Novels by Rara-avis18

Eira's POV “ I want to get scarfs,” I pointed at a shop that sold all types and designs of scarfs. “ Alright, we'll be outside waiting for you or would you prefer us to help you pick out scarfs for you?” Kia asked. I hated how he acted like my personal guard even though he was. Why can't he be less professional??? “ Oo! Oo!!” Anakin raised his hand like he was the one Kia was asking. “ I can see you have a splendid taste in things, Cleo and the winter is approaching. But given your inexperience in shopping, I think it'll be a good idea for me to follow you in,” he cleared his throat. “ Absolutely, not,” Kia hit the back of his head. “ Cleo will decide that and I don't think if she had to take anyone it would be you,” Kia snapped at him. “ Prin…Cleo, what's your decision?” Mona nearly added my title. “ Yes, what's your decision? Should we…” “ Just stay outside and don't you think of coming in with me. I'm talking to the both of you!” I raised my

Eira's POV We walked into the main streets and at least I and Kia were finally paired up. Mona and Anakin walked behind us arguing all the way. “ Is there any place in particular you'd like to go to, Your Highness?” Kia asked. Why was he still addressing me formally? “ Erm…” “ What am I saying? I doubt you know anywhere. Aren't you always in the palace?” He asked rhetorically, not once making eye contact with me. “ You don't really have to put it that way,” I sighed. Besides, he was one to talk like he wasn't from a similar family background with me. “ If you see anything that you like as we're walking, you can tell me so we'll get it for you,” he informed. I thought after winning him in today's sparring session that he'd treat me more like a friend or at least treat me like he would treat his fellow knights but here he is treating me like something fragile and naive. I hated it. “ Can I do that as well? I know a lot of great places we can buy thi

Eira's POV I ended up wearing something casual, well at least that's what the other maids and Mona claimed. This was anything but casual. They had picked out a matching pair of a cross-button shirt and a slim fitting trouser. The cross-button shirt came with a cape and badges of all kinds, it was also laced with gold chains hanging from it's breast pocket. I wore a white glove to match my seemingly casual look. “ When you said casual, this wasn't what I had in mind,” I whispered to Mona as we headed outside. “ You said you wanted casual, not something cheap,” she answered. “ Besides, how in the world did you convince yourself that you were going to find cheap clothes in your wardrobe? Have you forgotten that you're supposed to be the princess?” Mona nagged. “ Maybe I should just get that then while I'm in the market. Cheap clothes are perfect for outings,” I stated, living a low profile life once in a while wouldn't be that bad. “ Don't think of doing an

Eira's POV Three months later Months had passed by since I began training with Kia and Anakin. I honestly was out doing myself, who knew I'd have a talent in fighting? “ Are you ready for today? You do know that today is D-Day,” Mona said walking behind me as we headed towards the training ground. “ Honestly, I'm freaking out inside and your question isn't exactly helping to calm me down,” I said, taking a deep breath. “ I know I'm not helping right now but you've really improved. With your current ability, you're definitely a lot stronger than the lower ranking knights. Your current strength is on par with Class III knights which rather impressive. No one shots up the ranks this easily,” she analyzed. She certainly knew a lot about knights. “ I doubt my skills are up that level though,” I sighed, depressed. “ Do you think you'd be able to win?” Mona kept bombarding me with questions. “ Take a good look at me and ask me that question again,” I squ

Eira's POV The moon shone down on the palace, giving it an otherworldly radiance which made everything familiar appear strange and enticing at the same time. I looked sideways at Mona whose eyes gleamed with excitement mixed with uncertainty as she was already half way out of the door. I never one day thought I'd be sneaking out…it felt criminal. “ I have no idea why my heart keeps pounding,” I sighed. “ Then we can just decide not to go,” I knew Mona wanted this outcome more than anyone else. “ No! I can't just stand Anakin up,” I said in a hushed tone. “ I'd actually love to see the look on his face if that happened,” she really didn't get along with him.We silently moved through the deserted corridors of the palace covered in thick carpets that muted our footsteps. The air remained still and silent except for the breeze that let themselves in, every now and then. As we drew near, a figure became visible in the darkness. “ Sir Anakin?” I calle

Eira's POV After our talk with my mom, I and Mona headed back inside. Maybe I should really consider taking Mom's advice. “ Mom may be right, maybe I should take the first step,” I said to Mona who walked behind me. “ I'll do my best to support you but just try not to be too forward about it,” Mona advised. “ Even if I wanted to be forward about it, I don't think I can drop my pride to throw myself at him like that,” I sighed. I wasn't crazy enough to do something so embarrassing as throwing myself at him. “ Heyyy! Princess Cleo, you left so suddenly. Are you feeling better?” Anakin popped out of one of the rooms as I walked through the hallway. “ I never said I was feeling terrible to begin with,” I frowned. “ A thank you for asking would have sufficed though,” he winked. “ Ahem… There's something I wanted to ask you,” I cleared my throat. “ Hmm, this is new. It seemed like you weren't fond of me for quite a while,” he picked his ears nonchalant

