Who's ready for some ass-whooping?
Hey, how are you doing? I'm cool, and the sun is just hiding behind the horizon and that simply means that the real time of the day is going to start! I don't even know what I just said, never mind...
So, a lot has happened since the last time I wrote something here. My birthday, vacation, a breakup, a car crash... So much! But nothing to worry, because Lonee is back and ready to give you the best chapter ever!
So, last chapter was powerful... Aida and Jace breaking up, Roxanne turning out to be a bitch, Jace becoming a blind fool, and lots and lots of tears! I wonder what will happen in this one... Let's find out!
REVIEW ANSWER TIME!
- LadyDiamond92, you're right, Roxanne is a bit like Sapphire, and I'm glad that you understand the reason why Jace acted like that. I hope you like this chapter!
- Midnight Sin 009, I'm glad you liked it, and I missed you too!
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With nothing more to say...
ON THE FIC!
Chapter 28: Forever Is a Long Time, and I wanna spend it with you
"What do you mean…" the male blinked "you can make my dreams come true?"
"Exactly what you heard." The cloaked figure repeated "Whatever you want, I can make it come true."
"Oh yeah?" Jace asked, grabbing his mug and taking a long sip "Can you go back in time and stop me from doing the dumbest mistake of my life?"
"I can if you want me to." He chuckled "But the world does not allow chivalry among people; and I, being a part of it, must abide to its rules."
"Knew it… what do you want?"
"I'm looking for someone. Her name is Malia." Kali Blake pulled the picture of the woman onto the table "Do you know her?"
"I've seen her around." Jace lied "Who is she?"
"The daughter of one of my father's friends. I heard she was getting married, I wanted to wish her the best of lucks."
"Hum… I don't know her that well."
"It's okay. I'm sure that a smart man like yourself can find sources in these streets."
Jace stared at the man under hooded eyes. Something was off about this man. He sounded polite and resourceful, but his posture showed his guarded stand. His eyes were always scanning the crowd, his hand hanging by the scimitar strapped to his hips. His lips spoke promises, but his eyes revealed lies. The blond was unsure of what to do, but he wasn't about to give Malia's location to this shady looking man. So, taking another long sip, he stood up.
"I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise anything." He said.
"Thank you, Jace. I truly appreciate it."
.~.~.
"Thank you so much, Amia. For everything…" Malia smiled, taking the moon elf's hands.
"It's alright, Malia, my love." She said, pulling away and putting on the brown leather gloves, before wrapping her long dark blue cape around her shoulders "It's my job, after all."
"Thank you, Amia." Zander shook her hand "I'll show you out the door."
"Thank you, my dear…" the woman smiled bowed slightly and left with Zander, the man coming back few moments later alone.
"Hey, beautiful." He called, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards himself.
"Hey handsome." She replied, biting her lip and wrapping her arms around his neck "Who might you be…?"
"Me?" Zander asked, playing along "I'm just a man, milady. A simple man."
"And I a simple woman with carnal desires. So, tell me again, brave knight, who are you?"
"Me? I'm the man, milady. I'm the man that is going to shake your world and fuck you hard until you can't walk tomorrow. I'm the man that will get you to Eanna, and baby, you're gonna be there for a while, so meet up with someone, will you?"
"Oh yeah?" she rose an eyebrow "And how will you get me there?"
"Malia…" Zander smirked and leaned down to her ear, whispering the dirty thoughts that went through his head, making Malia gasp and blush.
"Zander!" she pulled away "That's so… dirty! Even for me! Damn, where did you learn how to talk dirty like that?"
"I had a good teacher." He winked "But now, are we gonna take this to bed or-"
Three loud knocks echoed in their door and Malia groaned, slamming her head on Zander's chest. "I'm gonna kill someone today." She threatened, and pulled the door open "Jace!"
"We need to talk."
"Damn right we do!" Malia exclaimed "Boy, who do you-"
"Malia, this is not about me." The blond declared, closing the door shut behind himself "I wasn't followed, I lost them three streets back."
