Author's Note: Honestly, I barely have anything to say as of now but I would like thank those who read this. I greatly appreciate it! Anyway, stay safe everyone. Hope you enjoy the story!
Chapter 4: The Runaway Princess
We all know one thing and that children do age, growing up and learning as they take center stage. One shouldn't restrict their children too much, because typical problems will arise and such. When that time comes and the fledgling leaves its nest, a parent should think what should they do next. But when they return and face you head on, be ready to spar or spare them a ton.
I scratched my head upon learning the fact that Cupa, the girl I was with the whole time was actually a princess without me even noticing. Uncle Alazar looked at me and sighed, "I still can't believe you didn't notice. After all I've taught you about the kingdoms." He said, rather disappointed. I lowered my head, "I'm sorry." I apologized. He looked at me and messed my hair up, "It's fine. I can understand that you wouldn't notice immediately, I mean you did meet her under an unconventional circumstance." He said. I sighed and placed my hand on my neck, "I guess so..." I muttered. "Plus, she was wearing a hooded long sleeve. Her outfit completely covered the bracelet anyway." He added.
"Considering what you said, how did you know who she was?" I asked. "Well, I did meet her when she was younger so her face seemed kind of familiar." He replied. "Wait, you met her before?!" I exclaimed. He laughed and looked at Cupa who was still unconscious in his arms, "I did tell you that I travelled the land, going from kingdom to kingdom. During those days, I met her father, Christopher Mishal, when she was only 5." He explained. I looked at Cupa, "I see. It seems like your experiences has payed off." I said.
He chuckled, "Not quite. She did look familiar to me but I wasn't entirely certain. Only when her bracelet accidentally got revealed while we were eating and when she said her last name was Mishal, was only when I was able to piece the puzzles together." He explained. "You really are something. Even I wouldn't be able to notice some of those details." I said. He patted on my back, "You'll get there soon enough. With a little practice, training, and experience you'll get better." He reassured me. I smiled, "Thanks..." I said.
"Now, what are we to do with you?" He asked the knocked out Cupa. "What do you mean?" I asked. He scratched his chin, "Well, I'm thinking what would be our next steps for this situation." He said. "Didn't you say her father contacted you? Then why don't we just tell him to have her pick up?" I asked. He shook his head, "That was a lie." He said. I blinked twice after hearing what he said, "A lie?! Seriously?!" I exclaimed rather surprised. "Yup, it was to get the information and right reactions out of her." He explained. I scratched my head, "Unbelievable. It seems I was fooled by one of your tricks yet again." I said.
He laughed, "Well, believe it. Sometimes you need to put on a little show to get what you want." He told me. "So, how are we going to do this?" I asked, "The Mayor doesn't even know we have a special guest." I said. "Which is why I'll have to inform him tomorrow. We'll discuss the measures we need to take before sending her back." He said, "If so and the plan goes smoothly, I'll have to contact Christopher myself." He added. "In other words, we make a game plan before contacting her parents, right?" I asked.
He smiled, "You got that right. Also, it's supposed to be parent." He said. "What do you mean? Shouldn't it be parents since she has a father and a mo-." I paused, "Ohhhh..." I muttered, realizing what he meant by parent. "It's a sad story that Christopher told me before. Let's end it here, okay?" He said. I nodded, "I kinda feel sad for her now..." I muttered. "It's fine to empathized. Just don't peer in too much, okay?" He said. I nodded, "Don't worry, I won't." I replied. He smiled, "Good, I know I trust you with sensitive issues like this." He said.
"For now..." He said, "I'll leave her safety up to you now." He said, handing over Cupa to me. I backed up, "W-what do you mean by that?" I asked. "It is what it is. I'll be dealing with bigger issues tomorrow. So I need someone I can trust to keep her safe." He explained, "And doesn't that role fit you the best my good lad?" He added. I sighed, "It can't deny that you trust me, but isn't there a better way to keep her safe?" I asked. "Nah. This is way better. You are rather close with her and it seems that she trust you too, so I presume that you are the better choice." He explained.
