Chapter 1: Frustration
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As the snowfall faded, a warm ray of light shone through the window of the high tower, but it didn't bother the small woman in a black robe and golden sash curled up on a cushion. Comfortably resting in the wooden hallway, Cherry scratched her white hair and perky ears before they twitched.
'Hey, Cherry?'
Citrus' deep voice thought.
'Do you hear that?'
She mumbled and curled more.
'Not yet...'
'But I
hear
something!'
Her tail wagged.
'I can feel it!"
Berry's sweet voice chimed.
'Lucy is talking!'
Cherry grumbled, "Well,
I'm
not ready..."
'She's getting upset, though!'
Berry insisted.
"But it's hardly day—"
Citrus shouted,
'It's
past NOON!
'
"Just a little longer..."
'Cherry!'
Citrus insisted.
'Cherry, please!'
Berry pushed.
'Cherry!'
The chorus continued until Lucy yelled, "WHAT DO YOU
MEAN
YOU
LOST IT!!!
" Snapped from her slumber, Cherry rushed down the hall. "
It's RAPA!!
Either
you
know where it is, or
EVERYONE does
!"
'That doesn't sound good,'
Cherry thought.
'Yeah,
NO SHIT!
'
Citrus berated.
'I thought you'd sleep through the whole call!'
"Hey!" She pressed against the door of Lucy's office.
'It's not my fault we're never included.'
'That doesn't mean we can't keep trying, though.'
'I know, Berry.'
"Alright, I'll be there shortly. Maintain your position until I get there." Hearing footsteps, Cherry backed away just before the door opened. Hiding her frustration, the petite albino woman with long, straight hair in matching robes—save for her dark glasses—emerged from the unlit room. "You're not coming, Cherry."
"But we can help!" She hastily followed as a floating scroll of dark parchment hovered behind. "I promise, we can—!"
"This isn't your fight!" Without glancing back, Lucy continued to the wide elevator. "You're too young to be risking your life. This is our mess." The door opened and Cherry reluctantly stepped in after her. "Asmodeus will look after you while I'm away."
"I'm not a child anymore!"
'And Asmodeus isn't our mother!'
Citrus corrected.
Berry tried to insist,
'She
is
, thou—'