Chapter 20: Meeting

When Time noticed them, his facial features turned serious. You would think that he expected something like this to happen when he made that wish, but the surprise that could be seen in his eyes said otherwise.

"Who released you?" he said, coldly. Without giving them time to give an answer, he quickly followed up with, "How did you get here?"

I thought that he was quite an amusing person. He went from having a tantrum about them not being here to interrogating them with a serious expression when they arrived.

Is everyone like this? Or is it just him? Why did he do that? Should he not be happy they are here? Heaving a sigh, I think to myself that people are too complicated.

With a calm smile, Prophecy replied, "I just came for a little visit. It's been so long, so I missed everyone. So, how are you doing?"

Alright, I did not expect that. Would it not make more sense to say something along the lines of, 'None of your business, ' or 'It is all the fault of the new Almighty and so we can't be blamed for what we did not do.' That would make more sense than acting like they just came back from vacation.

As if to shift my view of the world even more, Time politely said, "I am doing quite well. How about you? How did your trip go?" He seemed to lose all his ferocity as if what he had said before was a routine interrogation that no longer held value to him.

When Time saw my expression, he smiled and said, "Is it not polite to respond to a question when someone is concerned about you?" I was going to reply, 'No, ' but thought better of it. I don't know much about manners and I doubt he would listen to me. Besides, now that I thought about it, it does make sense to answer the question. So I let it be.

"I have been well. The place we went to was kind of bleak and annoying, but most of the time it was boring. So we decided to come back here for some fun and excitement, " she replied enthusiastically.

"Oh, I see. Let us put the past behind us now and enjoy a cup of tea," he suggested.

"Well..." She seemed quite hesitant at first but then, Time added, "The rest can join as well and Stars is dying to make blood tea after so long."

"He is?" she replied. After all, in her knowledge, Stars was not a vampire and rarely made blood tea.

"I am?" Stars seemed confused about how he came to be involved in this conversation.

"Of course." He said this as if it was pure fact and nothing could change that. "Now why don't you go get the tea leaves, " he said, shoving Star in the right direction. "Then, he touched the table and whispered something. The table expanded enough to fit everyone. "Do come and sit while we wait for the tea, " he offered.

Prophecy, thinking that it was impolite to refuse this offer excepted and led her group over there.

This brings us to the present scene of them having a merry tea party while Stars and I are still confused by the turn of events. Is this the way to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner?

I should write this down so that I don't forget. Next time I meet an enemy of mine, I will use this miraculous method on them instead of killing them directly.