>> MayaThe heaviness in my head faded away. The pain in my body eased a lot.The darkness that felt strange began to feel familiar as a light appeared out of nowhere.....I started gaining consciousness. Slowly, I opened my eyes and let the blurriness in my vision get blinked away.I turned my head and saw Yohan sitting by my side on the bed. I looked above and noticed his hand was on my head, a slight cool blue mist was wrapped around it.Was he using magic to calm down my body temperature?How long has he been doing this?My eyes shifted to look at him again, he was sitting facing the opposite direction, as if he was purposely avoiding looking at me.Has he been here ever since I fainted?He looks a bit tired.I wanted to speak but my throat felt a bit dry so I gulped down some saliva.“Yohan?” I whispered out his name but he heard it, I could tell from his reaction since he flinched but he didn’t turn to look at me immediately. Instead he slowly and hesitantly turned his face a
>>YohanMy eyes fluttered open as I woke up on the bed. I have no idea when I fell asleep, I guess using the spell on Maya casted a little effect on me too since I kept using it continuously.I looked at my side where Maya was supposed to be but the bed was empty.Hmm?I sat up and looked around the room but she wasn’t there either. Where could she have gone?I glanced out the window. It was still dark but I could tell the sun was going to rise up soon. I sat on the edge of the bed, clearing my head to wake up completely while wondering if Maya went to get water or something.I looked at the door.But, she never wakes up this early-Wait!My eyes shot open when I noticed a presence. A very very unfamiliar presence but at the same time very powerful.I stood up.It sent chills down my spine as I felt it.It was the strongest aura I had ever felt in my entire lifetime.I sprinted out of the room but then froze in my path in the hallway when I realized another thing.No doubt the prese
>>MayaI went back to the human world to take care of things. It was my first and last visit because I took care of all the things in one go.I was already on leave from my job, so I went there and properly quit. Then I went to my house and emptied it because I had no use for the things anymore. I did pack a few of my clothes that would fit in the magic realm, other than that I sold all the stuff and gave the money to charity.The last thing I did was go to meet Adam and Esra. After my memories had returned I had some mixed feelings but when I gave it some serious thought I realized that the Adam and Esra in this life had no memory of their past and in this life they had been nothing but good to me.I was an orphan at birth since my biological mother died during childbirth and my father had died a few months before in an accident.Adam and Esra took me in from the very first day and were the greatest guardians one could ask for.Just like for me, they were also guardians to many kids
>> MayaWe both smiled at each other and then exchanged a soft kiss.Cheers and roars erupted from the crowds. We parted our lips and grinned at each other, then made our way to the stage.The music shifted to a fancier one and the servers began to serve the food on the table.In a matter of seconds the romantic atmosphere turned into a lively one. Yohan and I stayed seated on the couch while many people came to congratulate us.I had gotten familiar with many fae but today I saw many more yet I was no longer overwhelmed by them. Slowly but surely I had started getting used to the magic realm and its dwellers.“Maya.” Yohan called me and I turned to him, “It’s time to throw the bouquet and cut the cake.”“Oh…” I noticed how the sun was setting and the lamp flowers were slowly coming to life to make sure the place was illuminated enough, “Okay.” Here, the custom was to throw the flowers during the setting sun because flowers represented life and the setting sun represented beautiful e
Life is full of wants and needs, desires and wishes, yearning and longing.For some things these feelings just exceed the limits because sometimes you want something so much you’d do anything to get it.But how far will you go for it? Will you cross the lines for it?If it’s something you really want, you have to be careful too, right? You don’t want to lose it permanently.That something, or someone.****>>NenaIt’s been seventeen years.Seventeen long yet fast years since I started living with Quincy.Now, I’m twenty years old and a college student.I chose fine arts as my major in college, but it’s not because I have any ambitions or a very noble goal. I’m just accumulating means that will give me what I want.I took a deep breath as I sat in the cafeteria thinking about what to do.“Hey~” Someone whispered in my ear and I looked back. It was Chris, a business major and one of the most handsome guys in the college. He was blonde with blue eyes, tall with a great figure. Someone w
>>NenaAm I a slut?NoBut will I act like one for the attention of one personYesI wore a mini skirt with a crop top and held the jacket in my hands. I always keep my hair open and apply light makeup when I’m going out so that’s what I did and made sure to apply a darker shade of lipstick for a certain someone to notice.After checking myself out in the mirror I made my way out of my room and went downstairs to make Quincy’s coffee.Quincelet is a vampire who raised me since I was like three.We have no relation at all except the fact he took pity on me and my sister and decided to take us in till we were ready to leave.My older sister, Maya is no longer with us though and I remember how much I cried when she said she was going to leave but that was ten years ago.Now, I’m a grown woman and I have a very clear objective that I want to achieve no matter what.I went to the kitchen, made his morning coffee with my ‘special’ recipe and then walked to his study to give it to him.I di
>>NenaAs soon as we arrived at the university, I changed my attire since I had no intention of showing off my body and my charms to random people. I changed into pants and wore the jacket I had brought along with me and buttoned up.I actually had no idea Chris would be there in the morning and even though it worked out well I still feel a bit weird since I showed him a lot of my skin too.“Well,” I had told them about what happened, “What now?” Quincy wasn’t really fazed at all.“It won’t work,” Nathan said, “If the problem is that he sees like a daughter-”“That’s a big problem,” Sam just had to make that remark.“Yes, that’s a big problem,” Nathan continued, “But the first thing we have to do is make sure he sees as an individual woman.”“How!?” I was frustrated, “What do I have to do?” We were sitting on the round table outside the canteen.“I guess the biggest problem would be the age gap.” Nathan said. Now the best thing about these three is that all of them know that Quincy i
>>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
>>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.