Chapter 99
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"What .. the hell am i doing here?" I asked myself.
Looking around, the last thing i remembered was talking to charles in this garden. Herus said something about not moving near this garden of dandelions, and after that is a big blur? I suddenly felt like there was a lot of missing leverage for trying to recall my memories.
This feeling.. as if they made me forget something again. This very familiar feeling that happened to me a lot of times in the past.
"You awake?" Charles' voice comes in behind me.
I turned and smiled at him. "Yeah, and puzzled why am i in a garden."
"Didn't you love dandelions?" He comes beside me, and he stares at me sincerely.
I chuckled. "I loved them because of a certain person."
He didn't reply that's why i took a glance at him. My eyes widened when he was looking at me suspiciously for a second before smiling back at me. "Can i be that person?" He says.
But i didn't feel touched or anything, rather i felt scared.
I don't know why, but i took a step back. Making me gape in horror. "I-I'm sorry i didn't mean to look scared. I dont know why i just did that-"
He gently shuts me up using his finger. "Don't need to stress about it."
I nodded awkwardly.
"How are you feeling?" He asks.
"What do you mean? Of course i feel fine." I said. "I should be the one asking you that question."
He laughs. "Do you see me as a weakling?"
"What?"
"Am i still that boy that died back then?"
I flinched. My fist balled in anger as i tried to hold it in, my guilt consuming me for a minute. "Stop it. Stop making me remember unpleasant things."
"Unpleasant things?" He frowns.
I suddenly felt guilty, making me worried about being too harsh on him. I coughed awkwardly and said. "I'm sorry i didn't mean it that way.. my head just keeps hurting that's all."
He smiles. "It's fine but i want to ask you something, can i?"
I nodded.
"Who was your first love?"
I blushed immediately after hearing those words, i turned my face away but he suddenly forces me to look at him with his hand on my face. A cold hearted look plastered onto his face, made me quiver slightly.
"Why .. are you looking at me like that?" I ask warily.
"Who?"
"..."
He lets go of my hand, his eyes bearing those cold hearted gaze upon me, i took a step back and felt that he was assuming that i initiate the conversation. And i did.
"Don't be too grumpy, you know it's you.." i blushed looking away. "Tsk why do you have to make me say it?"
When i looked back to finally meet his eyes. His eyes still remained the same- cold. Until he asks another question that was quite a bit odd for me.
"And after me?"
My eyebrow raised. "What?"
He remains silently, as if he was trying to read something from me.
What does he mean though? A love after him?
{"CHRISTAL!"} A man's voice rings to my ears.
My knees wobbled and i held my head in pain. Charles was quick to catch me and held me in his arms.
"Who? Who was that voice?"
"What voice?" He asks suspiciously.
"I.. there was a man's voice just now." I looked at him feeling frightened. "He was calling me.."
He frowns. "Do you know that man?"
The garden seemed more quiet as Charles bombarded me with suspicious questions that would make my head wither in pain. This feeling was so familiar that my guts was automatically telling me that something is wrong.
That something similar happened to me.
"No." I pushed him away, scared that he was being way too suspicious. "I don't know anything, my head just hurts like hell so can you please move?"
I was about to leave this suffocating place full of dandelions but unexpectedly he grabs my arms and embraces me with his big chest. Stroking my hair slightly as he places his head onto my shoulder in comfort.
I blushed once again. Why the hell am i always blushing?! It's all his fault for growing up and looking this fit!!
Ironically, i accepted him as i hugged him tighter.
After a moment with charles in the garden earlier, i couldn't help but smile. Even though he was acting a bit suspicious, i ignored it and accepted him anyways.
I was walking back to the mansion when i suddenly noticed how quiet this villa was. Not just that, but even the people around here was really quiet and mysterious- as if they were avoiding me.
Nah, just thinking too much about it.
I opened the door and saw an annoying guy standing infront of me, as if he already knew i was the person at the other end of the door.
I looked at him in an annoyed face.
"Why so grumpy princess?"
I almost puked. "Princess my ass, what do you want this time?" I shoved him away but he just followed me instead.
"So i heard you wiped out your own mate and send him-"
I was frightened when charles suddenly shows up and grabs Herus with him, his mouth sealed by Charles, he looked shocked as i was.
"What the hell is going on?"
Did he just say that i wiped own mate?
He was spouting nonsense that why i ignored it, what was bothering me was Charles' behaviour.
"I need to talk to my brother that's all." Charles replies.
"Oh." I said surprised. "Did you have to choke him up like that?"
He finally realised that Herus was running out of air and released him. "Sorry about that, i was too excited to tell him about something important."
Herus coughs miserably and glares at Charles. "What the hell did you do this time?"
What are they talking about?
Charles remained silent and gestures me to leave, i nodded in return. As i left the location, i peeked out and saw how horrified Herus looked as if Charles said something to shake him up. I tried not to wander around about it further and left.
Those brothers are acting very suspicious, my gut has always been right.
What the hell is happening?
I got back from to my room and cleaned myself up first before going to bed. There was no tv here, only books to read. Making me get up and get a book myself, i took out a book about weapons.
I laid it out on my lap as i read it carefully in my bed.
I was surprised how old the book was. The publisher date was around 400 B.C. Yet the book is still in a good condition. As i scanned it, my thoughts knotted as it talked about the weapons of the gods and goddesses.
Why is there such a book here? In my room?
"Do you like what you're reading?" Charles shows up.
"You frightened me you jerk." I said startled at his sudden appearance. "I didn't even sensed you coming closer."
He sat down the bed and looked at me sincerely. "I specially picked out those books for you."
I raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
He chuckles. "You don't even know what you are capable of.." he touches a strand of my hair and kisses it softly. "..my queen."
I blushed and took my hair back. "You playboy, stop fiddling with my hair." I hissed at him, feeling embarrassed.
"Don't be shy, our marriage date is near."
"WHAT?! MARRIAGE?!" I said, a bit taken back.
"Christal, a lot of time has passes since that day we met. It was the longest years i had to endure." He smiles at me. "I don't want to regret not being with you any longer."
My heart raced not because i was touched by his confession, but i was freaking nervous. Cat got my tongue as i couldn't reply to him. But only shake my head frantically.
"No.. it's too early."
I don't know why i'm saying this, even though i knew that i really do like Charles ever since i met him and i also regretted a lot of things with him, but my gut was telling me to make him stop saying those words.
He mumbles. "It's too late."
"What?"
"Nothing." He smiles. "Just rest, don't rush yourself to think about it. But i hope i can get an answer soon." He kisses my forehead.
"Goodnight Christal."
I smiled back at him.
