Reincarnation: Villainess' Chosen Path

R:VCP | Chapter 21: The Right Time?

"So, what's going on here? Hm?" With a slight raise of his brows, and corner of his lips. Alistair asked Luna who was still stupefied (?)

Both crouching behind the bushy shrubs, Luna and Alistair was still in a heated face off (?). Luna who came back from her trance felt inexplicable.

Thinking, 'wasn't he and Belle.... ?'

Luna was confused. She couldn't accept this reality in front of her. Thinking once again...

'!!! Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on here!?' Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

Luna was clearly confused and anxious; therefore she resolutely turned her back towards Alistair and resolutely looked at where the Heroine was located. With a deep unwavering impulse to know what the heck is going on!

Standing near the fountain, standing in front of each other, was no other than the Otome Game's Lovely Heroine and the Prince Charming like Main Capture Target.

Belle with her pink wavy hair and Jacob with his Prince charming like appearance was facing each other. Luna who was on the bush gave her full attention more on their interaction and ignoring the prey like look of the guy back to her.

But why do they seem like confronting each other (?) Rather than confessing to one another?

This was really confusing!

"What are they talking about? Why can't I hear it from here!?" Luna grumbled, still hiding and holding the branches of the shrub as camouflage.

Alistair seeing this girl's gossipy look, chuckles. "Who could've thought the seemingly ice queen of the whole university actually has this other side~" with a playful tone and teasing smile Alistair said.

Luna who was long exposed, didn't care about it anymore, thinking.

'Tsk. You already have found out about it long ago. So what's with the exagerated surprised look of yours? Such two-faced rambutan!'

"Eh? What look?" Luna asked still not looking back at Alistair, with a sarcastic smile she continued, "And didn't you already found this long ago already?" With a bored tone, "So, what's with that surprised look on your face? Oh please It's disgusting so can please you erase it?"

"You're obviously a black bellied guy but still acts as gentleman. Tut."

Alistair, who was the receiving end of Luna's knife like words, wasn't even a bit angry. But instead his face blossomed with a smile, a genuine smile at that. "Then Miss Luna, since you already have known this real face of mine and also I know yours. Then would you mind if we can start all over again?" Alistair then raised his hand.

Luna paused a bit after hearing that, then with reluctance she turned back to face Alistair, suspiciously looking at him and his raised hand, which was asking for a handshake.

"What if I don't want to?" Luna asked arrogantly. Thinking. <(｀^´)>

'Ah~ he already knows. So what to hide can't be hide anymore~ sigh... Oh well~ better face him with my real face then. Hmph! If an ice queen facade can't beat a black belly then let's use the unreasonable face then!'

"So? What then? What if I don't want to? What can you do!?" C.h.e.s.t up, chin up, and paired with that unreasonable face Luna looked at Alistair. Eyes filled with stubbornness and provocation, as if telling the person she's looking at 'What? Don't like it? Then bite me!!'.

Alistair who was facing this spectacle was amused. The hand which was raised was taken back by him, but not a second he raised it again but this time it wasn't aimed for a handshake.

Alistair leaned forward and neared Luna's face. Luna who was just a second ago like an arrogant peac.o.c.k, was now stiff as stone statue. Her lashes trembled, she wants to close her eyes but at the same time don't want to.

As Alistair was only an inch away from her, Luna finally cowered with a squeak, the arrogance of the peac.o.c.k was nowhere to found.

Alistair saw this and change his aim, from her face now finally ends up leaning towards her, his lips neared Luna's right ear. Feeling his breath on her ear Luna shuddered and squeaked.

"W-what are you doing?"

Alistair looked at Luna's flushed and trembling state, like a rabbit that was cornered. 'So cute' Then with a chuckle he told Luna with a lazy but husky tone., "Bite you."

*Bite*

"!!!"

Luna leapt up on her feet, covering her red bright right ear that was bitten, she rushed off out the bush fl.u.s.tered.

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"Like a rabbit that was injured, bitten by the big bad wolf, it escaped and run off for her dear life." Alistair laughed looking at Luna's dissapearing back. "It really suit the situation." He lamented.

A second later he also stood up; brushed off himself, and without a bit of embarrassment nor shame. Alistair came out of the bush and walked out leisurely, ignoring the two people's look that was directed at him. He followed his prey's trail.

Luna didn't care anymore even if she's found out by Belle and Jacob, that she was peeking at them. Nor even if she inadvertently ruined the event. All she cared right now was to find a place to calm down and scold her crazily thumping heart.

Belle and Jacob on the other hand who was just as busy and heated with their argument abruptly stopped arguing when a person suddenly leaped out of the bushes and dashed off looking so fl.u.s.tered.

'It's Luna!!' Belle exclaimed in her mind.

Jacob was also quiet surprised.

But what surprised them more was when Alistair came out from that same bush Luna just leapt out from to. Walking out leisurely seeming like nothing happened, still has the same cold face and aloof aura but his lips somehow betrayed him.

Belle: Why does it seems like there's a pink aura covering him?

Jacob raised her brows and squinted his eyes and mused. 'This seems a good thing for me. Hmm... a reason to cancel the engagement... Finally." He smiled.

