Thanks To You ¦ Akagami no Shirayukihime ¦ Obi X OC ¦

Chapter Six: WFAPIBK

Chapter Six: Worried for a Person I Barely Know

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"Why are you following me again?"

"To get answers, of course!" I exclaimed, notebook and pencil at hand, ready to write the answers from the questioning I would ask today. I have to do this, to get information from him!

"Alright," said Obi, if that was even his real name, placing his hands behind his head as we both walked aimlessly. He was the one leading, while I just followed where he went, we were currently in the castle grounds, roaming around the area where we couldn't be seen openly. "I'll answer the questions you have for me. As long as it doesn't concern my age, the place I came from, personal matters and why am I here."

Hmm. What could I even ask him then? I really wanted to know how old he is, but if I were to guess just like Kiki-san's then he'd also be in his early twenties or teenage life. But it'd be more convincing if he was more than twenty years old, because he's much more taller than me.

"Okay then. I don't directly ask how old are you. But you have to answer yes or no, okay? So, are you above twenty years old or not?"

"I do wonder about that, miss."

"Oh gosh," I groaned, closing my notebook because I wouldn't be getting answers from him right now. Maybe later. "I told you yesterday, call me by my first name!"

"You haven't uttered my name either, miss," Obi teases me, a playful smirk plastered on his face. It irritates me, somehow, but I didn't show it. He'll use it to his advantage if I show him what I really feel.

"Fine then. I won't call your name, unless you call me by my name first," I challenged him, crossing my arms stubbornly. I wasn't usually like this, but desperate times calls for desperate measures.

"Sure, sure," he doubted me, there's no lie when it comes to that. But I'll make him change his mind, somehow, we have to be fair. "Anyway, why are you even here?"

"What? I visit the castle because I tag along with Shirayuki-san," I casually answered his question, "But today, she has to do something about an examination. I didn't want to disturb her."

"So you decided to bother me instead?"

"Bother isn't really the word I'd like to use," I said wisely, opening my bag and putting back my notebook and pencil inside. "I'm also here to just relax and think," taking a seat in the grass, I stared into the sky and felt the gentle breeze against my skin, my braided hair moved slightly, and a smile was on my face.

"Okay, time to write!" I grabbed another notebook from my bag, and my pencil, turning into a blank new page to write something. I waited for any ideas to enter my mind, but there seemed to be nothing.

"Hmm? What are you doing there, miss?" It was Obi, again, asking me what I was doing here out in the open. If it isn't obvious, I'm sitting down and thinking!

"Just thinking," I muttered, my back against the tree from behind me. Should I read a book instead? Thats more useful, but it'd be quite a pain to walk more than I already have. I'll probably gain attention from the other people who don't know me yet, and thats absolutely not good.

".. You know what? I give up, Obi. I'll call you by your name from now on," heaving a heavy sigh, I closed my eyes to avoid his cat like gazes. It makes me sort of judged, and I hate that feeling. As if I'm caged, like a bird, as if I'm drowning, as if they kept me inside a dark room for a long time.