Vita Nova
Episode 14 "A Phrase"

Flashbacks

I looked towards the land, and saw a man with blond hair and blue eyes sitting in a wheelchair, who was none other than Yusto, looking at us with my face,then I went with the butler beside him.I thought, did I take Ian from his side?, if they were not close, but Ian was still Yusto's brother, I felt guilty with Yusto.

Soon, the sun had completely disappeared. Ian and I have returned to the lake and are planning to go straight home. But I'm still thinking about Yusto, I didn't know it would hurt him.

'What should I do?..'

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Episode 14

After that day, I tried to stay away a little bit from Ian, but Ian always approached more than I was away from him.As if when I took 1 step back, he took 2 steps forward, it made it difficult for me to stay away from him,and the job I did had to stay by Ian's side, it happened until the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess went home to the Grand Duchy.

/Skip Grand Duke and Grand Duchess home/

"Welcome back Mr and Mrs" said the Chief Servant and other Servants welcomed the arrival of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess.Ian, I, Yusto and Yesra also welcomed their arrival after 1 month,

"Welcome back Grand Duke and Grand Duchess" I said in a speech,

"Welcome back Father, Mother, I'm glad you're okay" Ian told the couple,

"Thank you Ian, you look thinner than the last time we met, it looks like you're overworked" Grand Duke said, patting Ian's shoulder slightly taller than his,

"Dad!Mama!Welcome!" yusto and Yesra said with a big smile towards the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess,

"!?",the couple's faces were shocked, and tears came out of their eyes

"Yusto..?Yesra..?" the Grand Duchess muttered in disbelief by looking at the smiles of the two of them,

"Yes mom!" they said with a big smile that was still visible from their faces,

"My boy..!" said the Grand Duchess while crying happily and hugging the two of them,

"It's a miracle, thank you god.." muttered the Grand Duchess was so grateful to see the twins smiling back in the face,

"Let's go.what's going on?" the Grand Duke asked Ian with a moved face,

"Don't ask me that question, ask your Prospective Daughter-in-law who makes Yusto and Yesra can smile back" Ian said with a faint smile,

"Lily?.you made them smile again?.." asked the Grand Duchess in a low tone,

"I only gave them a meal that they could eat without making one, at least more frugal for this winter" I replied with a smile,

The Grand Duchess ran towards me and directly hugged me tightly,

"Thank you.I'm very lucky to have a daughter-in-law like you." said the Grand Duchess, crying happily,

"I just did what I had to do" I said, replying to the Grand Duchess' embrace,

After that, Grand Duke and Grand Duchess thanked me many times to give me a lot of gifts, ranging from fancy dresses, eyes, and so on,even a villa in the land of Trizen which is famous for its beauty every season.Actually I have rejected all that politely, but they both still insist on giving me that.

It happened for 3 full days, and my return to Duchy Everon was postponed until next Sunday because the Grand Duchess did not want to let me go home.

Fortunately Ian was always with me when the urgent situation, very often he took me on a walk in the park together to look for a fresh breeze,without me realizing I was starting to like the man.I knew that our relationship was only limited to a contract fiancee, we had also promised not to love each other until the contract was completed.But I can not dodge it anymore, but I can not avoid it,I really have fallen in love with Ian.The attitude he shows me now is very different, he is more attentive and warm, he also often smiles although sometimes his flat face is more often seen.

Ever since we got engaged, Ian has rarely massacred people in the harbor and some criminals in the alley of the village,I almost never heard from Rina that in the capital city was talking about Ian who never killed people again, even very rarely found dead bodies in small alleys or around the harbor.

I fell more and more in love with her, but I couldn't reveal it, I knew it would only cause trouble. And there's no way Ian likes me, I really hope he realizes how I feel about him.

After that, the night arrived and the fatigue came.I am still in the residence of Grand Duke Darvin 2 days again and back to Duchy Everon.Karna tired, tired,I dropped my body into a soft bed and was intending to rest,

"Hadeh is tired.." I murmured,

"Miss, you better take a shower first to make it more sound" said Rina advised me,

"It seems so, please prepare yes" I told Rina,

"Good!what kind of scent do you want?" ask Rina, please,

"Rose up" I replied,

"Well" said Rina then went to prepare a bath for me,

I was still thinking about Yusto who saw me and Ian at Lake Menlis back then.I felt so guilty about him and didn't know what to do for him, no.But for both of them.Even since that time

"Hopefully Yusto forgives me" I murmured,

"Alright" I replied, then went to the bathroom

"Oh yes Rina, you just rest, I'll take care of my own clothes" I said before Rina came out,

"Certainly miss? thanks so much!then excuse me, good night, miss" said Rina happily and then came out,

"Good night" I said, then went into the bathroom and soaked,

'For now, I just need to calm down first, my burden is very heavy, my head feels like it's going to explode' I thought while soaking, I felt soaked,

After I finished soaking, I dried my hair and put on the pajamas that Rina had prepared in the bathroom earlier, after which I went back to the room and planned to sleep, and then I went to bed,

"Where do you think you're going" said a man who was none other than Ian, wearing only pajamas with his field chest open and already sitting on a mattress, who was in his bed,

"I-ian!?since when did you get in!?" I said screaming in surprise,

"I feel like you're a little weird, are you tired?I have also never seen you rest while guarding Yusto and Yesra before" Ian said with a look I could not understand,

"I've been resting with you that time, haven't I?that's enough" I assured Ian, then sat down next to him

"That's different, you must be very tired" said Ian impressed worriedly,

"Don't worry, I'm fine" I said with a faint smile,

"Alright, I'm just worried about you" he said languidly and his face moody. I could not bear to see Ian who usually still looked gallant arrived moody and looked weak like this,

"I'm fine, thanks for worrying about me" I said and kissed her cheek,

"Yes, I understand" he answered and smiled faintly,

After that Ian came closer to me and put his head on my shoulder,

"I want to be with you tonight" he murmured,

"What do you mean!?we're still fiancees!" I'm nervous, too,

"It's okay, I just want to sleep with you" she said listlessly,

"Umm, alright, lie down here" I said asking him to lie down, ''And according to my words and lie down, I lay down but turned my back to him,

Ian seemed annoyed, then turned my body so that it faced him,

"It's better" he said as he touched my cheek and smiled thinly,

"Why are you doing this?" I asked with a slightly red face,

"Since that day I kept thinking about you.I don't want you to be far from my side, I'm claustrophobic when I don't see you.I want to have you completely." she explained,

"E-eh?.why can?I feel the same way, it feels warm every time I see you, I'm also comfortable when I'm near you" I looked away from Ian,

"Lily, I like you" said Ian very clearly and confidently,

"Eh?." I muttered in disbelief, not even realizing tears were pouring from my eyes,

"Why are you crying?.I'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable" he asked sadly,

"No.I'm just.very happy..I was right to wait for that word." I said while crying,

"I'm really saying that even as it seems..I love you Lily" said Ian, sure enough,

"I love you too, Ian." I said and hugged Ian tightly.It also returned my arms warmly and with a feeling, a very impossible thing for a Devil like Ian, but it really happened to him,

"Lily, stay by my side" said Ian pleading,

"Yes, I'll always be by your side" I replied back to Ian,

Ian, who had been holding me, raised my head towards her so that my face was very close to her. Then Ian kissed my forehead gently and warmly. I was surprised by his behavior, but I'm glad he did.

"Sleep Lily" she said subtly,

"Yes, Ian" I replied,

We both slept well and hugged, which kept me warm even in the winter, and it was snowing.

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