Maria is still staring at Aomi zoned out and pokes his arm, ” Hey what do you always think huh?”
Aomi blinks out of his deep internal thoughts as he sees Maria, ” Nothing much.”
Maria pinches him tugging his sleeve then, narrows her eyes suspicious, ” Really?”
Aomi nods twice.
Then Maria stares at him still suspicious while he gets a gut sudden feeling.
Then she scoots her chair closer to him as she leans in to inspect him.
He sweats feeling something is wrong and hesitantly questions her behaviour, ” Excuse me, Is there something odd on my face or something else?”
Maria eyes remains narrowed as she tilts her head looking at him as she shakes her head, ” No.
You just make me feel something off.”
Aomi stops as he finally sees her, both stare eachother for a long time but he realises it’s too close and leans back and switches the topic, ” Anyways your dress looks nice.”
Maria blushes by the compliment and turns away and takes her tea, ” Well ofc because I got it from the big designers.
by the way —” Goff walks in, ” Aomi!
Come boy lets go back to home!”
Goff tries to take Aomi away from Maria.
She sees Goff and smiles, ” Mister I’m having a talk with my friend so, will you bother to go away for some moment .”
Goff also smiles and nods, ” Sorry princess but, he has to go for work now…right?” he sees Aomi giving an indirect signal.
Aomi understands and nods agreeing with him.
Then he goes away with Goff.
…
Maria now again throws pillows in her room alone frustrated,” Why!?
Why!?
That blacksmith!
He took him away!
I was gonna ask him about his preference!”
She then thinks of what to do so and realizes she can do nothing about this.
Aomi is a worker for Goff so, she a royal blood shouldn’t interfere in this.
She lies on her bed defeated looking up at the ceiling.
…
it’s untill another sun festival that she meets Aomi and when she does her eyes sparkle with anticipation.
meanwhile, Aomi just calculated that he is now living in the western world for 2 years now.
He sits somewhere and drinks a fruit juice as his plans to get Goff,Walter and the other workers get their dreams of wealth.
then suddenly a girl crashes into his sides as she slowly turns his head to his side and sees Maria, She politely was especially at her smiling, ” Hi~ Long time no see Aomi, remember me?”
Aomi blinks and scoots away a bit to create space, ” Yes, Maria Sunna right.
The princess.” he forces a smile.
How are you?”
Aomi looks away rubbing his back neck then nods awkwardly, ” Y-yes I’m fine how are you?”
She smiles wider and replies with a sweet tone, ” Me too~” She sees his fruit juice, ” oh this I like it too.”
she turns away and calls a waiter and orders one for herself.
then she turns to him, ” So Aomi I was interested in what do you like?”
He blinks and actually thinks, Indian gulab jamun?
Italian pizza?
no no that’s from earth, Ice cream sandwich?
yeah that’s fine.
He smiles and replies politely, ” Ice cream sandwich.”
Maria’s eyes become big lighting up, ” Huh?
me too we have alot in common!”
Aomi shruggs it off tilting his head, ” Yeah”
hours pass by as Maria relentless questions Aomi and the morning becomes noon, the sun festival starts.
…
Aomi is tired now sinking in his chair beside Maria enthusiasm then he asks her, ” Princess don’t you have to able with his highess?”
Maria glances at me and looks out of the window then at me then narrows her eyes playfully, ” No.
Dad can be alone.
So, I can be alone too.”
Aomi leans back fully in his chair staring at nothing particular.
Maria notices it and leans in, ” Bored?”
He moves his eyes side ways to see her only to make her blush because he looks fascinating as his head tilts back ward exposing his neck and jaw, his earrings also hang on his ear while his bangs dangle from his forehead, ” Yes, a bit only.”
His lazy eyes pierced Maria’s heart as she looks away coughing, ” What do you want to do then?”
He looks back up, ” I don’t know.”
the silence stretches long as Aomi just stays motionless due to exhaustion and Maria just awkwardly stays close.
Maria is fighting an internal conflict while Aomi fights back sleep, No!
I’m a princess!
I can’t fall for him!
I mean he looks great— no no I mean he’s fine.
I can’t be flattered by such boy I’m older than him.
huh?
am I? You are reading on g.com, the official source.
She turns to him and nudges him whispering, ” Hey don’t go to sleep when I’m here.”
He gets up and turns his head sitting straighter, ” Huh?
yeah?”
She has a small pout curious, ” How old are you?”
He blinks and answers, “17” even though he is now 501 years old truly.
Maria eyes widen a bit as her mouth opens a bit in shock then, she leans in to get a better look, ” really?
But you look older.
Get up.” She stands abruptly ordering Aomi aswell.
He lazily gets up and he is just a bit taller than her.
She sees his shoulder that’s her height level then, she kicks his shin.
Aomi come out of his half sleep as he yelps out of surprise, ” Huh?
what was that for?”
She replies sitting back, ” nothing in particular.” but, she was actually embarrassed that a younger boy is taller than her because is 20 and he is 16.
…
Up from heavenly court,
Yáng looks at a big orb as the western world celebrate the sun festival.
Kù joins Yào like last year as they got observe the festivals around from big orb.
suddenly, Belle comes tired, ” hey guys.”
She stumbles and sits on a bench near by and Kohana also arrives behind her the sits beside her quietly.
Kù grins as he floats to Belle, ” what happened did you went to the lower rank immortals or something?”
Belle glares at him but, Kohana intervenes, ” She has been looking at scrolls send by the duke.”
Kù nods then, Yáng calls him, ” Hey cool moon come over sunnaland is here.”
He gets excited and runs over, ” Oh man they are the best in the sun festival!
They sure love it alot, huh?”
This time they don’t feel the presence of Jia dai again, Kù nudges Yáng, ” I said ya it was a bluff!”
Yáng crosses his arm nodding, ” I guess for once.”
Kù pouts slightly, ” what do you mean by for once!?
”
Yáng smiles and sarcastically replies, ” whatever you think is.”
Belle yawns, ” stop fighting you two.”
Kohana also rests her chin on her hand as she watches the sun festival go in sunnaland.
But, just down below the heavenly court the lower rank 2,3, and 5 feel a tremdously dangerous presence.
around them.
And somewhere Kohana feels it first, ” Yoshi?”