Chapter 16- A few moments after Chapter 14

Suddenly, my skin began to burn like the hot sting of fire as the sun's light beamed down upon me.

"This is not good," Zelman said in a worried tone.

"Why?" I asked in a panic. I turned my eyes to Kashu, who was also in pain; she grimaced and sweat ran down her face in agony. No one answered me. Zero stepped in front of Kashu and me, attempting to block the sun's rays. The slight shade cooled our bodies and we made sure to keep behind Zero for fear of the sun's light once again.

"What the hell is going on, Zelman?" Zero shouted angily at Zelman, assuming he knew why the sun was burning us.

"The princesses have a horrid curse placed upon them," Zelman said softly.

"What?" Kashu and I both whispered at the same moment in disbelief.

"When they returned to the AniManga World, they had five weeks to fall in love. They didn't know of the curse. It was the one thing I forgot to tell them." Zelman explained in guilt.

"Five weeks to fall in love?" I stated quietly to Kashu, who was as puzzeled as me.

All of a sudden, Zelman began to walk over to me. He manuvered past Zero and then took me gently into his arms. I fekt the warmth of Zelman's embrace, besides the harsh burn of the sun's light that slipped under his arm and torso.

"I love you, Elizabeth." Zelman sweetly whispered in my ear.

My skin stopped prickling with fire a the instant.

"… Elizabeth?" I asked, confused at the mention of the name.

"That is your real name, is it not?" Zelman said, smiling at me.

I gasped as my true name entered my mind and the memories came flooding back into my head. My face lit up with happiness but when I turned to Kashu, my heart sunk. Her face expressed great pain, a twisting pain in her heart, like the plunge of a dagger. Zero grimaced at Kashu with uneasiness, unmoved by Kashu's distress. I became alarmed and took action to assist her, striving to shuffle out of Zelman's arms but he held me back by my small waist. My baffled eyea peered back to Zelman and I was appalled to see him galre at Zero with a most evil intention.