«Waking up as a boy»

"Help..! Please...*Gasp* anyone..*Gasp*!" I reached my hand out trying to get people's attention to save me but failed miserably.

I can't die like this... Someone please,... save me

"-o... please.-" I mumbled, almost giving up but suddenly saw a light glimmer. I tried to get my hands on it. when eventually, I got to breathe a little.

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"HAHhHh" I unconsciously yelled loudly and sat up while panting, holding onto my chest. Hold on...

"Young master!"

"AIDEN!" Several servants and two unfamiliar figures suddenly rushed towards my door and to me.

Who... Are these people..?

"AIDEN! Did something happen?! Are you alright?!!" A woman with Brunette hair and eyes as red as cherry, asked worriedly at me as she walked towards me.

"A-Aiden..? Who is Aiden?" I ask out of confusion.

Everyone's faces darkened as they looked at me in disbelief, worry, and confusion.

"Where am I?" I ask again, looking around.

The atmosphere is suffocating me... A lot of questions were running through my mind.

What's happening? How did I get here? Where am I? Who are these people? Who is Aiden? And most importantly...

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WHY AM I SUDDENLY AS FLAT AS A BOARD?!!

My mind was filled with confusion, I was spacing out until someone suddenly spoke.

"Aiden, baby... It's me your mother!" The brunette woman cried out.

Mother..?

"M-Mother? Do I.. Know you?" I ask pointing at myself and then to her.

The brunette woman looked at me in despair and collapsed as a man with platinum white hair and blue polished eyes caught her.

I looked at both of them in confusion as the brunette woman cried at the man's shoulder while the man comforted her in his arms.

The man looked me in the eyes and said "Aiden, Don't you remember us? We're your parents". I looked at them surprised.

I mean-- obviously, I would!

Just a few seconds ago I was on the brink of death, drowning in a lake by my Brother! MY. OWN. FLESH. AND BLOOD!!

plus- I am a Chinese noble, daughter of a prime minister, and 3rd concubine of Lord An! I am no other than Mu Xinchu, The Rosa Chinensis of the Xinchu Family! Not some spoiled child of some European couple!

So how the h**l am I here, when I was drowning in a lake a few minutes ago?!!?!

Hm? My head. It hurts... A lot.

I held my head with my left hand, trying to support my head. My vision was starting to get blurry so I wasn't aware of the worried and anxious stares I'd been receiving. I closed my eyes slowly as I passed out.

the last thing I saw before I had passed out were the maids rushing to me with the couple looking at me in shock and worry.

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Huh? Where am I?

I looked around my surroundings to see a yard from a not-so-far distance, thus I went inside the yard. There I found two young boys around the age of 6 and 14. The both of them had beautiful platinum hair, just like the old man from earlier.

While the 14-year-old boy had a darker shade of platinum in his hair, the 6-year-old had a brighter shade of platinum, almost as bright as white and as clean as snow.

They both seemed to be brothers. However, the 14-year-old boy had beautiful silver eyes, while the youngest boy had candy red eyes. Both of them seemed to be playing with each other.

I was bored so I decided to watch them play.

I rested my long and straight hair(Gods, how this hair makes me feel nostalgic) on a tree trunk and attempted to sit down when I suddenly floated in the air.

I was surprised at first but eventually managed to calm down. As I was watching the two of them play, the 6-year-old kid slowed down and suddenly stopped. He looked at me astonished, making me feel uneasy.

What the h**l is he looking at?

I smiled at him uneasily and sweatdropped.

"Aiden, what are you looking at?" The 14-year-old boy ran towards him and looked in the direction the Aiden boy was looking at.

"Hm? Are you looking at the big tree?" The older kid asked, completely not seeing me.

"... Fairy...." Aiden pointed at me.

"What are you talking about? There's no fairy there."

What...

What on earth..? 

I appreciate being called a fairy, but- How, how can he see me..?

I thought they couldn't see me?! The other kid clearly can't see me- so how can he?!

I looked at the 6-year-old in complete surprise. I was caught completely off-guard.

"Oh, um... Sorry, it must've been my imagination" Aiden apologized.

"Yea..., maybe you're just hungry" The silver-eyed boy reasoned as he looked at Aiden in confusion.

"Come, let's go back" he added and left.

Aiden nodded, but before he followed along he glanced at me one more time. Aiden frowned a bit and followed along with his brother.

As I watch the young boys' departing backs I feel as if I would disappear at any given moment.

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I open my eyes to see the ceiling of the place I suddenly woke up in.

I sat up to look around and saw a maid coming inside my room with a tray of a bowl of warm water and a towel.

The maid looked very admiring too, She had bright orange hair tied in a bun and pure hazel eyes. She looked like she had already finished her social debut.

Looking down, she glanced at me and gave me a small surprised yet relieved face.

"Ah, Young Master Aiden, you're awake!" The maid sighed in relief.

"Umm, excuse me miss," I said shyly.

"Please, no need to be polite. I am only but a lowly maid of the young master."

I only noticed this now, but... Why are they referring to me as 'young master'? Shouldn't they be addressing me as a lady?

I unconsciously gasp out loud.

Could it be that I turned into a man?!

Was that why I'm suddenly a flat board?!?

"Miss.." I call for her.

"Please just call me by my name, Anna Hildé. Young Master"

"Anna, can you pass me a mirror?" I requested her.

Anna nodded and went to the dressing room to get me a mirror. I glanced over my hands to admire my milky white skin. But, Wow... I have such pale skin... So smooth

"Here you are, Young Master," Anna said as she placed the mirror in front of my bed.

"Thank you" I sit at the side of my bed to look at the mirror a bit better.

No way...I... BECAME A BOY?!?!

I touch my chest to clarify if I became a boy. Come to think of it... I kinda look like the Aiden boy from my sleep.

"Hey, Anna" the maid flinched, I wonder why? Does she get scared easily? Or did she think she did something wrong?

"Yes, young master?" Anna asked

"What's my name?"

"Your name is Aiden Venery Zephyr, Young Master"

I also have the same name as that young boy...

"Can you tell me about my family?"

"You, young master, are a child of Count Philip Kevin Zephyr and Countess Marianne Noori Zephyr. And you have two siblings, the eldest son of Count Alteria, your older brother, Baron Keii Vad Zephyr, and the 3rd lady in the manor, your younger sister, Lady Luna Amal Zephyr" Anna explained. I wonder who named them... Such meaningful names...

"Is there anything else I can take note of?" I ask, just in case

"Ah, yes. Once young master, turns 12, you are to go to Elk Valley Academy" Anna answered.

"mh" I hummed to show that I was listening.

"Anna help me dress up, I'll be exploring this place" The orange-haired maid nodded.