"Followed?" the young woman frowned "What's going on, Jace?"
"What do you know about a man named Kali Blake?" he asked.
"Enough to know that you shouldn't be messing with him. Have you met him? How?"
"I was at the bar, drinking away my sorrows, when this guy sits in front of me and announces himself as Kali Blake and tells me he can make my dreams come true. I started joking, telling him that I wanted to go back in time to stop myself from… you know, and he said he could do it. But he wanted something in return. And he showed me a picture of you and asked me if I knew you."
"What did you say?" Zander frowned.
"I lied with all my teeth, that's what I did. I told him I had seen you around. And he told me he knew you were getting married, and he said your father was his father's friend."
"Kali Blake's father was my father's friend? I find that hard to believe." She frowned "Did he say what he wanted?"
"To wish you the best of lucks, but I highly doubt it." He frowned "Malia, I lost them. I did, and I came here to tell you this and I…"
"Jace." Malia called, placing a hand on his shoulder "Thank you. I really appreciate it."
"You're… You're welcome. Because I do try… And yet… I end up breaking everyone I love."
"Jace… I think you need to have an honest conversation with that hoe Roxanne. Sorry, I had to. Only then you can talk to her… because, no matter how hard she might stomp her foot… she still loves you. And she needs you. Now more than ever."
"Thank you, Malia… You're… you're a good person, you know that?"
"I try." She laughed "Now go away, you barged in at a really inopportune time."
"I'm going to talk to Roxanne…" he shook his head "Oh and… if I don't survive tonight… Congratulations."
"Thank you Jace." Zander smiled "And don't worry… I'll heal you back from the dead if I have to."
"Good to know." He laughed "Okay, I'm going. Have fun."
"We will!" the woman winked, and the blond exited the room and shut the door behind himself.
He had one destination in his mind, and he wasn't going to stop until he got what he wanted. With large strides and firm frown, he crossed the hallway that led to her room and knocked on the wooden door three times with more force than necessary. But, with his state of mind, it would be safe to say that he was letting out easy. The girl's voice echoed in his ears after a few seconds, telling him to come inside, and he did, shutting the door behind him, and turning to look at her.
She was sitting on the wooden king-sized bed covered with fern green sheets, and she was looking at him. Her pointy dog ears were flickering in the air, trying to figure out why he was there. Smiling and standing up, the girl moved to hug him, but Jace only pushed her away roughly. Cocking her head to the side, Roxanne frowned, not understanding his sudden roughness, but still let it slip. Placing a hand on his bicep and smiling when he didn't push her away, she called his name and waited for him to look into his eyes.
"Jace…"
"Why?" he asked, his voice low and rough.
"What do you mean, 'why'?"
"Why did you lie to me, Roxy? I know they're right."
"Jace, I would never lie to you. Ever! Why are you saying such…"
"ROXANNE!" the blond shouted "Stop lying! Tell me why the fuck did you lie to me!"
"I didn't lie to you!"
"ROXANNE!"
"FINE!" She exclaimed back, pulling away and crossing her arms "I lied! I lied with all the teeth I have in my mouth! But I had a reason to! And you of all people, should know why I did it!"
"Well, I don't! So why you don't you clarify this for me, huh?!"
"I was protecting you, Jace! I was protecting your dreams!" she exclaimed.
"My… dreams?" he let out.
"Yes, your dreams! You told me, a long time ago that you loved me. That you wanted to stay with me, but you knew that such wasn't possible! So, you made me promise that I would be the one to help you find your true love, and you already knew who it was! You wanted a princess to marry, you told me so! So, when I found out that you were with that… thief, I figured that it was your way of telling me that you wanted me to intervene! Jace, I was only looking out for you! I still love you, but I'm with Faelern… I…"
"That was a childhood crush, Roxanne, you of all people should know that. Roxy, you don't love me like that. You love me as a friend, and that's normal. But… my dreams changed. And that happened the moment I met Aida. She became my new dream, and I couldn't love her more. I really couldn't. But… You are wrong in one small piece of information you should have gathered before you went and ruined all my life."
