Chapter 61 - I'm Looking For A Book
After locking his office , Helios went outside . He walked for a bit till he arrived at the entrance of the library . When seeing him the guards bowed and cleared the path for him to pass . The guard who he met earlier was still in front of the door . With just a glance from Helios he understood that he had to leave and open the door for the prince .
The guard left quietly after opening the door . When Helios entered in he saw that Aria was still reading . The pile of books that he saw in the morning had become twice as big , the white board was filled with notes and different files were prepared .
\' She looks childish but she does a really good job ! \' thought Helios when seeing how much she was able to do within a day .
Aria was so focused on the book that she had forgot to eat both lunch and dinner . Helios saw that the plates were left untouched on the table .
\' Now I understand why she fainted after closing our case at the court\'s entrance , she barely eats anything when she is focused on her job . \' thought Helios when seeing her write on a paper .
" You sure have worked hard ! " said Helios .
Aria realized that Helios was in the library only after hearing his voice .
" You ?! What are you doing here ?! " asked Aria surprised .
" Look at your food ! It\'s cold now only because you didn\'t eat in time ! " said Helios avoiding Aria\'s question .
Even he himself didn\'t want to admit that that he was a bit worried about her .
" If you didn\'t mention it , I would have forgotten about it . " said Aria when looking at the food .
In that moment her stomach started to grumble which embarrassed Aria a little . Helios laughed at her cute expression and stomach noise . The more he laughed , the more she wanted to hide herself from embarrassment .
\' Why now ?! \' thought Aria to herself while her stomach continued to make noise .
" It seems like your stomach is reminding you that he\'s hungry . " said Helios .
Aria sat down and started to eat . Helios also sat in front of her and looking at her with a smirk .
" What are you doing ? " said Aria when she saw that he was looking at her with an interrogative look in his eyes .
" I was just wondering why you\'re a bit chubby and not fat with how much you eat . You must have a good metabolism . I bet you must have been a fat baby girl when you were born . " said Helios with a laugh .
" You....really ! I was....now I\'m not....Can\'t you just shut up and stay quiet ?! Don\'t you have anything to do ?! Why have you come here ? " said Aria annoyed .
" I was staying quiet . You were the one who asked me what I was doing so I answered . " said Helios with a smile .
" This blonde donkey ! " murmured Aria annoyed that she couldn\'t talk back .
" What do you want here ? " asked Aria .
" I am here because I need a book . After I find it I will go back . " said Heios .
" Really ?! I will gladly help you find it . If we search together we will find it faster then you can go and finish your own work . It\'s not good to leave the work unfinished . " said Aria with a super happy expression .
\' She repeated the word \' finish \' so many times and her big smile , convinces me that she is trying to get me out of here as fast as possible . \' thought Helios .
" Wow , thaks beforehand for the help . Unfortunately I forgot the name of the book I was searching for . " said Helios with an innocent voice .
" Are you kidding me ?! Who forgets the name of the book he needs to work with ?! " asked Aria a bit shocked .
" I just forgot it\'s name but haven\'t forgotten the book\'s cover . " said Helios with a proud tone .
" I should say that the fact that you remember the cover it isn\'t something to feel proud of . " said Aria with an emotionless face which made Helios laugh a little .
" I really wonder who\'s short sighted enought to hire someone like you ?! " said Aria annoyed when she saw him laughing .
" Oh now that you\'re telling me ! The both of us have an agreement . Today is the last day ! Have you figured up what my job is ? " asked Helios seating comfortably while waiting for Aria to finish her food .
" Being a nuisance to me ! " said Aria with a non caring tone .
" Are you serious ?! " asked Helios a bit startled from her reply .
" Well , apart from annoying me I have never seen you do anything else . " said Aria .
" You aren\'t even a bit interested in knowing what\'s my job ?! " asked Helios even more startled .
" Not really ! If I were to put it in numbers I would say minus a hundrend percent disinterested ! Not even zero but minus a hundred percent . " said Aria and finished the last bite .
\' This girl can\'t be for real ! \' thought Helios with a neutral expression .
She wiped her lips with the napking next to the plate in the tray and then got up . Aria got another book from a bookshelf and walked to the table where she was working .
" Now that I ate , I need to focus on my work . Since you don\'t even remember the book\'s name I would suggest you to continue and work tomorrow cause it will take a lot of time before you find it . I would have helped you if you knew the name but now I can\'t , I need to focus on my own work ! " said Aria and then sat .
" You have been in the library since morning and looks like you haven\'t rested at all ! Aren\'t you tired ? " said Helios looking at the empty plates .
" Yes , I am tired but I need to focus on this case and make sure to analyse each information carefully . I can\'t let anything go unnoticed ! " said Aria holding another file in her hand .
" Why did you accept madam Margrethe\'s case ?! In my case it was because you damaged an ancient statue and it\'s understandable that had to take this case . In the end it resulted a success and you even asked for extras which you deserved....In this old madam\'s case , I really can\'t see you earn any profit . " said Helios .
When hearing this Aria showed a soft smile .
" Do you really think people do things like this for free ?! I have my own profit in this mess . " said Aria .
" I knew you wouldn\'t do it just because you\'re kind . You even made Bekora agree to your request about covering up your expenses . Now that you helped Mana...are you gonna ask her to fulfill a request of yours ? " said Helios with an evil smile .
Aria laughed a little and closed the book she was reading then looked towards Helios with determinded expression .
" I am the type of person who never wants to owe others anything and that\'t precicely why I am working on this case instead of spending my free time with my family . About Mana\'s case , I really did help her out of kindness without expecting something in return . " said Aria with a smile .
" I don\'t believe you . " said Helios with a serious expression .
" You can think whatever you want . " said Aria and opened the book .
\' She expects nothing in return ?! Who\'s she trying to fool ?! She knows how to play the innocent part well . I will go along with you and wait till you expose your true thoughts . I don\'t believe that you can keep your acting for long . You will sooner or later reveal your intentions ! \' thought Helios .
\' Hmmm....kindness ! Ridiculous ! \' thought Helios with a dry smile .
Aria was continuing with her work without paying any attention to Helios . Although his presence made her a bit uncomfortable , she still tried to not derivate her mind elsewhere . Helios got up from the table and went to get a book from the bookshelf since he had nothing better to do . Despite being tired Helios decided to stay at the library and look at Aria while she was working . Ocassionaly they would throw glances at each other . Aria wanted to tell him to leave but she was sure that he wouldn\'t .
\' It\'s realy hard to understand this guy ! Why is he suddenly in a bad mood ? \' thought Aria a bit nervous of his bad mood aura .
Two hours passed , Helios finished the book he took and then looked at Aria again . He noticed that Aria had fallen asleep . On the computer\'s screen he saw that there were some little papers attached in which some numbers were written . Helios could tell that they were the numbers of the files Aria had been working on for the whole day . When he looked at the flowers , he took a glimpse of Aria\'s sleeping face . She had such a calm and peaceful expression .
\' Hard to believe that this little tigress can be so calm . Guess she\'s only calm when she sleeps...her sleeping face is cute . \' thought Helios while slightly poking her cheeks .