Chapter 5

We kept staring at each other. Something has changed in him that I cannot explain, it because how he dress and his looks. He looks handsome from his outfit but how he did lied to me yesterday. He doesn’t look prince yesterday but his radiant and aura was shouting that he is a prince. The stood up in unison and I saw princess Valerie the way she look at me why I’m not bowing to the prince. He walked slowly to approach me and I now I feel my cheeks heated right now the way he looks at me as if he doesn’t believe.

I gulped.

They all noticed that we were looking at each other but before anything else I bowed at him. “Good morning, prince Brennon.” My voice is shaking and stood up to face him again.

He didn’t greet me back and his lips still parted.

“Prince Brennon, come here at garden so we can start our breakfast and I know you’re amaze how beautiful princess Russiana is.” King Egon called him.

“Yes, of course.” He followed the king.

I sighed a large amount of air when his not in front of me anymore but princess Valerie approached me with smile in her lips.

“I didn’t know that prince Brennon is handsome like that and he started to like you. Just like the fairy tale and love story that my mother told me called love at first sight.” She said and giggled.

“No, it’s not like that I think.”

I don’t know but I feel so nervous because of him.

We went to the garden where breakfast was held with the guest prince Brennon. When he saw me again, our eyes met and I sat down to the left side my father and I was in front of prince Brennon. The table was circle just for us. Theirs a royal maids and guards who will serve our breakfast this morning. In the other side of the garden theirs a pond with full of lilies and from the left side of the garden there is a garden maze with rose followers.

“Thank you so much and I appreciate your invitation to me. My both parents will follow later before the birthday ball start.” He said and the way he talks to the king he sounded like knowledgeable person not like the person yesterday. He look at me again, “happy birthday princess Russiana.”

“Oh my god,” I heard princess Valerie giggled at my right side.

“Tha…thank you Re---”

“You’re welcome.”

I scolded myself in back of my mind, ‘you look stupid Russiana, he is not Rehan and he is prince Brennon.’

I just sat in my chair and started eating when breakfast was being served. I still feel that he is staring at me even when I am not looking at him. He was talking something from my father and to king Egon about the relation of the two kingdom when I feel hit something under the table. I don’t know what that was until I kicked it.

“Aw!”

I look at prince Brennon even them look him with concern face.

“Is there something wrong, prince?” King Egon asked him.

Prince Brennon look at me before he answered the question.

“It’s nothing, I think some insect bite me on my feet under the table but I’m fine.”

I wanted to shout at him, what insect? I’m not an insect, is he insulted me? This time he look arrogant to me. I just ignored him and waited them to finish their breakfast until I heard my name again.

“Russiana, I think you should tour the prince to our palace and talk about everything.” King Egon suggested.

I smile and answer him, “yes, your highness.” Even though I don’t like the idea.

I remembered theirs a three stage before we got marry each other and to bond the kingdom. First, we need to talk just like getting to know each other. Second, a date, we need to attend a date just like a normal couple do and the third, the engagement. In this idea of getting marry to him, I feel like parents they give me as a sacrifice but I’m not asking them about that because I’m trusted them about this.

After breakfast we were immediately given a space for us to talk. I walk quietly with him in the garden. I knew before that he glanced at me and I didn't know why he didn't speak because I didn't even want to speak or talk to him too.

“You lied.”

I stop when I heard him and he stop to. We face at each other. My brow arched because of what I heard from him.

“What did you say?”

“You lied,” he repeated.

“I don’t remember that I lied to you, prince. As I recall, you’re the one who lied to me yesterday. You said that your name was Rehan not prince Brennon.”

“Why should I tell you if I’m just securing my identity?” He look defensive.

“Same as I.”

He stop and look at me. I don’t know but I hate who Rehan or Brennon in front of me right now. He look away and sighed of relief.

“I don’t like this idea.”

“Neither did I.”

“But I need to do this kind of thing just for the sake of the kingdom.”

“Yes,” I shrugged my shoulder.

“Why not let’s be friends and be civil to each other you know for the formality.” He offered his hand in front of me wanted to shake his. I take it and shaking hands with him. “Let’s start, “my name is Brennon.”

“I am Russiana.” Proudly introduce my name.

We release our hand and we both laughed because I think his cool even though we don’t like the idea of getting marry to each other. We continue walk, “I know we don’t like or intimacy to each other. Do I mind ask you, do you have any girls in your mind or whatever?”

“Yes and I like her.”

I was shocked and look at him.

“She knows about this?”

“Yes, of course but we can’t do anything about this.

I feel bad and sad about his love to that girl.