Fake Princess
Aniela Zygmunt (Side Story') II
Dinner, with their full family .. How do I greet them?
“Aniela?”
My eyes quickly turned to the side as the female voice rang out, my body getting stiffer as the green-eyed woman walked over with a man behind her. “What are you doing here? Everything may have been waiting inside,” he said smilingly looking at me.
“Good, sis,” I unknowingly replied by a smile from him again.
The woman turned to the man standing behind her, “Tsubaru, go inside first!” at his command, the man standing behind him bowed his body before his footsteps moved through the door.
“Are you nervous?” my eyes turned back to him.
“Does my family look scary?” he lifted his face up again.
“No... No, not that. They treated me very well, even better than what I got in my own Kingdom. I-”
“Thank God. One of my sister's spies told us about you, ” her husband turned his eyes to the door, “ as our brother told her about it, Aeneas who did not talk too much during the trip suddenly agreed to marry you. He does look like an indifferent man, but Aeneas is very responsible for what is entrusted to him. Maybe now, you still do not understand my words,” he said who turned to look at me.
“However, after you have known her for a little while .. I was lucky to choose to marry her, those words will come out of your lips instantly,” she continued with a smile by pulling my hand, “hurry, I am hungry. Today, Mom deliberately cooks delicious dishes for all of us. You'll regret not tasting it,” he said again, his hands stretched out as we walked through the door.
I turned to her, my steps walking as she patted my back while nodding her head. I sat down beside Aeneas who lowered his face, I threw my eyes back at the food that was slapping on the table when before my eyes fell onto his red face. “Dad, uncle Izumi took my food,” Hikaru's whining sounded raised my gaze again.
The glances of my eyes turned towards the sound of a strong Izumi laughter heard, she stood up with a plate full of food in her hand. “Izumi, give the food back to her!”
“Why Hikaru? You complain to your father? Weak as-” Izumi's laughter came to a halt as an apple floated up to her face.
“Haruki, you're sia-”
“Izumi!”
The whole room fell silent as the King let out his voice, “stop bothering your nephew. If you really want to have children, marry your partner and give me some more grandchildren. Do you understand what I'm saying?!”
Izumi clicked her tongue and sat back in her chair, “we will indeed get married, but after this is done. We, have promised that,” he said sitting leaning on a chair with his arms crossed on his chest.
Haruki moved, taking the plate full of food that was in front of Izumi to Hikaru who was sitting next to him. “Eat a lot, you want to come Daddy go on an adventure, right?” Hikaru nodded his head followed by his two moving hands grabbing the plate before him.
“Hikaru, are you still mad at Uncle? Uncle promised to take you around the sea using a seahorse.”
“But aunt Sachi said, Father's seahorse was more beautiful,” she answered, she grabbed a fork, pierced the fork into the small pieces of meat before her before eating it.
“I just told you the reality of nii-chan. I didn't expect that he would take it seriously,” Sachi said as Izumi's gaze turned to him.
“Hikaru, if you make up with Uncle Izumi. Aunty will take you flying around, how?”
Sachi nodded his head while smilingly looking at him, “well. Hikaru did it because Sachi's aunt asked for it,” she said who again chewed the piece of meat on the fork she held.
“Dad,” timpal Sachi who made the King turn his head towards him, “what about Ryu now?”
The king again set his sights forward, “Dad has given word to him, it is likely that he will return home from the tribe of Azayaka exactly a few days before the wedding of Eneas.”
“I haven't seen him in a long time. I did not expect, if he suddenly decided to learn martial arts after he had been able to walk again," he said, again looking at the King.
“Because he wants to fight with his brother. Just like what you did as a kid.”
“Daddy right. It seems like this is already flowing in our blood,” welcome Sachi, the King smiled with a gentle swipe of his head.
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I walked with my head down, having dinner with the entire Takaoka family completely drained my energy. I don't know, if a family's dinner would be as crowded as they do. “That,” my footsteps quickly stopped when her voice sounded.
I took a deep breath before turning to look at him, “do you, want to come with me? I, want to invite you to talk for a moment,” he said, his face bowed with the index finger scratching beside his forehead.
I nodded my head as he raised his gaze again, he was seen sighing before turning his body, “lewat here,” he said as he stepped foot away.
I played my own fingers before my feet stepped following him, “sit down!” he patted the side of the bench he was sitting on.
I followed what he said, long we both fell silent, not making the slightest sound between us. “I, just a lucky stranger picked up by this amazing family,” both my eyes grew when he opened his voice.
“I, realize my status who is not this nobody. So, after you get married and you want to get away from me, I'm not going to ban you. I, decided to marry you, not because I feel pity-”
“Or simply, I just want to save you. But I believe that every human being has a chance. If I, can help you get a better chance, then I will be happy to do it.”
“Why? Though, we have never met-”
“I've seen you,” he said which quickly cut my words, “I accidentally met you when I got lost looking for my Brother in your Palace. And honestly, from then on I couldn't cast your shadow out of my mind. But you take it easy, I won't do anything inappropriate for you,” he said standing looking at me.
“It's late, I'll take you to the room. Please,” he said again while nodding slowly his head.
I stood beside him, he raised his hand as if to allow me to walk first. I stepped forward with a glance towards his shadow that followed me from behind. We walked in unanswered, only the sound of our footsteps could be heard accompanying us.
I walked towards the door of the room, and I held up my hand to open the door. “Daughter Aniela, good night, good night, good night sleep tonight,” she smiled as I set my eyes on her.
I nodded my head as I walked into the room. My body leaned against the door when I closed it again. I raise my hand to press hard on my chest, “what happened? My heart, does not stop beating fast,” murmured me by pressing my hand even more.