The Griffins & Geneviève

The moment we step into the dormitory halls, the air changes. The big girls look like they're stepping into a battlefield, even if no one else realizes it.

And me?

I just try not to get in their way.

...---...

[First Stop: Common Lounge]

The lounge looks normal. Nothing weird.

Kemiko tugs at Selene's sleeve. "Here, Onee-sama."

Ivana exhales through her nose, looking around. "Alright. I'll stay."

Selene nods once. "Check every inch."

Ivana rolls her shoulders. "Oh, believe me, I will."

Meher gives her a passing glance. "Try not to break anything in the process."

🇨🇿 "I promise nobody."

...~•~...

[Second Stop: Stairwell]

The moment they step onto the stairs, Kemiko stopped.

⛅ "Here."

Beatriz adjusts her hair scarf.

🇧🇷 "The stairwell is a strange place for surveillance. Limited visibility, inconsistent angles."

🇸🇬 "Creative."

🇬🇷 "Meher, stay behind. Search everything."

🇮🇳 "Understood."

...~•~...

[Third Stop: Dorm Rooms hallway]

It's stronger here. Kemiko doesn't even need to think—I know.

⛅ "Here."

Sarnai doesn't say anything. She just steps forward.

Selene barely glances at her. "You got it?"

Sarnai gives the smallest nod. Nothing else is said.

⛅ "Onee-sama..." — "When I ran around to drop the candies. I feel like this on every floor"

🇬🇷 "Alright." — "Sienna, Beatriz, split floors with Sarnai."

🇸🇬 "Roger that!" Sienna shoots her finished lollipop stick to the nearest trash bin.

🇧🇷 "I'll take the top two floors."

🇸🇬 "Okie!"

...~•~...

[Final Stop: Open Rooftop]

The air is cold and quiet up here.

⛅ "It's here." (whisper)

🇬🇷 (eyes sharpen) "All over?"

⛅ "Feels like it."

Geneviève steps forward, gazing out over the edge. She's calm. Like this is just another evening for her. But there's something about the way she pauses.

🇬🇷 "Whatchu thinking?"

Geneviève doesn't answer right away. But she replies slow and thoughtfully.

🇫🇷 "You know how you always miss me?"

🇬🇷 "Oh please..." (eye roll)

🇫🇷 ". . ." She looks out to the serene night before she lightly chuckles.

Selene frowns slightly. "What?"

🇫🇷 "I'll miss this."

🇬🇷 "Ha?" (looks at her like, gurl what's wrong with you?)

🇫🇷 (small smile) "Nothing important."

Selene studies her for a moment longer, like she knows something is off but doesn't push.

Instead, she turns back to Kemiko.

🇬🇷 "Kemiko. You're sure?"

⛅ "Yes. It's like the whole place is... covered in it."

Geneviève steps forward, her hands behind her back, posture poised as always.

🇫🇷 "It does make one wonder," she muses. "Why here?"

Selene crosses her arms. "That's what I was about to say."

Geneviève's lips twitch slightly. "Oh? Should I let you say it then, dear Myron?"

Selene scowls. "Adèlaïde."

🇫🇷 "This isn't a convenient place for a hidden device. It's open to the eyes."

🇫🇷 "Unless it isn't just about watching," Geneviève muses.

🇬🇷 "Meaning?"

Geneviève is quiet for a moment, looking out over the buildings. Then, with the smallest of smile.

🇫🇷 "Just a thought."

Selene scowls. "I hate when you do that."

Geneviève chuckles softly. "I know."

🇬🇷 "Κατάρα σου..." (Curse you...)

Selene mutters, and Geneviève? Her little smile looks so pleased.

🇫🇷 "Flatter me more."

I blink between them. "Do you always talk like this?"

🇫🇷 "Like what, Mon ensoleillé?"

⛅ "Like you're fighting, but not fighting."

🇬🇷 "She does it on purpose."

🇫🇷 "I do enjoy a good exchange."

Kemiko looks between them.

⛅ "So... You do this a lot, huh, Onee-sama?" — "Talk like you're in some secret chess match."

🇫🇷 "Oh? And who do you think is winning?"

⛅ "...I don't know. Feels like you both think you are."

Selene groans, rubbing her temple.

🇬🇷 "Can we not do this now?"

🇫🇷 (gracefully folding her arms) "Of course, dear Myron. Let's focus."

She says it lightly, but something about the way she stands, the way she looks out over the school—it feels... off. Like she's memorizing it. Like she knows this might be the last time.

...~•~...

⛅ Yes. I did say I have a memory like a leaky bucket. But I remembered something.

I heard faint sounds when I was running, dropping candy on people's doors.

Tiny clatters—like something landed on a roof.

...~•~...

Now Kemiko stands with Selene and Geneviève scanning the area. There's nothing. Just empty space and the open sky.

But there—Small objects, on the roof of the buildings nearby.

A rock? A piece of debris?

Kemiko squint her eyes. Selene notices.

