𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋

𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄

I had to be the one to speak.. but I didn't know what to say. I was still curious about this city.. this place.. muzan. It gave me an odd feeling, eerie, yet comforting in some way. I raised my brows, looking down to the bushes and flowers as we walked.

"Why not get those herbs from here? Aren't there any plants, used to make tea?.."

I placed my hands behind my back, as I glanced at muzan. He looked at me, glancing at his pocket watch before he spoke.

"No, those herbs are.. special."

Special in what way? I wondered why they were special and why he needed them. But I knew he would be irritable if I asked all this questions.. perhaps I needed to keep my thoughts to myself.

"What do they do?"
I questioned further. Muzan seemed to have had enough;

"Why do you ask?"

I stared at him, I didn't know what to say to that.. if I told him the truth to why I was questioning him, it might not go so well.

"I was just curious, to wether they had any health benefits."

He looked to me, shrugging. He stopped walking, glancing at his pocket watch once more before he bent down to pick a flower, he turned back to me as I had stopped as well, placing the flower in my hair, right beside my ear. I smiled lightly, as our eyes connected, raising my brows.

"Beautiful night, isn't it?"

He spoke, looking towards the sky with a soft smile, it was rather charming, before he looked back to me.

"It is,"

I was starting to feel confused. Because even if I were ti be married to Muzan.. I wouldn't quite mind. I didn't have anything going for me back in the village.. and frankly, my family wouldn't have any problem with it.. since they had agreed to me being sent here. But for a moment.. I didn't know wether, I started to like him truly.. or wether I just liked his demeanour.

"Your family agreed to this, because it was for the best.. your brother wasn't doing well.. and I offered a treatment, and they agreed, for a price.

He paused.

"I understand you are angry, with your family's decision.. but you will have a good life here. Trust me."

His cold hands held mine as he said this. And for a moment I felt things were moving too quickly.. because my heart started to flutter, and I felt as if I couldn't even remember my own name if I was asked. But then.. I grew suspicious of this, but I ignored it. Not wanting to ruin the moment; I didn't narrow my eyes, nor did I furrow my brows, and I certainly did not click me tongue.

I simply put on a soft smile, as he held my hands in his, gazing into his eyes which seemed blank and empty, but for the purpose of this scenario, they seemed full of emotion.. but I didn't know what emotion they contained. I didn't know who to trust, but my heart spoke before my mind did.

"I do trust you.."

I said. But it seemed my heart and my mind had made a deal. I said I trusted him, but I certainly did not.. I wasn't comfortable enough to, but I liked this. Thinking that he cared after he had barely shown me any morsel of care since the day of that meeting.

After gazing into each others eyes for what seemed to be an eternity, the walk continued, and it soon ended when I retired to my bedroom for the night, and so did he. Though I wasn't sure he did do so.. because afterwards, I heard the sound of a car starting from my window, and I assumed it was him..

I took the flower out from my hair, starting at it. as I observed it; I didn't realise there was a smile plastered on my face already.. it was nice that someone cared for me.. but I still didn't trust muzan.

I hadn't gotten the feeling that I could trust him.