The Village Girl And the Fox Prince

Chapter 12 - Oath and Promise.

Hazel rushed out of the room. Before opening the door, the girl asked Lynx not to make a sound. He also told Lynx to hide.

Because no matter what the circumstances, as much as possible Hazel cover up the existence of Lynx if it is in the form of a fox. Although he sometimes acts thin and indifferent, Hazel is actually a caring person.

“Be quiet. No matter what happens, never go out and show yourself in front of people. Understand?” hazel's Message. Before Lynx agreed, his body was already standing.

When the door opened, Hazel gave a stiff smile while waving a short hand. He knew that the expression he made now looked like a fool. That's because Hazel is confused as to what to do now.

In front of him there are already some people who put on an annoyed look while shaking their waist. One of them was carrying a blunt object. As if it had intended to use violence if needed later.

“Do not smile like a fool,” a hardened man who carries a blunt object in his hand.

Hazel's mentality shrunk even more when she heard it. To stare at their beads also feels unable to. Too scared.

“You know what the reason we came here is?” ask the woman who is older than some of the men on her left right side.

Hazel, who understood what their arrival meant, thoughtlessly squatted under their feet. Both hands held the woman's legs while she was still.

Hazel's forehead was almost in contact with the woman's toes. Hazel willingly humbled herself in front of all of them. There was no other way he could be freed from this situation.

Yes, although Hazel herself still does not know if after she has done this they will all melt down and want to let it go, but clearly Hazel here has tried.

BUGS!

Hazel's body was slightly bounced back after being violently kicked by the woman. So that his butt first touched the floor and left a sense of pain there.

“What are you doing? Quick, stand! I'm not asking you to do this!” yelled the woman who was identical with her shrill voice.

Hazel was still in place. Should she cry and beg?

“Mrs. Ii'm sorry. Please give me a little more time. I promise, this week I will pay the rent on time to you guys,” please Hazel, her voice sounds vibrating.

Not intentionally made up, because indeed both Hazel beads are juicy. If he could choose, he would not do all this. Not wanting to go low and plead under their feet as if they had no self-esteem.

But what power?

Once again, Hazel always said that she had no choice but to live this miserable life.

“You're already late paying rent for almost two months. How can I wait any longer? Though I have given a cheap rental price, but you still can not afford it,” his scolding while grumbling.

“... A poor orphan girl like you should know herself, it is better to die of hunger on the streets than to live a tormented life and be a burden to others!” he said, it sounds so bad.

Hazel, who was still sitting under the floor, clenched her hands on her thighs. Letting the clear liquid that crosses the cheek just fall off. Really, it hurts so much to accept the truth.

“Besok..” Hazel tried to speak when her breath was interrupted as she tried to hold back the sobs. “... Wait till tomorrow, ma'am. I'll pay for everything.”

The woman rolled her eyeballs lazily, her hands already crossed in front of her chest. “If you don't pay him how?”

With confidence and earnest gazes, Hazel slowly raised her gaze, venturing to stare at the cynical neutrals of the woman standing before her.

“If not, I'll immediately lift foot from this house.”

“... I promise, Madam,” continued Hazel to convince.

The woman who was still being ignited by the emotion snatched the blunt object from the hands of the man beside her. Then he pointed it at Hazel's face. Won't hit him, just try to threaten him.

“Hold your words,” his hisses are full of emphasis.

Finished saying that, the woman immediately passed from before Hazel. The two men who were with him followed from behind.

After they all completely disappeared from sight, Hazel was only able to breathe a sigh of relief. But in the same second his body sank further. Almost directly lying on the wooden floor if not held by something.

Yep, Lynx came in time. Her fox body restrains Hazel's back which will touch the floor. Trying to help the girl to sit properly.

Hazel chuckled softly. He's confused. Should he consider it a joke?

“Don't be crazy. Those are not your match. Besides, I was wrong here. It's natural that they were angry with me,” Hazel replied while wiping away her tears left on her cheeks.

Lynx moved, sitting in front of Hazel. He looked more at the girl up close.

“Then how do you pay rent?”

“I'll think about it later.” His voice sounded lethargic. Sometimes Hazel also massages her temples.

“Our work today is still saved, right? Maybe it can be used to add.”

“Recommissioned. Everything's gone unnoticed.”

Next to Lynx's eyebrows raised high. “What did you buy? The rest of our fish is still plenty. You can't buy another side dish, right?”

Again, what was created in Hazel's beautiful face was just a sweet arch to cover up all the suffering she felt. But still Lynx could see all the wounds Hazel was trying to hide.

Puk.

Instead of answering, Hazel instead gave a brief elusan at the top of the fox's head. “Rest. We have to work tomorrow, right? If we have to leave this house tomorrow, you just have to make a decision. Stay with me or choose to go find a new place.”

Lynx who had not had time to answer, Hazel had just stayed. He immediately breezed away entering the room. Didn't say anything else.

Silent.

Also empty.

The old house that was dominant smelling damp and cold was already Lynx considered as a silent witness to all the suffering that the girl went through alone.

There's a feeling sticking up from inside Lynx's chest. Not pity or pity. But something that makes Lynx think that in this world there are still others who have a sad life more than him.

The cold night is getting late. Lynx who pretended to sleep on the sofa, moments ago saw that Hazel in and out of the room repeatedly. As if doing something.

That's why until this moment Lynx is still awake. He was so curious, what made Hazel choose not to sleep? Though he himself said to immediately rest because tomorrow must return to work, but he himself did not rest.

Since Lynx couldn't help his curiosity, he decided to peek briefly into the girl's room. A strange sound that Lynx had never heard before was noiseless, so Lynx thought that Hazel might have gone to sleep.

Through the opening of the door, Lynx sharpened his vision to look far at what was inside. The torchlight shows Hazel sleeping on the table.

Lynx used this opportunity to sneak inside. Open little by little the door of the room, and then sneak closer to the girl. Try as much as possible not to make any noise.

Nimblely Lynx jumped on the bed. Wanted to see what Hazel was really doing. The orange-haired girl seemed to have fallen asleep on the table of the sewing machine. But Lynx still doesn't know what it is.

Only he could guess that the strange sound he had heard earlier seemed to come from a machine flanking the cloth there. And Hazel fell asleep on a dark brown cloth.

From there Lynx concluded something. Just by looking at the unformed cloth, Lynx knew what Hazel was actually buying by using daily wages until the ludes were left unnoticed.

A bright smile to show Lynx's canines. The long tail was moving happily. He decides to cover Hazel's body. Trying to bring a blanket on the mattress using his muzzle, then slowly he stick the original on the girl's body.

“How can I choose to leave you? Seeing your sweet treatment that I have never gotten from anyone, it makes me sure that living with you will feel good,” Lynx murmured as she continued to observe Hazel with a warm gaze.

His body changed position, leaning over with his head placed on the front footstool. Not once did he take his eyes off the girl.

“Starting tonight, I vow to always accompany you, even if the circumstances are not possible. Also promised to try to protect you as much as I can.”

The smile on Lynx's face never faded away, which was widening. If in human form, maybe Lynx is currently blushing embarrassed with his red cheeks blushing.

“... Ah, bad. I seem to like you more than just a sense of interest,” Lynx closed before closing her eyes, increasingly feeling a warm thump centered on her chest.

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