Fake Princess
DLXXXV Chapter
I sat staring at the bonfire before me, occasionally raising my hand towards the campfire, trying to ward off the cold. “Rest in the tent. Your body will be filled with mosquito bites, if it takes too long outside,” said Haruki's voice heard from behind.
I still face the fire, reluctant to turn my head, “bites of mosquitoes, will quickly disappear by Kou's magic. After all, being near a campfire makes me calmer,” said I who folded my legs, then hugged her with both hands.
“What happened? This, like not the usual Sachi.”
I glanced at Haruki who had been sitting next to me, “entah, it was just that inside my head had a lot of thoughts raging,” I said as I cast my gaze back towards the fire.
“Nii-chan, do you think .. What is love?”
“Why did you suddenly ask like that?”
“Just answer, this is not the time to have too deep thoughts,” reply me quickly answer his words.
Haruki threw his gaze towards the campfire followed by his moving hand throwing some twigs into the fire, “I don't know what it is,” he said, who turned his head before throwing his eyes back on the fire.
“Alright, if it is like that, I will change the question. Nii-chan, how did you feel when you learned of Kak Luana's pregnancy?”
“Do you have to question a question whose answer you already know?”
“Then, has Haru-nii been honest with what nii-chan feels?”
“What is important now? All I have in mind now is, how can I provide a safe place for our son before he was born, ” Haruki replied as he threw some twigs back towards the fire.
“But how, if honesty it will change the future itself. Nii-chan, I want you to be happy .. Don't lie to yourself, nii-chan herself always said that to me, didn't she?”
Haruki's gaze that previously looked at me, turned back towards the fire, “you're right. I wonder what my life has been like in the past. When I ask Ryu or Zeki, they always try to find a lot of reasons to divert the conversation. You think Sa-chan, what happened to me in my previous life?”
I glanced back at her gaze, “entahlah. Me too, wondering what happened to our family in a previous life,” I said chimed in his words.
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I opened my eyes slowly as the clap that touched my cheek felt several times. I tried to get up and sit with my head still bowed by the dizziness that was still whack, “ini is morning. We will continue the journey,” my head just nods slowly to answer Haruki's words that are heard.
“You took us to where?”
I took a deep breath and exhaled back strongly, I did this several times when the man's voice was touching my ears. “Fucking man, who can't use his head! I mean, the three of you .. Can't you keep your mouth shut in the morning?” I growled while squinting at the five of them who had been standing near Izumi.
“Who are you calling fucking?”
“Sa-chan,” my eyes immediately diverted to Haruki who was already standing by embracing my shoulder, this “your brother needs your help to pack. So, just ignore them,” he said, which made my feet inevitably walk to follow him on the side by the encouragement he did on my shoulders.
“If you do such foolishness yesterday, I will chop your body up .. Then give it to a snake, or maybe a crocodile, or maybe a fish that is in the river. Just do it, if you want to prove my words,” said I who tried to turn to the Prince earlier.
“Already, already. Our journey is still long,” said Haruki, my head back to the front as his fingers gripped my cheeks.
Haruki let go of his embrace before he walked over to the bag propped up on the tree. I also walked by reaching for the tube containing my arrows and bow and putting the two objects on the shoulder, “I was very upset with them. Seeing their faces alone, already making my heart hot,” my grumbling, Haruki who had also risen to his feet by crossing his arrow was just a small smile at my words.
“My sister, a smart woman. Their stupidity, won't bother you, will it?”
Both my eyes widened when Haruki said it with a smile back at me, “I understand. I, will try to be more in control,” I said followed by a sigh that came out.
“Someone's stupidity, don't be an excuse for you to lose yourself, Sa-chan. Just keep quiet and watch over their every folly, if all that is no longer understandable .. We can leave them secretly too, for driving them away directly. It will not guarantee us, if they will not follow us quietly from behind, which will be dangerous for ourselves. You see, what your brother means, don't you?” haruki whispered softly as I felt that palm of his hand that touched his shoulder before he walked past.
“Nii-chan, are you sure you don't want to carry this big bag?”
“I will not carry heavy objects which will make me tired for something unimportant. If it is hungry, we will hunt for food, ” replied Haruki, followed by his voice that sounded more and more felt far past the ears.
I bowed with a slow scratching nape, “Lux, where are you? We will continue the journey,”, I said before returning to head up.
I blinked a few times, staring at the little black shadow that flew over me from one of the trees. “Lux, I want to pigtail my hair. So-”
“I see, I'll hide in the little bag you brought,” Lux replied slowly before she flew back and slipped into the small bag I was carrying.
I raised my head back, then moved both my hands tidying up and tucked my hair with the ribbon that had previously wrapped around my wrist. My body turned back, then walked towards those who had gathered. “Before continuing the journey, I want us to introduce ourselves,” Haruki said when I had stopped the steps beside him.
“I'm Haruki, and she's Izumi, the smallest among us is Eneas. While this sister of ours, her name is Sachi.”
“Prince Vartan Joselito, Second Prince of Robson Kingdom. Princess Alana Joselito, the second Princess of Robson Kingdom. Furthermore, they are both my brothers Gael and Lucio.”
“Who gave you permission to introduce us?” the Prince named Vartan said to Fabian.
“If he doesn't introduce you, then what should I call you? Would you mind, if only I called you an empty head?” timpalku smilingly looked at him.
“You!”
“Dragon your attitude to my Brother! We helped you, just because he asked for it. So don't expect us to help you back, if you piss him off. Supposedly, you are thanking our little sister,” Haruki said, I turned to her who crossed her arms staring cynically at the five of them.