Curse Of Fate

Chapter 4

Masako paced back and forth. It's been an hour since her lady left and she can't help but to worry. She snapped out of her thoughts when someone knocked.

The visitor shocked Masako.

" G-Greetings Lord Tomi! "

The young lord softly smiled. " I am here for Lady Kei. I brought some nice tea, I heard she's still recovering her strength? "

" U-Uhm, you see... my lady is still sleeping a-and doesn't want to be disturbed! " His smile fell.

" Is that so? But then, can I just see her? I want to give this tea personally. "

" YOU CAN'T! - " shouted Masako. " I-I mean, you can't Lord Tomi because, L-Lady K-Kei said it would be sad if someone got infected of her cough! Yeah, that's it! Even I her servant was not allowed inside. " Masako wiped her eyes, to look like she's crying.

" It's really hard for me. I-I'm too worried for my lady but she won't let me take care of her. " Lord Tomi clutched the basket in his hands tightly as he smiled.

Does Lady Kei... hates me? Though smiling, Lord Tomi silently gritted his teeth, he feels awfully embarrassed of what he had done to Kei, remembering how childish he was before because of Maria, this only add to his determination to personally apologize to the young miss.

" I understand. But do not worry, I'll take care of your lady in the future. " with that being said, he turned his back and left.

Masako was left dumbfounded. She's still processing what Lord Tomi had just said.

" Lady... where are you now? I'll die because of worrying! "

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" This is perfect. "

" Will you forgive me now? "

" No. "

" I was just kidding. "

" The you should have keep your jokes to yourself. "

" Ladies fall for that line everytime! "

Kei rolled her eyes. Maybe because despite being stuck in a woman's body, I'm still a man!

The two of them reached an open field at the depths of a haunted forest. The townspeople believed that the forest was once a beautiful kingdom, but an ambush became the kingdom's downfall. Women were raped, men were slaughtered, children were sold as slaves and the kingdom itself became a battle ground. A fire turned everything into ashes leaving nothing but a gruesome memory.

Some say that there are ghosts in the forests, silently lurking and greedily wanting a revenge, anyone who comes inside this forests will be possessed by a mad ghost and would kill everyone and anything.

As the two of them got deeper in the forest, Lord Reizar can't help but stare at Kei's back. She walked ever so lightly that it doesn't even make a sound and her steps never falter even if it's starting to get cold in there.

She's not even scared.

" Tell me, do you came from a noble family? "

" Do I look like one? "

Lord Reizar knitted his eyebrows, his curiosity rising. There's a part of him that doesn't trust the lady but somehow, he shoved off his intuition and even helped her.

" I don't know. You could be in disguise and wants to fool around.  "

Reizar noticed abrupt hesitancy of Kei's movement when her steps falter for a second. He hid his grin on his fan as malice lingered in his deep orbs.