Seth gave me a hair pin with a red gems and pearls around it saying that she made it herself.

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Lastly, Hanna gave me a soft looking black doll that looked like Blackie. Blackie also seemed to like it that he was wagging his tail and panting beside me. 1

“I like all of them so very very much! Really, thank you very much.”

I smiled brightly at them after opening all the gifts. This happened a lot before now, but I still found it awkward. But my thanks to them was also big.

“Meeting princess in my life is my life is number one happiest thing I am grateful for.”

After Lilly’s words, the other three started to speak one by one. “Again, happy birthday princess.”
“I’ll prepare much better gift next year.”

“I wish for the happiest things to happen in princess’s life.” “Quing”
Blackie wearing red ribbon that was a set to the hair pin I was wearing was rubbing his face at me.

“Thanks, all of you.”

I smiled feeling a little embarrassed.

“Now, it’a a special cake prepared for today.” “Woooow! Let’s eat Lilly’s special cake!”
“I also made it as well, princess.” “Right, Lilly and Hanna’s special cake!”
“The decorations on the cake are made by Seth.”

My birthday cake, in one word was very cool! Each year, the size goes up up! Chocolate, too, up up! And my fatness, too, up up! Kuckk. But still, I can’t not eat! 2

“It’s so good! I’ll eat it all if you guys are being so slow!”

As usual, I just dug in the chocolate cake with Blackie, ignoring the 4 people’s touched gaze.

***

“Sleep well, princess.” “Lilly too.”
Ahh, I’m full. I always overeat on my birthday without my will. This is all because of Lilly’s, I mean Lilly, Hanna, and Seth’s cake. Wahh.

“Princess Atanasia.”

Lilly didn’t leave immediately but patted my head. “Princess isn’t just special to me, but for all of us.” These were the words she said annually on my birthday. “Very, very special to me and the others.”

She was like a mom. Of course I don’t know that much since I never had a mom.

“Thank you living up to this day.” I took her hand and smiled.
“Me too. Thank you for always being with me, Lilly.”

I knew they tried their best to put me in a good mood everytime on my birthday. They didn’t believe me when I said I was fine so I chose to just smile like an idiot. Even so, I was thankful to them.

Lilly exited my room after giving me a goodnight kiss.

I rolled to face the window after a while of lying still. The moonlight was flooding in my room.

Looks like my birthday will pass like this again. “Even so, I thought maybe it’ll happen.”
Claude didn’t come to see me on my 14th birthday either.

I felt weird when I thought of things like this. Of course I weren’t lonely like the others thought I was.

It was a feeling from when I saw the borken portrait in his room. Or when he gave me a dream of Diana, or the time he reacted when I first kissed him on the cheeks. +

“I dislike these feelings.”

I felt guilty as if I knew something that I shouldn’t. No, not guilty but something I cannot explain.

But this shouldn’t have happened…… is what I always thought. Because Claude looked like an average normal person that those times.

Because he felt like a person not cold and emotionless like I thought but a person who cries at the sad things, smiles at the happy things, and a person who knows the feeling of getting hurt from loving another.

Also that I don’t want to not be noticed by him at all like I used to. “Ah, whatever.”
I don’t care, whatever. I hate complicated things. Anyways, I guess it’s fortunate that he didn’t come because it might’ve been awkward. I rolled to the other side.

“Whatever what?”

Then I heard a voice behind me. “You’re late.”
I wasn’t surprised as I turned my body over again. Then the sight of Lucas in the moonlight came into my sight.

“Do you think I am that free?”

Even though he aays that, I knew he came specially for me as it was my birthday. Of course he doesn’t give me any gifts but he never ever left me alone for the night on my birthday during the past 6 years. 10

Bast*rd. You should’ve brought something. But what can I expect. So I always asked for my present on the place.

“Let’s go see Blackie.”

“Do you not care of what I say? I’m really going to eat him.” “Okay, okay. So let’s go!”
I weren’t really scared anymore since I knew by now that he wouldn’t really do it. Lucas frowned knowing his threat won’t work. See? You were going to bring me anyways.

Lucas ended up flicking his fingers with a frown. Whoosh.
And when in a blink of an eye, we were in the garden where the wind was like the ocean wave.

“Blackie!”

Blackie was rolled up but noticing pur presence, he twitched his ears. Then he stood up when he realized that we came for him.

“Quing!”

Blackie, who already grown big, jumped on me and I ended up falling backwards.

“Aww, did our Blackie want to see me?” 2 “Qyuuung!”
Lucas was the one to complain but I would just smile with Blackie. “Just what is this when is freezing here.”
“Heating magic?”

It was a but cold even though the day . “Hah, really.”
He clicked his tongue. I smiled at Lucas out of thanks.

Ah, it feels good. It was a feeling of relaxation. Is this animal’s power?

“Now hurry and sleep. You’re going to lose consciousness being with that thing.”

This bast*rd. How dare he speak like that. Sob. But I couldn’t complain because Lucas was the one to bring me back to bed each time.

“Did our Blackie eat well? You look a little fatter now.” “Qing!”
Well, it sure feels nice. I hugged Blackie as I looked up to the sky. I felt a little sleepy with Blackie. I opened my mouth.

“It my debutante soon.” “I know.”
“I wouldn’t make a mistake, right?” “Did your dad say you can’t?” “No.”
“Then why are you worried?”

This bast*rd. He’s too careless when someone’s worrying. But still, I feel lighter.

“You always practiced until your feet went on fire. It proves that you’re that stupid.”

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“Now I told you to sleep, so stop being noisy.” “Hey, I didn’t talk much?”
“Close your eyes now since I granted what you wished for. I’ll be able to sleep only when you do.”

“You’re so cheap…….”

Ah, really. You should’ve given me more time to play as my birthday present.

Eek. I shouldn’t complain because he’s done a lot for me.

I closed my eyes feeling a little unsatisfied and the breeze hit my forehead. Also the fresh grass smell.

I started to feel peace surrounded by warm fur. I wasn’t sleepy on my birthday but when I hugged Blackie, I would a little.

Animals have the best powers. Kyaaa. “Goodnight, Lucas.”
I spoke before closing my eyes. I think I heard something before loosing it but I weren’t that conscious to hear that.

I went to sleep hugging Blackie.

*** And today came, the debutante day. “Hurry, princess. There’s no time.” “Uhh, Seth……. I just woke up.”
“Today is an important day that its still not enough time even if you wake up early!”

Even though she heard my sleepy voice, she forcefully got me up.

Uhh, didn’t the debutante start at noon? But why this busy in the morning?

But it wasn’t only Seth. Uhh? Why sre the ‘always calm and stable’ maid unnies all crazy right now?

I was pulled in the bath by the maids while I was still half asleep. And then the painful pain started!

“Princess, please close your eyes.” “And stretch your legs a bit more.”
“Lie down comfortably and let go all of your strength.”

I was getting great care however I was getting the extreme version right now.