Chapter 22: The Story Behind
Lady Chen's P.O.V
Everything happened so fast. I didn't hear what the prince and Shen was talking about but I noticed that Shen was angry. She still held back but gave the prince one heavy blow before rushing to my Father. I did not like the look in her eyes. She felt defeated.
"You used me,"
Was all she said before she went away. I look at my Father who hang his head low. He did not want interrogation but I needed answers. Used? What did Shen mean? My father used her? In what way? What did the prince and Shen talk about? I can't just stand here and do nothing. But somehow, my legs can't move. There was something about Shen's eyes that bothered me. It was distasteful. It was as if she was grieving. It was if.. she has been betrayed.
I look at Father again but this time, he walked away. I was left there. The only one having sad emotions was me. Everyone around had celebrated. Were they celebrating because the prince was humiliated? Or is there something more? I can't. I can't ask. I'm afraid to know. But I need to. I can't make up my mind. I should go after Shen but again, my legs won't do as I say. They stayed frozen until I was the only one left.
"Sister?"
I was still standing there, all frozen. The snow was upping its intensity. Snow was already pilling from the ground. A blizzard was coming. Is Shen going to be alright? Did she go back to the manor? I don't believe so. She was hurt. She would want to get away from here as far as possible. But, where could she possibly go?
"Sister! Take shelter!"
A gust of wind had slapped me in the face. The cold air felt painful but it was as if I was numb. I needed to find Shen but I can't just go to her without knowing the story first. She would definitely resent me if I go to her without anything. I want to know the story first. Who am I going to ask? The people will think I'm being nosy. Father doesn't want to tell me.
"Sister!"
My little sister grabbed me from the arm and dragged me to the nearest shelter. The light snow became a storm. It was raging, as if it was Shen. Is it Shen? Is she the one luring the blizzard or is she the one that created this? She's powerful enough to change the weather. Is she?
"Are you alright- your nose is bleeding!"
Had she not told, I wouldn't have noticed. I absent-mindedly brought my finger to my nose and wiped a little blood. I look at the blood and somehow, I saw my reflection. I felt empty without Shen. It seemed as if Shen occupied my entire being when she met me. I looked lonely and out of it.
"Here!"
She wipes my nosebleed with a white napkin. I took a look around and saw that the blizzard has worsened. The heavens must be angry at us. Shen must be angry at me along with my father. I just don't know what she is angry about.
"Are you alright, Sister?"
"My little sister,"
"Yes, Sister, I'm here."
"What did Father do?"
She stopped moving. She stares at my side-view for a second before looking out in the field. The once elevated platform was now covered in snow. It was getting colder by the minute, but I didn't care. I felt numb against the cold.
"Father, only did one terrible thing and the rest, he did not do."
"I do not understand,"
She sighed. A smoke of snow appeared as she sighed. It was a moment of truth, like that smoke-y breath she had just let go.
"A lot has happened when you were gone. The stock market dropped. Some lost their jobs and some were sent to war. Some died because they were sent to raid for food out in the bewilderment."
Were we that poor? What happened? Why did we suddenly become something that pitiable? The wind slapped on the shelter but the shelter stood its ground.
"The royalty, especially the prince, took charge of every single raid, every command, and every execution."
"Execution?"
I managed to tilt my head to her side and caught a glimpse of hatred in her eyes. She gritted her teeth, showing how angry she was.
"He thought that those who can not serve themselves and at the same time serve the royalties are bound to be useless thus execution was a must."
That far? I had thought that the prince was only looking at his face. He was not next in throne so why was he taking charge. What happened to his older brother? Was he sent off somewhere?
"Father was so against it that he formed an alliance with the oldest prince but the next time, the oldest prince had been killed, murdered in his bed. There was no trace of how it all happened but father knew that it was only a matter of time before the prince gets to us."
"The prince knew that father and the oldest prince had an alliance?"
"Yes. He came to the manor before you came. He asked for your hand in marriage or off with our heads. He threatened father that he will not let us go if you are not to be wed."
It was all too much to take in but I managed to swallow every bit. The prince has a twisted head, that I know from the start but I did not expect for him to come this far. He was too much.
"Father used Shen because Shen had nothing to lose,"
"That's right, Sister."
My eyes went wide with the realization. Shen is here, near. I stood up, my feet a little deep in the snow.
"Sister?"
"I must go find Shen."
"But- the snow!"
I had already left as she shouts at me to get back. The further I ran, the further my feet were getting deep in the snow. Somehow, I did not care about the coldness of my legs. I must find Shen before she does something absurd. She's stupidly brave and courageous.
The snow hit my waist. The wind was getting furious. Telling me how dare I walk as the blizzard goes on. But I didn't care. The wind slaps my face. My hair was frozen and I bet my face was flushed. I might catch a cold but I did not think about it that much.
By now, the snow was breast deep. How did the snow accumulate to this much? This was a first. This was gravely impossible over this small amount of time. The sky was still raging, telling me to not bother Shen for now.
"Shen," I whispered with a smoke-y breath.
The snow was getting deeper and deeper until it was already on my nose. I was near my house, near my manor, but it still seemed far away.
"SHEN!"
