Fiancee

A stout young girl came in front of me. Even though there was a veil covering her face, I could see the shiny black hair which ended up at her waist. With cup size breast they were the size that could fit in my hand perfectly.

I honestly did not understand something. if someone is already so fat and chubby then why would she cover herself with a veil? it did not make any sense. but somehow seeing her silhouette, I got a familiar feeling and a shudder crossed through my spine. I just shook my head and ignored a certain possibility of who could she be.

She stood before me silently as if shocked for some reason. After reincarnating, the one thing I am confident in myself is my looks. I was pretty handsome even by high standards but certainly not to the point to shock the girls to this degree. Or am I overthinking this? but why has she clenched her fists if that is the case? I wonder.

seeing that the girl did not say anything, I cleared my throat and before I could say anything, my sister jumped in on us.

"Why are you hiding your face?" she said.

I could see her taking in a few breaths before replying, "I am not allowed to reveal my face in public. when we meet privately, you can take a look then. Though I don't think you would want a lady as fat as me to be your brother's future wife, would you?"

I got the feeling that I have heard her voice but could not exactly remember where. I placed my hand under my chin to ponder leaving the two girls to chat for a bit more.

after a couple of minutes, I decided to shake my head and go ahead with the circumstances. to be honest, I did not like to be engaged to a chubby girl but I did not hate it. who knows, she might also be forced for this engagement or why would a girl ruin her future by with a person like me? so I decided to push back all the questions that I had in the back of my mind.

"Hi, my name is Alex," I said as I got close to her and raised my hands to shake hers.

"Maddie," she said.

why did I hear the sarcasm in her speech? wait - I think that I have heard that name before, but where?

luckily it did not take much time to remember but regretted it as soon as I did. my god! isn't she the girl that I meet in the city market? fuck, what dog shit luck is this?

"my my, looks like you do remember me, don't you?" she said.

even though her face was covered by a veil, I was able to distinguish the anger just from her voice alone. well, guessing that some stranger called you a slut, does earn that bit of anger I suppose.

"Hm, do you two already know each other?" Kaitlyn jumped in.

"why don't you ask him? after all, I am one of his belongings, right master?" she asked and I guess that she has a smirk on her face right now.

"Um, that was a misunderstanding, miss -" I wanted to get out of the conversation and was looking for a way out.

luckily my sister is currently beside us or else...

"Maddie" she completed my sentence.

I nodded and seeing Kaitlyn looking at myself with a raised brow, I quickly calmed her down explaining, "I went out to the market this evening, and was lucky enough to save - er, I mean to meet her." I quickly changed my last part so as not to come anyway near that topic.

affirming with her head, Kaitlyn turned herself towards Maddie as she asked, "You seem to have a talent affinity to elements. Why are you here in this engagement when you can use your talent and try to break past through the wall and become a wizard yourself?"

Maddie's body language seemed to be down for a moment before she came back to herself and replied, "it's a long story."

"Then make it short." (Kaitlyn)

"You-" she clenched her fists but soon calmed herself, and with a shake of the head, she replied, "I am already in secluded training with my master. And will leave shortly for the northern hills where our sect is located. But my father wanted me to marry before I go off with my master. So, even though I hate it but still I am here for the engagement."

"What?" both I & my sister were shocked to listen to her.

she already had a master and was training under him. and she was also set to leave after our marriage, then why did his father want her to get married to me? it doesn't make any sense.

"Everyone, please cheer up around for my son, Alex and her soon to be wife, Maddie." he raised his glass and so did everyone present.

I wanted to shout at him and so did my sister, but we both knew that it would result in nothing but more pressure and torture from this guy, so we did what we could - we glared. huh.

I saw my father and was amazed to found that he was still talking with Robert. both of them laughed quite a lot and knowing that my father was never a social person, nor an expressive one, I felt the smell of some plot but could not discover it.

Damn... what are you planning, father?

I was not in a good mood and seeing that Kaitlyn too seemed to to be in a grumpy mood, I decided to head back to my room.

today was definitely not going any good for me. firstly I meet a fat girl with a roguish personality. then came home, only to find the same chubby girl was going to my wife soon, left a bad taste in my mouth.

I wanted to taste something sweet, just like last night. wait, a smile crept up to my face remembering the contents of a certain letter from the morning.

Lilah... I am coming!