Different Fate [SEASON 1]
8. Little bird

Whusses..

The snowstorm greeted the Capital with its Ferociousness in the morning. Catherine stared at the blizzard from behind her bedroom window.

"Hah." for her umpteenth time, Catherine let out a heavy sigh.

Ahnna who was standing not far from Catherine looked at Catherine worriedly.

"Miss, are you okay ?" Ahnna's voice breaks Catherine's daydream.

Catherine was shocked and looked at Ahnna clumsily. Catherine nodded quickly. Enough to make Ahnna calm down.

Catherine looked at Ahnna who was sweeping her room seriously making the blackish brown unraveling maid shudder.

"Miss? What was? " ask Ahnna. Catherine shakes.

"No one just observes" Catherine blakan said. The finished Ahnna swept out of Catherine's room immediately.

Just before Ahnna came out, Catherine immediately ran towards the door of the room.

"Ahnah! Rin go out first!!! "

"eeeh! Missis! Put on your coat first! "

"No weight!"

"Miss!!! "

Drapery.. Drapery..

Catherine ran as fast as she could and hid behind the wall.

"Miss! "

"Dry! Caught.. " Catherine grumbled in silence.

A few minutes later...

"Well, it's over, don't take too long outside Miss! " Ahnna shouted from the front of the mansion gate.

"Huh, yes Yes.. Ahnna whispered " Catherine muttered as she ran away from the Duke Orzsebet residence.

Taps.. Taps.. Taps..

Catherine walked towards the Capital's garden. A lot of snow piled up making Catherine a little difficult to walk.

"Uh, this snow! "Gerutu Catherine while walking with great difficulty.

"huh.. Until also. " Catherine breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brrr, here's why I hate winter! Uhhh it's cold! " Catherine rubbed both her hands into her arms to reduce the cold.

Catherine walked towards the figure of the brownish blonde unraveling girl who was none other than Charlotte.

Her coldness today made the breath Catherine let out like smoke.

"Lottie!!" Catherine approached Charlotte with a bright smile.

"ah! Catherine, I've been waiting for you" Charlotte looked at Catherine's hands with a happy look.

"Hehehe.. Then let's walk! "

"Um! "

Unfortunately, in the middle of the journey Catherine accidentally hit someone.

Bruk!

Because of his body size which is much different from the adults he hit, he fell.

"Let's go.." Catherine was in pain.

"Oh, Catherine are you okay? " Charlotte immediately helped Catherine stand up.

"Catherine Orzsebet's.."

Degh's!

'These voices... '

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On the other hand, the Azure Palace..

Geck... Geck.. Geck..

"Sir, please open the door... You haven't eaten anything since, ." The palace maid who was in charge of providing food for the princess looked confused as well as worried about the condition of their princess.

Already several times their efforts, the servants were done but, still their princess did not want to open the door of her room.

Even Ethaniel de Arabella, the son of the imperial city, tried to persuade his sister to leave the room.

"What's going on? " The Emperor's voice shocked the bewildered servants.

Soon the servants lined up neatly and bowed respectfully.

"All prosperity and prosperity thanks to the protection of the imperial sun..."

"What's going on? " The emperor repeated his question.

One of the servants immediately explained.

"anu, your honor... Actually, the princess after returning from the outside arrived just immediately locked herself in the room.. "

"Bracket... Yourself? "

"Yes.. I don't know the cause myself "said Shelia, the servant who took care of the Imperial princess, Elenia de Arabella.

"Then I'll go in. " The masonry middle-aged lady figure looked ageless with a beautiful blonde mane approaching them.

"S-everything of prosperity and prosperity thanks to the protection of the imperial sun. "simultaneously the azure Palace ladies bowed respectfully.

"Wakeup. "

"What happened to my daughter? " the beautiful woman asked.

"that, your highness the empress... The princess reluctantly came out of her room after returning from the outside "Shelia said.

The empress nodded in understanding then immediately walked towards the door of her daughter's room and opened it with magic.

Chequek...

"Elenia..? "

"uh? Mama. "the figure of a little girl with golden blond eyes running towards the empress and hugging her.