Someone grabbed my hand before they were completely buried under the snow. We float to the air. She lets me sit on her lap as she flies the sword. She directed us at the manor. I took a look at Shen and she was serious but she wasn't that angry like before.
When we approached the manor, she pushes me inside and strips me out of my clothes. Even though I was naked, it felt warmer here than outside with all of my clothes. As soon as my clothes were shredded, she grabbed a new pair and put it aside. She grabs my hand and pulled me to the closest bathroom. If I were in my right mind, I would have already smacked her but I felt the need to let her do what she wants.
It was a good thing that as we pass by the hallways, there was no one in sight. She opens the door and it surprised me that there was already a hot bath. She strips the bandage around my breasts slowly. When all of it was almost done, she looked away, not taking a glance at my breasts. I don't know if it was the cold or my embarrassment or my anticipation but I felt hot around my face.
"Take a bath."
She turns around to leave but I grab her hand. When I'm with Shen, I get bolder day by day and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. My body longed for hers and I knew she was the same but she just won't do anything. Goodness. What a lewd woman I have become.
"Scrub my back."
"Understood."
I thought she was going to blabber much longer but she pulled me to the bath and lets me sink in the water before taking a look at me. I look at her and she has this smile on her face. Before I could reciprocate the smile, she grabs the scrub and went directly behind me.
"I must've surprised you."
"I wasn't. I was worried."
"Heh, glad to hear."
"I heard the story."
She stroked the scrub gently on my skin, as if teasing my entire being. It felt nice but lewd at the same time.
"Well, the story you heard wasn't over yet."
"How come?"
She extracts gel from one of the container and poured on my back. It was getting hotter. Her strokes were gentle and her fingers sometimes brush against my bare skin. The fact that she can see my everything with just one pull of my arm makes my heart race.
"Wait until later, when you're done bathing."
"Alright."
Then there was silence.
"Why did you go into the snow."
It didn't feel like a question. It was a statement and her tone was stern. She seemed upset. I opened my mouth but her hands slipped or did it? She was now slowly scrubbing the side of my breasts. I felt tingly.
"Why won't you answer me?"
"Sh-Shen,"
I look at her and saw that she was already looking at me. Her stare was absolute with no hint of doubt and giddiness. It was is if I saw her serious with a calm look for the first time. She looked handsome.
I felt my heart pick up its beat. I let out an a desperate breath. The way she looks at me, as if devouring me made my body tingle more. I do not know if this sensation. It was foreign to me. Nobody has ever made my body tingle. It's different. I feel different.
"You shouldn't have gone to the snow."
She places her forehead on my crook of my neck, tickling me with her breath. It was as if my senses heightened with the sudden closeness of our bodies. Her breath was hot against my bare cold skin. Her body heat was so prominent that the hot bath was in no comparison. The nakedness of my body had again entered my mind.
"I wanted to see you right away,"
"If you hadn't called out, would I have found you?"
"But you did find me,"
"Right before you were buried under the snow."
She slips her hands on breasts, making my eyes shot wide. I felt the scrub on my naked breasts and I doubt that she knew that her hands were already on my breasts. I wanted to scream and tell her that she should scrub my breasts with her hands. I was lewd. I was hot. I was bothered. I needed her yet she was turning a blind eye on this. But, if I were in her shoes, I would be oblivious also.
I would also want to scold her until her ears would spill out blood. Still, those thoughts did not ruin my mood for some love moves.
"Don't go anymore to the snow, okay?"
"Y-yes,"
As she moves, the scrubs made contact with my nipples, making me let out a soft voice. Too soft for Shen to hear. Maybe I should've made it louder. My face was turning red from all this anticipation.
"Lady Shen,"
I turn my head again and this time, I was caught by surprise. She kisses me as she continues to scrub my breasts with the scrub. It was a new sensation that I have never ever felt before. Though it was new, I wanted more.
"Open your mouth."
She commanded and I obliged. The bossy Shen made my body tingle again, especially on my lower part. It was as if my lower body couldn't help but convulse. I opened my mouth and she immediately put her tongue in my mouth, caressing every side of my tongue.
Shen is so aggressive. I clamped my legs together, feeling a bit sensitive. I closed my eyes as the slippery texture of our mouths felt nice and warm. We continue what we were doing until I felt Shen's actual hands on my breasts. She fondles them softly, leaving my nipples alone.
I broke away from the kiss.
"Shen," with a ragged breath, I had managed to utter.
"Lady Chen,"
"My neck hurts."
She looks at me for a second and dove in the bath. It was a bit spacious, like a public bath, so we fit in with still a lot of space to spare. Her clothes were wet and so was she. She looked appealing with her wet hair and lustrous eyes. She came unto me and kisses me again, hungry for more.
Her hands found their way to my breasts again but this time, she didn't leave out my nipples. She pinches them softly as she nipples on my lower lip. I could not help but let a moan slip through my mouth. She breaks away from the kiss and looks at me in the eyes.
"Can I?"
My stomach exploded with twirling magic running around.
"Y-yes,"
She inches closer to my breasts, my pinkish nipples anticipating the contact.
"Sister? Are you there?"
Me and Shen looked at each other.
"Yes, I'm here."
Shen kisses my cheeks before detaching herself entirely from me. She uses her magic to drain the water out of her clothes and disappeared from the bathroom.
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