Cheshire Cat: Chapter 3

The next day Stella is in class when Amara walks in.

"Miss Yoshida, you may leave," announces the teacher.

Stella gets out of her seat and goes toward Amara.

"What's wrong," whispers Stella worriedly.

"El," is all Amara says.

The two go to the principal's office where El is waiting with the principal.

"So, El's parents couldn't be here," questions the principal.

"No, they couldn't," says Stella calmly.

"Okay what did El do," says Amara cutting to the chase.

"He started a ruckus and he has been acting weirdly lately," says the principal sounding slightly concerned.

"That's a lie," screams El standing up. Pointing to the principal, "He hated me ever since I started middle school so I'm not the problem he is."

"That's not true," says the principal calmly.

"Oh it isn't," sneers El. "You're a liar and I'm telling the truth."

Amara and Stella look at the two arguing back and forth.

Stella puts her slender hand up, "Stop, this is insane. Let us take care of him principal."

"Yes, we will take care of him," mutters Amara.

"Oh, alright see if you can get through," sighs the principal, leaving the room.

"So why did you start a ruckus," asks Amara quietly looking at her brother curiously.

"I'm not telling you," exclaims El. "I didn't even start it." Amara looks at him in shock and Amara then hides behind Stella very sad.

"So what happened then," questions Stella.

"Well there's this girl I like and she was being harassed so I punched the guy, who was doing it to her, in the face," says El quietly.

"Who's the girl," asks Amara peering over Stella's shoulder.

"The chairman's niece, Kiku," says El with a smile on his face.

"So the cat is out of the bag huh," Stella says softly. "We all in some way like the Suou's or the Ootori's."

"Yes that's true," thinks aloud Amara.

In the dining room El is doing his schoolwork when his attendant comes up to him.

"You want anything young master," asks the attendant smiling. The attendant has a maid outfit on that is purple and black.

"Kimiko no thank you," sighs El. El looks over his work and rubs his forehead tiredly. "Kimiko," he thinks, "how can you be so nice all the dang time?"

"Young master here have this," says Kimiko giving El a steaming cup of hot chocolate.

El smiles as he drinks the sweet drink. Stella and Dakota watch the scene.

"Amazing how our attendants know us so well," whispers Stella amazed.

"Well our father did that on purpose to get attendants that match us in every way and that know our needs and wants and try to facilitate them in any way possible," whispers Dakota looking at Amara in the corner of the room. Dakota's attendant scurries over to the sleeping girl and puts a blanket over her.

"Thank you Paige," says Dakota.

Paige nods and then goes upstairs to do some chores.

Amara is fast asleep on a couch. A zebra pattern blanket is wrapped around her.

"Amara is not the same since her attendant Mae died," whispers Stella sadly.

"That was only four years ago right," asks Dakota quietly.

"Yes, Amara was only twelve and she hasn't gotten a new one since," whispers Stella closing her eyes.

Amara's attendant was older and more caring then any of the other attendants. She held herself with a queen like dignity. Amara loved when she got to play assistant to Mae though half the time Amara would get bored and go do something else.

"Should I," asks Dakota to El looking at Amara.

"No Dakota I got her," whispers El picking up Amara trying not to wake her.

El walks into Amara's room and places her gently on her bed. He puts a blanket over her and goes to his conjoining room.

"Good night Amara," whispers El as he closes his bedroom door.

Amara smiles softly as she hears him.

The next morning El and Amara wake up in a disturbing way.

"Wake up El," says both Raine and Paris jumping on his bed. Raine's pigtail's flapping up and down as she jumps on the bed. Paris looks at her and laughs.

"What Paris," whines Raine.

"You're pigtails want to fly," says Pairs laughing.

"Ugh, leave me alone," groans El putting a pillow over his head.

"Wake up Mara," screams the twins Malcolm and Seraiah.

"Let me sleep, its only 3 in the morning," groans Amara.

"But daddy's here," whines Malcolm and Seraiah simultaneously.

Amara jumps out of bed and grabs El out of his bed.

"What," he groans.

"Dad's home," Amara says tiredly.

"Really, wow," says El letting his head drop. Amara looks at him annoyed, she grabs his hand and makes him walk by her.

They all gather in their father's study. Hikari was fetched and was being held by her attendant though she is asleep.

"Good all of you are here," says their father.

"Not all of us are here," Ayame informs her father, "maybe five people are missing that's all it's not that detrimental."

The twins are leaning against each other for support. El and Amara also lean against each other except El is taller and it looks quite funny. Malcolm and Seraiah give a little yawn too tired to be polite. The two boys lay on the floor too tired to stand. Raine and Paris are sitting on chairs from their father's study. Raine is wearing a night gown, while her twin brother is only wearing boxers and a t-shirt.

"Alright, you may leave now," says their father also tired.

They all leave going back to their individual rooms.

"We were wondering what you wanted to wear young master," asks an attendant in the nursery.

"I don't want that," screams Seraiah.

"What do you want then," asks the attendant.

"I don't know whatever Malcolm is going to wear," says Seraiah.

"But you're brother wants to know what you want to wear first," says another attendant.

A simultaneous voice say, "Well then we don't know then."

Meanwhile outside of the nursery the other twins are debating what they should wear also.

"No blue," says Paris.

"But I want pink," whines Raine. "Plus I want me and you to match."

"Well I don't like pink," whines Paris.

"But do we really have to wear blue?" asks Raine quietly.

"No, we don't have to wear blue," sighs Paris sounding very defeated.

"So, what do you want to wear today," asks their attendants getting very annoyed and impatient.

Stella groans and goes over to the twins room.

"Let's make a compromise okay," suggests Stella.

"What's your idea," asks Paris looking at his older sister.

"You both wear your black and red kung fu outfits," suggests Stella.

"Yeah, yeah I like that idea," says Raine excitedly.

"I'm okay with that," agrees Paris, not too happy he didn't get his way.

Then Stella goes over to where the other twins are in the nursery.

"Still haven't made up your mind, huh," asks Stella.

Their attendant nods frustrated.

"How about you wear the same thing as the other twins," suggests Stella smiling.

Seraiah looks at the floor then at his brother. "Should we wear it Malcolm-kun?"

"Uh, it seems safe," whispers Malcolm to his twin.

"Okay," says Seraiah smiling up at Stella.

Finally Stella is able to get dressed and she gets dressed very quickly into jeans and a t-shirt that says, "I don't know him" with a arrow pointing to the right.

"Stella are you ready," asks Amara peering into the room.

"Yep, just need to get my bag and I'm good," says Stella as she gets a small black purse.

"Bye Da-chan, bye Mara, and bye El-kun," says the two pair of twins.

Stella smiles and gives each twin a kiss on the forehead.

"Eww," exclaims Malcolm and Seraiah wiping the kiss off their forehead.

"Whatever you guys," says Stella as she leaves with Amara and El. El and Amara sit down on the opposite side of the limo while Stella sits on the other side alone.

"I can't believe the attendants haven't killed themselves yet because of the twins," says Stella laughing.