My Precious Magi((Magi Fanfic))

Chapter 37

Third's P.O.V.

"I'm tired." Syzelle stretched her arms into the air as she looked at the siblings in front of her. The Kou Empire's Soldiers have already started retreating back to their own country. Currently, Kouen ordered Kouha to lead the soldiers back to their country while he together with the other siblings return back to their Empire with their Djiin Equips. 

" Ne~ Hakuei, you're hair's so pretty, can you tell me your secret?" Hakuei only gave out a small smile but her eyes didn't strayed away from her brothers' reactions. Hakuei, Kougyoku and Koumei knew that these two needed time to sort some things on their own therefore, they all left after telling some lies to escape.

Syzelle can already guess what the three had been planning but before she could do any thing about it, the three siblings have already left. Her only company is Kouen.

"H-how have you been En-kun?" Trying to strike up a conversation, Syzelle didn't knew what to ask and Kouen's stare at her didn't help it any better.

"GEEZZE......Would you stop it En-kun!! you know that I couldn't handle your silent stares." Syzelle said exhasperated at the man. Syzelle pouted and closed her eyes as she turned her head slightly to the left. "You're always so mean."

Kouen's outstretched hands made her stop. Kouen's male hands touched her cream cheeks making her open her eyes ubruptly. "W-what are you doing?"

Syzelle's face looked at the man before her. 'Could it be that Kouen is plaanning something funny to her? ' With that thought in mind, Syzelle couldn't help but narrowed her eyes into slits. Looking at her familiar actions, Kouen couldn't help but to remain silent.  How many times has he been stretching hiss hands in hopes of finding her whereabouts in her kingdom? How many times did he watched the starry sky looking for her? How many times......did he longed for her to be on his side?

Kouen knew that the young woman in front of him is real. The moment that Syzelle appeared before his eyes and took away the magi in his arms, he froze. He didn't know what to do when she suddenly smiled just like the rest of them, However, there's something that he didn't like.

Sinbad's gaze bothered him. He wanted her to stay away from that man but he knew it's only his selfish request. "En-kun?"

"Just let me stay here for a few moments." Syzelle felt her body stiffened when she felt Kouen's head dropped down to her shoulder. Fortunately, she is already sitting down on a caoch inside the library. ''You must've been that tired huh?" Syzelle let her fiance to sleep and guided his head to her lap. Looking at the peaceful look of the man, Syzelle couldn't help but touch his face with her fingers. 

Syzelle played her fingers with Kouen's hair, twirling the man's fiery red hair, Syzelle couldn't help but release a small smile on her lips. Syzelle took a small bamboo flute lying on the table near her. Seeing the familiar flute that she used to play when she was younger, Syzelle couldn't help but smile. How many years has it been since she had last play a song?

*play

The bamboo song travelled around from the Palace's walls. Every maid and servant that can hear the song stopped in their tracks attracted at the beautiful song playing. No one knows where it come from but no one had the heart to disrupt the wonderful song.

"Gyokuen probably already notice Syzelle's presence inside the Kou Empire's Palace. It wouldn't take long for her to move and dispose of her." Kouemei's words strucked Hakuei and Kougyoku. It was hard for Hakuei to admit but the gentle side of Gyouken seemed to vanish into thin air.  Even if she don't realise it herself, the song that Syzelle played brought out the expressions that she has been hiding for a long time. It made her feel sad for some reason.

"What do you think will Elder brother Kouen will do?" Kougyoku asked. Remembering the warm gaze of Syzelle earlier, she remembered her mom that she never had since she was a child.

"If worse comes to worst, Elder Brother Kouen would bring her somewhere safe for her." Koumei sated his opinion

"But why not to her own country brother mei?"

"Don't you find it uneasy, Eldest sister appearing out of nowhere, her own country refusing to open up their own country to our Kou?" Koumei looked at the distance with a serious glance considering all of the actions that he has managed to notice in his observation. " I think something has happened but elder sister just won't tell us. "

 "Or maybe you are just thinking too much?" Kougyouku remarked. The two brothers felt the familiar tug of nostalgia in the pit of their stomach as they remember the days where syzelle would play a song for them in her country. "Still, it's good to have her back.."

The Koumei nodded at Kouha's words. " Shall we prepare a small feast for her in secret elder brother mei?"

Koumei nodded in approval. " I can bet that eldest brother in would also like that. Let's go and inform the kitchen."

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"Hey Sinbad, what was that about that Kouen's fiance?" Sinbad's right hand man, Ja'far couldn't help but ask noticing the tension between the two powerful men back in the battlefield.

"It's quite puzzling for me too Ja'far. Why would they call her Syzelle when her name is Amyra?" Lost in his thoughts, Sinbad couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. 'And what's with her strange look she gave to me? ...I don't like it at all.'

"Sin?" The faraway look on Sinbad's face was evident to Ja'far. If he wasn't wrong, then that 'Amyra' that Ja'far has been hearing is the same as the 'Amyra' that grew up with Sinbad in the past. However, the fact that the woman became the Kou's prince's fiancé without Sin knowing makes one really doubt if she really is the one.

"Hey Sin, are you sure it is her?"

Sinbad didn't answer quickly, "...I have a feeling that it is her yet at the same time not her as well."

"Not her?" Sin nodded.

"I think it's the atmosphere around her. Amyra is a very cheerful girl with a shy personality. It took me quite a while to get to know her you see?" Sinbad's eyes had a faraway look in his eyes as he reminisce the past. " Despite her blunt words she is a kind person. However that Syzelle, there is something about her that was off. I just don't know what."

Ja'far nodded. Truthfully, Ja'far couldn't help but be wary around her. Back at the battlefield, he didn't notice her presence at all as a past assassin. His guard was always up just in case she decided to to fight them.

Ja'far released a sigh, 'too many works will happen just because of that woman.'

-End of the Chapter-