Chapter 44 - Kazuya P3 (1/2)

Year 4014 Mist Kingdom Main Castle

Kazuya raised an eyebrow; as he held back his yawn.

After last night, well early this morning he figured he should get some sleep instead of staring at Lyn. Yes, he did that right before he fell asleep and when he woke up too...

So when Lyn yanked the sheets and left him to the cold and told him it was time to get going. Kazuya got mad. Though it was no longer morning, and more or less lunchtime. Kazuya felt exhausted.

The morning grumpiness had vanished, but Kazuya didn't like how she woke him up. Couldn't she act cuter when waking him up in the mornings? Then again, it's better than her waking him up after he's had a panicked attack from a nightmare. He pulled the girl into his arms and kissed her neck softly. Lyn's cheeks turned red; his actions must have startled her. The reason why Lyn woke him up was the current situation. Why did he have lunch with Lyn's family and the King of the Stone Kingdom? Well, it seemed like this was the stupid second Brothers fault. It's a good thing they didn't invite Prince Allen to this. Otherwise, Kazuya knew it would be awkward. Other than Lyn's family, there's also the girl who is engaged to the First Prince. Lyn and her seemed like good friends, since the moment they entered Lyn pulled him over to introduce himself.

So even Lyn has friends. The thought relieved him. Even if the girl is the fiance of her eldest brother, after they finished lunch, Kazuya thought it would end. But for the last few minutes, they still sat around and spoke. There was even entertainment. Kazuya exhaled deeply; the only comfort is that Lyn seemed surprised too. Since Lyn had no clue, then that means they extended this lunch because of the King of the Sound Kingdom.

”I'm sorry, I didn't think it would take this long,” Lyn whispered.

”It's okay, though I am a bit tired.”

She blushed, ”I didn't mean to wake you like that; it's just I'm not used to being late for anything.”

Kazuya brushed his forehead against hers, ”As I said, I don't mind it too much. I'm glad you openly introduced me as your boyfriend in front of your family,” Kazuya paused. Other than Prince Andrew and Prince Kotaro there was no need for her other family members to know about their relationship. It's not like King John is brave enough to ask something like that to King Orthez. What surprised Kazuya was King Daichi's reaction, the man seemed genuinely happy with the news. Queen Orthez just seemed amused and Lethia? Well...

”Lyn, come here for a moment,” King Daichi called out.

”Okay!” she turned to him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. It was light but King John who was hovering after and speaking with

”I'll be back?”

Kazuya nodded, ”Yeah.”

No sooner had Lyn left, he felt somebody staring at him and found somebody's gaze on him. When Kazuya looked he saw a girl with dust blonde hair looking at him; a frown appeared on her face every few seconds. This girl is the Mist Kingdom's First Princess Lethia. Somebody, he had an unexpected encounter/meeting with a few years back.

After a few minutes, she made her way over. Lethia said nothing to him right away; in fact, she seemed to debate in her head what she would say — judging from the concentrated expression on her face.