Chapter twelve

Ei woke up three days later to Kana's scolding, it wasn't pleasant and she punished Ei for getting involved in what didn't concern her, and as for her 'meeting' with Kairuk, Ei disregarded it as some dream she were going to forget about.

Ei huffed staring at the her note books in anger. Kana had delayed her tutoring with Haruto, instead she had given Ei work to study so that was what brought her to glaring at the notes.

"What're you doing?"Rumi asked standing behind Ei's chair, she squeaked in fright before turning to face him.

"Y-you, what do you want?!." Ei asked pointing at him.

"I came to check on you!."Rumi replied looking proud of himself.

"Check up on me?."

"Hm! Big brother Issey said you were attacked by the assassins that were sent to kill father, and you got hurt!."

"Well, I'm fine. I just find it strange that you came since you know…you hate me." Ei said shrugging.

"I don't hate you."Rumi murmured.

"You don't?."

"I mean I thought I did but astronomer, Hiro, said what I had was feeling of love not hate."Rumi mumbled choosing to look at the grass.

Ei's rose a brow."Love?."

"What I'm trying to say is that I really like you. No one has ever treated me the way you did, normally they threw themselves at my feet, so when you went against my wishes. I…."Rumi trailed off with a red face that could rival a tomato.

"I…don't know what to say." Ei mumbled with wide eyes. 'So this saying is centuries old'

"That's okay! I can wait!."Rumi said grinning.

"Um, do you want to have lunch with me?." Ei asked awkwardly gesturing to Heiy who stood off nervously.

"O-of course!." Rumi stuttered.

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Ei sighed gripping tighter on the basket in her hands, she was tasked with bringing food for Raga since he was refusing to eat or maybe he forgot.

"Why does he find it fun to sleep in the forest!." Ei grumbled fighting with leaves that clung onto her dress.

"You, what are you doing here?."Raika asked and Ei jumped in fright.

"Oh, it's little dove!."Hitori cried waving at Ei excitedly.

"Oh, you're the one who beat up Rumi."Raika said.

"You did a very good job, little dove!."Hitori said smirking.

"Um, who are you again?." Ei asked sweatdropping and Hitori froze.

"You don't remember me but fear not for I am, Prince Hitori, the most handsome and charming prince but you can call me yours!."Hitori cried posing with a dramatic flair. Ei and Raika stared at him with dotted eyes.

"She's not strange to forget your existence."Raika sighed shaking his head.

"Don't say that in front of Ei."Hitori yelled tickmarks appearing all over him.

"I-i'm sorry if I'm interrupting you, but I was asked to bring Prince Raga his lunch." Ei sweatdropped raising a finger.

"Again. If he keeps doing that he's going to die of starvation instead of dying on the front lines."Raika muttered face palming. "I think I saw him earlier, he's just a little further up." Raika pointed upward.

"Ah! Thank you!." Ei exclaimed reaching for the basket she had dropped while talking to them.

"But I don't get it, you could've asked one of the servants to bring it instead of doing it yourself."Hitori comments tapping his chin.

"I'm not that lazy, they also have their works. I shouldn't bother them since they're still only human." Ei replied offhandedly not noticing their clueless expressions. "And besides I think they're all scared of him." Ei quickly added.

"And you're not?."Raika questions.

"Of course I am, but I also don't want him to die." Ei chuckled beginning to walk away, not noticing the pair of amused eyes following her.

"I seriously need to start spending time with her, she doesn't even remember who I am!."Hitori complains.

"It's probably a good thing she doesn't remember you." Raika grumbled walking away.

"Ah? Raika! What do you mean?!."Hitori cried running after Raika.

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"There you are!." Ei exclaimed pointing at the Raga who was lying on the grass, seemingly asleep, she panted since she had to scale the mountain, her dress was slightly dirtied and twigs were sticking out of her hair.

Ei heard Raga let out a sigh of annoyance."What do you want?."

"I was asked to bring you your lunch!." Ei said walking towards him, before sitting a little away from him.

"Put it there, I'll eat it later." Raga mumbled waving her off.

"No."

"Excuse me?."

"I was asked to bring back the plates!." Ei huffed crossing your legs.

"You're not afraid of me?."Raga asked confusedly.

"Well I am a little scared to be in your presence since you did try to kill me but I sorta understand that you were just bluffing." Ei shrugged.

"Hn."Raga hummed before reaching for the plates ei had laid out for him, a comfortable silence enveloped the both of them. "Do you resent me for putting your life on the line?." Raga suddenly asked picking at his food.

"Hm, I don't know how to answer that but never do that again." Ei said jokingly as he only smirked in amusement.

"Oh, and I wasn't bluffing. I was actually going to kill you." Raga comments nonchalantly and Ei spluttered.

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