Gossips filled the air, the school was ablaze with rumors of the new girl and the women's idol. And in no time, it circulated in the papers and social medias."I think she seduced him. If not, he wouldn't be parading himself with that whore, she just came into college last year. It's not like she's pretty or something. Am the queen of college, it should be me, not her" Sally boasted to her company of bully girls."Yeah, you're right!" Linden supported. You're prettier, you are the queen of sports and the hottest girl in school, I see no reason why it shouldn't be you" Linden frowns."Like she has never tried a hundred times" Carolina rolled her eyes. "You are only good at sport, not even better. You can't even make good grades" Caro bluntly said attracting numerous stern looks from the girls."What did you say?" Sally asked. "You dare talk to me in that manner? You are dismissed! You are no longer allowed near the popular girls anymore" she roared at Caro who shivered with fright. She
(THIRTY MINUTES EARLIER)As Lia walked to the cafeteria, she sighted Caro who was sitting by the field, hugging her kneels. Her expressions portrayed great sadness, as she sat in the middle of the field feeling vulnerable than ever."Do you mind if I meddle a little bit?" Lia asked, sitting beside her. Not familiar with the voice, She lifted her eyes and sees Lia. A bitter Melancholic smile escapes her lips."If you have also come to jeer at me, do that quickly and leave" Caro said ruefully."Am not here to jeer at you" Lia said in a calm, convincing manner. One that portrayed she had no cruel feeling towards her what so ever."Then go away before Sally sees you and picks at you for talking to me. She might ruin you too, You are too pretty to get into trouble""Am not afraid of Sally, not even for a bit" she raised her head and looked at the girl who was not afraid of Sally and laughed sarcastically. "Are you new?" She asked mockingly."No am not, I also know about Sally's brutal att
Sally sat on a pavement thinking of what to do, she was publicly humiliated, she wanted her revenge on Lia, Caro and the anonymous crazy girl who broke her nose. She thought for a while before a crazy idea crashed into her head. "Brilliant!" She exclaimed and turned to Theresa who was beside her, watching the viral video of her being slammed on the nose. Some students who hated her had uploaded the video to teach her some lesson. "I want you to hit me Theresa, really hard!" she requested with a harsh and commanding tone."But why?" Theresa asked confused and scared not to get herself into the same trouble as Caro did. "I said hit me!" she roared at the puzzled looking young lady who had no option but to succumb to her will.Although she liked the sound of it. Severally, she had waited for the opportunity to repay all the scolds, harassment and humiliation she suffered from Sally, day after day. With a cold and hidden smile curved on her lips, she threw a thundering slap on Sally's
The shadow were not visible enough because of the obscurity. Using his blue furry lamp magic, he rekindled the dark exposing a male figure, viciously veiling itself in the dimly light."Show yourself!" He commanded. The figure was about to come into the light, when he flew up from his sleep.He tilts his head trying to comprehend what it meant. Same nightmares has haunted his sleep for several days now. He knew something was coming, something uglier than what he saw. Reaching out for an ancient book from his library 'The unclear vision' he picked it up and opened to the forty seventh page written in ancient druid. He read about the appearance of the strange figure, on the last line where it was written that "A time would come when two legendary enemies would dine and feast on the same meat, unknown to them"He immediately shuts the book and goes back to bed. She was already wake, wondering where he ran off to at the middle of the coal black night. He crawled back into bed, tryin
"Have you ever wondered where the stars and moon go when they're not shinning?" He asked, as they sat outside."I've never bothered about that, I guess some Faraway planet" she replies with a shrug."Don't you want to find out?" He asked."Of course, who the hell would not want to know?""There is a place I have always wanted us to visit together. It's my most favourite place. That very spot where you gave your heart to me and took mine. Tonight, I will have us visit there. First, you should have breakfast" He picked her up and raised her upon his shoulder, with Lia yelling and kicking.Getting to the dining, he pulls out a chair and dropped her dropped her gently on it. "My little cat wants some food, or it will scratch out my eyes" a naughty smile curved on his lips as the maids served the table."I hope you won't mind if I cook tomorrow?" Lia asked him, knowing fully well that he would decline. But he surprised her with his response."If it's fine with you, then yes" As they conv
Lia comes into the gym to find him lifting some weights, she stood beside the door and admired as he lifted them like they were actually nothing. She could never get use to his well built athletic figure, curved out through his transparent shirt which was soaked with sweat. He dried it off with his towel and turned to find her standing and staring beside the door. "There you are? I've been searching hell wild for you" she sits on a chair next to him. "Is my bride to be already missing me?" He lifts her up to his shoulder and walked out of the gym room, straight to the bed room. "My dad will be arriving the airport in ten minutes" she announced as he brought her down on the bed. His eyes went straight to the ring on her finger, he kissed it. "I remember when I first met you, I was too shy to look at your face" he said, his deep gaze assessed her thoroughly. "The more I can remember, I was the shy one and you were the intimidating and mean one" she corrected jokingly. He rolled
