The next day comes and I find myself in a bit of rough waters. Last night after my talk with Isabelle I had a moment of reflection and thought to offer my apologies to that poisoned gi- ah sorry Anell..a...sabri...ah whatever her name was a visit to word my apology.

Getting close to her I sat near her and held her hand in mine. 

This girl was going to die in a few hours, seeing the expression of agony and the pain writhing through her body causing jerks, I thought what better way to express my apology than to just put a swift end to her misery.

Thinking about her well-being in mind, I pulled out my stolen knife. At first, I thought of just stabbing her heart quickly but thinking about her brain still remaining a bit active after it and her experiencing even a second of sting I decided to go for a bit unclean but an instant end to her misery.

My arm swings down, hardening my grip around the handle I put great strength into my hand, and with my arm falling at lightning speed, the blade's end meets her dirt covered forehead, The next second pushing through her brain tissues destroying it.

Without a second, the suffering girl dies. 

Now she didn't have to suffer for a few more hours before her inevitable end.

Patting myself on the back for a deed done good, I turn back and leave for further night watch, making sure to pull out my knife first.

And it seems like my act of mercy and kindness had ruffled some feathers in this little camp of ours.

"We should take that knife away from this psycho immediately!!" shouts a middle-aged guy, he wasn't with me in my carriage, probably in the other one with Isabelle

"That's right!! This little girl is fucking crazy! Last night she killed that poor girl and today she will kill us!!" Another shouting by this woman who was indeed in my carriage, spit leaving her mouth making me chuckle

"LOOK!! She's even laughing at all of us now!! She's a MANIAC!!! AN ABSOLUTE MANIAC!!!!!" third time shouts the guy who was leading us through the forest. 

Another guy seems to be wanting to chime in on the shouting competition but he keeps his lips shut. 

Anabelle the apprentice witch seems to be remaining out of this, as she strolls away from the cave and into the forest

"Alright, alright, can all of us calm down first? Shouting won't get us anything, let's talk like humans here" speaks Isabelle, Though her voice was soft it carried the weight and authority to instantly stop all the shouting from the three

Her round clear eyes lock with mine, unfazed and without honey she speaks to me in a rather gentle tone. This way of speaking wasn't something she offered me before

"Rosetta, why did you kill Jannet?"

Ah so her name was Jannet

She was going to die anyway, I just quickened the inevitability. What matters if she dies a few hours earlier than expected? We only knew for a single whole day.

'edgy'

Her words from last night popped into my head and I decided to change my wording

"Seeing her twitching in pain, I decided it would be best to put her out of her misery rather than let her suffer for a few more hours before her untimely misfortune" 

"mm, is that so?" her left brow raises a bit

"Yes, I only speak the truth" My wording was different but the root of it was still the truth

"Even still, that doesn't mean that she can just go a stick a knife to her HEAD FOR GOD SAKES!!!" the driver shouts again

"Hear! HEAR!! She should have notified or discussed with us before doing something so insane!!" the woman also shouts again

"The resident psycho may have had her reasons but that doesn't make it right!! She must give the knife back to someone more Responsible" the survival guy also shouts.

"That's right!!! We need to take that murder weapon away from her!!"

"She just going to use it on us next if she sees it fit!!"

"She thinks of it like a TOOL!! She's crazy!! Who knows what she will do next!!"

"We are not about to die by her hands after escaping those group of crazy human eaters!!!"

All three shouts enter one ear and leave the other. The silent guy was sweating profoundly but at least he wasn't being annoying, whereas these three were now starting to be annoying. But annoyance doesn't mean killing, so I just stood there having small talk with my sister

[This is why I told Sweet Rose to not do anything. I know how these humans operate, thus I clearly warned you of this outcome]

'It is fine, you, mother and father did objectively way worse things to me. This is actually nothing compared to that year of solitary confinement for one thing'

[ugh! Poor little Rose, see! That made you capable enough to withstand this. C'mon say it wasn't all that bad]

'Nah, it was still very bad. No sugarcoating your obvious sadistic torture games sister'

[Well, all that's in the past anyway....ah, look that driver is rushing toward you]

Letting the surrounding sounds enter my ear again, I quickly put my hand on the knife on my hip

"SHE'S NOT EVEN LISTENING TO US!!!"

"QUICKLY PIN HER DOWN!!!"

"GIVE THAT KNIFE BACK!!!

It seems like their shouting had grown a lot and LOT louder

Ready to pin my next stabbing on the pages of self-defense, I lower my posture a bit and motion to pull the knife out of the scabbard.

But before the motions completes-

"STOP!!!"

Isabelle stands between me and the rushing middle-aged dude.

