first step...

"shall we set out then, carriage is all ready" said my mom taking me by hand.

this is the feeling I never forgot, nor from my previous life neither from this one, the feeling of the warmest person in this world getting me by my hand.

this warmth is something I can never think to let go off, my mom's warm hands, and for that it doesn't matter even if I have to use up each and every person in this world.

"let's go" said Rose enthusiastically.

we all got into the solar carriage and set out for the palace in the capital.

***

the North family was not a rich family in the novel I wrote instead it was a family with a lot of debt, which was one of the reasons why they couldn't help but let their beloved daughter be married to "Rance Forger" the only son of the count Forger.

the very first thing I did after getting to this world was to make up a plan for getting out of this world and get back to my own, but wasn't able to attempt a single thing before I knew that the world I lived in now has ended and I could never go back there no matter what I try. that's when I first tried to end my life in this world by jumping from the terrace of our then two storey building, and ended up with a fracture in my right and left legs and was for the first time visited by real Erissa.

Erissa cried and begged me to continue living as her, happily with her family and to find some one who will truly love me, will care for me and will protect me.

that was the very first moment I tried to accept my life in this world and came up with a plan to survive, the very first thing I had to do was get my family out of the debt which proved to be quite time taking as I had to experiment again and again until I succeeded, this world was very much similar to that of earth but a lot under developed, which gave me the chance to recreate inventions of earth here for which I worked straight ten years after coming here and came up with the idea of solar power at the age of 15, after which I had to convince my father for the business and work with him day and night to take up loans and build a family business with solar system and moved to capital with my family.

our family made solar system in this world and set up a whole industry in our name and made a number of products with the same, such as solar carriages, electric swords which were full blown blast in this world and even reached to the Royal knights of the empire, other stuffs like solar shops and the thing we are most proud of "the Royal solar vehicles", those were the vehicles directly ordered by his majesty the emperor to be manufactured only for the royals to use.

just as I was thinking back to my hard work the carriage came to a halt and stood in front of the palace gate and the all of us got out to witness a magnificent view of decorated palace and of nobels climbing up the solar escalators our yet another piece of work which was only implanted in a grand total of 5 places.

"you are looking great, Eri" I heard some one from back and turned towards them and met the eyes with my best friend "Crenia".

" you are looking great too, Cre" I said politely. and got quite a cute pout in return.

"is that how you talk to me now, you are just a year older than me, you just wait I will be having my 25th ceremony next year too." said Crenia whining and flapping her hands.

with a light chuckle my mom joined the conversation and said, "you shouldn't tease your friend like that."

"you don't seem to mean that madam North" said Crenia with a pout.

"Did it seem that way, I am sorry miss" said mom teasingly.

just as they exchanging their arguments back and forth Crenia's twin brother Crenis came and greeted me with a smile.

"you look absolutely lovely miss North" he said looking in my eyes genuinely.

"thank you, Crenis. but I am sure I can't possibly overtake your beuty now can I" I replied with a chuckle and Crenis's face went beat red as always.

ever since we came to the capital the Demen siblings have been our dearest best friends. I still remember how we all played all day and bickered at the smallest things. and how once Crenis followed me all the way to our house, it was quite funny and cute at the same time. they both have stunning beauty inherited from their parents and can't be told apart if not for their hair being different lengths.

"you better not be flirting around with my daughter you punk." a voice striked and Crenis flinced.

"honey, that's not a very polite way of talking" said my mom sternly and my dad cleared his throat.

then turned towards me and said with tears almost getting their way in his eyes "my lovely daughter has grown so fast, what do I do...." he choked on his words and hugged me tightly in his arms, probably trying to hide his tears.

"you should not be crying like that Fren, atleast hold your dignity" said Crenia's father Mr. Demen.

"you look stunningly beautiful miss" he said looking towards me.

"Thank you, sir demen" I said bowing slightly.

"I don't need to hear that from you, you are going to cry your eyes out once Miss Crenia turns 25" he said mockingly.

"oh yeah, really...?" said Mr. demen getting ticked by father's rather rude comments.

just as argument seemed to be getting fueled mom interrupted them and said quite sternly, "we better not make a scene out here."

and both of them went silent, as if struck by lightning.

and we all then continued together towards the solar escalator.

*TO BE CONTINUED*