[ DISCONTINUED ] Reborn: Runaway Bride

Chapter 13: Wife?!

Ai woke up with a slight headache as she squinted her eyes to adjust to the surrounding. The white ceiling above her seemed unfamiliar as well as the quilt on her body.

Slightly groaning, Ai turned sideways to her left. A gasp left her lips as her eyes registered what or specifically who was in front of her.

A man with pure white luscious hair lay in front of her as his body heaved with a steady rhythm of breathing. The man's upper body was bare and he lay as his back faced in her direction.

Ai felt like she choked on her own breath as she started to realise the miserable situation she was in. She did not know who this young man was nor did she recall anything about how she ended up here.

The last thing she remembered was how much wine she drank at the annual ball last night and how she had told everyone not to follow her as she went to drown her sorrows in seclusion.

She thought a little bit of alone time would help since she could no longer bear to watch the scene in front of her happening all over again. But never in her life did she guessed that she would end up in this situation!

Curious or rather to know who to avoid in the future, Ai moved over to peer down at the young man's face. The face that greeted her left her breath sucked in her lungs for eternity as the beauty of it left her speechless.

With a sharp nose and strong jawlines, the young man had a thin pink lip that promised mischief even in his sleep. His skin was pure and smooth, with no blemishes as if the gods had personally come down to earth to craft this perfection.

Captivated by the stranger's beauty, Ai was frozen and stunned until a pair of exquisite pale blue eyes opened and stared at her teasingly. The young man's thin lips stretched into a lazy smile as he saw the silver-haired girl hovering above him in frozen shock.

"Wife, you are awake" the young man greeted.

As if finally breaking out of a spell, Ai immediately moved away from the young man, only to fall flat on her butt on the floor.

"Wife, what are you doing? You are not planning to run away after taking advantage of me, are you?" The young white-haired male asked as he peered down at Ai from the bed.

Ai felt like her headache had multiplied ten-time over as she registered what the young man was saying. So...th-they were together last night?! Is he saying what she thinks he is saying?!

As if tired of waiting for her answer, the young man moved away to put the clothes on his body. Maybe this was the time she could sneak away from this lunatic, Ai thought as she sneakily made her way to the exit.

Just as Ai was about to exit, a hand slammed in front of her and blocked her exit.

"Wife!! How could you be so irresponsible?! You have to take responsibility after taking advantage of me!" the young man half-yelled and half-cried as he stomped his feet in a childlike manner.

"Oh God, what is this? Another Tamaki?" Ai questioned in her mind as the throwing tantrums reminded her of a certain young master she knew.

Clearing her throat, Ai decided to start with a simple question. "What's your name?"

The young man, who suddenly looked appeased that Ai finally spoke to him, answered in an excited tone.

"I'm Hayama, Hayama Mi...Hayama Mizio! You can call me hubby!"

Mizio? Hmm... nope never heard of it. Plus he doesn't seem to be from Shinto. Perhaps a neighbouring merchant? With the looks like this, he would have been very popular with the ladies, especially with that hungry beast, Miko.