35 War outfit

Queen's room:

"Not this." Queen said as she tossed a pink shirt aside.

"Not this either." She grumbled as she tossed another yellow dress aside.

Queen was currently going through her suitcase, finding something to wear. Today was the day that she was going to catch the culprit. She needed a finale outfit to highlight the moment.

Her maids packed a lot of clothes for her for this trip(even though it was just an overnight trip). They insisted that she needs clothes for every occasion possible that may occur to prevent any bad rumor that may spread when it comes to the Vancroft family.

"My lady, the clothes worn is the most effective silent weapon for a woman." That's what Brenda, the head maid that had been with Queen ever since her birth, often say.

"Dressing well never goes wrong." Wendy, the vice maid, would often back her up with that sentence.

"By golly they are right. But only for this occasion though." Queen said softly as she continued to go through her clothes.

Until finally she found the perfect clothes for the occasion.

"Aha!" Her eyes glowed as she walked to the bathroom to take a shower.

At breakfast hall:

Quince sat at a table with plates full of different kind of food as he waited for Queen. It was a buffet which was usual for hotels, but since Quince was the owner, all the food was prepared and kept on his table.

The table was somewhat located at a private zone which was made for when Quince wanted to entertain VIP guests.

'For this case, it's my fiancée though. But she also happens to be the only VVIP guest here." Quince couldn't help smiling at the irony of the situation.

"Knock knock" was her voice that came from behind the door to the private zone. In all honesty, there was no reason for Queen to knock at all since the room wasn't locked.

'She certainly likes to fool around.' Quince thought as he shook his head lightly. But he decided to humor her by saying,"Come in"

"Reporting for duty Master Quince!" Queen imitated a soldier tone before walking into the room.

Quince was about to greet her but he couldn't. His mouth hung open at her choice of outfit.

Queen strode in casually, with an innocent look on her face. She sat at the seat beside his before filling her plate up with food.

"Just what are you wearing?" Quince finally had the presence of mind to ask her.

"Clothes of course." Queen shrugged before answering casually. She didn't even look up as her attention was on the delicious looking food in front of her.

'Oh gosh! Everything looks so goooddd' She almost drooled at the sight in front of her. She happily started munching on a buttered french toast.

"I'm aware of that Miss Vancroft. What I mean is that, why this....particular outfit?" Quince hesitated to name her outfit. She was wearing a plain white cotton shirt with a short military print cargo skirt! She even had on a pair of black soldier boots to boot!

She was on the most luxurious cruise in the country yet the clothes she wore were as if she were going to war!

'A cosplay war more like.' Quince thought as he discreetly gulped at her outfit.

"What? You don't like it?" Queen asked. "I thought I looked rather smashing!"

"It is inappropriate for the occasion." Quince argued.

"How! We are going to catch a culprit that is interested in military. What I'm wearing is rather appropriate for the occasion don't you think?" Queen said confidently.

Quince couldn't argue with her logic so he decided to approach it from a different angle.

"Yes, but as my fiancée, it is definitely not appropriate." Quince said as he sipped his coffee.

"Nothing's ever appropriate with you! Gosh at this rate, we won't even kiss at our own wedding cause it won't be appropriate to kiss in front of people!" Queen said as she rolled her eyes.

Quince choked as soon as he heard the word kiss. His face heated up but Queen thought it was due to the choke.

Queen couldn't help giggling at his reaction before reaching out to pat his back and said,"That was a joke!"

"You say the most outrageous things Miss Vancroft." Quince said as soon as he could speak.

"You should be used to it by now." Queen shrugged.

"I will certainly try my best to, as you put it, 'get used to it.'"Quince answered sarcastically.

"Make sure you do." Queen ignored his sarcasm and sipped on her tea. Just as she was enjoying sipping her tea, she heard him say,

"Don't worry, we will definitely kiss." Quince said calmly with his usual non expression.

It was Queen's turn to choke on her tea. She wasn't expecting him to attack back this soon!

"Are you alright?" He asked innocently and patted her lightly on her back.

"I'm perfectly fine, thank you." Queen replied with a calm expression on her face. She wasn't going to let him best her!

Quince secretly laughed in his heart at her cute reaction. Talking about the kiss, his eyes couldn't help falling on her pink lips. They looked so soft, tempting any man to kiss them.

Quince immediately stopped looking at them before concentrating on his food and said,"Our guest will be here soon."

"Oh, you sent him the invitation already?" Queen asked as she buttered another toast.

"The sooner the better don't you think?" Quince said as he continued sipping his coffee.

"I suppose." Queen agreed with him.

After 5 minutes went by, they finally heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." Quince said.

The man that came in had blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a cheerful and happy smile on his face. It was Noah, the head engineer.

"Please take a seat." Quince said.

"Thank you!" Noah said as he took a seat opposite them. "It is an honor to be having breakfast with the cruise's owner and his beautiful fiancée."

'He looks really tired. Those guards of the cat must have really forced him to drink a lot.' Queen thought as she observed him.

"The honor is ours." Queen said with a smile on her face, causing Noah eyes to turn starry at her beautiful smile. Quince glared at Noah before clearing his throat to return the man's gaze back to him.

"Mr.Noah, there are things we wish to discuss with you." Quince said.

"Is there a problem with the cruise?" Noah immediately asked, his face turning serious.

"A problem with the cruise, yes. But not the cruise design or its functions." Quince said.

"Then what is it?" Noah asked with confusion in his eyes.

"When was the last time you saw Mr.Bernard?" Quince cut straight to the point.

"Bernard....Hmm" Noah began to think before having a shocked expression on his face. That's right! He didn't see Bernard at all! He was too drunk to notice.

"Last night before the party. Did something happen?" Noah asked, worried about his partner.

Quince and Queen kept quiet at his question before Queen gently broke it to him.

"Mr.Noah...Mr.Bernard is dead." Queen said softly.