Masked Girl And Her Prince - Chapter 189 Chapter 189

Rin blinked rapidly as he looked up at his sister in shock. He was confused about her question. Looking at her bitter smile and her trembling hands, he finally realized what she was asking about.

Rin shook his head, “Why should I hate you?”

Hazel looked at him as if she didn’t believe his words. Smiling at her, he said, “Why should I hate you when you have always been there for me?”

“What happened back then…” he paused and took a deep breath, “It wasn’t your fault, Sister”

Hazel’s eyes widened in surprise that she jumped on him and hugged him tightly. Feeling his hands around her, she whispered, “That night, my world crashed but when you appeared, it soared.”

“You gave me wings to fly, Rin”

Rin smiled at her before lowering his head. Hazel frowned as she pulled his chin up and asked, “What is it?”

Rin bit his lips as he asked, “If I look like my grandfather so much, then do I not have my father’s qualities?”

Hazel stared at him dumbfoundedly before she chuckled.

“Who said that? You need to see your father.”

Hazel said with her eyes sparkling, “He was the exact replica of my Father.”

Rin’s eyes brightened as he asked, “So, I am like him?”

Hazel nodded. She touched his chest as if she was touching her heart as she said, “My brother’s blood flows inside… the royal bloodline.”

Rin glanced at her dance for a second before a bright smile appeared on his face. But instantly a frown replaced it as he asked, “Then, do you not know my mother?”

Hazel stiffened for a second before her body relaxed slowly. She furrowed her brows as she never really got any news regarding her sister-in-law. Gazing at the little one’s curious eyes, she slowly said, “We never really knew much about her.”

Rin looked puzzled.

“I haven’t met her. My brother kept his marriage a secret and only revealed it when he deemed fit.”

“Though your grandfather saw your mother when she handed you over to him. He said she was bleeding all over and refused to stay with us.”

Rin tilted his head and asked, “Did she hate me?”

Hazel shook her head, “No… she didn’t hate you. She named you. Father saw how reluctant she was in handing you over but she had to because of something.”

Hazel looked at him and said, “You might have taken your dad’s looks but you have your mother’s powers.”

She grasped his hand and said, “Your mother was one of the strongest among the Guardians. Her power was special and you…” She smiled, “have got a special power too”

Rin frowned, “But I thought I never had magic like you”

She shook her head, “You have…it acted at times when you were unaware.”

“Unaware?”

She nodded, “You can see the future, Rin. Small snippets of the future.”

“But I can’t fight”

Rin said amazingly, “I controlled time there?”

Hazel raised her eyebrow at him making him say eagerly, “I only knew that I could go quicker with that attack. I didn’t know I could control time.”

Rin grinned widely looking at his tiny hands. Finally, he could be of use. But immediately, his excitement came to a standstill when he heard her say, “But you can’t use that power”

“What? why?”

Hazel bit her lips as she hesitantly said, “It’s dangerous to play with the future, Rin” she didn’t want to scare him by saying that his lifeforce would be drained if he meddled too much.

But on seeing his determined face, she sighed, “You can ask your uncle later”

Rin looked at her and asked, “So he really is my uncle?”

She pursed her lips and nodded. Even though Rin was excited to meet this uncle of his, she wasn’t. She didn’t fully trust the Guardian’s race till now and knowing that Spiros was the chief didn’t make her heart relax.

But she trusted Usui and his judgment.

Rin clutched her clothes as he asked in a low voice, “Would he separate us?”

Hazel’s heart winced as she took his hand in her and whispered, “I would never let anyone take you away from me.”

Hazel paused and said after a second, “Unless you want to leave” she bit her tongue as if she didn’t want to say those words.

Rin latched onto her waist as he said, “Never”

Hazel smiled as she ruffled his hair. She said, “Now, let’s sleep alright”

Rin nodded as he pulled back and put down his pillow. He snuggled into his blankets and looked at Hazel who was standing beside his bed.

