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CHAPTER III :

Haunted In

My Sleep

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【 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘖𝘝 】

To be honest, I don't really want

a bodyguard, my father and my grandfather never had any

bodyguards so why should I?

But since Ayaka already put in the effort, and all of them have taken their time to present themselves for me.

It would be rude to decline them.

All of the candidate guards are good. And as Ayaka said, they have served under her agency for years and they have never failed at their job.

Its just a matter of preference now.

Emi is skilled in sword fighting. Although, personally, I don't prefer being protected by a sword.

It has its merits. Admittedly, a sword will surely cut someone. But we're no

longer at feudal times.

Which is why Aurum, for me, appears

to be a good choice. Like Ayaka said, she's very skilled with guns. And she

has impeccable aim. And apparently

can create explosives...?

I don't really think that's gonna

come in useful someday. Its not like

we're fighting in a war or something.

I used to sneak out to the mall, and

I've never been kidnapped or hurt

or anything. So I think explosives

are a little bit over-killed...

Which makes me think that Alice is the best choice. Being protected by martial arts is milder in comparison to being protected by a gun or a sword. Alice is

the goldilocks zone between Emi and Aurum, atleast in terms of my preference. I'm sure the others

are talented aswell.

But it's clear that Alice won.

Y/N : "I'll choose Alice." I announced.

I looked at Alice,

and she simply

looked back at me.

Ayaka : "Pleasure doing business."

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Its now night time, I'm in the halls

and I'm watching the butlers.

I finished signing the contract with Ayaka and Alice earlier in the morning, Alice is prohibited from carrying any firearms because she'll defend me with just martial arts. Which is what I want.

I think a gun or a sword is a bit over

the top since there has never been

any kind of threat against my life.

And I don't think there ever will be.

After the signing of the contract,

Alice is moving right away to my mansion. Which is now.

The butlers are now moving the

baggage that Alice brought.

Clothes.

Books.

Little pieces of furniture.

And gym equipment.

It seems that the butlers are

struggling with the gym equipment-

But Lucius hastily helped them

move the gym equipment inside

the spare room. The spare room is where Alice will be staying, it's just some few distance away from my

bedroom. It seems reasonable

that my personal bodyguard's room

is in close range from my bedroom.

"Thank you, sir, for choosing me."

I heard a voice come from beside me.

I looked and saw Alice.

Y/N : "Oh- Alice- It's no problem.

You were the best choice afterall."

She nodded at my response.

Looking straight into my eyes.

I looked away, fidgeting about.

Her gaze makes me feel very uncomfortable, perhaps I should

have chosen Aurum instead-

Oh wait-

Aurum's gaze isn't any better.

And her smile is very scary.

Damn.

I'm stuck with Alice afterall.

Alice : "Something bothering you, sir?" Her voice snapped me

out of my thoughts.

Y/N : "O-Oh- Yes- I mean no! No-"

I nervously fumbled.

Alice : "Okay...?"

I looked away with a hot

face, slapping my forehead.

While I was dying in a pool of burning embarrassment, a butler approached us.

"Master Y/N, Miss Alice, we

finished moving the baggages."

The butler informed us.

Y/N : "Thank you." I thanked

the butler, now recollecting myself.

I turned to Alice.

Y/N : "You can stay at the room now, Alice. Please feel at home."

Alice : "Thank you."

I watch Alice enter her room as

the butlers walked away, finishing

their job. As Alice disappeared

from my sight, I spotted Lucius

walking towards me.

Lucius : "Y/N..." He said my name between pants, sweat pouring

out of his forehead.

Y/N : "Oh wow, you're sweating alot-"

Lucius : "Yeah... We finished...

Anyways, I'll be at the living room.

You should probably get some

sleep, it's getting late."

Y/N : "You're right."

Lucius : "Goodnight, Y/N."

He then walked away.

I sighed, today's business is finished.

I now have a personal bodyguard.

How interesting...

I walked in the halls, passing by the door of Alice's room. It was shut.

I wonder what she's doing...

I continued walking until

I arrived infront of my room,

opening the door,

I entered and

I quickly flopped down to my bed.

I gaze out the windows,

looking at the night sky,

watching the stars glow.

Y/N : "How beautiful..."

I closed my eyes.

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My skin shuddered at the

sound of my father yelling.

"Sorry father..." I weakly apologized.

Looking down at the wooden floor,

where broken pieces of a porcelain

cup were scattered inside a

small puddle of coffee.

"Can't even deliver a

cup of fucking coffee."

"I'm sorry..."

"Sorry won't work on

the real world, boy."

" I'm sorry..."

"Didn't you hear me? Don't

tell me you're deaf as well?"

I bit my lower lip,

desperately holding

my tears back.

Despair was eating me, but it was interrupted as Alice entered the

room. She was focused on installing

a silencer on her pistol.

My father saw what she

was doing and immediately

stood up. Screaming for help.

"Butlers! Get here!"

Alice finished installing the silencer.

She calmly aimed the pistol towards

my father's head, shooting him.

The shot, despite the silencer,

resulted into a loud bang,

which transformed into

ringing. Buzzing. Inside my ears.

Like a bee stuck in my eardrums.

Buzzing.

Ringing.

Buzzing.

Ringing.

Alice stared at me, extreme fear and anxiety building up inside my stomach. It feels like the world is spinning. The blood of my father spilling on the floor, mixing with the puddle of coffee. The silencer on Alice's gun tightly fitted.

I held my head, trying to cope with

my head now throbbing, aching.

Sweat was running all over my body,

my clothes soaked in my sweat. As if

it couldn't get any worse, the ringing intensified, intensified, intensified.

My eardrums are bleeding.

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Y/N : "AAAAAAHHHHH!!" I screamed out in absolute fucking terror,

I immediately sat on the bed,

frantically looking around to check

if the world is spinning, it was not.

Y/N : "Shit... It was a weird nightmare..."

I started massaging my eyebrows,

taking in slow and gentle breaths.

Feeling my body tremble,

under the sunlight which

enters from the windows.

Y/N : "Fuck... I've been

having nightmares lately..."

The door made a loud bang, aggressively opening.

Alice : "Who's there!?"

I looked at Alice with weak eyes.

Alice : "Oh... Is something wrong, sir?" She questioned as she looked around.

Y/N : "N-No- Just a nightmare.

Sorry If I woke you up..."

Alice : "What happened?"

I looked at Alice,

her lips were blank,

her eyes were emotionless,

but her eyebrows were gently

furrowed with concern.

Y/N : "Don't worry- It's nothing,

just some nonsense nightmare."

I lied to her, I don't want to worry

her that I saw her in my dream,

shooting my father's head.

It would be foolish to scare

my new bodyguard like that...