"Fine, hand her over to me." I said, extending out my arms. He smiled, "Good! Well then, here you go." He said, placing Cupa on my arms. "Woah! She's lighter than I thought she was..." I thought. Uncle Alazar smirked, "Oh? Thinking of something naughty I presume. Remember, that's a princess you're dealing with." He teases. I sighed, "I'm not like that." I stated, "I'll be going on ahead. Also, I'll be borrowing my old room, okay?" I added as I began walking. "Sure thing, kiddo! Just don't do anything bad." He jokes as I leave him behind.
On my way back to the house, I can't help but think that Cupa was a princess all this time. I didn't even notice one bit, I never knew there was such princess like her. I looked at her sleeping face and noticed that she was drooling. I sighed and continued walking, "Definitely, does not look like or act like one." I thought. I don't know if I'm uninformed of this kind of things, I thought princesses were dignified and refine. I guess my perspective has changed, in a rather shocking way.
Anyway, I followed the path back to the cabin and soon enough arrived. I gently placed Cupa on the nearby bench and took one of the spare keys from the plant vase nearby and opened the door. I then took her again and went straight upstairs to the room I used to sleep in when I was younger. I opened the door and it creaked ever so lightly, revealing my childhood bedroom. Memories drifted out of my mind upon seeing my old room again. I smiled, then I placed Cupa on my bed and covered her with a blanket which she grabbed onto. I chuckled upon seeing her reaction, she looks like a baby holding onto her blanket. Then I dragged the extra mattress out of the cabinet and placed it next to the bed. I grabbed a few pillows, laid down, and went to sleep. "What an eventful day." I thought before dozing off.
Morning soon came and I was awoken by the harmonious singing of birds outside the window. The sun rays entered ever so gently, illuminating the room I resided in. I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was still early morning, around eight o'clock exactly. I stretched to my heart's contents on the mattress I was laying upon to get my systems running about. After stretching I decided to get up, at least that's what I intended before someone fell on me.
"Oof!" I exclaimed, "What on earth?!" I stated, looking at who had just fallen on me. That's when I saw Cupa's drooling yet sleeping face. I sighed, "Oh boy...just my luck." I muttered, trying to get up. My effort to get up was in vain, why? This due to the fact that not only was Cupa lying on me, she was also hugging me tightly like some kind of pillow. I get that I'm soft with all my fat but this isn't the time to appreciate it. The situation at hand didn't seem favorable, knowing that the person on top of me was a princess.
I didn't want to wake her up in our current state, who knows how she'll react when she wakes up. So I tried my best to loosen her grasp on me by slowly lifting her fingers of me, soon enough her hands were of me. The next step was to push her to my side, with that I gently grabbed her and pushed her aside softly. She fell head first on the pillow next to me and continued drooling in her sleep. I got up immediately, not giving her any further chances with me. I inhaled deeply and exhaled with pure bliss, crisis averted.
Anyway, I did a few more stretching exercises before leaving the room just to properly awaken me. I slowly closed the door so Cupa won't wake up from her sleep before heading downstairs. As I was heading down, the scent of freshly brewed coffee entered my nose, waking me up more. I assume that Uncle Alazar is having his morning coffee paired with a nice, warm beagle.
After reaching the first floor, my uncle saw me and lifted his coffee mug which indicates him inviting me to some coffee. I smiled and nodded before grabbing myself a mug and filling it in with coffee. I walked up and sat next to him by the counter. The both of us sat there quietly for a while, drinking coffee and enjoying the sensation of the morning.
Soon enough, he looked at me with a smile, "So, how did it feel sleeping in the same room as a princess?" He asked. I sighed, "Not bad. I had her sleep in my bed." I told him, taking a sip from my mug. "Anything interesting happened?" He asked. I thought of what happened this morning and shook my head, "Nothing really. Was there something supposed to occur in the first place?" I asked. He sighed, "You really aren't a lady's man, are you?" He said. I chuckled, "I prefer not to be one, thank you very much." I replied.
