Chapter 100

𝕾𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔: 𝕳𝖔𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝕲𝖊𝖙 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖎𝖗𝖑 𝖇𝖞 𝕿𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖔𝖗 𝕾𝖜𝖎𝖋𝖙

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"Oh, so that was what happened?" I said toward Caliere and nervously laughed since we almost said that we were nobles. Shaking my head while slightly elbowing Caliere, the crown prince seemed to smile at the old man who was currently scratching his head.

"I would apologize again young ones since my bakery shop almost got burned down because of my sight, I almost made it destroyed the moment that my eyes seemed to be foggy..."

"So you're all alone in this bakery?" Caliere asked and I grabbed the hem of his coat since he was interrogating the old man and it seemed the the old man was pleased which made me sigh.

"Then it wouldn't be a problem if we helped, as you've told earlier that the part-timer you hired recently was sick, right?"

"Oh? What nice young people you are, and I would be very pleased to be, and I do apologize for that for today you will have a lot of work to do," the old man said and I couldn't help but widen my eyes.

The moment that Caliere said those words, I knew that my day would be long but to see the smile on the old man's face was enough to make us work since the bakery just had some smoke that needed to be out.

Shaking my head, I looked at Caliere once more just to see that he was smiling while helping the old man.

I'd never seen this side of him before, not when I felt like I'd been missing something or some memories that seemed to be precious.

Sighing, as the rays of the golden sun emanate toward my skin, I lift both of my hands and utter to go.

Little did I know that at dawn, we would put our backs on the repaired walls and machines that Caliere took care of, and I was able to clean around like I never used to before but I did a pretty good job at it.

However, this was the very first time I saw Caliere doing something on his own without the help of his aides and knights always around him.

Was this a different side that I wished I had known from him before? Since my memories of my childhood seemed to be foggy as I couldn't remember everything, all I remembered was a small piece of paper.

There's a writing in them and it said that I should avoid feeling something for Caliere because if I did, I would end up tragically.

At first, I felt like someone was playing a prank on me but when I talked to everyone they seemed to be sincere and my brother or parents wouldn't do something like this that's why I immediately kept that note and never let my feelings show to Caliere.

That's why I guess my mind must have been designed like that, not to fall in love with him.

As I read that note, my chest felt heavy as I could recognize the handwriting and it was indeed me that might have written that but I never knew what for.

"You two indeed did a good job, so here's your pay!" The old man, who was also the owner of the bakery gave us each an envelope, and as soon as I was about to speak and donate my services, it was Caliere who smiled and took it.

He even thanked the old man which made me widen my eyes again.

Another one of the firsts that I saw him act like this.

Then it became a night, we were walking within the market but he immediately held my hands and dragged me toward the place, it was a huge lake but it was a bit different from the South Lake.

"Where are we?" I asked

"We're in the Formidable small lake on the sides of the market..." he says and he sat on the grasses as he crossed his long legs towards.

I mimic the way he did those things and gaze at where he was looking.

"You know? Why don't we pick some roses?"

"Roses? What for?"

"I just have an idea," after we picked the roses he sat and turned them into flower crowns and put some on my head and his head.

"We're going back to being a childhood, is that it?" I asked but Caliere only chuckled.

"These were the things I regretted to have, not when I haven't done these kinds of things before..."

But another scenery came flashing through my mind and yet they were foggy that I kept on holding on my head.

"Are you all right?" He asked and I immediately smiled the moment touched my hands caressing them as if he had been worried to me for a long time.

"I'm fine and thank you for this flower crown as well as for bringing me to this place, but don't you think we indeed skipped classes today?"

"But if we didn't we wouldn't have helped the old man and I guess it was well worth it," he said with this astonishing smile on his face that I never have seen before.

It's as if I felt like my chest kept on having this drum beating louder and faster than when he leaned in over I closed my eyes feeling if his lips would touch mine but it never did.

So when I opened my eyes, I could see that he'd been looking at my lips while his other hand had been caressing the sides of it, when I looked into his, I got that his lips were crimson and thin compared to mine.

But why would he keep on caressing the edges of my lips?

"If only I could break that contract I would have, and you don't know how much I get to be jealous to see that he's your first kiss..." his words seemed vague to me.

I couldn't even understand a thing that he was saying but just when I was about to ask him, a strong wind almost swayed my skirt it if weren't for Caliere's coat on mine.

"We better keep on moving, and don't worry, the dinner's on mine," he said as he was about to move away from me but I immediately grabbed his collar and yet, I outbalanced myself because the moment I did so, my ankle slipped and in a second, he was on top of mine as his hands were on my head.

He prevented me from hitting my head to the ground but I did something reckless today that I have never thought to do in my entire life, not even when I was still a child because of that note.

And yet, here I am, just kissed Caliere and I couldn't help widening my eyes as I was about to push him away he pulled my head closer to him so that I could even feel his tongue caressing every part of my mouth.

It took us a few more minutes to break away from each other and as I felt like breathing like I'd run a marathon when I looked at him he wasn't even breathing instead, he put the back of his hand on his mouth and his eyes widened.

But I feel as if I've seen his face, neck, and ears reddened.

"W-We better g-go now," he said and stood not even waiting for me to which I couldn't also take any more chance of being in this place, as the memory was still vivid. So I hurried to his side not taking his coat on.

Instead, I grip tightly on them tightly as I looked in front not minding what just happened because it was only a coincidence, no, he couldn't just do that to me, not when I knew he already loved someone else

"If you're reading this Vestia, I hope that you will never fall in love with Caliere because soon after he'll fall in love with someone else, a lady who will come from a foreign land..."

That was the content of the note and until now it was still clear that I couldn't help but imagine what if I fell in love with him before reading the note.

That would have been an unrequited love for me, it was as if something like that happened from the past and I just couldn't pinpoint how or where.

But I knew that magic would never exist, it will never exist because people are born normal to begin with.

That's what my mind was saying but why do I feel like something is missing?

Tonight, I got to enjoy the dinner with Caliere disregarding what happened to us earlier since it might have been my illusion to see him having a red face, for him, it might not mean anything and so I have to let go of that thought and feelings that suddenly came crashing through this chest.

After a few more hours, we came back to our dorm with another secret passage that he knew and he even guided me towards my dorm room first before he came back on his own as soon as I did, I never thought to find a very familiar silhouette of a young man waiting for me on the chair beside my balcony.

"Did you have fun with him?" his voice wasn't soft and kind like before it was as if it had become cold.

"Lexus, what are you doing in here?"

"As your knight, I should be asking you where did you go so suddenly?" I gulped and blinked but he never faltered because right now his whole figure had already captured mine between the door and him.

"So tell me Vestia, would you want us to lose you this time?"

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Author-nim note ^-^ tadah!

Thus, the promises arc has come to an end here. New characters arrive, and a lot has changed. People had been conditioned to have a false memory, but why?

I hope you found Vestia's journey thus far enjoyable. In the upcoming season, I plan to write about Vestia's quest and story, as well as many other topics including war, secrets, lies, truths, and true love (who would it be?). Would it be okay if I asked what you thought would be the ideal next arc? Which one of the aforementioned would it be? I hope that everyone can grasp this convoluted story I've made, and you can all leave comments below. ^-^

Forgive my grammar as English is not my primary language. Thank you again for your support on Vestia's journey. I hope you have a great day ahead.