>>Nena“Gurl, avoiding him won’t take you anywhere.” Nathan was giving me a lecture while I had my head down on the round table outside the canteen. It was like our spot where we discussed plans, “You’ve been avoiding him for two days now. The festival is in two weeks!”“My heart won’t let me see him.” I stared into space.“Oh God!” Nathan sighed, “Come on Nena!” He looked at the clock on his phone, “I have a class so I have to go.” Chris and Sam didn’t make it to our ‘get me and Quincy together’ discussion plan since they had consecutive classes, “Listen,” Nathan sat down next to me, “You want him to be yours right?”I nodded my head while my face was still on the table, “Yea…” I could feel the dust on the surface get smouldered on my cheek.“Then it’s not the time to mope.” He grabbed my ear, “This happens every now and then, he has to feed, he’s a vampire,” He got me to sit up.“Ow!” I slapped away his hand, “He’s a half!” I gritted my teeth, “He’s half Fae,” I glared at him, “A ra
>>Nena“Quincy~” I popped my head in his office, “Your coffee.” I gave it to him while he was taking some notes on his notepad.“Thanks.” He took a sip from it immediately and smiled, “I just love the taste of this coffee.” He gave me a glance, “This is what I like.” He smiled at me and my heart skipped a beat, “You being friendly and not ignoring me.”“Hehe,” I felt a little flustered, “And me too, right?” I looked at him with glistening eyes.He chuckled, “If that’s what makes you happy.”“Hey! You have to say it!” I pouted.“Yes, I like you too.”I smiled brightly, “I know,” I chuckled, “I am the best after all.”He just chuckled in return and kept doing his words.“I’m leaving for college.” I told him as I walked towards the door.“Is your friend picking you up again?” He asked as his eyes shifted onto the laptop screen.“Yes,”“Alright.”There was no other reaction from him. Rather, he seemed too busy to even give me one.***In today’s meeting session, Nathan was absent because
>>NenaNo matter how much I wanted to deny it, it all came right in front of me like a hard slap to my face.Sam and Chris were right.Nothing had worked.Absolutely nothing has changed. Except the fact that, now I feel like I’m not even worth what I thought I was before.I’m just a human.Someone who was there for a fleeting period in his life. Will I even be remembered after a few years?I heard Quincy’s door get shut and I knew she and him were together in his office now.My heart broke. It felt like a glass that fell on the hard concrete floor and shattered into tiny uncountable pieces.I looked down in misery and began to slowly walk towards the room.My thoughts felt like they were jumbling up and it felt suffocating. I didn’t want to be in the same space as her.Why did she appear now?I feel so bad and stupid!I walked into the corridor and stood in front of Quincy’s office. I heard them talking but couldn’t hear.Shit!I bit my lips and ran out to the open corridor, to the b
>>NenaI took a deep breath, then looked up and through the thick trees, I could barely see the sky.A sky full of stars.Wait- full of stars?I stood up.The trees are really thick too and the air is so crisp! Plus there is absolutely no sound of anything artificial.My eyes went wide as I realized where I might be!Just then the sound of a bird caught my attention and I looked in the direction of the sound where I saw a big white raven making its way towards me.My heart began to pound as I had an idea who that might be.The raven dove closer to the ground and as it was about to reach me it shape-shifted.The smaller body transformed into that of a tall sturdy man.A beautiful man with pale skin, silverish white hair and emerald green eyes.His fantasy style clothes made my jaw drop, his hair was a bit longer than the last time I had seen him but he was as youthful as ever.He approached me quietly with a serious expression but I couldn’t contain my joy when I saw him, “Yohan!?” I e
>>NenaTears fell down my cheeks, “Why are you yelling at me!”“I-” He raised his hands up slightly, “I didn’t mean to do that.” He seemed a little disturbed.“Why are you angry at me?” I glared at him.“You ran away!” He said, “Do you know how worried I was?”I ran away? The fuk? I only went out for a walk!“So what!?” I took a step back, “You were so busy with your lover, you didn’t care.”“Nena!” He raised his voice again, “She’s a guest.”“Oh? So that shameless bitch hasn’t left yet.”“Nena! She was the one who told me to check on you since she thought you were acting weird.”I scoffed, “You must trust her a lot.” I folded my arms, “She’s the one who followed me out when I went out for a WALK and tried to kill me.” I kept glaring at him.“What?”“Why do you think the Dryad let me in? It doesn’t let normal humans in!” I took another step back, “Do you have any idea how scared I was when I thought I was going to die!?”“Nena…” He shook his head, “I’m sure this is a misunderstanding
>>Nena“What the hell is wrong with you!” Sam bandaged my hand while constantly running his mouth, “What if something happened!” We both sat in his room in his big ass house.“Well, nothing happened!” The door opened while we both were arguing.“Nena,” I heard Chris come in and turned to look at him. He placed his bike helmet on the table as he walked in, “I heard what you did.” He came and sat down next to us, “That was dangerous.”“I’m alright though-” The door burst open and Nathan came running in.“Nena! I heard you pulled a stupid stunt!!” Nathan yelled and I silently looked at Sam to judge him.“What?” He finished bandaging me, “I had to tell them.” He looked away, “We’re in this together.”“Are you alright though?” Nathan came stomping towards me and it looked like he was about to give me a hug.“Hey!” Chris and Sam both stopped him, “You can’t be near her yet!”“Ah!” Nathan paused, “Right…” He sat the furthest from me and sighed, “But why did you do it?”All three of them sta