His bed were neatly made, just the way she made it, her picture was sitting on a shelve just beside his bed. He talked with her picture for a while, telling her that he was alright and back. He suddenly felt the urge to cry but stoped himself, he had to keep it down to avoid suspicion. Katy and Lia was in the kitchen preparing lunch, their voice chattering audibly."She was so beautiful" he said to Liam who came into the room to drop his luggages and finds him in a vulnerable state. "She had the most prettiest smile I have ever seen. We met on a rainy evening, when my car broke down, she gave me a lift to town" A short dire smile flickered across his lips, taking a short rest he continued. "She said she didn't want to marry a cop, her dad was the town's sheriff, he drank so much and was cruel to her mother, so I promised her I would never be like him and that I would protect her with my life, but I failed. They killed her and made it look like a car crash" Liam looked at the grievi
The smell of the espresso on the table crossed her nose, she sniffed it in, rolling briefly on the bed. She could vividly remember sitting on the pavement and having a nice discussion with him under the starry sky. How she got on her bed was not a mystery to her. It was definitely not the first time he has carried her to her bed while she was asleep. She stretched her body with a yawn that signalled her stomach was craving food. Taking a sip of her espresso, she stood up to wash her face. There were chattering in the living room, she was not surprised, maybe Mr Michaelson having his early morning interrogation on Liam, She thought. Slowly she sneaked downstairs not wanting to disturb whosoever it was that was discussing, she tried not to step too hard to avoid being noticed. Unfortunately, Katy spoilt the whole show, popping her head through the curtains, she yells"Good morning Miss silent toes!" "Shh!" Lia tries to hush her, but it was too late, all attention was diverted on her.
The maids escorted her into her into the Queen's chamber and bids her wait, as they goes to tell the Queen of her arrival. As she waits, she reflects on Zaiya's words. She couldn't help but wonder what she did wrong to have deserved the cruel fate of death."Maybe i should stop now" She thought. Before she could think further, tears streaked down her cheek. "Why didn't you warn me of your father's plans? Would you have had me die before you do?" Lia asked rhetorically. Still she thought it was for the best, maybe he didn't want her to feel insecure and haunted."Dahlia?" A gentle voice called from behind. She turned to see the queen standing close to her. Building up her confidence, she tried to suppress the tears and pretend nothing was wrong, but her confidence failed, her tears ran even more. "Nobody said it would be easy" The Queen comforted, sensing her fears and doubt."I know what transpired between You and Zaiya. Your conversations""You do?" Lia asked surprised."Yes, I
Zula'an had entered the world of void where his mind, strength and weakness were being tested. He meditated, fought his darkness, cultivated his abilities and searched his flaws. As he drank of the up-flowing waters, it was revealed to him, the future regarding his reign, the dangers ahead.In one of the revelation, he saw Dahlia's death. She was stabbed by a flamming sword.The thought of seeing her hurt troubled him greatly that he could no longer focus on what was ahead of him. He tried to resist the thoughts as they were his deepest weakness. Only when he survived this tests and come back victoriously, could he truly protect her from whatever it was that he saw. Still, the thoughts persisted, haunting and testing his limits. Sensing this would happen, he had meditated for a long time to clear his mind of her; now, it was all back in a flash. His mother did promise to keep her safe after all. With this, he found hope and calm.Just when he thought thinking about her were his g
She dreamt of that endless moment of having him by her side when she wakes up. Fluttering her open, he was gone, like he wasn't there in the first place. She recalled how they made love. His scent persisted all over the room. The thought of it endlessly interfered with her present reasoning, but she didn't seem to care.She leaps on her bed excitedly, and constantly Pats her hands on her reddened cheek. The rest of the day seemed hopeful, he had promised to be back in a while. As time rolled by, boredom slowly crept it's way into her. On earth, she had places to go, like the movies. But out here, She had no one to mingle with. Her supposedly little sister would do anything in her power to see her gone forever.She paced to and fro, trying to get busy. She opened the door to her room and closed it. She did that over and over again, until she got bored and moved on to the next plaything she could find. She approached an object which seemed like a large mirror, and peered closely at
