After exploring various stalls and shops at the Capital and commissioning Sir Wayde at the Blacksmiths' Shop, I headed straight home before the sun goes down.
I gave Mother back the bag of coins, but she said that I should keep it if I want to buy something. I thanked Mother before going to my bedroom, I didn't even realize that I didn't have dinner because I was tired and went straight to bed
...
I was wakened up by a furious knocking from the door, I opened my eyes in surprise when the door suddenly opened revealing the figure of Big Brother Schlain with a pissed off expression
He walked towards me and ruffled my hair, making it look scruffier because of my bed hair. His expression softened for a moment before it changed back to the pissed of one he had earlier, he sat at the end of my bed before he talked
"I heard you went to the Blacksmiths' Shop yesterday, do you still need to go back there?" He asked
I narrowed my eyes at him, 'How and where did he know where I was yesterday?' I thought. He looked at me as if noticing my suspicion towards him before he scratched the back of his head
"The guards that are with you are the ones that I trained, Mother is the one they are working for, they reported what you did yesterday to Mother and me well that's pretty much the gist of it"
Do they monitor what I do? What the freak? Well I can understand Mother's point of view but I don't know what to say about Big Brother Schlain's, *sigh~*
I sighed in defeat before I answered, nodded in understanding rather
"Then can you not go back there?"
He said, his blue eyes clashing with my violet ones
I looked at him with interrogation, he seemed to understand my gaze as he answered right away
"Just don't go back, okay?"
He said and patted my head
"But I need to go back there"
I suddenly said, making him jolt in surprise
He immediately regained his composure and replied
"Then I'm coming with you"
"NO," I said sternly
"You can't stop me," he said, a smile forming on his face
"No means no," I said, annoyance evident in my words
"What if I want to?" he responded seemingly amused at my expression
I could only grumble internally as he won't even budge a bit. I agreed which made him smile like an idiot. What if he learns that I will be giving him a gift? That won't be a gift anymore since he would know what it is, ugh forget it
I stood up went in front of the mirror, I rang the bell beside the drawer to order the maids to prepare me a bath, I unbuttoned my sleepwear and began to take it off, the sleepwear was already at my lower back and forearms when I heard someone behind me inhale a shaky breath. Ah! Big Brother Schlain is still in here, I looked back at him and saw that he was looking at me with a complicated expression
"Haa... Fuck" he muttered which surprised me
Did he just curse? He suddenly stood up so my thoughts got cut off
"You should take a bath first, I'll wait downstairs," he said with his head down, he then opened the door and went outside
What's wrong with him? The words Shiro said before entered my mind
"Brother Complex..." I mumbled, shit!
...
The moment Schlain got out of Snow's room, he let out a deep shaky breath, the image of Snow nearly naked is engraved on his mind, Ugh, I need to calm down
Schlain went downstairs to wait for Snow, as he sat down on the sofa, Shion called out his name
"You look like you saw something you shouldn't have"
Shion said as he sat down in front of Schlain and crossed his legs
"You guessed that right, dude" Schlain said as he massaged his temple
"HAHAHA! just what did you see, a naked girl?" Shion said teasingly
"Make that almost naked"
"Seriously dude? who is it?"
"It's... Snow" Schlain said which is almost a whisper
"What the hell?" Shion said as he furrowed his brows
"Well, it's my fault, instead of going outside when he started to change his clothes, I just watched there dumbfoundedly, fuck"
"Yeah, you fucked up, if Father knew this I don't know what will happen to you considering Snow is a MYSTIQUE *sigh~*"
Schlain and Shion ended their conversation when they saw Snow going down the stairs wearing a dark blue cloak that hides his white hair and only shows half of his nose and lips
"Let's go?" Schlain said as he walked towards Snow
Snow nodded his head while Shion frowned
"Go where?" he asked
"It's a SECRET," Schlain and Snow said simultaneously making Shion's frown deeper
After that Schlain and Snow with the guards hiding in the shadow, of course, went to the Blacksmiths' Shop to meet with Wayde
...
"Your Imperial Highness, are you going to stay here until the meeting?" Wayde asked respectfully as he scanned the blueprint of the brooch on his hand
"Yeah, you've got a problem with that?" Keith said while he lazily sat on the sofa
"Certainly none, Your Imperial Highness" Wayde replied
A knock then came from the door, there's only one person who has an appointment with him
"He has arrived, Prince Keith," Wayde said as he reaches the doorknob and opened the door
Keith who was lazily sitting on the sofa fixed his posture, making him fit the description of a Crown Prince unlike his previous behavior
Once the door opened, the figure of Schlain entered Wayde's view, he immediately furrowed his brows, Schlain was followed by a small figure wearing a dark blue cloak which Wayde immediately recognized, but come to think of it he didn't know what is the identity of the child
Wayde guided Schlain and Snow to the sofa opposite of Keith and his
He closed the door and sat beside Keith, he then noticed the white hair of Schlain that was similar to the child, he tried remembering the noble family that has white hair but before he could do that Prince Keith and Schlain suddenly spoke
"Schlain..."
"Keith..."
Huh? do they know each other, they didn't use honorifics
"Wayde..." the child suddenly spoke, making the three of them stop by his soft voice
"Let's start the discussion..." the child said as he removed his cloak, revealing the child appearance and the white hair that is similar to the other youth
The Imperial Crown Prince Keith frowned and widened his eyes when he saw the child's appearance while Schlains's lips curled up in a mischievous manner
Then Wayde suddenly remembered a certain family name, the name of the noble family that is one of the most feared ones, the Willoughby family
"Oh, I forgot to tell you who I am, my name is Snow Alaric Xanthene Willoughby," the child said and smiled causing the enchanting face to be more enchanting
"Now please let us begin..."