My Fiancée Hates Me

Preparing for my first debut ball in my first life...

Step.

"Ow..."

I accidentally stepped on Erik's toes for maybe the fifth time.

"I'm sorry," I told Erik.

"It's fine... Love can get me through anything," Erik said.

Ah, he is pale...

"...If love could get us through anything, we would not need doctors or other religions," Garett said.

"Welcome back," Erik told Garett.

"...Yeah. Have you two been dancing for so long?" Garett asked.

"We just started a half an hour ago," Erik answered.

"From the looks of your shoes, it looks like you have taken quite the beating..."

I had no words to deny it.

I released Erik's hands.

"I think I will go back to my previous instructor..."

"Switch over to me," Garett said as he moved in between us. He impertinently grabbed my hands without any warning and positioned them onto himself. He then placed his hand by my waist and pulled me in much closer. "You have to be around this distance."

It was a bit too close for my comfort, but I suppose that is what dancing with another person is like.

The music soon began playing. I felt as though I was being led strongly by Garett. Erik was so gentle with teaching me before. The difference made it difficult for me to catch up.

I soon made a mistake and overstepped when I was not supposed to. I thought that I would step on Garett's toes, but missed by a hair.

"Phew..."

"Let me teach you as well, Prince Erik... When she makes a mistake, you must avoid it and retaliate," Garett said as he stepped down on my toes.

I flinched from the pain.

"...You are too cruel, Garett," Erik said.

"They say that when the gentle approach does not work, it is better to learn through pain," Garett said coldly.

"Lady Wordsworth?" my dance partner called out to me.

"Yes?" I answered him as I snapped back to reality.

My dance partner was a senior. He already had experience in dancing. It was not his first time being a representative either.

"I was calling you for a while, Lady Wordsworth..."

"My apologies... I am used to being called that."

"May I have the pleasure of calling you by your given name then?"

"...Of course."

"You can also call me by my name, Glen Elsie."

were getting tutoring lessons from the other instructors. About halfway, we would

Glen happened to ask

previous student council president. He retired from his position last year. He was gifted looks of having chestnut brown hair and peridot green eyes and

"Yes..."

with her strength and refusal to yield to

female instructor soon came by to scold Charlotte for

alright?" he

happen to make a

you dance rather splendidly for

forgot I was in the middle

but recall

move rather well on your feet. Do you happen to

was dancing with a senior girl that happened to fancy his

"It's my first time..."

to know of the jinx that the couple that receives the last dance together during the intermission will

My ears perked up.

not believe in jinxes like

a couple, would you start believing in

my full attention when he moved his hand from my shoulder blade to my lower back

"...S-Senior."

broke formation for a moment," he said

not seem like moving his

press on despite

is a

person. I have my eye on you since you first came to this school. We were in different grade levels, and you happened to always hide away somewhere during your breaks. I would

is a costume party. I

will be wearing some kind of 'gold' somewhere on my

nice

that I am just a bit excited. I just want to share my last dance with you in a beautiful ball gown. I would be honored if

of Nariel on my way to

front door, my fair

back

"I have been caught..."

have a talk?" he suggested

I sighed.

your win, Curious Prince,"

him to the flower garden where a table and a pair of

for me and poured out a cup of

am doing something rather crazy to have the Crown Prince serving me tea and having him sitting across

was under the misunderstanding that you were a fairy. It turns out that you are a student

happened that fairies need

The Prince chuckled.

times, but yet we have not formally. I am the Ryder

am called Arielle Ira

What a

a bit uncomfortable with him staring so deep into

many other people that you would prefer to spend

choose me as your dance partner... You do not have to choose me as your last partner. I just want at least one dance with you. One dance does

heart skipped

young

week the ball is going to proceed. I am

is upside down," Garett

"Huh?"

hands and saw that he

the library after a long time away. Prince Erik only showed up during the first practice. I never saw him again and I