Commonershipping - My Lady

Everytime I watched snow fall down over Sinnoh Region, I subconsciously remembered of a girl…

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Diamond’s POV

Everything happened like a fairy tale. I met her eyes quite by chance. She was in a car, I was on my way to Pearl’s house. And what I had thought at that moment was:

“What a beautiful lady… so… full of elegance… Just like… a Princess”

But it didn’t matter, it wasn’t the main reason why I had kept staring at her, despite knowing it was impolite. (Anyways, no one noticed…)

Love at the first sight? No.

Just…

Her silver, bottomless eyes seemed to be looking at nothing particularly. If you asked me, I would answer… the feeling in her eyes was loneliness. But before I could ask her why, her car had gone away, out of my sight.

From then on, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. She was beautiful. She was elegant. She was sad. The sunshine bathed her face, but her eyes were dark. What on earth could make a child’s eyes dark and lonely like that?

I hadn’t seen her again, until two years later.

My class had a transfer student. I barely heard that was a pretty girl. However, I had thought it couldn’t be her. She was like a dream that I could never reach. Or at least, it was what I had thought. Because she stepped in my class, the same silver eyes scanned around with caution. They still looked so distant. My heart ached. After many years, why couldn’t she look happier?

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The girl, Platinum Berlitz, sat beside me. Yes, right next to me. So, it wasn’t my fault that I sometimes glanced at her. It couldn’t be helped. She was very… I don’t think the word “beautiful” is enough to describe her. No matter how much I wanted to focus on my stuff, her images tended to appear in my mind. Like I would tell Pearl. I didn’t want to be lectured about “how to behave with a lady.”
But, the more I tried to forget, the more she appeared in my mind.

Love at the first sight? Maybe.

And beside, curiosity is a curse.

And one day, I was glancing at her again, seeing her looking at the board… suddenly, someone (or something) hit me on my head, hard. Furiously, I looked around, only to find my teacher smiling brightly at me, his hands holding a thick book which had hit me (obviously). Well, I could see his killing intent… What? Why? I had no idea what was going on!

Nonetheless, it was a very bad sigh.

My teacher said softly:

“Diamond, I know Lady Berlitz is very pretty.” Hold on a sec, why does everyone call her Lady? Her surname sounds familiar too… “But it doesn’t mean you can stare at her and forget my class!”

What? I was caught. I hate my life.

“I’m sorry, teacher…” I bowed.

“Meet me after school.” Was his response. Oh man, why couldn’t he show some mercy?

I wanted to run away badly.

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Normally, I would enjoy my break, especially after the Math lesson. But not today. Not the day I was caught because of staring at her. Honestly, I can’t think of any reasons. Hey, she is beautiful, right? Staring at beautiful girls isn’t wrong at all. Not that I spend my time staring at any girl I meet.

Because Platinum Berlitz is very beautiful. A true lady. A true princess.

Seeing my bad mood, no one bothered to tease me. Thanks goodness… Haha, I must be kidding myself. I know I’m good at comedy act.

“Sorry…” A small voice reached my ears, making me raise my head immediately. Did I hear…? It was Platinum was talking to me…

Oh my god, I had the feeling that my heart would never beat again.

“Why are you saying sorry?” I asked uncertainly, seeing her discomfort.

She squeezed her own finger, not meeting my eyes:

“I troubled you.” She replied. “I always trouble everyone…”

“You don’t.” I said hurriedly. “Listen, Missy.” In my mind, I slapped myself. I should call her Lady!!!. “It’s not your fault…”

She lowered her head.

“It’s my fault. Just because I’m the heiress of Berlitz family… many people have lost their family to protect me…”

“It’s not your fault…”

Berlitz family, a 200-year old and extremely financially powerful family of Sinnoh… I couldn’t believe that I didn’t remember that!!

“Missy, it’s not your fault that the family you’re from…”

“But it is the thing make me regret the most. None of them blamed me… just because of my status.”

That’s why no one befriended with her in class, isn’t it? Why didn’t I notice sooner?

“I don’t know much about it.” I admitted. “But as you said that to me… I think I can do something.”

“Maybe I want someone to talk to…” She whispered.

“All right, missy!” I clapped my hands, she blinked. “We’re in middle school, right? Then you’re supposed to have fun!”

“But…” She trailed off.

“Don’t worry. If you consider yourself as the heiress, making friends must be very important. Right?”

She nodded reluctantly.

“I guess so…”

“Please, Missy. I’m willing to take the risk.”

Yeah… What was I saying? But maybe…

She smiled. A little, but bright smile. And I was sure that my heart was about to stop and would never beat again.

Love at the first sight. Yes.

“I suppose…” Her voice was gentle. And I felt relieved.

“It settled. Missy, I’ll introduce you my best buddy!”

“Wh…?”

“Hey Pearl, say hello to Lady!”

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