He blinked at her, waiting for her to get in when he heard her ask confusedly, “What is it?”

Rin pouted, “Aren’t you sleeping with me?”

Hazel widened her eyes and was about to reject him when she saw him pout. Pursing her lips, she thought back to the man who would be waiting for her.

Noticing her hesitation, Rin looked at her desperately, “Sister?”

Hazel exhaled and rubbed her forehead as she gave in.

“Okay”

‘Well, he would understand, right?’

She slipped inside the blankets and hugged her brother tightly as they drifted off to sleep.

By the door, Julian watched as his kids slept soundly. He came back when he was sure Hazel would enter the room. He listened to their conversations and was ready to jump in if necessary. But he wasn’t needed.

Looking at his kids sleeping, he wondered whether Hezekiah would be happy seeing this. Smiling, he closed the door and left quietly.

…

Next morning,

The winter sun shone directly on the snow collected on the panels and ground. Snow piled up on the window panel as the cold winter breeze entered the room.

Suddenly a soft humming sound was heard as the door to the room was opened. a gasp followed by a shocking question echoed inside the room, “Brother, what happened?”

Standing by the door was Zelal who was staring at Usui, who was leaning against his headboard with huge panda eyes.

‘His brother looked horrible’ Zelal thought, ‘Wasn’t he okay yesterday?’

Usui shifted his eyes from the snow lying on the ground to his brother’s astonished face. He knew he looked horrible given that he stayed the entire night up waiting for someone.

Usui blinked as he tried to erase the sleep from his eyes. He groggily rubbed his eyes as he tried to stay awake.

At first, he thought she would be dealing with some matters when she was late. But as hours passed, she didn’t appear even after the sun had risen.

He was depressed. He thought he would be able to cuddle her and sleep but looks like he had to wait for a long time.

Usui drowsily asked, “Did you see Hazel?”

Zelal scratched his chin and furrowed his brows as he nodded.

“I saw her with her friends on her way to have breakfast.”

Instantly Usui’s face darkened when he heard his words.

‘So she didn’t plan on coming here the first thing in the morning’

As he was immersed in his thoughts, two knocks echoed inside the room making Usui snap out of his thoughts. Zelal raised his eyebrows when he saw the sleep vanish from Usui as he flopped on the bed, pretending to be asleep.

His lips twitched, ‘What now?’

Usui peeked through his eyelashes when he heard impatient knocks. To his utter surprise, he saw Zelal standing there like an idiot, gaping at him.

“What are you standing there for? Open the door”

Zelal snapped out of his thoughts as he hurriedly opened the door while Usui went back to his fake sleep. His ears perked up when he heard the opening of the door.

His excitement rose as he thought of meeting his beloved but to his dismay, he heard Zelal exclaim in shock, “Little Rin”

‘What did he say?’

Usui bolted out of the bed and stared at the door in shock. He saw Rin shifting his eyes from Zelal to Usui with a raised eyebrow.

“Big brother?”

Usui’s lips twitched as he sighed and waved his hand forth. Quickly, Zelal made way for the little prince, who walked briskly towards Usui.

Rin stopped in front of him as he asked, “Big brother, how are you?”

Usui smiled as he said, “I’m fine, little Rin”

Rin frowned looking at his panda eyes and asked, “You couldn’t sleep well?”

“Just a little tired”

Zelal narrowed his eyes, ‘little? I bet you stayed up the entire night’

Glancing at the lad’s cheerful countenance, Usui remarked, “Looks like you have had a good sleep.”

Rin’s lips curled up, “I had a great sleep with Sister Hazel”

Usui’s smile faltered when he realized that Hazel slept with Rin and not him. He grimaced soon when he heard Rin say, “Big Brother, I take back what I said before”

Usui frowned at him and exchanged gazes with Zelal who shrugged his shoulders.

Sensing his confusion, Rin smiled, “I won’t give you my sister”