A perfect child. Wasn't that what you always wished for ? A well behaved little girl who smiled at you as if nothing was ever wrong ? One who was obedient and would listen to you ?

One who wasn't broken ? One who wouldn't be a disappointment ? 

I stared at them with disgust. Even after all these years, they still wouldn't leave me. Aiyu wasn't with me today, which meant that I didn't have to hold back to anything. Then again, I wasn't in the slightest mood to do anything, now that they dared to show up in front of me. The expression on their faces didn't really change either. It was still arrogant and mocking as ever. I was sure that they were still hoping that I'd return to them. I was sure they were still waiting for me to crawl back to them, telling them that I regretted leaving them. But I don't think thats possible anymore.

"What do you want ?", I asked. I narrowed my gaze and glared at them. "We don't want to start anything troublesome", one of them replied, "We've just come to bring you back." I've grown tired of that line. "And if I refuse ?", I asked. "Miss Lyra", the second one said, "We've received specific orders to bring you back. This time, they said to definitely bring you back. And if it was needed, they said we could shoot you." He pulled out a gun to show me that they were serious. "A tranquilizer ?", I mumbled, studying the gun from a distance. What am I ?, some animal or something ? "Please don't make us use these", the other said, "Just come with us and we can avoid the difficulties." "Why do they want me back so badly ?", I asked, cautiously watching them both, "I thought they were glad to be rid of me." I smirked when they exchanged glances. "Afraid not", they said. "Come with us."

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The house hasn't changed. It's still the same old, same old place. My living hell, once upon a time. I wasn't surprised when their damn maids and butlers turned my way when we walked through. Despite being away for so long, I could only recognize some of their faces from when I was still a child. While walking through the halls, I was reminded of the past. I dreaded the thought of being placed into a room with any of my relatives. Especially my parents. Or my cousins. I wanted to avoid as many things as I could. I also had to be alert, knowing that I just entered this territory. Anything was possible. If push came to shove, I was going to have to force my way out of this prison.

We eventually came to a stop. Guess what door it was ? I blankly stared at the brass door knob. From the corner of my eye, I watched as one of my escorts pulled something out from his pocket. He handed it to me, placing it in my hands. "This is the key", he said, "Get changed, there should be some clothes for you inside. When you've finished, come out to the living room. Understood ?" I held the key tightly in my hand. "Yeah", I said faintly, my voice trailing off. They both left my side seconds later, leaving me to stand there alone. I stared at the door and took a deep breath, sighing heavily. I opened up my hand and looked at the key they gave me. A shining silver. I reluctantly placed the key into the slot of the door and turned. There was a faint 'click' from the other side of the door. I removed the key from it's slot and placed it into my pocket. I reached for the door knob and slowly turned.

The second I opened the door, I was greeted by a familiar scent. Something of my childhood.

Closing the door behind me, I looked around to see the things that I had left behind a long time ago. All my furniture, including my bed, were all covered up in while sheets. I wondered how long they kept it like this. I walked over to my walk-in closet and opened the door. I was greeted by another scent, the scent of my clothing. I turned the lights on and looked to see all my clothing, still lined up and untouched. Clothing from my childhood to from when I left. They were all still there. The same went for my shoes. Everything was untouched. The only thing that caught my attention were the clothes that were covered in a clear plastic. I reached for them and took them off the rack, wondering about if I had even got these. I took them out of my closet and placed them on the bed. These were probably the clothes that they were talking about. I was given two options.

A long navy blue dress or a short puffy like black dress. Black wedges or silver stilettos.

Forget the formalities. I picked the black dress and the black wedges. I left the long dress and those silver stilettos. If my parents were up to something, then moving quickly was definitely something that I needed to pay attention to. A long dress won't help me if I plan to run though the house. 

When I finished changing, I took one last moment to look around. Nostalgic memories came flooding back to me slowly. As much as I wanted to stay and enjoy the sad moment, I had to leave. And before I did, I took one last glance and closed the door behind me.

I headed downstairs and looked for my escorts. Nothing was on me when they saw me walking down. Again, I was being eyed down by the maids. It was irritating. Some even had the nerve to glare at me. How lucky for them, if I wasn't being monitored, I would've sent them to the hospital. Eventually I was escorted into another area of the house. Each time we moved, I was reminded of the time of when I used to live there. I was so innocent back then. But it changed. People change.

"We're here Miss", I was told when we stood before another set of doors. Like before, I knew where it led to. I reached for the door knob and turned it slowly. The door creaked as it opened up to reveal them all sitting there with smug looks on their faces. I knew they were waiting for me. I hated it. I walked in slowly with my escorts still at my side. They both bowed down to my parents and then left, closing the doors behind me. The air was dense and heavy. I waited for them to say something, otherwise, I was just glaring at them with disgust. There was no point in me trying to speak. 

The parents who abandoned me as a child, what did they want ?

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A/N: I suck at these author notes but I hope that you liked this chapter :)

Oh I wonder what'll happen next ? [laughs]

See you guys later, and thank you for reading !