•••

Luna was finally able calm down and was now sorting her thoughts. She was leaning on a huge tree at the back of the school in an abandoned lot mulling about some things like.

'What heck?'

'What the fudge?'

'What's the freaking thing going on here!?'

Thoughts like that was floating all year round in her head~ like the clouds in the sky and fishes in the water, greens in the land and even hairs in the human body.

That fleeting thoughts~

"Sigh... What a beautiful day...."

"....Your butt!" (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Luna held her head in misery. Somehow she even heard her brain singing.

Brain: "Tell me~ where did I go wrong~~~? What do I do to make you change your mind?"

Luna: ....

Heart: "Give me a chance and I'll still be around~ baby give me one more chance, don't turn me down for this one life dance and all I'm asking is romance~~"

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Luna was furious! But still tried to stay calm... And after calming down again. Her hands unconsciously touched her ---baptize--- I mean bitten ears.

Not even a second her whole face was red again!

'Ahhhh!!! Stop reminding me! You stupid brain!!!!!'

She turned her head on the tree trunk and hit it with her head.

"Calm." *Hit*

"Down." *Hit*

"You." *Hit*

"Shameless." *Hit*

"Heart!" *Hit*

Tree Trunk: QwQ it hurts....

Luna finally stopped torturing her head and the tree trunk, with a sigh...

"Ohhh... This shouldn't be happening to me..."

As she said those words a drop of blood dripped out from her nose. Realizing this she immediately raised her head again and patted her school uniform's pockets for her handkerchief. She covered her nose with it and again leaned back on the tree.

"Was he... really flirting with me?"

*Sighs...*

After Luna was done with her thoughts, she then prep herself to go back especially since she still needs to finish some doc.u.ments the teachers asked her to make for the upcoming school events in time.

Just as she was nearing the school's hallway. Someone dumped her a bucket of an ice chilling cold water. Drenched from head to toe, she stood there blankly. And on the third floor of the school building laughter was heard.

"An ice bucket of cold water for our school ice queen~ *Snickers*"

"Are you cold your highness? *Sarcastic*"

"*Sneers* She's already cold, so what if she gets colder?"

"Yeah right, a cold beauty? *Spats* more like a cold dead face and body"

While the mean girls was still throwing remarks leaning their head out of the window. Luna was still silent and stayed rooted to her place. Clenching her hands hard, face pale.

She was cold...

She couldn't move.

Her pale lips were trembling, teeth were chattering but she resist and clench hard. She was dizzy but stayed rooted to that same spot, fearing once she move even just a step she might collapse.

Just as she closed her eyes to clear her buzzing mind. She heard various voices.

"Sis Selene?" A warm but hot tempered voice

"Sis Selene~~" A playful mischievous voice

"Sis Selene hehe~~" A weak but gentle voice

"Sister Selene..." A calm and steady voice

The voices were near but yet they were also far...

'Who are they?' Luna thought.

'Do I, know them?' questioned.

Hearing their voices...

Why do I feel sad yet happy?

I miss them...

'But why do I miss them?'

I really miss them...

'But who are they?'

I want to see them again...

'But... Are they even real?'

Tears fell out from her tightly closed eyes, lips quivering. But those tears were ignored as she herself was.

Tears and water stains from her face was mixed up together. Not one can even tell that she was crying.

"Luna!"

"There she is!"

"Luna?"

"Luna are you okay!?"

As she open her eyes once more. There they were...

'Ah... They found me.' she thought with a helpless smile.

And she then...

... fainted.

"Luna!!!!"

•••

Alistair planned to follow Luna at first but then was forced to retreat at the the last second... Why? Because his heart was suddenly squeezed.

Alistair staggered back a few steps while walking clutching his heart. His head also started hurting, and an image flash from his mind.

A guy with flaming long red hair...

Kneeling in front of a thousands of dead bodies...

Heart pierced with a dark edge sword...

Holding tightly a bloodied ancient sword...

Blood was everywhere...

Looking at the fading sun and the rising moon...

One word was only to be heard of him...

"Selene....."

*Gasp!*

Alistair opened his eyes and he breathe in hard, clenched his fist and forced himself to calm his heart. He then stood up and made a decision.

He turned back and with firm step went back to the palace. Thinking.,

"That sword... It was that sword."

Inside the palace, in a hidden place where only Kings can and may enter, an ancient sword which was long gone and forgotten shone and trembled.

•••

Luna was in the bed asleep in the infirmary. Next to her bed was four girls with different personalities, but both four has the same expressions on their faces right now.

All four was worried.

Belle didn't expect that she'll see Luna in this kind of state again. Once was already enough for her to be in so much pain, and if ever it will happen again... She doesn't know what to do anymore.

She already lost her once, and if ever it will happen again... She doesn't know if she'll still be able to see Luna again next time. Because this time it was already a miracle for the four of them to be reunited again in the same world.

For them to be together and complete even though they don't have their memories. But, if she lost them again... Then what? What will she do?

She doesn't want to lose them.

Belle tried to use her powers and see if something is wrong with Luna. But no matter how she try to scan Luna's body, nothing out of sort was found.

Her body was completely healthy.

