II:Living with a Rabbit

I brought the rabbit on my hideout. I gave it some food and water. Then we train some more before going home.

I sneak at our back door to avoid my parents.

"Hey Al! What's that?" I instinctively hid it behind my back. I was caught by my Dad.

"A fwiend!" I said. I carefully show it to him.

"Put that down! And come here!" he said as he grip on the stick near him.

I carefully put it down and go to my father's side. "Pa, no huwt!" I said as I touch his hand that's holding a stick pointing to the rabbit.

"Wook! I twame it!" I said proudly. "Sit! Hop! Pway dead!" I added. It was simple commands thats usually kids my age can do.

It did as I said. It sat on its bottom. Then it hop as high as it can. After that it lay flat on the ground on his back and arm up. I thought it earlier before coming home, maybe it's a genius to learn and remember all that in just an hour.

My father crack a laugh on the baby rabbit's cuteness. If its fur weren't blood red and has a deep purple eyes like the dusk you could mistake it for a regular rabbit.

"Okay, okay, I give up. Let's introduce it to your mom." He said as he put the stick down.

"We're home!" "I'm ome!" We said in unison. My father carry me as I carry the rabbit. I hid it between us because mom might see.

"welcome home." She sweetly said as she kiss both of us.

She go back to the kitchen to prepare our dinner. I hid the rabbit under the table.

This night's supper is grilled meat and veggies.

I snuck few meats for it. My father also snuck a few. Hehe looks like father is smitten by this little one.

"Love, your child will introduce you to a friend."

"A friend? When?" My mother asked, looking at me with excited eyes.

Pa, really? right now? I have no choice but to stand beside my chair and held out my hand under the table. The rabbit hop unto my arms and I show it to my mother.

Her spoon and fork fell on the ground. She nearly fainted from the shock. I guess she doesn't expected that.

"That? A-Are you sure?" She said when she regained her composure.

I nodded. "Shake!" I show my hand infront of it and it gave me it's paw.

"Ma,shake." My mother was hesitant but she did what I've shown her.

I put the rabbit on the table and it also shook my father's hand when he said shake. I think father really is smitten.

My mother was hesitant but she prepared another plate. She was still shocked but can't say anything. As soon as mother put down the plate it ate with us.

"S-So... What's its name?" My mother asked to continue the conversation. She was still puzzled of what really is happening but decided to just accept it.

"Ow wight! Name? Hmmm..." Shoot! I totally forgot to give it a name. Maybe that was why I can't command it with something complicated. Except from the contract, name is like a seal to it, so it's really important. How could I forgot?!

"Wed(Red)? No, so tacky! Hmm..." I was contemplating what to name it.

"Ma, Pa, why Almus, Almus?" I asked my parents.

"It means nourishing, bountiful, and kind. That's our wish for you. To be kind and have a nourishing and bountiful path wherever you go." My mother explained.

"I think, that's not just a wish now. You're kind and loving child. You're even talented to be taming something like this in that age. So I'm sure you'll walk on nourishing and bountiful path." My dad added.

I really love them. I was so touched knowing that this name isn't just a normal name. But what should I name it?

"Hmm... How 'bwout Dwusk, D-U-S-K, Dwusk. The eyes is wike that!" I exclaimed. I want you to be calm, deep, and be full of hope for tomorrow. Like how dusk might be dark and deep but also means that twilight will be coming. I would like to say it all but saying it would just made me tired with this twisted tounge.

"Dusk welcome to our family!" My parents exclaimed.

We ate and my parents kept bragging about me being genius all night. And quarrelling who I take after to be this talented. I thought my ears will bleed listening to them singing praises for me.

In the bed before I fall asleep, I recollect all the memories I've gathered from my very first life.

'In my first life, I lived on Earth. I was just a regular female college student reviewing for midterm exams. Everything was hectic and I haven't slept for a week. I wrote a story about the other world to ease my mind from all the tension. It's giving me a major headache.

That world was where there were nobles, awakening, a common western fictional world.

The main character was a noble with skin disease that awakened as a healer. Because of his ability he was revealed to be a handsome man.

The female lead was his childhood friend in a fallen noble family. She loved him but can't be with him because of her status.

On the other hand, the princess was smitten by the looks of now a handsome man. She did everything she could to corner the man to be hers.

She killed the FL's family. She even threatened the MC's family by sending a "supposed to be" marriage proposal with clauses that they can't refuse.

Because of my frustrations, I made an even worse fate for the FL.

The princess threatened her that if she can't have him, she'll kill him. Knowing how cruel the princess is, she wanted to run away.

But the man convinced her to elope. She agreed to the elopement plan when they plan to outsmart the princess.

However, on ther way to elopement, the assassins hired by the princess killed the woman on her way to their meeting place.

The princess made a rumor man that the woman eloped with someone else. He was too emotionally unstable and was easily deceived.

Thinking that he should also take revenge for the infidelity of his love. He decided to marry the princess.

On the night before his wedding, he overheard the truth from the Princess and her maid's conversation. At that very night with a heavy heart he decided to kill himself.

That's how I made a story of suffering and misery of two people in love. And I don't know how but I woke up to that world. I'm in maid's clothes and in a different library. At first I thought I was dreaming but everything just unfold one after another.

I was sent to be the princess' maid. The story was still in the beginning arc and it was flowing as I have written it. I decided to betray the princess and help the two live together.

The crazy princess' psychoness having no target made it led to a war. The people died in the war was almost a thousand including the couple. Even the animals I once cherished was also killed alongside me.

Maybe this was the punishment of me toying with their fate in my story. Or maybe for trying to meddle on what's predetermined in this world.'

I fell asleep and enter another memory dream.

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It was my day off so I was in the market. I'm shopping of course! There could be nothing more important than shopping if I want to know more about this world. I didn't write it in detail but everything in it was so detailed. Let's have a great day off!

I first went to a cake shop I really wanted to try. Everything looks delicious but I can't be eating it all at once so pick a few and ate before going for a dress shop. I bought things that I only saw in manhwas in my oast life. Argh! Best life ever!

I ate, shop, ate, shop, and ate. When I was on my way home still full from my dinner, I saw a puppy. It's mother and siblings were all dead from starvation. The little one was barely hanging on. I brought it home and took care of it. I'm not in the maid's dormitory so I can take care of it. When it regain its strength, it was a so energetic. Seeing it after a tiring day of work was so healing. It was like a ball of sunshine in my life, that's why I named it Sunshine.

On the day I was being beheaded. I tried to send it away but it stuck to my side. It accompanied me until my last moment. We were both beheaded at the same time

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"N-No! *hik* Should have wun. *sob*" I woke up from another nightmare. I felt a warm paw on my cheeks. Dusk was patting my cheeks as if comforting me.

I hugged Dusk and cried again. I fell back to sleep after crying it all out but now I didn't have any dream.

TBC...