, uhm..." Serena blushed "So, may I have permission for Luna then? I take very good care of her! She's spciel to me!"
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Date: 2013-11-18 06:31 am (UTC)[Mrs Chant looked at Gwendolen, sighing.]
...Are you sure you didn't to anything to make her angry at you, my dear?
[And then she gave her another hug.]
Look, you're my daughter, and I love you, all right? No matter what you did or didn't do.
So just tell me all about it, OK?
[The teacher looked at her, and then took out a whole pack of forms out of seemingly nowhere.]
Well, alright, Ms Moonfield - Just this once, we will make some special allowances.
[And then she grinned.]
Just as long as you fill all of those papers out, that is!
[Serena groaned as she saw all the paperwork she would have to do.]
...Oh, nooo...
[She then looked at Camille, imploringly.]
[Camille looked at her, and patted her encouragingly on her back.]
Don't worry, Serena - Writing papers is one of the things I'm actually pretty good at. We'll be all finished with that before you know it, I'm sure!
[And in the meanwhile, Luna the cat was looking at all of them and yawning again. Humans and those paper things, honestly...]
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Date: 2014-01-23 02:13 am (UTC)"About everything that happened then." She took gwnedolen's hands "Please."
"I do not want to want to..."
"Gwendolen..."
She sighed] "fine..." [So she told her mother about her experience in her kingdom. her ruling style, her tutoring, her crush on Prince Kyle, messing with fairies, her rivalry with Michelle. the problems with Allen, before finally inding Garrin.]
"Oh, thank you! So great!"
Camille chuckled "I can't do all of it for you, of course. I'm just helping a bit, but these are your papers."
[She finally nodded and togetehr they fileld out the forms] "done!"
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Date: 2014-01-23 03:27 am (UTC)[Gwendolen's mother listened to what Gwendolen had to say, nodding.]
- Oh, well - You really were much too obvious about some things, I'd say, but on the other hand, you're still young...
[Gwendolen sighed, and nodded, wiping her eyes. Oh, great, she'd actually started to cry a bit while she talked...]
...So, um, Mother...You're not angry with me? [She whispered.]
[Mrs Chant sighed at that.]
- Number One - I'm much too relieved that you're home in one piece now to be angry with you for very long, my dear!
[And then she gave her another hug.]
And anyway, I think you got at least part of your - drive, or fire, or whatever you want to call it from me, anyway. You really have to learn how to temper your fire, though, Gwennie - You remember that saying about fire? They say it's a good servant but a very bad master- and in this case, they're mostly right, I'm afraid.
...Yes, yes, it's easier said then done, but...
[Caroline Chant sighed, then, and then looked at her daughter in the eye.]
- But Gwendolen? Don't mess around with Cat - Eric - Anymore. No matter what.
...He's my son, and your brother, and neither me or your father or - or that damn Chestromanci for that matter - is going to put up with that kind of thing anymore.
You don't mess with family, Gwendolen. All right?
[And in the meanwhile, in the other room...]
[Luna the cat bleeked happily, and nudged Serena's cheek. She was getting to stay here!]
[Serena grinned, and held her out to Camille.]
Hey, hey, Luna - You should say thank you to Camille, too!
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Date: 2014-01-25 02:58 am (UTC)"And it is not surprising, after what you have done to him..." [her mother shook her head ] "honestly, sometimes I wonder how life would be if you had never tried to steal his power, or if I managed to stop you in time... all this trouble would have never happened..."
[Gwendolen drew back again, tears remerging] "then my fears would have happened! I would have been held back, forgotten, under his shadow!!"
[Camille giggled and petted Luna] "youre very welcome, Luna! It shall be fun! say serena, why don't we go explore the school now?"
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Date: 2014-01-25 03:38 am (UTC)Oh, Gwendolen, Gwendolen - I'm pretty sure there would have been ways to make yourself stand out, without stealing your own brother's magic wholesale!
[She then looked at her daughter, and smiled.]
...Though it was pretty impressive that you even managed to do it at all, I thought, to be honest.
- How old were you, anyway, when you did it? Five?
[And outside the rooms - Serena, Camille and Luna the cat had made it out of the buildings, and were now walking through the gardens.]
...It's soo nice here!
[Serena said, offering Camille some of the cookies she'd brought with her from home. Munch munch!]
[- And then, she nearly choked on her cookies as she caught sight of somebody she'd never thought she'd meet here.]
...Oh, no - Can it really be him?
