We continued walking through the busy streets of the marketplace. There was a spring in my step, feeling really good with myself currently. For , the day just seed to get better.
"There seems to be a lot of birds today…" said Erin from behind .
"Hmm?" It caught my attention so I imdiately looked up at the sky and blinked upon seeing such a sight. "There really are..." I whispered.
'Why is this happening again?'
I didn't get to dwell on it long because Erin was talking again.
.
"Usually, when it's like this, it is a bad on," there was a hint of anxiety in her voice which obviously affected .
I'm not the kind of person who believes in superstitions and stuff but when it's creepy, it's creepy. Do you get ?
I glanced at my maid through my peripheral vision, "You think so?"
Erin shrugs her shoulders and doesn't speak anymore. Looking up, the birds flew from here to there, looking for places to rest on.
As I pulled my gaze back, my eyes then focused forward again and saw soone familiar for the second ti of the day.
"Noah!"
The man standing in front of a stall glanced my way when he heard call his na and saw coming.
"Nads!"
His dark brown hair wasn't neatly done this ti and was left to fall over his forehead, almost covering his eyes. This is the first ti I've seen him with a slightly rugged look like this and it actually suits him. He doesn't look as gentlemanly as he did when it's fixed but kind of the boy next door type. You know, like a lazy leopard.
"You're a little late," I couldn't help but comnt after glancing in the direction where Rosa and Chiwa disappeared to.
If I didn't know better, it would seem that Noah and Rosa would certainly et later on for a secret date. How romantic~
Noah seed confused, "For what?"
Instead of answering him honestly, I laughed it off and subtly changed the topic.
"Fufufufu~ Anyway, how have you been? I don't see you that often anymore. You also rarely attend our get-togethers."
If there are. Our last get-together was during the ball. Also, everyone is so busy right now that they don't have any spare ti for that kind of thing, which kinda makes sad.
Damn… I miss being in the academy…
And then I rembered being exhausted from the council duties and grimaced.
'Nope… I actually don't miss it after all…'
Noah sighed, "Well… You're already aware of my family's situation, right? I have been so busy tackling matters regarding that for the past weeks."
"Ohh… Is it about your half-brother and his side of the family?" I inquired.
Noah here actually has a half-brother from his father's side. He told us a few things about his family before and his problems with them.
To be honest, he doesn't have anything against his said half-brother. He's actually cool about it even though he was always being compared to him.
"Yeah…" Noah replied unenthusiastically, looking really tired.
"Is your mother pressuring you again?" When he didn't answer, I took his silence as a yes-- "Oh, dear… She never changes huh."
"In retrospect, she actually just got worse…" he mumbled and pushed a stray lock of his hair off his face.
Staring at the man in front of and noting the dim air around him, I started feeling bad for Noah.
"You know what? She must be feeling lonely, that's why you should just give her sothing," I remarked, pausing for an effect-- "like a grandchild, perhaps."
Noah sputtered, "A… a grandchild?"
"Is it too hasty? Then how about introducing a wife?" I added.
Noah stared at dumbly, asuring if I'm being serious or not.
"You-- seriously..." he muttered after a mont, shaking his head.
"Or…" I emphasized, grinning mischievously now-- "... just introduce her to a man," I whispered the last sentence and winked at him afterward.
Noah's eyes widened in amazent for a mont before he started laughing out loud. His dark brown hair ruffled from the movent as he tipped his head back. It made him look so carefree, I an, he always is but these days, he just seed to llow down, you know.
It doesn't suit him even though I just said that he does. I like seeing him in a different style, but I don't want him looking like he only recently went into a stressful divorce or sothing...
His shoulders were still shaking even after he tried to stifle his chuckles.
"I'm glad I made you laugh…" I comnted with a satisfied smile on my face.
Cheerful Noah is the best.
"Honestly, you also don't change, do you?" He remarked as he shook his head, eyes gleaming in amusent.
"What are you saying now? Can't you see that I've grown more beautiful than before?" and flipped my hair for effect.
"Yeah… yeah… sure," Noah responded drily but the mirth in his eyes was unmistakable.
*squawk!*
Both of us looked up and saw a huge flock of birds. I swear, there weren't a lot of them earlier but now they have grown in numbers that it truly looked eerie. It's just like the last ti, but exponentially bigger.
"What is that?" asked Noah.
I wanted to crack a joke and say, 'Birds? Duh.' But nevermind. I know what he ant anyway.
"I don't know…" I mumbled, warily gazing at the gathered birds that are steadily gaining more comrades.
I then rembered what happened last ti with Lukas. There was a gathering of them too and the man himself told sothing about the birds following . It was absurd and kind of freaky. Why would these things follow ? What for?
As I recalled that mory, I also took note of a few instances that were just like this. Lately, animals and the likes seed to pay more attention to than anyone else. Our horses neigh loudly when I co to borrow Bella. The said Bella would then start being affectionate to even though she wasn't like that before.
I would also find birds on my terrace every morning and they were hella loud that they would wake up. Kuro, on the other hand, would not directly co close to as he used to. He would stay a few ters for a mont, wagging his tail as he looked at .
I don't know what he wants but damn was it distracting .
"A-anyway, I have to go now," I told Noah as soon as I returned to reality.
A smile painted his lips and nodded, "Nice to see you again, Nads."
"You too," I uttered, aning it-- "Rember what I said, okay? Introduce your mother to a handso rich man," my lips quirked at the sides when I heard him chuckle. "Ciao~"
"I'll keep that in mind," Noah replied.
After that brief exchange of pleasantries, both Erin and I went on our way. I was constantly glancing at the birds while feeling unsettled. Birds are cute but this huge amount of them is scary. Plus all the stuff that I had been encountering lately, it do looked like so bad on.
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