>>Yohan“I’m so sorry.” Mom came closer to me, her trembling hands reached my knees while I sat on the grass in despair.“It’s because she accepted that she's going to die?” I looked back at her with eyes full of tears, “What kind of a curse did you even-” I almost choked on my saliva as I tried talking while trying to hold my tears, “What even-?!” I couldn’t form the words as my vision blurred due to the unshed liquid.“I’m so sorry Yohan.” She reached out for my hands and held them softly. I noticed her hands were very thin and pale and more than that they were trembling like crazy. I looked at her, I couldn’t take it anymore and tears fell down my cheeks. I noticed hers had already wet her face, “I have no other words.” Her voice was shaking, “But to ask for forgiveness. It was all my fault.” I could sense the guilt and sorrow laminating her voice, “I was wrong.” Her green eyes that were just like mine wouldn’t stop spilling and same was the case with me. My tears could no longer b
>>MayaWhen I fell unconscious, I was in so much pain but it somehow disappeared. Gone suddenly, replaced by something calmer, something more healing.Before it felt like I was in some cold dark endless pit where I was just falling and falling and there was no end to the pain but then, a warm light came in, it wrapped around me and pushed the pain aside.Lazily, I opened my eyes and let my gaze adjust to the scene around me.I noticed I was on Yohan’s bed, wrapped around in warm blankets with him sitting on the bedside.I sat up with the little energy I had and was about to call his name when he spoke.“Reject me.” He said and looked at me, “Reject me Maya.” I looked at him bewildered but then relaxed and smiled.“I can’t.” I shook my head, “I won’t reject you.”“Please.” He turned to me and held both my hands in his, “You’re dying because of me.” I noticed the dark circles below his eyes. They were light but I could tell he hadn’t slept in a while.“I’m not dying because of you.” I s
>>MayaIt was the weekend and I felt so full of energy that I had to go and meet the two people today no matter what.Afraid that this form of health might never come again, I decided to make use of the day and meet the important people and tell them things I need to. I dressed up warmly and did some light makeup with a darker lip stick to appear good.Firstly I was going to meet Ruda.Yohan had already told him about me and since that day he’s been avoiding me. I had already left university so I couldn’t meet him daily like I used to and he wasn’t picking up my calls and barely replying to my texts. So the only thing I could do was catch him off guard and drag him to the cafe or something and make him listen.That fool really is an idiot.Like keeping his distance would solve anything. Things were already set in action and nothing could be changed now. Because I had already made a decision.Since it was saturday I decided to sneak up on him in his dorm.***I knocked on his door lik
>>MayaWhen I reached Quincy’s house it was late and Nena had already gone to sleep. Quincy was up and received me.I decided to sleep next to Nena and talk to her in the morning.Slowly and quietly I entered her room. She was sleeping like a baby on the queen sized bed that was clearly too big for her. I sighed softly.Well, at least Quincy gives her all she needs. Actually, scratch that, he gives her way more than she needs.It made me smile and I walked to the bed.It was a reassurance that leaving Nena with Quincy was the best choice. She was already attached to him and I knew he would take great care of her, just like he always has.I climbed on the bed and quietly slipped in the covers, making sure she wouldn’t wake up.Then silently and sealthyly I slipped my arms around my little world, my purest love and brought her in my embrace.It felt nice, holding her like this, it felt really really nice.I kissed her forehead.“Nena,” I whispered, “My little world, my purest love,” I s
>>MayaI went back home, Yohan was already waiting for me even though it was way past midnight.He smiled as he looked at me and I smiled back at him but deep down we both were just hiding the pain.We both knew that and still played along with it.“Do you want anything special to eat in the morning?” He asked.“I feel like I can’t eat anything heavy anymore.” I could barely eat anything with Nena. I practically forced myself to show her I was fine, “So, just something light maybe…” I walked over to the couch he was sitting on and sat down next to him and rested my head on his shoulder.“Did you have a satisfactory conversation with Ruda and Nena?” He leaned his head over mine.I nodded, “Yea,” I smiled, “I’m satisfied.”“I see,” He held my hand, “That’s good then.”And just like that time continued to pass, although I barely felt any physical pain, I got weaker by the day.Yohan spent most of his time at home with me. He brought all his work home and only visited the office when it wa
>>YohanI placed my hand on her cheek while hers was already on mine.In the quiet night where you could hear the far away sounds of cars passing by, where the world slept innocently, unaware that someone was hurting so much because of fate, the two people in love, broken and scarred, brought their lips closer together and joined them in a soft, meaningful final kiss.I felt her smile between the kiss and I smiled back. Then her hand slipped and fell by her side as we parted our lipsThat was the last of her touch I felt before she was gone. She had left me now and the immense amount of pain I was feeling could no longer be contained.And now that she had finally left me, I no longer had to keep myself from crying, I no longer had to put in all of my strength to keep myself at bay.I placed my hand on her cheek again and then saw droplets of water falling on her face.Drops that came from my eyes. Tears, I could no longer hold in. Everything inside of me had shattered. Just like a fr
>YohanYears have passed.So many seasons, so many generations, since I became the king of the Fae and yet I wait, I wait for the day promised to me.The day I’ll meet her.My mate.My eternal love.It was a usual day in the magic realm, I sat on the twenty inch thick tree branch that extended long enough to meet with the tree on the other side, thus making a small bridge in mid-air.Over the years my hair had grown quite long. They reach till my back now and when I look at myself in the mirror I can see how much I resemble my late mother.I had my eyes closed as I hummed a melody and some of the birds chipped in. The forest trees swayed gently along with the hums and created a soft breeze.I wondered how much more I would have to wait.I opened my eyes slowly to the blue sky.Milia, the witch, foretold that if I can endure a hundred years I’ll get what I want.A slow smirk appeared on my face.‘ If ’ she was right that is. I sighed internally and lowered my head to look straight in t
>> MayaI was taking a stroll in the artificial forest that was recently built by the government to calm my mind. I was worried about whether I should go to college this year or save up and go next year. I had to think a lot about it because there was so much I had to consider.I kept walking as I kept thinking and ended up in the deeper part of the forest without realizing it.It was only when I noticed that my surroundings were darker I snapped back to reality and looked around.Oh…I looked at the dark forest and realized I was at the part where there were many natural trees.“Wow,” I whispered.These trees look so much better than the other ones. Is it because they had a natural growth? They’re thicker and feel more alive.I turned my head and my gaze fell upon the most majestic tree out of all.An oak tree.It was the thickest and biggest one of all the trees in the forest and its branches were spreading horizontally.It looked really cool and out of place. It made me wonder some
>>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.