Chapter 8
Astrid's POV
After that traumatizing— I wouldn't call it traumatizing… oh wait, something traumatizing actually happened to me! That time when the two drunk men they— yeah I almost forgot about that because I WAS BUSY THINKING ABOUT OUR KISS ME AND MISTER CREEPY R HAD!
I was thinking more of Ruel rather than think about how I almost died. I wasn't traumatized… at all.
Anyways, it has been a week since that incident, and God the week passed by in the blink of an eye. Both me and Ruel are sort of getting along pretty well. We're slowly developing a friendship by now. He's still ignorant with me a bit, but I think we're going somewhere.
When I say ignorant, he's clearly avoiding me. If you forgot, HE'S THE ONE WHO CAN'T STOP BEING AWAY FROM ME AT THE FIRST PLACE! And now, I don't think he could talk to me.
The Ruel I know first is Mister Creepy R. And Mister Creepy R is definitely different from the Ruel who's sleeping inside my room. Is he really taking his job so seriously that he can't show his other side or does he hate me already and got tired of me?
I forgot. Yes, He's sleeping inside my room.
But not in my bed!
Remember that time when I said he's a sleepyhead? Yeah, it's becoming more and more obvious. I don't even know what he's doing at night that made him almost passing out in the hallway. One time, I was walking out of my room, and I saw his eyes closing. His head was leaning forward and was about to fall on the ground to sleep but I tried shaking him, making himself half awake and half asleep.
I bet he's only sleeping for 2-5 hours a day, considering the visible bags under his eyes. I think he's doing something at night that's something important outside this castle. I just caught him sneaking out at night last week, so I would make conclusions.
And as Astrid Falin, my very pitiful side decided to show itself when I let him stay inside my room for a few minutes and even hours just to let him sleep.
Like I said. Not on my bed. In a chair. I'm hoping you didn't think of something, besides, why would I let him sleep in my bed when I have the most comfortable bed in this whole castle? YES THAT'S A FACT! I asked my father to buy me the most comfortable bed if you don't know.
You all don't know how hard it is to stand still outside my room for 12-16 hours a day just to wait for someone to tell him five words inform me. If I were him, I might have resigned in less than two days.
Today, I let him stay inside my room while I am just doing what I'm usually doing in a day. Drawing. That's it I guess. I almost forgot another thing. Eating. Who doesn't like to eat food when you're bored inside a humungous castle anyways?
It wasn't my plan to go out today, because I remembered telling myself that I'll stay inside here until a prince charming come outside of my window and escape with him just to avoid this princess fairytale. I'm just kidding. I'd rather live in the woods alone if fate had given me the chance, but I don't think that's my destiny. I can't even imagine myself escaping from this castle.
Of course it's a lie when I said that I don't want to go out because I can't even stand to stay here for a day.
I don't know what to draw half an hour ago, but then an idea came up in my mind. I've just finished a portrait of Ruel's calm and sleeping face and it was drawn inside this sketchbook of mine. It's a masterpiece.
Ok, so I just finished drawing my bodyguard's face and now what?
I walked towards him, and I recalled the time when he said that he was just going to take a quick nap but now he's sleeping so peacefully in my chair placed near the door for two hours. TWO HOURS! Is he planning to stay inside here until the day he dies?
His head was placed at the wall behind him, and his eyes were shut closed. I bended my knees to look at his face that was mesmerizing to watch. I don't know what's so mesmerizing when I look at him. But, I really hope that he had that face the whole time, you know, not cold-looking though he's not that cold than what I think he is.
Mister Creepy R is not cold. So he's not cold. Or maybe he's just naturally cold, while Mister Creepy R is acting to be like that.
I carefully analyzed his appearance, and I saw the small number of freckles spreading across his cheeks. I haven't realized that until I now since it was almost invisible. He has very long lashes, and my hands started moving on It's own when I tried to touch them.
Surprisingly, my actions made him move a bit slowly opening his eyes as he did. His lazy-looking eyes slowly opened only to find out that I was now in front of him looking at his face intently. His blue orbs met my green ones, creating a very dramatic scene.
I focused on his eyes as our gaze was locked with each other and I saw warmth in them, as if color just reappeared after seeing a grey picture.
And it was at this moment that I realized he's not naturally cold.
I blinked before removing my attention to him, clearing my throat as I did. I purposely moved away from him and when I say away, I mean moving to my table which was a bit far from where he is. I looked back at him who was now yawning, after waking up from his so-called quick nap.
I felt the urge of going out all of the sudden, although it wasn't my intention to do so for the day. I thought of a place to go to, and a smile lit up in my face when I thought of that. "Let's go somewhere."
"Where?" His voice was slightly deep because he just woken up all because of me. And all I can say is, that's hot. Not gonna lie.
"Somewhere you don't know." The next thing I did was going around my room while holding a picnic basket, putting some things we will need including my sketchbook. I bring it with me almost anywhere incase I get bored.
I moved fast and now, I'm pushing Ruel outside of my room. I closed my door and faced him while letting a sigh escape my mouth.
I ran downstairs and instead of passing through the main entrance, I went to the back doors instead with Ruel following my tail. I went to the stables and saw horses lined up in there.
One specific horse caught my attention for it was very close to my heart. "Sun!" I ran towards the white colored horse with a yellowish tone to it. When I was younger, my father taught me how to ride a horse. So I'm very attached to this horse since it resembles my childhood. "How I've missed you."
I looked around at Ruel and I saw him walking towards me with a yawning face. I might have been the one who destroyed his sleep. "Pick one." I stated and I think it was at this moment that he found out that he's standing inside a horse stable.
"Is it necessary to bring two horses?" He was rubbing his eyes as he said that.
"What's the problem? Do you want to ride behind me or maybe you just don't know how to ride one?"
"Oh please." Without even thinking about it, he pointed towards a black colored horse that was beside Sun. "Don't tell me that this one's name is Moon."
"You've guessed it right. Both Sun And Moon are couples so we've named them that." He just nodded at my response as he ignored the beauty of the horse he just picked. He's boring… "Ever heard that the moon and sun have always been in love, but can't be together since they rise at a different time?"
"Well, I guess it's better that way. Love is so complicated."
"Explain the eclipse then. Isn't that romantic? It means that love conquers it all." I debated at what he just said. Though I'm not that familiar with all of that love stuff, I do know that love could be fun, based on what Lillian said. "Before I forget, you're the one who wanted me to fall in love with you in the first place and you're saying that now?"
I was watching while he looks from side to side and I was so confused about what he's doing right now. I almost shouted when he immediately pulled me closer to him making me close to his face.
That's a confirmation that Mister Creepy R is still alive somewhere in his being.
"Mister Creepy R is back again, huh?"
"He's always been here, darling."
Darling. AHHHHHHHHH I'M SHOUTING ON THE INSIDE! Why is that so hot and why am I freaking out on the inside?
He let me go and were back to normal as if nothing happened.
"Eclipses only last for a few minutes. So there is no forever in this world. There will never be."
And Ruel is back.
"Then let me be your sun and you'll be my moon for a few minutes." I said jokingly. Attention: What I just said was a joke, and I call it "Astrid's flirty ways 101", though I don't know if what I did was flirting or not. But what I do know is, I learned how to do that because of my brother.
"I see that my princess is finally giving in to my tricks." I did not think what I said though.
"I'm just kidding! Who would want to be your sun anyways? Even if there is, it's not me." I laughed as a sign of celebration for failing.
We both hopped on the horses getting ready to leave. "Follow me."