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

Chapter 35: |Somethings Wrong With Zeno-kun|

The next morning, as I woke up I felt really hot and heavy. For some reason I couldn't move neither could I see anything. Everything seemed so dark that my heart pounded.

Loud deep groans echoed from my side and as I tried getting up something crawled upwards half groping my chest.

I was frightened for a second.

Only when, a familiar soft mumbling of the ' action man' song did I know who it was and abruptly took the blanket off me.

"Merida Dunborch! Use your own bed!!"

I yelled in the top of my voice and woke her up with a kick. 

Hence, Merida immediately up with a start and jumped up. 

"Big..! I never expected them to be big..! I can tell you really are a woman now, Anastasia..!"

Merida said gesturing while cupping her hand to her chest. 

Zeno, who had just entered the house after his morning 'walk' asked innocently much to my own embarassment.

"What is big?"

"Of course, it's her b*-"

I abruptly threw a pillow on Merida's face.

"Don't utter a word."

I yelled at her with a red face.

Aah.. Merida.

What a great way to wake up..?

Even though I look like a man, sound like a man, act like a man, have hobbies like a man and at times even pretend to be a man, I am a girl, alright. This is ideal fact is clear to everyone as clear as a day. Anyone can tell after the examine me deeply. Only an idiot would make a mistake.

I pulled my red locks up in frustration and slowly looked at my surrounding.

It was still early in the morning. But, for these children, the poorest town of Fairytale, the sun rose much earlier than the rest of the world. They had to start their chores the minute the woke up in order to feed each other especially on this winter.

The wooded door soon slid open and the familiar nonchalant blonde from our school walked in. Her body was wrapped up thick woollen sweaters in the camouflaging color of the outside snow and her leather boots seemed wet and uncomfortable.

But, this hardworking young lady who probably woke up more earlier than us didn't return empty handed.
A large thick basket that almost seemed to weigh her weak body down hung on her shoulder.

"I've bought presents, everyone! Come on and check them out."

Iracebeth cried to the half sleeping kids excitedly.

It was only a matter of seconds for the children to swarm around her like a pack of files in excitement.

"Woah, Fish!! I love then..!"

"They are big! How did you get them, Nee-chan?"

"Hurray, now we can go to sleep without starving for three whole days!"

"Look everyone! This one still leaps! It looks so cute that I don't wanna eat it!"

"Then, starve like I care.. I wanr to get your share!"

Another lid said cockily causing the latter to literally cry.

"Nee-chan! He is bullying me."

I watched as Iracebeth crawled down to match the height of the kids and chat with them casually. A constant unfamiliar gentle smile hung on her face all the while she talked with them. Iracebeth did not look like an outsider on this crowd like he did every where else.