🇬🇷 "What is it?"

⛅ "Something landed over there.”

Selene follows Kemiko's gaze. So does Geneviève. For a moment, none of us speak. The wind shifts, pulling at our clothes. Finally, Selene exhales. "Alright. We check it out."

Just as she says that, her comm clicks on. It's Beatriz.

🇧🇷 "Nothing on my end, but something on the building on south caught my attention. I'm going to take a look."

Selene presses a hand to her earpiece. "Copy that. Keep me posted."

The comm goes silent again. Then, she turns to the little girl.

🇬🇷 "Thank you little informant."

⛅ "?"

🇬🇷 "You're going back to the fun meet" she says firmly. "You did your part."

⛅ "Demo—"

Selene cuts her off with a look.

🇬🇷 "Security room. Aria's waiting for you."

⛅ "...okay."

Geneviève smiles slightly. "A wise choice." — "See you around, Mon ensoleillé."

Selene taps her comm. "Aria, I'm sending her back to you."

📋 "Got it. I'll take her from here."

...~•~...

🇬🇷 "Alright, let's move—"

But when she turns, Geneviève is already gone.

Gone.

No sound. No trace.

Just the faintest silhouette in the distance—graceful—like some untouchable urban legend.

Here we go again.

🇬🇷 (taps her comm) "Girls! Report in once you're clear." — "Check the roofs of buildings nearby."

One by one, responses come through:

🇮🇳 "Copy. Moving."

🇲🇳 "Noted."

🇸🇬 "Copy!"

🇨🇿 "Don't fall and die, guys."

🇧🇷 "Wow, that's helpful." (ofc that's sarcasm)

Actually... Sienna is already on a roof. She spots Geneviève moving to another building.

🇸🇬 "Who's this Diva?" (she mutters to herself before laughing it out)

...~•~...

Selene takes off, moving fast. But by the time she reaches the rooftop, Geneviève is already there.

The queen is standing there in her dress. Her long, dark hair draped over her shoulder—completely unbothered.

Not even out of breath.

🇬🇷 "Seriously?"

Geneviève turns her head, just enough to glance at Selene.

🇫🇷 (unbothered) "Problem?"

🇬🇷 (deadpan) "At this point, you're just showing off."

🇫🇷 "If a good dress slows you down..."

She pauses, smoothly sweeping her hair back.

🇫🇷 "...Skill issue."

Selene twitches. 💢

🇬🇷 "You're insufferable."

🇫🇷 "And here you are, dear Myron." — "Suffering"

Selene swears she can hear 'Ana Lingpop' wheezing over comms.

🇬🇷 "...Σε μισώ." [...I hate you.]

Geneviève hums, amused.

🇫🇷 "Ah, musique à mes oreilles." [Ah, music to my ears.]

...~•~...

🇸🇬 "Where are you, Trix?"

🇧🇷 "Already ahead of you."

Beatriz moves swiftly, landing near the rooftop's edge. She straightens, eyes scanning her surroundings—

🇸🇬 "Shouldn't have been so sure."

Sienna sits casually on the ledge with one knee up, her messy short hair ruffled by the wind. Her gloved hand tosses something lazily into the air, catching it with ease.

Small. Black. Oddly shaped things.

🇧🇷 "Alright, you beat me."

Sienna smirks, tossing the object again. "Look! I got little souvenirs."

She holds out her hand, letting Beatriz see. In her palm are pieces of debris.

🇸🇬 "Two different roofs so far."

Beatriz picks up a piece after she puts her glove on. She examines one of it.

🇸🇬 "It's not so fancy of a camera."

🇧🇷 "Camera?" — "They're small." She turns it over. "Not standard school equipment."

🇸🇬 "Nope." Sienna flicks another piece into the air.

🇸🇬 "And I bet there's a lot more than this." — "No wonder Kemi-chan feels watched everywhere."

🇧🇷 (comm on) "Check the roof's debris." — "Ana found them to be cameras."

Sienna opens another lollipop wrapper.

🇸🇬 "Finally... A bright spot." *pop* "Mabar yuk! Trix!"

...~•~...

[🇯🇵 Hakachi Kemiko 🇯🇵]

So! ⛅

After all that, I made my way back to the fun meet with Aria-neesan.

The security team Griffin and Geneviève Adèlaïde Onee-sama, stayed to keep working, and honestly? I don't know what else they were up to. But I did my part.

...~•~...

By the end of the night, the student council gathered all the debris looking cameras they found and handed them over to the Data & Intelligence Division for further inspection.

...~•~...

Oh yeah! ⛅

Later That Night...

When I got back to my dorm, guess what?

My phone was finally returned.

Yokatta... It's clean.

But.

There were a lot of missed calls.

From Kyonii-chan, Oton, and from a bunch of unknown numbers.

When I didn't answer Papa's calls from my brother's phone? Papa tried to called EVERYWHERE.

Public phones. Far neighbors. A phone from some random person passing by.

...Yeah.