"STOP! I SAID STOP THIS NONSENSE AT ONCE"

Her words were loud but not loud enough to be labeled shouting. It was something more, something more refined and sophisticated than animalistic shouts.

There was a certain fervor to her words, something that required the listeners to drop all they were doing and hang on to every word that was about to be told. A loud and calm voice, conveying both her dignity and presence.

Yes, it was a Command.

"THE TENSION OF THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS GOTTEN INTO ALL THREE OF YOUR HEADS. GO INSIDE"

Her command couldn't be refuted

"BURY JANNET'S DECEASED BODY AND CALM YOUR EMOTIONS. ALL ARE LEAVING THIS FOREST ALIVE"

Her command mustn't be questioned

"ROSETTE WON'T CAUSE ANY MORE TROUBLE, THUS BURY THIS MATTER DEEP UNDER. IS THAT CLEAR"

Her command must be followed

Immediately the three backed down and with slightly frustrated faces moved back into the cave, probably to carry the poisoned girl's, ah I mean Jannet's body

[This Isabelle girl isn't some simple Commoner, dear Rose. Even if talented enough to be picked by nobility, no commoner is able to speak like that]

...

[Be careful of her my Rose, this girl may bring with her lots of trouble if we stick with her for long. We should leave her once we reach the city, our mission should be our only priority at that damned city, being with her will only slow our progress]

...

[hmm...? hello, sweetheart, are you listening?]

...

[Rose?....Rose....Rose!....Rose!! ROSE...ROOOOOOSSSSSSEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!]

'ah....*gulp*'

[What happened sweety? Why were you spaced out?]

'Sister I think I have fallen into a deep well of pink'

[....huh?...wh-what do you mean sweety...]

'Is sister not able to hear my thumping and passionate heart'

[Don't misunderstand emotions little Rose, this is just excitement, simple joy, nothing more!]

'No Sister, this is something much more complex. Much more-'

[IT.IS.NOT]

'IT.IS'

[IS.NOT]

'She defended me, she stood up for me. From the moment of Birth till now, for 20 whole years, no one did such a thing for me. She was the first.'

[Dear that's called kindness, she's just a kind person. You are not special for receiving it]

'Yet she was the first to give it. What none other even considered, she gave to me so easily, or maybe your sweetheart is just an easy girl'

[No, no, listen to your big sister, plenty of other humans will give the same thing to you, We DO NOT want to stay beside an anomaly like her. She's just a fellow acquaintance at the academy city]  

'No Sister, you are wrong. She's much much more than that, she's the first person to kindle these fluttering emotions inside'

[oh dear.....my words aren't reaching]

'Sister'

[.......yes dear?]

'I think my heart is in love. My very first encounter with beautiful pink'

[ahaha....is that so....then it would be nice to actually hear her than spacing out like this]

"hello!? Rosette!! Are you even listening to what I'm saying here!!!"

ah

"Yes of course!"

"So what was I saying for the last 5 minutes?"

"Well...you know...something about you know..."

"haahhhh...you!!"

"Sorry, it won't happen again. If it does, I shall cut my ears and offer them to you as an apology" I bring the edge of the knife near my left ear

"HEH!? A-alright, alright, calm down. No need to go to such extremes, A-anyways, I was just saying I know your intentions were good but please discuss it at least with me beforehand"

"You have my word, but why?"

"Thank you, As for why it's simple, We are both sailing the same boat and entering the same den of nobility snakes. We should look out for each other, it's only obvious"

"Of course, kind Isabelle. No harm will come to you while I'm alive"

"hahaha, why are you always so extreme? Anyway, I will go and help those three burry Jannet's body"

and thus she leaves and walks inside the cave. Leaving me and this guy who still didn't open his mouth standing outside

'See! She said we should look out for each other in the academy city'

[hahhh...that's a normal thing to say dear, it doesn't mean anything special. Plenty of people will say similar words to you, she's not special]

'Is that so.....but still I must pursue these feelings. Say, sister, should I compliment her beauty more?'

[Alright, Listen very carefully sweety, As much as I want to and dearly love you, I'm NOT about to be a Love guru]

'ehhhh? But why?!'

[Figure it out yourself. I don't want a single piece of this crap]

Well, I'm fine with that. These are my own feelings. My very first positive feelings that have erupted inside me since falling into this world. How would the me from the previous world react to such feelings? I don't know, all resemblance of her inside me had vanished after 20 years in this cruel and vile world.

And now finally something beautiful had bloomed inside me.

These feelings, I must see through to the end

No Matter what

Thank you poisoned girl for being the catalyst for such turmoil inside my sweet bubbly heart.