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βLa la la, lu li la, that makes my heart stronger than steel!β
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|| Sleepsong || Secret Garden ||
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|| Sleepsong || Secret Garden ||
With Oscar's eyes on the back of her neck, Xi'an met up with her friends and they returned back to the ship. The little swan noticed a distinct lack of shopping bags. Did they not buy anything? What was the point of going out then? She rolled her eyes, wondering what her silly friends were thinking. Xi'an was strong, she was tough. She wasn't going to be weak like her mother. Pandora and Fox both seemed disapproving when they returned to the ship. "My bad." The magician in training winked, flashing a smile. "I went exploring, so they had to find me!" She winked at Pandora, hoping the ringleader wouldn't raise any issue with it. It was hard to get anything past the old fox, especially since Xi had a reputation for being something of a troublemaker.
Xi'an was glad that Key and Felix mostly covered her share of the fliers. She would find a way to make it up to them later if she could. She would think of something, and they'd make them happy. Fox questioned her, wondering what happened to her cape. "Hmm? Oh, it got caught, no big deal." Easy lie. She was used to it, she had to lie to her own mother all the time. Fox narrowed his eyes, wise and perceptive, but didn't seem to say anything. Pandora gave her affection to everyone, almost acting like more of a mother than her own mother did. "Okayyy, I'm sorry." Xi'an stuck her tongue out but allowed Pandora to wipe some of the extra dirt off, smoothing out the wrinkles in her sadly ruined outfit. Maybe she would buy more later. Most of what her mother tried to buy was too feminine. It was good sure, but Xi liked a little variety.
It was impossible to dodge forever sadly, and as Felt and Lucias began talking eyes continued to stare at her. Argent added extra pressure so after getting cleaned up and Xi'an changed into a white sundress, they went to the dinner table Xi'an felt the need to confess to her sins. "Uh, I may have gotten in a bit of trouble, but it'll be okay! Madam Magpie's the boss of Athanax, and as long as we please her tonight, I won't owe them anything!" Fox's eyes narrowed tersely, Oscar slapped a hand to his face, and Felix gave Xi'an a high five. "Of course you would get mixed up with the mafia! C'mon, Xi, poor Key is going to get scared if we do things too dangerous." There was something almost like nervous energy on his face. What was wrong? Xi'an knew they would be fine. When did they ever fail to impress the crowd?
As mother and daughter returned to their room to gather what they needed for the final check Xi'an took a deep breath and opened the door. Slap! Sharp pain across her hands. "You have to be more careful!" Her mother suddenly stood up, her hand whipping across Xi'an hand like a whip. "Don't get in trouble, don't risk yourself. You're all I have, so..." Her mother's eyes widened as she realized what happened. "No, oh no, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I did it again, didn't it?" Xi'an gave her mother a hug, anger boiling within. Hide it, control it. Only weak people like her mother couldn't control this anger. "Come on, mom." She said gently. "If you cry, I'll have to do your makeup again!" She helped fix it her mother's beautiful face and slipped white gloves on to hide the red, and once her mother calmed down they went to meet up for the check and the show.