"So are you heading to town after this?" I asked. "Yup, I'll be going as soon as I finish my morning coffee." Uncle replied. "So, what will I do?" I asked. Uncle looked at me with a smile, "You'll be babysitting the princess, or should I say princess sitting." He chuckled at his remark. I sighed, "I guess it can't be helped..." I muttered. "Should I keep her here?" I asked. "Not really but it's your call. You just need to keep her safe." He told me. I nodded as we continued to enjoy our morning coffee.
Minutes later and we just finished our drink, my uncle decided that he should head on ahead to the town. He put a small pouch on the tablet and left. "Now then, what did he leave for me?" I muttered, opening the small pouch. In it were several gold coins and a lot of silver coins. "I guess it's some spending money." I thought, storing the pouch in my inventory. Then I heard some footsteps upstairs, I sighed and went up.
I definitely knew where and who it was coming from. I peered inside my room and saw Cupa standing by the window, lost in thought. I opened the door slowly so she wouldn't notice me and stood by the doorway. She sighed, "I guess I have no choice but to go home..." she muttered, sadly. "Mind telling me the reason?" I asked, surprising her. She turned to face me assuming a fighting stance. "Calm down, it's just me." I said. She lowered her guard and glared at me, "What do you want?" She asked.
"It seems that she feels rather tense towards me now. Though I can't really blame her, we are to return her home. Even if she didn't want to." I thought while looking at her. "Nothing really. I just came to check on you." I said. "Came to check if I was still here? If I didn't escape? If I haven't left the area?" She asked. "Whoa! Calm down, princess. I just came to check how you were doing." I explained. "She is really tense right now." I thought.
"If you're talking about what your uncle did to me, I'm fine. If that's what you came for you can now leave." She declared. "If that's what you want, it's fine. I was hoping to invite you to some breakfast and a little chat but..." I paused, noticing her glare. "Get out." She ordered. " Okay. Just come down stairs if you need anything." I told her before exiting the room. "It's like she's different person from yesterday..." I muttered, heading down the stairs and into the kitchen.
I gathered some ingredients from the pantry and decided to cook something. "Well, I guess I'll cook some food for now. I haven't really eaten anything." I muttered, beating some eggs while boiling some. "And neither did she." I added. After beating the eggs, I began chopping some onions and pounding some garlic, threw the garlic then the onions into a pan to stir-fry, added the rice, sprinkled some salt and pepper to taste and continued to stir-fry it until I get a nice,golden brown, fried rice.
I set aside the rice and began cooking the main dish. I grabbed and peeled the boiled eggs, gently covered them with ground beef, egg washed them before coating in flour and bread crumbs, then deep fried it. This resulted in a wonderful, golden brown, scotched egg. "Now my dish "The Golden Brown Scotched Egg and Fried Rice" is now complete! Time to give it a taste." I announced, grabbing a spoon and fork.
I brought my food to the table and cut the egg open, "Ooh! The egg is still runny and the meat is cooked nicely." I said aloud. Just before I had tried one, I heard a loud grumble from behind. I put down my utensils and looked to the source of the sound. "You can join me if you want." I said. Cupa, who was standing near the stairs looked hesitant to come. I smiled, "It's fine if you want to join me. You could even take some to your room if you want." I told her.
I guess she now feels awkward after how she treated me a while ago. "I guess it can't be helped." I said. So I stood up, grabbed a plate, filled it with food and gave it to her. "You can choose to eat wherever you want." I told her before heading back to my seat. I then heard her walk back upstairs, "I guess she needs some alone time right now." I muttered, scarfing up the food on my plate.
After doing the dishes, I decided to do some training outside. So I grabbed a wooden sword from a barrel full of it and dragged the training dummy out in the open. I chuckled while looking at the dummy, "It's been several years now, I don't know how this dummy is still in good conditions." I muttered. With that, I began smacking the dummy around with my sword while maintaining good footwork and balance. All this training made me think why I'm still overweight. "Oh well..." I shrugged, continuing the training.
