You sure you're not sleepy?

Five minutes later, I sat at the corner of the room, not talking to Blaze, not even looking at him. I hugged my legs closer to my chest.

Blaze approached me silently but I can see him getting nearer in my peripheral view. He handed me a box of food and water. I didn't reach for it, instead, I turned away from him. "What's your problem?" He asked, annoyance evident on his voice.

He wouldn't understand. I'm a princess, I shouldn't be overpowered by someone like that. What would His Majesty think of me when he found out? He already think of me as a burden, if he saw me being weak like this, maybe he would consider disowning me.

He walked away leaving the box and water on my side. I pushed them aside then lie down on the cold floor. My thoughts are gnawing me up that I slowly started to drift into sleep.

I woke up when I felt two strong arms lifted me up. I opened my eyes and see Blaze. Who else? "Put me down." I mumbled half asleep. One part of his mouth twitches. "Put me down!" I grabbed his hair then shook his head. He dropped me to a soft mattress, I automatically got comfortable with it. "Hmm. Where'd you get this?" My words still a mumble but I managed to smile.

"Just sleep." He sat beside me, his back leaning against the wall then closed his eyes.

I sat up. Why am I sleeping here while he sleeps on the floor? "Hey, where did you get this?" I asked softly, trying not to disturb his relaxation. He only groaned. I scooted to him, slightly pushing his forehead with my index finger. He opened his eyes that moment then snatch my hands quickly which caught me off guard. He stared at me, his expression impossible to decipher. "I asked where you get the mattress."

"Utility room. Why?" He growled.

"I'm going to get you one." I avoided his gaze and settled my eyes on the wall beside him.

He chortled softly. "You think I would not if I could have? Don't concern yourself. Believe me if I told you that it was not even easy getting one."

"If you can do it, so do I." This guy really thinks he's above me. I pulled back my hands then stand up. I pushed him towards the mattress. "I'm not sleepy anymore." I told him then claimed his position earlier. I feel really uncomfortable lying on the mattress while he sits here on the cold and hard floor. And besides, I already slept.

"You sure you're not sleepy?" He asked me.

"Yes, my Lord." I answered jokingly. Then he laughed genuinely. I looked at him. His black hair with streaks of red compliments his crimson eyes, his nose goes up as high as I thought a nose could without ruining his proportions, and lastly, his pink lips looking so soft I wondered how it feels like. Then I remember the time when Sasha and Blaze were about to kiss, did they kissed before or after that time? I washed all the dirty thoughts off, you're a princess, get a hold of yourself!

"You know it's not so insulting when you call me names." I did not responded. "Well, if you're not sleepy..." His voice trailed off, turning around, he reached for something. "You should eat." He hold the box of food and water in his hand. It was me who chortled this time. I grabbed it from him then started eating.

I smacked the water on the ground then looked at Blaze. "Are you gonna watch until I finish my food?" It's so uncomfortable with him watching me eat. He groaned then looked away.

This won't do! It's awkward, might be better if I start a conversation. "You're pretty close with Siche?" I've been really curious about them, and also his relationship about Sasha.

"I think so." What kind of answer is that?

"And also Sasha and Licia?" Maybe I shouldn't have asked about that one.

"I think so." I'm so annoyed. He don't want to tell me anything?

"It's either you don't wanna answer my question or you don't wanna talk to me."

"Both." He answered too fast as he could after I finished my sentence. I glared at him. Fine. I decided to end my questions there, he won't answer it anyway. It just humiliates me. If a princess asks you a question, you should answer it. If you knew who I am, you would be dying to talk to me. This jerk! I was the stupid one to start a conversation with this punk. I'm surely the one to blame.

I walked towards the door, annoyed of him. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked me.

"Bathchamber? Why? I can't? You want me to hold it in? Do you want to control pee instead of water? If yes, that would be great." I blurted out.

"You could've just said so. Why are you throwing a tant-" I have no idea what he said after that because I already walked out of the door. I need to exit first this narrow hallways before I get to the bathchamber.

What do I do here? I don't really need to pee, what I need was to stay away from Blaze. I lie down at the counter and it's not really bed-like, well I slept on the floor earlier, it wouldn't be too hard to sleep here. And my body is so tired I need not to persuade it to rest. In just a minute or two, I wandered off to sleep.

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√Lumine

"You sure she haven't left yet?" I asked Zeno impatiently.

"We were both here since an hour ago, did you see her walked out the door?" He answered me back with a question.

"Maybe she did not attend her last class. Or maybe she did not went to school today." I put my opinions to words.

"Hey look at this!" Zeno vanished from my side. I saw him standing in front of a stool."Cool!" He muttered while running his hands through it.

"Hey we're on a mission, don't let yourself get distracted." I scold him.

"Try it." I gave him a glare but he just stared at me waiting for me to play.

Minutes later Zeno's tapping my shoulder. "What!?" I hissed at him. "Oh shit!" I just missed the goal. "What do you want?"

"At least let me play." He said. We both concentrated at the game. Exchanging shouts whenever someone misses. "O-o-o-o-oooooowwww!" The both of us gasped. Our face looking all disappointed. We're about to start another game but Natalia suddenly shows up. This is embarrassing.

"What in the?" She looked at what we're doing. "What are you? Kids? You were so concentrated like you were planning to murder someone. Is that why you are the talk of the school?"

"Hey you're older than us." I told her.

"How old are you two?" She asked.

"We're sixteen. We're one grade lower than you." I answered, it's true. She is really older than us.

"If I haven't saw you guys playing hoops, I wouldn't believe you." I looked away and noticed Zeno do the same

"Hey don't tell anyone you saw us." I ask her.

"And can you stay there for a minute or two until we finished this. You should tell us if someone's coming." We should be going right now because we don't want anymore faeries to see us here and since our mission is already here but we badly wanna succed this game. It's so addicting. Natalia just laughed.

"Don't you have one in your realm?" She asked.

I just nodded and gave a yes without bothering to open my mouth.

"Got some fearful companies there, ain't you?" I almost jumped at the voice. We looked at the top student from Natalia's class. Since the start of school he looks at us like he is questioning our whole existence. I knew from the first day that he is the one we should beware of.

"I asked you to keep watch." Zeno hissed at her. She just mouthed him a 'sorry'. I'm trying to think of a way to leave.

"Hey, you two had to keep going now, right?" Zeno and I had an agreement mentally so we dashes of as fast as we can, abandoning our mission just like that.

"We just lost our chance." I rant to Zeno.

"You were the one who was so engrossed to that stoolplay." He argued.