Chapter 23

Sicily was silent in her class, hearing Stein's story made her a little incredulous but also did not want to reject the fact that she would also make friends. She admitted that living together with that man was also very pleasant because she was not alone, at least there were some times where she was afraid of living and living alone, in fact it was not felt anymore these few days because there was already Stein accompanying her.

She was afraid of getting married but being happy when someone was with her was something strange to her. Stein was a very warm, understanding and kind person. During his stay with Sicily he had been a really good and reliable person. In fact, there was no hassle at all, making Sicily feel a little challenged to stay longer with him who knew it could bring its own benefits and happiness.

"But isn't he having amnesia? Why would he remember that he has his own house and no one will bother me if I live with him?" Sicily was silent when she realized that. "Has he started to remember about life and also what he's going through? It's a little strange, but it seems to be the case."

Pausing for a moment to think, who nodded slowly when she felt she had not misheard what she had heard a few days ago. The man had indeed mentioned his home, which meant Stein's memories were starting to come back but not all of them.

"Is his home in country M so his mind was called to go there and to get a good look at it. I will ask her later about what exactly she has remembered why she wants to go to Country M so badly."

Sicily related excitedly that Stein had remembered his past so that was a good sign. She also wouldn't mind letting him go back home even though she probably wouldn't be able to come along since she wasn't sure either. The man was rich as seen from his considerable amount of money, but Sicily also knew that his parents would definitely not like the existence of a useless girl next to their son.

"I shouldn't have too much hope because it's impossible, I should be a person who lives life casually. I can't expect too much from others because that will only hurt myself. I don't want to mess up my life just because I found the wrong partner. But it's also sad to think about him leaving home later, I'm back to living alone."

Sicily was still silent because actually she didn't have many friends, only Merry but today they didn't go to the same class because Merry took another class and didn't make this class her main class. That's why there is only Sicily now, even she is getting unaccustomed to being alone even though she has always been alone.

"It's funny, I have to take care of myself more and not depend on others so much. I won't be able to stay with Stein forever, he must have life problems and will never be happy if I go with him. I can't do this for much longer. If she has indeed started to remember about her past that means she has started to realize who she is sooner or later she will return to her family again.

"I should be more self-aware and not expect too much. He will never feel what I feel if we later say this about his family. He can definitely live a relaxed life after that without thinking about me and I don't have to think about this either. I can definitely live a relaxed and calm life if I don't expect too much from her and her feelings. His sudden declaration of love, it's a bit unreasonable."

Sicily could not believe that he would like her when they did not have as many close interactions as Stein thought. They would only talk about small things and then eat together and sleep in different rooms. They only saw each other occasionally when Sicily came home from university or after work, what kind of love?

"I admit that he's nice, but if he intends to deceive or trap me maybe he won't be able to find that in myself. I have to be more careful now because maybe he just wants to play with my feelings without really going through with it other than just wanting to make me hopeful."

Sicily sighed, her mind was starting to regain its sanity today and she felt it was better to realize it now rather than later. What Stein did suddenly included the moment the man kissed her, although Sicily forgot whether it was real or she was dreaming but it certainly made her realize that all of this was impossible.

There was no way they could get a life and a feeling of love that easily.

She knew that life here was not that easy to get love and feelings, because people had to be able to give a lot of things to their future husbands and then the man would see it. While their relationship was not that close, she was just an ordinary girl who only helped Stein and then treated him for a few times. The rest was nothing special, so it seemed strange that he would say he was in love with Sicily.

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After waiting for a long time, it turned out that the lecturer did not attend their class and that made Sicily get out of there and walk around the park. She watched the people who were passing by because she was still carried away by the task where she had to continue investigating about the aliens ordered by Professor John.

She wondered if the aliens were also here but she didn't find anything unusual and everyone here was equally familiar and recognizable. It seemed like the aliens had really left so there was nothing else to disturb human life at the moment.

"After this will I live a normal life? Of course not, I still have to be concerned with leaving the same I've already chosen that for my life. If I think about it again it's actually not that difficult but since I have the opportunity maybe this is indeed my life path. I'm going to have a relationship with space things next, so the only person who might have gone crazy and continued to believe everything I've read from the site can take responsibility.

"About the power of aliens, their advanced technology experiencing the human earth world and the like. I don't know when all of that will become the truth that is revealed in front of my eyes, it's possible that I'm a graduate majoring in space studies who won't become a useful person. In the future, I'll have to study harder about what I can learn so that when I get a job, I won't be so surprised to find people who will order me around worse than this."

Getting the wrong major was normal but this was worse than what she had previously thought. Sicily didn't expect it to end up like this at all, even though she realized that there would never be anything pleasant including entering the working world because it was the harshest demand of life.

After school they would work for the rest of their lives, this was something that would be the course of human life. During their school days, not all of them think about what they will eat tomorrow or the like because they are still financed by their parents, but after school and they graduate, they will then continue to work to make ends meet.

"That's why it turns out that being an adult is not easy, even to make a decision to improve yourself is very difficult. But I'm an adult and there's no time to complain about things, I have to keep moving forward so that I can become an adult who isn't disappointed by expectations that don't match reality."

Rising from her seat, Sicily walked down the street towards home because she had no intention of being here for long. She had to immediately pack some clothes and what she would bring for a vacation to country M together with Stein. She hoped that even if he found her parents' whereabouts and returned with them, it would allow Sicily to return to this city safely and alone.

There would be no more hope that she could get if Stein also left her home. She did not know when that would happen but she certainly hoped that it would not involve her future.

"I'm home..."

Stein who was sitting in the living room looked at her for a moment then smiled and got up. He stood in front of Sicily who immediately raised an eyebrow when he deliberately blocked her.

"What's wrong?"

Sicily suddenly felt everything was gone, I don't know what happened because it was like losing consciousness. But in the end, she completely closed her eyes and was not aware of anything anymore as if she had just been drugged.

Meanwhile, Stein had already broken the kiss again and looked at Sicily's beautiful face in front of him.

"How could you think of all that during an empty class, hmm?" he muttered while looking at his girl's face.

He deliberately made Sicily faint just to be able to get this. Kissing the lips of the girl who made him feel like a human being who was desiring a girl who was his love. But at this time he could not reveal it openly because Sicily also could not tell him about his own identity. Keeping her a secret was also impossible because Stein could not stay forever on this earth, so he had to return to his planet and he would take Sicily there.

"I'm just not telling you that whatever I want, I can get it. You'll ask me how it all happened when I can't say. I had to do this to you, make you lose consciousness just to be able to kiss you like that. After this, hopefully we can live a better life and if I come back and take you to the planet, we can become husband and wife."

Stein knew that it would not be easy to convince Sicily who was already overthinking. But he was sure that eventually he would be with this girl and would become Sicily's owner because only he could understand everything this girl wanted and he could give it to her.

"You just need to be my woman, I can do anything for you. After this, hopefully there will be no rejection and you will remain mine forever. We will never be separated, no matter where we are we will still be together. After this, I hope you understand that I will never let you go."

Stein smiled, looking at Sicily with his gentle gaze while the girl was lying sleeping and unconscious due to Stein's own actions.

Before long, still following his own heart, Stein kissed Sicily again, letting his heart burn just to be able to do this and get Sicily.