Another chap minnaa. :)

Chapter 4

The morning came. I woke up with my mind still full of yesterday. Is everything a joke? Well, this shouldn't be or else, I'll kill him. Seriously, my heart still beats so fast. Ugh. I don't like this feeling! I'm in the middle of nervousness and excitement. Repeat that again… Excitement? Waaa! Erase! Erase! Misaki, stop it, you idiot.

I had a hard time fixing myself and my mind just keeps on replaying what happened. Marry him… Is he really serious? I'm 18 now so marriage is not very impossible. We'll get married if we want to. But when? H-hey. Shit. Stop imagining!

I walked around the castle. I felt very disturbed. After minutes of walking, I reached the castle's garden. Big enough to stay alone. I sat on a bench near bushes of red roses. "Is this a joke?" I asked myself for the nth time. There's a great confusion in my mind and I can't take it anymore. My eyes are down and my face almost frowning. Suddenly, someone spoke:

"It's true." I looked up and slightly got startled. It's Usui.

"Y-you? What are you doing here?!" I said in an involuntary loud but shaking voice.

"That reaction was cute." He smiled sweetly.

"Y-you shouldn't care, b-bakaa! What do you want?!" I shouted.

"I've been following you."

"Huh? What for!"

"You're my princess. I'm your knight. That's why." He told me.

Wait! Why is everything so fast? We just met yesterday and everything wasn't right. What's happening now? Ugh.

He offered me his hand. I looked at his face and his hand trying to find out what he's doing. He just smiled. The blowing wind just made him more gorgeous. Damn wind. This is madness. I held his hand and pulled me up from where I am sitting. Now, I'm standing with him.

"S-so, what are we gonna do?" I asked in a stern but shy voice. I can't look at him.

"Talk." He smiled.

"Uhm, okay." I blushed.

For the whole day, we walked around the whole castle. I'm surprised he knows more about our castle than I do. He knows secret shortcuts, hidden doors and more as if he's the one living here! I looked like a visitor in my own place. He told me that as the Northern duke's son, he's been obliged to know all of this. It's not like spying. Allied castles are allowed to have representatives that can be trusted with these informations. That's why.

It's around 4PM when we stopped by an unfamiliar hallway. It's no different from any other ways in the castle, but it's my first time to be walking in here. Never got an idea that our castle owns secret places. I turned my attention towards a door. It's really different because the door's not just wood. It's a door of electricity. Yes. There's no handle or anything. Just electricity.

"Uhm, Usui. What's with that electric door?" I pointed at it.

"It's not just electric. It's a sealed magical door." He paused. "I guess, you shouldn't ask." He told me with a serious face.

"Why?" I asked. Curious.

He sighed. "Do you really want to know?" he looked at me.

"Yes, please." I answered fast. My attention still on the door.

Usui continued with a story. "Ten years ago, Sei castle was attacked by enemies and monstrous creatures. They attacked your castle with no identified reason. Sei castle was almost destroyed. Almost gone."

My heart beat fast. Sei Castle gone? I can't imagine it. Then, memories flashed back. I think I remembered that story. It's the war. During that time, my Mom just hugs me and Suzuna tight. Everyone's crying. We're hiding somehwere dark and crowded and I hear a lot of booms and roars outside. I heard frightening screams of dying people. We we're all scared. But after all what we've been through, we're okay now and I don't know how I got over that. It's almost gone in my memory.

"So, what's the connection of this door and the war?" I asked.

Usui looked at me and spoke. "The monster. The monster who lead your enemies years ago is behind that door."

My heart sank. I gulped and looked at the door with widened and curious eyes. I'm in shock and awe. Slowly, a silhouette started appearing from behind. I saw the silhouette of the said monster. I can't really tell how he looked like because the magical door distorts the image. But I swear. The monster is there. I want to see it. The monster who almost destroyed my home. I want to…

"Don't." Usui grabbed my hand.

I almost touched the door. I regained myself. What am I thinking going nearer that prison? I shook my head to wake the living cells. I'm never doing that again.

Minutes more, we went out of the hallway and walked here and there. I was so tired but I can say 'I was so happy' being with Usui. He's not like what I'm thinking. I was wrong and I owe him one beautiful, exciting, satisfying day. :)

The moons are already up. It's time to take a rest. But before I went to sleep, I remembered the prison. What's in it, actually? It's not like it's my concern. It just makes me curious. Hm? Naaaaaa. I won't bother myself about it anymore. Better put myself to sleep. Oyasumi nasai, Misaki. :)

Thanks for reading, minna! :D Please reviiiieeeewww. Haha. I hope I'm doing this story right. XD Kyaaaa.