Harumi: Je, je, ya, no te impacientes, este es el anteúltimo cap, espero que te guste y gracias por la referencia del otro fic

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Vesta: Yeah, they're my fav. indeed. Oh, I love Mime too! He's my favourite, then Sigfried

But sorry, no story in mind about him by now - Thanks for your review!

Tessa: He will, no doubt about it glares at poor Sigfried who runs and hides behind Hilda It's preatty hard writting in english, but I needed to practice a little. Hope you can read my other fics, if you catch something, you can always tell me what you think in english Thanks for your review!

Kikyo-Kayraa: I'm glad you liked the story so far No problem if you can't speak spanish, I can still understand english. Thanks for your review!

Chapter 08

Sigfried kept watching at the closed door with a sceptical look, they were locked up together...alone.

Hilda shook her head softly, and sat on the carpet that was really comfortable, plus it was near the fireplace.

"Will you remain standing there or you want to sit here with me?" She asked him, Sigfried was like an ice statue, he had his eyes stuck in the doors still, but when he heard her voice he turned his head to his princess and smiled, scratching his head, it was clear he was very nervous.

"B-but we should try to make someone unlocked the door" He said, still rooted in the same place, Hilda sighed, Sigfried wouldn't make it easy.

"We can see that later, now we need to talk, now sit" She said, in a commanding voice, that seemed the only way to make him move. Sigfried did what he was ordered, but he tried not to be too close to her, her proximity was affecting him in strange ways.

"What do we need to talk about" He asked, knowing the answer all along.

"First, I wanted to know what you think about lord Derek" Sigfried looked at her surprised, and then he sighed.

"I don't know, I didn't have the opportunity to know him very well... but it's obvious he was courting you" He answered, the last part remarkably harsh. Hilda hid a smile and went on.

"Second, Why is that you always get angry when a man gets near me with that intention? You know, it's not your job scaring my suitors" She said, very serious. Sigfried now was cornered, he didn't know how to answer her question without giving his feelings away.

"I know it's not my job... but I don't want you to be hurt by any man. That's all" Hilda got near him... too close for Sigfried's nerves. She took his face with her hands, in that way he had to look at her in the eye.

"Sigfried, I really would like to find someone, you know? Please, if you have some problem with me, I want you to tell me right now" She said, he took her hands out from his face and held them over his chest.

"I don't think is a problem, really, but I..." He at last was trying to confessed what he felt, but someone knocked the door in that precise moment.

"Hilda, are you in there? Why did you locked the door?" Asked Royce, knocking with more strengh. Hilda cursed her father for his accuracy to interrupt her. Sigfried let her hands free in a second and got up, helping her too. Hilda went to the door and tried to make her father stop.

"Dad! I don't have the key! Someone thought there wasn't anyone inside and locked it up. Go look for the housekeeper for the key!" She said, her father disappeared in a second, but he had ruined all of hers and Brigitte's efforts

"Um, I think someone did it on purpose, maybe someone who was trying to play a joke on us" He said, approaching to Hilda, she sighed and turned to him.

"What was that you were going to tell me?" She asked with most innocent tone. But destiny was in Sigfried's side today, and before he could say nothing, the housekeeper opened the door.

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Hilda was at her bedroom again, she had the most bored face in the world, plus, she was angry with her father, she wanted so much forgfried to tell her he was in love with her, not those stupid excuses he had said before.

Brigitte entered the room and spotted Hilda in the balcony, her expression said it all.

"I guess it didn't work, did it?" Said the old maid, Hilda turned her head at her and sighed dramatically.

"It's not fair! He was going to tell me something important and father has to be knocking at that precise time! I feel so frustrated!" She said, walking from one side to the other of the room, like a caged wild animal. Brigitte shook her head, this would prove to be hard.

"Try to go with him alone to the altar today, not to pray of course" She said to Hilda, the girl stopped her frantic walking and nodded, that was maybe a more sensible idea.

Later in the evening, Hilda almost dragged the poor Sigfried to the stable, where two horses were prepared.

"Where are we going now, princess?" He asked, tired. She just took the reins of her horse and he did the same with his. Then he helped her mounting and did the same. Hilda spurred her horse and ran really fast, Sigfried tried to catch on her, but it was pretty hard. She stopped near the altar and dismounted, to Sigfried's relief. He was there in a moment too.

"Princess? Are you mad with me or anything?" She turned her head and stared at him, but then she kept gazing at the horizon. She was not going to speak. Sigfried frowned, she had never behaved like that with him before, and that worried him.

"Princess! Come on, what's going on?" He asked again, with no answer. He was getting angry too and approached her enough to grab her shoulder, making her face him.

"Hilda! Stop ignoring me for Odin's sake!" He shouted, now she was frowning, but then sighed.

"Will you tell me what is happening to you with me now?" She asked him calmly, he took off his hand from her shoulder and stared at her too.

"I know I will be punished for this but I give a damn!" He said and took her face with his two hands and kissed her lips with all the passion he had inside, a thing he wanted to do from a long time. At first Hilda was shocked, but then she put her arms around his neck and kissed him back in the same way.

They stayed that way for some time, kissing and holding each other, till Hilda withdrew a little to take some air. He looked at her, surprised and then smiled brightly, Hilda smiled too and they embraced again.

"I love you so much" He whispered against her hair, she rubbed her cheek against his chest and smiled again.

"I love you too, you fool" She said, and kissed his lips again.

"I wanted to tell you that this afternoon... but then I was afraid, I didn't want you to reject me" Sigfried said and Hilda, who was sitting over his lap, kissed him repeatedly in the cheek.

"I know, why do you think I was flirting with lord Derek? I just wanted to make you jealous, so you would confess to me that you loved me" She said, very proud, Sigfried smirked, she would pay for that lately.

"What will we tell the king? I'm not of noble blood, I'm only your guardian" He said, that was his biggest problem. Hilda caressed his hair and thought for a while.

"You know, I don't give a damn, you would be a better king that any other man of 'noble blood', besides, my father wants me to be happy, and I couldn't be happy if you weren't by my side..." She said softly, Sigfried nodded, he felt the same.

"We better come back, you need to be there for dinner" He said taking Hilda in his arms and putting her over his horse, then he took her horse's rains and mounted behind Hilda.

"You know, they will ask why I am mounting with you" She said getting more comfortable against his chest.

"Do you care?"

"Not really" She said and they both started the return to the castle.

FIN

There's an epilogue, so, this is not the final chapter, hope you all liked the story so far