Walking into the queen's chamber, she tried to lighten up her countenance to avoid suspicions, but she could only hide her expression, not her heart."You sent for me, my queen!" Zaiya bowed with her face to the ground. The queen urged her to rise immediately."I have watched you grow as a child under my care. You were nurtured as a royal born and have always dinned from the table of royals since childhood. Such privilege and favour can only be given to a child of my own blood" She paused for a while, studying Zaiya's face carefully."Thank you for your immeasurable kindness, My queen. You have bestowed such great honour on me since birth. I shall continue to be a humble fealty to the throne as long as i live" Zaiya bowed again"I presume you know your fate child? Every immortal does" Zaiya nods in affirmation."What if I change your fate? You know it's not too difficult for me, I'm the fates queen""As a child, I was born with the fate of steel and bloodbath. Meaning I was destine
"I might as well give you a trophy" He raised her up on his shoulders and sat her up on the floor. 'This is a resumption from were we abruptly stopped before, my lady" He lustfully gazed into her eyes for a while and continued. "I want to have you so badly" he whispered into her ears. She was stiff and had her eyes fixed on a particular position. He trailed her eyes to see the queen standing a little distant away from them. She cleared he throat and looked away like she saw nothing."I hope am not interrupting anything?" But that was not his concern, whether she was interfering, he wanted to know if she saw or heard anything, he embarrassingly asked."Di... did you hear anything?""Even a deaf man could hear that" she mocked intentionally, gesturing her maids to leave them alone. 'But am not here for you' she turned to Lia who tried to smile to curtail the embarrassing situation. "I guess the prince must have told you about the occasion by tomorrow's noon? I know just the right outfi
Liam stood by the edge of the snow bridge, it was his favourite spot were he sought rest whenever he was in a melancholic state of mind. As she approached him, just a few step away from him, a feeling of alacrity rushed over him prompting a bright welcoming smile. "How did you know I was here?" He asked, surprisedly."The queen was worried. She sent me here""I was just fed up watching the pretense. Am sure am not the only one fooled by that quasi courtesy of hers""You let your anger ruin my first royal dinner, how are you going to make up for that?" Lia asked with a fake frown. He brushed a stray wisp of her hair aside and looked into her eyes playfully."How about I kiss you, that would do the magic right?" "I wouldn't know that. What if they execute me for making out with prince charming by the road side" He laughed briefly and stopped to gawk into her eyes."I'm really glad you are here with me" He leaned in to her kiss her, but stopped abruptly. "Someone is watching" he wh
The whole kingdom were gathered to celebrate the return of the prince. On the high tables were seated Zula'an and his father."The ladies seems to be far from this fine celebration" The king said, trying to start up a conversion with him. He looked way with cold indifference. His last conversion with his father proved fruitless. "Your mother and i think we should give you a chance, I believe you will make the right choice""That is so generous of you, My king!" The tone of his voice seemed rather unbelieving and mocking. He knew his father, the king would never let her be. He never cared for his feelings. He could spell out his father's character simply by looking at him. For a moment, he thought he did saw an element of care in them, Or rather, his mother's inflicted element of care. He still didn't care. In his heart, he was just a man who has never cared about his opinion. Too bad, all his life he has looked up to him, trying to follow the footstep of the great king until the
For a moment he regretted ever bringing her to the kingdom"We were happy before I brought her here to face all this humiliation" he clinched his fist with a bitter expression."I have seen the mortal to her chamber. She seems smart and preceptive. Something tells me she would make a great queen someday" The queen smiled, walking towards him. She was shocked to notice his expression which had a touch of both anger, sadness and frustration. She thought of something to calm his fears and worries. It was her worries too. She could feel them like a sharp blade pierced into her marrows. That was her greatest gift and curse as the fate's queen, to see and feel the pain and tragic end and also joy of others even when they do not feel it. She also was the goddess of love, so loving was inevitable. Tightening her arms around him, she whispered something into his ears."I have to tell you this, even if your father will hate me for it. I can't stand to see you like this after seeing those sm
Suddenly the statues begins to transform, kings after kings, until the ice palace was filled with exceptionally beautiful men and women dressed in all white flowing robes. They looked like teenagers, young and fragile looking. Liam was most surprise why they all had to wake up without being called upon. And Lia, she hid behind him, engulfed with fear although they seemed too harmless. Liam immediately bowed his head to the ground, along side Lia who hurriedly did the same. One of the kings stepped forward and urged him to rise. They conversed in strange languages, all staring at the unfamiliar woman with him.She also noticed something strange, they talked with such a loud voice, yet their mouths do not move? She quickly understood why, he had told her something about the mind to mind communication done by powerful beings. Now she was experiencing it. Their voices were smooth and their skin were flawless, he had thought Liam was an angelic and perfect display of beauty. Seeing t