[She muttered in dismay, motioning Camille to hide behind some bushes with her.]
- What in the world is Lord Darien of all people doing here, anyway!
...Sheesh...
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Date: 2014-01-26 02:49 am (UTC)"I knew it. Its partially because of her you ended up this way, if she was the one who influenced you. I should have realized it sooner... no, I have, but you did not listen to my warning, that last argument we had..."
"I don't want to hear it..."
"Well, you have to, Gwendolen!"
[Camille blinked and looked over, munching on her cookie] "Oh? You know that handsome gentleman?"
[Serena pouted] "Sort of. We keep seeming to cross paths. "
Camille giggled "sounds like fate!"
"Unlucky fate! "
"Are you sure?"
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Date: 2014-01-27 03:03 am (UTC)[Gwendolen scowled at her mother, then.]
Well, you wanted me to leave Cat alone, as I recall - And now, I have no choice but to leave him alone, as he wouldn't even talk to me!
- So what is there to talk about, anymore, anyway?
[Her mother sighed at that.]
...Well, the thing is - I think you've gotten much too dependent on the Dark side of the magic arts, Gwendolen...
[Gwendolen made even more of a face at that, and turned away, scowling. The dark arts had served her well up to this point, she thought - And she really was pretty good at them, too, if she said so herself!]
[So why did so many people seem to think she had to go and learn all those mushy sentimental healing spells and stuff like that, anyway? She couldn't for the life of her see how learning how to help other people at the expense of her own magical energies could help improve her life in any way whatsoever...]
[And in the gardens...]
[Serena grimanced.]
Oh, yes - I actually wondered if I was cursed in some ways or something, a couple of times, though Luna didn't seem to think so.
- He keeps seeing me in the most embarrasing situations possible!
[Like when she was late and running off to Mrs Springname's School For Girls, or when she got and especially bad test and was trying to get rid of it by rolling it up and throwing it away, or...]
[Grrr.]
[And then she blinked, as another person came into view.]
...Oh, my! If it isn't young Lord Shields...
[A tall, statuesque woman who looked like she might be in her early to mid-30s was coming down the path, her long flamboyent red hair trailing behind her like a bright flame.]
[The young handsome man Serena had called Darien blinked, and then turned to the newcomer with a smile on his face.]
- Lady Beryl!
[And then he leaned down, and mimed giving her a kiss on her hand while she laughed, delightedly.]
...You look wonderful as always, Lady...So what brings you here?
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Date: 2014-01-29 03:31 am (UTC)[Gwendolen's mother had heard the saying that sometimes people were born dark. She still refused to believe that about Gwendolen, no matter what she did. Gwendolen was a very lovely girl with so much potential. But the malice she sometimes glimpsed in her eyes seemed very real. The hurt as well. sometime almost... There could be danger of locking up someone with emotions like that. No, she would not let that happen! She couldn't change who her daughter was though. Maybe, she just needed to point her another way...] "fine then. Maybe so. You do have potential for it anywya. though you need to control it. Once you get it back anyway, since your magic is on probation now. "
"do not remind me." gwendolen replied bitterly. She hated this. She was a normal, non magic user now!
her mother put a hand on her shoulder "But gwendolen, don't you think you can use for talents to help certain people, those you care about? what about your family, your friends? (even though she knew she did not really have friends yet) ..What about Garrin? and surely there are others you like?"
[Serena scoffed and turned away] "Let;s just leave. Oh, let us check out the tea room perhaps! I could use some cakes!"
"Cakes would be yummy!" [the two ran off to the tea room, Luna the cat bouncing in Serena's bag. There were alreayd a few other girls there. A studious looking girl was reading a book, a girl with long black hair looking out the window thoughtfully, a tall ponytailed brunette putting down a fresh plate of cookies and a blond with a red bow reading a fashion magazine]
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Date: 2014-01-30 03:46 am (UTC)[Gwendolen sighed and turned away from her mother, then - It was so damn horrible, her magic being blocked like this! She'd have been tempted to call those Mirror things back, if they hadn't been so...Nosy.]
[Yes, that was the right word, right? They kept going on and on about how she was lying to herself, and what she was doing wrong...Or one of them did, anyway.]
[And then she'd gotten so sick, she'd stayed in bed for almost two weeks after she'd gotten home, shaking and having nightmares. What in the world had that been about, anyway?]
Fine, fine! You can - You can tell the Chestromanci that I'd learn anything he wants as long as he lets me use magic again. Because I will.
