Chapter 58 - Catching Fur (2/2)

Sliding open, the door revealed the same room except there were two other girls already inside. Both were dressed in white uniforms, purple lacing on the hems and edges. Just from the color, Lydis knew that they were from the Horoscopes.

Recognizing a familiar face, Lydis interrupted their tense conversation.

*ahem* ”If you don't mind moving, I'd like to get to my bunk.”

The girl with sea foam hair in a ponytail glanced at Lydis.

”Oh my. Where are my manners.” Turning away from the fuming shrimp next to her, the girl picked up an imaginary skirt to her side and did a small courtesy. ”Fior Flur Bianca Breavux but, you can call me casually as Bianca.” She smiled sweetly and gently moved away from the doorway so Lydis could pass between them.

The purple haired girl just scorned both Bianca and Lydis as she slowly slunk against the wall.

*hmph* ”Whatever. I'm taking this top bed. Just try to take it from me then we'll see who's sorry.”

Lydis ignored the purple haired girl and went to her bottom bunk, opposite to the one that had been claimed. While all this happened, no one seemed to notice the ball of red fur that had stealthy slipped inside as well.

Bianca turned her attention to Lydis.

”May I have your name? Seeing as you're from the Zodiacs I'm sorry I didn't catch your name when they were announcing it before.”

Lydis stayed silent but Bianca had an invisible imposing aura around her. It wasn't the kind that was threatening but, rather it just brought a lot of unease and annoyance to the receiver. As Bianca shifted closer Lydis found the feeling almost nostalgic. Similar to how Ami would pester her about the wounds she received during her training.

*sigh* ”Just call me Lydis.”

Bianca beamed.

”Oh! What a wonderful name! Would you like to be friends?”

Lydis was almost taken back by Bianca's forwardness. Regaining her composure, Lydis tried to sound apathetic towards Bianca.

”I'm not sure if someone like me would be suitable to accompany you.”

”I will be the one to decide that.”

”You are from a noble house, I am just a commoner.”

”We are all fellow students at the academy where birth means nothing.”

”I do not want to trouble you.”

”It'll be more troublesome to refuse.”

Lydis closed her eyes for a moment, her brows furrowing slightly.

”I'll get straight to the point. Having you around would be annoying and a bother. I prefer to do things at my pace. If that's still not giving you the message, then here your answer. No, I do not want to be friends with you.”

In the beginning Lydis had tried to let Bianca know in a nicer way but she was surprisingly persistent but, now it had gotten to the point of Bianca becoming annoying.

*pfft*”It seems that you're even funnier than I imagined!” Bianca shrugged off Lydis's comment and began to pinch at her cheek playfully. ”Having such a fun roommate must be fate right?” By now Bianca was pinching both of Lydis's cheeks with her hands, her smile wide and playful.

Valfafer was in a panic. His shaking making him look like an electronically charged ball of fluff. Whoever this 'Bianca' was, she wasn't going to get off easily from doing that to his master. Not that he would do anything but his master would be more than enough to handle it. As Valfafer waited for Lydis to explode, she didn't.

Peeking a glance at Lydis, Valfafer saw that Lydis was just as confused and stunned as he was. Lydis's mouth hung open while her eyes widened in surprise.

Bianca was joyfully enjoying the softness and mushiness of Lydis's cheeks to the fullest. Stretching it then squishing them together into a puffy fish face. Seemingly lost in the heavenly pudding which was Lydis's cheeks, Bianca copied Lydis's squished face and laughed again.

”Ha ha, aren't you just the cutest little bean? So squishy and soft…” The switch in Bianca flipped and suddenly Lydis found herself wrapped in Bianca's arms. As Lydis was a few inches shorter than Bianca it made her the perfect height as a head rest.

Once again, Lydis froze in shock. Was this really happening? Was she really being treated like a kid, by another kid?!

Snapping back to reality, Lydis tried to shove off Bianca's arms but she turned out to be stronger that expected.

”Hey!”

Both of them turned to look at the purple haired girl looking down at them from the top bunk across the room.

”If you're gonna keep doing weird things to that little 'Lydis' or whatever, I'm going to report you.”

Bianca frowned slightly but the pressure on Lydis's cheeks eased a bit.

”I didn't think you knew what cuteness was but now I believe you have never been called cute at all.”

The girl paused mid shout but retracted her head back over the safety rails.

”Whatever…”

Lydis took this chance to slip from Bianca's grip. Taking wide steps, Lydis quickly made her way to where Valfafer was.

Bianca was about to pounce on Lydis again when something red and fluffy hit her face. Blinded by that second of confusion, her head was jolted back a little by Valfafer's force.

Peeling him off, Bianca's face lit up and she instantly became engrossed in the animal in front of her, Lydis's cheeks disappearing from her mind.

”Oh my! What is this? How could this be? It's sooo fluffy!”

Valfafer on the other hand was devastated. How could his master sacrifice him like that? Did she really not care if he had no fur left? With one look and Valfafer could tell that Bianca was somewhat like Amber. Their love and obsession for small, cute, fluffy or soft things were very similar and dangerous.

Lydis took this chance to slip out of the room, taking one last look at Valfafer as she stepped out the door.

”Bianca, that bottom bunk is mine.”

Seemingly lost in the fluff, Bianca just nodded while stuffing her face into Valfafer's fur.

Realizing that his master had abandoned him again, Valfafer stopped resisting and let himself succumb to his fate.