The Princess In Disguise

Chapter 11

~Rosella's POV~

After eating I went towards Mrs. Rose to help her with the dishes. At first she insisted that she would do it on her own but I insisted more that I should do it. We went on for about a few minutes but soon she just agreed but with Nate helping me. I then agreed as It was the least I could do.

While at the sink, I washed the dishes while Nate dried it with a towel. It was pure silence as we did the cycle. It was awkward at times when our hands would touch awkwardly. It would sometimes make me flustered which I would just shrug off but it still bothered me. Sure the dishes were just a couple. But it felt like ages when I was still washing the plates.

Soon after what felt like a few years I was already holding the last plate. I heaved a long sigh as I gave it to Nate. I sat down immediately as I felt my tiredness get to me and sat down on one of the stools nearby.

Nate then turned to me and smiled. "Well, It really feels weird seeing a Princess doing the dishes here in front of me. Not only that, But its also my first time seeing a Princess get tired ." He said as he handed me a towel. At first I just stared at the towel. But then I accepted it as soon as I came back to realization.

I smiled back and nodded "I guess its rare to find a Princess do chores. " I joked he then smiled and sat next to me.

The room suddenly fell silent as none of us dared to even talk. It was different from the silence we had before. This time it wasn't awkward, but a comfortable one.

It actually felt really pleasing and peaceful. The air wasn't to hard to breath unto. It was like a silence that makes us understand each other in another way. I turned to him and as I did I noticed him looking at me also. I felt my cheeks heat up. But this time I didn't avoid eye contact. I stared straight to his eyes as he stared into mine. The longer I looked into his eyes, the more I felt myself falling into the black hole in his eyes. They were so mesmerizing, yet so dangerous.

I then noticed him looking at my lips, which made me flustered and felt my cheeks heat up. He then leaned closer to me. As he did that I felt my heart beating faster.

As then our faces where just inches away from each other. He then looked back to my eyes and started to lean in.

"Is this Mrs. Rose's Shop?!" Someone shouted at the door which caused Jonathan and I to turn away from each other. I began to feel flustered and felt my heart racing and beating as fast as I had ever imagined.

Miss Rose then came out from the door and said "Yes, dear this is Mrs. Rose's Shop." She then looked at us and gestured Nate and I to go see the guy. I looked at Nate, but he wasn't looking at me. He then stood up first and went to the counter. I sighed and stood up following him.

As soon as I stood up in front of the counter My eyes widened.
"Zayne?!" "Nicole?!" We both said at the same time as he looked at each other with shock.

I mean, I knew that we would see each other at some case. But seeing him right now is still shocking. Well, I mean he couldn't have just located this shop in a day without any help.

He was still in shock, probably thinking what I was just thinking earlier.

He then looked at me with his normal state and turned to Miss Rose.
"I guess that someone has already told you the things that I was supposed to say Mrs. Rose ." Zayne said as he turned to me.

"Can I talk to you In private? Nicole." He asked as he held my wrist. I turned to Miss Rose and She just nodded in response. I then followed Zayne as he pulled me out of the shop.

I turned to look behind me and saw that Nate was actually looking at us from the shop. I then pulled Zayne aside to one of the streets where the shop couldn't see us. I heaved out a long sigh as I looked at Zayne.

"What is it that you want to talk about?" I asked and turned to him. He had a serious look on his face which made me scared, but I tried my best not to show it, Specially in front of him.

"Why didn't you tell me." He said as soon as I asked the question. I raised an eyebrow at him indicating that I didn't get what he was talking about.
"Why didn't you tell me that you found Mrs. Rose already?" He asked again with a serious tone.

"I forgot. I was too busy finding her that I bumped into someone and he lead me to where Mrs. Rose was." I answered and he just stayed serious.

"You forgot ?" he questioned as his eyes turned sad. I felt guilt run over me as his face frowned. I was confused as to why he was acting this way but what caught my attention was his disappointed expression.

"I didn't mea-" I said as I took a step towards him, but he just stepped back avoiding me. I looked at him he looked hurt. I felt my self being swallowed with guilt. I didn't even know whether I did something wrong for him to act like that. Although I am worried for him he just avoided eye contact and stayed silent.

I looked at him as he kept looking somewhere else, completely ignoring me. The silence was killing me. Sure I didn't know him too long for me to act this way, but It hurts me seeing someone hurting because of me. I took one more step towards him, but he just took another step back. I stood there in silence as I suddenly felt something fell from the sky. I looked up and noticed the dark clouds as it began to rain. I stood there as I felt the rain got harder.  I felt my eyes heat up but I couldn't tell if tears were streaming down my cheeks or they were just raindrops. But I didn't care since it wasn't obvious whether I was crying or not. 

I just stood there in the rain as Zayne went to go to a place where he could dry off.  I looked down at my feet as I just stood there while I felt stares from other people walking around the street. It was still early in the morning yet it felt as if it was dark and gloomy.

 As I just stood there I then suddenly felt as if the rain suddenly stopped. I looked up and saw someone holding an umbrella over me. I turned to the person and my eyes Immediately met his. I looked down avoiding the stranger's gaze. I then felt his hand touch my cheek and wiped them. I looked at him confused by the action. 

"A tear fell." he simply said as then I realized that my cheeks started to get wet. I didn't know why but my arms suddenly made its way around the stranger's waist. I cried and let my tears flow as I hugged the guy tightly. I felt him froze up when I suddenly did the action, but then he loosened up and I felt his arm wrap around my waist, while the other was still holding the umbrella. 

When I finished crying, I let go of him and looked at him as my cheeks suddenly heated up as embarrassment filled me. I then noticed him chuckle that made me look back up at him, He looked at me and said. "We should let you dry off Miss." he said as he wrapped his arm around my waist and lead me to a shop. We both got in the shop, at first I didn't really want to go in since I didn't want to ruin the shop because I was all wet. But he kept on insisting and made me go in with him. 

And Now I am here at the shop freezing as the cold air greeted me. I stood there doing nothing as I waited for the guy to come back, since he said he needed to grab something. after waiting for so long, I saw him come back with a towel as he wrapped it around me. I felt my cheeks heat up when he suddenly wrapped it around me as if he was going to hug me. I shook the thought off of my head as I sat down. He then sat beside me and gave me a warm drink. I thanked him and started to drink it carefully. 

"May I ask something?" I asked as he looked at me and nodded as a response. "Who are you?" I asked without hesitation. He looked at me and smiled, I was creeped out at first but shrugged it off. 

"I am-"