Nightly Lessons Book I: The Book of Beginnings

[Peeker]

"Pork loin, dear. ....but what was all that excitement about?"

Aleksandr was sitting at the head of the table, three places set around him, all with goblets of blood ready, along with the group's meal.

Janus was already sitting, watching the puppy eat almost furiously - as though he didn't want to bring his attention to the table.

"Really, now. Someone's got to tell me. The way you and Mikeal yelled, Alice... It has to be quite the joke! What is it?"

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Mikeal felt himself stiffen and turned quickly to his meal, leaving Alice to explain. She glared at him across the table, kicking him in the shin under the table.

"Mikeal!" She hissed to him, wanting him to explain. "Care to share?"

"AH! No," Mikeal answered and quickly popped a bit of pork lion into his mouth, excusing him from talking. 'Every man and lady for themselves.'

Alice paled when she saw he would help and smiled nervously at Aleks.

"errrr.... no not really," Alice's voice was a little higher then normal as she looked at Janus. "Pass the rice please!"

Everything about her screamed that there was a problem.

[Peeker]

Janus turned bright red as he did so, hands shaking a little. Aleksandr sighed.

"Alright... we all know I can read minds, yes? Is there a better way to do this? Or are you going to tell me what's going on?"

Janus' eyes widened. "Oh no..."

About there, he realized Alice hadn't know that he knew about the tape until right about there.

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

The was a clatter as Alice dropped the rice bowl, her eyes fixed on Janus. She gapped at him in horror.

"No," she shook her head disbelieving. "No... you didn't... tell me you didn't see it."

Mikeal felt a strong wave of nervousness over flow him as she quickly rose.

"errr... I think I left something in my chambers... I'd best go and errr get it..." He made to leave.

"Janus!" Alice felt her face light up like a lamp. "Tell me you didn't watch that tape after I told you not to!"

[Peeker]

Janus blushed harder. "I'm sorry! I was curious! I- I didn't mean anything by it! I didn't know it was... um... y'know..." He looked up at Mikeal accusingly. "And how did you know about it?!"

"You've got to be kidding me." Aleksandr shook his head, and sipped from his goblet. "Tell me when you're done with this three-ring circus, and get back to me! Sweet night above.... What could this possibly be?"

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Alice covered herself in embarrassment. She couldn't believe he had seen it.
"Oh my god..." she groaned. "I don't believe this.... I told you not too. Every heard of curiosity killing the damn cat!"

She suddenly looked at Mikeal who was inching slowly out of the room.

"And you!" She point at him. "Don't you dare run off, this is your fault."

"What makes you say that?" Mikeal protested, soundly oddly childish.

"you sent it to me!" Alice yelled.

"you kept it!" Mikeal counter. "Alice I didn't think you would keep the bloody thing. It's the worst animated porn series ever mad... oops..."

the rooom fell silent onto only to hear Klonoa give a happy yipe and continue eating.

"Bye!" Mikeal quickly disappeared from the room, leaving the children alone with Aleks.

[Peeker]

"Animated...." Aleksandr reddened, and cleared his throat. His goblet clattered to the table. "...Mikeal..." He snapped his fingers. The man suddenly found himself back in the dining room - this time in mid-air, still walking out as quickly as he could.

"Children... all three of you have some explaining to do, hm?"

Mikeal found himself sitting down in his chair again - and suddenly looking around 14 or 15 years old.

Janus gave a nervous smile. A big grumpy stormcloud could have been over Aleksandr's head right now, and it would have had a similar effect.

Klonoa burped, and continued to eat in the silence that followed.

"So, let us see.... Mikeal has... well, we're not going to talk about what Mikeal has done just yet... but it sounds to me like young Janus..." Aleksandr suddenly smiled. "...has done a bit of trespassing - and last time I checked, Alice, you still had a few punishments you owed me, don't you? Trespassing being one of them..."

The man stood, leaving the three sitting down, their chairs all pivoting towards him. "So... Miss Alice Harker, Master Janus Bell, Master Mikeal Dornell... is there anything else to explain? Now?"

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Alice suddenly felt very little in front of Aleks while Mikeal felt his own face flush in humiliation.

"Well... errr..." Alice looked at Aleks and pointed at Mikeal. "When I first got the VRC and TV Mikeal sort of.... maybe... set me a hentai as a joke."

"A very poorly placed joke might I add," Mikeal could feel the rays on anger flood the room. "I didn't think she would watch it or keep it!"

"the hell you didn't!" Alice counter pointing at hi. "It was called Dragon Pink! i though it was some cuez whootz anime and half way through I'm suddenly watching a sex scene!"

"It wasn't in detail..."Mikeal defended.

"In the first episode!" She yelled. If she was going down for this, sh was taking Mikeal with her. Even if she had to pull the five year old act to do so. 'I go down for this you all do.' "And Janus I threw that tape into my closet. Why the hell did you dig it out?"

[Peeker]

"Because you threw it in the closet! I didn't know it was something bad! I thought you were just being silly, and it was a girlie movie! ...and as soon as I realized what it was, I, um, almost immediately turned it off!" Janus blushed.

Aleksandr sighed. "...so we have a bad joke, a bad item to keep around the house, and a bad move to ignore someone's wishes... that's one bad decision for each of you, isn't it?"

The man smiled dimly. "Well... what do you suppose happens now, hm?"

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

"That's a lame excuse!" she hissed and looked at Aleks with nervous eyes. She had an idea by she didn't want to voice it. "Errrrrr.... we go to bed really really early?"

Mikeal in the mean time was looking completely shell shocked.

"Oh please... not that..." He recalled this discussion notice before when Aleks had caught him peeking on Gabby. He had been young and curious at the time about the difference between the two sexes and he had payed a heavy price for it. 'It really isn't necessary, Sir. It really isn't...|