Hidden Love
Author's Starting Statement: I have been watching the TV show of Deltora Quest, and it brought back some warm memories of childhood. Now, older and a writer, I have dedicated this story to the couple Lief and Jasmine. Please enjoy!
Chapter 1
Realization
Late that evening, Lief, the King of Deltora was watching the sun set into the horizon. It was a beautiful sight, and all of the sun's colors combined completed the sky and made a beautiful sight to look at. The young king was very happy because it was such a beautiful day and to take in every part of his kingdom as much as he could. Something his father, King Endon could never do, and Lief was going to make sure that the kingdom would be a safe and peaceful land, and that it would stay that way. It was the end of another peaceful day since the Shadow Lord's defeat. And now Lief was thinking about a lot of things. About the people, the monsters that may be still wanting to attack, his mother, his friends, Barda, and then he thought about the beautiful and mysterious Jasmine. He now realized after traveling with her for so long, that he was in love with her, that she was the only one for him, and that if he could, he would spend the rest of his life with her.
But he couldn't. Not only would they never be friends again, Sharn and Doom would never allow it, and if anyone else knew, it would be all over the kingdom, and both Doom and Sharn would kill him. Sharn wanted him to marry a princess, not a forest girl. And Doom just found her again. Kill him, then burn him, then bring him back to life again, and kill him. Again. Lief was also sure that Jasmine with her amount of pride would never feel the same for him. She was just as stubborn and proud as her father, not to mention if Lief ever tried anything, she would most likely kill him too. But did he really want to spend his life keeping his feelings a secret. It then ocured to him that even if she didn't feel the same as he did, at least the air would be clear and he wouldn't have to keep hiding secrets and spending the rest of his life in regret. He decided, that as soon as the time was right, he would tell Jasmine that he loved her, and with his luck, nothing would seem awkward about it.
Lief lay back on the grass, taking in the last of the sunset, trying to figure out how much courage it would take to tell Jasmine his feelings, and whether it would be worth it. He decided not to tell anyone his plans. He was about to go in when he saw a raven, and it reminded him of Jasmine. The reason it did was not because of Kree, but because of her long raven. black hair. He couldn't begin to imagine what her hair actually felt like. He really was on the verge of spilling everything to a random person on the street how he felt. And now, he wanted to figure out how exactly to say this to her.
Just as Lief was about to go in, he was startled by a voice.
"You trying to find a home in the sky, your highness?"
He turned around to see the girl whom he thought about so much since the day he met her.
"They're really convenient," Lief said jokingly.
Jasmine rolled her eyes and groaned in annoyance, but she couldn't stay angry at him. She punched him playfully.
"You're so used to being king now. Always with the bad jokes," she said smirking.
"That's why I'm such a good king. I can always rely on my forest court jester to help me with my jokes in case someone doesn't get them! You did always criticize me you might as well keep it up." He grinned, loving to make her mad.
"DID NOT!" she yelled.
"Did," Lief said calmly, smiling.
"DID NOT!" she yelled, laughing at the same time.
She pushed him onto the ground, pinning him with tiny ropes on his hands. "You were saying?"
He smiled. "You have no sense of humor, Jasmine."
They ended up laughing at the whole thing. Lief loved that these moments he had with Jasmine. They made him feel more in love with her. Suddenly, a bit of wind came their way and sent shivers through Jasmine. Lief took off his cloak and offered it to her by putting it around her shoulders. "I hope you're not catching a cold," he said sympathetically.
"No, just chills," she said smiling, she thought of a way to make him angry. "Actually caring about someone that's not a commoner."
"What?" he said.
Jasmine couldn't contain her laughter. Lief couldn't take it anymore, so he did something stupid and accidentally fell onto her, knocking them both to the ground.
"Why must we continue like this Jasmine?" Lief said.
"Because it's fun to annoy you," she said giggling.
Lief did the thing he thought he would never do. "All I ever do is pretend you don't mean anything to me, when you mean the world to me."
Jasmine's heart stopped and she looked at him, wanting to respond to him.
Lief slowly brought his lips down to hers, and he thought at this point she would be pushing him off or run away screaming, but she did neither. She kissed him back whole heartedly and she lost track of the world as much as he did. Jasmine ran her hands through his soft hair as Lief continued kissing her and moved his hands to her waist. It was better than anything either of them expected. Quite frankly, both would've stayed there forever, wanting nothing to ruin this moment. Both felt free a little, and felt it was going to go further. Then a noise came out of the bushes, causing the two to jump, and Jasmine jumped into hiding while Lief drew his sword. But as he went out a little farther, he could vaguely hear someone calling his name. From where Jasmine was hiding she heard hers. Both were scared someone saw them, but no one was seen.
He could make out both voices, Barda and Doom. Oh no! He had to get out of there so Jasmine wouldn't be considered standing in the middle of nowhere. Lief went to where she was hiding and hugged her tightly as she returned it.
"I love you," he said quietly. "Sorry that it took me this long to admit it."
She smiled, beaming. "I love you, too."
They kissed once again.
"That feels so good," Jasmine said.
"They're looking for us, just pretend like you never saw me. I'll try to distract them while you get back to the castle." He just stopped and looked at her.
"Lief, come to my room at midnight," she said softly.
His eyes widened, but felt so happy. He kissed her again, harder this time, recreating what their first was like. When it was over, he stroked her cheek.
"You have no idea how long I wanted to do that," he said.
