Night came, without noticing it. I have been busy thinking about all the possibilities why Sahana took me here.
I didn't even notice that it was already dinner, if it wasn't for Flora.
Everytime I remember my conversation with Dave my guilt is eating me! And I just can't sleep with this guilt!
I must talk to Dave and apologize.
After Flora left my room, I told her that I will be sleeping early and lied to her that I wanted to rest too.
Forgive me Flora.
I grab the coat that Flora left for me. After making sure that I am comfortable with what I am wearing. I silently open the door and peek left to right.
As slow as I could do, I close the door of my room so that it won't create a sound. When I succeeded closing it without any problem. I hold tighter to the lamp and walk without making any sound.
This house don't even have electricity. Only those lamps at every corner. Barely giving light. If my eyesight were bad, for sure I will be scared going out from my room.
I asked Flora earlier where Dave's room was. I thank her when she told me without any suspision at all.
When I stand infront of Dave's room. I made sure that I am encourage enough to knock at his door.
It wasn't lock, so I slowly enter his room. In this world, coming inside someone else's room is rude. Well it was the same from my world too.
But this is important.
"Dave..." I call his name trying to whisper. His room looks so neat. It even look like even dust is not welcome here.
"Dave..."
Where is he? I stop walking around when I notice the papers on top of that table. Was that his study table? I didn't intend to touch his belongings.
"Dave.."
When no one answers, my heart sink. I just can't go back to my room without even trying to talk to him.
"Dav----"
"Milady, what brings you here?"
Oh lord. I must thank you for letting me live my life until today.
Dave, standing few steps from me. He sure looks like he just got out from the shower. It wasn't look like he was this hottie too.
He's freaking hot too!
Not as attractive as Eiliff, he's not that muscular. But those abs needed to be maintained right?
"Oh, forgive me for coming out undress.."
No! You don't have to get dress at all!
I just shut up and shake my head. What am I? Just what kind of a lady am I? Getting excited seeing muscles?
No! Have some dignity Prestine Hermosa!
I was a little disappointed when he came back covered. Well, enough with sight seeing Prestine!
"What brings you here Milady? For you to come here alone. You should have just called me." He was even sorry for letting me walk here by myself.
I stand straight and look at him. "Can we talk? I mean, do you have time?"
He glance at his study table before guiding me to sit.
"Please forgive me for showing like that." He was really sorry.
But why would be sorry? I mean it was fine at all.
I just can't said that. "Dave. I am sorry for being rude earlier to you. I was out of line."
"Milady?" He's confused as hell.
He gave me a cup of I don't know what it was. But this is Dave, he won't give me something to harm me.
"For you to seek me out like this. We can talk tomorrow morning Milady."
"I just can't sleep knowing that I offended you, you know?" I reason out, well that was true.
"Milady, I am not in the position to be offended of your words. It was all true afterall."
"B-but Dave..."
"Milady, it's late now, you should go back to your room." He stand up and offer me his hand.
This is not what I wanted. To come here, just to be escorted back to my room.
I grab his hand, but didn't move. I breathe out and look at him with sincerity.
"I know I crossed the line by blaming Sahana taking me here. F-for saying those words, forgive me.."
He was about to talk but I didn't give him a chance.
"I don't understand your reasons at all. No one is even giving me ideas why I was chosen to be here. I don't get it when you said that Eiliff became comfortable with my presence. Even after telling me that you all lived your lives lonely, I didn't want to understand that. I just didn't want too. You know, I had a life back in my world. I worked harder more than anyone to be succesful. I worked hard to be a succesful one back then. I was thinking that maybe, at my age I was the most succesful one coming from rag to riches, y-you know what I mean?"
He was looking at me like he wanted me to continue.
I took a sigh and continue. "I grew up alone too, I d-don't like to say this but I don't have enough memory of how I struggle back then. So forgive me for not understanding what you said earlier. It-it was just like, must I listen to your request without asking me if I am okay with it?"
"Forgive me--"
I raise my finger to shut him down. "Just to make it clear, I wasn't expecting to be here either. But, but I am already here. Until the time you can help me get back to my world, I will try my best to stay with you guys. And.. I know I am not making any sense at all, but just bare with me for the meantime."
