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Rain gently poured on the outside of the Miload mansion, inside one of the many rooms of the building, two individuals were happily enjoying each others company. Beatrice laid on the bed the two shared, reading aloud a book the two of them thought to be an interesting read. Subaru, laying directly next to her, scanned the pages and intently listened in on her words, asking questions whenever he felt the need.
As Beatrice continued to read Subaru raised his hand once more, "Yes, what is it, Subaru?" she asked, her voice laced with the authority of a teacher.
"Teacher, Teacher, I really need some water! Would you like a glass to while I go get some?" A playful voice called back, without missing a beat, Beatrice began to scurry off the bed, "Hmph! As if Betty would allow her student to go alone, come Subaru, Betty will go wherever you go, in fact." A hand extended to grasp his own.
Joy filled every single crevice of his heart, while hanging out with Beatrice would always bring Subaru immense happiness, it was the little things like this that made him feel like he was over the moon. Not hesitating, he ignored her hand, opting to swoop her up, spinning her around and then placing her on the floor, hand in hand, "My Beako is the cutest little spirit ever!"
After months of Subaru's relentless teasing, Beatrice had finally begun to build up a slight resistance to it, taking it in stride, she placed both hands on her hips, puffing out her chest in pride, "N-Naturally, Betty will always be the cutest spirit to ever live!"
Subaru took the chance to ruffle her hair, a more gentle, deep sense of pride washed over him, "That's my Beako." Smiles stretched onto both of their faces as a comfortable sense of silence filled the room as they began to make there way out.
Unbeknownst to the two, a low-rise table had been shifted during Subaru's cleaning of said room, both had forgotten this simple, yet vitally important fact, as the pair had gone about halfway out of the room a lone table leg met Subaru's pinky toe in a crushing display of violence. Subaru reacted immediately, grimacing hard before inspecting what had caused such a sudden and horrific turn of events. Under his breath, he let out two words no mortal should ever hear, "Owww, fuck..." barely even a whisper.
Chuckling a bit after coming to terms with the fate of his now destroyed pinky toe, he spoke in louder voice, "Wow, table legs always seem to get you no matter what world your in, huh? I guess these would hurt more since there all made of solid wood or stone though..." Finally redirecting his attention to other parts of the room, he looked down to see ... a very angry Beatrice.
It wouldn't be a lie to say that Subaru has never seen her this mad ... ever. Before realizing what the cause of this sudden, vehement rage was, he slowly made his way down to eye level with her, resting his free hand on her shoulder, he gave her a worried look, "Whats wrong Beako?"
But Beatrice refused to meet his eyes, her own mind a whirlpool of emotion, Betty understood that in Subaru's upbringing, certain ... language was not met with as much scrutiny as in Lugunica... similar to how it was during Mother's time. But this was a bridge to far, the only one who could have ruined Betty's Subaru to this extent would have to be that girl! How long had it been since he has met her? Two months? To have this much affect in such a short time is horrific, perhaps his previous experience with it has lessened his resistance to such feeling? No, Betty must focus now, this is a time for action, not speculation. Betty will take Subaru away to a place where he isn't subject to such awful language, a place where he will be happier, perhaps another camp? While he may be saddened for a short while, its doubtful he won't come around. All Betty will have to do is talk to him, surely he will understand Betty's concerns and agree to take immediate action, hopefully tonight.
Finally looking into the eyes of her contractor, a startling realization dawned upon Beatrice, Subaru was completely and utterly wrapped up in the clutches of Emilia, with him not even realizing the reason for her sudden shift in demeanor, her anger, suppressed by the need for thought, finally boiled over, "Blasphemous! That-That... That darn girl!" stomping her feet and flailing about, she continued, "Betty cannot permit this anymore! That half-elf has become to bad of an influence on you! Betty can tolerate listening to her say such vulgar language, but to hear her own contractor say it!? It's to much! Betty is going to knock some sense into that little twerp right now, in fact!" Beatrice's unexpected, and utterly devastating speech left Subaru speechless, allowing Beatrice to dash towards Emilia's room. After a few moments the gears in his head began turning once more.
Subaru started to race after her, "Wait! Beako this is a huge misunderstanding! It was my bad, Emilia-tan's never even said that before! It's normal for me, I swear!" Finally catching up to her, he grabbed her arm and stopped her in her tracks.
Beatrice tried one last attempt of fleeing from his grasp but eventually gave up, her head tilted down, refusing to look him in the eyes once more. Taking a few seconds to truly ponder his words, "What do you mean it's normal for you, Subaru?" Her tone dangerously calm.
Subaru began waving his hands in the air trying to explain, "Where I'm from, the way Emilia talks is normal, actually, I guess she would be considered a kind-mouthed person more than anything..." Before completely losing track of the conversation, he brought himself back to his main point, "But seriously, Emilia's not a bad influence on me at all! Actually, I would say she's been a good influence on me more than anything!" Subaru looked Beatrice in the eye, hoping his words would convince her he was in fact, not crazy.
Beatrice stayed silent, not breaking eye contact, the silence stretched on, finally she curtly replied, "Very well, let us finish getting our water and get back to reading, I suppose."
A soft smile appeared on Subaru's face, "I can't help but feel like you don't really believe me Beako, but seriously, thank you for trusting me, you really are the best."
Much later in the night, Beatrice and Subaru laid together in bed, the soft rain from earlier in the night now a torrent of wind and hail. Double checking that Subaru was asleep, Beatrice finally decided to enact her plan to save her beloved contractor.
Beatrice began to stealthily make her way off the bed and to the nearby desk, lighting a small candle, she began to write a multitude of letters, all with detailed instructions and requests. Having discerned that her own contractor was not even aware of the trap he had unknowingly placed himself in, outside forces would be required to break him out of the spell he was under. Beatrice understood that her own words and reasoning would not be enough to convince him, but perhaps others would be able to if given the opportunity. Or, if worst came to worst, simply remove him from the camp by force, regardless, something had to be done and Beatrice would waste no effort in getting to work.