Dressing Like A Peacock

"Crap! We're in trouble!!!" One of the girls squealed quietly in horror as they attempted to hide behind the VIP seats.

"Oh my! What's going on?" Niege cried out in shock.

"Hey, you guys! The rehearsal for VDC is going to get underway soon. So unless you're staff or performers, you need to leave." One of the many cameramen spoke up and with a scowl on their faces as he got up from his seats and walked over before pulling one of the girls by the arm out from behind.

"Kya!"

One of the girls cried out in pain from the force of the pull. Seeing this, Yuu's eyes widen in shock as he reached out to stop it, but he was quickly held back by Jamil. However, Niege hurried over quickly to help.

"What's going on?"

They looked up in bewilderment to find Lotus standing before them with a stunned expression.

"Lotus?!" Yuu cried out in bewilderment as she stepped out.

"Who?" Neige looked to her in bewilderment.

The boy before him was shorter than Neige and with a small sharp face and piercing purple eyes. He had a feminine face and his short height make him easy for Niege to see him as a child younger a coupe years younger than himself, but his straightforward look made him feel rather bold and authoratative as he stood before the cameraman. It had even made him stop in his place. However, the way he looked didn't seem all that threatening at all. Instead, it was strangely warm and curious.

Seeing the scene before him, the boy sighed and shook his head, "Even if you are lost, you can't just start taking pictures."

"Huh?"

The three girls looked to him in bewilderment. Before the one being held hostage cried out, "S-Sorry! We won't do it again!"

"Y-yes!" The other cried out in fear, "We heard music and assumed we were late! We didn't expect to come across the testing! We'll delete the pictures off right now!"

"Lotus." Yuu hurried over in bewilderment, "Just what's going on? Where's your scarf and mitts?"

"Ah. I forgot them outside the stalls. I went to buy some snacks for you and Grim, but I noticed these girls hurrying into the stadium as soon as they made it onto the streets for about half an hour or so. So, I thought that they got lost or something." Lotus handed bag of squid to Yuu before turning to the cameraman, "Since the girl have deleted the pictures, how about I escort them off the premises. As for you girls, even if you are late, you can't just tresspass onto the premises like that again. Let this be a lesson for you. The next time you do this, you might not be able to attend later for real."

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing this, the cameraman sighed and nodded, his head, "Well, I wanted to bring you over to the security... But, I'll let you go this time. You folks are still young. Don't make this mistake again."

"We understand..."

As the cameraman walked away, Lotus turned to them and raised a brow, "By the way, who was it that brought you in? There's should be a set of locked double doors."

"Oh, that was a woman who helped us." One of them responded with a wide smile, "She helped us in and told us which direction to go. When we went to thank her, she had already returned to her shift."

"A female worker?" Rook hummed curiously with a frown.

"It's true!" One of the girls responded hurriedly, "We're not lying at all! That woman was in a uniform and let us inside!"

"All right. Let's not be too on edge here." Lotus responded with a wide smile and handed the girls some flowers, "Take these. Lavendars can help calm you down and remember you can still come back for the real show."

"Yes!" The girls sprang up in relief and smiled wide before one of the leaders looked curiously upon the sole white lotus.

"Ah, can you hand that white lotus to that woman later and let her know that the actual show begins at three? Everyone is so busy, it's not easy to spare some time to help others."

"Ooh, okay!" The girl nodded her head appreciatively.

Hearing this, Niege sighed in relief and smiled, "It's good that you can still attend the real performance later, right? I hope that you can cheer for all of us later."

Suddenly, the three girl strangely blushed and nodded their head hurriedly as the one who was released nodded her head hurriedly, "Y-Yes! We'll definitely cheer for you and Vil later, Niege!"

Lotus gave Yuu and Grim a smile before leaving the stadium with the three girls. Vil from afar narrowed his eyes before he turned away and called the others away before he decides to check on the video filmed of them.

Rook, on the otherhand, stared at the back of the girl with the white lotus and hummed in deep thoughts before Epel and the younger students called out to him.

.....

After they were escorted out of the stadium, the girls breathed a long sigh of relief.

"That was terrifying!" One of the girls responded with a shudder.

The leader of the girl turned around and nodded, "Let's just go rest in the Greenhouse! That cute guy said that he's from the club he is in is having a cafe in the greenhouse! Ah, but we should first go over to the fairy who helped us in!"

"Yeah!"

The three girls hurried over to the small wooded area behind the stalls as the leading girl called out, "Miss Fairy! Thank you very much for helping us! We want to give this flower for you..."

As there was no sound, she looked to her group in confusion before she said, "It looks like she already flown away... I'll place the flower on this rock! Good bye!"

Shortly after the girls left, a woman in purple dropped down to the ground and huffed in dismay as she picked up the lotus with a scowl in their tongue, "Those stupid girls couldn't even get themselves caught... Curses! Still, they did their mission. That Yuu guy... If I understand this correctly, that Yuu guy seems to have that goody two shoes feel... He should be the one..."

"The one for what?"

"Who?!" The purple woman spun around and was surprised to find a small black hair guy standing before her as she sneered, "Oh, it's just a little magician. What are you going to do? Report this to your little teacher like the child you are?"

"Of course!" The guy looked at him in confusion, "Isn't that what a child like me is suppose to do?"

The woman laughed, "Then, go! Tell that puny teachers of yours that an intruder is on the premises."

"Eh?" The guy pouted, "But I don't wanna!"

"Hm?"

The guy wore a wide smile, "I wanna play with the big sister instead!"

The woman sighed, "What a naughty child. You should've taken the chance to leave while you still got it. I guess, there's only one thing left to do... Die."

Suddenly, there was a heavy pressure from around them as a squeal cried out from nearby. From a glance they could see that it was a mouse that was merely passing by before it was squashed to death by the spiritual energy the woman utilized. The child too suddenly fell before he could take a step infront of her. As she sneered upon the child laying flat on the ground, a voice spoke up, "Ow..."

The woman looked down before her with a stunned expression as the child slowly got to his feet instead!

"That hurts..." The kid whined as he rubbed his forehead in pain, "I can't believe this had to happen in my big moment!"

As he pouted in disappointment teary eyed, the woman stared at him in horror! She had known that magicians are still very mysterious beings and it took her weeks to understand their language enough to understand the structure of this school and the conversation of the students. That's why she knew that she needs to take out this kid with one move before he pulls his cards before she can, but what's this?!

The kid recalled her being present to which he pointed at her and exclaimed with puffy red cheeks, "You did not see that happen! You saw nothing! Nobody tripped before you!"

Hearing him say this, the woman was aghast! H-He tripped?! Then, her efforts were all for nothing?!

"T-Tripped... That can't be!"

The kid stomped his feet and pouted, "I told you, you didn't see anything!"

"Shut up!" The woman huffed in disdain as she saw him act so selfishly and remembering a few of their practices as she muttered under her breath, "I-I think I can manage to survive it..."

"Who are you telling to shut up?!" The boy folded his arms in dismay as he huffed, "I can't believe that big sister's manners is worse than a child! How could the adults be so neglectful as to not teach big sister any proper manners? Is dressing like a peacock all you can do? Hmph! It can't be that big sister actually thinks she's as pretty as a peacock? How sad... Big sister wants to compare herself to a bird when she is merely a human..."