"Thank you, sir. Every day the cash will be available for you to collect over the course of 15 days." The owner marvelled and shook Prince Tay's hand.
"Every day either one of us will come to collect the money. Pleasure doing business with you." Mr Nova stated and also shook his hand. He had a black briefcase in the other hand then turned around and signalled for us to get up.I helped Cuore up and Tay held the door open for us to leave."He agreed to pay us 50K in cash every day for the ring. Since neither of us has identification documents to open a bank account yet." Mr Nova told us as we walked towards the car."I had a friend once who remained unregistered as a child. When she applied for her ID, she first had to get a birth certificate. I guess I could do the same, and claim I don't know who my parents are." I offered."Kid you are only 15, that won't give us access to a lot of things." He replied."I'll applPrince Tay's povEver since I had first seen her I was memorised. She held up a dagger while her precious blood dropped onto the floor. It was something I had never felt before. There was this urge to be close to her, to never leave her side... I was going crazy. My whole life I wanted to meet the female version of myself... to feel normal for liking another human. When Mr Nova claimed we were all the same person it made sense. She was me. She was the person I had been wishing for my whole life. She had beautiful black hair and these amazing brown eyes. She was absolutely beautiful, far more than when Isla walked onto that stage. Even when she was thin, pale and bent over to throw up. I was flooded with this immense level of worry for her. It was like every atom of my being screamed to go towards her, to help ease her pain. I just stared in her direction and kept myself back. I was afraid. This feeling terrified me and my body was cold fro
It was around 16:21 when Taylen and I decided to go wait by the benches near the food court. Mr Nova and Cuore were still not back. "Here you go," Taylen stated and handed me ice cream. "Oh, uh... I don't eat that." I replied.Taylen shrugged, "More for me." I watched the people around us. Everyone seemed to be so friendly. Maybe this world was at peace. "So Prince huh. What's that like?" Taylen asked with ice cream all over his lips."I had a perfect life. My father is... was the King of Jordan. I had servants that would do what I say without hesitation. I was loved by so many fans.""Not true.""What?" I asked confused."Your fans didn't love you. Well, not real love in any case.""How do you know what real love is?""I don't." He replied and started eating the ice cream cone. "I would imagine it to be more of a close relationship. I guess." "What about you?
Mr Nova's povThere were so many similar things about us. The way we walked was identical, even the pace and irregular timing of our steps. Cuore just added a feminine touch to it. We all gestured while talking and even had the same posture.It made me feel uncomfortable when I noticed how alike we all are. I felt happy when our likes or personalities differed. We agreed on a lot of things and all seemed to think of the same response to a situation. When one of us left, there was this sense of displacement. It was as if the other was a part of our soul. I cared about each one of them but I just wished it wasn't so difficult to be away from them. How will we cope once we all go back to our own worlds? The thought of another version in this dimension was always at the back of my mind. That was a problem for another day. The others always turned to me for explanations of this parallel situation, I knew as much as them. This was a new discovery
The whole night was filled with tossing and turning. I didn't want to fall back into a deep sleep and start dreaming again. At around 5am I decided to wake up. I made myself some coffee and got back into rewriting Tanencha from my memory. I was productive and got about a fifth down. It was about 7:30 am when I stopped at Taylen's door and listened if he was awake. No sound came from the room so I knocked on his door. "Yes?" He sleepily asked and opened the door. He was still in his pyjamas and rubbed his eyes after a yawn. He had just woken up."It's already 7:30. Get yourself ready." I stated and his eyes widen. "Snap!" He replied and quickly turned around. I laughed and listened by Prince Tay's door next. I could hear the shower so at least he was awake. I walked over to Cuore's room and heard the TV was on. I knocked then called, "It's Mr Nova. Can I come in?" "Yes! The door is unlocked." She shouted back. I walked in and found her o
Cuore's povWe decided to head back to Māhia. We booked into a hotel online near a shopping centre. There were only 2 available rooms. So we had to share. Tay was told to share a room with me since he was the lightest sleeper. They were always worried something would happen during the night. It kind of annoyed me. I wasn't some damsel in distress. Every day I seemed to grow a bit stronger. I wanted to get back to my daily exercises and training. I hated myself for not being able to walk on my own, but Tay's help made it a whole lot easier. That's why I shut up and politely accepted. This weird exciting feeling crept into me when he was assigned as my roommate. I don't know how or why but whenever he touched me my skin felt like it was on fire. He had so much warmth radiating off of his body. I felt happy when he smiled at me or we just had a conversation. I think I like him. Yes, I believe I like the male version of myself. Was that weird?
