The Low-Class Prince Charming

Chapter 8

He could hear Sky before he saw her, storming up the stairs. Rushing to put all of his stuff together quickly, he spoke to her as she reached the top of the stairs. "Don't worry, Sky, I'm just-"

Mason was cut off before he could finish his sentence; Sky didn't even regard him, instead just walking straight past his room and into hers without sparing him a glance, slamming the door behind her.

Mason fell back into his chair in a slump. Her mother's visit must have really messed with Sky. Deciding he'd had enough of studying for the night anyway, he gathered his things together and went back into his room.

As Mason closed the door behind him, he couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for Sky; even her own mother seemed more interested in the test results of a stranger than whatever her own daughter had been doing in her absence. Placing his papers on his bed, he wondered for the first time why she really was the way she was in the first place.

He wasn't in his room for long when he heard strange noises coming from outside. Making his way over to the window, he opened it quietly and peered outside, noticing it was no longer raining but that the smell of the rain was still in the air.

For a moment he couldn't distinguish anything in the twilight, but then he spotted movement coming from his left and when he looked over he witnessed Sky doing the exact same act she'd been doing the day they met.

"Sky!" he whisper-shouted to get her attention. "Sky, it's late! Where are you going? Go back inside!"

"Mind your own business, princess," she snapped back at him as she continued her descent, letting go of the rope a couple of metres above the ground and landing without a problem. Clapping her hands free of dirt, Mason felt rather than saw her look up at him one more time before she turned and walked away to the back of the grounds.

For some reason, as he saw Sky walking off into the distance, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive; she hadn't been in a great mood after all. He bit his lip and furrowed his eyebrows and fell into thought. With each second that passed, Sky took a couple more steps, and upon his realisation of that, the decision was pretty much made for him.

Grabbing his phone from his bed, he slid it into his pocket and sped out of his room, closing the door too loudly behind him, but continued to speed down the steps.

Too fast – he fell down the last few. Straight into the side of Lisette.

"Woah!" Lisette exclaimed, only just managing to stay on her feet as Mason continued tripping over his for a few more steps. "Mason. Are you alright?"

"Yes, yes – I'm fine. Sorry about that. Are you alright?" Mason asked, feeling bad for causing Lisette trouble in his rush to follow Sky, but the chase still on his mind nevertheless.

Lisette blinked in confusion. "Do you need anything?

"No, no, I just want to go for a walk. Sorry, but I want to leave before it gets completely dark. I'll see you later," he said hurriedly, already making his way quickly out of the front door.

"But, Mason-" Lisette started, but to no avail; he was already gone. "It's already dark," she finished, dumbfounded.

As she turned around to get back to her chores, she couldn't help but wonder if she should have asked where he was going, but then realised she wouldn't have had time to squeeze the question in anyway.

As fast as his legs would carry him, he raced around to where he last saw Sky and to his luck still saw the shadow of her form in the distance being lit up by the many lamps in the garden. With a swift look around, where she luckily didn't spot him, she snuck into the depths of a bush and didn't return.