Chapter 4: Misunderstanding
"We can explain!" I said. Emil had a serious look on his face, one that I wasn't used to. It didn't suit his personality very well. But for some strange reason, I still loved it. The kid, the apparent son of the mayor, had a goofy grin on his face. I think he hated us for some strange reason.
Emil yelled out all at once and said something under his breath. No one else heard it, but seeing as how I was so used to his beautiful voice, I heard it perfectly. What he said made me give out a slight giggle. I winked at him, which made both of us blush.
The kid spoke suddenly and said, "Looks like monsters can change their skin color too!" I punched the kid. "You're a liar and a punk, you know that, right?" The kid's veins began to pop and I saw Emil's guardians beginning to get annoyed as well. Emil, noticing their anger, spoke first. "Listen, I know every single person in Luin, and I know their parents as well!" Emil's uncle sighed and said, "What's your point? Are you hinting that we should feel sorry for you?" Emil's aunt said to his uncle, "We promised we'd try to be nice!" His uncle said to her, "No! He needs to hear this!"
Emil shook his head. "I don't expect you to feel sorry for me. I expect you to realize that the mayor doesn't have a son!" They both had shocked faces, and the kid ran off. "Uncle Alba, Aunt Flora, I'm sorry. We should be leaving now." Flora looked towards us and said, "Wait. We're sorry, okay?" I looked towards Emil, and Emil understood what I was about to say. After all, we were so in love that we could read each other's minds by just looking at each other. I smiled and blushed at that fact. Emil said, "Listen. I came to introduce you to my girlfriend, who I love with all my heart." Okay, so I have to admit, I definitely didn't expect him to say that. "But you said that you would treat me nicer than you previously have, and you aren't. You're treating her like a monster! Somebody lied to you, and you believed them, a person you never met before, before your own nephew! Tell me how you can live with yourself!" Alba raised his head and said, "We haven't been the greatest guardians, but we can give you one thing." I decided to be the one to speak. "And what could you give him that we could possibly want?" Alba bent over, and pulled out a piece of paper out of a box. He began to write on it, and asked me, "What is your name?" I said quickly, "My name is Marta Lualdi." He nodded and began to write on the paper. He gave it to me and I put it in my pocket. "What is it?" I asked. Flora responded saying, "This is our approval. I can see both of you love each other very much, so if you intend on getting married, then here is our approval." Emil and I said our thanks, and left Luin, hand in hand. I pulled out the paper and I read it out loud to Emil. "This letter proclaims that as the guardians of Emil Castagnier, he is entitled to engage Miss Marta Lualdi in the event of Holy Matrimony. May they be wished great luck and prosperity in their new lives."
Emil smiled and said, "Well, at least they approved of you." I laughed and said, "Yeah. And here I was, worried that could never happen!" I saw a red color come to his face, and I began to blush as well." He changed the subject immediately, obviously not ready for that yet. But I was willing to wait. I was willing to wait, because I knew that no matter what, we would always love each other.