"Hiks.. Hix.. Hueeee mamaaaa" the girl's cry broke out in the mother's arms.

"What's wrong? Why is Elenia crying? " the empress tried asking after calming her daughter.

"Hiks.. That, Elenia saw a child playing the same .." said the girl who sounded ambiguous.

'Child.. Small one? ' the queen tried not to laugh.

"does Elenia want a friend of Elenia's age too? "Take a guess the empress who was taken slowly by the princess.

"Well, you'll find "Emperor coming to his empress and her daughter.

"really? "both eyes of Elenia sparkled happily especially after seeing both of her parents nodding.

"Of course"

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CATHERINE POV

"Catherine Orzsebet's.."

Degh's!

I think my heart stopped beating. L'm...

'These voices... '

It feels familiar and unmistakable..

I put my head up and look at the man I hit.

Her...

"Papa." I said softly.

Not mungikin! Papa won't he come home tomorrow morning?!

"Ho, I didn't think you came out without permission " papa's voice is getting heavy and making me creep.

Scroll the horrible face of papa then papa looked back at me.

Degh's!

Uh papa's terrible...

I put my hands together and played my fingers to get rid of the nervousness.

Suddenly the cold that hit me became heated.

U-uahs... Ahnna, help me!!!

"Rey, take Catherine to the carriage. Don't let that damn brat get near my daughter again."

"Good lord duke "

I can see Charlotte's surprised face. I don't know what he was surprised by.

Rey approached me and cleaned my coat out of the snow. But, before Rey could hold me, papa directly with lightning speed held me up making Rey and I surprised.

'That's fast... '

"You. " papa looked at Charlotte with his laser gaze. Enough to make Charlotte can't wiggle.

"Don't ever approach my daughter again" he said before entering the horse-drawn carriage.

Rey immediately rode on the horse beside the horse carriage.

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AUTHOR POV

Leonard stared at his busy daughter looking at the streets of the capital filled with snow.

Because the incident a few minutes ago made Leonard want to be angry, upset, curious, and a little happy.

Angry and upset because his daughter wandered without his permission and Leonard believes that Catherine had often come out of the Duke's residence area.

Curious because how could this princess get out quietly without being confronted by the gatekeeper?

Little happy because the first one he saw was his favorite daughter.

Huh...

Leonard sighed riled. How could her daughter be so magical, unruly and love freedom.

Unfortunately, when Catherine was angry. It was terrible and made Leonard himself feel Deja Vu he was like seeing his daughter it was his own reflection when angry.

And... The unruly nature and soul of his freedom.. It is really similar to..

"Apollonian.. " yes. Mother of Catherine.

The woman is like the sunshine that shines upon her with warmth and draws her from the darkness.

Until finally the woman left her just for the sake of giving birth to this bluish silver unraveling girl sitting before her.

It would be a lie if Leonard didn't miss that woman. Honestly, he really misses the woman who has filled the emptiness of his heart.

Apollonia had kept the irreplaceable part of her heart.

And because Leonard was unable to keep her, he chose to throw away her heart. At least that's what happened.

However, the petite girl had been randomizing her life ever since the day when she called him 'papa' managed to destroy the wall she had been building all this time, he broke into his heart without excuse and happily stayed inside.

Apollonia, the woman who had a free soul like a bird had left her.

And now, the little bird that always depended on it showed a shift to learn to fly.

It's just a matter of time so Catherine asks to live her life freely.

Then...

... She must be a big and comfortable home for her daughter to come home.

Geck... Geck...

Rey knocked on the window.

"Sir, we have arrived. "

"Hm. Come on "

Leonard takes Catherine to Duke Orzsebet's residence.

"Papa, won't papa come home tomorrow? "

"heh, so you want me to come home tomorrow huh? "

"uh? T-of course not! Rin misses papa! "

"Oh really? Then why are you with that damn kid? "

"Eh... Tha-that.... He's rin's friend.. "

"Ohh do I need to get rid of him? "

"Dry! Nah! Nay! Huh, bad papa!"

"i am evil. "

"ck. Papa sucks! "

Rey reviewed a happy smile because finally her master was able to smile like that back after the passing of lady Apollonia.

- TBC