Memories of the Dark: "Axoucuria Beauty Essentials"

Cedany Shaw,

A lot of hours passed with the election. After the nomination for the president was done, a lot of people got nominated. I guess a lot of people are scared to take the position of president. In the end, the result was full of people with titles.

"This is the training grounds, you can spend time here whenever you need to. We don't have a strict rule when it comes to that, just don't disturb other people who are using the training grounds. Same with the classrooms." The staff didn't sign up for this, she looked really tired and uninterested.

We are currently having a tour around the academy, which is very fascinating if I must say. Since there are a lot of places you can go to. They also have a variety of cuisines from all over the place in Axocuria.

"All right, let us end the tour here! I hope you won't lose your way around the academy. Let the booklet I gave you all be the guide to your way around." The staff went away once she was done with the tour.

Everyone started to do their stuff, as for us, we just stood there not knowing what to do.

"So what now?" Peronell said, breaking the silence.

"I don't know." I replied.

Lianna stared at us with a blank face.

"Come on, girlies! We should be doing something fun." Lianna exclaimed.

"Like what?" Peronell looked like she has other plans.

I do have my plans as well, like sleeping.

"Like shopping for stuff." Lianna answered.

"I guess that'll do. Do you have money?" Peronell easily gave in.

"Nope." Lianna proceeded to say as she had a sheepish look on her face.

"If you didn't have the money to buy stuff, you shouldn't have suggested that in the first place!" Peronell smacked Lianna on her back.

"Ow! You don't have to be so angry, at least I thought of something to do, unlike you. And for your information, I don't have money because I forgot to bring it." Lianna put her tongue out at Peronell.

"I brought all of my savings with me, along with the allowance my mother gave me. I think it'll be enough to let us buy some essential stuff." I brought out my pouch.

"You're a lifesaver, Dan! I'll make sure to be the one who spends money for you later on." Lianna cling to me as she continued to give me compliments.

"Don't worry about me. Mr. Brown gave me an allowance and it was a lot of money." Lianna glared at Peronell.

"I can't believe that you're being selfish. You didn't even offer to pay for my stuff."

"Why should I? It's your fault for forgetting to bring the most important thing, money." Peronell rolled her eyes.

"Let's go, there's no time for bickering." I got in between them so they would stop their childish bickering.

"What about that shop? There are beauty products there." I suggested.

I looked at the shop's name, 'Axoucuria beauty essentials' is the name. We took a carriage the ACA provided for all representatives to go here at Leva town.

"Well for us refined ladies, we should probably go in and take a look." Lianna looked at Peronell with a weirded-out look.

"I don't know if that's irony or not." Lianna suddenly had a change of tone. One moment she's sweet as honey and the moment later she's talking like she's soulless.

As expected, there were a lot of beauty products and women were all over the place. A certain group caught my attention just because women were eyeing them and they are certainly not called women.

"Welcome, refined ladies. I am Cassidy. How can I help you ladies today?" A staff appeared.

"How did you know we're refined ladies?" Lianna was shocked to the point her jaw dropped to the ground.

"No. The real question is how did Peronell know their catchphrase? Did you work here?" I questioned Peronell who looked confused as well.

"We are very famous all over Axoucuria after all. If you would like to go around and check our stuff, don't be shy to do so. It is a bit busy and cramped in here, so please excuse the lack of space." Cassidy eyed the group of men.

They were familiar, but I couldn't point out who they were.

"Hola, everyone!" The bell rang and it revealed Tristan.

No one paid him any attention except for us and the staff who were assisting us.

"What are you here for? Are you a refined lady?" Peronell wasn't glad at Tristan's sudden appearance.

"No, however, I am a refined gentleman. I need my beauty products." Tristan flaunted his beauty.

"Do you know this refined gentleman? If so, I can assist the four of you." Cassidy gave us a sweet smile.

If this is how you get treated in this shop, I don't mind going every day. Even if it means that it's always cramped like this.

"We appreciate your assistance."

She leads us to a corner full of facial masks. There weren't many people in this area, so this must be the reason she brought us here first.

"These are our special and limited-time facial masks. Every facial mask has different purposes. For example, a Honey facial mask will make your skin soft and smoother, while Aloe vera facial mask makes your face hydrated and tightens the skin."

"Oh! I never knew that there were even things such as facial masks." Lianna took a look at the facial masks.