ELEOTwo days later Mom had been acting strange ever since that night but at least he wasn't that way today. “ Eli? Mommy's heading out, will you be okay?” He hugged me so tight I could barely breathe. “ I'm free today so I and Eleo are going to spend today together,” Zara held my hand. “ Alright. You two should have fun,” mom smiled brightly before kissing me on the forehead. “ Be a good boy, okay?” “ I will,” I nodded my head. Mom was always worried about the littlest things when it concerned me so I always did my best to keep his mind at rest. Once mom left, I and Zara stared at each other awkwardly. “ So what are we going to do today?” She cleared her throat. “ How am I supposed to know? You're the adult here,” I retorted, folding my arms. “ Wow, what a switch in character. You never act or talk this maturely in front of Lyron,” she pouted. “ That's because my five year-old self is only for mom,” I

LYRON “ Aren't you sleepy?” I asked as I sat beside him. “ I still want to hear a bedtime story though,” he pouted. I couldn't say no to his cuteness even though Ryan had complained that I might be spoiling him a bit too much. “ Then I'm going to read you one that's really short,” I made myself clear before walking over to his bookshelf and taking out a suitable story. “ What's the name of this one?” He was excited. “ Eleo, you need to sleep so I'd appreciate if you were less active because I have a bad feeling that you won't still fall asleep after I read this,” I heaved before sitting down.“ Anyway, the name of tonight's story is ‘When The Yogurt Took Over' and it's tagged as a science fiction,” that was something I found odd since the name wasn't exactly related to science in anyway. I read it no matter how weird the book was and I wondered if Eleo even enjoyed it. To be frank, I was more worried that he might have a nightmare from hear

LYRON Two days had passed since that incident but I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. Whenever I think about what happened, my face turns red and my breathing becomes unsteady. “ Is it possible for me to keep avoiding him?” I banged my head against the dining table. “ Lyron, what's eating you up?” Zara sat down next to me with her arms folded. “ Nothing,” I muttered. “ Is that so? But you look like you had the worst night,” she said.“ Did something happen?” “ Yes and you'll get real mad at what I'm about to say,” I bent my head. “ What is it?” Her eyes were fixed on me. “ So… I met Amil,” I fiddled with my fingers. “ Wasn't they when you wanted to sign the endorsement contract?” She raised a brow. “ That time and two days ago,” my tone was low. “ You met up with him again?” Her voice was laced with slight annoyance. “ It wasn't intentionally though!” I raised my voice a bit in an attempt to d

AMIL Michael sat down next to Mirio while I sat down opposite the two them. Their bromance was a little too over the top and I didn't want to have to deal with it. “ What's gotten into you, Amil?” Mirio asked. “ Context?” I raised a brow. “ You rarely drink especially outdoors like this,” he said. “ That's because I need to distract myself a bit,” I poured myself a drink. “ Before we get to the main course, starting off with dessert won't be bad,” Michael said, rubbing his palms together. “ You start off with appetizers, Mikey,” we chorused. “ Oh, yeah. Whatever,” he shrugged. “ So starting with the appetizer, are the rumors true?” He squinted his eyes at Mirio. “ I'm actually slightly curious to be honest,” I voiced. “ Not you too,” he laughed awkwardly. “ So is it not true?” I inquired. “ My gossip senses are telling me that they're true because he's practically glowing,” Michael assessed him as he sta

AMIL I stared at Michael for a while longer before letting out a sigh. I was going to call he and Mirio regardless after the photoshoot before I saw him approaching me “ What bar are we headed to?” I finally responded. “ Yes!” He exclaimed as he tapped my back proudly. “ I knew you wouldn't turn down such an offer. You don't have any other friend besides us,” I didn't know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult. “ I might just reconsider if you keep yapping,” I threatened. “ Stop being such a pain,” he clicked his tongue as he briefly glared at me. “ I'll text Mirio,” he said. “ Is Mirio even in the country?” I questioned. I had been so busy with work and preoccupied with the thoughts of Lyron that I wasn't aware of his whereabouts. “ You're such a scatterbrain, you know?” Michael heaved. “ Mirio has been back for quite some time now.” “ That's unlike him,” I muttered. “ Exactly what I said!” He clapped his hands togethe

AMIL The rest of the photoshoot was a blur. My mind was scattered everywhere and I could barely focus. “ Amil, try not to look too intense okay?” The photographer said. “ Alright,” I nodded my head. Usually, my photoshoot wouldn't take this long since it was rare for me to waste so much time but with my mind distracted, it was hard to focus on the present. “ Let's wrap up for today,” the photographer clapped his hands. “ You did great everyone,” he commended as the photoshoot finally came to an end. “ How are you feeling now?” Joe whispered to me. “ I don't know,” I heaved. I felt guilty that I felt bad when the actual victim was Lyron not me. “ You need to rest,” Joe concluded, not knowing what else to say. “ I'm more surprised that you haven't asked me what happened between the both of us,” I said, looking at him. He was the curious kind that would bug me until he gets everything out so it was weird that to see him letting go of this

