Alice & Alicia: Religious Twin Daughter

Fill the Heart of the Princess

"Alice, I'm done," Antonio put down the book he read carelessly.

"Huh?" Alice looked at the young man in disbelief. For him it was only a moment, but for Antonio, the time seemed to have passed for hours.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Antonio returned Alice's gaze and reopened the book she had read. The writing in the thick book was curly. Very small anyway. It's hard to read.

"It's good I can read it up to five pages" Antonio said proudly. Alice looked at him expressionlessly appreciating. He then asked, "So, if the writing is good and easy to read, would you like to learn it?"

"What's? Maybe" answered Antonio. There was a hint of doubt in those words. He turned his face looking out. In his heart, he was trying to find an excuse to get out of the book world.

"What do you see?" alice's sudden question made Antonio flinch. It's time to find an excuse. Alice has already published another book. This time a little thinner with a beautiful cover.

"What's this?" Antonio flipped through the red-bound book was curious. Then he opened it. True the writing is neater, but the size of the letters is no less small.

"Do you still have trouble reading it?" ask Alice in a quip. Antonio scrunched his eyes. He again asked Alice not to underestimate him and then sat down again in his place earlier.

Anna smiled wryly at the behavior of the pair of boys. He was amazed at the way Alice told her fiance to learn. His irritated face was adorable when he forced Antonio to read a book.

"They are 10 and 12 years old. There was no need to expect a romantic story in between, "Anna's inner self then refocused on work after the atmosphere was completely calm.

"Excuse me," a subtle voice shook the silence in the library. Three girls walked in and were shocked to see Antonio inside.

"Safety of the Prince and Crown Princess el Vierum" they said respectfully. Alice and Antonio answered the greeting. One of the girls explained the meaning of his arrival, "Madam Selena asked us to help you in the library. So, we're here."

"That's it, huh? Thank you," Alice gave a smile that was greeted with an astonished look by Antonio. The young man obviously did not accept it because from the beginning Alice continued to surly to him.

"It's not fair!" antonio's grunts were slow but could still be heard by Alice. The girl clenched her left hand after giving several reports to Akilla, Rosemary, and Aria.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince," called Alice softly. It made Antonio look. She saw Alice giving a subtle smile. So delicate, Antonio did not dare to look at him for long. The girl's smile was terrifying and intimidating. It was as if there were flames around his body.

"Looks like you're tired, let me accompany you out" Alice said more gently to the point of giving Antonio goosebumps. The girl's personality changed completely in front of the smart girls.

"Miss Akilla, Miss Rosemary, and Miss Aria," called Alice before standing up from her seat, "Madam Anna will guide you. I'll be out for a minute."

"No problem, Princess," Rosemary who represented the comrades replied.

After the pair of heirs to the throne came out of the library, the scholarly girls looked at each other. Akilla then started a conversation, "Are we bothering them?"

"really?" Rosemary just realized it. Aria the silver-haired girl tilted her head slightly without saying a word. But his expression showed the same question mark as Rosemary.

"Not so," Annalah answered the question. He intended to immediately give them a briefing before the girls started gossiping. "Mr Princess would be burdening you. So, he went out for a while to finish his business. Let's get started soon."

Anna gave her a distinctive humming smile. The intellectual girls also nodded in spirit. Anna is a really talented teacher. So they like it very much.

"Maybe Miss Alice is expelling the crown prince right now," Anna's inner voice while waiting for the girls to be ready, "Right! The order is to exorcise subtly the crown prince."

"So where are we going?" Antonio asked hesitantly because he saw Alice still carrying some of her worksheets while leaving the library. Alice was not inviting Antonio to relax.

"To the garden," replied Alice briefly. His tone was still gentle even though it was not in front of his comrades, "But I can only prepare tea because you have not told me before."

In a garden saung, Alice sits gracefully on one of the white chairs. He invited Antonio to sit down too. Then he asked a waiter who happened to be in the park to prepare a tea set.

"So, what do you want to discuss?" Alice still deliberately uses her formal language. He hinted to discuss important things only.