>>NenaAfter my anger calmed down a little, I pressed my head against the door, “Quincy…” I called his name, “I know you’re there.” I spoke softer than before, “Why are you doing this?”There wasn’t any answer for the first few seconds so I called out his name again.“Quincy?”…“Why would you pull such a stupid stunt?” He finally spoke. His voice was coming directly from the other side of the door, “Did you know how worried I was?”“But,” I frowned, “You didn’t even believe what I told you and then you rejected me…”“What else could I have done?’ He said, “I’m your guardian.” He chose a word I couldn’t refute, “I have to be responsible.”“Then why didn’t you believe in me? I told you she tried to kill me-”“I believe you.” He cut my words.“You do?” I was surprised.“But I have to solve things in an orderly manner.” He sighed and pressed his head against the door. That’s when I realised he was sitting against it, “I’m not a kid. We have a system to follow, I can’t just fight with som
>>QuincySlashing the atmosphere with a dark magic tool creates a portal that opens to the realm of magic. Although, it is specific to dark continents only. Just like how the Dryad, the light magic spirit doesn’t allow the undead creatures to pass through it and enter the magical forest, the dark continent is a place that is void of light magical creatures. And the Fae can not use dark magic tools at all.I stared at the dark hollow portal I just made and sighed.It’s been twenty years since I came to live in the human world. During that time, not even once did I think about going back and there were a number of reasons for that.I placed the magic dagger in my jacket’s pocket and crossed over.A wave of nostalgia hit me as the heavy air filled my nostrils. I took a deep satisfied breath as the catastrophic magic coursed through my veins. Being away from the world of magic had sort of made me forget what bountiful magic felt like. The moment I was in my homeland, I felt powerful.The
>>Maya “And that’s how after a long wait, Quincey and I got married and became the Queen and King of the dark realm.” Nena finished her long love story, “We got married in the human world. It was a small event with very few close guests.” She smiled, “And yes, I invited my three fake boyfriends too.” She took a deep breath, “That was the last I saw of them.” She grinned, “And then we moved to the Vampire capital and years passed by.” “Woah…” I was shocked, “That was a lot to take in.”I definitely didn't think you’d turn out to be such a manipulative person.” It was unbelievable really. She chuckled, “Everything is allowed in love and war Ma,” She had a mischievous look on her face, “And look at us, we were two orphans whose parents were killed unjustly.” Her smile turned a little sad, “And now we’re Queens.” I smiled back, “I guess fate isn’t that bad.” She shrugged, “I’m happy now so I guess.” She smiled, “My time with Quincey has been amazing!” “How much more time before you gi
>>Quincy“What if some other Vampire tries to harm her?” I asked the king, my father and Luci. We four were present in the King’s audience chamber and we're going through some stuff, “There is always a chance someone could try something because she’s still a human. It’s going to take time for her blood mate powers to show.” I was making a point here, solely for Nena’s sake. Still being a man who has claim to the throne meant there was a chance someone might disagree of Nena and try to harm her.“Boy, the thing is, even if you revoke all your rights officially, there is still a chance it might happen.” The king made his point, “Because no matter what, you can’t fight the blood that runs in your veins.” He was right. No matter what effort I did here, it won’t change the fact that I was part of the royal bloodline. I sighed and looked down in defeat. What now? If not this, then what can I do?The king cleared his throat and made me look at him again, “Well you just need to be in a posi
>>Quincey“So none of you ever liked her?” I asked the boys while we all sat in the lounge of my house. I was sitting on one side and the three of them were side by side on the other.“Nope,” They all replied as they shook their heads in unison.“You want me to believe that?” I had my arms folded.“We only did it because she was helping us out. It was mutual help.” Chris said, “We had a deal between ourselves.”“Helping you guys out?” “She’s a pretend girlfriend for us because women don’t stop chasing rich men, especially when they’re single.” Sam said, “Nena is the perfect person for that role since she beats the shit out of people too.”I raised my brows as I frowned. It made sense, there were a number of times she came home and I could tell right away she had a fight with someone. So this was the reason why.“Don’t worry,” Chris said after he noticed the visible discontent on my face, “We just need her for another semester and then our deal ends.” He smiled, “We really don’t have
