Chapter 49: Unexpected Guest (1/2)

“H-Hey there,” the person responds to outburst.

I don’t reply and just keep staring ahead, refusing to believe my eyes.

“Isn’t that… Isn’t that the vampire princess!?” Rebecca asks in surprise from behind me.

Yes, it is Zakira who is standing at the doorway wearing a casual outfit of denim jeans and a white top. Her bright red eyes are looking straight back at mine but there is an unusual uneasiness which I remember seeing yesterday… when she was about to drink my blood.

Fuck! Is she here to attack me again!? And in front of Rebecca and Aria at that?

“S-She says that she knows you…” Aria says while stuttering a little.

It seems like she is really shaken from this situation as well.

Obviously, Aria saw Zakira yesterday in school and like everyone else, she also knows how much of an important person Zakira is. I can tell that she is lost for what to do right now seeing a princess at her doorstep.

Fuck it…

“Yeah, I know her. We…ehh… sort of bumped into each other after school and… talked a bit,” I lie while trying to keep a straight face.

“… what? Y-You just “bumped” into the vampire princess on your way back home and casually talked like with some random person?” Aria asks while raising her eyebrows sharply in disbelief.

Fuck! I am really bad at this…

[A bit too bad, if you ask me.]

You are back? Where did you disappear to!?

[I will tell you later. Focus on what is in front of you right now.]

…yeah.

Aria is still looking at me suspiciously, obviously waiting for further explanation on this “bumping” incident.

Damn… Now, what do I tell her?

“Actually…”

Zakira suddenly speaks.

“… it was not an accident. I saw Jacob earlier and thought he look cute… so, I decided to talk and befriend him.”

Instantly, the whole room turns so quiet that I could even hear the light chirping of the birds outside. Zakira turns a little red for some reason as well.

Fuck! Did she just really say that?

[I want to believe she didn’t but…]

What the fuck!? Has as she ever looked in the mirror!?

She is a 11/10 and I am—

[-11 /10?]

No, idiot! I am at least a 7!

[That’s pushing it a bit too far, to be honest…]

That’s not the point!

The point is, why would a beauty like her who is, by the way, also a princess think that I am cute? Well, that is, except if she is a vampire and wants to suck my tasty blood…

What the heck is she thinking!?

[Hmm? While I personally agree with that, I don’t think Rebecca and Aria do…]

What?

I look at Aria first and turn my head a little to look at Rebecca as well. Neither of them is showing any signs that they are doubting Zakira at all. In fact, there is a strange look on their faces, almost as if they are just waiting for Zakira to speak further.

And well, she doesn’t let them wait for much longer…

“A-Anyway, I am here for a reason. I wanted to speak to Jacob as soon as possible…” Zakira says, her voice turning urgent all of a sudden.

“What? Are you really seriously so desperate to propose to him that you willing to do it in someone else’s house!?” Aria asks angrily.

Woah, I don’t think Zakira is here for that at all but anyway, she is a princess and it’s odd for Aria, who was looking shocked and shaky earlier to suddenly turn angry like this…

[…]

What?

[Nothing…]

“No, I am not here for that. In fact, because we are friends now, I wanted to let him know about something before it’s too late,” Zakira says.

Wait, she is sounding too serious. Does she really want to tell me something important?

And why? Why does she even want me to tell anything at all?

“Okay, fine. Tell him then and leave. He is right here,” Aria says while folding her arms.