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Are you familiar with King Kael? Of Northcliff?" he asked, watching her nod slowly "Aida is his twin sister. Which makes her… A princess."
"Oh, Jace…" she gasped.
"So, yeah. Know that you were the one that ruined my dream. You broke my princess and I apart, Roxanne. And I don't think I can forgive you for that."
.~.~.
Jace sat on the bed that had once been filled with their heat. It was cold now to the touch, but he would change that. That is, if she had him. But she needed to. Because if she refused him once more, he was doomed to walk the earth with the knowledge that his loved one no longer wanted him. His heart could not take that. He could not take any more pain, any more heartthrob, any more angst. He loved her, and he would not walk out of this room until she had those words imprinted on his brain.
The door opened, and Jace looked up. There she was, bathed in the moonlight, with her normal clothes covering the curvaceous body that she possessed, although they were a bit dirty and messy. Her slim fingers were undoing the braid that she kept her hair on, over her left shoulder, but stopped when she laid her eyes on him. They glowed, but Jace was not sure if it was with pain, tears, or just plain angriness. The latter one was the more probable. But he hoped, oh for Eanna he hoped, that she could find in her heart the will to forgive him.
"Jace." She spoke, eyeing him up and down.
"Aida." He called, getting up from the bed slowly.
"You look like crap." She noticed, and closed the door behind herself.
"I know. I… I should have changed clothes before coming here…" he tried.
"Why? You tryna make a good impression or something?" she asked, moving to the mirror in the room to check on herself.
"Maybe…"
"What are you doing here?"
"I came… I came to talk to you. Can I?" he asked, trying not to get too hopeful.
"You can. Doesn't mean I'll listen, though."
"Aida… I'm sorry." He started, and noticing that the woman slightly turned her head in his direction made him continue "I was wrong in everything I did. I'm sorry for not believing you, any of you, when I knew deep inside that she was wrong and you were right. I'm sorry I ignored the tug my heart did when I saw you walk out the door and I didn't follow you. I'm sorry for breaking you, for breaking your trust in me, and most importantly… I'm sorry for not being the man you want, but a scared little boy that clings too hard on the things he loves. I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry, Gorgeous… I'll… I'll leave now."
As he made a movement to open the door, Aida's voice called out "You're stupid, you know that?"
"I do." He sighed.
"And you probably made the dumbest mistake ever, you know?"
"I do." He laughed "I'm… I'm stupid to that point."
"What was the reason she gave you? To do what she did?"
"She was making sure that I followed my dreams." He explained, and she snickered "Your dreams?"
"Yeah. I once told her that I wanted to marry a princess. I thought that a princess would be my one true love, and I made her promise that she wouldn't let me marry anyone but a princess. I didn't have time to tell her my dreams changed." He said, moving closer to her.
"They did?" she asked, shaking her hair, now free from the braid.
"Yeah. From the moment I met you, Aida…" he declared, placing his hands on her hips and hiding his face in her hair "You became my new dream."
"Jace…" she whispered, and he hummed "You are probably one of the dumbest people I've ever met in my entire life. You know that?"
"I do. I'm sorry, Aida. Can you forgive me?" he begged, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her to him.
"Jace… I understand. I took a while, and me and Diego had a little heart to heart after you chose Roxanne over me, and he made me see that I'd probably do the same. If Sky told me a complete lie and Lys told me the true, I'd probably believe Sky a lot faster than Lys. So, I understand what you did. You came back, and that's all that matters."
"So… you forgive me?"
"I do. But it doesn't mean that things will go back to the way they were before." She pulled away from him and frowned "I'm sorry."
"Tell me what I have to do to fix things between us, Aida. Please." He begged.
"Jace… It's not just about Roxanne and her big fat lie, you know? Things have been going down with us for a while now and I think we need a break from it."
