The Village Girl And the Fox Prince

Chapter 14 - Precious Heirloom?

Hazel laughed softly, sounding like she was laughing at herself. “I know maybe this is a silly reason. But I don't want us to end up like the romance of a novel just because we interact and get together like this.”

Hazel's body was sideways, no longer facing Lynx. He felt a little embarrassed, afraid that the man considered himself very confident. But here Hazel is just trying to prevent something that might happen.

“You know for sure yourself, that love can sometimes appear at any time and at anyone. Do not know the place, time or how the person looks like. Moreover, we are two people of different gender.”

“... The chances of that happening are pretty big. And because of that, here I want to try to create a distance between us.”

Hazel took a deep breath, not knowing why her chest felt full and tight. It is hard to talk about a topic like this. So that makes the atmosphere here feel awkward and tense.

“... You're not human, Lynx. You are a creature that should not exist in this world. I also don't know what we're going to look like in the future. Will it be able to continue like this, live a stupid life together, or even end badly,”.

Lynx looks moody. His thin pink lips stretched out a flat line. No expression at all created. So that the usual bright aura seen in his handsome face turned cold and frightening.

“What's just because it's the reason? Just because I'm a strange creature and you think of me as a burden, a bringer of trouble and even a disaster for you?”

Hazel doesn't understand why Lynx can't take what she's asking right now. His response seemed to be against everything. The man wanted a stronger reason.

“Not just that, Lynx. You also know very well that I am a poor girl. My life may soon be hanging in the streets. When I ask to keep my distance in order to avoid an unwanted feeling, it does not mean here I feel confident that I can be loved.”

Hazel's head was bent down, her hands hugging her own body tightly. Slightly gulped, feeling the sadness that began to run through his small body.

“... I'm also self-conscious, a poor girl who lives a day cannot possibly deserve to be loved by a man who is valued by many women like you. Well, even though your stupid and innocent nature is different thin it is already attached to you. Still I'm sure many women would want to have you.”

Hearing him, Lynx immediately laughed. “What's the difference? They just don't know that I'm a creature you often call a burden. They will also be playing like you. Saying that humans and creatures like me can never be together.”

“Lynx, I mean---”

“Enough, stop.” The man did not let Hazel speak anymore. “What's the point of discussing this? You're thinking too far, Hazel. I am also self-conscious. If a strange creature like me doesn't deserve to be with a human. In addition, there is already a special ban that clans like me not to fall in love with humans.”

Hazel's pupils are slightly dilated. His head looked at Lynx. “Ban? What is it?”

“You don't need to know. All you need to know is one. I just want to be by your side. Not because of a feeling. Consider it to return the favor because you have helped me,” Lynx replied, her eyes turning in any direction.

Hazel recalls not having time to read the fairy tale book she bought the other day. Maybe in the fairy tale book there is an explanation of the prohibition that Lynx said just now.

“Alright, let's forget this talk. I'm sorry I've been bouncing around and thinking everywhere. I'm just trying to keep this gray relationship from ending sep-”

“Yes, I understand so much about your anxiety,” interrupted Lynx back. I really don't want Hazel to keep talking about it.

For the time being, Lynx has had to hold back and choose to hide her already growing and deep-rooted feelings in her heart.

Although already know what risks will happen later if he remains desperate to love humans like Hazel, but Lynx is not afraid at all. It seems like he is ready to accept all the risks.

“Come breakfast together. In a moment we have to go to the store to work,” invite Lynx later, already pulled a chair to sit on.

Hazel gave a small nod, sitting in front of the man. In the middle of this breakfast, they no longer spoke to each other. Focus on chewing and do not intend to steal the view.

The two of them were traveling with their own minds. Thinking about the talk of a feeling of love that still stuck in the heart. I don't know, think how many times it's still all endless.

“Lynx,” call Hazel, herself who started the chat again. Suddenly he thought of something to stop this awkward situation.

Hazel feels responsible for messing up this morning with a conversation she probably shouldn't have discussed. So Hazel wants to make things go back to the way they were. At least the face of the fox man did not look tangled anymore.

“What fish do I cook that does not taste good?”

“Not it.” Hazel smiled faintly. “Taste you good. Better than before.”

