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"Puahhh! Hah.. hah..."
"What the—!" Anubis was stunned when the American prince he had just hypnotized grabbed his head. Now Anubis was forced to stare into Charles's cold blue eyes.
Damn, he made a wrong move! Why was he the one drowned by Charles? Charles should have drowned himself in that lake because the American prince wanted to save his childhood self who drowned, not him!
What was wrong with his potion? Did Charles use an antidote? Impossible, the potion requires an antidote that he specifically made to be treated, plus, Charles was empty-handed when he headed to this lake earlier! What if he has immunity to poison like Neelam? Eh, but, Brother said, Charles got sick before. Or...
"I was the one who drowned him. Why should I save him?" said Charles, his voice flat and cold, his eyebrows sharply arched, the blue eyes staring at the person he was cynically pulling by the hair.
As Charles suspected, everything his friends faced was because of this man's actions. At first, Charles intentionally let Anubis get close to him so that the Egyptian man could give him a potion for his sleep problems. Charles himself was only pretending to be poisoned by his potion, (dia tahan nafas saat Anubis memberi dia ramuan itu).
"Hey, why aren't you answering?" asked Charles, now tugging at Anubis's reddish-gold hair. Anubis groaned in pain, his hair feeling like it was about to come off!
"I-I..."
"Answer, damn it," Charles urged, tightening his grip even more.
Anubis was at a loss. It's been a long time since he was scared and lost his way like now. Charles is indeed crazy, no wonder you said not to underestimate him. If that's the case, there's no other way. That's the only thing that can help him now!
When Charles tried to strengthen what he was doing, suddenly Anubis pulled something out and threw it towards Charles. After that, Charles fainted.
Anubis was panting, seeing Charles's unconscious body trembling. Ah, it seems like he's going to catch a cold tomorrow. Charles is crazy. "Hah... crazy person." How could he challenge me while under the influence of that potion?
Soon, the friends of the American Prince appeared; Albert from Great Britain and Alexis, the child of the owners of Momosu and Poposi Islands. "Charles!" shouted the Prince of England in panic. Alexis beside him also panicked seeing the incident. "What are you doing?!"
"I don't know! Just ask that bastard what he did to me!"
"Eh, why is it so crowded here?" suddenly the American prince became aware and asked innocently while putting on his fake innocent face.
"Charles!" Charles's two friends approached him. "Prince Charles, are you okay?" Alexis asked, her eyes reflecting deep concern for the son of the American president.
"Me? I'm fine," replied Charles.
"Then why were you at the lake tonight and fell into the lake?..." Albert asked. "...with Anu?" he continued.
"Huh?" Charles looked confused. "Ohh! Anu helped me out of the lake earlier, right Anu?"Charles glanced at Anubis, who was staring blankly. Without anyone knowing, Charles changed his tone to a cynical one. One side of his lip, unseen by his friends, curled up, smirking.
"H-Huh?" an imaginary intersection appeared on Anubis's forehead. "Argh! Just wait! You have to payback!!" then he stormed off, fuming.
"What does he mean?"
"Oh, I owe him a favor from earlier."
"Alright, alright, let's head back to the dormitory, we might get caught sneaking out again," suggested the MPP president.
"Huft, Alex is right. Come on, Charles."
That night, Charles, Alexis, and Albert walked back to their dormitory, while Anubis suddenly caught a cold.
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."It's quite cold today, isn't it? We have to be careful, we might catch a cold," said Livio, who was walking beside Gion in the Academy garden.
Suddenly...
"Atchuu!" for the 47th time, Anubis sneezed again that day.
"Your Highness, for the 48th time, I suggest you just go to the health room!" Consult your health issues with the doctor. This is already the fourth day and my lord is still not healed.Livio suggested while holding back his anger. Veins of frustration appeared on his muscular body.
"I don't care." The one who is hurting is me, not you. "Don't worry about me, you pathetic bodyguard," Anubis replied nonchalantly. Occasionally, he wiped his snot with his handkerchief.
"You call me pathetic?!"
"Enough, Livio. Calm down. Your job is just to protect me, don't worry about anyone else. Just pay attention to me."Gion spoke up when he was fed up seeing his personal assistant fighting with the weirdo who was obsessed with him and claimed to be his brother.
"Yes, Your Highness." Whether he liked it or not, Livio had to give in.
"Atchuu!!"
"ENOUGH! FOLLOW ME TO THE HEALTH ROOM!" Shintarou, who was tired.
