Benjirou looked over at the grandfather clock. They'd have to leave right away to make it on time. He stood up from his chair and pushed it in. "We must leave before we are late. The three eldest will ride in the second carriage." He walked out of the dining hall and toward the carriages. The drivers climbed up to the front while the other two servants stood by the doors with the first carriage opened. He knew the others would come out shortly despite whether they wanted to or not.


Setsurou rolled his eyes when his father lef the room. Did they have to leave already? It couldn't have been time already. He got up and followed his father's steps. He wasn't going to be the last one out the door. Today, he'd just have to suck it up and be a perfect little boy. There was no use in fighting it. Along the way to the carriage, he wondered what was planned for the day. He didn't hear all of the details or even found out if his father knew of them. "What a boring day this is going to be?" He climbed into the second carriage after the servant opened the door.


After finishing breakfast, Akira left the dining hall and headed out to the front yard where her favorite tree to climb was. Of course, a girl wasn't supposed to climb trees. Especially when the girl was dressed up to 'impress' someone. She might get dirty or tear the skirt. At the base of the tree, she took off her shoes and headed up the trunk to the first branch. From there she climbed higher until she could see the driveway that was about 50 yards away from her tree.