chapter 42 : reunion ( part 1 )

'This is really uncomfortable,' though stella as she was walking toward the street where eveybody stop their track and work to just look at her, even women herself suddenly blush when they saw stella.

'Is been 7 year since i let my face been seen by the public, and this is the attention i got,' though her as she walk toward the street before she was stop by a few man.

"Hey pretty lady, why don't we have some fun together, i'm sure you will love it," say the man.

"Yeah, he's right, come one, you will not regret it," say the other man who try to touch stella bun suddenly he was stop by stella cold glare, at that moment the atmosphere become tense as every was sweating bullet but not as much as the man who try to touch stella, as his body was trembling really hard, like he was just seeing the last station of his life.

"I'm sorry but i have an appointment with duke arbento, so if you excuse me i have to go," say stella as she smile toward the man who was trembling hard while try not to get in stella way.

'Beat them up to a pulp is an easy job, but i will cause trouble for the duke, so i need to control myself,' though stella as she was already in the gate of arbento estate where at that time she saw a familiar face.

"Excuse me," say stella to the knight who hear that voice and look at stella with a confuse look.

"Yes, do you need something miss, ?" Say the man who make stella smile while trying to hold her laugh, did she really change that much to the point where her acquaintance doesn't recognize her.

"Is me you know," say stella as she pointed to her face while the man only look even more confuse while try to remember the girl until suddenly his eye widen for a sudden revelation.

"Stella, is that you," shout oscar at stella who cover her ear from the loud of his friend.

"Yeah, is me," say stella as she suddenly hug by oscar at that, of course because of them a lot of people from the mansion especially the knight walk toward the entrance, as they saw the knight oscar who was hugging a brown hair fox woman.

"Hello everyone, long time no see," say stella who wave her hand to them, as suddenly she was greet by all them, until instructur ergi decide to speak.

"Enough, stella just comeback from her long term mission, so don't pressure her to much," say the instructur to the other knight who went quiet after what the instructur said.

"Is nice thay you back stella," say the instructur to the little girl who was now mature.

"Yes, is nice to be back," say stella who at that time decide to go the the estate wher she was also greet by the maid who know her for 7 years.

"Is good thing that you come back," say the head maid who accompany stella to the duke office.

"But i send letter every month to everyone, i though that will be enough to make you guys not worry about me," say stella who to reasoning with the head maid, as she couldn't help but give the girl a slight glare.

"True, you send a letter to me, the duke, miss sophia and young master barton, as well as your sister, but that doesn't excuse you for not visiting for 7 years you know lady fox," say the head maid to stella who was a shock by how the head maid knew her identity.

"Wha.. how did you knew, ?" Ask stella as she was shock that her identity was reveal so easily, that make stella think just how many people who knew this secret.

"It was obvious from the time you were on the mission as well on the time the lady fox was suddenly appear, though it take a few evidence for us to convince that person was you though," say the head maid to stella who think that maybe her disguise is not as good as she think, maybe she should change her race as well so people won't know who she is.

"I see, so how many people who know, ?" Ask stella.

"The duke and duchess arbento, me and the head butler, and sir ergi, sir emile, sir oscar and maybe a few other," say the head maid to stella who nod before she enter the duke office who was the same as usual, doing his job.

"I have come back sir," say stella to the duke.

"Welcome back stella, or i say lady fox," say the duke who try to tease stella who just nervously laugh by that.

"How was your mission, ?" Ask the duke who seem to know the answer as he already hear about the power of the lady fox through the kingdom, though no one knew about her identity.

"It was successfull," say stella who received a nod of satisfaction from the duke as stella exit his office while she was accompany by the head maid.

"By the way head maid, where is eve, ?" Ask stella to the head maid who just smile to stella question, as stella was a little nervous meeting her sister for the first time in 7 years.

"She was shopping with the head chef to restock the food, she was hired by the the duke and become a maid since she want to be like you," say the head maid.

"Eh really, she don't have to do that though, she still a child, she should just do what a child do," say stella to head maid who just pat stella head.

"True, but that was your sister decision to become independent, and i don't think you have the right to say that, when you literally doing a dangerous mission at the age of six," say the head maid who give stella a perfect counter to her statement.

"Well that different..." say stella as she was come up with a reason why she was doing that, though there is nothing coming from her mouth.

"Just let the kid do what she want, i sure that she will be happy when you meet her," say the head maid who excuse herself as she still had a lot of work to do.

After stella put her bag on her room who was really clean ever after 7 years, she quickly go to the front yard where at that time she saw a carriage driving here.

When the door of the carriage, stella was shock by a sudden hug by the person who just jump from the carriage.

"I miss you so much stella," say sophia who was grow taller than before, with her blonde hair that was loose up to her waist and her beautiful green eye who look at stella with happiness.

"Hehe, you haven't change at all, i miss you too," say stella as she hug her frined who she hasn't meet for seven long year.