{W/R} Hey Everybody!!! Been overloaded with work, as usual yet here I am with a new update and I didn't wait the two-three weeks that I thought I would. Thanks for reading and reviewing the last chapter and I hope to hear from more people in this chapter!!! Here are the thanks to each of you that so kindly reviewed.
Emerald-Random~ Thanks again for the mention in your story. It was very sweet of you. My answer to your question about where Flauvic is: All I can say is that…..I really can't say anything or else I'll ruin the story. So sorry about that. Don't worry, he'll appear soon enough, I think.
Rane292007~ Thanks so much for your frequent emails. I love replying to them and getting to know you. Thanks for your constant support and kind reviews. I enjoy writing with such good reviewers and reviews urging me on. Hope to receive an email from you soon!! :D
Rhexi~ Yay, you finished the books and you read my story, fully, I hope. Thanks for the review n constant hyperactive effect we have on each other, as well as the notes interrupting Spanish class. Lol. Vidanric and Flauvic ROCKS!!! C(:9
Loup Garou42~ You remind me of my friend, Rhexi. She likes Flauvic too. Lol. I'm not sure if I will bring Flauvic back. *Ducks from the blunt objects thrown across the room.* Just kidding!! We'll see when he'll come back. I don't think you'll have to wait too long. ;P
[Why does no one seem to like Lord Damien? He's interesting and fun enough, isn't he? Lol. I guess we'll see whom Elestra ends up with or maybe she ends up with no one. Dun, dun, dun! Rofl.]
Recap: "We'll see, I guess." She [Rhianna] replied, unconvinced. "You should really watch out for Lord Damien. He just doesn't seem right to me."
For a moment, I had felt a bit better about what I did with the change in subject and then with her last statement, every ounce of guilt came back in a flood-like fashion.
"He doesn't seem too bad," I replied, softly.
She sighed and shrugged.
"Just be careful, okay?"
I nodded. Everyone has to be careful these days, I thought.
{W/R} I'm going to change the POV for a little bit in this chapter, so don't get confused or at least try not to.
*~*~*~*~*~*~* Unknown Point of View (Day of the Kiss) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I stayed there, hidden away from view, watching her. She was oblivious to the danger she is in and it will be her downfall. She looked like nothing special, but she was deadly, well at least to me. She seemed to sense me and looked around from her position on the stone steps. Rhianna had left her after they had talked. Maybe that close friend of hers will talk some sense into her. Maybe not, knowing that mind of hers. Her eyes seemed to find mine, although I knew I was perfectly hidden, she seemed to know everything about me from what my eyes revealed. It gave me an odd sensation, which prickled through my body. She turned away, at last and I breathed out the breath that I had held, absentmindedly. I have my work cut out for me, I remarked to myself with my trademark smirk, silently turning away from my lookout and tearing my gaze from her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Back to Elestra's POV (Days After The Kiss) *~*~*~*~*~*~*
A tap on my shoulder made me jump up, reflexively. I had been that way since the incident with Lord Damien, days before. My body was always tense and my mind had been working overtime. I had been avoiding him lately, not wanting to bump into him as I had the day of the 'incident'. I knew this was not the typical reaction a girl from who had been kissed by an amazing gorgeous man. I felt strange with a horrid bad feeling in my gut. Whether it was the result of lying to Rhianna or the stress of my royal life building upon me, I have no idea, but it was becoming an unbearable pain. Although, the pain was growing, it also gave me a further excuse not to see Lord Damien.
I turned around to see none other than the person that had been on my thoughts these past few days.
"Nice to see you too," He said, with a ruefully laugh.
I wiped the aghast expression off my face and replaced it with one of father's signature bland ones, as I looked away from.
"You better not try kissing me again or else I'll scream and everyone will come." I warned him, retreating behind my Court mask.
He sat down, next to me, as I continued grooming my horse, Chocolate, which I had brought along for the trip. It was a calming exercise, I picked up in the midst of evading from Lord Damien. Chocolate didn't seem very at ease around the presence of Lord Damien and neither did I, but at least Chocolate seemed to tolerate it better than I am.
"Not the reaction I had expected, but it's better than what I had anticipated." He replied.
I ignored him, trying to concentrate on brushing Chocolate. It was a mistake, because he reached out to stop the hand that I was brushing with. It was bad enough that I was in a cramped horse's stall with Lord Damien and Chocolate, but the contact he had with his skin over mine, made me feel as though I was facing my death sentence.
"Do you mind doing this later? I think it's better if we talk with some actual eye contact and ability to move, not that I'm complaining about our proximity."
I shrugged a reply, trying to seem casual about the situation. I can always knock him out, I kept repeating in my mind. It made me feel better, well, it made me feel a little better. He walked out of the stall and I followed.
"So care to explain why you kissed me?" He asked me.
My jaw dropped, much lower than I ever thought possible.
"Why I kissed you? You kissed me! I can't believe you!"
I turned around and started walking away from the stables and Lord Damien, in anger and aggravation. I only stopped and turned around when I remembered that I had forgotten to lock and close Chocolate's stall. I avoided looking at him and went back to close and lock the stall door. He gently grasped my arm. {W/R: OMG, I feel like I'm writing a cheesy romance novel or soap opera or something.}
"I guess joking around isn't very good for the situation, huh?"
