27 Chapter 26 (1/2)

[Earth, Patricia's place - Morning]

”Breakfast is ready!” Mary announced as she set a plate full of pancakes on the dining table. Lavi was the first to appear there, when he heard Mary. He sat down as his eyes practically lit up at the sight of the plethora of food.

Emily went up to Patricia's room to see if she's alright. She knocked on the door a few times but there was no response. Suddenly, she heard a 'thud' and then a groan coming for the inside. Worried, she knocked the door harder, ”Patricia! Are you okay?!”

After a few attempts, the door opened on its own, or that was what she assumed. She stared at her room at the eye level, to see no one, but soon she realised Patricia was just laying flat on the ground, by her feet.

Emily squatted down to see if Patricia is alright, ”Hey Patricia, what happened?”

She wailed as she flipped herself over, ”My head hurts, I can't get up. I needed to crawl here to get the door.”

Emily pulled her up and helped her to her bed, ”Last night, you drank too much. You are going to be late for work soon, you should get ready. Mary and Anna had already prepared breakfast, so y--”

Patricia cut in, ”No, I don't want to go to work. I'll skip for a day.”

Emily gave her a droll look, ”That's your 48th this year, your boss wouldn't like it.”

Patricia laid on her bed and got out her phone. She punched some numbers in, and waited for a few moments for someone, on the other side, to pick up.

Both of them were in the room waiting in anticipation. Suddenly, the call finally went through. Patricia dramatically placed her hand on her chest and spoke hoarsely, ”Um, sir. It's me, Patricia. I can't made it for work today, I have a fever.” She then added a fake cough.

Emily could not hear what the other person on the line was saying, but she could only see Patricia nodding.

”Yes, thank you very much, sir.” Just as the call ended, a huge grin spread across on her face as she gave Emily her signature wink, ”Ta-da.”

Emily gave her guardian a long and unamused stare, ”Patricia, I don't think this a good idea...”

Patricia sighed and she fell back onto her soft queen sized bed, ”Relax, this is the last time. Oh yeah, can you help me get some food?”

Emily nodded hesitantly, ”But, you got to promise me this is the last time.”

”I promised.” Patricia reassured with a smile.

Emily did what she asked. Even though, knowing her, this would not be the last time. However, she could not help but to continue believing her.

After all of that, she made her way to the dining table. Everyone sat there, without moving an inch. She looked at the food on table, which were untouched. She sat down awkwardly and raised an eyebrow, ”Why aren't you guys eating?”

There a moment of silence before Jai stated, ”It will be rude for us to be eating without your presence.”

She blinked a few times before announcing, ”Um, you guys can eat now?” She cringed when she said that, she never thought that there would be a day where she needed to say that.

Suddenly, Yukiko walked into the house casually with her hair tied in a high ponytail. Emily turned her head and rested her arms on the top rail of her seat, ”Where were you?”

”I was training in the backyard.” She replied before shifting her gaze to the bigger crowd, ”I've found a message by the headquarters.”

She took out a scroll that was around the size of her pinky. She took it out from its capsule and placed it on the table.