Caught By Anwen
1080 Words
Anwen wanted to go in, but she was surprised, because Odette suddenly screamed while she held her back. Anwen looked at her questioningly.
"What is it?" Anwen asked, blinking her eyes. Odette immediately didn't know what to say. She now cursed herself for shouting like earlier.
What now? What should she say? She was not very good at making excuses.
Odette chuckled and was a little embarrassed.
"Em… you better wait outside, after all, I'll change clothes. You… understand?" she said as she skipped the last sentence.
Anwen didn't answer right away. She looked at Odette intently. It made Odette feel tense, but she finally felt relieved when she saw Anwen nod in agreement.
"Okay." Anwen nodded, then walked towards a chair and sat there. She placed her fruit basket on the table and ate an apple casually.
Odette, who saw this was very relieved, she quickly took a towel and a change of clothes. She wrapped her change of clothes in a towel, so, that Anwen wouldn't see when she came out to the bathroom. Because she had told Anwen to go out using the excuse of getting changed.
She couldn't change clothes inside, because of Rion. The man was currently hiding inside her room. Gosh... this brother and sister pair troubled her.
Anwen's eyes glanced secretly, as Odette came out of the room, and walked briskly towards the bathroom. The woman's behavior was truly suspicious.
Meanwhile, Rion had just come out of hiding. Curling under the narrow bed was exhausting. He breathed a sigh of relief, but he was wide-eyed when…
"Brother…?"
Gosh!
Rion turned his neck stiffly towards the door, and THUMP! Anwen was standing in the doorway smiling like a rabbit.
'Someone please, kill me right now,' Rion thought.
Anwen walked over and stood in front of Rion.
"Brother... it turns out that you are very naughty, it's only right that I am also naughty..." Anwen smiled like a rabbit again. She wouldn't miss an opportunity to tease her brother.
Rion flattened his expression to a very, very flat level then said, "It's not what you think."
"Then what is it?" Anwen glanced then blinked. "Tell me."
Rion was silent.
Now Anwen stepped closer, and took a closer look at Rion's face, then said in a slightly whispered tone, "Brother… you purposely kicked Miss Ody out of the palace, so, that you can meet her freely here. Is that right?"
Again, Anwen smiled like a rabbit, which made Rion feel like smacking his little sister's front teeth. He regretted again that apart from teaching Anwen how to handle the sword, he had also taught Anwen how to sneak properly. Anwen really applied everything he had taught her very well.
Rion didn't even notice when Anwen opened the door and stood behind him. The girl could walk without making a sound at all.
Rion pushed Anwen's forehead with his index finger, and pushed her face away from him.
"I told you it's not what you think," he said flatly.
Odette, who had finished bathing, froze in the doorway, when she saw Anwen and Rion, as they stood opposite each other.
WELP!
How did Rion get caught? Now, what did Anwen think of her and Rion?
Anwen and Rion stared at the door together as they realized Odette was there.
"Miss Ody." Anwen smiled so widely that her cheeks puffed.
Odette and Rion exchanged glances. From the look in Odette's eyes, she seemed to scold Rion, who was caught, and told the man to make excuses, so that Anwen wouldn't misunderstand.
"Anwen, I told you it's not what you think," said Rion stubbornly.
Anwen turned back to look at Rion. "So, what it is then?"
"Last night I relapsed," explained Rion, which raised many question marks in Anwen's head. The girl tilted her head as if in thought.
"So… you relapsed, and because of that, you came here? But how did you come here when you had a relapse?" Anwen asked again. Then she gave a mischievous glance.
Rion and Odette were silent.
"Oooh, I see now." Anwen raised her head. "All of this was just a coincidence, right? You relapsed and happened to stray at Miss Ody's house, then Miss Ody kept you here until you regained consciousness. Is that right?"
Rion and Odette knew that Anwen was provoking them, but they just nodded.
"Ah, I see." Anwen scratched the back of her head and then turned to face Odette. She thanked the doctor for taking care of her brother. She then turned to Rion. "You should thank Miss Ody, even though you have kicked her out, she still wants to help you."
Thank you? Actually, the one who should be grateful was Odette. Last night, the one who was helped was Odette, not Rion. Rion even cooked for the woman, so that the annoying conversation could end.
However, Rion complied with Anwen.
"Thank you," he said flatly, then put on his shoes, and jumped out the window.
After she saw this, Odette couldn't help but be petrified.
***
Rion walked with wide steps down the palace corridor. He rubbed his face, which was still hot from embarrassment.
"Your Majesty." Trish approached from behind, and Rion stopped in his tracks.
"Where have you been, Your Majesty? I've been looking for you." Trish looked worried. He had searched for his king for hours, but he could not find the king anywhere. He was worried that the king would be taken over by Rine, and then attempted suicide, just like when they were in Green Castle.
"I'm not going anywhere," Rion said as he walked back, while Trish followed behind him.
"But are you alright, Your Majesty?"
"Hmm."
"Is everything okay? You look tense," Trish asked again, and Rion replied with a "Hm."
"I'm going to take a shower first. You wait for me in the study." After he said that, Rion walked into his room, while Trish nodded obediently.
Rion told all the maids to leave after they prepared the bath water. After that, he took off all his clothes and got into the tub. While taking a bath, he thought of his kiss with Odette, and he smiled. He hadn't felt this kind of happiness in a long time.
BOOM!
Aagh!
The sound of explosions from outside, accompanied by the sound of people screaming took Rion by surprise. He immediately got out of the tub, put on the clothes that were already there, and quickly ran outside.
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