"Mama do you want something to eat?" Athanasia asked Diana. It's been an hour since Lucas left the both of them 'that stupid bustard. How dare him left me here? You have a lot of explanation to tell Lucas. A lot of Explanation'
"Any of it will do" Diana replied. A silence of awkwardness is present at the room. Athanasia doesn't know how react, she may be calling Diana 'Mama' but she's still not used to her presence as she do with her papa Claude
'It's so awkward. Should I talk to her?' Athanasia thought while walking. When she saw Lily, Athanasia immediately ran to her. "Lily!"
"Yes, Athy?" The maid happily replied to her.
"I have something to request to you. From now on I will start eating on my room only. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner unless papa ordered me to dine with him. And also, tell the chef to double the portion of every food that he will serve to me"
"Princess? Why did you suddenly..."
"Uh, nothing... I just.."
'Don't ask, please don't ask me. Lily I beg you'
"Okay I understand" Lily replied to Athanasia. 'Maybe... Princess wanted to be alone for a while... But to double the portion of her food...? Could it be...'
"Okay, thank you!" Athanasia happily replied. "Please bring the food on my room! Don't forget to knock first okay?"
'I really do act suspicious, I wish Lily won't notice it' Athy thought.
'Could it be.... Stress eating? Oh no Princess, our poor Athanasia, should I notify his majesty about this?' Lily watched Athanasia as she walk away from her. 'But the princess doesn't seem to be that lonely...'
••••
"Mama! I'm here, let's just wait for the foods to occur here. We will be eating here together" Athanasia said as soon as she saw Diana sitting beside the window. "Mama?"
"It's enchanting..." Diana uttered while looking at the outside. "I still can't believe that I'm not in my world anymore" Diana glanced at Athanasia.
Diana kinda feel sorry for her. On her story, she let this precious girl to be killed without any justice. 'Am I cruel?...But something told me that I have to do that' She thought.
"Athanasia..." Diana called Athy's name. "How old are you already?" She unconsciously asked the young woman.
Athanasia sat beside her. "I'm 14..."
'Fourteen... I see'
"Can you tell me something about you?" Diana asked. 'Since I am already here, and the young Lucas told me that I am the reincarnation of her mother. Then I will do everything to do my dutyas a mother to her. In my story, Athanasia become the abandoned princess, that must be hard for her. Her mother... Which is me, died after giving birth to her. While her father---.....nevermind..but now that I am here I won't let any harm near her'
"I--I don't know where to start... But I can say that I lived happily with my Papa Claude" Athanasia started to speak. "I don't think if it's normal but I actually met my father at the age of four"
Diana stunned for a moment. 'I never wrote such things... In my story I made het met Athanasia at the age of nine ' Diana thought for a moment, but instead of interfering Athanasia, she did not talk.
Athanasia stared at her mama's confused face 'I know what you're currently thingking, please don't be mad at me if I changed your story a little bit, I need it for survival'
"Papa Claude loves me so much, and of course Athy loves him as well. He is the best father in the world" 'And now... He has an amnesia'
"You really love your father, don't you? And according to your story it seems like he really loves you too.... I'm glad"
"But..."
"Huh?"
"But now I don't really know if he still love me anymore" Athanasia sadly replied. "He has amnesia right now, he completely forgot me... I hope that Lucas can fix my Daddy"
'I did not... wrote such things... Why does it seem like everything on my story is different from what's currently happening to them right now...? And what about... Jennette? The protagonist? Where is she?'
'Nah that's not the case here, whatever might happened right now has nothing to do with me anymore. I may be the writer of 'Lovely Princess' but everything is different right now. They are real, all of them were real... If it's not following the flow of my story.. Then I won't care about it anymore. The most important thing right now is Athanasia's safety'
"That Lucas.. Is he your boyfriend?" Diana shamelessly asked, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. Athanasia's eyes went wide.
'That Bastard? My boyfriend? You've got to be kidding me!'
"Wh--what are you talking about mama?" She can fell her cheeks burning. When Diana saw Athy's face turning into red, she immediately pinch Athanasia's cheeks lightly.
"Oh? As far as I can remember, when I met that Lucas at the Grocery, he was looking for a perfect gift for a girl named Athy. He looks like a boyfriend trying to find something very precious for her Girlfriend. What do you think?"
"W---we're just friends!"
"But I saw you kissing his cheeks" Diana teased her.
'WHATTT? I thought she's unconscious at that time? Don't tell me... She's only baiting me!'
"I--i can't remember doing such things" Athanasia averted her gaze. 'Liar, Athy, what a liar. Thank god that Lucas is not here'
"Oh? Okay if you say so~" Diana uttered in a singsong voice.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Looks like the food is here!" Athanasia immediately uttered, recovering from the embarrassment.
"Alright, I'll hide for a while" Diana told her while giving Athanasia a teasing smile.
'Do motheres are always like that?'
••••
"Ahh I'm full" Diana sat down on Athanasia's bed after finishing her dinner with Athy. 'The cook is really great. It looks like I ate in a high quality restaurant, very delicious'
"Mama..?" Athanasia called Diana. Diana quickly glanced at her daughter.
"Yes Athy?"
"Would you like to have a walk with me tommorow?" Athanasia asked her mother. Diana gave her a wide smile before patting her head.
"Of course, of course, but aren't it too dangerous outside? What if... Someone saw me?"
'Good point. They might think Diana as a work of black magic. If they saw her, they will really be shocked, But I can always put a diaguise on her right?' Athanasia thought.
"Mama, don't worry I can work on that" Athanasia said while grinning.
"Really?" Diana asked her daughter exicitedly.
"Hah! Mama, I have powers like Papa Claude, of course I can handle it" Athanasia bragged. 'Hehe, magic is really useful to me. Gotta use it tomorrow!'
Diana can't help but to giggle when she saw Athanasia in a victorious stance. Her fist were clenched in the air and her eyes were twinkling. 'Why do you have to be so cute?'
"Mama, we can also drink tea tommorow!"
"Nice Idea, Will you invite your boyfriend, Lucas?" Diana teased Athy.
"Eh?"
"MAMA!"
•••
Meanwhile:
"MAMA!"
"Is that Princess Athanasia's voice?" Felix asked himself. He quickly glanced at Athanasia's window with a confused look at his face.
'Why would the princess call her mother? As far as I can remember she's already.....'
"Maybe I'm only hallucinating"