My shower was amazing. I grabbed my phone and slowly made my way back to my suitcase. "Oh hi," Tay stated. I got a fright and pulled my towel tighter around my body. I didn't even hear him come back. He sat on the other bed and had his phone in his hand."Hi. Sorry, I..." I blushed."I'm sorry I should have let you know I was back." He interrupted and I noticed he had a slight smile. I felt very insecure as a drop of water fell from my hair and ran down my body. I literally just had a towel on."I see you got the necklace." He pointed out and I nodded. I was internally panicking. Oh fuck. Okay calm down, just don't drop your towel. Walk back to the bathroom. It's okay. I quickly turned around and walked back to the bathroom. Phew okay good. Now, where are my clothes? Right. On the bed. "Tay," I called out."Ye...yes?" He stuttered. Why did he stutter?"Can you bring me my clothes, please? I took out a new
Taylen's povI got a neat pair of slops today. They had like a pair of eyes on each and together read, "Where are we going?" The bottom had been carved out so that when you step in the sand it leaves behind "Follow me." Which I thought was ironic. Mr Nova didn't find it funny and just shook his head. I still bought them.Prince Tay and I were like friends now. He's a pretty awesome guy but he seemed to be ignoring Cuore for most of the day. Like even now. We all decided to go out for dinner... I love being in this world, I get new stuff every day and always have great food. Yeah, I'm living the life. We walked into the restaurant while Mr Nova helped Cuore. She was looking a lot better now, but her wounds were still sensitive. Today was the 14th of November, which made it 2 days since she got the wounds. Wait, so I've only been in this world for 3 days (including the 12th)? I swear it feels so much longer. Dinner consisted of a lot of plann
"I think I should head back before anyone notices I'm gone," I stated and got up."We'll walk you to the hotel, we should also head home," Dodge remarked and the others nodded in agreement. Pine bent down and started throwing sand onto the fire to put it out. Might as well let them accompany me. "Why is your nickname Pine?" I asked James as we started walking off the beach."Dodge kind of met me while I was climbing up a pine tree to fetch my ball. The nickname just stuck." He shrugged."Is Dodge also a nickname?" "I think so but he's never told us his real name. Even his folks and everyone at school call him Dodge.""What about Cally?" "What about me?" She asked after hearing her name. "Jandal wanted to know why we call you Cally," Pine explained."Oh. My name is Cassandra, which was too difficult to pronounce when I was a young one so my parents called me Cally." She replied and
Prince Tay's pov "Okay, the theme I got is an abandoned building." Mr Nova stated. We decided to play this game where we tell each other stories about a random topic."The minute you step into an abandoned building everything around you feels as cold as a frozen window on a snowy night. You feel extremely lonely as a baby seal would feel lost at sea. You become sad and depressed as a parent would feel if they were forgotten by their children.Everywhere you look it's dark as if the building has never seen light, there are spider webs, rotten leaves and broken glass lying everywhere. You walk towards a staircase and hear the howling of the wind, the squeaking of doors and the shattering of glass.As you step onto the staircase it starts creaking. A slight tap on the wall allows you to hear the hollowness of the building. It sounds and looks scary. As you walk onto the top floor you smell the wet, decaying leaves and paint. The building smells of death and
"You have all mastered the sixth teaching. Arms control." Cuore stated. "Today we will work on your defence. You need to be able to redirect an attack. Tay you up first." Tay stepped forward. He stood in front of Cuore on the Tatami floor. "Okay Tay, I'm going to grab your wrist." She remarked and stepped forward to grab his wrist he tried to pull her to the side but she swung her leg up and stopped just before it hit him in the side. "What was his first mistake?" She questioned after giving him a quick kiss."He didn't step out of the central line." Mr Nova replied and she nodded."Again," Cuore called and grabbed onto his wrist. This time Tay stepped to the side and jerked his arm down to pull her off balance. He threw a punch towards her face and she quickly dodged it."Good. Taylen." I walked up next. Cuore grabbed my arm and I stepped aside and pulled her towards me so that I could hit her neck. Sh
Taylen's pov It was becoming harder each day to hide my withdrawal symptoms. The food I ate tasted different. Bad. Like I should throw it up. My appetite decreased and I forced myself to eat when we all sat around the table. I was constantly sweating and so tired. I had trouble sleeping. I would often wake up in the early hours of the morning from a nightmare or just cause my body started going through tremors. I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep so I would just lie there and cry. I was so emotional. My eyes burned all the time and my nose wouldn't stop running. Prince Tay shouted at me all the time to go blow my nose when I started sniffing. I felt so irritated. My skin was itching and I was just restless. My muscles ached and everything hurt. I hated how this felt and it went on for weeks. I even started seeing things. Terrifying things. Shadows would follow me around and these weird creatures will wave at me while we were in public. I was going