Two weeks laterAnastasia’s POV Abel had been sentenced to what I would call a lifetime worth of jail term on various charges like murder, attempted murder, embezzlement, bribery, threats and so on. He kept yelling at us without a single form of remorse but I'm glad that case is closed. Meanwhile Bourne Groups and MooBi entertainment have began their collaboration deal and Bourne Groups stock prices have gone up just from the anticipation of such a huge collaboration ongoing. “ Anna, are you paying any attention?” Stella nudged me in the arm. “ Sorry,” I muttered. We were at a court procession, it was that of Cora's. Cora had turned herself in to the police and had agreed to take responsibility for her actions but she was yet to know that I and the others had decided that she wouldn't go to prison. I didn't like her but I wanted to understand her since she was somehow like a sister to me, with our identities switched at birth, I feel the need to be there for

Kasper's POV~"Yeah, I'll get back to you on that......*noise in the background*.....". "What's with all the fuss?" I thought as I walked over to the end of my office where the wall is totally made of glass. Looking through, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Hordes of paparazzi flooded into the company building following someone in a black suit. "Is that.....Uncle Abel?" I thought as I squinted to look clearly. I couldn't see the face from so high up but the figure and mannerisms certainly were his."....ello? Sir? Are you there sir?" The voice from the other end of the phone snapped me out of my thoughts. I had totally forgotten that I was on a call. "Oh I apologise. I got caught up with something" I explained, "Perhaps I'll call you back later and we'll talk about it thoroughly. How's that?" "Sure thing sir?""Alright....beep!" I hung up and continued to analyze the situation. If that really was uncle Abel, he would probably be headed to my office. I had been expecting him act

Athena's POV~Sitting on the bench along the lobby in the hospital, I felt hollow. Everything felt like a dream. I couldn't believe it at all. "Audrey switched our babies? Audrey?" I thought. How could somebody I trusted so much betray me like that? She was my best friend. I trusted her like she was my sister. How could she do this?! "Oh mo....Please stop crying" Cora said to me as she offered me a tissue. I turned to the side and took a look at her. It was awkward and heartbreaking. This girl for whom I did everything wasn't even mine? I felt chills run down my spine as I thought about it. "Yeah, it's just gonna make it worse" Anna who sat beside me too on the other end said. I looked at her too. How was I supposed to feel now? My actual daughter....in front of me and I never knew all this time. "Just relax, okay?" Cora said as she gave me the tissue. I took it and wiped the tears off my face.Clip! Clop! Clip! Clop!"The doctor!" I sprung up in anxiety. I had been waiting. I still

Audrey's POV~"They're not here yet?" I thought as I took a glance at my watch. She said she wanted to meet me here about fifteen minutes ago, Anastasia that is. I looked around the cafe to see if maybe she was sitting somewhere else but there was no sign of her. "Maybe I should call her" I muttered as I dug my hand into my purse to get my phone. Then suddenly, I heard the jingle of the small bells at the entrance and my eyes darted in that direction. It was her. "Anna" I called with a wave as a smile cropped up on my face. My daughter truly was gorgeous. She saw me and walked over to my table and sat down. "Geez, what happened? It's not like you to be running late" I said with a smile. " Sorry, I got caught up with something" she apologized. " Work huh? Have you managed to make a designs yet?" I asked. " I have actually but none of them are to my liking. I guess I've been on a bit of a block lately " she said. She didn't look too happy as she said it. "Was something bothering he

Mom’s House - The next dayAnastasia’s POV “ Are you going out?” I came out of the kitchen as my ears picked up the sound of footsteps moving towards the front door. “ Yes, you're ears are rather sensitive,” mom complimented. “ Nah, not really. Besides, why are you heading out? I mean, I just came not too long ago and I'm making lunch,” I pouted. “ By not coming too long ago, you mean coming in the morning before nine and staying till past noon?” She placed both hands on her waist arching her brows as she questioned rhetorically. “ Haha, guess I've been here for quite a while,” I scratched my head awkwardly. “ Mhmm, you have. Anyway, I'll be back soon enough. I want to get some things then drop them at the orphanage before coming back so don't wait for me before you have lunch as I might take a bit before coming,” she smiled before heading for the front door. “ But...” “ Bye!!” She yelled, banging the door behind her as she escaped from the house. She wa

Anastasia’s POV Kasper and I sat on the chairs in the balcony and got a minute or two after we arrived, we didn't say a word. Maybe it was because we didn't want to talk about the night we came out to the balcony which ended up rather hot or we were simply unsure of how to react to the news of what truly happened to Aurelia. “ I don't know what to say to you,” he let the words escape his lips like air he had held in too long. “ What do...” “ I know we've already settled this issue of Aurelia’s death before and I regretted treating you the way I did but this is different. I feel guilty - guilty because I had made you suffer a lot for someone else's crimes,” he pushed his hair backwards with both hands. “ I couldn't exactly blame you, after all, I would have done the same thing if I were in your shoes,” I turned to look at him but contrary to his usual self, he wasn't staring back at me. “ Thinking about how I blamed you and forced you to get married to me just s