~Chapter 13: The Wedding Part 2~
Zero
"I—"I began again but a feminine voice cut me off.
"Simone! Tell everyone who the real father of your baby is!" Zoey stood up with her hips on her hips and a glare on her face. Simone and I turned around to face her while the crowd look on waiting for something to happen.
"You're just mad because I have the love of my life and you have no one. Now stop trying to ruin my wedding!" Simone shot back completely disregarding the question.
Zoey stomped her foot on the ground in anger, "That's a load of bull—"
Dad stood up and pulled her to the side, trying to get her to calm down. Mom sent her a disapproving glance. Ichiru had an eyebrow raised in amusement. Simone turned back around and urged the preacher to ask me the same question again.
I sighed internally but before I could open my mouth, Zoey shouted, "Zero she is lying to you!" Dad kept an arm out stretched to block her from going any further. I looked at her serious expression and I turned my head sharply back to Simone who raised an eyebrow.
"Is it true?" I asked. The crowed held its silence.
Simone went red in the face and replied quickly, "Of course not! You saw the papers and everything!"
The flat screen TV's around us suddenly changed from our wedding scene to show Simone leaving out of a room. From the corner of my eye I saw Zoey's lips form a large smirk. This had to be good.
Simone was panicking; I could see it in her posture. She tried motioning to the TV crew to cut the video but there was nothing that could be done. "Zero—"
"I want to see this." I replied crossing my arms, narrowing my eyes as I look up toward the screen not even budging as she tried to pull me into another room.
The guy on screen was very well built. His brown bangs covered a weird triangle symbol with two dots around it while his short hair ended at his shoulders. The white dress shirt exposed half of his chest. He wore no pants just boxers.
Simone giggled and replied in a dark tone, "Easy there Jake, you know I'm getting married soon." She touched his cheek and slid of fingers across as he placed a kiss on her lips and tried to pull her back into the bedroom.
"Even if you're getting married, it's still my child you're carrying. Remember you came to me doll, for a good time." Jake smirked as Simone lay a hand on his chest.
"I came to you tonight once again even when I clearly wanted to avoid you. We don't even know each other long enough but your body says other things." Slowly, she smiled. "We've got to stop doing this; it's the third time already. I can't afford to get caught."
"So in other words I am being used?" He asked, but his tone was serious.
Simone shook her head, "Not really. See I enjoy our flings together. But on the other hand, I have to follow this through. After all, I'll get what I always wanted, which is Zero and he and I will rule the kingdom together and I'll have to get rid of his annoying pain in the ass sister too."
The TV suddenly shut off at the end as Simone stood in complete shock as her mouth hung open. Everyone else couldn't believe it including my parents. I looked up to see King Reys reaction, but he was nowhere to be seen.
I was the first to speak. I turned to face her, my expression nothing short of furious, "So the baby really isn't mine."
"Zero, that's all fake! She is—"
Zoey suddenly appeared right beside me running toward Simone but I grabbed her before she could tackle Simone who quickly took a few steps back. She struggled to get out of my grip. "Zoey calm down. Breath." I said calmly even though I was as angry as she was.
Suddenly, TV reporters' appeared throwing questions our way. Zoey regained her composure and stood beside me.
"Simone, what will you do now that the evidence is clearly painting a dark path for you? Any comments?" One of the asked as the camera man adjusted the lens.
Simone took a few steps back appalled at what was going on. She grabbed my hand as she ignored everyone else. "We are still getting married!"
I snatched my hand back, giving her a hard look I replied, "Like hell we are. I want a paternity test immediately!"
"What!" Simone snapped enraged as the large crowd gasped.
"You heard me." I replied coldly as I signaled for Doctor James. In less than five minutes, he whisked Simone away to a private room and came back out with Simone right behind him.
"In about three days, I'll let you know the results." He turned to Simone and added, "How disappointing Princess." Then he left to go join Ms. Loveless.
Reporters began to climb onto the stage all talking at once, all asking the same questions. "Prince Zero, what will you do about this scandal?"
"We were all looking forward to a graceful wedding, but the plot has thickened…" Another one asked shoving his microphone in front of my face.
"Simone." I called as she stared at me completely embarrassed.
"Y-yes." I saw the hope buried behind the shock in her eyes. I took her hand and guided her to a private room where no one could see or hear us. Closing the door as she sat in a red plush chair, I began to pace.
"Why did you lie to me? No don't even answer that." I started in an angry tone. "You could've been honest from the beginning!"
Simone stood up and I stopped my pacing as we stood directly in front of each other. "Zero, I wanted you! You and I were destined—"
"No!" I interjected. "You may have thought that, but my place is not with you, and it never will be." Krystal and Katelyn crossed my mind at that instant.
Simone shook her head, "I made a mistake. Let's forgive, forget and finally get married. I LOVE YOU!" she yelled in frustration.
"Don't you realize what you even done? Do you understand that this is a huge scandal? You cheated before the wedding, three times, before the wedding." I pointed out as I sat down on the . "Give me one good reason."
She put her hands on her baby bump as she looked up at me and replied, "Your baby Zero." I could see the tears forming in her eyes as they threatened to fall.
Things had become personal; tension was thick in the air. I adverted my eyes but I had already made up my mind, "If the baby is mine, then I will be there, but if it isn't…everything will be called off. No scratch that, I'm done."
I headed for the door and as soon as I turned the knob reporters busted in falling on the plush red carpet. I quickly made my way passed them as I avoided their questions, confusing glances and Simone calling for me to come back. I ignored her.
I finally made my way to my family as well as Krystals'. As I ran passed them and headed for the large golden double doors but made a quick left and went toward the door Krystal had not too long ago. There would be too many people waiting on Simone and I to step through those doors.
"Prince Zero! Can we have a moment of your time—"
I was pissed off enough as it is dealing with all this new information. The huge crowd grew larger as it closed me in, shoving more microphones at me.
"I have no comment. Go and talk to Simone." I stated cooly trying to keep my temper under control before something happened.
"What will you do about the scan—"
"Get. Out. Of. My. Way." I replied blunt but menacingly as I glared at them all. Frightened, the crowd quickly dispersed and I ran like hell. I didn't care about what would happen. My family would handle that and I would have to deal with the consequences later but oh well. Hell knows what the news is going to say. I wondered if I looked like a coward running away like that? Or if I seem to be "a wreck" It didn't matter to me, although I would probably be pissed about the tabloids in the morning-that's what fireplaces are for.
Then there was King Rey's...I'm sure he heard everything, but where did he disappear to?
As I turned the corner I thought about how I just ditched Simone like that. I left her to deal with all the issues, knowing she was way beyond stressed. But then, she deserved it for everything she has done to us. After all, she craved attention. It's hard to believe she did all that for the wrong reasons and it ended up blown right back in her face. The guilt was there but that quickly passed. Someone else was on my mind.
I didn't even know what time it was as the clouds blocked half of the moon. Krystal could be anywhere was all I cared about at the moment, I needed to find her. I began to run back toward the castle.
As I looked basically everywhere and called her name over and over again, I came up with nothing. I stopped to catch my breath after a good half hour with wasted results. I glanced up at the clock; it was 15 minutes till ten.
Being an idiot of course forgetting I had a cell phone, I dug into my pocket on the inside of my black jacket; I produced my cell phone. I speed dialed Krystal's number but her phone went straight to voice mail. Damn.
Using the GPS tracker, luckily I was able to track her location down to the beach.
