"What?!" I looked at him in shock as he looked around scanning for any "hidden" lifeforms, [WHat do I do?!!?! UGH!!! IF HE PUBLICLY announces--WAit if he announces that we're lovers Elisa will lose her chance to get closer to sebastian and my plan will fail!! Unless--!]
I looked around searching for Elisa, her silver-hair and pink eyes lingered in my memory so I should be able to recognize them immediately, [Come on come on! You have to be here!! Elisa..!] I yelled internally, I pondered for a moment and remembered an excerpt from the novel.
"She stood in a dark corner where no one saw her, She caught the eye of the Emperor and contemplated if she should greet him or not..."
[That's it!! She looks a lot like me so I think Sebastian might mix her with me then they'll have a long conversationa and love at first sight!!]
I nodded in triumph and heard the whispers and mumurs from the noble ladies present. I opened my ear widely and listened in to what they were saying.
"His Highness has never come to social events even when he was prince!" A lady gushed, she looked so elegant, her lips were puckered up as if she were going to a bar.
"I heard he's looking for a bride amongst the noble ladies!" Another lady talked, as another started.
"That can't be! I heard he already has a lover within High Society!" She argued, I feel like they really don't get the gist here.
"I heard that she's powerful and has a high social standing!" A young noble lady claimed, she was the daughter of the viscount Eclisses, she was supposed to play a part in the role of the female lead's best friends and dies miserably giving up her life for her. Her ending was sad. But no more!
"Do you think it could be one of the duke's daughters?"
"You mean lady Yvette of House Meijer? Or Lady Yesenia?"
"Hello Ladies, I am Charlotte." I started and lifted my skirt from the left and used my right hand to bow, as I closed my eyes and bowed at a 45 degree angle.
...
[DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?! I MESSED UP!!]
"Aren't you the Archmage's Apprentice?"
"I heard she was the Archmage's Maid before she became a Lower Mage."
"Excuse me Ladies, but, I'm not a lower mage, I hope you didn't misunderstand. I was a maid but, thanks to the archmage and his teaching abilities I was able to learn fast. He's also very easy-going he doesn't seem to be hanging around any other woman except me as his apprentice but if I were you I would take this chance to propose to him, he seems rather lonely."
"I guess you're right! but then, how to go about?"
"I would be able to propose but so far they say he's been rejecting proposals!"
"Oh Lord, Bless his poor soul."
"M'Lady?"
"What is it?"
"You see, Kh- the Archmage has had difficulties accepting love into his heart, it still has yet to open up to the right lady after everything that has happened in his miserable life," [Sorry Khaled I'll be using you for now] "He always seems to weep at night because he's rather lonely, I can hear his cries and ridiculously loud cries because of the pain."
"Oh no..."
"Is it that bad?"
"even the servants don't know what to do, they have no idea what to do to heal his poor heart." I cried, the ladies looked at each other worriedly I could almost hear their thoughts, [I should take this chance to heal the Archmage's heart and gain his favor!]
[Sorry Khaled...You'll thank me later.]
"M'Lady..! You disappeared into thin air! I thought I'd be executed if I lost you!" Tristan explained, I looked at him worriedly, "How many novels have you been reading, Tristan?"
"Huh?"
"Nothing, Nevermind." I said as I saw Sebastian talking to Elisa, she seemed to be smiling along with him as he looked uninterested in their conversation. Until he glanced around and spotted me, there was a glint in his eyes. I gulped and started to scurry to the balcony outside, I reached the railing and sighed.
"Are you better now?"
"WACKKKK!" I jumped back and according to him, made a funny expression, "Pft..!"
"Your Highness! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Don't say that, what if you really get a heart attack?"
"I won't! I'm super healthy!"
"You never know, anything can happen, Don't worry I'm prepared." He focused on me with glimmering eyes as if prepared for anything, He touched my cheek and caressed it my heart started pounding loudly, I stepped back until I reached the railing and looked back at him. "S-Sebastian, You shouldn't just touch people like that! People will think we're in a relationship!"
"Aren't we in one though?"
"People will get the wrong idea!"
"Then, Shall I ask for permission next time?"
"YES!" I nodded looking back and forth at the railing and at the Tyrant-- Emperor I mean, He let go of my hair and stepped back for a bit and watched as I started. "Your Highness--"
"Sebastian."
"H-Huh?"
"Call me by my name like you used to when you were a maid." He said as he covered his face, he blushed shyly and looked at me for a response, "Say it."
"But your Highness, I can't do that unless it's an--"
"It's an Order then."
"Hah...it can't be helped then," I said as I looked to the side and sighed, I looked him straight in the eye as he still used the back of his hand to cover half of his face, "Sebastian," I spoke clearly, he smiled happily and he loomed over me.
There was a nice aroma that filled the air, it smelled fresh and like lemons, [what do lemons smell like again?] I pondered and I realized that sebastian was hugging me. I was so shocked that I turned stiff and only felt his arms around me.