Hey, there. Back for the second chapter, I see. I got some feedback for
this story and I'm glad people like it. I don't think I'll put a lemon in
here. A lime, maybe. Anyway, enjoy!
Fallen For You
"Ishtar! Ishtar, can you please come out?" Darres called.
There was no answer. Darres sighed and walked away. In her room, Ishtar was staring blankly at the ceiling. There were still tears in her eyes, but she just let them fall. She didn't feel like doing anything anymore. And then she remembered the promise Duzell made to her.
"Duzie? You asleep? I need to ask you something," she said, sitting up against the headboard.
Duzell, who had just woken up, transformed. He propped his head up on his arms.
"What is it, Princess?" he asked.
"About what you said earlier, about helping me. Why are you doing it?" asked Ishtar.
"Ishtar, do you really need to ask? I'm helping you because you helped me. I'm not talking about the whole 'looking for Phelio's reincarnation' thing. It's because you were willing to do it, even though you're his descendant. And there are other reasons."
Here, he trailed off.
"What am I saying? Other reasons? Oh, this isn't good. She's gonna ask. I don't have any other reasons," he thought.
But Duzell knew it wasn't true. There was one reason only that he was helping her, and it had created a pain in his heart. He was helping her because he had fallen in love with her. Somehow, during the few months they had spent together, his feelings of vengeance toward Phelios had turned to love for Ishtar. And it hurt.
"Hey, Duzie? Duzie! Earth to Duzie. Hello, are you in there?" said Ishtar, waving her hand in front of him.
Duzell snapped back to reality.
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Zoned out for a minute there. Where was I?" he said.
"You said you had other reasons for helping me. I don't suppose you feel like telling me what they are, right?" said Ishtar.
"No, not really. Let's just say that there are more important things than revenge," said Duzell quietly.
"Yeah, I guess there is. You're helping me 'cause we're friends, right? I can understand that," she said in a sleepy voice.
Duzell didn't say anything. Clearly, Ishtar wanted to tell him something.
"You know, Duzie. You're like the only one in this place that actually cares about me. I want you to know that you'll always be my best friend.(yawn) And I know this'll probably get me thrown out, but sometimes I wish we could be more than just friends. Honestly, I don't care what our laws say about who I can marry or not," she said.
Duzell grew numb. What on Earth was Ishtar talking about? If he heard her correctly, if she said what he thought she said.
"What are you talking about, Ishtar? Who says we can't be more than friends? If that's how you really feel, then you shouldn't let some dumb rule stop you," he said.
Ishtar was about to doze off when she heard him say that, and her eyes flew open. She sat up again and looked at Duzell, hardly believing her ears.
"Wha- What are you saying, Duzie? Do you mean."
Ishtar didn't finish, because the next moment, Duzell was kissing her. She froze, shocked at first, but then she closed her eyes and just gave in. She'd always known it in her heart, that Duzell loved her, and that she loved in return. She just ignored her feelings, because there was Darres. But, now that she knew Darres didn't love her, she didn't have to hide her own feelings anymore.
"I love you, Ishtar. No one will hurt you anymore. Ever. I'll make sure of it," said Duzell, breaking off the kiss
Fallen For You
"Ishtar! Ishtar, can you please come out?" Darres called.
There was no answer. Darres sighed and walked away. In her room, Ishtar was staring blankly at the ceiling. There were still tears in her eyes, but she just let them fall. She didn't feel like doing anything anymore. And then she remembered the promise Duzell made to her.
"Duzie? You asleep? I need to ask you something," she said, sitting up against the headboard.
Duzell, who had just woken up, transformed. He propped his head up on his arms.
"What is it, Princess?" he asked.
"About what you said earlier, about helping me. Why are you doing it?" asked Ishtar.
"Ishtar, do you really need to ask? I'm helping you because you helped me. I'm not talking about the whole 'looking for Phelio's reincarnation' thing. It's because you were willing to do it, even though you're his descendant. And there are other reasons."
Here, he trailed off.
"What am I saying? Other reasons? Oh, this isn't good. She's gonna ask. I don't have any other reasons," he thought.
But Duzell knew it wasn't true. There was one reason only that he was helping her, and it had created a pain in his heart. He was helping her because he had fallen in love with her. Somehow, during the few months they had spent together, his feelings of vengeance toward Phelios had turned to love for Ishtar. And it hurt.
"Hey, Duzie? Duzie! Earth to Duzie. Hello, are you in there?" said Ishtar, waving her hand in front of him.
Duzell snapped back to reality.
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Zoned out for a minute there. Where was I?" he said.
"You said you had other reasons for helping me. I don't suppose you feel like telling me what they are, right?" said Ishtar.
"No, not really. Let's just say that there are more important things than revenge," said Duzell quietly.
"Yeah, I guess there is. You're helping me 'cause we're friends, right? I can understand that," she said in a sleepy voice.
Duzell didn't say anything. Clearly, Ishtar wanted to tell him something.
"You know, Duzie. You're like the only one in this place that actually cares about me. I want you to know that you'll always be my best friend.(yawn) And I know this'll probably get me thrown out, but sometimes I wish we could be more than just friends. Honestly, I don't care what our laws say about who I can marry or not," she said.
Duzell grew numb. What on Earth was Ishtar talking about? If he heard her correctly, if she said what he thought she said.
"What are you talking about, Ishtar? Who says we can't be more than friends? If that's how you really feel, then you shouldn't let some dumb rule stop you," he said.
Ishtar was about to doze off when she heard him say that, and her eyes flew open. She sat up again and looked at Duzell, hardly believing her ears.
"Wha- What are you saying, Duzie? Do you mean."
Ishtar didn't finish, because the next moment, Duzell was kissing her. She froze, shocked at first, but then she closed her eyes and just gave in. She'd always known it in her heart, that Duzell loved her, and that she loved in return. She just ignored her feelings, because there was Darres. But, now that she knew Darres didn't love her, she didn't have to hide her own feelings anymore.
"I love you, Ishtar. No one will hurt you anymore. Ever. I'll make sure of it," said Duzell, breaking off the kiss