When I look to him, shock was all over his face.
"I wasn't aware Milady, forgive me. For being rude, for requesting an unjust favor."
"I am thankful, to you too." I smiled at him. "I am sorry for barging in here at this hour."
"Again, forgive me Milady."
"Apology accepted. And sorry for being rude." I said and stand up.
"You have all the right to get mad at us Milady." He said that while laughing.
Dave barely shows emotion to his face. So seeing him laugh like that made me comfortable.
His stoic face, though handsome. He must be one of the guys who can perfectly hide emotions by showing his stoic face around.
"Where have you been at this hour?"
I almost jumped from surprise when I heard Eiliff's voice, made me almost drop the lamp I was holding.
"Watch out!"
"Ouch!"
But it was too late. The candle fell down and my hand automatically reach for it.
"You should have just let the candle fell!" He yell at me
"So, it was my fault now?!" I yell back and glare at him. Holding my hand that got burnt because of the candle.
"Let me see.." He said that but he already grabbed my hand.
"That's hurting you know.." I told him and tried to take my hand back.
"Who's the idiot here trying to catch the candle fall?"
"How come you are the one irritated here?! Didn't you see how I almost jumped because of you?!" I was yelling at him.
"So it was my fault now?!" He said, more likely hissing at me.
What are you now? A cat?
"Wow, maybe it was really my fault." I rolled my eyes and grab my hand.
"I am not yet done checking your hand!." He grabbed my hand again.
"No! Since it was my fault, let me handle this by myself!" I slap his arm. "Let go of my hand now!"
"Are you commanding me now?" He glare at me.
Those cold red eyes are not bothering a single nerve of me at all. So all I could do is get my hand back and leave him like that.
I just made up with Dave, and this guy really likes to ruin my mood.
"I was asking, where have you been at this hour?!"
He even followed me inside the bathroom.
'Just ignore him!'
I got to wash my burnt skin, but it made me flinch. How the hell is my pain tolerance this low?! This is making my eyes tear up!!
"Why aren't you answering me?! Where have you been?!"
"Why are you yelling at me?!" This time, I shouted at him.
"Am I the one yelling here?! You are!"
I turn around to face him. He's obviously in a bad mood now.
"So, what are you doing here? Whispering?"
I saw how he closed his eyes when I asked him that.
He sighed so loud that made me smirk. "Where have you been?" He ask trying to act cool, rather controling himself from yelling.
"Must I report everytime I go out to you now?" I ask back.
I walk passed him but he grab me by my arm. Took the hand where I got burnt and check my skin again.
He did the same thing back at the center during the parade.
Healing my burnt skin because of the candle.
When I felt that he was done with that, I aggresively grab my hand and walk out from him.
His aura oozing with exasperation made me wanted to leave him alone. I don't wanna deal with his moods now.
Like I said, I just made up from Dave and our little misunderstanding.
But this dude really wanted to get into my nerve.
"Where have you been?"
Trying to control his voice. I wanted to laugh at how he really look right now. Messed up hair, upset.
"Does it even matter?" I am getting annoyed now that he's been asking me the same question ever since I got back.
"Are you even aware of the time now?" He ask me, his deep voice made me think twice. Whether to answer him, or continue to argue with him.
I inhale and remove the coat I used and throw it to the sofa. "Yeah, almost midnight?"
"Just answer my damn question, where have you been?" With his gritted teeth, he ask again.
"Look, I am tired now, can I atleast sleep now peacefully?"
Why does it even matter if I went out. I am not a child! I am an adult. A legal adult!
I was shock when I saw his mad expressions. He looks like he was ready to murder anyone if I won't answer his question.
But I don't want to answer him. It feels like reporting to him every move I have to make. It doesn't matter at all.
"It wasn't a big of a deal if I go out at night." I said calmly. I didn't look at him. Now that I got to calm down, I realize how he was yelling at me earlier.
"So, where have you been?"
"You have been asking me the same question six times already Eiliff." I said calmly. I have to calm down. I must do so, this conversation won't go well if we are both yelling at each other.
"That is why I am asking you, where have you been?"
"Seven...." I closed my eyes, I don't want to look at him. Even if he lower his voice he is still mad. For whatever reason it was, I don't have a single idea.
