Chapter 102 - Acting Strange (1/2)

”You don't have to worry so much,” Lyn said.

Hearing her soft voice so close to him, Rhys finally realized that she got closer to him. Damn this woman, she's really not making this easy for him.

Rhys scratched his face and sighed, ”I'm not used to it, so I apologize for hurting you,” he doesn't want her lecturing him or anything. Still, he must have hurt her. They'd been walking for a good ten minutes before Lyn spoke up. He reached over and ran his hand through the girl's hair, gently caressing it in the process.

”Rhys, your kind aren't you? You remind me of a Big brother at times.”

His eyes twitched in annoyance at that comparison. Brother? Hello woman, didn't he confess his feelings? Rhys shook his head, don't get too worked up about it.

”As far as I know, none of your big brothers treat you this way.”

Lyn laughed, ”Actually, I was thinking of Eldest Brother. Sometimes you remind me of him, especially during training. When you go all spartan mode on me.”

That doesn't make him happy at all. Out of all the people, she compares him with; it's that man of all people? Then again, just having a moment with her like this is good enough. Rhys wonders if she will wear the lipstick again, it looked terrific on her. While she ended up accepting it, he hasn't seen the girl wear it since then so he was slightly concerned.

”I'll be less of a spartan,” Rhys murmured. He doesn't want to be compared to her brother again, especially when he is trying to seduce her.

Lyn laughed, ”Aha, I know, let me treat you for once.”

Rhys raised his eyebrows, 'She's even laughing and smiling at him today,' Rhys thought. Is she the kind of person who changes their behavior towards another person, simply because she fights with another man? ”You're suddenly acting kind to me because your fighting with Kazuya?” Rhys voiced out.

Lyn looked down at her feet, ”That's not it, and I'm not fighting with him,” yeah she could have fooled him. Lyn played with her fingers, ”Rhys, I'll tell you, so can we get something to eat?”

…

In the end, they found a cheap noodle stand and decided to eat there. While there were other and far better places to eat, Rhys had seen the way people were looking at them and decided that they ought to lay low. Do they stand out that much? Him and Kazuya may stand out in luxurious places like the Mist Kingdom main town. But in villages like this, where there's an equal mix of eastern and western, they shouldn't stand out. No, it's not him and Kazuya, but Lyn isn't it?

He thought so before, but there is something about this girl. The aura around her seems to attract other people.

”So, what's with you and Kazuya?”

”It's just,” Lyn took a deep breath, ”He asked me to marry him.”

”Didn't he bring that up before? Why are you getting all fl.u.s.tered and worked up about it?” that's it? He thought it was something more serious.

”It may be nothing to you Rhys, but it's serious for me. Also, yes, he mentioned something similar before but nothing this direct.”

Rhys deeply sighed, ”Don't get mad at me. I'm not the one who brought out marriage when you're still engaged.”

”I know, I'm sorry... But it's just; I don't know what to think about it.”

”You've never imagined it? A future with Kazuya?” Rhys asked. Right as he said that, two bowls of fresh noodles were placed in front of them. Rhys thanked the server and passed the chopsticks to Lyn but paused, ”Can you use these? Or should I ask for a spoon or fork?”

”I can use them; father taught me how too.”