"Tell me." He fell on his knees and let his head fall "Tell me what I did wrong. Aida, you have no idea how much this hurts… I'm seeing the one I love walking away from me over something I did wrong. Please tell me. Tell me how I can make it better. Tell me how I can heal you. Us. Please."
"Jace… the problem is you." She declared.
"M-me?"
"Yes, you. You and your cold feet, you and your commitment issues. I want a man in my life that is able to grow the pair to tell me he wants to spend his life with me and actually act on it! Not just speak and bail. Do you understand what I'm saying?" she asked, taking a knee before him.
"I do… And trust me, Aida, I'm trying… but it's not that easy." He admitted.
"What is not that easy? It's not easy to grow the pair to tell me you love me and that you want to marry me? Or whatever it may come to your mind?!"
"It's not easy to admit to myself that I actually want that and allow myself to take the chance and pray to Eanna that you don't break me!" he exclaimed, looking up to her with tears falling from his eyes.
"Break… you?"
"Aida… Look, the truth is… I'm scared of loving, of giving my everything to someone because I know that, one way or another, I'm going to mess up. I'm gonna mess up, and when I do… You're going to leave. You're going to tell me you hate me and move on from me. And just the thought of that hurts, Aida. I can't take watching you walk out the door, it breaks me. So I'm scared. Because I think that, every time you leave, you won't come back!"
"So you think…" she tried, placing her hands on each side of his face and wiping his tears "That because of that irrational fear of yours, you won't tell me that you want to spend the rest of your life with me? Because you are scared that, once you put your heart in my hands, I will break it and you will be left with nothing?"
"Yes." He admitted, and closed his eyes.
"… Are you stupid?"
"What?" he let out, looking up to her shiny green eyes.
"Jace… I took that chance for you. I put my heart on your hands, and even though you broke it, I'm here. Am I really that untrustworthy that you don't think you can trust your heart to me?"
"No, Aida, it's not like that!" he exclaimed "I… I'm just… scared."
"I'm scared too, Jace." She smiled "I'm scared that you might leave some day, and I wake up to an empty bed. I'm scared of seeing you with another woman and knowing that she's a lot better for you than I am! But I don't let that stop me because I know that I love you! With all my heart, and you should know that too."
"Aida… Can you forgive me? For the pain I put you through, for all the hurt and the misery I caused?" he begged, caressing her face with the tip of his fingers.
"I already have." She smiled, kissing his forehead "Now is you that needs to forgive himself."
"Help me…" he declared "Help me become whole again, like you once did."
"I will…" she nodded "Now… care to help me out of this corset so that we can go to sleep? I'm awfully tired."
"Of course." He nodded, and stood up with her "Aida, would it be okay if I-"
"Stay." She interrupted, hiding the smile that appeared on her face "The bed is really cold when you're not around."
As he smiled and undid the laces that kept the clothing together, letting it fall on the floor. But he didn't stop there. Moving her hair to the side, he began to kiss her neck, while he rolled the gloves down to her hands. Aida took them off and pushed her boots off by stepping on the back of the heel, not bothering to undo the laces. Jace turned her around and pulled her shirt up and off, allowing the shorts and socks to follow, leaving the woman with a set baby blue lingerie that left his mouth watering.
Pushing him slowly until the back of his legs hit the bed, Aida pushed him down to a sitting position and sat on his lap, kissing his forehead. Jace moved to remove his sword from his back and take off his shirt, kicking his boots off. Smiling up to his lover, the blond moved her so that her back hit the bed softly and moved on top of her, kissing her nose and resting his forehead against hers. It didn't take long for the two to be completely bare, and their whispers of eternal loving filled the night. As they laid in bed together, gazing at each other with the everlasting promise of loyalty and love, they knew that they would be together forever.
A/N: What the hell does Kali Blake could possibly want from Jace?! What do you think it will happen? And will Aida and Jace get back together in time for the wedding? Who knows... I hope you like it, and if you did, hit that fav and follow button, and leave a review to let me know your thoughts on the matter!
Lots of love from this weirdo,
LoneeWolf :)
