While everyone was gaping at Leina's little burst of excitement, Alexander was quite happy with the progress he had made with her so far.
He looked over at the brothers and smirked,
'See, that's a job done well. '
Leina was surprised by her actions but decided to roll with it and eagerly introduced her siblings, " This is my oldest brother Lester and over there is Levy a champ if you ask me and over here is Liam and Louis, they only way you can tell them apart is by their height difference since Liam is an inch taller and Louis and myself are the same height oh and I am pleased to make your acquaintance Leina Reinhardt" she said with a curtsy.
To the Smiths, this seemed like a normal thing, and they were quite delighted by Leina's hospitality.
Reginald held a small smile while nodding at Logan and Giselle.
"So this is the nest, huh? Quite impressive. Thanks, Leina dear, for introducing your family. Well, this is my wife Michelle and my son Alexander, and my princess Samantha" he briefly introduced his family as well. He noticed Alexander was the least surprised, and he wondered why since the boy was so eager to meet his 'potential business partners. ' too bad the Reinhardts weren't in the mafia, but the look that his son held in his eyes as he looked at Leina told him something.
Lester came forward with Levy behind him. They both nodded at the Smiths and led the way to the dining area whilst thinking the same thing, 'So could we brought a proper friend home, at least' while sighing since they knew how harsh society was towards them.
...
For someone who grew up in a room because of a 'dumb illness', Samantha was on edge hearing she could finally mingle with someone her age.
Due to her weak body, she couldn't engage as much in physical activity as other children. Coupled with the fact that she relied on an oxygen tank, she could not make friends with anyone besides her brother.
Her illnesses went as far as to make her family move to Roning for her treatment.
As they traveled to the Reinhardt's all Samantha could do was gape at how stunning the estate looked, she initially thought that Lemoore was not beautiful but the Reinhardt's mansion was magnificent in her eyes.
With acres and acres of beautiful lush green grass and a three story mansion just magnificently standing that screamed luxury, for Samantha this summed up all she needed to know about her father's friends.
While she was admiring the interior of the place, she completely forgot about the unease she had felt before, and she missed the scene Leina made.
She finally awoke from her daze, with her brother gently squeezing her hand to help her sit at the dining table. She took a bur paused awkwardly as she realized she had not officially greeted anyone.
Alexander knew that this was the first time his sister had interacted with people other than their family and doctors, so he made sure to remind her not to be afraid. He saw her look up to meet his gaze, and he smiled reassuringly.
"Right, Michelle, I have reserved this side of the table for you and our little cutie", said Giselle while pinching Samantha's cheek.
"This seat over here is reserved for our princess only", said Giselle as she directed Samantha to her seat and helped her.
Liam and Louis jumped to help their mother place the dishes in front of Samantha, making her shy away at their attentiveness towards her.
While the twins were helping their mother, Levy noticed that Samantha was struggling to place her napkin on her lap, so he asked, "May I?"
Samantha felt uncomfortable by the sibling's attentiveness but nodded out of politeness.
Lester felt left out and decided to guide everyone else to their designated seats and introduce each of the dishes Giselle made and gave Michelle a breakdown on the food that was made specifically for Samantha due to her health.
The whole scene had Reginald, Logan and Michelle smiling proudly at everyone's antics; however, Leina was baffled at the way her brothers turnt on her and completely forgot about her. Usually, they would be pestering her, but they treated the Smiths' daughter with such care.
She was disheartened; however was distracted by Alexander, who came to sit next to her and help place her napkin on her lap.
She was yet to recover from witnessing her siblings' behavior, and here came another who completely made her feel like her head could explode.
The Reinhardt brothers, although they were busy they could see what Alexander was doing and felt a weird surge to compete with him.
Levy, who was on Samantha's right side, asked, "Is the food to your liking?"
In a meek, tiny voice, Samantha replied, "Yes, it is."
"Do you need anything else?"
"No .no... no thank you", she said as she bowed her head, shying away from the attention she was getting.
"If you need anything, you can ask me, Leina", Alexander said loudly and proceeded to look at her intensely.
"Samantha, are you comfortable in your chair?"
"Samantha, would you like a refill?"
"Leina here have mine."
"Samantha, place your feet here to sit comfortably"
"Lei-"
"Enough", boomed Giselle, with Logan beside her, who looked at his boy's disapprovingly
"Could we please eat in silence, Michelle, Reginald", said Giselle as she looked at the couple apologetically.
Reginald waved it off, and Michelle shook her head and silently helped Samantha eat.
Whilst the boys bowed and ate, there were two people who felt a sudden rush of emotions against the other.
Dislike.