Hidden Love

Author's Note: MY Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I hope you will continue to follow until the very end! Please enjoy! If you don't like something please tell me so I can make it better!

Also to those who hate as you call "fluffy stories" don't bother reading because the subject is romance and the title is Hidden Love. I am a romance writer not a miracle worker. This is the untold story of the love between Lief and Jasmine, so in words, there will not be a chapter non romance. Also, not happy with this one. Urgh, because I want to get to the good stuff and can't because of the time frame. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: The Second Argument

Completely unaware of Lief's argument with his mother, Jasmine decided to wander off through the halls thinking about Lief, and how she expected that she would've hated what happened last night between the two of them, but she didn't. She began to realize that when you're with someone you really and truly love, you won't hate anything you do with them, it will just make you love them even more. Jasmine did feel her feelings grow a little stronger since that morning. After Lief left, she destroyed any evidence of him being in her room, and by destroy, I mean, really just to hide them. She made her bed, made sure he didn't leave anything behind, and wash the clothes she wore last night. Jasmine like Lief was wondering how long would she be able to keep this secret from her father. Doom had just gotten his daughter back and now Jasmine had a father who she grew to love dearly, like 9 years hadn't even passed by, they were really a father and daughter who really loved one another. There was one problem.

She loved Lief more.

Doom could never know. He hated Queen Sharn and she him. If it had gotten out that she and Lief were together, Jasmine knew bad things would happen to both her and Lief. And if anything happened to Lief, she would hate herself forever. Jasmine wished that she were better for him, she wished she was right for him, and she wished that their parents didn't hate one another. Jasmine just wanted this war to be over so that maybe she could run away with him. She shook her head at that idea, because running away from a problem never solved anything. Neither was keeping secrets from her father. What was she going to do? Love, or family, what is more important? Obviously family, but she could never imagine a life where Lief wasn't in it. She would rather die. Maybe he was right, waiting until the right time might be her only option at this point. But the question was when would be the right time? She wasn't a liar, and she knew he wasn't one either. This was wrong, but she didn't really care at all. She loved him, and she would wait, even if it took forever.

As she was thinking about all this, she ran into something. Or in this case, someone. It was Barda.

"Oh, hi Barda," she said trying to get up off the ground. Barda offered his hand which she took. "Sorry about that. I was lost in thought."

"That's alright, Jasmine. Have you seen Lief?" Just the mention of his name brought a small smile to her face. "After an argument he had with his mother, he seemed more angry than I've ever seen him. I need to find him and make sure he's ok. Can you help me find him?"

Any excuse to see him, Jasmine was thinking.

"Sure, I have to ask him something anyway." Jasmine walked in the same direction that Barda had come from.

"Uh, Jasmine?"

"Yes?"

Barda looked at her as if she was sleepwalking. "I already looked in that direction. I was going to head down here."

Of course! she thought. I am so stupid!

"Oh right! Shall we?" she said running down the hallway.

Barda ran after her. "Jasmine, isn't that the way you were coming?"

But Jasmine just ignored him. If anyone needed to talk to Lief, it had to be her. What did he talk to Sharn about? What about their talk about never telling anyone? Did he lie? Was he lying to her all this time? She felt her heart sink in her chest.

Once again, Jasmine was lost in thought and ran hard into another thing, and again, in this case, someone. But this time, that someone was her father, and she had knocked him to the ground.

Once the stars left her view, she noticed who she knocked down, and she was right by his side.

"Doom! Oh please be ok! I'm really sorry! I wasn't thinking! Are you alright?" Jasmine said quickly.

She didn't notice that Barda was right behind her.

"And why didn't I get this amount of concern when you knocked into me?" Barda asked annoyed.

"Because I didn't knock you over," Jasmine returned.

Doom came to with him groaning over a pain in his neck.

"Jasmine! How many times have I told you to watch where you're going!"

Jasmine sighed in relief and smiled. "Sorry, Doom! I'm just glad you're alright."

"Well, alright, but just don't let it happen again! Actually I've been looking for you everywhere! There's something I must talk to you about..." Doom started, and then was interrupted by his daughter.

"Brilliant, Doom, and we will, but I need to talk to Lief about something really important..."

"Not as important as this. Now come with me..."

"But Barda..." Jasmine said.

"Can handle finding his royal highness without you. Now come with me!" Doom began to drag her down the hallway, Jasmine half willingly going with him.

It's alright, she thought. I'll just deal with him and then go find Lief. I'll just make this quick.

They headed down the hall to Doom's study where he gestured to her to sit down in his desk chair. This was where Doom did all of his research for finding herbs and medicines in case serious medical attention was needed for the king or queen or anyone else.

"Yes, Doom? What's the matter?" Jasmine asked.

"Jasmine, I want you to always be safe. When the Shadowlord's forces attacked us in the Forest of Silence, I wasn't there to protect you as well as I should have. And when I'm not around to protect you anymore, I want you to be safe."

"But, Dad, I am safe. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I've done it for all these years without you or Mom, of course it was lonely for a little while, but then I met Fili and Kree."

"I want you to find a boy that is exactly right for you and who can protect you..."

Jasmine frowned. "I'm perfectly capable of handling myself, Doom!"

"Oh really? How about all those times you almost got killed and then by some chance you managed to escape with your friends' help? Can't you see that the world is dangerous?" Doom shouted back.

"I'm not a little girl anymore! Sure you're my father, but that doesn't mean you can make my decisions! I will fall in love and have someone to protect me when I'm ready!" Jasmine wanted to burst out crying.

"I'm sorry Jasmine, but you leave me no choice, you have to pick have someone in your life that's right for you, or I'll have you locked up forever, where nothing will hurt you ever again. I lost your mother, I lost you once, and Jasmine, I can't go through that again." He stood up. "I suggest that you think about what I said, or else. I'm sorry, Jasmine, but I will not ever go through that again."

And with that he was gone.

Jasmine burst into tears as soon as she knew that he was gone. What could she do now? How would she tell Lief?

"Jasmine?"

That voice.

Jasmine turned around to see her love staring at her as if he had been crying for a lifetime. She just let her tears fall down her cheeks.

"Oh, Lief." she said softly, and she ran into his arms crying like a newborn baby, and Lief held her tightly, just as heartbroken as she was, and cried with her.

The two lovers just held each other behind Doom's bookcase, and would eventually talk tonight, and then after they held each other and Lief had to leave before Doom returned, Jasmine went back to her room and cried for the next 10 minutes before the tears would be taken from her, as if they had never existed.


THAT'S IT! Please review and tell me what you think! Next chapter anyone! Please?

I know what you're thinking if you've read this far, this story sucks, but it was in my head all night one night so I decided to write it.

Also, the story's rating may change due to later content in chapters, really bad things will be happening. Don't mind? By all means, keep on reading, if you are scared easily, well, we'll get to that later!

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