The next morning Mr Nova got a phone call at breakfast."Excuse me." He stated and walked away."Taylen how was your evening?" I asked."Please pass the milk." I inquired then replied, "Good. We went to watch a movie." "Did you pay?" Tay questioned."Nah. I offered but they all bought their own money." "That's sweet of them. You should invite them over more." I stated and added sugar to my porridge."I want to but they kinda scared of you." He laughed. "I mean cause they've seen you training. I've told them you are such a sweet person." "Maybe I should invite them in." I shrugged."Yeah, then they will feel less frightened. My heart, you are one hell of a woman." Tay beamed and placed a kiss on my hand."Thank you." Mr Nova said into the phone and sat down."What was that about?" Taylen asked and took a bite of his cereal."I've been chosen for the m
Cuore's pov Tay was great. He respected me and just tried his best to help me where he could. We spent all of our free time alone together. We got to know each other. All of our secrets, life story and even happiest memories. Every day I fell more in love with him. He was so caring and such a sweet person. Plus amazing in bed which was a bonus. I had my strength back and slowly revealed my dominant side in bed. He loved when I took what I wanted from him. It was odd since I assumed that him being a prince and all, he wouldn't want to be bossed around. We switched roles a lot and each time got even better. We also used condoms. The first time with him was the riskiest I've ever sexually been. Mr Nova kind of scared us about the children thing so I also went on the injection. Having a child was never a want. Plus Tay disliked small children. It didn't make me sad that we would never have a family of our own, plus we could just adopt. All I would ever n
Taylen and I drove back to the hotel. I told him to text Cuore and Prince Tay to be ready to leave. We found them waiting outside for us, hand in hand. "Lunchtime!" Taylen excitedly stated as they climbed into the car."Did you find a house?" Prince Tay asked and placed his hand onto Cuore's leg."Yes. It's perfect for us, plus close to a school for Taylen." I replied."I actually wanted to ask if I can go to that school," Taylen responded. "We'll check it out." Cuore shrugged."But first food!" Tay laughed. The next few weeks consisted of a lot of shopping for the new house. We bought everything we needed from electrical appliances to furniture to food. I finally finished writing down everything I remembered about the Tanencha project. It took up 2 whole notebooks. Taylen even made friends with a group of kids. Prince Tay and Cuore confessed that they were in a relationship. I was happy but
Mr Nova's povThe kid and I stopped at the first address the real estate agent gave us. There was a man waiting for us in front of the house."Wyatt?" I asked as we walked up to him."Uh, Mr Nova." He greeted and stuck out his hand for me to shake. "This is the first house. Spacious with 4 bedrooms as requested." I nodded and we followed him around. The house was okay but it didn't feel like home. Wyatt told us to follow him to the next house so we agreed. "He's cute." Taylen laughed as we got into the car. "Taylen, you are supposed to be focusing on the house. Not the agent." I smiled. "Haven't you ever had a crush?""I guess." I shrugged. *July 2014I had decided to conduct interviews to find an assistant. The person had to be friendly, hardworking and look presentable. They would keep track of my meetings and follow me around wherever I go. They would
"I don't need you to protect me," Cuore whispered."I... Cuore please look at me." I begged. She slowly sat up on the bed to face me. A single tear ran down her cheek and I quickly caught it before it fell."You want to protect me but you hurt me, Tay...""I hurt you," I repeated gently. I had to say it out loud to make myself realise it was true. I hurt her. Those words hurt me more than anything. My heart shattered as I looked into her eyes and saw anger."I show myself to you, then you run off. Do you know how that made me feel? I have scars yes, I'm broken and tormented by everything I have done... everything I have lost. Then you come here and just leave me when I'm ... vulnerable... exposed. Who the hell do you think you are?" She hissed."I... I..." I stuttered, I wasn't sure what to say."Fuck you, Taylen Nova." No, Cuore. Please... I just got you. No. Fuck! Fuck! Make it better. Take me back. No.
Prince Tay's povI took a massive leap of faith when I kissed Cuore. I just wanted to let her know how I felt. Last night she had slept in my arms, and this morning I watched her sleep a bit. She looked so peaceful and it was just nice to have her so close to me. She woke up and shifted up to my face. I instantly wanted to kiss her... Allah, thank you for bringing such a beautiful woman into my life. I reminded myself to take it slow. I knew her for 3 days. That's not even enough time to prepare a fashion show, let alone rush into kissing a woman I just met. I wanted to at least take her out on a romantic date or just wait for the perfect moment to present itself. Then she looked down at my lips and blushed. She was thinking about kissing me too. Screw waiting, the perfect moment is now. I closed the distance between us and placed a light kiss on her lips. They were soft and this joy just filled my heart.Yes, it was just 3 days. But someti