My Fiancée Hates Me

My etiquette classes began once again and three days a week with a private tutor at my aunt Bernadette's home as requested of my parents. Lady Bernadette would always appear before the library to take me to her home. I thought it was a bit odd since I would never call her. I accepted her kind gesture for three days so far. It was only until I asked Maura for a map that I found out that it was a mere fifteen-minute walk from the library to her house.

When I questioned Lady Bernadette about it, she quickly admitted that she had been escorting me from and to with a detour to make it seem like the distance was further than I thought all because she was worried about me walking outside by myself.

The tendency I have to surround myself with people that adore me to a fault has still not changed...

I began walking from Lady Bernadette's home to the Exurbia Library after my lessons. It was a good chance for me to get familiar with the nearby shops and scenery.

Nariel is a truly beautiful country with its unique architecture and emphasis on greenery plants all around. It is said that the architectural designs of most buildings and roads are based off of the picture records from Asmaria.

Everyone in this country is a fanatic about a lost country other than me.

Still, the nostalgia I feel from seeing this country as if I had been here before. In my first life, I never even stepped out of Arundel even once before...

"Welcome back, Arielle," Maura said as she greeted me after I changed into my uniform.

"Good afternoon, Maura," I told her.

"Garett said that you have been doing well in remembering the library sections. You will be placing the books back," she said as she pointed towards a large stack of books. "You will be fine since it is all sorted by section. You will be in one aisle for the most part."

Carrying all these by hand...There should be at least seventy books.

"Where is Garett? I have not seen him all day."

"Garett attends Nariel Preparatory five days a week. He will be here later in the afternoon."

If I remember right, Nariel royalty and the young Prince Erik currently go there.

"I see."

"I thought that you might attend there as well."

"No, I will be attending the Royal Academy within Arundel in a few years..."

"That's still going to be about five years from now...How making some friends? That's what school is all about."

"Friends?"

I only had Charlotte who I considered a true friend. If I were to look back on my first life and second life, I only remembered classmates' names and faces and only exchanged a few pleasantries. Other than Charlotte, I never felt a really strong connection between anyone.

I thought it was enough to only have one person understand me and only one person who could love me as a woman.

"More importantly, have you ever really lived for yourself?"

"Huh?"

"You have lived your life as a Duke's Daughter for how long? All these etiquette and socializing classes were done with the intent of serving your husband, am I right? You requested to come over here of your own will, but still have not changed your way of pleasing your parents. What about yourself? What have you done to make yourself happy? Do you really not have any desires?"

There was only one time that I ever asked for something. Erik denied me of it, and my heart ended up being broken because I lost something very important that day...

What was it?

I suddenly snapped back to reality.

It was not as if I completely remembered my past life. There were some parts that were still fuzzy...

from wanting to come here, not really... Surrounding myself with the scent of ink and lovely scent of old books...Can that not

what you truly wish for, I would say no more. That is not what you want, Arielle. Like you, him, and I...we are all escaping from something,"

smile,

one to

words cut deep

here as an escape from Erik as well as for anyone that I could encounter within my country. I would have to see him if he were to come by my home eventually. Constantly avoiding him for five or six years would have its limits. I opted with the excuse of studying in another country where my parents would

tied we are to fate, even he

rang throughout

here!" a booming man's

I spoke too soon...

on the

the word Prince, I quickly lunged myself

in black uniforms

went

not a place for you soldiers in heavy

Second Prince of our nation is here! How can we be asked to

Nariel royalty...That makes sense.

12, militarized personnel are not allowed intrusion upon public facilities or businesses or homes at in times when the country is not at war. If you lot forgot

in this library apart

To ask them to leave while they are here for business and leisure activities, shows how rotten the abuse from soldiers are,"

grabbed Maura by

got to my

to

"Who are you to..."

golden circular

the authority to throw out anyone I dislike," she said as she grabbed the soldier by his collar. The soldier was then lifted into the air and thrown outside of the large

head incredibly fast before the very

have that much strength, the world truly is full of

a boy with spiky crimson red hair and sapphire-colored eyes. He was very handsome with a

I felt his eyes lock

looked back again to see if he was still staring over here. His attention had turned towards the people

is

his left was a flaxen blonde-haired boy with ear length hair and long bangs. When he turned, I saw the familiar emerald

Erik...

my back to the shelves and sighed. Of course, he would show up

always unkind to

stack of books for the fourth floor and quickly made my way up there. It was an unpopular section, so I could hide away from others

What am I doing?

I going to hide from Erik

away, I saw a head of vibrant red hair pop up

and fell onto

you?" a voice from the

A boy?

around the shelves

I saw

fine," I said as I quickly fixed my sitting

looked at me closely as if he was witnessing

that I did not know in my

you a fairy?" he asked as he sat down in

Fairy?