«Rudbeckia/Julian»
Rudbeckia
"Mariwen?"
"Huh!?"(How does he know?)
"O-oh I uh.. It was a mistake! Ahehe.."
"Oh.. I see" (hmm that's right, there's no possible way that he knows my name from my previous life..)
"..."
"You want to ask something?"
"Huh!? Oh! No no! I was just curious about the place we're standing at.."
"Eh?" I looked, around and realized that we were standing just a little far from my house but due to the dense forest, one couldn't see it..
"Oh! Well, my house is not far away from here in fact it's right here!" I said as I walked towards our house while holding his hand.. Well he reminds me of someone.. Carter? No, it can't be him..
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Julian
We entered a small shady house made from woods and despite it being small, it was still very beautiful and well-kept and from the inside, it looked more homey compared to the castle..
As we entered, a tall woman around five feet ten inches with brown hair and blue eyes came dashing towards us with worry written all across her face but when she saw the blonde hair woman beside me, her face calmed down a little, and she asked - "My lady! Where were you? I was worried sick about you, you know! And.. Whose kid is this?"
"Oh! Well you see-When I entered the market I----"
While those two were talking, I looked around the house everything seemed normal but something that caught my eye was the lamps used to light up the entire house they were using magical gems! How can they afford such a luxury? I think-
I was suddenly distracted from my thoughts when I hear someone shouting it was the brown haired lady.. I guess Miss Blondie finished her explanation..
"I thought you went to buy groceries! I didn't know it included a kid!"
"Hey, hey! How could I just ignore a kid being beaten up by those barbarians? Besides, we could use some company, can't we?"
"Are you crazy!? We don't even have enough money for the groceries next month!"
"Well.. Technically we do since I didn't buy anything today.."
Even though I try not to think about it too much, but Miss Blondie really reminds me of Mariwen..
After my father's "subordinates" threw me into the lake, I started drowning because I didn't know how to swim.. I thought that was the end for me but suddenly, I was pulled out by someone.. I don't remember much because I had fainted, but I do remember how much I struggled to breathe.. Furthermore, I woke up in a hospital bed in the morning..
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"Are you alright kid!?"
Uh- yeah I guess..
I'm glad that you're okay considering that you have been unconscious since yesterday..
It has been that long? Also, I'm not a kid okay?
Well then how old are you?
"I'm seventeen!" I said proudly while putting a fist on my chest.. But instead of apologizing for calling me a kid, she instead just laughed!
"What happened? What are you laughing?"
"Oh! It's nothing! It's just that the way you said it, made you look no different from a kid you know?"
"Oh, yeah!? W-well then how old even are you to say that to me?"I somehow managed to say despite being flustered
"Well you see kid I'm twenty so you better treat me with respect and call me big sister okay?"
WHAT!? She's in her twenties! How?-
After she finally stopped laughing her non-existing brains out, she said -Anyway, what's your name kid? I'm Mariwen pleasured to meet you
Oh! Well my name is Carter..
Okay Carter, since you're already awake and luckily your condition wasn't very serious, you will be discharged from the hospital by the day after tomorrow.. Do you remember your address?"
"I-don't have a home.." I don't think that place can be called a home..
"You don't?"
"No! And you don't have to pity me you know?"
"Ah! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.. I just wanted to ask you that if you don't have a place to go to, then you can stay with me if you're comfortable with it you know? Because I don't think that it would be a good idea to send you to an orphanage or an adoption center don't you think?"
"Ah!.. I guess you are right.. I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that to you.."
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"Hey kid!"
"Uh! Yeah?"
"Well since you will be staying with us for now, why don't you tell me your name? I'm Rudbeckia pleasured to meet you!"
"Oh! My name is Car- I mean- Julian!"
"Okay Julian, so you can stay here for today as it is already late, and it's not safe to wander around in the forest at this time you know? So tomorrow, after breakfast we can go and find your parents okay?"
"Okay.. And thank you.."
"It's quiet alright kid!"
(Author's note - Hi guys! Sorry for the delay! It's just that my exams were going on but now that they are over, I promise I'll try to publish more chapters!)