An hour later, I finished and was exhausted. I fell to the ground, breathing heavily and trying to catch my breath. The sun was directly above me, indicating that it was noon. "I guess it's time for lunch, huh?" I muttered while getting up and returning the wooden sword. I say that it's time for lunch but really I have no idea what to do. There's also the fact that I need to accompany the princess. I sighed, "What to do?" I muttered.
I then caught a glimpse of Cupa from the window. She seemed to have noticed me since she stepped away from the window. "I'll try convincing her to come with me to town..." I muttered, walking back to the house. And so I headed for my room and knocked on the door, "Princess Cupa, would you mind accompanying me to town?" I asked. She responded with silence. "If not then we won't have a proper lunch. And I can't leave you alone, now can I?" I said. Still no response. "Well, if that's what you want then I-" I got cut off when the door burst open.
"I'm going! Let's go!" Cupa exclaimed, dragging me down stairs. "H-hold up! Let me change first, I'm still sweaty!" I told her. She looked at me and let go, so I landed on the floor with a loud thud. "Oww!" I exclaimed, rubbing my sore butt. "Then hurry up and get changed. I'll wait for you outside." She ordered me and headed downstairs. I got up and rubbed my hind, "What's gotten into her?" I thought, heading back into my room to change.
Without a second to waste, I finished changing and immediately went to her. "Took you long enough." Cupa sneered as I exited the building. "Are you perhaps in a bad mood?" I asked. She glared at me, "Not at all!" she declared, grabbing me by the collar of my shirt. "T-then, so be it..." I replied, slightly intimidated. She let go of me so I fixed my shirt afterwards, "Anyway, let's go..." I said. "Whatever." she muttered, somewhat irritated.
With that, I led her back down the pathway we past last time and arrived back at the coastline where my horse was. I untied my trusty steed and together we galloped towards town. The entire trip was quiet, Cupa seemed more violent and tense than she was before. It's like she's a whole different person, I wonder what's gotten into her. So I turned around to check on her, that's when both our eyes met and that I had noticed something. She was surprised at first but got her act together quickly, "Got a problem?" she asked in a rather stern voice. I faced the road again, "N-nothing! Just checking on you. Hahaha!" I answered nervously.
"That was a bit scary, though I was about to confirm something. Her eyes...they have changed in color! If I remember correctly, they were orange before but now they're red. I wonder why?" I thought. That's when someone smacked the back of my head. "Oww!" I cried, rubbing my head. "What was that for?!" I asked. Cupa pointed in front of me, "That." she said. I looked in front of me and noticed that we were almost at the towns gate, indicating I slow down. "Oh! Sorry..." I apologized. She just glared at me, intently.
Soon enough we cleared through the town's checkpoint, handed over my horse to the stables and began walking towards the shopping district. "So what do you want to eat?" I asked. "I don't know, you decide. You're the local here." Cupa said. I scratched my cheek, "I maybe a local but it'd be better if you told me what you want to eat. It ain't easy guessing, you know?" I replied. She glared at me, "I'm not in the mood to think right now. So you do it before I get pissed." She threatened. I sighed, "Okay then, I'll do my best..." I replied. She nodded, "Good!" she exclaimed.
We continued walking towards our destination but it still seemed a bit far. I can also tell the growing impatience from Cupa is getting bigger. Then I heard her stomach rumble. I looked over and saw a very irritated princess, she had a dissatisfied look on her face, had her arms crossed and was tapping her foot non-stop. I knew she was getting hungrier but our destination was still a bit far. So I looked around and saw some stalls selling street snacks. "Mind waiting here?" I asked her. "Do it quick." She ordered. I nodded and went to one of the stalls.
I came back holding two crepes in each hand, "Pick one. Would you prefer the chocolate-banana or the strawberry cream?" I asked. Cupa reached for the chocolate one, "Let's go." she ordered before walking ahead. I sighed, "She seems a bit calmer now." I thought while overtaking her. We continued to walk while eating our hand held snacks.
