27 Let's Find Your Path

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

you will know why I am screaming at the end of the chapter

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The rooftop of The Reiss mansion holds one of the largest Gardens inside the walls, not that there is many of them. there are many flowers of all kinds and colors, from white to Red. Ace is walking with Krista who seems to blend with the Field of Roses besides them with her crimson dress. the sun is shining her blond hair giving it more of a shiny golden color

" Tell me honestly..." Ace started speaking first " do you really want to marry me?"

His question made Krista stop in her track and looked at him with a smiling face

" Of course!" she gave him the most cheerful smile she can muster

" Impressive!!!" Ace exclaimed at her making Krista confused as she tilted her head to the side in a questioning manner

" What is it that's impressive?"

"Your smile.." Ace started walking again as he continued " You almost fooled me there. you don't want to marry me, right?" being an ex-assassin Ace can almost see through all fake smiles, and Krista's was one of the best he had seen

" I do not understand what you mean?" Krista followed him as she denied Ace's words " Marrying someone from another Noble family is my dream, I was really happy when I heard the news of our engagement" she said

" Is that what they taught you?" Ace laughed " I told you to be honest, didn't I?" he smiled at her " Do you really want to marry me?"

Krista's fake smile started to fade slowly as her face became expressionless " To tell you the truth...I don't want anything for myself." she said, her cheerful demeanor is gone

Ace smiled didn't go from his face as he thought this was some new to him, his impression of Krista was that of a sweet girl that has an overload of kindness for everyone. but this girl here is nothing like that

" So you are just going with the flew of the events, huh?" he said

" Something like that" Krista stopped and pointed at their right, there was a small table with two chairs around it, on top of the table is Tea equipment

" Let's go there, these heels are killing me" Krista's previews gentle behavior is gone. from the beginning she was just following Ace and doing what he said, it was taught to her by that teacher, he said ' a lady should obey her master. remember your husband is your master '. if he was my master why don't you just send me as a servant girl?! that would've helped a lot.

Ace did as she told and followed her, he sat on the table and watched Krista prepare the tea, they suddenly got quiet.

"You don't have a path in mind?" said Ace causing Krista's hands to stop before she said " No "

" Then..." Ace took the cup of tea she gave him, he drank a little then said: " Should I share mine with you?"

His words made Krista giggle as she said " and how so? "

" Marry me " he pointed at himself as if stating the obvious

" I don't have a choice in that from the beginning" Krista giggled at him, he knows she has no choice but still asked her.

" Of course you don't. but I want you to agree to marry me, by your own will not because of Rod Reiss told you so. " Ace stood up and got closer to Krista

" Krista Reiss, will you marry me?" Ace gave her his most charming smile that he could give.

Krista looked at him for a moment as he kissed her hand, he just proposed to her, never in her wildest dreams she thought that a day will come and someone will propose to her and a noble son above all

She froze in her place as a slight blush covered her face, she wanted to believe him, her intuition is telling her to accept. she looked in his eyes and saw no hidden intention, just pure feelings, something Krista is not used to

Ace realized that she is struggling to accept him so he decided to give her the last push she needed

" By marrying me, Rod Reiss will have no further power upon you, as you will be part of my family making you free for yourself, so...will you be my family? "

His words now just triggered her as she remembered how foolish she was at the beginning of the month as she followed him here thinking he still had some love for her but he only needed her. by the time she had realized this she discovered that she can no longer escape

" I Accept " Historia stood up with her eyes glowing with determination. if marrying Ace is her only escape then...

"I will share your path, " she said making Ace smile at her

" Glad to hear that, my dear!" he said striking Krista's heart out of the blue

" You know, me and you have many similarities" Said Ace

" I don't think so.." For Krista, she had always lived in the farmlands while Ace grow up with his parents and love while she didn't have any of that

"you sure? well, have you ever been to the moon?" asked Ace

"no" Krista looked at him with confusion, how is that related

" me neither. see, we have something similar "

Krista turned her head andtried to avoid his gaze and hold her laughter back, that came out of nowhere

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Ace and his parents came back to their house and were greeted with a funny scene the kids are on the couch like dead bodies thrown by the sea

" What happened??" asked Maria

Eren heard her and raised his head to reveal his face with blue marks on it and one black eye " We were brutally beaten by C. Laurance...Avenge us" his head fell down after he finished his last words making the family crack up laughing at them

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After 20 days, the wedding day is being prepared and all the nobles of the wall and anyone who is rich enough is attending the wedding in the king's castle

The bells are running through the capital, the ladies are wearing their most beloved dresses and the man looking to form any kind of connection

In the main hall of the castle, Rod Reiss is walking with Krista in his hand towards the big stage where Ace is standing looking gently at Krista in her white wedding dress as she comes near him. Armin was standing behind Ace in his position as the best man

The priest started giving his holy speech but Ace was still focusing on Krista who is soon to be his wife, he spent the past 20 days visiting her every day so he can improve his relationship with her. it did pay off as Krista started to anticipate his visit every day

" Ace Braveheart, do you accept Krista Reiss as your wife? " said the priest, his voice held no emotion as he spent the past 10 years of his life doing the same thing

" I do "

" And you, Krista Reiss, do you take Ace Braveheart as your husband?"

"...I do"

Everyone in the room clapped their hands at this, Maria was crying as she was so happy that she could witness her son marriage. Mikasa had some mixed feeling but ultimately she was happy for him and her while Eren is fuming with anger because he lost his position as the best man to Armin

While Rod Reiss was too smiling as his useless daughter finally did something good for once in her life

" By the power that is given to me I declare you a husband and a wife... you may share a kiss," said the priest as he closes his book

Krista looked up at Ace, she felt embarrassed to kiss him in front of everyone, Ace realized her fear so he said

" Will you kiss me, or do I have to lie to my diary?" he said managing to make Krista leak a sweet smile

She stood on her toes and Shared a sweet kiss with her now husband