The funeral took place the next day. Many of the characters from all over Fairytale, arrived. Everyone except Cinderella whose whereabouts were still a mystery.
The police didn't bother us for now. And, instead were very concerned about how we were feeling. I guessed, They must have realized that our family was too much in a heart break to give out the information required for their investigation and that was the reason all their treatment was exceptionally very neat. But, that's strange especially since, I was a prisoner in their eyes, before a few days.
"We are very upset about what happened to your mother, Lady Rottenstein.. Especially when his royal majesty explained us the situation.." a guard said.
Ah, This must probably be Prince Zenon's handiwork, I concluded the mystery.
And, true to my expectation, my troublesome relatives stood before our doorstep fighting like cats and dogs on who should inherit our property.
It was very heart wrenching. Our mother just died and all they cared about was our wealth.
But, They just kept nagging and struggled hard to win their favor over the Rottenstein sisters, and would have continued torturing us to insanity on the funeral day, if it weren't for Prince Zenon to order them to leave the place and announced, the decision to decide who would inherit the property would be slowly decided, after a while.
"It is upto the true owners, the Rottenstein sisters to decide who they are willing to share their property with! So, leave before you test my nerves... "
He said with his 'special', smile coated with an extremely scary aura around him, as they trembled at his sight and disappeared soon after the ceremony was over.
Many of the characters were still mourning and placing flowers on my mother's grave.
My sister, wearing a cute black-laced gown that contrasted her flushed red cheeks, probably due to too much crying, hugged my arm more tighter.
"I never want to see their horrible faces again Big sister Anasta.." she mussed slowly hiding behind my velvet black gown.
"Yes... Me too.." I said softly and looked at Prince Zenon who ended up standing closer to us, the entire ceremony. I guess, he wanted to make us feel protected and not alone.
He simply kept patting my hand and kept whispering to us the entire while that.. "It's gonna be Okay..", " It's alright"... and that.. "We were not alone.. " that the experience wasn't that worse, as I had expected.
I already told him that we were alright.. But, true to his character he refused to leave our side.
I clenched his hand tighter on my palm with one hand and grasping my sister's little fingers on my other.
I hugged Prince Zenon's arm and gently stroke it.
"Thank-you, Prince Zenon.. We wouldn't know what we would have done without you..Your presence really saved us, back there.. " I said slowly releasing his hand and made a slight bow in gratitude, surprising him.
"I-I was just doing what I had to. I did promise your mother remember? " he smiled rubbing his blonde hair.
He is being modest. So cute, I thought and suddenly leaned closer to his face.
I grinned revealing all my thirty two set of teeth just like I always used to do all the time in my childhood days, smiling like a little kid.
"You know.." I hushed on his ears grinning. "..Back then, when you were consoling us.. you really reminded me of the Prince Charming , I have always dreamed about in my dreams.. Prince Charming-samma.."
I chuckled lightly when my pupils immediately shrunk in realization of how childishly, I had behaved for a moment. I abruptly got back to my dainty position as a Nobel and brushed my skirt, I coughed and elegantly fanned my face with a European hand fan.
Oh, dear...I don't know how many of the other nobles would have seen me then.. I smiled unguardedly.. wayy.. too much.. I would be labeled as a preposterous daughter if I was found then.
My cheeks redden abruptly and I quickly looked up to see Prince Zenon's reaction only to find his own face peculiarly matching my beet red expression.
He was staring at me with a completely blank expression with twisted lips and soon almost immediately dropped his head towards the grass in panic, probably at the realization of his current peculiar gesture.
"P-Prince Zenon.. A-Are you alright.. ?"
I asked, the forever unfading-refreshing smile-masked prince whose face was now completely colored with a thick blush surrounded by an air full of over-loaded bashfulness.
I was extremely surprised!
Seeing Prince Zenon sharing an embarrassed face like this, was rarer than watching monkeys drinking tea on the moon.
He then, abruptly held his chest and rubbed it repeatedly muttering.
"Waaaahh, that was very dangerous!..."
He squeaked awkwardly. "..It's just as I had expected.. I really have no immunity against, Lady Rottenstein's smiling face! I-I must go... If you excuse me.. "
"A-A... but.. Wait... " I tried telling him but, he was already long gone.
He ran away...
I wonder what was that... Ah, wait! Could it be..? I abruptly tried looking at my face at my pocket mirror and tried smiling at it.
I looked like a monster with my smudged make-up...
Ugh.. I am embarrassed. But, I thought so.
Man, He must have been scared the hell out his soul by looking at my ghostly face. ..But, he could have just told me not to smile, if he wanted to.
I let out a deep sigh.
Geez, That kid is just too kind for his own good. Someone's gonna take advantage of him if he doesn't fix his character.
"Big sister, big sister... I rather want you to inherit our family's treasure. I don't want any relatives. It would be much nice if you own the house.. " my sister squeaked as she stretched her arms up, indicating me to life her up.
I hold her on my hips.
"You think so..? But, I am just so weak.. Drizzy-chan.. "
"No.. You are the most strongest and the most powerful person, I have ever met, Big sis! And, that bright light you did that day was just soooo... Wooosssh!! I wanna be just like you when I grow up! " she threw her hands up in exclamation.
I chuckled. " Well.., If you say so.....We'll see..Drizzy-chan... We'll see.. "
I closed the house door happy to finally return to my house after two weeks of staying in the dungeon.
But, still.. That mysterious power.. and that ..spirit.. animal.. I wonder what that is..