Book 1: Chapter 91: Parenting Issues

Book 1: Chapter 91: Parenting Issues

Scarlet

After about four hours of beating Arthur at the video game, to his apparent shame and Belles amusement, I begin to hear someone walking down the hall outside my suite, following which we all hear the doorbell to my suite ring. So I put my controller down, still with a wide grin on my face, before I move the tanuki and walk over to the entrance to look at the camera that shows Allen standing outside while tapping his foot in an anxious manner.

I open the door, and his eyes immediately lock on me as he asks, Is Belle okay?!

Before I even get the chance to answer, I see Belle out of the corner of my eye sticking her head into the hallway with a drink held in front of her face and a straw in her mouth as she waves. And the sight of it has me struggling not to laugh.

Allen immediately rushes forward and practically tackles his daughter in a bearhug, making her repeatedly pat his back in an effort to tell him to let her go since she clearly cant breathe. At which point I immediately burst into laughter while closing the door and walking back into the main room, ignoring her struggle. I then go back to the couch and continue beating- err, gaming with Arthur.

It isnt until we finish the mini game that were currently on that I hear Belle asking in a rather nonchalant manner, So I can go to Lions Heart now, right?

My eyes widen in shock at her daring to ask at a time like this, only to narrow again as I remember how shameless she tends to be. So of course shed milk his worry for all its worth to get into the university.

Not that he wouldnt already get her in there if shes talented enough.

Before Allen can answer though, she adds, Also, can I join Scarlets team?

My head spins around in the middle of selecting the next minigame to find Allen just nodding his head and muttering sure to everything shes asking. And I can just barely catch the grin Belle is sending my way while still being crushed beneath Allens arms, the guy still wearing his full magi-tech armor.

You do know that wasnt exactly a polite way to deal with guests, right? Tar asks, quickly catching up with me from where he was lying on the couch.

Yeah, maybe not. But I was never really taught the polite way to deal with them in the first place, since I lived in an orphanage. Meaning we basically never had any guests, and the ones we did have were there mostly for Belle.

Besides. I can tell they have something they want to talk about.

Or rather, Allen has something he wants to talk about. And if my guess is correct, its probably got something to do with Arthur and Belles relationship.

And I really dont want to be around for that. So better to make a quick exit.

Ah, that makes more sense, Tar says as I close my rooms door and grab a black tank top and black and red shorts to change into in the bathroom, leaving the tanuki in my room as I do so. Then when I get back, I find that very tanuki just lying down curled up in a ball on my bed, which looks really adorable.

As if on cue, I hear someone raising their voice from the other room shouting, You two did what?!

I glance towards the door before turning my attention back to the bed. Then the door again. Then my outfit.

Hmm.

I decide to just ignore it while climbing into bed and grabbing and pulling up the sheets and blanket. All while switching to my human ears, which blocks out their conversation.

Much better I mutter to myself before closing my eyes and beginning to fall asleep.