I’m at the guest table with the same group earlier except for Scarlet. She has to be present there as it is their tradition. It’s already night and many people were drunk, singing and dancing.
“Now, it’s time to throw the bouquet. To all girls out there please gather up as we will see who’s going to catch the flowers”
I don’t want to get up but, the people there keep calling to us and Scarlet was there too. I’m in the back waiting for the bouquet to fall.
Everyone was excited and wishing that they will be the one to catch it. They believe that the one who’ll catch it, will be the next one to be wed.
They count one to three. I saw how high the bride tosses the flower; I didn’t move as people were running towards it. As soon as it falls, it landed on my chest that my adrenaline acted its own. I was blinking several times because I uncoincidentally catch it.
People started to gather around me saying congratulations, that they should be invited to the wedding and who’s the lucky guy. I came back to my senses when the host announced that I will dance with my partner as an honor to the newlyweds.
I look towards the direction of our table asking for help. I nervously smiled at them and mouther the words “help me”
• Fox POV
I can read what she’s saying. I instinctively stood up and reach for her hands. Her green eyes grew big as soon I’m in front of her, the shock was visible to her eyes. I patted her and smiled slightly.
“You need help, right?”
She didn’t response so I kneel down to ask her formally to a dance. All of the eyes were on us, I’m used to these eyes but for some reason I’m nervous whether she would respond to it.
She put her hands towards mine, that’s a sign that she accepted it. The music start, it was a lovely and slow song. I put my hands on her waist that I felt her flinch for a second and she put her hands on my shoulders. We held each other hands. We slowly dance in the rhythm.
She didn’t meet my eyes for a couple of minutes but, when the music is nearing its end. She looks at me with those green eyes of her. It feels like it’s penetrating my body that if I don’t have control of it, my knee will ben and become numb. My heat started to thump fast especially when she smiles at me.
“Thank you”
• Chantria POV
The moment Fox landed his hands on my wait, my body flinched by it. My heart starts beating so fast that I’m going crazy. This is bad. Is this the reason why Chantria didn’t divorce or leave this man because she falls for him? And she’s only doing evil deeds because of her jealousy? I really can’t comprehend the villain’s feelings as I’m the type of person who would cheer for the protagonist.
I’m conscious of every step that I take, I don’t want to stomp his foot because of my clumsiness. I don’t want to engaged a conversation so I look away and down without meeting his gaze.
But, is this appropriate? He helps me during on my dilemma. I should thank him. I look at him straight to his eyes and smile.
“Thank you”
After that I bowed at him as a sign of respects and the dance is end. I hurriedly walk towards our table. Luckily, my place is three seats apart. I’m thankful for that since, I need to settle my heart first.
The program is smoothly going well that I didn’t notice that it’s already done and we need to go home. It’s because I keep thinking about the dance and his gaze. I felt that his watching me, his watching every move I made that I unconsciously become stiff.
This is a very bad sign. I’ve felt this in the past when I’m falling in love with my ex-lover. Wait, what? Did I just think about falling in love?
I thought that I completely sealed those feelings away. I need to get a grip. I shouldn’t fall in love to an unknown person or else, it may destroy my plan for having a peaceful life together with my child.
“We will go tomorrow”
I came back to my senses when Scarlet taps my shoulder. I didn’t notice that it’s the end of the party and we will go home together. I just nodded at them and walk towards to the carriage. The groom and bride would live in here, to the newly built house. They don’t want to live in the mountain away from the girl’s family.
It’s been a hectic day for us. It maybe because of my tiredness that I keep thinking such random thoughts especially falling in love. This is only because I’m nervous dancing with Fox, yes, that’s right. I’m just nervous and if I’ll just retire for this day and see him tomorrow, it will be back to normal.
There’s three men gathered in a small room. One is seated on the bed, the other one is on the floor while the other man is standing beside the window.
“We shouldn’t disturb those ladies” said by the man who now, combs his hair while watching at the mirror.
“But we have to be there in case if there’s something happened to them” said by the owner of the house that were seated on the bed.
“I can’t go”
“Why is that, your highness?”
“It would be bad if someone will uncover my identity”
“Brother Sebastian, his highness is right. We can’t protect the crowd if they’ll know the princes had appeared”
“What about the girls?”
“Make the inn private and used any means to make it safety or hire a lady soldiers or knight to be present”
“Then, they can’t have fun if their actions were watch”
“Then let the lady guards or soldiers be in disguised and act as if they are customers”
“Yes brother, his highness is right. It’s impossible that those three will know, they’re not wearing their uniforms and armors”
“But...”
“Let them have the chance to bond, there must be something that they needed to talk or share to each other privately or they just want to have fun. Please be considerate. Brother”
“Okay, I give up. I’ll make some preparations but, I need you two to behave while I’m gone”
“Yes, brother”
Grog forms a salute while smiling at Sebastian while Fox was only, nodding at him. He sighed, he didn’t know what those two will do and he hopes that those two will not cause trouble especially to the family of Scarlet.
• CHANTRIA POV
Throughout the party I was wondering what this feeling I’ve had. I don’t want to admit it but I’m starting to fall in love. Maybe, because of his handsome face? I’d never seen such a manly and handsome face ever. The author quite sculptured the characters as the beauty that everyone was attracted to. All I saw in the past are the average beauty in my everyday lives well, except for the celebrities. I will suppress these feelings of mine. I don’t want to be bothered by love again only to be betrayed. I don’t want to label this as love because we rarely see each other. This is admiration for sure, let me take back what I think earlier, about thinking I’m in love.
After thinking so much, I didn’t notice the two girls beside me was spacing out of nowhere. I stared at them, to confirm their behavior. And I am correct.
“What are the two of you thinking?”
They didn’t reply to me and I expected that since I have the hunch what it made them like that. They were drowning in thoughts. I stood up in front of them while my arms in akimbo. I stared at them for a couple of minutes only to observe if they can feel that someone stared at them but, no one responded to it.
I tap their shoulder and they flinch. I must have been interrupting their deep thoughts.
“What happened?”
“Nothing” they reply in unison.
I furrowed my forehead. Then, they look at to each other. It’s as if they were communicating.
“Is there something that you didn’t tell me?”
“I think it’s best that we will talk about it tomorrow”
“It’s already late, let’s go get some rest, milady”
“And it’s bad for the baby”
I didn’t further insist because I know they have their private concerns and all I have to do is wait for them to tell me.
“If there’s anything that I can help. please don’t hesitate to talk to me and it’s bad if the two of you will bottling it up inside”
They just nodded and we lay ourselves on the bed. Tomorrow, I’ll tell them the truth about me having the memories intact. The only thing that I will bring to my grave is the secret of being reincarnated in this novel.