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Ceremony time (part 2)

Ceremony time (part 2)

Sep 09, 2024

Once Ren was far enough away, Olivia turned to Katherine, looking at her disappointedly.
"What's your problem actually? Captain Ren has been nothing but nice to us since we met him. Sure it's only been an hour or so, but you don't have to be an ass to him..." Olivia said, her hands on her hips.
Katherine narrowed her eyes onto Olivia. She looked at Olivia as if she was an insect you'd find in your home. She felt hatred, disgust and vitriol. In other words, the feeling of seeing someone talk about something that they know nothing about. However, to avoid making unwanted enemies, Katherine smiled and tilted her head.
"Well I just hate doing work early in the morning... is that so wrong~?" Katherine said.
Olivia glared at her before sighing. She didn't want to deal with Katherine's behaviour any longer, so she turned around and left.
"I need to wake up early... I'm going back home" Olivia said, sounding pissed off.
Oliver had already planned to go back, but seeing how things were left off, he felt concerned. In the past 17 years that he had been alive, Oliver had never seen Olivia end an argument abruptly, and was scared that she might do something stupid. He followed her back home, constantly trying to get her attention.
"Hey wait! Are you okay? Please say something!" Oliver said, following her.
Olivia ignored him, continuing her walk back home.
"I said wait! What's up with you?!" Oliver asked, sounding concerned.
"Just leave me alone okay! Let me handle things on my own!" Olivia shouted, her voice shaking.
Oliver was startled by her anger, causing him to freeze in place. He wanted to say something, but it was obvious that she didn't want to listen. Olivia clenched her fist, before slowly letting it go.
"You don't need to worry about me... this is my test, and I'll solve it on my own. Captain Ren sees potential in me, and I don't want to disappoint him..." Olivia said, sighing.
After saying those words, she immediately began squatting and holding her hand.
"Argh this is the worst! But I need to be better! Everyone is expecting great things from me..." Olivia said, sounding rather sad.
Olivia was silent for a moment, before speaking.
"Don't... don't go overboard... okay?" Oliver said, standing awkwardly.
Olivia became silent as well, before standing up.
"Yeah... I won't.... thanks." Olivia said, turning to face Oliver.
She smiled a bit before stretching.
"Dang! I'm hungry! It's like... 8 already? Do you think the shops are still open?" Olivia asked, talking as if she wasn't stressed out just a moment ago.
Oliver was taken aback by this, however he was very relieved she was back to normal. Oliver crossed his arms as he began to think.
"I think that mexican restaurant near the apartment is still open..." Oliver said.
"Oh I'd love some tacos!" Olivia said, practically drooling.
The two began walking together, sharing some quality sibling bonding. They talked about various topics from weird dreams they've had, the contents of the new episode of their favourite daytime drama, and even the types of animals they would like to be.
"I wanna be... a fish" Olivia said.
"A fish? Why a fish?" Oliver said, laughing.
"Hey don't diss fish! First of all they're very tasty!" Olivia said, defensively.
"That's exactly why it's weird! Who'd wanna be something that's tasty? Isn't that bad for your own survival?" Oliver said, teasing her.
"W- well... Well, that's not the only reason!" Olivia says, sounding a bit upset.
"Oh yeah? And what's this amazing reason?" Oliver said, smirking.
Olivia stopped in her tracks, the abruptness causing Oliver to not even notice that she had stopped.
"Because fish are always free. Even trapped inside a fish bowl, they still live life as if they don't have care in the world. I wanna live like that" Olivia said.
Oliver stopped as well, before looking up at the sky.
"In that case, I wanna be a bird... because I want to be able to fly anywhere I want, with not even the world being able to hold me down..." Oliver said.
The two became silent, before being startled by the sound of dogs barking. Realising they both became startled, the two began laughing. A simple few seconds of laughter, but the joy obtained from it was paramount. As their laughter died down, the two looked at each other.
"Hey, promise me that no matter what, we'll never be separated okay?" Olivia said.
Oliver chuckled as he smiled.
"Of course, not. We're twins, we were born inseparable" Oliver responded.
Olivia paused for a moment, before laughing at Oliver.
"That was so corny!" Olivia said, laughing hysterically.
"W- what? Hey I was just trying to be nice! Don't make fun of me!" Oliver said, his face turning red.
Olivia began running ahead of him as she giggled and continued to make fun of him. Oliver became frustrated, so she began chasing after her.
"Come here you little brat!" Oliver said, sounding frustrated.
Olivia stuck her tongue out as she began running even faster. She was a decent 2 meters ahead of him, and Oliver started to feel tired. It got so bad that he couldn't even see the person in front of him. The two crashed into each other, both falling on their backs.
"Oh, it seems I've been bumped into..." the man said.
Realising his mistake, Oliver quickly stood up so he could help the other guy.
"I'm sorry! Here let me help you up, it's the least I can do" Oliver said, reaching his hand out.
The man grabbed onto Oliver's hand, Oliver lifting him up. The man dusted the dust and dirt from his clothes before smiling.
"Wow you're a really nice person! Even if you were the one who bumped into me!" The man said.
Oliver was relieved that he wasn't mad, but the way was acting, creeped Oliver out. A normal person would be upset, even a kind person would at least sound a bit annoyed. But this person, he didn't have any malice in their voice. It was as if he didn't even mind it. It's as if he didn't even understand the meaning of being upset.
"Well then... I must be going. There's a lot of things I need to do! Oh yes! So many things! So many wonderful things! Hey? Do you enjoy wonderful things?" The man asked.
"W- what? What do you mean?" Oliver asked, taking a step back.
"I just love wonderful things... things that will make so many people... erm... oh yes... very very very very very excited. They'll be screaming and laughing, it'll be so fun!" The man said, sounding out of it.
Oliver was getting scared. He didn't know if the man was secretly some supervillain, or just some loon. Still, he wouldn't take any chances.
"I'm sorry I need to g-" he tried to say, but was stopped by the man.
He stared Oliver down with empty eyes, and a smile so wide, it was inhuman. But his appearance wasn't what scared Oliver. It was the amount of malice he had behind his eyes, it caused him to feel sick. The man looked Oliver dead in the eyes, and said.
"Are you one of those people who want to stop? To stop me from doing something so wonderful...?" The man smiled even wider.
The man gripped onto Oliver's shoulder tightly; so tightly it started to hurt Oliver. At that point, Oliver felt completely hopeless. He didn't expect to die this way, but if it was meant to be, what could he do?

However he didn't want to die. Not yet at least.

"Let go..." Oliver said, staring back at him.
The man's expression turned grim, as if he saw something very, very scary. However, his terrified look turned back into a smile as he let go of Oliver.
"You're a very funny person. I hope we can meet again soon, mister Oliver Rand" the man said walking away.
Many questions raced through Oliver's mind as the man walked away. Just who was he? How did he know his name? What was the "wonderful" thing he wanted so badly to do? Although, all these thoughts were drowned out by the sense of relief he felt after surviving that kind of encounter. So at that moment, he couldn't help but laugh.


Realising Oliver wasn't behind her, Olivia traced her steps to find him. Reaching the stop sign next to the train station, Olivia saw Oliver holding his head while laughing. Seeing this sight, how could any older sibling not worry.
"Hey are you okay?!" Olivia said, quickly rushing towards him.
Oliver was silent for a moment before looking at her.
"Can a human... really be so evil?"


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