Belle sighed in relief.

She was finally able to relax.

'Nothing will happen to Luna' she thought.

Dahlia on the other hand was also worried and afraid (?). Why is she afraid? She also doesn't know why. It was like... This kind of fear was embedded to her soul. It was like in the past, this thing already happened before and, she... Also emd up losing that person.

Dahlia open the book in her mind, and scanned the pages, reading the novel version of the Otome game as fast as she can. Checking if Luna have some serious illness or what.

In the end she decided to ask the book, even though she knows that the book won't answer her questions.

'Book Spirit Cheng?'

[Yes, Lia?]

'Is Luna really alright?'

[I... I'm sorry Lia. I cannot answer any question that is dictated by fate. You know that.]

'I... Sigh... I know. I, I'm just worried about Luna. I don't know why... But somehow I felt that Luna is really important to me. It's like that we... known each other? Sigh... I'm just worried.'

[..... I know... Maybe when the time is right, I'll tell you something about your past.]

'..... Cheng? You keep telling me that you know my past life me... But then when I ask you about it you say that fate stops you from telling. Then, why now? Why are you fine with telling me now?'

[*Chuckles* Lia, you're right. Fate doesn't want me to tell you or anyone of you...]

'...?'

[But that doesn't mean I can't give you any clues or even make you remember some things~]

'Really?'

[Yes, so you should be ready for that. When the time is right I will tell you.]

'....Okay Cheng. Thanks.'

Dahlia smiled and finally relaxed she then looked at Luna. 'Luna... Wake up soon okay? We still need to interrogate you, you know~'

Book Spirit Cheng: ...

The Unconscios Luna: ...

Ivy on the other hand just like everyone else she was also terribly worried. She doesn't want to lose Luna. Just like how she lost everything in the past.

Luna was her saviour who save her from the pain of having nothing. From the time when she woke up and found out that she was reborn, from the time she found out that she will end up repeating that heart-wrenching pain of the past life again. Repeating how she lost everything. 

Luna was the only one who saw that she needed someone... Needed someone to pull her out from that pain and misery.

When Luna pulled her out from that sea of people, Luna didn't know but she actually just didn't pulled Ivy from that crowd but also pulled Ivy away from the pain and cruelty of the past.

That's why she doesn't want to let Luna go too... When she needed a had Luna was there to gave here one, and this time she wants to be the one to help Luna too and give her a hand.

Ivy held Luna's hand and called out.

'Zoi?'

[Yes Mistress?]

'Can I ask you for help?'

[Of course! Anything for you Mistress~]

'You are a Plant Spirit right?'

[Yes, Mistress. You may not remember, and may not remember it until the time is right... But I am actually the first ever Ivy in the whole universe, and you planted me~ no, actually you created me.]

'Sigh... Zoi, you know.. I always get confused when you started talking hehe. You told me I created you, and at the same time you are the first ever Ivy in the world-- no the universe. But, I just met you. And the memory you say that I lost? Can you tell me about it, Zoi?'

[Hmm... No... Not yet. Mistress~ even though I want to tell you about it too... I really can't. Every time I tried I get muted. I got restricted. That's why I can only gave you some hints and vague impressions you know~ like mentioning about the past and all~]

'Hmm I see... Then Zoi can you at least try see if Luna is okay then? You're a Plant Spirit, so obviously you have a healing powers right? So can you please?'

[... I'll try my best Mistress]

As Plant Spirit Zoi tried to heal Luna his power was reflected back to him.

[!!!]

'Zoi?'

Zoi realized that Fate restricted his involvement again. So he tried telling Ivy about it but it seems futile.

[ Mistress (Your elder sister Selene is seriously being played by someone from the above! She will continously be in danger as long that b*stard still the Emperor!)]

'Zoi?'

[Mistress (Luna is your elder sister and she's in danger! That's why you feel familiar with her because you are her sister!)]

'Zoi!? Are you okay? *Anxious* Why aren't you responding?'

[... Sigh... No, nothing Mistress... Miss Luna is... *hesitates* alright.]

'Sigh... Thank goodness. Then that's good. Thank you Zoi.'

[... Your welcome Mistress.]

[ 'I'm sorry I can't help much Mistress' ]

Ivy then looked at Luna again and much more at ease than before. 'Luna... I'll lend you my hand. So, you... Wake up okay?'

'Please...'

•Chapter Ends•

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Mysterious Celestial Star: Author-sama!! Why did Cheng, Zoi, and even Dezu met their master's already but yet I didn't!? My master is the main character of this story but why does her guardian, me, wasn't introduce yet?! Is their favoritism happening here!? QwQ

WhiteSunflowerS2: Calm down Mysterious Celestial Star~~ do you not know? that I'm just actually doing this for your own good!

Mysterious Celestial Star: My own good!? My own good!? Explain!

WhiteSunflowerS2: *took a photo out from the drawer* *passed to MCS*

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Mysterious Celestial Star: !!! *runs off*

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Mysterious Ancient Sword in the Palace: Where is he?

WhiteSunflowerS2: *drily laughs* He ran off after seeing your photo.

Mysterious Ancient Sword in the Palace: ....