"Stop that formality! I just want to have a casual conversation with you" Antonio seemed to be able to understand Alice's intentions. So, he spoke honestly.

"Alright," Alice's direct reception took Antonio by surprise. It was unusual for the girl to do so. A set of tea that Alice asked for came. The girl herself is now brewing it. "So, what do you want to talk about, An?"

"I'm still busy" Alice gave the tea she brewed to Antonio. His gaze looked down completely unattached to Antonio. "I can only accompany you until this tea is over. Then, say what you want to say."

"Eh?" Antonio stunned. An awkward atmosphere suddenly burst forth in that Aster Garden. Alice was calmly ready to hear her fiance's story. He had no intention of babbling at all.

Antonio hasn't said a word until a while. He simply observed Alice sipping her tea gracefully. I don't know why, it's been quite entertaining for him. The servants who were secretly peering from outside the garden were astonished by the condition. However, in their eyes, it was still a thrilling sight.

"Huh..," Alice sighed in surprise. He looked at Antonio with a snide. His face that the young man used to see had already returned. He went back to speaking formally, "Is there nothing you want to discuss? I'll go then."

"Wait on! Alice," hold Antonio. He didn't want this to end just like that. He has been thinking about the right topic ever since. Unfortunately, it was too slow. "You said you'd keep me company until the tea's gone. There's still half there."

"Ck!" Alice clucked in annoyance but she sat back down, "You're the one who's taking me for a walk. Quickly say something if there's something you want to say."

"Aren't you the one who usually likes to babble?" Antonio immediately protested, "Why are you telling me to tell you a story?"

"Who told you to tell a story?" Alice did not accept the allegations of her fiance. Unknowingly, their debate just flowed by, "Again, I don't like to babble. You're the one who always makes me angry."

"Do you hate me?" Antonio asked in a tone that sounded serious. Alice did not answer. He seemed to be thinking for a moment.

"No, but you often piss me off" Alice replied later. Antonio was of course astonished, "How do I upset you? I didn't even do anything."

"You always come uninvited. You've clearly broken the rules" Alice said emotionally. His face was starting to turn red. Both of his hands clenched tightly on the table so that they could be seen by Antonio. "I've told you to improve your ethics, but it doesn't last other than a day."

Antonio could not say anything. He saw Alice's hands and body begin to tremble. The peeping servants started to worry. They sent someone to call Anna.

"It's not fair" Alice's tears began to spill. Antonio was increasingly speechless. The girl began to pour out her heart again, "You should be busier than I am. You are older. Your responsibility will be greater. I always work hard, why are you just playing around? Do you think I can take it for granted?"

Alice sobbing. The more grievances he made to the young man before him were his tears unstoppable. Her face flushed. Similarly, her Ruby-colored eyes are getting redder.

"Alice...," Antonio called out softly. Alice's scolding kept ringing in her head. I don't know when, his hands were shaking too. He seemed to be able to see the burden that Alice had been carrying. Before he could continue his words, one first interrupted, "Crown Prince, what happened?"

That was Anna. His face showed an expression full of question marks and worries. He immediately approached Alice and hugged her to calm down. A moment later, his eyes stared intently at Antonio. The boy was still trembling unconsciously.

Anna breathed her breath to calm down. She must be level-headed as the trust lady of Crown Princess el Vierum. It is not worth it to him to judge only by what is seen.

"Your Majesty, it seems like the princess is in a bad shape" Anna said later. He replaced Alice in exorcising Antonio gently, "I apologize for not being able to welcome you warmly. Please let the princess rest."

"Alright, I'll be leaving soon," Antonio replied in a slightly quivering voice. He realized his hands were shaking. He went out and drove his horse away from the Pearl Palace. His hand held tightly to the reins on his horse. His heart was pounding. He gritted his teeth. He's upset with himself.

For several days, Alice's words continued to ring in Antonio's mind. He did not dare to visit his fiancee until some time. Queen Clara was worried to see him. The number one woman of the kingdom must immediately reconcile the two.