Shattering Hearts

(S3): A walk to the zoo

‘’It's great to see you again. Thank goodness you're alive. You know how much Vladimir suffered when he found out you were dead."

"Don't talk about it anymore."

"Now you're so happy to see Lizzie again. Looks like your grief for 2 months is now evaporating."

"When are Mom and Dad coming?’’

"just now. Where are you guys from?’’

"We just went for a walk in the park."

The three of them went to the living room and talked there at length.

"I've traveled far. Now I want to rest first. You two talk. Surely you don't want to be disturbed, right?’’nicola said as she blinked her eyes at Vladimir.

Nicola and Juliet leave the living room and there are only the two of them left. They sat in front of the burning fireplace. Lizzie takes off Vladimir's coat and gives it to him.

Vladimir touched Lizzie's face.

"It's like your body isn't cold anymore."

Lizzie stared at the burning fireplace with a sharp look.

"I'd better go to my room, too. I want to straighten my body for a minute."

"alright. I'm taking it."

Vladimir opened the door to Lizzie's room, and then they came in. Lizzie gets into bed and Vladimir comes out of Lizzie's room and into her room.

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Today is Nicholas' birthday. The whole house was preoccupied with preparing for his birthday party, because there would be important guests Nicholas who would come. Lizzie is also busy preparing for Nicholas' party.

"Lizzie, you better get dressed quickly, soon the makeup artist will be here. Are your clothes ready?’’ask Aleandra.

"Yes ma'am, my clothes are ready."

"good. Now change your clothes and wait in the room until the makeup artist comes."

Lizzie obeyed her mother and went into the room. She began to change her clothes with pink to ankle and short-sleeved dresses. Meanwhile, Vladimir and his parents were busy changing clothes in his room.

The makeup artists had arrived and headed straight for Lizzie's room and her mother. The makeup artists started dressing Lizzie as pretty as possible. Vladimir was already at the bottom with his father and Nicholas was welcoming guests who had started to arrive.Not long after Elisha came and greeted them.

Elisha had already arrived at Lizzie's room and knocked on the door.

"Log in!’’

Elisha came in and saw Lizzie, who had finished dressing up.

"Lizzie."

Lizzie smiled and immediately hugged Elisha.

"Thank you for coming."

As guests arrived, Nicholas and Reiko were busy welcoming their guests. Vladimir always looked up, waiting for Lizzie to arrive. It was crowded and noisy, but there was a sudden silence. Vladimir looked left to right looking for an answer why suddenly the atmosphere became quiet, finally Vladimir knew the reason.

They saw Lizzie coming down. That girl is so beautiful amazing. Vladimir did not blink looking at Lizzie. Vladimir's heart beat faster. Lizzie looks at Vladimir and smiles at him and Vladimir replies. He realized the men here were staring at Lizzie and he felt jealous. He did not want Lizzie to be stared at like that by another man. Vladimir quickly approached Lizzie. He didn't want Lizzie approached by any man.

"You're so pretty. I barely recognized you and that pisses me off every male eye here sees you. I don't like that."

Lizzie smiled seeing Vladimir jealous of the other man, then he saw a group of women who were looking at Vladimir and Lizzie could hear their conversation saying they liked Vladimir. Lizzie's face instantly turned irritated.

"You why?’’

"There's nothing. I'm just pissed off."

"I regret why? What pisses you off?’’

"I'm upset that all the women's eyes are looking at you. Didn't you notice?’’

"So that's what pisses you off."

Vladimir looked at Lizzie with a mischievous smile. He went back to drinking, and they all entered the party room. After the party started, there was a dance. Guests started to dance. Vladimir sees a man approaching Lizzie to ask her to dance. Lizzie looked at Vladimir with a very cold gaze giving Lizzie goosebumps and she refused to dance with the man. Vladimir approached Lizzie.

"Don't try dancing with another guy. You can only dance with me. Lizzie, will you dance with me?’’

Lizzie welcomed the hand extended to her.

"You should know I'm not good at dancing."

"No problem. You just have to follow my steps."

The two of them went dancing and did not realize the invited guests were watching them dance. Not long after they danced, Lizzie saw a woman who looked cynically at her.

Vladimir noticed the change in Lizzie's face

"What's up?’’

"It seems like there's a woman who doesn't like me dancing with you."

"really? Then don't mind him."

After the dance is over. Vladimir took Lizzie out and went to the castle grounds and they sat on one of the chairs.

"So tomorrow the day after tomorrow you will return to Russia?’’

"Yes." Yeah."

"Are you sad I'm gone?"

Lizzie nodded her head. Vladimir then extended his hand to Lizzie.

"Let's dance!"

Lizzie received Vladimir's hand and they danced under the star-studded sky, then Vladimir wrapped his hand around Lizzie's waist and Lizzie wrapped her hand around Vladimir's neck. They danced in silence and looked at each other. Vladimir clung his forehead to Lizzie and the girl felt Vladimir's warm breath.

"Lizzie, I love you."

Vladimir kissed Lizzie on the forehead and pulled her in Vladimir's arms.

"I love you too."

Vladimir tightened his arms and felt Lizzie shivering in the cold.

"We'd better go inside. I don't want you to get sick anymore."

The two of them went back inside and rejoined the other guests. During his time in the party room Vladimir did not leave Lizzie alone for a second. Whenever there was a man who glanced at Lizzie, Vladimir always replied to her with a cold look.

After bathing and getting dressed, Lizzie prepared to go to sleep, then her phone suddenly rang.

"Lizzie, you haven't slept?’’

"Not yet."

"It's night. Go to bed soon."

"You called me just to say that."

"I want to hear your voice. I miss you again."

"We just met, but you've missed me again. Then just come to my room. We're talking here."

