Once Upon A Princess

Chapter 6 - I Missed Him

Later that noon, the two finally stopped pestering me and let me be. However, one guy doesn't seem to do so and even accompanied me to the parking lot where my car is waiting for me. I don't care about him but I care about all the attention that is now driven onto me when I clearly do not deserve any of it.

Our driver picked me up so, I hurriedly went outside without bothering to look at the man who has been calling my name through the windows of the car. I couldn't hear him at all... or is it just I didn't want to hear it in the first place. Well, either the two, I don't give a damn about him and just decided to sleep in the car until we arrived at the house.

I came home earlier than I expected and saw Nicolas and Ethan seriously talking to each other in the garden that is why I decided to go there quietly to eavesdrop on the two but it was such a petty move and it only made me feel like I shouldn't have listened to them.

"The flight is next week. Will you be going?" Nicolas asked Ethan and he nodded in return.

"Then, Alex would be glad to stay here with us for the time being." He added smiling.

"Who is Alex?" I asked and they instantly glanced in my direction.

"Were you eavesdropping?" My brother asked in disbelief but I didn't bother to pay any attention to his question.

"Who is Alex?" I asked for the second time but it looked like they didn't want to tell me who it was.

"Then I will tell mom and dad," I warned him and was about to get my phone when my brother suddenly snatched it and threw it on the ground hard. I was taken aback to the point that I froze from what he has done.

"W-What did you do?" I asked in disbelief. He might have snapped out of it because he abruptly picked up my phone the moment I talked.

"I-I'm sorry. I will just buy you a new one." He said but... I was angry.

"Don't bother. You can never replace this anyway." I answered and hurriedly went inside my room. I was just asking politely who the person was. Is it wrong for me to ask when that person is obviously going to stay here without my parent's knowledge? My brother is going to let a stranger stay in our house and he doesn't want to tell me, her sister?

I smashed my door hard and I threw myself onto the bed after.

I was furious but I can't seem to express my anger and just cried.

I hold onto my phone tightly and tried to turn it on but it wasn't doing so.

I bit my lip hard to stop myself from crying anymore but it gushed down towards my cheeks.

This phone is very important to me and he knows that already but why... why did he have to throw it out of all the things around me?

"Natalie." I heard Nicolas call while knocking on my door but I simply covered myself with my blanket. I don't want to talk to him.

"May I come in?" He now asked.

"GO AWAY!" I shouted and a few seconds later, I heard footsteps that began to fade away to the hallways of the floor.

"Natalie." He called again. I thought that he is already gone. I hurriedly went up on my bed and went to the door to say straight into his face that I don't want to talk to him nor even see his face.

However, the moment I opened the door, it wasn't my brother that was on the other side.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I've bought cookies." He said, holding onto a jar. I frowned looking at him. He is treating me like I'm some kind of kid again.

"Go away," I stated and shut the door straight into his face.

But... what if he began to hate me after that?

I opened the door as fast as possible but was surprised when he was inches away from my... boobs.

He was crouching down and must have been listening to me at the other side of the door when I closed it a while ago. Now, he is here in this awkward position. His eyes widen by surprise and stepped back right that instant but he stumbled upon the rag along the hallways and was about to fall when I managed to hold onto his arm. But why the hell did I bother to do so when he looked stronger and heavier than me. As result, we fell hard onto the floor. I mean he fell onto the floor while I fell onto him.

"The cookies!" We said in unison as we glanced at the jar next to us and thankfully it was still whole.

My eyes shifted then towards him and right before I knew it we were laughing at each other.

"I'm sorry," I said and stood up away from him. He stood up too afterward then picked up the cookie jar and gave it to me.

"Your brother didn't mean to throw it away. He is just... not in the mood right now to play with you." He said which made me frown.

"Why do you think that I am making fun of him? I was seriously asking you both who that person is but you kept on diverting the question as if you both do not want me to know." I explained angrily.

"We didn't mean it to be that way." He said and tried to make me calm by holding onto both of my shoulders but I simply shove him off and push him away.

"If you don't then please leave. Leave me alone." I begged and he went silent after that.

"Alright." He said surprisingly which made me take a glimpse at the man but I stiffen when I was looking into his blank eyes.

The next thing I know is that he was walking away from me.

What did I just do?

Should I apologize?

No. I shouldn't!

I decided to lock myself up in the room and drifted to sleep never thinking of eating dinner anymore.

However, after I slept for I think an hour or so, I immediately sat up when I noticed that there was someone in the room with me.

"Do you know that it is rude to be inside a woman's room?" I asked in disbelief but he simply scoffed at me.

"As if you're a woman," Nicolas stated which makes me want him to punch in the face.

"Come downstairs. We will eat dinner." He said standing up from the edge of the bed but stopping to look at me because I wasn't budging from where I was.

"Are you not coming?" He asked, waiting for me.

"He cooked a lot of food to apologize for you." He added which made me frown.

"Why is he the one apologizing when he didn't do anything?" I asked.

"I don't know but just so you know... I will not apologize because it will be for your own good." He said which sounded like there was something behind those words.

"Are you going to let the food wait?" He now asked because he still can't persuade me.

"You do know that he will come to hate you if you act like a stubborn brat." He said which made me stiffen.

"You know?" I asked dumbfounded.

"What do you think of me? I am your brother after all." He said grinning like a devil. I hurriedly stood up from the bed and jumped onto him causing us to smack down on the hard floor.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked massaging the back of his head because it might have hit the floor.

"Did you tell him anything?" I now asked holding onto the collar of his shirt.

"No. I think that man doesn't have any idea at all. So get off me brat!" He said pushing me hard.

I sighed in relief. It is good that he doesn't know anything but... why?

"Why I'm not obvious am I?" I asked worried and he burst out into laughter all of a sudden.

"You are definitely obvious. It's just that man doesn't care about his surroundings at all." He answered which made me feel relieved but at the same time worried because if he doesn't care about his surroundings then how can he notice my feelings towards him?

"What will I do?" I asked my brother as I slowly went near him.

"Why are you asking me? Move away!" He said pushing me away from him but I wasn't budging.

"Help meee," I begged but he looked like he didn't want to at all.

"At least just tell me something that I need to avoid or do?" I asked and that is when he finally stopped pushing me.

"I don't know anything he likes..." He said sounded off.

"He doesn't tell me anything and just agrees to all that I do. I didn't know if he liked this or not. If he wanted to be here or not. If he needed something or not. If he is in trouble or not. It's as if I am always depending on him but he isn't depending on me despite us being friends." He added.

"Maybe because he int comfortable with saying anything that will not concern you," I replied.

"But we are friends."

"Nicolas, it doesn't mean that you are friends, you need to tell him anything. At least you still have to keep something to yourself. Secrets that shouldn't be shared easily at least. Give him some time, eventually, he will tell you everything but not now." I answered.

"But... why am I giving you advice when I needed one!" I said smacking his shoulder.

"Just search it on the internet. You will find some that will help you." He said and awkwardly stood up. He ended up telling me about his troubles with his friend and I can't help but feel happy since he is sharing it with me.

Nicolas has been my trusted person since I was little. It broke my heart when he left but I accepted it in the end since he need to leave for school. I was lonely because I have no one to fight with at home and since he doesn't contact me at all when he was abroad. I missed him even though I am not showing it to him.

"Nicolas," I called and he turned to face me when he got to the door.

"It's good that you are back," I added smiling but he just made a disgusting face afterward.

"Go down and eat." He said and finally opened the door, leaving the room.