I Swear, I Am Not A Cinderella |Book 2- The Fairytale Academy|

Chapter 18: |The Cave Of Amoura (1)|

Lost on a cave..

Just two of us ....

On a place with thrills..

For the fear and anxiety of one's hearts to turn into something more like love and interdependence..

Resting your head on the person you like while he carries you on his back, being so close to him that you could almost feel his heart beat with absolutely no one around to disturb your mood..

Sounds romantic right..?

But, unfortunately, that is not what happened to us. Though we are in that kind of a situation.

The reason is, I think we do not seem to get along at all..

"Zeno.. Are you sure there is absolutely no chance for another portal to exist near the cave's exit..?"

I asked Zeno again for the nth time.

"I am not, Anastasia.. How many times should I tell you? This is what happens if you jump into action without thinking ahead. There were many of my guards by the side. But, you just had to forget all that and enter into this mess."

"It's just my instinct, Zeno." I said in a matter of fact tone. "I see some trouble and I just have to you know.. solve it through for some way."

I then hit my clenched palm into the other like a warrior with a strange zeal. But, that just made Zeno more annoyed.

"But, you could have asked me! What am I, a rock to you? Why must you never listen to me..?"

Zeno's voice seemed frustrated.

"That's because, you never allow me to take charge of things fearing in vain that I might get hurt..! Sometimes I even think you don't trust me you know.."

I sulked making Zeno abruptly slow down his steps.

"N-No.. Anastasia.. It isn't-"

He sounded a little guilty. But, I didn't make him feel that way long.

"Well, At least we have Iracebeth's bag to protect us. I am sure we can trust on this. Do you know it has almost everything we need..!" I chirped grinning.

"Ha.ha.ha.."

Zeno stated sarcastically.

"You would rather trust a bag than me, a person who also happens to be a prince.. Are you really doubting my abilities..? I sometimes think you forget who I am.."

He sulked adjusting my position by a little bump while I was still carried on his back.

"Well, I do not. But, you hate me treating you like a prince and always bring Bluebeard around remember?"

I yelled him.

"That's because you go to the extreme of treating me as a stranger..!! Do you think I like you acting like this..? I couldn't even save you when I wanted to."

He yelled back again resuming our earlier bickering on yet another topic.

"I know.. Do you think I do too..? I just have no choice!"

"Just what would go wrong if people know we are related..?"

"Everything!"

The two of us sighed and Zeno simply walked forward.

Since, the time we entered the cave there was one thing common to us.

Bicker. Bicker. Bicker.

We constantly kept bickering on every single think we can find.
Starting from what direction we must go, how long must we rest and almost everything else, especially when Zeno keeps bringing how much insulting it is that he must pretend being strangers with me.