As he started to leave, she pulled on his wrist and kissed him harder than he did her. When they parted, she hugged him.
"Same here. Please don't forget to come tonight. I've wanted you for so long," she said lovingly.
"Well, Jasmine, I'm yours," Lief said kissing her one last time passionately before reluctantly leaving her alone with the tree.
It was like he was walking on air.
With his kiss still burning on her lips, she giggled, because she never expected this to happen in million years and it was happening. Jasmine heard footsteps and voices, so she hurried back to the castle as fast as she could. When she got to her room, she fell on her bed in complete happiness. The only man she would ever love was now hers. She looked at the sky, why did five hours have to be so long? She lay on her bed waiting for her father to come and find her. She wanted to see her love, even if it was forbidden to be with him, she didn't care, and clearly he didn't either otherwise he wouldn't have dared come near. She was sure that he loved her as much as she him. If someone came into her room, she pretended to be asleep. The hours seemed like months to her. Jasmine wondered if Lief would come, if he just wanted her for lust and not love. So many things went through her mind. She wanted to be with him always, yet she knew what would happen if they did try this. Jasmine was tired of resisting her feelings. She decided that she had to be with Lief otherwise, she would have no reason to live, and Sharn and Doom or even Barda didn't like it, she wouldn't care.
Jasmine changed and put on a fresh pair of pants and shirt that were comfortable. She was tired, and she might as well sleep just a little to look a little presentable for him. She dozed off for at least three hours, when she woke up, the moon shone through her balcony window, shining her black hair. She wondered what exactly Lief was doing that was keeping him out so late, so she decided to lock her door, knowing he'd knock, and also that no one would be up here at this hour. Doom usually went to bed at this time and Sharn's room was on the other end of the castle. And Barda, why would he be up at this time? She settled into her bed and waited for midnight to come.
Lief soon came rushing down the hallway, wanting to confirm his true love for Jasmine completely. He wanted to convince her that he truly loved her and remove any doubts she might have. He was hurrying to finish what they had confessed to each other that evening. Once he finally, reached her room, he silently knocked on it. Inside, Jasmine was full of excitement, she undid the lock and let him in. Lief sighed in relief as he kissed her softly. He walked more into the room, and looked out the window from where he was standing. It wasn't until he heard the lock on door that he turned. Jasmine ran to him and kissed him hard, and passionately. Lief's arms went around her and he carried to her bed until she was lying down. He lay beside her and kissed her running his hands all along her body, pressing her closer to him. Jasmine let out a small moan and returned his kiss with the same passion, wrapping her arms around his neck, making the kiss deeper, running her fingers through his soft hair. She pulled him on top of her and she felt his tongue fly across her lips which she did not resist. He placed his hands around her waist, trying to get her shirt off so he could feel her skin.
Jasmine was tempted to cry out in pleasure as she felt his hands explore under her shirt. She really couldn't move nor react, she was just so happy, so she pulled him closer when he almost had her whole shirt off. They opened their eyes and the two of the them could both see that they loved each other without a doubt. She was about to remove his shirt when they heard a noise outside the door. Lief ran from Jasmine's bed to her closet, and when someone knocked at the door, she rolled her eyes. Why must this keep happening? she thought angrily. She answered the door and talked to whoever was out there.
Lief was trying to make himself not want to get aroused, but his strength really was with Jasmine and this moment, but he knew that this was wrong. Yet somehow he didn't care. And there was something in him that told him to follow his heart. When Jasmine said goodnight, and heard the door shut and locked, he came out, but he couldn't find her. Still trying to not feel something he shouldn't, he looked around for her, and she came out of the darkness and kept a blanket over most of her body. She must be cold again, he thought.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"Some palace guard. He won't bother us for awhile. I told him that I was having nightmares because of him and his men and to not guard this part of the castle," she said. "We have all the time in the world."
She kissed him again and let go of the blanket and played with his hair. Lief couldn't resist her anymore, he wanted her more than anything in the world and was ready to prove it to her. They walked back to her bed and he lay her down on the bed and she took off her shirt, revealing her chest to him. He stared in wonder at this goddess before him, and couldn't wait any longer. If Doom ever saw her doing this, Lief would be dead. He slowly took off his shirt and moved on top of her.
The two lovers continued their passion through the night. Thank god no one could hear them get more intense.
When it was over, Jasmine lay under him. Lief wasn't sure what she was feeling but he knew that he didn't regret what they did. He hurt, but not of pain but of love. He wanted to stay like this with her forever. He lay next to her and she turned to face him, leaning against him. The two were filled with joy at the feel of each others skin against the other. They wrapped their arms around one another, it was cold, but their body heat kept them warm. Lief kissed her cheek.
'I love you so much Jasmine," he said.
Jasmine pulled herself closer to him. "I am yours Lief," she said.
Lief kissed her once more and the two fell asleep in each others arms.
In the morning, their arms were still around each other. The sleeping lovers slept through the hard rain and thunderstorm.
There was a knock at the door, and then it came again and again and again. Lief just tightened his hold on Jasmine as he ignored it. Just being in her arms was better than even being the King of Deltora.
But when he finally woke up and noticed the knocking, his face was in shock. He was relieved that the door was at least locked.
THAT'S IT! Please review, yes i know its much but seriously no one else did one which annoyed me. So sue me. you do one and i'll be happy! Next chapter anyone! Please?
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