As a result, Anubis wanted to go to the health room after being persuaded by his beloved brother. Well, even though he needed to go to the health room alone because Gion had an important meeting and Livio couldn't leave Gion alone. Shintarou suddenly left when he received a message on his phone from someone unknown. The important thing is that the Japanese Prince blushed for a moment before he ordered Anubis to his own health room. The important thing is that the Japanese Prince blushed momentarily before he ordered Anubis to go by himself to the health room.
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Upon arriving at the health room...
In the health room, a man is seen sitting in the patient chair. Is that... Charles?
"WHY ARE YOU HERE??"
Charles smiled quietly, grinning as he looked at Anubis, whose nose was clearly red.
"The health room is a public place, all students can come here if they are sick." So, His Royal Highness Prince Anubis, why are you here, hm?"asked Charles sarcastically. At that moment, he was sitting in one of the patient chairs, wearing only his white shirt without the academy blazer and with a mispositioned tie.
Anubis's face turned red from holding back until he suddenly sneezed for the nth time.
"Oh, don't tell me... you caught a cold because of that day, didn't you?""sarcastically Charles."
"Shut up, damn it! I will definitely revenge on you—Achoo!" he sneezed again.
'Damn... this sneeze is really bothering me!' Anubis thought as he wiped his nose with the sleeve of his blazer. However, suddenly, a turquoise handkerchief was offered to him. Anubis looked towards the owner of the handkerchief, who was grinning.
"I didn't know Prince Anubis couldn't afford a handkerchief, so he had to use his blazer to wipe it?"
Anubis's eyes narrowed sharply.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
Unexpectedly, Charles brought the turquoise handkerchief to the Egyptian Prince's nose—who looked back at him strangely.
"'Sreh' here," said Charles, demonstrating how to blow his nose.
"Why should I obey you?"
"Just do it, damn it." Charles pressed the back of Anubis's head, pinching Anubis's head with a handkerchief and his large hand behind it.
Whether he wanted to or not, Anubis just followed whatever the American Prince wanted.
"This, you can keep it as a memento." Charles smiled gently without any sarcasm in his blue eyes, and for some reason, it made Anubis's heart race.
'What is this feeling?' Am I going to die? I have to ask Brother later!' Anubis thought as he replied; "I don't want your ugly handkerchief." Just keep it."
"Wait, but you still have to wash it, am I supposed to keep your snotty tissue? What do you want me to do with it?"Charles's face was once again adorned with sarcasm.
"Ugh!"
"Just consider it a favor because you 'helped' me before."Charles said before he took Anubis's hand to place his handkerchief on it before he stood up, took his blazer, and left the health room.
To be honest, Anubis's heart raced when Charles touched his hand earlier. Anubis stared at the turquoise handkerchief with a difficult expression before he realized there was a small embroidery at the edge of the handkerchief that read; 'Charles ★'
"What's wrong with me?" Anubis asked softly before he pocketed the handkerchief and chose to leave the health room, forgetting his original intention.
'Ah, I'll just ask Neelam for the medicine.'
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'Is there also medicine for my heart?'
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The next day, Anubis chose not to go to school and just rest in the dormitory. Gion had time to say 'get well soon' and that already made Anubis happy.
Anubis opened his chatroom with Neelam.
**Neelam.**
-Oh, Anu!
-You rarely message me.
-What's going on?
I have the flu. Do you have any flu medicine? The natural kind.
-Oh, of course I have it!
-Later after school, I will send it to you.
-You are in Momosu, right?
Yes.
-Okay, stay tune!
Neelam.
-Yes?
If my heart has been racing lately, what does that mean?|
-Ooh!(・o・)
-Is there someone who makes you feel that way?
Anubis thought for a moment.
Yes.
-Do you feel as if there are butterflies in your stomach?
I don't like eating butterflies.
-JUST A METAPHOR!
Uh.
I don't know.
-If you feel that way, it means you're in love, Anu!
Love can fall, huh? I just found out.
-Oh my god! Not that!
-I mean, you like someone and intend to have them!
'Maybe Neelam means to possess to enslave, right?'
Is it true?
-Yes!!
Oh.
-Tell me Anu, who is this person?
Hmm.
It's a secret.
-Anuuuu!
-( ⚈̥̥̥̥̥́⌢⚈̥̥̥̥̥̀)
Bye.
I want to rest.
See you, Neelam.
-Okayyyy....(〒﹏〒)
Anubis placed his phone on a small table next to his desk.
'Falling in love, huh?...'
Then, Anubis fell asleep.