Make it So

"Where are we going?" Tressa asked as she obediently followed Akira.

Akira turned to look at her with a smile that shot at her tender little heart as he said, "Well, you're a Princess so we can't exactly go out. Plus, don't we want to get to know your siblings better?"

"What do you mean?"

"Simple," Akira said, "The best playground is home, and the best playmates are your siblings."

Tressa stared at him.

He saw the look and he looked at her in puzzlement, "What? You've never played with your siblings before?"

Tressa opened her mouth, then shut it and shook her head.

He stopped, stared at her, and said with surprise, "Really?!"

Tressa nodded.

"My gosh," Akira said, looking at her in sympathy, "That is so sad. What sort of childhood did you have? Wait. Did you even have a childhood?"

"Of course I did!"

"So, what did you do?" Akira asked.

"Well, I had lessons," Tressa replied, thinking, "Etiquette, history …"