[Or she'd pretend to, anyway - Surely she was capable of that, she was Gwendolen Chant, after all. How difficult could healing and purifying spells be, anyway?]
[Not that she was really sure that even the Chestromanci could get her off probation early, but...]
[And in the school gardens...]
[Lord Darien and Lady Beryl were still talking.]
...Oh, about that.
[Lady Beryl sighed a bit, and looked a bit embarrassed.]
- Actually, I was hoping I would be able to meet somebody who knew more then I did about this school, here. You see, Lord Darien -
[And that was when a pink haired child who looked like she might be around 10 years old came walking toward them, looking annoyed indeed.]
- Bery - Mother. Oh, there you are. Why did you just leave me with Marcy like that, she's soo boring...
[She said, grimacing, while Beryl faceplamed.]
...Rini, you damn idiot, why can't you ever stay put in one place...
[She muttered under her breath, took a deep breath, and turned toward Darien, plastering a smile in place.]
Oh, Lord Darien - Please let me introduce you to my daughter, Serenity Shadowgate...
[Darien's mouth dropped open at that - Lady Beryl had a daughter??? ]
[And that was when the pink haired girl actually caught sight of Darien, and her mouth dropped open.]
...Papa???
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Date: 2014-02-01 02:05 am (UTC)[a few people nearby heard her exclamation and looked over in surprise. Papa? Surely he was still too young to be the father of a girl her age. But Lord Darien smiled kindly and knelt down]
"A pleasure to meet you, little lady. but I'm sorry, I very much doubt that I am your father. "
She peered closer and looked downcast "Oh... I guess not. I'm sorry. you just look like him."
"Well he is lucky to have an adorable sweet child like you."
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Date: 2014-02-01 03:17 am (UTC)[Outside in the gardens]
[Rini looked terribly sad at that.]
No, um...My Papa...
[Darien twitched at that. Oh, no, had the poor girl's father passed away or something?]
- Oh - I'm so sorry, Miss...
[Rini gulped.]
No, no, you don't have to be sorry! And...Um...You're not so much like Papa as I thought, anyway.
[And then she made herself grin.]
- You're much younger, just for one thing....
[Lady Beryl humphed at that - She really didn't want to be reminded of Lord Darien's age and the age difference between them, right now, to be frank.]
... Rini, Rini- Just go back to your Nanny now, all right!?
[And then she sighed a bit.]
- What if they call for you early, and you aren't there?
[Rini rolled her eyes, then.]
If they call for me, they'd expect you to be with me, wouldn't they? Mother?
...But I should go, I suppose...
[And then she smiled at at Darien, though the smile did look a bit fake.]
It was good to meet you, Lord Darien - Fare you well!
[And she gave him a strangely proper curtsy, and went back the way she came, stamping on the ground the whole while, and kicking at some of the flowers sometimes.]
[Beryl watched her go, sighing.]
...Ugh... You know, Lord Darien - I love that girl to pieces, but...
[And then she turned around, theratically.]
- She's so annoying, sometimes - Was I really that bad when I was young?
[And then she grimanced, comically.]
...And then I remember she'd going to be grown up before I know it, and she's going to get married or something, and then one day, she's going to say "Oooh, Mother! You're going to be a Grandmother now, isn't that wonderful!?!?"
And I'll have to grin and bare it, and...
[Lord Darien nearly burst out laughing, watching her antics.]
...Oh, Lady Beryl, don't worry about it - I'm sure you'll still be beautiful and striking, even if you do become a grandmother!
[And inside Gwendolen's room...]
[Gwendolen nodded, grudgingly.]
Oh, all right, all right, Mother - I'll try to think about what you said.
[And then she sighed, and hugged her Mother again.]
...I...I think I should go and check out this school, now that I'm here...
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Date: 2014-02-02 03:45 am (UTC)[A frail looking girl with short dark hair who was a bit older then her looked up and smiled] "Oh, Rini! I am happy to see you!" [the two friends hugged. In the distance, Rini could see Olivia's godparents, famous musician Michelle and Famous racer Amara. rini wondered if her own godmother, Ms Trista was around as well.]
"Yes, that is a good idea." [Caroline patted her head] "you go along now. I shall see you at supper." [she anxiously watched her go off, hoping she would behave]
[Gwendolen eventually made her way to the tea room. Her lower mood worsened when she saw Camille] "Great. She is here as well..." [how she longed to curse her again, even a small one. But her magic was gone! Gwendolen growled and pushed over a vase stand in her frustration. It topped into another, which topped into serena, sending her crasing into the book reading girl and the dark haired girl]
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Date: 2014-02-04 02:51 am (UTC)[And inside the tearoom...]
