"Lilia-sama! Lilia-sama~" Celeste said.

"What…?"

"Where are you heading?"

"To my-"

I bump into a wall and fall down.

"…room…" I said, in a pained tone.

I fell down and stroked my bump on my forehead.

"Ouch…" I groaned.

"Jeez, Lilia-sama, these past days you been such in a daze. What's the matter," she asked.

"I just… I'm worried about Cain. He seemed so sad when I just rejected him…"

"Lilia-sama… You had to do what was right."

"But…"

I was called by one of the maids to see a guest. I wondered who it was. I was led by the maid to the garden. I saw the same girl that I saw in the ball. Her blond hair was tied in a ponytail and her dress shined. She looked like she was a goddess or something. Once I entered, she faced me.

"Princess Lilia," she asked.

"Yes, do you need something… Um…," I sarted.

"I'm Christine, Princess of Wysteria."

"Nice to meet you Princess Christine."

I joined her at the table and somehow the atmosphere changed into a chilling one.

"Did you need anything Princess Christine," I asked.

"Yes. Well, I do not want to be rash but please can you stay away from Count Louie," she asks, with a smile.

Her smile made a shiver ran down my spine.

"A-And why is that," I say.

"My father and his father are decided on a marriage between us and I want him to focus on me. We are childhood friends after all," she says.

"Childhood friends?"

"Yes. Didn't Count Louie tell you?"

"No…"

"Ah~ Maybe Count Louie feels insecure around you. He tells me everything, like when you and him escaped the ball."

I gasp. Does he really feel uncomfortable around me? I look down at my lap, trying to hide my face if I ever cry. I could hear Princess Christine's chair being pulled back and her footsteps coming close to me. She leans down to my ear and whispers.

"I will never lose to you."

She was escorted by a maid to her carriage.

"Good talking to you, Princess Lilia," she says.

She leaves the garden and a tear ran down my cheek. I thought of all the things he did to me. Did he really want to make me feel as if I would like him? Did he play with my feelings? Then I thought about how I left Cain just for him. I got out of my seat and asked one of my maids to ask for an audience with the Count.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. There's just too much going on in my life. ;-; ~Ayano~