"Well, Today we have to have the preparations ready for the wedding. it'll take place in a day," he stated blatantly, his voice echoed in the room as if it were a loud boom.
"What...Did you just say?" I replied, he looked at me with an indifferent face while we still lied on the same bed.
'HE PREPARED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW?!'
"YOU PREPARED THIS QUICKLY?!" I shouted and he looked away with a disgusted expression on his face, he sighed and showed me the signed papers.
"You signed this remember? Besides, having a wife doesn't seem that difficult. Be glad you'll be living in a life of luxury and riches," He said, "I believe this would be any married woman's dream life..?" He stated, he looked at me with this smug face as if he were asking me.
"Sigh...Who told you that's a Lady's dream life?" I asked he looked at me in confusion and then pointed out who it was. "It was a Maid of mine..."
"That's the desired life of a normal woman..! I don't want to just lie around the house like some widow!" I exclaimed I glared at him while he kept that smug expression on his face.
"I really want to be someone who can work and fight. If I'm not allowed to do that...I'll just be a lifeless doll..."
"Isn't that why you proposed the deal?" He said indifferently, I glare at him for everything he's said until now.
Antonio's POV:
'She's caught my eye since I first saw her.'
On that day I walked around aimlessly in my hood like normal and I spotted her in town, I was a bit surprised as to why my Father the Emperor, would've given the job of Commander and duchess to a mere girl. I walked around following her all day, and she talked gracefully as if she had been used to making business. I watched her every move, people would take advantage of her not having her title yet, and not being married at her age.
"Ahaha...Well, I'm not ready to marry yet. I want to spend my time freely for now." She said and faltered, and suddenly I caught a glimpse of herself. She glared at the young man that had asked her for her hand in marriage. Many nobles looked for her hand in marriage since she had recently become the duchess and the commander of the royal guard.
'How strange she is.'
After that I kept investigating her, searching and searching what I could do to get my eyes off her, how I could get rid of these possessive feelings I had towards her. I couldn't stop them. I even asked a doctor about my situation and he shrugged it off and said it was something called 'attraction' or also known as, 'Love'. I shrugged off his words and went along, but I thought day and night about her and she even appeared in my dreams as a woman who dressed in white with blue jewel eyes. She smiled so beautifully I wanted her for myself.
When I heard about her proposal I felt overjoyed, but at the same time, I felt the urge to hug her to hold her in my arms and to never let her go. So I gripped my sword so that I wouldn't accommodate her, and acted accordingly as if I didn't care but I was almost nervous about her noticing, But I don't want her to leave, and to leave me on my own.
I want to hug her and cuddle her and keep her by my side, her scent is so sweet. She's like a bunny, cute and fluffy and defenseless as well. I want her by my side.
She's Mine.
"Uh...Antonio? -You there?" She asked she looked nervous as if I were to do something to her, like a Panther and a Bunny, Predator and Prey. "Phew...I thought you were sick or something." She sighed in relief, I smiled at her reaction and flicked my finger on her forehead.
"Ouch! W-What..?" She nervously replied, she was more than enough for me, I leaned in and hugged her. She smelled like sweet strawberries, So sweet and delicious. I hugged her tighter than I was supposed to and she started to yelp in pain.
"A-Antonio..! i can't breathe..! You're hugging me too tightly..!" She shouted in a low voice, her voice croaked and I let her go and she started to pant and breathe for more air.
"You're weak," I stated and she glared at me, it looked scary, it was as if she hated me for some reason, but there was this sense of determination in her as well. What is she up to?
Louise POV:
'This bastard! I'm not weak! Louise just has a small and weak frame is all!' I think to myself.
"Pfft! Buahahahah!" He laughed and I glare at him, 'he may be a villain- A handsome villain at that- But I will not let this get the best of me-' I suddenly realized we were still in the same bed together, and he had a grey robe that only showed his chest, not covering it completely. I looked down and realized he had muscle growing there, 6 pack..?
"Hm?" Antonio looked to where louise stared at so intensely and smiled in naught. He grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest, she felt his hard chest and his heart beating.
"W-What are you doing A-Antonio!?" I asked, I felt flustered just looking at them but I feel even more so if I touch his chest!
"I thought you wanted to touch it..?" He said feigning innocence, he pulled me closer to him and whispered in my ear, "Or Did you not want to? Were you wanting something else instead?" He asked in a low voice, I jumped up in the bed and ran off somewhere else.
'If I were to stay it would've been bad!' I thought to myself, 'How can He say such things with such a face..?! I would've been lured in if it weren't for my self-conscious!'
'This is my fault for staring at his chest so intensely..! I thought guys that good-looking only existed in novels and in anime..! Uwahhh!'