747 A party surprise
[Zoe's POV: ]
"Slow down, Anna. Let me help you at least."
"No~. I have my helpers~."
It was her tea party, we all alredy know that! But there's no need to do every single thing all by herself, right?! 'She has been going around since the morning, not accepting help from any one of us at all. Just ordering around for some things, getting assistance of only our familiars, the slimes, and the Povpoi... and her Taika, of course.'
She was her favourite so if she is around, there is no way to separate the two of them.
"Haaa... she could get hurt with all those things."
"Huhu, let her be. She's having fun so let her have fun. It's her first time doing something on such a big scale it's obvious she would be extra excited about everything."
"But, mom..."
"Hush hush. I said it's fine, no? Then it's fine~."
The venue was our front garden where we mostly only organise bigger events, and even if we are doing a tea party outside, it's a small thing limited to the tables and noting more.
But right now, more than half of the yard was decorated with scattered tables all individually decorated for the us 'guests' who would be joining her in this 'grand' tea party.
'There are only a few of us here anyway. Why did she make everything so grand?'
She planned things, asked for the right people for the right things, did most of the things like setting up this entire place and decorating it herself as well, and taking aside the food we would have right now, which was obviously made by our big brother, she looked after every single thing in this place.
What she did was certainly amazing, mind blowing even, but just looking at her was enough for one to know just how exhausted she was right now.
"Her dress is ruined." She looked pretty when she got ready in the morning before anyone else. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))
"I picked that one for her after an hour of contemplating." Even Aunt Aug was a sad when looking at her stain covered lavender dress.
"Her hair are a mess as well. Elle spent around half an hour behind them and now they look like an attractive mess." Mom was sighing, but there was a smile in her face. She liked how 'natural' she looked after doing all that hard work with only the help of a bunch of slimes, a bunch of heavy furballs, a lizardman, a holy wolf, my Rayray who was now her translator slave, Carla's horse, Alf's Wyvern, Bell's dragonfly, Luna's shark, and Uncle Theo's little eagle did not make it that easy.
She was having difficulties with many things she had no idea about, and still, she did not need any of our help.
'Hump!'
"At least she looks happy. That much is enough, nya."
Miss Ore, Prince Claud's familiar cat was some of the only familiars that wasn't actively helping her and instead was spending time with the rest of us.
"Perhaps... but she could have been less exhausted is it wasn't for her stubbornness."
"That stubbornness runs in the family, nya dear."
"Huhu, that sounds pretty right."
She was mom's friend and an acquaintance of both of my aunts, and fo course since she was a familiar of one of the vice captains, we all knew her pretty well.
She was good with the advices had had vast knowledge. And, more than anything, she was a good old lady to have around.
"Oh, looks like the Elle is done with the last of the girls."
"Hmmm? Are they here?"
The three of them looked back and the pretty scene of pretty ladies walking out from the house greeted their eyes.
She tapped in the head of the wolf and without even saying goodbye to us, she ran towards big brother and Elle.
"She's going to get a good scolding from me tomorrow."
"From me as well."
"She's going to get scolded by almost everyone. Eon and Elle included."
"Yup."
This was her tea party, and as the rules of her party, everyone was supposed to dress up well and let her do what she wanted.
They were her rules, but she broke it herself with that messed up clothes and hair.
It wasn't good, she knew that. But we were powerless against her. As always...
"Calm down you little girl. And come down."
Well, big brother was here now so she went to him and right when he asked her to get down from the holy beast, she jumped down without hesitation... which made eyes widen for a moment, but we knew he would catch her like he always does so when he did, a wave of relief washed our tension.
"That was dangerous, Anna." He gave her a slap on the back of her hand, and looked at her with an upset expression.
Even he didn't like how she just jumped down without any worries.
'He's being harsh on her today since I cannot.'
That's probably the only thing keeping her from getting hurt again.
'Big brother was dressed well after a long time, and even though he helped sister Elle get ready, he looked just like he did when he showed up before us earlier.'
Sister Elle looked as gorgeous as she does and that brownish gold dress looks unexpectedly beautiful on her.
'He wasn't kidding when he said she would look like an earthly beauty when he bought that dress for her a few months ago.'
Big brother certainly knows colors, hun?
-Ooooooooong!
"Oh, looks like they are here as well." Carla, dressed like a rare blazing princess in that green dress, announced when the gate on the left side was activated.
"Oh! Oh! They are here, big brother! They are here! Let's go greet them!"
On the fine morning three days before the grand annual auction, all our family and friends were gathered in our front garden.
There was a tea party, but it was nothing less than a grand party hosted by the imperial family.
The decorations she prepared herself made this place look attractive, yes, but the way everyone was gathered here was the highlight of the day.
"Hmmm? Will there be more people joining us?" They did not know anything about someone else joining us for this precious event.
"Yup. And all of you know them already, so... surprise."
A few days were left for the auction and the predicted heist, and after dealing with it, big brother will have to go back to principality for the memorial ceremony.
'Then they will be busy with the grand conference so he might not be around anymore...'
Perhaps, this will be the last big event where every one of us will be together like this before the academy starts again. "Hmm? We know them? Who might-... oh! Are they others from the academy?! Is Uriel here~?" Quin got excited when she got that reply from me. But sadly, since someone who was already here could not come here again, they weren't going to meet their captain Uriel or vice captain Lucifer.
Though, there were some others they would certainly be happy to see after this long of a time...