"I had a sleepover with Lady Katarina." Y/n lied.

Anne hummed, 'She would've told me if that was the case.'

"Lady Katarina would've informed me beforehand." She saw through her lie.

"Well... She wanted it to be a secret and I'd leave before four in the morning and head back to my dorm but I overslept." Y/n said, tapping once on the table with her pen while chuckling a little.

'Huh.. asking for help that quickly?' f/n blinked before continuing with where she left off with, "Indeed, she was planning it with Lady y/n. I overheard their conversation since we were studying together in the library once but I had studies that night later so I couldn't join them."

Anne stared at y/n.

'Those statements seem true.. Lady Katarina would definitely do something like that in secret.' she huffed, 'Perhaps I was worried over nothing, and even if I was. I'd rather I hope Lady Katarina didn't take a bath together with her that night...'

"I see.." she said, apologizing, "Then, I apologize for my rude behavior just now."

"It's alright, your Lady Katarina's maid, I understand your concerns for her well-being," Y/n assured her.

Anne smiled nodding, of course, she was concerned for Katarina's well-being. How could she not?

...

No matter how Katarina saw it.

Every time she was with her friends, they were always fighting. She was finally beginning to notice it now.

Strange, she's never noticed anything out of the ordinary before.

And for some time, her taste in Maria's baked goods had begun to subside. They.. didn't taste just like how she remembered them to be, sweet and savory that's just too addicting to quit.

Was there something wrong with her?

She hummed, looking through the notes she took in class to not ask Maria for hers, she flipped to the last page.

Something was wrong with her somehow.. but what is it?

She shook her mind clearly and shut her notebook in one hand.

This time, Alan seemed to be in their big quarrel today.

Was it because of the voices pointing out the littlest of things around her sometimes?

Or the darkness that somehow kept its thin size hidden from Maria's shimmering blue eyes?

Whatever it may be, Katarina had found the smallest of details whenever she was around her friends. She still doesn't think any of them are madly in love with her which is unfortunate, if she knew everything might've gone through a different choice.

...

"Y/n."

"Oh..! Lady Katarina.." she chuckled looking over her shoulder, the arms that wrapped around her small figure became familiar by feeling as she asked, "What are you doing here?"

Katarina leaned down on the back of her neck, huffing, she muttered, "I came looking for you."

Indeed she has, she snuck away from her harem just to see her and feel better around her presence.

How clingy.