My Fiancée Hates Me novel Chapter 35

Two years sounds like a long time. It was all very short for me. That is not to say that it was all boring. I was able to witness Maura getting married to a Royal Guard, Senior Glen graduate, and even get a glimpse of Asmarian ruins.

My agreement with my father ends here. I must come back home in order to prepare for my debutante that will occur within a year.

For the ride home, I went with Charlotte in her carriage.

Surprisingly enough, she was able to get Garett to come along with us this time.

Garett was older than me by one year, so he had to return home anyways for his coming-of-age ceremony. He always refused to come along with us until now.

"I am glad that Garett came along with us this time," I said.

"I don't mind if this is the only time..."

He seemed a bit lucid.

Can I be selfish enough to think that he will miss us?

"This may be the last time we will all be together like this," Charlotte said. "We should all use this time to take a short break!"

Garett and I suddenly had a bad feeling as we both looked out the windows on opposite sides.

"The sea!" Garett and I said in unison.

We were passing through familiar plains that led to a port city called Loveland.

"She pulled one over us," I said as I touched my head lightly. "Are you alright on time, Garett?"

"One or two shenanigans will not derail me that much from my upcoming day."

"Can Charlotte and I come?" I asked Garett as I moved closer to him.

The celebration is just a bit fancier than a birthday.

Garett's face turned red slightly.

I learned that Garett had a slight blushing disease whenever he would come in contact with women of the opposite sex.

When I come within a certain distance, his face becomes red and he becomes rather submissive. Charlotte told me that if I wanted anything from him, I should act this way. I found the process a bit strange and slightly embarrassing.

He clutched himself to his seat.

"N-No..."

"No?"

"...It is embarrassing to have you see me all dressed up for it," Garett said.

I never had the chance to witness a coming-of-age ceremony even in my first life. I wanted to be the first to see Erik before, so I waited for Erik in the garden.

"It is a rather fantastic sight, Arielle," Charlotte said.

Charlotte has six other siblings. Of those six, she has four older brothers and two younger sisters

"Please?"

"...N-No."

Just then, the carriage hit a snag in the road and propelled me into Garett's arms.

"I'm sorry..."

"It's fine...Just get up."

Another snag propelled me up onto Garett's lap.

"I'm really sorry!"

"Why is the road so bumpy here?" Garett asked.

"It's a detour. You two might want to hold on to something. It will be a while before we are free," Charlotte said.

There is nothing for me to hold onto...

I suddenly felt Garett's arm go under my legs and wrap around my body.

"...Just hold on to my neck," Garett said as he held onto a handlebar to his left.

I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck. Another bump on the road caused me to latch on tightly to Garett's neck.

The situation had been extremely embarrassing for me because I had begun going through puberty a second time and had put on much weight because of it.

"Blehhhhh!" Garett said as he puked off the side of the road.

I felt like puking myself but withheld myself for the sake of my image. Charlotte was the same as me.

"...Let's find a less bumpy road on our way to the capital," I suggested to Charlotte with a handkerchief pressed to my mouth.

"It was a one-time thing. If it happened too often, it would not be exciting anymore... Anyways, I have some lavender for you, Arielle," Charlotte said as she handed me a small bottle of essential oil. She soon went over to Garett and began patting his back and handed him a similar bottle. "Spearmint for you."

Watching the two of them, I felt a slight loneliness. When Charlotte got married, she left the capital to be with her husband. Garett became an official at the castle and stayed along side me, only to leave shortly afterwards because of me.

Without Erik or His Majesty by my side, I would always feel a sense of loneliness despite always being surrounded by other people.

I would always be considered a Queen before I was a person...

"It is the sea!" Charlotte said as she happily pranced around outside of our carriage.

"It really is the sea," I said in awe.

The ocean was a vast body of water with no end. The deep blue color of the water was nothing like I had ever seen before. The air tasted a bit salty as well.

"Let's get a closer look then," Charlotte said as she grabbed me by my hand and gently pulled me along.

Garett was left behind with Charlotte's attendant.

Charlotte and I ran across a large bridge and were able to look at the sea from a higher elevation. There were some people fishing around the sides of the high bridge and were kind enough to show us their catches from using just a long rod, some strong string, and some cheap bait.

Garett finally caught up to us until much later. He began making references to books he read about that were related to the sea and then enthusiastically brought us to a restaurant that served raw fish. His stomach was still under some trauma, so he decided to opt out of raw foods and ordered some fresh clam chowder instead.

Charlotte mercilessly ate raw fish in front of Garett and proceeded with multiple helpings of other cooked as well as raw sea creatures.

"...You are a Demon," Garett said to Charlotte as we made our exit.