章 44: Kazuya P3
Year 4014 Mist Kingdom Main Castle
Kazuya raised an eyebrow; as he held back his yawn.
After last night, well early this morning he figured he should get some sleep instead of staring at Lyn. Yes, he did that right before he fell asleep and when he woke up too...
So when Lyn yanked the sheets and left him to the cold and told him it was time to get going. Kazuya got mad. Though it was no longer morning, and more or less lunchtime. Kazuya felt exhausted.
The morning grumpiness had vanished, but Kazuya didn't like how she woke him up. Couldn't she act cuter when waking him up in the mornings? Then again, it's better than her waking him up after he's had a panicked attack from a nightmare. He pulled the girl into his arms and kissed her neck softly. Lyn's cheeks turned red; his actions must have startled her. The reason why Lyn woke him up was the current situation. Why did he have lunch with Lyn's family and the King of the Stone Kingdom? Well, it seemed like this was the stupid second Brothers fault. It's a good thing they didn't invite Prince Allen to this. Otherwise, Kazuya knew it would be awkward. Other than Lyn's family, there's also the girl who is engaged to the First Prince. Lyn and her seemed like good friends, since the moment they entered Lyn pulled him over to introduce himself.
So even Lyn has friends. The thought relieved him. Even if the girl is the fiance of her eldest brother, after they finished lunch, Kazuya thought it would end. But for the last few minutes, they still sat around and spoke. There was even entertainment. Kazuya exhaled deeply; the only comfort is that Lyn seemed surprised too. Since Lyn had no clue, then that means they extended this lunch because of the King of the Sound Kingdom.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it would take this long," Lyn whispered.
"It's okay, though I am a bit tired."
She blushed, "I didn't mean to wake you like that; it's just I'm not used to being late for anything."
Kazuya brushed his forehead against hers, "As I said, I don't mind it too much. I'm glad you openly introduced me as your boyfriend in front of your family," Kazuya paused. Other than Prince Andrew and Prince Kotaro there was no need for her other family members to know about their relationship. It's not like King John is brave enough to ask something like that to King Orthez. What surprised Kazuya was King Daichi's reaction, the man seemed genuinely happy with the news. Queen Orthez just seemed amused and Lethia? Well...
"Lyn, come here for a moment," King Daichi called out.
"Okay!" she turned to him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. It was light but King John who was hovering after and speaking with
"I'll be back?"
Kazuya nodded, "Yeah."
No sooner had Lyn left, he felt somebody staring at him and found somebody's gaze on him. When Kazuya looked he saw a girl with dust blonde hair looking at him; a frown appeared on her face every few seconds. This girl is the Mist Kingdom's First Princess Lethia. Somebody, he had an unexpected encounter/meeting with a few years back.
After a few minutes, she made her way over. Lethia said nothing to him right away; in fact, she seemed to debate in her head what she would say — judging from the concentrated expression on her face.
"You're really dating my sister?"
"Yeah."
"Really?" Lethia repeated. The girl didn't seem convinced, and Kazuya panicked. Is their act that bad? Though Lyn still isn't used to acts of affection, she's gradually getting used to it. Not that he actually knows what to do on that department either.
"I like Lyn," Kazuya said, "No, I probably love her. This may seem vague to you right now since I did only just recently acknowledge these feelings of mine. And even then I have some doubts. I'm not sure about love, and I'm inexperienced in it, I can't say for sure either of us actually understands what we are doing. But I do know I want to protect her; I do know I want to treat her well and keep her beside me." He can't say the words 'I love' without the vague terminology attached just yet. Not because they are pretending, but because he genuinely doesn't know what to think of this situation just yet, "I don't want to rush anything. I want to treasure the moments we have together and let things develop naturally."
His sentence fell short when Lethia stepped on his foot, "Ouch---" Kazuya noticed the tears in the girl's eyes.
"I attended this thinking that I could ask what happened. But it seems like it's futile. When Kotaro told me, I thought Lyn was the one who asked you for this, and you just couldn't refuse because your kind like that. But I didn't think you were serious."
"I am so um, why are you crying?"
Kazuya didn't understand why she suddenly cried out of nowhere.
A woman's tears is really like receiving a punch to his stomach. What is he supposed to do about this situation?
Thankfully Lethia stopped after a few minutes, "You don't know that I like you?"
Wait what? Kazuya froze when he heard those words. Did Princess Lethia of all people just confess his feelings? Did he hear things? No, for sure he couldn't have misplaced those words.
Lethia looked at him with a disappointed look, "How stupid. What a waste of time," she muttered, "You didn't notice anything. Not even during my last visit to the Sound Kingdom?"
During her last visit, the elder was busy briefing him on the mission details. Because of the short notice, Kazuya had to digest the information quickly. So during Princess Lethia's surprise visit, his thoughts were distracted. He hadn't really paid much attention to her despite being the girl's guide.
"Wait, wait. When a girl normally confesses, aren't they usually nervous?"
Look at Lyn, when he proposed this idea of a fake relationship she acted all cute and shy about it. Lethia's eyes twitched in annoyance, "Well I'm sorry I'm not like Lyn. Not everybody is like her with her nice hair, delicate skin - sorry I'm average looking and with a rotten personality."
Kazuya sweat fell, what type of confession is this? Nobody can blame him for being surprised. Princess Lethia's 'rotten personality' aside, he doesn't care much for appearance. The girl never displayed such signs of liking him romantically.
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