The Lovely One's

Chapter 23: Feelings (2)

When he got to the front of his house, Aozora was a little confused to see a black car parked in front of his house, he glanced at his license plate and did not recognize it.

"No way... You here?" muttered Aozora anxiously.

Their agreement is still a long time so how can his father catch up to Indonesia?

After some hesitation, Aozora finally stepped again, entered her yard, and knocked on her door. "Aunt Sri?"

Aozora waited for a moment, until finally the door opened but it was not Aunt Sri who opened it but rather a middle-aged man dressed in a neat suit with eyes that stared intensely at him. "Um, can I know who you are?" tanyakanya.

"Sit down, Aozora."

Aozora glanced inside, there was another middle-aged man sitting on the sofa beside the middle-aged man that was Aunt Sri. "Excuse me," he said past the man who opened the door for him, then sat across from the middle-aged man who spoke earlier. He glanced at the clean table nothing, "Auntie, can you please get me uh, what do you want?" tanyakanya.

"It's okay, I'm only here for a moment" the middle-aged man replied calmly. "Rayen, you can wait outside."

The middle-aged man named Rayen bowed respectfully. "Well Mr. Rudi" he said before going out.

Aozora frowned; the name Rudi seemed to have heard before but where? He doesn't remember.

The middle-aged man named Rudi looked at Aozora again. "So?" her brown eyes glanced at Sri who was still standing.

"Oh," Aozora understood, "Auntie can get back to work."

Bibi Sri just bowed respectfully without answering back to finish the cooking that had stopped.

Silent...

Aozora suddenly felt nervous about the middle-aged man named Rudi when they did not know each other, but the middle-aged man's face was so similar to—Starla? He exhaled, this must be the effect of their first embrace, his mind so unable to focus. "Can I help you?" tanyanya politely. "Bapa needs what? Looking Mum?"

"I want to talk to you," said Rudi still staring intensely at Aozora, glancing at the young man's every move. "Your name..."

Strange, doesn't Father Rudi know? Maybe he wants to introduce himself officially? "My name is Aozora" he said.

"Aozora," Mr. Rudi repeated, before a small smile said. "Or Prince Aozora Natt Larsson... ?"

Aozora was certainly surprised not to hear it, it has long been no one calling himself Prince. It seems that Mr. Rudi traces his background, it is not polite, they do not know each other or is Mr. Rudi a rival of his father? "Sorry, if you have any business with my Dad—"

"Starla's name does it sound familiar to your ears?" ask Mr. Rudi.

A starla? Of course Aozora was no stranger, the girl who filled her head to this day. "What's wrong with Starla-san if you don't mind?"

"Include me Rudi Annora, Prince Aozora" said Mr. Rudi politely.

Aozora had hoped that Mr. Rudi was only a relative or Uncle Starla but she did not expect to be dealing with Starla's father so soon, Starla's security was stricter than she thought.

'Relax, this is not facing the Father-in-law.'

Aozora was shocked by his words, bowed in frustration, spending time with Starla completely messing with his mind. "I am not a Prince" he said, laughing bitterly at his words.

Mr. Rudi thought for a moment. "Technically, you're a Prince, but since your mother married an ordinary man, you're forced to become a commoner" he explained.

"Can you not talk about my family?" Aozora asked in a sad tone, she did not want to remember her fate. "I'd like to know why you're here, sir."

Rudi liked Aozora's formal attitude a little. "I've noticed you've been close to Starla lately, that's what got me here."

Noticing? Where did Mr Rudi know? Of course someone's been a spy for Starla's security.

"I'm just friends with him no more" said Aozora kalem, he was not nervous at all because it is true why lie?

Aozora felt it was a strange thing she had heard of; forbidding a girl from being friends with a man? "I am not impolite but have you asked your own Son?"

"Starla won't take it." Mr. Rudi replied casually. "But you can."

"I'm sorry but I can't, if I can, there will be another Aozora who will be close to Starla-san" Aozora said. "The outer environment cannot be controlled forever by the Father."

Starla's father seems so afraid Starla will change. Nobody's going to hurt, and he and Starla are friends.

"I saw your visa" said Mr. Rudi. "So before Starla falls deeper, I want you to stay away from her, it's going to hurt Starla a little bit but it's better than hurting her a lot."

Aozora flinched and a second later she remembered her first determination to come here was to try to hurt people as little as possible, she forgot because Starla's positive aura faded that determination even to the point of making her start being good friends with Rendy. He was bowed in.

Rendy, Lala and most importantly Starla...

Seeing Aozora who already did not dare to retaliate, Mr. Rudi said again. "You're only staying here for a while, so when you leave, I want my son not to be part of those tears of sadness. He only rose from his depression after two years of struggle, I hope you understand, Prince Aozora."

Aozora exhaled deeply. Hearing the word depression, made him automatically remember his sister who was not there, the depression that took his sister's life and if it would happen to Starla, he would not forgive himself.

Mr. Rudi stood up. "I don't have a problem with you, you're a good guy but is it okay enough? Think of Aozora, you go, thank you for being so kind as to listen." she said, then went outside.

Aozora stood up, glimpsed by a plastic bag containing a gift from her friend.

"What should I do?"

***

Starla who was in the car, moving her legs impatiently wanted to get to school, doing chores with her friends. Yesterday night Ayu sent a message containing the amount of money that was collected and was happy to know they could buy some paint even with the usual quality but he was sure in his hands, Thunder and Andre, that they could buy some paint, they will make the best picture.

Starla smiled broadly out after the car stopped in the parking lot, she immediately got out of there. "Thank you for the ride, Arthur. Careful."

"Miss Starla too," Arthur replied before parking his car out.

Starla walked inside with a used newspaper in her house, according to Aozora's opinion, her class rearranged a new plan by bringing items that allow it to be used tasks such as newspapers, brushes, and others. It just so happens that his parents do subscribe to the newspaper every day so lucky when he found out.

Starla was about to pass through the field stopping to glance at Aozora's class, the atmosphere there was bustling but there was no young man there, so he continued his steps again and at that moment his eyes clashed with gray eyes in front of him.

Aozora herself was surprised to see Starla, before giving a small smile. "Again" he said.

Starla retaliated. "Morning," he said back warmly.

Aozora nodded and continued again stepping into her class with a slightly lowered face as she passed Starla.

Starla herself was amazed that Aozora was not chatting with her as usual, she thought to herself whether the young man was in a hurry? Given the drawing time remaining two days.

But Aozora's face was as tired as it was after staying up late, she had seen faint eye bags under the young man's eyes and also Aozora's tone of voice sounded cold than usual.

Starla pensive.

Is something wrong?

Starla shook her head, putting away her negative thoughts.

Not the time to worry about unnecessary things, he should be worried about how he faced Thunder, the young man would like it.

"Ugh," the situation will be very awkward.