>>NenaThe world started getting blurred. Like a dancing mirage.The dark magic began to consume me and I started seeing red. A stream of liquid started coming out of my eyes that was not water.AH…No wonder Quincey told me I’d never survive here. I feel like I’m being consumed. It’s like there is a furnace in my body that’s steadily heating up and it’ll keep heating up till there is nothing left of me. Till all of me is burned and not even my soul survives.I felt like I was fading away with the increasing pain, “Nena!!” A voice reached me, “Nena!” I looked to my side and saw Quincey running towards me. He slid down next to me and brought me into his embrace, “What the hell are you doing here!!!” He yelled at me, “Why the hell aren’t you doing anything??” He looked at his father and uncle.“She refused to leave.” Daddy said, “I tried.” He raised his hands up in defense, “I really did.”The king nodded, “She’s too stubborn.” He said, “This is why we sent Luci to get you.”Wow, these
>>Nena“What happened to the previous one?” I was very curious now even though my head was starting to hurt, “Who was that human?”The king looked at Alister and I followed his gaze. Alister hesitated a little, then sighed, “It happened two hundred years ago,” He started a story, “Two hundred years back humans were still thinking of us as monsters.” He nodded sadly, “And Quincey grew fond of a human that once helped him but that same human killed herself when she found out what she got caught up in.”“What?” I shook my head, “What happened?”The two royal bloods looked at each other, “Let me tell you a short story about how Quincey grew a little distant from relationships.” Alister gestured to Luci to do something and Luci left while Alister came and sat down in front of me.“Are you alright?” He asked me.I shook my head, “I feel like a fever is rising…”“It’ll get worse from here.” Alister patted my head, “So I’ll give you the major details of what happened.”“Alright,” I nodded.He
>>NenaThe dark continent gave the vibe of a dark fantasy setting. It was clearly daylight but the sky was covered with dark clouds continuously and forever so no sun rays made it down to the land.The roads were old, looked like the ones the Romans made centuries ago but all the houses were big, like mansions. The market place was busy but not bustling. It looked like there were a limited number of people there.“I thought there would be more people here.” I asked Luci while he and I walked towards the Palace.“Many vampires go to the human world nowadays.” The Palace was in view, “The human realm has a lot of entertainment after all.”“Why not just bring it here?” I asked.“The magic realm doesn’t allow it.” I started seeing some royal guards.“It doesn’t allow it?”“Even if you try to bring it here, the portal which we cross through throws it out before you enter the magic space.”“Why though?”“To preserve the magic.”“Does technology ruin it or something?”“I guess you can say th
>>Quincey“Quincey stop!!” Luci hugged me from behind frantically to stop me, “Humans can’t take magic this strong!!” He head butted my back, “Idiot! What if someone dies?” His words made me freeze and he loosened up, “What if Nena dies?” He moved to look at my face that was filled with horror.My chest tightened and my brain went blank for a moment.No!! I looked at Nena who was unconscious on the floor.Oh hell…I ran to her, “Hey,” I embraced her in my arms, “Hey wake up,” I shook her a little but she was blacked out. Luci came and sat beside me, “Nena…?” I felt like my world was falling apart, “Nena, are you okay?” There was no response. Her body seemed lifeless with no reaction at all.Shit…Oh shit!!“Nena!” I check her temperature but my body is already cold. I couldn’t tell if she was okay like that or not because to me, a fresh corpse is warm too.Damnit!!I had never been so nervous in my life. I felt so shattered, so broken and so ashamed! What have I done? This is my faul
>>NenaSam stood his ground, “You got no say in this.” He said, “This is her decision.” He looked at me and all the attention was on me all of the sudden.Oh shit!Having so many eyes on me all of the sudden made me flinch but I got myself under control..I rolled my eyes and looked at Chris, “Where’s the food?”He was shaken up by what was happening but still managed to answer me, “It’ll be here soon.” He said, “Let’s set the table up.”“Sure,” I stood up and went to grab Nathan and Sam’s hand to get them away from Quincey. Luci, on the other hand, walked over to Quincy to calm him down.They exchanged a few words and a few times in between they glanced at me while my boy grabbed the cutlery to put on the table.>>SamI took a deep breath and looked at Quincey who was consciously glaring at me.This won’t do.I walked over to him while he sat in the lounge and folded my arms as I stood in front of him.“Don’t look at me like that.” He raised his head to glare at me some more and I ro
>>NenaLuciel should be doing what he was asked.I hope it riles Quincey enough for him to take action. I hope he does a good job.I was sitting at the dinner table at Chris’s apartment. He lives independently that’s why we had ordered out and our pizza was going to be here anytime now.“What do you think?” Chris brought the plates and glasses, “About Luciel?” He placed the things on the table and sat down on the chair in front of me.“I don’t know,” I had my arms folded, “I just got to know him but,” There was something bothering me, “I feel like there is more to him than he shows.” I looked at Chris, “Get what I mean?”“You’re saying he’s hiding behind a fool’s mask?” He raised his brows at me.I nodded, “Yea,” I looked around aimlessly, “But it seems like he’s doing that for no deeper meaning.” I looked back at Chris, “Maybe just for fun?”“Mmhmm,” He looked at his phone when he received a text, “For now, let’s hope he does a good job.”“I feel like he will.” I leaned on the table.