A date was a special moment for every women even if they are not humans but any other species but the emotions, attachment, confession, a new bond and a new life with her desired man... It's a unfathomable feeling that can't be described in words.
Ariartelle was one of them and today was the special day for her, the man she desired and wanted to spend her remaining life together and even if possible they could die together... She imagined such things to happen in future.
But she stop thinking further and focus on the present, she didn't know how vermouth will after her confession but she doesn't care about even he rejected her she simply followed him and tried many times to get her desired answer.
Vermouth and ariartelle arrived at a beautiful mountain heightened place that's situated between around uklas mountains in khiel empire. they both landed on the ground and surveyed their surrounding, they were at too much at a height and clearly can see fog clouds from the cliff of the mountain at their front there was a cherry blossom and a seating place for a conversation.
Vermouth stared at the front with a worried expression, he knew who did this? so, goddess melzri already had prepared everything to their moment special? he gaze at ariartelle even he already saw that dress but still she's look too beautiful today, for a moment he thought she doesn't look a dragon? rather a normal human but he thought again he's also not a human in the first place.
" take a seat Ariartelle " Vermouth said, politely and did a slight bow and then assured her " I"ll sit after you ".
Ariartelle also did a short bow and move towards the table that's was elegantly decorated and take a seat while looking upwards at the cherry blossom with a bright smile when cherry blossom leaves fall on her head, she hold a leave and smell it with a pleased expression.
" My Eugene! you need to learn something from him " Melzri said with a lips pout and then scold him " look at that vermouth how he treat a woman unlike you ".
Ghagkkk. .
Eugene choked on the green tea that's he about to swallowed and his clothes splash over the remains of green tea, seinna and others avoid the splash by tiling their chairs to the side.
Eugene and melzri with sienna and others already had arrived just a moment ago on this mountain, they sat at a distance from them to keep an eye to check whether the date successful or not? .
" What you mean by that? " eugene asked dismissively.
" Melzri goddess simply means that you never treat a woman like vermouth's gentle and kind gesture of respect that can make any woman fall for him.. " Sienna said with a sneer and she used magic on eugene to dry his wet clothes.
" Sir vermouth has too much experience in things like this as compared to bastard like you who can't make a single date special for us? " Anise put a hand on her chin and then responded.
" Sir Eugene maybe not like Sir vermouth, he's not romantic and neither he gave too much respect to anyone.... and also whoever he had a bond but still he cared for the person he loved...." Kristina said with some slight hesitation.
Melzri was lost for words after this proclaimed words coming from Kristina.
Eugene decided not to react to their false accusations because he thought even he did retaliation would be worse so he simply changed the subject.
" So, you prepared everything already to make their date special right? " eugene demanded and gazed at the stunning view of the breathtaking mountain.
" Hmm... that's right I don't want that clumsy dragon make her special moment ruined " melzri responded with a nod and then whispered " let's see how could vermouth react after ariartelle confession? ".
" such a beautiful moment isn't it aunt melzri? " Caera said excitedly while looking at the ariartelle and vermouth and then asked " what do you thought it's will be successful or not? ".
" So you finally woke up Caera? " Eugene said softly with a smile.
" Hmm... good morning idiot father! I had a nice sleep after a long time " Caera said with a yawning sound, she turned to melzri and asked wryly " what about you aunt melzri did you slept well? "
Melzri didn't respond but simply glared at her with icy cold and subdued eyes in irritation and anger.
" Please listen to me aunt melzri...., mama already had forgiven me So, why don't you forgive me as well? " Caera pleaded sadly and then said in manipulate voice " aunt melzri you loved me didn't you? I can't live without talking it's impossible for me, I"ll eat your vegetables soup but please don't tried to stop me from talking. . please please. . . . please. . "
Eugene and others stared at caera with a distorted expression and thought involuntary this child sure can convinced anyone with her manipulation skills? even if they had a cold heart like melzri, he gazed at melzri who's whole body trembling by her persuasion and desperately tried to avoid her gaze.
" Fine! enough of your pleading... do whatever you want... Her highness had forgiven you. So, I also don't any choice rather than forgot your significant actions " Melzri admitted with a depressed sighed.
"I knew you're the best " Caera said, quickly she hugged around melzri's neck and did a light kiss on her right cheek " I love you my foster mother ".
"Foster mother. . . ? " eugene and the others perplexed.
" could you repeat what you said just now. . . " Melzri demanded with a broken voice and rolled eyes, she was genuinely taken aback by caera unexpected words.
" Foster mother... Maybe I don't think a appropriate word to describe you... So, I"ll say mother to you because I already said mama to my original mother " Caera said smoothly, she chuckled and then shook her head " I don't like to call you aunt it's sound weird... because you're also my mother didn't you? ".
Melzri couldn't help but tears dripped from her eyes by this heartfelt words, she didn't know about her own mother or neither she's interested to know, she also don't know what like to be a mother?... but this child she had a strong bond with her even she's not her biological child it's doesn't matter to her because bond and relationship don't formed by solely blood relation.
Eugene and other's stared at them with a pleased expression, eugene maybe didn't know much about melzri's past & her personality but her feelings for him, caera and noir is undeniably genuine without any mask or filter. He also thought that he slowly become a part of their mysterious fate or maybe he already a part of them?....
" This child sure is dangerous isn't she? " Melzri said, wiping her tears and took a deep breath and then said with a envisioned thought " she'll defeat her enemies solely just by her manipulative talking skills. "
" I also thought the same thing " eugene couldn't help but agreed with her.
Sienna didn't understand what they meant and tiled their head in confusion. how could it possible to defeat someone with just talking? And neither they it's important to know. So, they turned their gazes again over to vermouth and ariartelle.
Eugene and the others who came to support ariartelle can sensed their delightful conversation had moved to a serious and tensed pace.
" Thanks for revealing everything! " Vermouth said, he took another sip of his tea and he considered the confession that's he listened from ariartelle.
From vermouth perspective, love and care didn't exist for someone liked him who's born from a entity that caused destruction for multiple eras, he knew world didn't treat him like a mere clone or descendant of that thing instead world recognised him as ' Great Vermouth' but still deep within his heart there is a desolate and self - proclaimed reason that's he don't deserve such happiness.
But when he listened to ariartelle desperate confession, he didn't care about she's a dragon but still how could he consider and cared for her? that's she did for him. could he lied to her and accept her emotions, lived in a forced relationship where only one sided remain could it not hurt more than to denied her confession and said to her to move on, find a different person who's suitable for her.
" Oh 'Great Vermouth' I can sensed from your worried face what you're thinking about me? " Ariartelle smiled bitterly and then declared firmly " I love you more than even you thought.... it's doesn't matter if you rejected me because I"ll followed you desperately for my entire life and I"ll definitely become a person to filled that empty spot in your heart".
End of the Chapter.