I gave him a look, as a response.
"Sorry," He replied, in what sounded like sincerity and released his hold on my arm. "About the joke and forcing a kiss on you."
I thought about it for about a minute, as I watched him squirm a bit and I finally forgave him.
"Just keep in mind that you do it again, I'll give you double the beating for it."
He smirked and nodded in understanding. Satisfied, I leaned against the stall and he did the same, beside me.
"So, you didn't feel anything between us?" He asked, softly.
"Does it matter? I rather not do anything about it." I replied, somewhat hesitantly.
He was quiet and turned my head to see what he was doing. He stood there, in deep thought.
"Is it because of Rhianna?"
"What about her," I asked, keeping the surprise I felt out of my voice.
"Is she keeping you from doing anything with me?"
"Why would you ask such a question?"
"Well, you haven't known Rhianna as long as I have."
"And what of it?"
He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. {W/R: Not the lights, Rhexi. Lol.}
"Nothing, just forget it."
"You don't just place a thought into someone's mind and not follow through with it."
"You won't believe me all the same."
"Well, isn't it for me to decide?"
"Fine, but I bet the minute I start to tell you, she will interrupt me."
"We'll have to talk fast then."
He looked at me as if I was naïve, but took a deep breath.
"Rhianna and I-" He started.
As if on queue, Rhianna appeared, walking toward us. I was surprised and wondered about the peculiar coincidence.
"Afternoon, Elestra, Lord Damien." She greeted us.
"Afternoon," We both replied.
"What are you doing here, Rhianna?" I asked. "Did something happen with your father?"
She smiled at me and I got a weird feeling up my spine.
"No," She replied, calmly. "I came to take Lord Damien for a minute, his assistants require his aid."
I looked over at him and he shrugged, saying his farewell, before leaving with Rhianna.
"Strange," I whispered to Chocolate, who neighed as if agreement.
After an hour or so, I looked for Rhianna for some answers. It was just my luck that I couldn't find her anywhere, not even in Lord Devin's room, as I had expected her to be. My legs were sore from the exercise and I started to feel dizzy from spending so much time under the sun. The dizziness turned into a dull headache by the time I was ready for bed. Rhianna chose that time to find me and I was determined for some answers, although I felt as I did.
"Is there anything that went on between you and Lord Damien?" I asked and the question sounded strange in my ears.
For a few seconds, I swore that Rhianna frowned and blushed slightly. It disappeared after I blinked a couple of times. I shook my head, as the colors swam a little and I couldn't see Rhianna's face or any part of her beside me. Rhianna said something indistinct to my ears and then, I felt her touch my shoulders.
"Are you okay," Rhianna asked, concerned.
Her voice was less distorted in my ears, but I still barely understood what she asked. The headache seemed to feel like needles pricking into my head and I frowned trying to pull myself together.
"I'm fine," I replied, rather hoarsely, although I felt that I was definitely the opposite of what I said.
"Should I get your mother? Maybe she can do something."
I smiled and shook my head, slowly.
"I'm just sleepy. It's just been an exhausting day."
I vaguely saw her nod and say something like a farewell, before she left. I walked to the windows to draw the curtains close and to shut the window before turning in and relieving my headache with rest. Suddenly, my knees gave out and painful force washed over me. I felt arms catch my falling and weak form. I felt the arms cradling me, protectively and comfortably. It eased a lot of the pain that had enveloped me.
"So you came in person this time," I softly said with a wince.
"Yeah, you haven't been listening to me. I can't let this escalate more than it has." He replied, gently caressing my face, which immensely and immediately lessened the headache.
"You're not going to tell me, just what you're talking about, huh?" I asked.
My eyes shut out the bright light of the candles. It wasn't like I was able to see anything, but watery colors at the moment.
"Get used to it," He replied, as he lifted me from the floor of my room and tenderly placed me on my bed.
"Thanks," I replied with a smile. "Since you're here, does it mean that I'll see you in person more often, even if I don't know who you are?"
"I know you're trying to get answers out of me. I'm surprised you can be so sneaky when you're in pain."
I grinned with my cheeks burning slightly.
"Yes, well, you helped me a lot."
"Hopefully, you'll learn to be more careful next time."
"How should I be careful when I don't know what is going on?" I said with a frown.
"It was a bad idea to come over here." He stated, plainly.
"How is helping someone get better a bad idea?"
"It usually isn't, but not this time. Just watch what you do, will you?"
"I'll try. Will I be seeing you again?"
"And let you get too attached?"
His question made me silent. My mind was blank, as to how to answer the question.
"Don't think about it," He told me. "Just get rest. You'll feel better soon. Most of the poison will wear off soon."
"Poison?"
"Don't worry about it. I counteracted it."
"If I don't worry about this, then just what do I worry about, Mr. Mysterious and just what did you do to counteract it."
"You talk too much, you know that." He informed me.
Before I could reply, he silenced me again, but this time with a kiss. He escaped before I opened my eyes and found everything returned to normal.
"Strange," I whispered to myself.
{W/R} How many more chapters do you people want? I was thinking of ending it on chapter 13 or something. Tell me what you people think and want I should do. Need opinions here. Sry, if it wasn't such a good chapter, but it leads somewhere soon, I hope. Lol. Don't worry, I'm pretty sure that I know what I'm doing.
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