"Poor strangers, they have so much to be afraid of."
― Shirley Jackson
Chapter 42: She met him
A giggle stops us from bickering and both of stared at my sister who's giggling nonstop.
"what's ... wrong with... her?"
"that her is my sister and shut up i don't know too"
after a minute she finally stops noticing our stares piercing in her body.
"sorry i just... i never thought i would see you being unrestrained like that Ezu"
we both just clicks our tongue and ignored his soft gazes.
"anyway come on, you two haven't eaten breakfast right?"
and on cure both of our stomachs growls causing us to stare away embarrass.
[Lilith Avaleon]
i laugh silently at the pair and observes them quietly while they were eating with calm and comfortable atmosphere surrounding them.
what i said to Ezu was real. i always sees Ezu as a calm and composed person who's really lazy and always wearing a tired expression.
she's a person who doesn't act so violent and always calculates the moves she will use.
seeing her arguing with a kid makes her more childish and approachable.
i was right being a commoner can help us loosen a bit. all those responsibility our dear father threw to us might be easy for us and we could rest for a bit, but the expectation from the nobles and especially from the kind Queen is a bit too much.
our own actions are always restrained as if we were chained and our body has a strings attached on it and people were controlling us with their stares.
i sip on my tea and stared at the Kid sitting beside Ezu.
the first time i saw him he have this guarded and cautious expression directed towards me and the people around him except the person holding his hand.
his stares were uncomfortable it's as if he's staring at your soul and eyed you as nothing but a livestock.
but everything disappears when he's bickering with my sister.
this pair would be a great team. they might look like they hate each other but the atmosphere surrounding them speaks the other way around.
"anyway Ezu, after you're done eating let's go back to the inn. There's a kid the same age as you..."
i didn't asked his name. how stupid of mine.
"Ethan" my mouth slightly parted and i stared at the boy who's still eating.
"what ... are... you.. deaf?"
"oh... oh hi Ethan, i'm Lilith" i beams causing both of them to pause and stared at me startled.
"what's wrong?" i asked confused and tilted my head.
they vigorously shakes their head as no and continued eating
"she's so bright"
"is.. she really.. your sister?"
"of course"
"i ... i can't see it"
"what a brat you are"
"stop... you can do better.. than that"
"yeah as if i was the one stuttering"
"what a child"
"yeah? than what are you an old man nye nye"
"childish woman!"
i tune them both down and sips on my tea. i turn my head towards the window and saw the sun still hiding behind the clouds.
it's as if something is happening and the sun doesn't wanna witness that.
i tense a bit and took a deep breath.
this is not the time to feel afraid, i faced a risky escape and this dark atmosphere that starting to engulf the village seems like more dangerous than the mission we took earlier.
but not enough to make me back down.
i will still stood still to my oath to save this people.
i placed my teacup back to it's plate and stared at the man standing not far from the shop we are in.
his incredibly handsome, his hair is white and seems like it's shining, he's wearing a black clean clothes a noble usually wear. his eyes were close and he's silently leaning in the wall.
i notice him wearing an earring that looks suits his pale skin.
i suddenly felt an emotion that i didn't know would suddenly come when his eyes slightly opened, the long eyelashes of his fluttering like a beautiful wings of a monarch. his grayish silver eyes looks dead and blank.
it's cold,very cold that when his gaze landed at me i felt myself shiver.
i unconsciously gulp when his reddish lips curved dangerously upwards, gazing me a cold smile.
i yelp when i felt a clothe covers my body, i saw EZu standing behind me while still arguing with Ethan who's standing beside her and kicking her shin.
"stop being a violent brat!"
"it's your fault you petty woman!!"
i stared back and he was gone. i didn't know that a sigh of relief left in my mouth. is stood up and stared at Ezu who's now only wearing her blouse paired with a vest.
i silently wore the clothes and followed them walking towards the exit of the door.
i wonder who's that man? i couldn't feel his emotions and i can't read his expression.
but i am certain he's very dangerous and is he a noble? but i am sure he is, he's clothes looks very fancy and his posture screams elegance.
What was he doing here? is he one of the students? why haven't i heard from him?
i am pretty sure he will become very famous because of his looks.
and i never heard of a family that posses white hair, except our family.
but his hair is so white that it looks like silver, shinning whenever light hits it. i stared at Ezu's hair that looks white like a milk but notice that it isn't as white as the man's hair.
"...th...lilith... lilith"
i snap back out of my thoughts and stared ta my sister who's eyebrow are raising and her pink tired eyes are staring at me.
"you are spacing out, something wrong?"
"oh ah well i saw a man with really white eyes that looks like shinning and grayish silver eyes that looks cold and dead?"
i saw her eyes widen and a sparkle of curiosity and familiarity flashes on her eyes.
"you know him?" i asked surprise. i never thought Ezu would know someone that isn't in my knowledge.
she nods lazily and yawn before holding Ethan's hand.
"yeah... stay away from him he's dangerous"
"how so?"
"he will make your heart race and face warm. you won't be able to breath if he's around and feel weak , that's what happened to me, stay away from him he's dangerous"
i stared at her with deadpanned expression.
i might be dense and lacks in common sense but i know this feelings, i felt it towards the prince and i read it on the books.
i sigh bewildered that my sister is denser than i.