Fourteen

They now went outside the shop, and Zion offered to carry Historia's purchases. It was almost evening as they spent their time at the shop. While they were walking, Historia remembers what happened to them earlier. It is still awkward for Historia when the woman, Vanessa, continues to tease them both until they decide to leave. She looks at Zion, who is now looking away and can see that his cheeks are still blushing, just like hers. 

She shook her head, trying to hide the blush on her face. She continues to slap her cheeks quietly, breathing in and out. "Are you not hungry?" Historia is surprised when Zion asks her. She looked at him, and he looked at her seriously. He appears to be very attractive, which she finds unusual! 

"I am, but we can eat later," Historia said, looking away. She can really feel something right now. Vanessa's tease made her feel strangely attracted to Zion! Sally saw how the Lady reacted, so she decided to go home first and leave the two alone so they could spend their time with each other. 

"My Lady! I can go home now and take those bags to your room. You two can have your time!" Sally exclaimed happily. Historia's expression shows that she was scared of something. She wanted to speak, but Sally quickly took the bags from Zion and gave them to her. He noticed Sally smile at him as if he was giving him a sign, which Zion picked up on right away. "Have a happy trip to the both of you, My Lady! I will bring Tipi too," she went on to say. 

Tipi is Typhis' animal name. He was surprised by what Sally had said, and she quickly used the teleportation card to travel to the Duchy's main gate. 

"Why did you grab me too? I need to be with Historia!" Typhis yelled as he transformed into a human form and looked at Sally intently. 

"Here, take this! Use this card to go back. Just tell the card which place you want to go. Just don't reveal yourself to them, especially to the Lady, okay?" Sally said as she handed the card to Typhis. "Hide and avoid being seen!" she added. Typhis eyebrows raise as he looks at Sally smiling at him. 

"So you support those two, huh?" Typhis asked, slowly taking the card from Sally's hands, his eyebrows still raised. Sally's eyes shone as she thought about Historia and Zion together. Typhis simply rolled his eyes before using the card. 

"Women," he mutters. 

Historia, on the other hand, was left astounded by what happened. It was like Sally left her in just one snap! She doesn't know whether to face Zion or run and hide from him! However, she still decided to act normal in front of him. "So, what should we do now?" she asks as she turns around to face him.

Even though she wanted to go home and choke Sally for what she did, she couldn't. She can't even find the words to express her desire to go home. She still feels so embarrassed and awkward with Zion especially now that they are walking alone! She is unsure how to begin a conversation with him because she is afraid she will say something she will regret later.

Historia's stomach suddenly began to make noise as they walked, prompting her to hold it in. 'I am hungry,' Historia thought in her mind while rubbing her hands on her stomach and looking around. 

"I guess your tummy wants to eat first, My Lady," Zion chuckled.

"Why do you always talk to me as if I am a child?" Historia asks, looking at him intently. 

"Well, maybe because that's how you behave?" Zion's response irritated Historia.

Historia quickly looks away and begins to walk, leaving him behind. 'What the heck is this kind of feeling that I am having right now!?' Historia thought to herself. After a few seconds, she came to a halt and turned her back to look at Zion, but she was surprised to see Zion standing an inch away from her, causing her cheeks to blush.

"Seriously?" she murmured however, Zion heard her which made him smirks and even move his face closer to her. 

"You do have a crush on me, don't you, My Lady?" Zion teased her, making her cheeks blush even more, and as a result, she slapped Zion unconsciously, causing him to go blank for a few moments. It was his first time receiving a hard slap from a woman! 

Historia was terrified after that and couldn't control her emotions. "What the heck did I do!?" Historia yelled, drawing everyone's attention to them. Some of them witnessed and heard the slap she gave him! "Duke Zion, forgive me for my rudeness, I really didn't mean it!" she went on to say.

People are still gossiping about it because of what she did, which will be extremely difficult for her! She will be called a second time to her Father's office. 

Even though people began to gossip about Historia, Zion simply laughed, which confused Historia and other people around. The Duke just keeps laughing until his stomach hurts and looks at Historia, whose face remains perplexed. 

"I'm sorry, it's just that this is the first time I've received a slap from a woman, and I can't find myself mad at you," he replied, leaving Historia even more perplexed and blinking her eyes twice to see if what she saw was true. 

Historia couldn't think of anything to say, so she just stared at him and looked away, embarrassed by what she had done. "I am really sorry, I didn't mean to," Historia says calmly, holding her hands and looking down. 

Zion's smile faded as he noticed her massaging her hands with a gloomy expression. He didn't want to look at her with that expression, so he placed his hand on her head and patted it, causing Historia to lift her head and look at him. 

"Nah, it's fine, My Lady. I love brave girls anyway," he said, smiling at her. "But because of what you did, I can truly tell that you really had a crush on me," Zion teased her again, causing her to pout. 

"No, I am not. Don't assume too much unless it is stated!" Historia yells, which surprises him but causes him to smirk once again.

"I will make you confess then."