I Swear, I Am Not A Cinderella |Book 2- The Fairytale Academy|

Chapter 40: |Midnight Picnic With Zeno-kun (2)|

'I.. I don't want you to see you anymore, Big Sis Anasta!'

'It was because I was held up with you and spent too much time thinking of those weird nightmares.. that this has happened.. '

'I really think you should know your place! And, why did you come here, anyway? Do you wanna ruin my life more worse than it was before! S-Stay away from me!.. '

The cold, harsh, extremely agressive and hurting words that had come from the familiar voice I loved so much as a kid, that threatening, highly guarded form that stared unto the blood red sunset beside the lukewarm lake with his bodyguard and older brother, Prince Julian Charming, The tearful eyes that held nothing but, anger and remorse.

..I remembered everything so well.

I didn't know why Zenon did that to me then, but those words were strong enough to not meet him for several years.

I opened my eyes again regaining myself and slowly looked at Zeno who looked equally pathetic.

By acknowledging how much he cares for me now, I am positive that was a piece of guilt on his heart that even Zeno couldn't forgive himself for that. His facial expression openly revealed it all.

But, however.. I took a deep breath and smiled at the wonderful landscape before us.

We cannot live in the past forever and Zeno has already compensated his mistake to me several times when my life was put in dangers..

"The Secret Garden. I can't believe we are actually here.. I thought this place was already reconstructed with houses in time.. Aha, and it's just like how it was when we were young.. Did you really transport me over here, Zeno? "

I asked him excitedly feinging ignorance of our horrible memories.

Zeno quickly regained himself too.

He then said. "No. Anastasia-chan.. I am not powerful like that. My core magic is not teleportation but, rather mind powers, remember? So.. "

He smiled and made a light flick on my forehead with his fingers.

"I had just altered your brain neurons to make an illusion of your favorite place. And, As a matter of fact, We are still inside the room. It's just that you don't see the way it is but, as the place you want it to be.. " He explained.

"The place I want it to be.. " I muttered to myself.

And, that turned out as our secret garden.

"Wooow, this is all so exciting!"

I squeaked in extreme happiness and quickly started exclaiming everything like a child.

I excitedly rushed towards a small hare with strangly bright neon lights that was bouncing beside us and tried touching it only to watch the creature slowly, become my nightlamp.

The nightlamp flickered into a white fluffy hare again, the moment I let it go and the illusions returned back as creature disappears into the bushes.

I then noticed a strangly circular, stretched out creeper plant's stem lying on the floor. When I touched the greenary, it abruptly transformed into a hairbrush.

I laughed out loud at all this and rushed towards the stream as I feel Zeno's gentle gaze watch me smiling.

"So what is this..?"

I asked and tried twirling a peculiar tin ball-ish substance when water sprinkles suddenly rushed like a fountain above me and the holograms flickered again to our room.