In the beautiful garden owned by the royal family, both Leone and I sat next to each other on the bench under the glistening moonlight. As romantic as it sounds, there's no romance going on between us. Only the awkward silence that surfaced, "Lady Jeanette," he looked at me seriously.
"Why are you still alive?" that question he asked was enough to send a shiver down my spine. I don't know why, but his gentle expression suddenly turned hostile as I found myself backing away from him, "W-what do you mean?" I asked nervously.
"You should've died back then by the hands of the crown prince. Because of you..." he suddenly grabbed my throat, but it wasn't deadly enough to get me killed, so I used wind magic to slightly push him away and slap his face, "Because of me what? Why in the world are you choking me! Are you insane?" I screamed at him with all my might, shaking him back to reality.
"I really must have gone insane. I apologize for my actions Lady Jeanette. I hope you will forgive me," he bows to like a gentleman but at this point, I was glaring at him while my arms were crossed, "You haven't answered my question. Because of me, what?"
"W-well you wouldn't understand even if I told you..." he mumbled while I remained quiet. I really hate people who leaves me hanging during conversations. Not to mention, he was choking a weak girl like me! Except, I'm a little capable.
No, that's not the point! What he did to me just now was an assault! I could sue him for it and I SHOULD sue him for it.
Since the silence was making him uncomfortable, he suddenly brought up a different topic, "B-by the way, would you like to go ice skating with me? I heard that place is recently popular these days," he ask with his usual gentle smile, but I was still wary of him. I have no idea what this man might do next.
One moment he's kind, then the next moment he lets out this threatening aura and now he's acting like nothing happened?
"Is it really?" I replied rather dryly since I was still mad.
"Yes it is. If I could, I would have already met with the owner too, but she's quite the busy woman. I even had my men follow her but she always seem to get away," he tells me as I gasp mentally.
This man...! So those stalkers of mine were all because of him!
"Why do you want to meet her?"
"That woman... is changing the world here. Her influence is gradually spreading all around the world and even though it sounds like a good thing, she's going to become a target with her ideas. Well, not that I care. I just want to meet her since we came from the same place,"
"Oh.. Uhm, Leone. To tell you the truth, I-" just before I had the chance to expose my identity, Kian appeared out of nowhere and gave me a kiss on the cheeks, "ASDFGHJKL, Kian!!!" I yelled loudly as he chuckled and dodged my slap.
Oh my god, I think I'm going to die from a heart attack.
"D-did you say Kian...? The love candidate of this world....? I knew it! Weird... You, a minor character, not only has magic but is even dating one of the love candidates? What in the world is going on?" Leone mumbles to himself, but Kian and I heard everything.
This man is going crazy, lol.
"Hey you, what do you mean by love candidate?" Kain questioned as I tried my best to escape his embrace, but he didn't even budge.
"You're not even going to believe me even if I tell you, so why bother," he sighs while massaging his temples, "At least you didn't make a fool of yourself right?" Kian laughs as I sigh. He's as rude as the book describes him, and I'm sure Leone is thinking that too.
"Kian, he's right though. You were supposed to be in love with Lady Margaret, but for some reason things changed. Like your first encounter was supposed to be the moment when she gets attacked in the forest," I tell him, shocking Leone as he looked at me confusingly.
"Oh, I remember. Weren't you there with her though?"
"Wait what? How do you know?" I asked him but he only smiled at me and pinched my cheeks. At times like these, he acts really out of character and it makes me so confused.
"Lady Jeanette, how do you know about that? Are you perhaps from another world too? Did you also get reincarnated like me?!" Leon held on to my hands but Kian slapped it away with a glare.
"Don't touch her or I'll kill you," he threatened Leone who flinched at his glare. Yeah, I totally understand why he would get scared. After all, it's Kian we're talking about. Kian! The owner of the magic tower! He can even control time itself for gods sake.... I think?
"Kian, don't be like that. You're so rude," I scolded him but he simply lets go and held on to my hand next, dragging me away from Leone and back to a place I'm not familiar with.
I'm sorry Leone, looks like we will have to postpone our conversation for another time.
"What's your relationship with that guy? He doesn't seem to be all that yet you act so close to him," Kian questioned as I laughed and ruffled his hair, "Why? Is our mighty Kian jealous? Hahaha, I can't even imagine," I joked around, but his expression was far from what I expected.
It was serious and a little... frightening. He isn't going to kill me, is he?
"I-I'm sorry, I won't touch your hair again," I kept my hands to myself and shut my mouth after. His serious expression is scaring me. I know that his usual face is scary, but today seems more frightening than usual.
Does he really hate having his hair touched? Have I made a grave mistake? B-but I've already apologized, so what is he so angry for? No, what am I expecting from him. This guy is described to have no mercy on anyone he doesn't like.
"I am jealous," he boldly stated as I nearly choked on my own spit. He must be under some kind of curse, "Uh, Kian, are you okay? You didn't eat anything bad did you?" I ask him, half concerned and half wary.
"Are you playing hard to get or are you just dense?" He ask me a question I can't even understand.
I feel like him and I are not on the same page.
"I don't know what you're talking about but I am not dense. Also, can you stop making that face? You're scaring me," I sigh while shaking my head. In fact, I'm surprised myself that I can be like this towards the most frightening character in the world.
I should be proud of myself, right?
As I was busy praising myself mentally, Kian closed the distance between us and pushed my head towards his, causing our lips to crash.
It hasn't even been that long since he kissed me and now he's doing it again?!
"K-Kian! S-stop! Stop!" I pushed him away with a face equivalent to the color of a tomato. My heart was beating incredibly fast that I am convinced that this day will be my death day. The cause of death: heart attack.
"!!!" I panicked even more when I felt his tongue touch mine. I lost the strength left on my legs as I unwillingly drop to the ground, but he caught me with his rigid arms and smirked, "Do you understand how I feel now?" He tells me as I tear up.
"I-if you wanted to kill me that badly, then you could've done it quicker," I sobbed while trembling. I know I should be scared because he wants to kill me, but that kiss... Felt really good.
"I can't with you. There's no words to describe how dense you are," he sighs as I continued sobbing.
What in the world is he talking about?