"Do you want me to keep asking you, I won't stop here until you answer." He said, his voice cold.
"I went out." I answered without looking at him. "I went out for awhile, can you leave now?"
I really shouldn't have look at him. Him looking at me with those expressions hurt. He really is mad. He look skeptical about my answer too.
"I just..." I can't continue my words when I heard myself sob. I really shouldn't have looked at him. "Why does it matter that I went out?! I know it was late but I didn't go out. I..."
"Look, I just wanted to know where did you go." this time he said with his gentle tone.
Maybe because I suddenly burst out crying here. This is embarrassing! Why the hell am I crying now?!
"Must you shout at me?! Ever since I entered the room! You have been shouting at me too!"
"I'm..sorry.."
I froze from hearing him said that. Why is he sorry now? What are we even talking about? That I ended up crying? For him to say sorry to me?
Aah, I must have been stressed the whole day. "This is all your fault!" Blaming him is all I could do.
Wiping my endless tears while sobbing. "This is all your fault!"
Just like an idiot, I kept saying that while crying and wiping my wet cheeks. He bend down and hold my face with his both hands.
"Why are you even crying?" He asked gently.
"T-this is all your fault!" I cried louder when he help my wipe my tears.
Why am I crying now?
"Sorry, so stop crying now."
I close my eyes and let him wipe my tears. It's a good thing that I didn't snot while crying, that would be more embarrassing. Thinking about crying and with a snot made me cry even more.
"This is really y-your fault! You made me c-cry!" I continue blaming him. Despite the fact that I don't have any idea why am I crying now.
I just look at him, his skeptical expressions is what made me cry. No one has ever looked at me like that. No one even looked at me like they are annoyed at me.
But Eiliff is really doing whatever he likes. Didn't he know, that I am crying now because of him?
"I'm sorry..."
"Sorry...Please stop crying now."
"Prestine..."
"Sorry.."
"I didn't mean to shout at you like that. Sorry.."
He kept whispering until I could finally calm down. My eyes still sting from the result of crying. And I don't want to admit this, but my eyes easily swell even for a second of crying.
When Eiliff felt that I stop crying, he carried me into his arm and lay me down to bed as gentle as he could.
"Let's sleep now." After saying that he pull the blanket and cover me.. No, he's covering himself with my blanket.
"Why are you sleeping here again?!" I ask, trying my best not to cry.
Damn these tears!
"I'm too lazy to get up now." He simply answered me. "And this feels more comfortable."
"You really do whatever you like, no?"
He sigh and burried his face to the pillow. His arm snaked around my waist, pulling my body closer to him.
"This is the only time I can calm myself." He answered. "Did you go out alone? Where did you go?"
I thought that we are done from that topic. But it seems like this guy won't let me sleep until I answer him.
I didn't answer him. Rather, I don't want him to know that I went to Dave's room. I turn around so that I won't see his expressions again.
All I could think is to be safe from his question, but it was a wrong move for my part.
With this position, using both his arms, he hug me from the back and pull me closer to him.
This is a way more perilous situation. I can feel his heart beating calmly. But my chest is rumbling here!
How could he be so calm like this!
Wait, does that mean...? I shake my head and tried to calm my heart.
"I went out to..." I mumble, hoping this guy to be asleep now.
"To?"
Argh! He was not asleep at all!
"I talked with Dave."
"Why would you be bother to go out?"
"Tsk!" I closed my eyes. This conversation should end now. I already told him that I went out to talk to Dave.
That must end this conversation!
"Does your hand still hurt?" I heard him. With how close we are, there's no way I wouldn't hear him.
He was already holding my hand, playing with my fingers.
"It's fine now."
"With these small hands, you should stop being clumsy." He commented.
Him pressing my palm gently with that slightly calloused hand feels refreshing.
"What..?" This guy! So rude and didn't let me finish what I wanted to ask.
He stopped playing with my hand and hug me, pulling me closer to him!
Even the smallest molecule will be ashamed that there's no longer distance between our bodies!
"Stay still.." His deep voice said that made me realize our positions!
This is a foul play guys! This dude really is doing whatever he wanted too. And I am a fool for letting him do all of this!