"Is it good?" I asked. "Pretty good." Cupa replied, letting out a smile. "Oh! You finally smiled." I blurted. She immediately covered mouth and looked away, "You saw nothing!" she exclaimed. "Come on, you look better when you smile." I told her. She turned to me, "Don't you try making me happy, I'm pretty pissed right now!" she declared. I smiled, "With that grin of yours? You ain't fooling anyone." I said. "I'm not grinning!" she shouted. "You should see yourself right now." I told her.
She stepped back then turned to face the reflectorized window of a nearby shop. "No way! I was trying my best to stay mad." Cupa declared. She then went straight to me, "You better continue this trend or I'll be really mad." she told me. At that moment, I noticed that her mysterious red eyes faded and returned to it's original orange color. I smiled, "Glad to see you perky again." I said. She pouted, "Just so you know, I'm still a little annoyed." she said before facing away. I tapped her back, "Shall we?" I asked. She smiled, "Why not?" she replied.
And so, with Princess Cupa's mood improved I guided her to our destination. "Here we are!" I announced. "Is this the place?" Cupa asked, looking at the humble restaurant. I nodded, "Indeed it is! Welcome to Spice Life." I exclaimed. "This looks way different from the one we went to yesterday." she said. "Last time was just a cafe. This time it's a restaurant." I said. "So what kind of meals do they serve here?" she asked. I smiled, "You'll find out when we enter." I said while pushing her in.
As she pushed the door aside, strong fragrances filled our nostrils and instantly made our stomach rumble. "Woah! It smells amazing in here!" she exclaimed with delight. I ringed the counter bell and one of the staff came to entertain us. "Welcome to Spice Life!" he greeted. "Table for two please." I told him. He nodded and showed us to our table where we were handed the menu. "Do call us when you have made your order." he said. "Thank you and we will." I said.
So we began browsing the menu, "Have you been here before?" Cupa asked. "Yes, I have. Every now and then I would eat here." I replied, still browsing the menu. "Do you come here with your friends?" She asked. I sighed, "Not really. I usually come here alone. This is actually my first time eating with someone here." I confessed. "Now that I think about it, this is my first time to say table for two please." I thought. "Then I guess I'm the first one. Talk about lucky." She said.
I lifted my eye brow, "What do you mean?" I asked. Cupa smirked, "Doesn't it feel great when you get to be someone's first?" She said. I coughed, "I have no idea what you're talking about..." I replied, acting all too oblivious. She pouted, "You really have no idea of such things, now don't you?" She asked. "Perhaps. I don't really see the purpose on why should I." I replied. She sighed, "Sad, no wonder you're all stiff." She muttered. "What was that?" I asked. "Nothing~" She chimed.
Anyway, avoiding all questions that may lead to my embarrassment and humiliating facial expressions, we order our meals. I called the waiter, gave him our orders and waited for our meal to arrive. As usual, Cupa was eager to taste the food since she was pretty much bouncing on her chair while glancing around the place. I then felt a surge of magic entered my inventory, I accessed it and saw an envelope in one of slots. I hovered my finger over it and the glyphs on it said "Read in private."
Cupa noticed it, "It seems important. You can check it if you want. I won't go anywhere." she promised. I felt hesitant but she smiled, "I won't go anywhere especially when lunch is about to be served." she joked. I sighed, "Okay. I'll be back in a few. If the meal arrives, you can eat without me." I said before going into the restroom.
So I left her for a while and went to read the envelope my uncle sent me via delivery spell. I entered the restroom, locked the door, took out the envelope and began reading its contents. The envelope contained a letter which contained all the information that my uncle had declassified with the mayor. It all seemed worrying and troubling but interesting to say the least, "I see...I guess it can't be helped." I muttered.