“Then?” Lynx did not glance at Hazel in the slightest, focused on staring at the plate as she continued to gnaw the grilled fish all the way to her bones.

“This is about the fabric I'm sewing for you to wear later. After breakfast, let me measure your whole body,” throw Hazel with her hands cocked on the table, it's done with breakfast.

Lynx nodded briefly. “Oke.”

Over ten minutes passed, Lynx finally finished her breakfast. About six fish he spent alone. Even Hazel's leftovers she raked in as well, feeling no disgust or anything.

“Come standing. Let me measure your body,” said Hazel who was prepared earlier, in her hand there is a measuring device.

Lynx followed what the girl asked for, stood up and pressed her tall body against the wall. Let Hazel measure it herself.

The chest to measure how wide Hazel had done, the size she wrote into a small note. Not to forget he also measured the width of the shoulders and the length of the man's arms.

Everything was going normally, until finally a curiosity appeared. Seeing Lynx's towering body in front of her, Hazel wondered how tall the man was.

“Can I measure your height too?”

Lynx immediately nodded without thinking of refusing. “Sure, please.”

“... That's also if you can,” continued with a soft tone, but deliberately his voice was slowed so that the girl did not hear it. For it is certain that Hazel will run amok if she hears it.

Because Hazel's body was so tiny and short, it was a little difficult to attach the measuring device to the end of Lynx's head. Many times his legs tiptoed, even occasionally a small jump. But his efforts did not produce results.

Lynx, seeing that Hazel seems to be in trouble, takes the initiative to help her. His initial intention was not to think anywhere, so he casually touched the girl's waist to lift up to make it easier for her to want to measure.

But who would have guessed? Hazel, who did not know that Lynx would touch her waist while being lifted, was shocked to death when her legs suddenly stopped touching the surface.

“Eh? Eh?! Lower me! What are you doing?” Hazel rebelled in the man's grip, leaving Lynx a little overwhelmed. For Hazel was like a fish that had just been caught in the land.

Without further ado, Lynx simply let go of her grip. Didn't think Hazel would fall because she didn't realize she was taking the girl too high. And finally now Hazel is complaining of pain while rubbing her butt.

“Damn it! It hurts to know!” hazel yelled.

Lynx, feeling guilty, reached out to Hazel below. But instead of focusing on the burly arm that was in front of her, Hazel's attention focused on something else.

Her eyes glared at the lush, orange spot with something that was lying face down behind the fluffy black skirt that the man was wearing. Can you guess what Hazel is seeing right now?

“KYAAAA!!”

Bugh!

Hazel immediately covered her face while turning her body back after punching the object she saw earlier to make Lynx slouch, grimacing with the pain that issued a throbbing pain.

“Crazy! Why don't you wear it?!” Hazel asked still by covering her face which was now flushed like a tomato, even the skin behind her neck was flushed.

“K-because I don't have it, ughh..” Lynx replied with a reddened face as well, but the difference was that she was enduring the pain down there.

Hazel rubbed her face with a frustrated expression. “So all this time you've never worn it?”

“It's true.” Lynx displayed the grin of her neat rows of teeth, not addressing the slightest embarrassment.

“Haishh. Do I also need to sew shorts for her?” Hazel seemed increasingly frustrated just by imagining it.

With a plain nature that is closer to stupidity, Lynx throws the question, “What that means is that you will also measure the section below san--”

Bugh!

Not a blow, but a lightning-fast lunge that Hazel lays on the man. Until now Hazel has stood up while looking at Lynx who is increasingly grimacing in pain because her neck just got a kick.

“Be quiet. You better change your clothes now. Never wear such clothes again, if you do not want to lose your precious heirloom,” Hazel threatened while walking away from Lynx who is still complaining of pain.

Not to reflect on the mistake or at least feel embarrassed because for the umpteenth time his possessions were exposed before the girl. Lynx was instead busy staring at the bottom with a proud look while saying, ...

“Wow, I just found out that in the human world things like this are called precious heirlooms.”

If Hazel was a monster with a big mouth, maybe a few seconds ago Lynx was greedy so that men with unsettling nature and stupid behavior seemed to disappear from this world.

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