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We Share The Same Blood

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Episode Three

(A TWIN'S SACRIFICE FOR THE OTHER'S SAKE)

E p i s o d e 3: The truth has been seeked

B o o k 1: The Kingdom at its most

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C R Y S T A L ' S P O I N T O F V I E W

"Well what, butler?" I stagvered myself up, so fast and hard that I hit my head on the carriage's top. Igroaned, amd sat down again. Rhe butler didn't bother to ask if I was okay after hitting my head on the top.

"W-Well.. I.. -" The butler looks oit the window, sweating and manipulating at the same time.

"Well! We've arrived at the castle!" He stopped stuttering and talked straight once again.

He got off, opened the door, and I also got off the carriage.

"It is nearly tea time. You are now allowed to see your twin by now. Please follow me to the garden." He leaves walking in the kingdom, and I followed.

(At the garden)

"Krystan!" The butler calls for my twin.

My twin appears beside me. "Greetings, Young princess."

"He'll serve you by tea time. I'll be leaving now." He bowed, and left us twins.

We look at eachother, and smiled. Krystan escorts me to the middle of the garden, with a beautiful spot of roses. There was also a table but only for one. I Sat down on the chair.

"I'll be back with your snack (omg that rhymed), excuse me." Krystan bowed and left.

Hmm, not bad. But I expected something more crazy. Like.. Krystan being a maid or something- girly. I mean, he's gay and all- but he doesn't act like a friggin' tsundere.. Hm, whatever.

After some time, Krystan came back with a plate (of course Crystal's snacc is on it).

"Today's snack is croissant filled with roasted seasoned tuna(omg that sounds wierd ngl)." He places down the plate on the table. Table etiquette were ready, and the teacup also.

"Your tea is Evergarden Roses, it fits with your spot and view." He pours some tea on my teacup, and it smells brilliant. I took a sip out of it.

"This tea is very fascinating." I took another sip.

"Why not try your croissant?" He suggests and I nod. I took the knife and fork (should've said FORKKNIFE TEEHEE), and cut the croissant into little bite-sized yumyums. I stab one, and into my mouth it goes.

"It doesn't taste bad.. Tuna isn't really my thing, but I'd like Najime to replace croissant fillings with sweets." I take another.

"Alright."

I continued eating.

There was a strange silence.

"Say.." I spoke lowly.

"What is it, Young Princess?" He questions.

I lift my chin up, and see Krystan towering me (even though he's as tall as Ciel/5"5). Then I ask: "What happened to our family? Our mom? Our dad? Our siblings?" I had teary eyes.

Krystan was silent.

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"I'll tell you."

"8 seconds."

"Huh?

" It took you 8 seconds to answer me. "

" So, Krystan, You're just gonna stand there all day long, and not gonna answer me?

Tell me it as your younger twin sister, and not as the Princess-To-Be-Queen you'll serve." I glared.

Krystan sighed, put his hand on his hip (now that's a tsundere UWU), and glared at me back.

" I have ni choice anyways. " He turned to look domewhere else, closed his eyes for a second, and brushed his hair using his fingers.

I raise a brow.

"It all started when our mother and father divorced."

"We were at the age of 7 since our family parted. Our father kept me, Chronie, and Mike. While you were kept my mother.."

"Father was inlove with someone else, poor but with a powerful mind, that is. Our father and she didn't last for long, because that lady poisoned father. So Chronie and Mike stood up as my parents."

"Me and the two others worked hard tl earn money and food, until the day they let me work at this kingdom. Chronie amd Mike are in good states right now. And now I work as your optical twin servant."

"Do you still remember who the lady is?"

"No, but the information I got is that she is the Queen of Green Lands' Kingdom, who has a daughter to be Queen, named Lily (literally Crystal's enemy)."

"What about mother's story?"

"Mother had a new husband. They only stayed until you were 8. I don't know where our stepfather is, but all I know that our mom died because of a serious disease."

"You're not making all these up, are you?"

"Of course not. I heard father's story from Mike, and our mother's story from your butler who worked here for decades (literally the age of the butler is 89 or maybe as old as Tanaka from Black Butler)."

"Alright." Throughout listening to the story, I've finished my croissant and tea. There were crumbs on my plate, annd left my ettiquete on the plate also. The teacup is empty.

Another silence.

"Hey."

"What?"

"You might aswell didn't notice, but you have crumbs on your chin, your cheeks, the tip of your nose, and on your mouth." He hides his giggle by blocking his face with his hand, looking away.

"Oh, sorry." I wipe the crumbs off my face.

A short silence, and we both bursted out laughing.

"I haven't told you this, after 7 years of not speaking to eachither, it's fun to have us talk a long conversation again."

"Yeah.." Even though we talk to eavhother everyday.

"Hey, Crystal?"

I look. "Hm?"

"Your smile is really wonderful (NOPE, NOT TODAY ****** SATAN), keep smiling for me, okay?"

"Mm!" I nod excitedly, laughing. I did the peace sign.

Krystan also did the peace sign. "I'll do anything for you to just be happy and keep smiling."

I stood up.

I instantly hugged him.

"I love you, brother." I snuggled my face to his vest, almost crying.