[Serena yelped as she crashed into the blue haired girl and dark haired girl.]
- Hey, you! Be careful, will you!?
[The dark haired girl cried out, while the blue haired girl, who'd thrown herself over the book she was reading, just groaned as the ink bottle went flying, spattering ink everywhere.]
[...Well, at least her rather rare and expensive book hadn't seemed to be damanged, but.]
[Camille looked in dismay as the ink splattered all over the bottom of her dress, and several other girls clothes as well.]
...Oh, no!
[She then gave Gwendolen a good hard look. Gwendolen sneered back at her, and then turned around, looking nonchalent.]
- Why, why, Camille - What just happened, here? Your friend must be one of the clumsiest people I've ever met, and trust me, I've met some clumsy people...
[The tall girl with the cookies, on the other hand, had stood up, her eyes narrowed.]
- Hey, you.
[She said, and then she marched straight over to Gwendolen.]
...Yeah, I mean you, Young Miss.
[Serena stared at her, then - The tall brunette must have been at least a head taller then the other blonde girl was.]
- So what the heck was that all about, eh?
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Date: 2014-02-06 03:01 am (UTC)"You pushed that vase over on purpose! I saw it!"
"I don't know what your talking about." Gwendolen chimed, starting to walk away "Accidents happen with clumsiness. Maybe you should clean up the mess now."
[Camille bit her lip. She had been willing to give Gwendolen another chance, especially for Garrin's sake. She was sure, and least she wished she was, that she was a good girl after all. But, it seemed hard. There were times she just seemed so wicked! Even before her life got scrambled]
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Date: 2014-02-07 01:55 am (UTC)[And that was when the tall girl marched over to Gwendolen, and grabbed her by the shoulder.]
...Oh no you don't!
[She then spun her around, and looked her in the eye.]
- You made that mess, now you clean it up.
[Lita said, waving toward the ink spattered floor and girls.]
...Didn't your Mama teach you that you had to clean up your own messes, eh, Young Miss?
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Date: 2014-02-09 03:11 am (UTC)Camile sighed "Just leave her bbe. I'll have a talk with her later..."
Serenea blinked "Huh? hey Camille, that girl looks just like your boyfriend Garrin!"
"Yes, she does. Tat is because, she is his twin sister..."
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Date: 2014-02-10 03:17 am (UTC)[Lita, in the meanwhile, was looking at all the mess and sighing.]
...We should have made her clean up the mess at least! You can't let people get away with things like that...
[Camille groaned a bit at that.]
- Well, you see...She...can't use magic at the moment. So I don't think she really could have cleaned up the mess, even if we could have somehow forced her to try to do that...
[The girl with the long black hair blinked at that.]
...She can't use magic? But why? It's not like she doesn't have any magical potential - I mean, it's sort of fuzzy and clouded for the moment, but I could still feel it...
[And that was when the girl with the blue hair turned toward all of them, and tilted her head.]
- Wait, her magical potential felt fuzzy and clouded? So it wasn't just me
[And then she thought about this some more.]
...So that's how magic feels when it's blocked. Hmmm...
[All the girls looked at the blue haired girl, then.]
...B-Blocked?
[The other blonde woman spluttered, eventually.]
- You mean - You mean she's on probation?
[The other girls looked at each other, and then at Michelle.]
...What in the world did she do???
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Date: 2014-02-11 03:12 am (UTC)[Gwendolen in the meanwhile was sulking back through the hallway. That stupid Camille! and those sstupid other girls! Once she got her magic back, she would curse them! Perhaps the library may be a nice place to go next.
the shadows started tittering again.
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Date: 2014-02-12 02:14 am (UTC)(Gwennie, Gwennie, long time no see! See, I knew she'd miss us...)
[A shadow tittered, and then it looked at her, a reflection in the nearby window.]
(...And your magic is still blocked, we see!)
[Another one sighed.]
(Oh, come on, Gwendolen Chant - Just call us again, and we'll get rid of that stupid block in no time! We promise!)
[Gwendolen glared at them, and stopped walking.]
Oh, shut up - You're all talk, and you lie all the time, anyway.
[And then she sighed, too.]
- And anyway - I feel so much better now, now that you're not yammering at me all the time anymore!
[The shadows looked at each other, then.]
(...But didn't you miss us, Gwennie? And the dark magic, too?)