After reading it all, other than being informed I was also told to bring her to the mansion. I sighed, "I guess that's all of it then." I said, peeking into the envelope. That's when I saw another piece of paper inside. "There's more?" I asked myself. I grabbed the paper and read it, "Seeing that you are probably on a date with this fine young lady, I do hope that you will treat her to a proper lunch. Do try not to anger/annoy her as much as possible. We need her to be in a calm and negotiable state so keep her in a good mood. P.S Don't do any funny business *wink*." is what it said. I sighed, crumpled the paper and threw in the trash while the other letter was safely stored in my inventory.
With that over, I returned to my table and saw Cupa waiting for me. She glanced at me, "Did you take a dump as well?" she joked. "Haha...very funny." I deadpanned. I noticed that our food had already arrived, "Didn't I tell you to eat without me? The meal is probably cold now." I said. She smiled, "Food taste better with people around." she explained. I smiled, "I can't deny that." I said.
So we began our meal together, luckily the food was still warm. I ate spoonfuls of my chicken curry, happily of course, since I was practically a raving at that point. Cupa seemed to enjoy her meal too since she's basically inhaling her food. I chuckled at the sight of her eating. She then noticed me starting and began coughing, food must have gone down the wrong shoot. I handed her some water which she immediately grabbed and drank.
"You nearly choked there. Maybe you should slow down a bit?" I suggested. "It wasn't my fault. I was surprised when I saw you staring at me." Cupa explained. "Oh sorry about that. I just like seeing people eat happily. It makes me feel happy and hungry too." I apologized. "Is that you're hobby our something, kinda weird don't you think?" she asked. "It ain't a hobby just so you know." I retorted. She lifted her eye brow in interest to my response. I decided to ignore it and continue my meal.
Half way through our meal I stopped eating, "Hey Cupa?" I asked. She looked at me with cheeks full, "What is it?" she replied. "I've been wanting to ask you this. Not to be rude and all but why did you runaway from home?" I asked. She froze for a bit before putting down her spoon. "Do you really want to know? I mean the answer may not satisfy you." she warned. "It's fine, I mean if you're okay with telling me that is..." I replied. She sighed, "It would be unfair if I didn't tell you. After all, you did treat me well." she said. "I guess?" I said.
Cupa took a deep breath, "Well, like I said at yesterdays barbecue, I was teleported here by some mysterious rip in space. It would normally take months to get here probably from my home but it only took me a day or perhaps instantly. I did pass out after going through so I don't really know how long I was out cold." she said. "You did say that, if I remember uncle will contact the leader of Eldrion about that." I said.
"Well, that's good to hear at least. Anyway, I got caught up in that because I decided to run away from home." she said. "And why did you do that?" I asked. "Well...it's because I was..." she paused. "You were...?" I continued. She took a deep breath, "It's because I didn't want to get married..." she muttered. Upon hearing that, I fell silent what I just heard.
"You ran away...because you didn't want to get married?" I asked. Cupa nodded, "Yep, that's pretty much the reason I left..." she said. I scratched the back of my head, "But isn't that an occasion to celebrate for?" I confirmed. "Not when it's an arranged marriage..." she muttered, sadly. "Well, this kind of things are pretty common amongst the nobles. Although I haven't heard of one where the bride-to-be runs away." I said. "First time for everything, I guess." she joked.
"Okay so what about the marriage did you not like?" I asked, becoming even more curious. "Everything!" Cupa blurted. Other customers and some staff stared at us. "Keep it a little down. We don't want to disturb the other customers." I told her. We covered her mouth, "Sorry..." she apologized. "Anyway, you said that you didn't like everything about it, right?" I verified. "Yes, I don't like it. The idea, the event, the preparations, and especially the groom." she declared. "I also don't like the fact that Dad agreed to it without my opinion." she added.
"What about your Mom?" I asked. Cupa fell silent, "She...didn't have any say in this. Not ever actually..." she muttered. That's when I remembered what uncle had told me last night, that only Cupa's father is alive. I wanted slap myself for asking that question, "I-I see..." I muttered. "Anyway, about the groom. You seem to especially dislike him, is there a reason why?" I asked. "Yeah there is! It's his attitude and personality, both of it leave a sour taste in my mouth." she replied.