"Although it is now in one house, it seems far away. The distance between your room and me is far away. You're on the second floor, while I'm on the 3rd. I want to go to your room, but your room is too far from mine it takes 15 minutes to reach your room."

"Wear roller skates only, to get there quickly."

"It's appropriate that every servant in this house wear roller skates."

"Yes. Of course they wear because the distance from one room to another is far."

"Tomorrow I'll go to your room.It's already night we'd better get some sleep. You also need rest. Good night!’’

"Good night!’’

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Vladimir very early in the morning quietly went to Lizzie's room. There he saw Lizzie who was still asleep. Vladimir approached him and noticed Lizzie's face. He still could not believe that Lizzie was now in front of him and nearby. Vladimir's heart was filled with overflowing happiness.

Lizzie's tiny lips and Vladimir unconsciously kissed her. It was not long before Lizzie opened her eyes and Vladimir was already in front of her.

"Morning!"

"Vladimir, what are you doing here?’’

"Waiting you to wake up. You slept well."

"Since when have you been here?’’

"Once more."

Lizzie got up from her bed and went to the bathroom. Vladimir sat on the sofa and read magazines. After Lizzie got dressed neatly, they went to the dining room.

After the meal, Lizzie and Vladimir said goodbye and Vladimir pulled out and went away from the castle.

"Vladimir, where are we going?’’

"We're going for a walk. I want you to be with me today all day. Before I go home, I want to spend a lot of time with you."

"All right."

At the bus stop there were only the two of them. Since leaving the castle, Vladimir still held Lizzie's hand and did not let go, even if only briefly. When Lizzie tried to let go of his hand, Vladimir further tightened his grasp. Now Lizzie really doesn't know Vladimir's way of thinking. Finally the bus came.

They sit at the back. Throughout the journey Vladimir did not speak. Lizzie occasionally saw Vladimir, but her face showed no expression.

They got off at the fourth bus stop.

"Now where are we going?’’

"I don't know."

"Why don't you know? Didn't you take me for a walk?’’

"But I'm still a stranger to this town. I don't know shit. It's up to you where we go. You know this town better than I do."

"alright. We just go to the zoo how?’’

"alright. It's up to you."

They both went to the zoo. There Lizzie is excited to see the wolf and yells at Vladimir so that Vladimir can see it, after being satisfied to see the wolf, Lizzie attracts Vladimir to see the deer, squirrels, monkeys, and birds. While at the zoo Vladimir pulled Lizzie to and fro. Vladimir did not complain Lizzie did that to him even though he was tired of being taken around the zoo. Around them there was no one but the two of them. Lizzie took pictures of all the animals here.

"Why is this zoo so trivial unlike other zoos?’’

"Of course this star garden is in the forest maybe the people who visit this zoo are in other parts of this forest, so it's quiet."

Lizzie was running around and Vladimir was tired of chasing after Lizzie who was so excited. Suddenly Vladimir fell on the ground and lay on the ground. Lizzie panicked and ran towards Vladimir.

"Vladimir's...Vladimir...Vladimir's."

There was no response from Vladimir. Lizzie called him again many times but there was no answer from Vladimir. Lizzie began to cry and shook Vladimir's body. His tears began to fall on Vladimir's cheeks. Vladimir's hand held Lizzie's head and rubbed her hair and face gently

"Not crying. I'm it's okay. I'm just tired."

Lizzie banged on Vladimir's chest and stomach and sat behind him in tears and his cries grew louder. Vladimir became worried and quickly got up, then immediately hugged Lizzie from behind. Lizzie thrashed, but Vladimir's embrace was tight and Lizzie could not escape from his embrace, Lizzie finally gave up.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad like this. Don't cry anymore. I won't repeat it again. Sorry for worrying you. I meant to joke with you, but it made you sad. It's my fault, so I'm sorry."

"I guess nothing happened to you. You know I was really scared."

"sorry. Looks like my dress has gone too far."

Lizzie turned around and cried in Vladimir's arms, then rubbed Lizzie's hair.

"Lizzie, don't cry anymore when people can hear your cry. They'll think I've done you a bad job."

"That makes me cry, you. You promised you wouldn't do that again."

"Yes I promise."

After Lizzie's cry subsided, they stood up and they continued to look back at the beasts that were here. They walked hand in hand and they also went to Schwangau village, where they stopped at a cafe and they sat outside watching the passerby.

After resting and enjoying lunch they went to koniglich Kristall-Therme. This place is a spa. Maya gets tired and decides to go to the spa to relax her body. Vladimir did the same. After that they went to the swimming pool at the spa.

"Lizzie, why are you quiet not swimming?’’

"Now I just want to soak first."

"Then I will accompany you to soak."

"You don't have to accompany me in the bath. Go swimming."

Vladimir finally went swimming and Lizzie noticed him from the poolside. Lizzie smiled and laughed seeing Vladimir swimming. Just this time Lizzie saw Vladimir swimming. The girl was embarrassed. His eyes were always on Vladimir and did not pay attention to the people around him. When Lizzie looked around, there were many women who had noticed Vladimir. Lizzie's face turned sullen and annoyed.

"Why should they look at my Vladimir like that. Like there's no other man here. In the midst of many men, why did the women just look at Vladimir? I admit he is very handsome. I'm happy to have a handsome lover, and there's also displeasure, because handsome men are much liked by women. Vladimir, why do you have to be a handsome man, so that many women like it?"his mummy.

Not long after, Lizzie saw a very beautiful young woman approaching Vladimir and they spoke. Lizzie could not listen to their conversation, as they were far away from where Lizzie was. He looked angrily at them both. Lizzie gets even more upset, as the woman is flirtatious and tries to get closer to Vladimir. [ ]