Kaguya went on and on about the pecking order and how only a certain few get exceptions and a bunch of other arrogant high-and-mighty crap that you werent listening to. While Lydia was constantly nodding and saying "Yes ma'am" every four seconds, you just stared blankly into space, thinking about what just happened. Youre pregnant, Reisen's in bad shape, and Shiro's a manipulative cunt. At first you thought this mess was your fault and that you were responsible for everything that happened, but after a while of thinking and ignoring Kaguya's 'If you talked to me like that back in Lunaria' speech, you realized something.

This aint your fault. Sure you fled to Eientei, but it was either that or die. You chose to be a girl moon rabbit, but it was either that or die. Youre the idol of Reisen's lust, but it was HER choice to rape you and impregnate you. Lydia's in this mess as well, but she's always sticking her nose in your business. Shiro nearly died because of the Were-Reisen's fit of rage, but it probably never woulda happened if Shiro didnt give her those pills. If anything, she owes YOU for saving her life. You woulda owed Lydia, but you ultimately took down Reisen before she got hurt. And then when Reisen finally came back to normal, Shiro hurt her. BAD.

Youre not the one at fault. You dont to apologize to anybody. It's time to stop saying 'I'm sorry' and start saying 'Who the hell do you think you are?!'

"...So dont you EVER raise your voice at me like that again! Got it?!"

"Yes ma'am," Lydia nodded, keeping her head low.
Kaguya clearly wasnt satisfied by the cop's obedience. Probably knowing you werent paying any attention, she turned her toward you. "AHEM!"

"What?" your voice, even for a girl, got deep and cold as you replied.

"You were quiet the whole time! Why werent YOU speaking up when I was talking to you?" she questioned. You just 'hmphed' uncaringly, still thinking about Reisen and Shiro.
"Hey! Speak up when I'm talking to you!" Kaguya snapped, "...you trampy long-eared smart-mouth, dust bunny! You werent listening to a word I said, were you?!" She finally got the message. Now let's see if she'll get THIS one.
"I'm done here," you got up out of your seat and began to walk off.

"Hey! Where are you going?!"
"I'm finished. Good night Lydia," you continued walking off, ignoring the princess.
"G...good night?"
"GET BACK HERE! I'm not done with you!"
"I'm done with you," were the last words she heard before you slammed the door shut behind you!

Maybe youre just stressing more than usual because of the bun in the oven. But now that you started, you just cant seem to stop. You know youre gonna regret smarting off to the VIP later. Especially if said VIP is the maiden matriarch of an entire kingdom on the moon! Still, SOMEBODY had to stand up to that brat. You wouldnt care if her special 'treasure' was stolen from her... if the thieves werent potentially the Yatagarasu.

"!!" Speak of the devil, standing against one of the garden's trees is the your former sparring buddy smoking a cigarette without a care in the world. The one who almost killed your co-worker and left your baby without a dad, er-second mom! She actually has the nerve to return to the scene of the crime?! The part of you that was still a guy told you not to approach her and just ignore her, but the other part of you was PMSing!

Against your much MUCH better judgment, you stomped toward Shiro. She barely looked back at you with even a glance of care as she continued her smoke.

"Where did you go?" you got straight to the point.
"Hm?" she turned her head to you.
"Where did you go?"
She took another drag, as she kept a hand to her side. "Dont you have someplace to be?"

"Yes, and I'm here," you quickly replied, "where did you go?"
"Why is that any concern of yours?" Fitting she aint gonna talk.
"You went back to your boss, didnt you?"
She squinted her eyes at you. She finally plucked the cigarette out of her mouth.

"I would suggest you watch you tone, Alex," she warned you, "it's not smart to speak to the big girls like that."
"If you act like a cunt, I will speak to you like a cunt."

OH SNAP. You couldnt believe THOSE words came out of YOUR mouth! You actually spoke to your superior in that kind of tone! Part of you was curling into a ball!

Worse even, that definitely got a reaction out of her.
Her voice got cold, as if you touched a nerve. "Do you honestly have a death wish, gaijin?"
"So you DID back to Big T, then?" you immediately get back to the subject, "that bs about betraying you? That was a scam then to get whatever precious jewelry Princess Ironing Board is hiding away?" What possessed you to call Kaguya 'Princess Ironing Board'?

Shiro sighed, "Alright, I supposed I'll play along with your game if it helps you sleep at night. I simply needed a cigarette break. Is it really that scandalous for me to enjoy a decent smoke at least once in a while?" She was a terrible liar. The way she was gripping her side gave it away.

"Then what's that?" youre pointed to her side, "you getting cramps? Or did the big bad bossman punish you for being a bad little girl?"

"!!" Man, you were really pushing her buttons! She stomped right toward you, causing you to quickly jump back on instinct! Thankfully you remembered she needs BOTH arms to use her sword. She cant slice you to ribbons if one of her hands is too preoccupied with nursing a wound!

"If you EVER speak to me like that, again-"
"You'll kill me?" you didnt even let her finish, "you'll murder a pregnant woman for standing up for herself? ...Just like they did with your mother?" OH crap!
"!!!" She raised her hand up, ready to give you a well deserved smack on the mouth! But she stalled. Her hand twitched as she stared back at you. After leaving you in suspense for too long, she lowered hand. Man, you never expected her to put up a mouth like YOURS and still not beat the living crap out of you!

"I dont know what youre up to," you admit, "but I'm tired of being afraid of you and your ilk. If you think I'm gonna stand by and let you mess around with my new family, you got another thing coming!" To add final insult to injury, you stepped up to Shiro and looked her square in the good eye, "And if you ever EVER put your hands on the other mother of my child again, I will tear your ovaries out with my bare hands!" You could not stop yourself. Threatening HER of all people was clearly a death wish. But then again, if she wanted to kill you, she wouldve done it the second you brought up her mom!

Still, the silence was traumatizing. What was she gonna do at this point?! What could she do?

"...Heh.... hahahah! Hahahaha!" she laughed?! SHE LAUGHED?! Then she said with a smile, "For the first time in your adolescent life, you finally showed some backbone!" She patted you hard on the back and walked off, still clenching her side as she laughed. Well, that was unexpected.

"Wow! Somebody's wearing their ovaries on the outside!" snickered Tewi who was right behind you eavesdropping the whole time! She snickered, but when you gave her a cold stare, she stopped snickering. "Uh... UH! COMING EIRIN!!!" and ran off.

Once again, you were all alone. Thinking back, you began to regret running your mouth like you did. Maybe you got carried away. But you made your bed and now you gotta lie in it.

Speaking of bed, it was getting late. You couldnt wait to go straight to bed.

However, that wasnt gonna happen just yet, cuz you noticed someone heading toward you!