It's been some minutes since Gabriela left Diana's house. Her conscience is still troubled. Even though they explained what happened yesterday, she doesn't remember anything at all. As if it had all been a lucid dream without explanation.
Now, amidst the thick morning mist, the young woman wanders the streets of Coimbra towards her home, her safe place where her Grandpa is extremely worrired about his granddaughter, but now with new company - two mysterious twins who are Moon Cancer class Servant, a class she never heard about it.
The aura surrounding them seems heavy and strange, something that neither Rogue Archer nor Saber can quite figure out. In their eyes, the twins are two beautiful fragile cyborgs dolls but they dont give a hint of how or what they are actually.
But there was one thing that bothered Gabriela even more. During Diana's family breakfast, there was someone who looked at her with a certain... disdain and disgust. And that someone was Diana's father. She doesn't know why he doesn't like her but that sight of him on her really messed with her.
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I noticed Dad was looking at Gabriela's this morning on the breakfast. I know he's a very serious man and when he doesn't like someone, he really don't. But something on eyes has more... I don't know to put a finger on it but looks like he doesn't like her at all for no reason.
Maybe I should ask him why? Just the thought of asking something to him already makes me anxious.
I make my way to his office, he said he wanted to talk to me, he also seems mad at me for what happened yesterday. The same office where I learn Magecraft but also where I have traumas. I still remember the times Dad scold and slapped me when I failed doing something even so simple. I'm still scared when he raises his hand. Honestly... What was the last time Dad showed me affection? Mom always showed me affection... But Dad...
I hadn't even noticed and they were already in front of his door.
Diana
— "..." (Gulp)
I start trembling as my hand goes in the direction of knocking on his door.
Knock knock
...A silence. A big few seconds silence before I hear a serious and authoritarian voice-
Diana's Dad
— "Come in."
...I gently open the door. He's standing there looking out into his giant office and his back facing me.
Diana
— "...It's me, papá."
He slowly turns he's back, now facing me. He's serious expression scares me. I'm scared what is gonna say or do on the next few seconds.
Diana
— "... You said you wanted to talk to me."
...He doesn't say nothing. He starts walking towards me. My anxiety is already starting to rise. His tall figure already in front of me... Then...
SMACK!
...I feel enormous physical strength hitting on my left side of the face. The force even threw me to the ground...
...Dad just finished to slap me... I feel the left side burning alot and I feel my tears forming on my eyes. But I have endure it. I don't want to cry in front of him. And now I feel a strong grip on my hair and pushing me up. It hurts alot as I squeal a little in pain.
I don't what hurts anymore - being stab or being mistreated by my own father for years. Somehow he's so strong that he can even put me on all my feet again.
I looked back to him. He's still has that serious expression. Not satisfied, he flicks my forehead. I feel myself squealing again in pain.
Diana's Dad
— "Do you have any idea what you did yesterday?"
Diana
— "... I'm sorry... I'm sorry, dad... I'm very stupid... I'm a stupid idiot... I'm sorry- I'm sorry- sorry-"
Diana's Dad
— "Silence."
His serious voice makes me stop before I go into a trance. He doesn't even need to raise his voice to silence me.
He turns around again and walks towards the window, like he was doing before.
Diana's Dad
— "Your friend Gabriela... I don't like her."
He says that without hesitation. Straight like that.
Diana
— "...Why...?"
Diana's Dad
— "Her whole existance. Everything about her makes me ick."
The father is saying this as if it were pure hatred. He doesn't like her at all.
Diana's Dad
— "But it's not because of her I don't like her. The reason I hate your friend is because of her mother, that bitchy witch."
His words makes me speechless. I can even think straight what's he's saying. What's he's talking about???
Diana's Dad
— "Tell me daughter... Even you ever thought if your friend is actually a human?"
[Some minutes later]
I close the door behind me... What I heard... What... I heard... Cannot be true... Gabriela... Is...
???
— "Hey."
My thoughts are interrupted before I get lost in what Dad said to me. I look at the voice direction and I see Rider with Maid Andreia. They have both a concerned expression. I mean, everyone will be concerned after what happened to me moments ago.
Maid Andreia
— "Miss Diana, your face..."
Rider
— "Did your dad-?!"
Diana
— "He did..."
Rider
— "...!"
Rider suddenly pushed me to a hug. This kinda reminds me when mom hugged me when abused me. Actually... Rider kinda reminds of mom... And I couldn't help and hug her too. I feel I could cry and she would never judge me, even she had a strong personality, she would never judge me. And so I start crying silently on her chest.
Maid Andreia
— "Miss Diana..."
Rider is a such a complex person. One moment she is a son of a gun but on the other moment, she like this - like a mom who cares about her daughter. Maybe that's what that dream means. Rider was a Captain of her ship. She knew she had to make sacrifices for her comrades, but deep down, she was worried like she's right now.
[Outside of the house, in the front garden]
Rogue Rider
— "...Master..."
???
— "...Hey... You."
Rogue Rider
— "...Hm?"
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[Gabriela at her grandpa's house finally]
Gabriela
— "A... A... ATCHOU-!"
— "...Geez, who was talking about me?"