[She glared at them.]
Of course I miss my magic, but missing you stupid idiots are another matter entirely!
[And then she paused a bit, remembering when she'd been so sick. Mother had said that that was because she'd been dangerously addicted to the dark magic, but...]
[And then she turned away, annoyed. How could one get addicted to one's own magic, anyway - That made no sense at all!]
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Date: 2014-02-16 01:21 am (UTC)'Oh really, now that you found out you really do have a twin brother, now you're all suddenly so dependent on him!' The voice chided
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Date: 2014-02-19 02:50 am (UTC)[Gwendolen grimanced again, and kicked in the image's general direction.]
- Who cares! He's my twin brother, and he's actually loyal to me and loves me, unlike that damn C - Eric.
[Cat had turned away from her as still as he decided that sucking up to the Chestromanci was better then being loyal his own sister - And this had happened even before he knew about her magic-stealing.]
[Humph! Well, who the hell needed a brother like that, anyway...]
[Gwendolen blinked, and wiped at her eyes, angrily. Oh, come on! Who needed Cat, anyway - Especially when she had a much better replacement...]
[And in the meanwhile, elsewhere in the school...]
[Rini was still talking with Olivia.]
...Wooow! So your Papa's now in charge of the whole Lab!?
[Rini said, grinning at her friend.]
- Oh, yes!
[Olivia laughed - But then she sighed, again, and looked around them. She then leaned close to Rini, and whispered -]
...He's still so odd. though, sometimes - Sometimes he looks at me, his glasses glinting, and it's soo spooky!
- And I - I sometimes wonder if he's been replaced by some kind of fake something, to be honest...
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Date: 2014-02-21 02:27 am (UTC)"And you got your claws on another replacement, stole him away from his own true sister. Oh but that's right, he left you when he foudn out the truth too!"
"And here we are, option number three..."
"Shut up!!" gwnedlen, holding herhead shriekd "Garrin is my own true twin brother! he strived to find me!!"
[Olivia started to look a bit sad]"I do not trust those interns of his either.. And , there are times where I black out, well it might be due to my illness. But sometimes, I think I hear a voice whispering..somethign dark..."
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Date: 2014-02-22 03:07 am (UTC)[And in the meanwhile...]
[The woman known as Beryl was still walking in the gardens, moodily.]
[It had been very nice to talk to Lord Darien, but now, it was time for something much less pleasant.]
...Oh, there you are.
[She muttered under her breath, as she caught sight of a woman with long curly purple hair. And she looked so happy and content, too - Her marriage with that commoner boyfriend had turned out well, apparently.]
- Hello, Irene. Long time no see, eh?
[Irene Moonsfield nearly dropped her handbag when she heard Beryl's voice.]
...Be...Berrys?
[She cried out, spinning around. Beryl almost groaned.]
- Oh, stop that, I hated that nickname, and you know it!
[Beryl then turned around, and put up a hand. A magical forcefield flickered up around them - It wasn't very high powered, but it was subtle. Beryl snickered, then - How odd, to think that she'd ended up become a real Mage, while Irene, who'd been the darling of the family...]
[Oh, well.]
[Beryl then took a deep breath, and took a good look at Irene. She really did look good, she had to admit - Looking young did run in the family, but Irene actually looked younger then Beryl herself did, even though Beryl was several years younger then she was.]
...Look, I'm not particularly found of the notion of talking to you, either, so I'll be brief.
[Beryl said, sighing.]
- Number One - You Know Who has lost it. Like, entirely. And don't tell me that the White Moon Clan members aren't supposed to go senile, because she's managed to lose it anyway.
Number Two - There is a wild Witch Barrier the size of a small hill around the old estate. Enter at your peril.
And Number Three -
[Beryl sighed, then.]
I'll going to be working as a school teacher here, in this school, from this semister. If you don't like it, too bad.
[And then she looked at Irene, who was looking very poleaxed indeed, and snickered in spite of herself.]
- So that's about it, I think.
[And then, she smiled widely. Oh, it was good to have to upper hand, for a change, she did have to admit!]
...So, then - Any questions, sister of mine? Though I must admit you still do look good enough to eat, as You Know Who used to say...
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Date: 2014-02-24 01:17 am (UTC)gwendolen finally bolted and starting running over to the boy's school, despite it being all way across the lake.
At the meantime, it was free time for the boys for now, so with permission, Garrin had decided to make his way over and check in on Gwendolen. He had worried about her, it was only recently she got better after falling ill again.
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