Chapter 398 - Side Story (Dimitri)(4)(unedited) (2/2)

”It is a little awkward if you call me that.” Dimitri scratched his head awkwardly.

”But you are my grand duke. I can only call you that.” Angel replied.

”I am just getting used to this royal blood thing.” Dimitri said. ”What about this, you can call me by my name when it is just the two of us, okay?”

”B-By your name?” Angel blushed red.

”Yes. I have always called you by your name, so I think it is just right for you to call me by my name as well.” Dimitri replied.

”I-I will try.” Angel said shyly and bowed her head so that Dimitri would not see her blushing red face.

”By the way, why did you choose to come here with me?” Dimitri asked out of curiosity. ”If you stayed in Grandcrest, you could have been vice captain of special army.”

Because Dimitri is now a grand duke, the captain position he left have gone to Chris. Angel was the next in line to become vice captain, but she chose to go with Dimitri in South Atlantia and become captain of the guards under him.

”I am just a starting monarch and having to serve under me doesn't give you prestige. Unlike serving under the emperor's special army.” Dimitri asked.

”W-Well, I want to go back to my home country.” Angel said while stuttering.

”Is that so?” Dimitri looked at her curiously. ”I never thought you remember Atlantia that much. I think you were just a baby when your parents left when Atlantia had fallen, right?”

”W-Well I want to see what my parents home country was.” Angel reasoned out. ”A-And my mother wanted to go back to scatter the ashes of my father in their birth country. I also wanted to accompany her.”

”Ah yes. I remember that your mother is included in this caravan.” Dimitri said. ”Well if your mother ever wants to stay in South Atlantia permanently, come and tell me. I am sure to give her a good home to stay in. Her daughter has been of great help to me after all.” He smiled sweetly at Angel and she blushed bright red.

”I-I remembered I had something to do.” Angel said with a high pitch. ”I will be going now.” She bowed and ran out of the tent and into the pouring rain.

”W-Wait! Take an umbrella… just in case.” Dimitri was left alone looking at the entrance of the tent where Angel vanished. ”I hope she does not get a cold after this.”

Outside the pouring rain, Angel stopped by a big tree to take shelter. She was drenching wet from the pouring rain.

”Angel, you fool.” Angel scolded her self. ”Why can you not just tell him that you did not take the vice captain position because you want to stay with him? Why can't I just tell him how I truly feel for him? That I fell in love with him at first sight.”

Angel was still blushing red. She put her palms on her cheeks and it felt warm even with this pouring rain.

”That is right. Why did you not just tell him how you feel?” A voice said.

Angel was startled but when she looked who was talking, she saw the young Philip holding an umbrella and another one that was folded.

”Philip! Why are you here?” Angel asked.

”Well, Dimitri asked me to give you an umbrella.” Philip said. ”I thought you wouldn't need it because you are not an idiot that will let herself soak under the rain, but… I can see that you are an idiot.”

”Hey! I am not.” Angel scolded.

”Here just take it.” Philip gave her the folded umbrella.

”Thanks.” Angel said with gratitude and opened the umbrella.

”So, why don't just tell him your feelings? Everyone in the special army knows how you feel for the captain. The captain is just dense, that is why he hasn't catch up on your feelings.” Philip asked. ”I am sure that Dimitri will hear you out kindly.”

”I know that he will hear me out. What I am afraid of is… getting rejected, I guess.” Angel said with a solemn voice. ”The captain was the one that saved me from the streets.”