Chapter 58: Who I Am
My heart pounded so hard that I could feel my chest in pain, and my eyes blinked thousands of tis. ’H-He kissed . On my lips!’
"Finally, so quiet." He said as he let my waist go. W-What? Did he just do that to shut
up?
"T-That’s my first kiss!" I shouted as I punched his back. "How could you!"
Night turned to
with an eyebrow raised. He scoffed as he moved his face closer to mine, causing
to imdiately back away. "What? You’re willing to marry
but get scared with a peck on the lips?" The corner of his mouth quirked up, making
see him smile for the very first ti. "Hurry up and get on." He said as he kneeled in front of
again and showed
his back.
’Why is he acting as if that was sothing normal? I hate him!’
I felt robbed. I want to cry, but I’m tired of retorting anymore, so I just rode on Night’s back. How is he going to climb back the cliff anyway? What is he? Spiderman? That’s when he grabbed the vine I was holding onto before and threw it to the tree above. I didn’t even see what happened, but I saw that we were already back up. "Wow, that’s amazing." I subconsciously said aloud.
"I know."
I shook my head as I was about to get down, but Night didn’t let . "What? Let
down."
"Won’t you shut up?"
I was too tired to argue with him, so I leaned on his back and closed my eyes. "Don’t use this against
later," I said.
"I’m not like you."
What does that suppose to an?! I’m too tired to even think. "Do you hate
that much?" I asked him again, but he didn’t respond. I guess it’s pretty obvious, so I didn’t have to ask. The walk back towards the path was short, and we even bumped into Andy, who was done with his part.
"Oho?" A teasing smile ford on Andy’s face. "What’s this? Did the two of you go soplace else?"
"No. Francesca pushed
off a cliff." When I said that, Andy’s face turned red due to rage, and he rushed back to the camp. I’ll let Andy handle that since my anger towards Francesca cald after Night... k-k-kissed . "You can let
down now."
Night didn’t listen, he walked back to the camp, and all eyes went to the two of us. His classmates started murmuring, and I could hear what they were saying.
"What the hell? Why is Night with that girl?"
"Did she do sothing crazy again and force Night to carry her on his back?"
"How crazy is she for him? It’s annoying."
"She still has that princess complex of her, huh."
Those words I heard caused
to hide and lean on Night’s back more. "What happened?" Miss Valencia asked us after approaching us.
"She was pushed off a cliff by my classmate." Night said straightforwardly, causing my eyes to go wide open.
"What? Did you know who did it?" Miss Valencia’s eyes were scary, and I could also feel anger in her tone. "Tell , who is it?" She asked , but I didn’t want to tell her that it was Francesca.
"It’s Francesca!" Andy said as he was pulling Francesca’s hair. "This bitch— I ant girl. This girl pushed my Ellie off the cliff because she’s such an envious snake." Why does he have to say those words? He’s turning so an!
Miss Valencia made Andy and Francesca go to the office. Maris and Carla also went with them to testify about Francesca. ’Shoot. I didn’t want this to happen.’ Kaoru approached Night and
as we were going to the camp’s infirmary. "Milady, I apologize for not being by your side." I can see Kaoru’s pouting again, and he’s going to sulk about this for a week if I don’t calm him now.
"It’s fine. It’s not your fault."
"No, it’s your fault for not paying attention." Night said. ’Ugh, must he really need to ruin everything?’
"Can’t you put
down now?"
Night ignored
again. ’I hate him. I just hate him.’ When we arrived at the infirmary, Kaoru said he’d bring
so change of clothes since I was all muddy and dirty. However, there’s no staff inside the infirmary. ’What kind of infirmary doesn’t have any staff? They’re going to make this another scene from a drama! I don’t want that anymore.’
"I can handle everything on my own now. Go away." I told Night. "But thank you for helping ," I said. I’m not soone who can’t thank people that helped , even though they’re soone annoying like Night Yamaguchi.
Even though I had already made it clear that I didn’t want him here anymore, Night went to the shelves and brought out disinfectants. "I told you to go away."
"I’m not your servant."
I gaped with my eyes blinking lots of tis. ’Oh my god. I can’t believe the audacity of this guy.’ "Fine. Suit yourself." I said as I was about to lie on the bed, but Night pulled both of my arms to keep
sitting. "What?"
Night clicked his tongue. "You’re dirty." He said.
I scoffed. "So are you."
He clicked his tongue many tis as he suddenly started removing his clothes in front of . ’W-W-What is he doing?’ I covered my eyes with both of my hands. "Why are you suddenly stripping in front of ."
"My clothes are dirty." It’s great that he answers
every ti I question him, but it’s not great that he’s stripping in front of !
"D-Do it in your room."
Silence followed that, and when I removed my hands from my eyes, I saw that Night’s nowhere to be found. That’s when I heard the water running in the infirmary’s bathroom. Wait, is he going to take a bath here? He doesn’t have a change of clothes! "He’s stressing
out." I should be the one taking a bath right now, not him! I’m the one who got too dirty because I fell off the cliff.
"Milady, I brought you a change of clothes." Kaoru entered the infirmary. "I called the nurse and brought the young master his clothes too."
I pointed to the bathroom. "He’s there." I thought Night would disinfect my wounds. Turns out he only brought out the disinfectant and wanted
to do it myself. ’He’s just here to take a bath. What a jerk.’ I shook my head. "Could you tell him to hurry up since I want to take a bath too?"
Today’s too tiring. I want to sleep as soon as I’m done bathing, but I can hear the students preparing for the dance. ’Will Carla still ask Ryzen if she didn’t see
asking Night to the dance?’ But I don’t want to dance with that prick. Is it just , or did I change into a an person who now uses words such as ’prick’ and ’jerk’? I don’t want to beco an, but the world is testing .
As soon as Night was done bathing, he left the room and made Kaoru handle his dirty clothes. ’What a jerk.’
Ace arrived and helped
take a bath. I’m glad my ankle isn’t swollen; it was only a misstep. "That Francesca went out of bounds with what she did. She got reprimanded by Miss Valencia." She said as she rinsed my hair. "Francesca even told Miss Valencia that she’s the principal’s granddaughter, so she can do everything she wants. The audacity."
I can’t believe that Francesca’s like that, even towards teachers. "Why did you let her push you like that?" Ace asked as soon as I was done bathing, and she was already drying my hair. "It’s not like you to be beaten up like that."
I used to be self-conceited and didn’t let anyone step on
because that’s what my parents taught . That it’s okay to be kind, but I should know my limits and don’t let people use
because of that kindness. "I just... I feel powerless."
Ace ruffled my hair. "Why would you feel powerless? You’re still the Noelle that you were before. Aren’t you a princess?"
"But princesses are supposed to be weak."
Ace made
look at her eyes. "This is why I hate how people represent won. We are not just won. Who said a princess can’t be strong like a prince or a knight? So princesses could be heroes too." She said. "You’ve always been strong. Chasing soone like that for three years is no easy feat. That’s why you should go for it this ti too."
"I thought you hate it when I’m obsessing over Night?"
"I hated it when it was the only thing you wanted to do." She flicked my forehead gently. "Now you’re focusing on other things, so I think it’s fine if you keep liking Fuentes." Ace said with a smile.
"I always liked the strong and courageous Noelle. That’s what you are." She chuckled. "That’s who you are."
I smiled. "You’re really good at boosting my confidence."
Ace patted my shoulders. "Go. Before soone else asks him to the dance."
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