Chapter 18
Date: 09/10/2014
Location: Dorm House, Hua’s Room
For the first time in a while Fu Hua is actually in her room instead of Kiana’s or Ana’s
The day had been one test after another for Ana and both Hua and Kiana were there in the waiting room waiting for Ana’s test to be done
Hua didn't need to be a genius to know that Kiana was extremely uncomfortable while they were waiting
It is night time right now and both Kiana and Ana have gone to sleep together in Kiana’s room
Regardless, Normally the Flame-chaser turned Celestial turned Valkyrie would be far more composed
But this particular scenario is anything but normal
Otto chose to do things like a bitch and she's mad
Right now she needs to talk to someone, hopefully their both awake right now
Birdie🐦: hello?
Diva🎤: *yawn* hi Hua
Diva🎤: what's wrong?
Birdie🐦: what makes you think that somethings wrong?
Diva🎤: you don't normally talk in this chat
Diva🎤: unless somethings wrong
Snek🐍: and it's the dead of night
Snek🐍: you're normally asleep by now
Snek🐍: also hi
Birdie🐦: …
Birdie🐦: Otto
Snek🐍: he chose to be a bitch and you're mad?
Diva🎤: dear…
Snek🐍: what? You know I'm right
Birdie🐦: doctor isn't wrong 😓
Diva🎤: good grief, what did he do this time?
Birdie🐦: recently Kiana got swallowed whole by a Privati and got traumatized
Snek🐍: Kiana…? The clone or the original?
Birdie🐦: …the clone😶
Snek🐍: relax, I didn't mean anything bad by it
Snek🐍: just making sure of which one were talking about
Diva🎤: ANYWAYS!
Diva🎤: please continue Hua
Birdie🐦: today was the test to see if she was good enough to go back on the field
Snek🐍: bastard pulls some shit in the background and caused the girl to have a full on panic attack?
Birdie🐦: 😐yes
Diva🎤: why don't you bring her over for an “extended” vacation?
Snek🐍: tell him you're coming her with the girl
Birdie🐦: if he Denies my request?
Snek🐍: then tell him to fuck off, that boy has crossed lines even I wouldn't cross
Diva🎤: besides, It's not like he has anything that he can hold over you anymore anyways
Birdie🐦: Eedee, is the doctor ok? She normally doesn't swear like she's doing right now
Diva🎤: *giggle* she's just tired Hua, we both are
Birdie🐦: will it really be alright if I bought her there? And there's her cousin who I'm also worried about as well…
Snek🐍: Hua, this is your house, feel free to bring whomever you need to
Diva🎤: doctor's right Hua, do what you need to do, we'll handle any unnecessary complications, alright?
Birdie🐦: alright
Diva🎤: good girl
Diva🎤: now, good night~
Snek🐍: night birdie
Birdie🐦: good night
At some point during the conversation Hua had sat down on her bed
Hua let out a sigh, as much as she's willing to do what the Doctor had said to do
She respects Principle Theresa and Major Himeko a little too much to just ‘yoink’ Kiana and Ana over to her home on Mount Tai Xuan
With an uncharacteristically defeated sigh Hua makes her way out of the Dorm house and towards Principle Theresa
Date: 09/10/2014
Location: Theresa’s Office
Both Theresa and Himeko are contemplating how to go through with the proposition that Himeko gave Theresa
Theresa really likes the proposition, sure it'll mean that she wouldn't be able to see her niece for a few years while she recovers from, come to terms with and move forward from her trauma
But the question is how would they pull it off?
It's not like they could get Kiana and ana leave for more than 2 months, 3 months if they're lucky
There's a knock on door
Theresa looked confused ‘who's here at this hour?’ she thinks to herself
“Enter” she states firmly
To both her and Himeko’s surprise it was Fu Hua that entered the room
“Fu Hua? What are you doing up this late?” Theresa asks
“You're normally asleep by now” Himeko states with a hint of concern
“Why is everyone saying that?” Hua whispers to herself
Which only added to the confusion felt by both women
Hua shakes her head before speaking, “i wanted to request temporarily removing Kiana and Ana from the active roster and allow them to take an extended break from being Valkyries” she states formally
Theresa stares at the Blue-gray haired girl in front of her for a moment, “how long do you expect the extended break to take?”
Hua purses her lips “...2 to 3 years”
Theresa sighs tiredly, “Fu Hua, believe me when i say that i want to grant this to you, because i do” Theresa ruffles her own hair in frustration, “but only Grandfather is capable of giving breaks longer than 3 months while within Schicksal territory”
Hua gains a thoughtful look upon hearing that
Himeko gives the girl a questioning look, “what on your mind, sugar?”
