Another Life, Another Me

29. Hide-and-Seek

"..."

Florence stayed silent as he contemplated what I had said.

"It gets creepy when you're quiet," I groaned.

"...If you could've picked your partner...who would you have picked...?" Florence asked with a somewhat scary smile.

"Anyone except you," I answered him.

"Why...? I'm smart, strong, rich, handsome, and I have a ton of power. What else would you want in a man?" Florence said with exasperation. 

Ugh...I hate how he's right.

"Shut up. I don't care," I groaned.

"Maybe I'll need to change your mind then..." Florence whispered into my ear as he gently brushed my hair with his fingers.

"Yeah...no," I replied as I grabbed his arm out of my hair and twisted it behind him.

"When will you learn to accept me as your fiancé...?" Florence sighed.

"Hmm...never," I answered him honestly as I let go of his arm.

To be honest, I couldn't imagine myself falling in love with this jerk of a prince.

"Who knows what will happen in the future though? Maybe you'll learn to fall in love with my charms," Florence said with a soft chuckle.

"I think my pride wouldn't allow it," I said with my own chuckle.

"That's exactly what I love about you though," Florence said as he took my hand to kiss it.

"Stop it," I said as I pulled my hand away.

"You may try to fight back...but no matter what...you'll still be mine. Out of every man in the world, the only one who owns the ring that will go on your finger is me," Florence said with a cheery grin.

Creepy.

"I think you're forgetting the fact that I'm a living human being with basic rights. Also...you're just a kid. There's no way I would fall hopelessly in love with a kid," I sighed.

"...You're a kid yourself though. You're younger than me. Do you prefer...perverted old men...?" Florence asked with confusion.

I nearly burst out laughing.

This kid doesn't even have a clue about how many years older than him I am.

If my body looked like the same age as my mental age...people would call me a pedophile for marrying this kid...maybe I'm already a pedophile...

I'd rather marry someone older since I can't imagine marrying someone who's half my age...but the only older men who would marry me in this world are perverted old men...

Why is finding love after reincarnation so hard?

"...Anyway, why are you here...?" I asked as I dodged his question.

"We're going to train at your place instead of the castle," Florence said with a grin.

"...Why?"