"Yes, it's a new product. So I understand your lack of knowledge about it." I took a Hydrangea facial mask. "That one improves the skin texture." Cassidy pointed at the one I took.

"I should take all of them then." I was about to take the whole box, however, before I could someone held the box as well.

I looked up to see who it was, it was Ulric Montfort.

"Hey! That's Rick, Jose, Pay me and friends!" Tristan pointed at Ulric and the people he is with.

"What?! That's them?" Lianna didn't try to lower her voice.

"Shouldn't you two keep your voice down? You do know they can hear you right?" Peronell whispered, however, I'm pretty sure they can hear her as well.

"Who is Rick?" Ulric asked as he snatched the box of Hydrangea facial masks from me. Talk about rude.

"You are Rick." Tristan pointed at Ulric.

Ulric looked annoyed as the guys behind him laughed except for the guys with white hair and black hair.

"Who said I'm Rick?" Tristan looked at Ulric in confusion.

"You said your name is Rick." Tristan answered.

"Don't tell me I'm Jose." The white-haired guy stopped laughing as he came to a realization.

"You are." Tristan scratched his head. The pitiful guy is confused.

"At least you're not named Pay me." Lianna, you're not making this any better.

The guy with black hair looked annoyed by Lianna's words.

"Why are you all asking your names? Do you all have an identity crisis?" Peronell was confused, all of them were.

I guess I'm the only one who knows that Rick's name is Ulric.

"From what I remember my name is not Pay me, it's Peyton Rowntree." Pay me, the black-haired dude corrected.

"How come I'm Jose? That's not even close to Josef." Jose, the white-haired guy was the most annoyed.

"I should probably go." Tristan ran away.

"Hey! You're my servant, you can't go just anywhere you want to!" Peronell went after Tristan.

"They just have to leave us like this, huh? Anyway, I saw that! Give Dan her facial masks!" Lianna demanded.

"Who's Dan? And no one owns these facial masks yet." Ulric put a hand on his hip. So much sassiness in just one posing.

"Even if she hasn't paid for them yet, she's still the first to touch them! Everything she touches is her stuff!" Lianna didn't back down and I don't expect her to.

"Is there a policy here that says when you touch something you own it?" Ulric was fighting back with his sassiness.

"You're a feisty one, aren't you?" Peyton asked Lianna who became a defensive cat.

"Isn't she the one who nominated herself for president? And continued to lose against Dark Prince." Josef smirked as he said that.

"I'll wipe that smirk out of your face!" Lianna stepped on Josef's foot, "See? I easily did so." Josef grunted in pain as Lianna laughed evilly.

"What's wrong with you!? You Devil Woman!" Josef was so angry that he even came up with a nickname to call Lianna.

How can he be this angry? I never saw a guy get angry at a lady like this. Even in situations like this, noblemen would try to hide their anger. But this guy isn't even trying to hide it.

"No! What's wrong with you!?" Lianna smacked Josef's chest.

Lianna was angry as well, she always has been hot-tempered when it comes to other people.

"There's a lot of people here. Please calm yourselves." Cassidy looked at them worriedly.

"Tch! This is why I didn't wanna come here, I just had to run into a girl like you. Women just really have to get on my nerves every time." Josef walked away.

"That's probably because you're into men!" Lianna shouted out loud for Josef to hear.

Josef who heard glared at her. Peyton laughed with the other guys, while Ulric sighed.

"You don't back down do you?" Ulric said as he gave me half of the facial masks and walked away.

"Sorry for causing a scene. They're just really like this, don't take it personally. I'm Henry Fenwick by the way and this is Fendrel Fox." Henry, another blonde introduced himself and his friend who has the same purple hair as Peronell.

"I caused a scene, not them. However, that doesn't excuse their behaviour. No matter how much you say sorry unless it's not them. I will always take it personally and that means they have a problem with me." Lianna said threateningly as she pointed at herself.

"No need to get so worked up over nothing, Little Miss." Fendrel Fox had a smile like a fox and it is very annoying.

"Let's go, Dan." Lianna took me with her to the counter.

I didn't step in or say anything the entire time, because if I have to be honest. I'm scared of Lianna when she's angry. Before I met her she is a very wild child, even her mother was unable to control her. She was a boyish girl and was always angry at people who tried to get close to her. When I think about it, she's very different from the way she was back then.