“What about extended breaks on neutral grounds?” Hua asks
“That depends on the current head of the respective branch of Schicksal, why?” Theresa asks with a raised eyebrow
Even Himeko is looking intrigued by this turn of events
“Mount Tai Xuan is neutral ground” Hua says off handedly
Yes that may be true, however, “we would still need permission to allow our girls to rest in that territory…” Theresa points out the difficult part of doing what Hua is suggesting, “the negotiations for such can take months”
“Not if the place their staying at is owned by one of them” Hua says with an amused glint in her eye
“Pardon?” Himeko and Theresa says in union
“The manor on the top of Mount Tai Xuan belongs to me and will require no negotiations as it can be passed off as myself temporarily returning home with friends” Hua can feel her lips curve upwards to form a small smile
“That…“ Theresa trails off
“That would work really well” Himeko says as a grin forms on the woman’s face
Theresa herself smiles, “Himeko’s right, it'll work really well, consider your request approved”
Hua’s smile widens into a small grin, “thank you, Principle Theresa, Major Himeko” she thanks them with a bow before leaving the women to their business
A moment after Hua left Himeko looked at Theresa, “I guess that covered everything, don't you think?” her grin not leaving her face
Theresa nods, “with Ragna scheduled to arrive tomorrow to take over your classes, you, Kiana, Fu Hua and Ana are free to leave the day after”
“Well, there's no point in me staying here now, i'll go ahead and start packing, see ya, Teri~” Himeko says before leaving the office
Date: 09/10/2014
Location: Dorm House, Hua’s Room
Hua was ecstatic
she was so ecstatic that she had to focus on not grinning like an idiot on the way back to her room
It's not everyday that she gets to use Otto’s condescending tone against him
‘Im am soooo going to enjoy this~’ she thought with a mix of excitement and amusement
“Aah, Master Jingwei, I take it you're well, old friend?” Otto greets with that infuriating Otto smile on his face
“Otto” Hua greets him flatly with her expression blank
“Is there anything that you wish to report that isn't in the reports?” he asks with a raised eyebrow
“No, i'm calling purely to inform you that thanks to your actions Kiana Kaslana, Ana Schariac along with myself are hereby removed from active duty until further notice”
Otto frowns for a moment, clearly thinking before stating, “Denied”
“Unfortunately, by your own rules and regulations, you cannot deny an extended leave for a Valkyrie should their place of residence for the duration of the leave be in neutral territory” Hua states
“While that may be true, it also states that the exact duration of the Valkyrie’s stay must be given in order to ensure that we aren't crossing any boundaries on neutral territory” Otto say as a refute to her statement
“Not if the individual housing them will allow for an indefinite stay” only for Hua to refute his rebuttal, “i have spoken with the individuals and they've already agreed”
“What are you planning, Old Friend?” Otto says as he narrows his eyes dangerously
There it is, that subtle condescending tone
“Nothing that you should worry about old friend” Hua shoots right back, “i would suggest thinking very hard on your next move before you make said move, Old Friend, lest you wish to lose what little respect you have from those that still look up to you”
Hua ends the call there before otto can say anything in return
Shes pretty sure little Senti’s trickster side came out a bit there
But in all honesty, Otto deserved far worse than what she delivered to him today
Depending on how Otto chooses to handle things, there is a chance that her actual friends will give him a gift that he definitely deserves
Date: 09/10/2014
Location: Schiksal HQ, Overseer’s Office
Otto Apocalypse is not someone that gets caught flatfooted
Typically, Otto is the one doing the manipulating through his words
And while there are occasions where someone may fool or even bamboozle him in the short term
However, in the grand scheme of things things will typically go in his favour
Enter the Celestial of Shinzou, Master Jingwei or as shes more commonly known these days, Fu Hua
He knows that she's never really trusted the words that leave his mouth and prefers to confirm the details from sources that she has
And for the life of him, he cannot find who or what those sources are
His biggest suspect was the Gray serpent of the world serpent
But that, along with every other possible lead came back empty or didn't come back period
The man sighs before taking a sip of his wine
Ragna Lothbrok has recently gotten transfer papers approved and she has left for St.Freya academy
He presses a button on his desk, “Amber, i need you to bring me everything one the recent developments on K-423 and Ana Schariac”
Even if he can't do anything right now, that doesn't mean that he has to sit and wait for whatever Master Jinwai has planned to come to fruition
He still has the time to plan for whatever ramifications that this position that he's being forced into will lead to