"Okay...what is he like anyway?" I asked. "First of all he is a narcissists, he thinks that he's the most handsome person in the world when in fact he is literally a walking carcass." Cupa stated. "I guess the groom is of undead origin." I thought. "Second, he also thinks he is amazing at everything he does. Well, it's kind of true but he always brags about it which makes it awfully annoying." she added. "I can relate to that..." I agreed. "Lastly, he flirts with every girl he sees and thinks I'm head over heels for him as well!" she stated.
Once again, the staff and customers looked at us. "Sorry..." Cupa apologized to them. "I can perfectly see why you'd like to ditch a guy like him..." I said. "Right? Who would want to marry a guy like that?" She agreed. "Well, there maybe some women. But I guess you're not one of them." I said. "Damn right, I'm not!" She declared. "However, it seems I have no other choice..." she muttered, sadly. "I guess so..." I said.
I forced a smile, "Why don't we try seeing this from a better perspective?" I asked. Cupa raised a brow, "How so? Enlighten me." she asked. "Well, from what I've read in a book before. Arranged marriages among nobility has quite a few benefits." I explained. "Really now?" she asked. "First, there is the fact that it strengthens the relations of two countries by showing the people that their leaders get along with each other." I said.
Cupa kept shoving food in her mouth as she listened. "Second, it also helps strengthen the family's authority and power." I continued. Then I noticed that she seemed quite uninterested in the topic, "Maybe I'll stop here..." I muttered. "Good, I thought I had to listen to a lecture I've heard of several times before." she said. "Oh! Well, in that case..." I said. "Haven't you thought of what it's like to be married?" I asked.
Cupa sighed, "Yeah, it sounds constraining to me. I wouldn't be able to do what I want if I get married." she said. "But that way you wouldn't need to worry about a lot of things. I mean you are going to get married to a rather capable, yet annoying man. Plus, you have your maids and servants to do everything for you." I explained. "A life like that is something I never dreamed of. I want to live the life I want, not a life that others want for me." she declared.
"I understand your point but why are you so fixated on it?" I asked. "It's because I made a promise..." Cupa answered. "A promise?" I repeated. She nodded, "Yes, I made a promise to someone very special to me before. And I swore to honor it until the bitter end." she explained. "Isn't that a childish thing to do?" I asked. "What did you say?" she asked.
"Well, assuming you made a promise as a child to someone your age. I don't really think it's something worth honoring through and through, don't you think?" I said. "Are you telling me to forget the promise I made?" she asked. "Not really, I mean it's good that you remember it and doing your best to honor it but..." I paused. "But what?" she asked. "But it's just a word of mouth without any proper contract. You can choose to either fulfill it or not. It was just a childhood promise of some sort, right?" I stated.
Cupa didn't reply, she fell silent. "Oops! I may have gone too far, I think...I should apologize." I thought. As I was about to apologize she glared at me again with those mysterious red eyes of hers. "Wrong." she grumbled. "Pardon?" I asked since I couldn't hear her properly. "You're wrong! It's not 'just' a promise." she stated. The customers looked at us again. "Keep it down. We're disturbing the other customers." I said.
Cupa glared at me, "I don't care what others think of me! All I care about is fulfilling the promise I made to my Mom." she declared. "I'm leaving!" she announced before dashing out of the restaurant. "This is bad..." I thought. "I knew I should have just avoided the topic..." I muttered. With that, we caused a small commotion in the restaurant with customers gossiping here and there about what happened. Though I don't have time to be worrying about that, I apologized to the staff and payed the bill before leaving. Then I dashed after her the moment I stepped out, I need to find her.
Author's Note: That's it for now! I hope you enjoyed the story. If you have anything to say about it, don't be afraid to leave a comment. I accept all forms of criticism, opinions, and compliments. I hope you all have a wonderful day. Stay safe during this difficult times. Thank you and God bless! :)