"Check your pockets"
Carlos' POV
I walked by the empty hallway to reach my room. Why do I have a room when I'm just a mere knight, you ask? Well to be honest, I don't quite know either.
I entered my room and closed the door at the back of me and sighed. I twisted my arm because of exhaustion.
I undressed my armor and tossed it to who knows where. I went to take a quick shower.
The water was cold when it touched my skin. It's a good thing though, so I can forget the embarrassment I did.
I stepped out upon finishing. I grabbed my clothes and put it back on.
Before I could put on a shirt, I noticed the scar on the side of my stomach. I traced it and memories began to flood my mind. I looked at myself in the mirror and stared at it for a couple of minutes.
"Damn you look good"
I smiled at myself.
"Damn what a creep" said my brain.
I went to my bed and stared at the ceiling. I noticed the light bulb and wondered how it got there.
My eyes landed on my study table. The light from the bulb was reflected by the frame on the table.
I went over to flip the frame because the light was irritating my eyes but stopped to see the picture.
"You look so much like her, sweetheart"
I caressed the frame and a tear fell down.
I heard a knock from the door.
"Yes?"
I put down the frame and turned to open the door.
A servant was at my door fetching me.
"S-sir. The general, your f-father wants t-to see you"
In the servant's thoughts:
"Damn. He's so handsome. And smells good too. Im gonna rape him. Stop myself, me. Stoopp me"
The servant didn't make eye contact to me. Well, that's weird.
"Tell him I'm coming." I said coldly and the servant went out of my sight.
I walked to see my father by the general's office.
My father was originally a knight. The king saw his potential so he made him his right hand.
I stopped midway by the hallway and saw a family picture of the royal family. I stared at the queen's face and then to Selene. I wish I got to see my mom. Dad said that she died when I was young. Funny how I can't even remember her.
-•-
I opened the door and saw my Dad facing the big window.
"Hey son. Nice to see you today."
He said, still looking at the window.
"Huh? Dad. I'm behind you. You can't see me."
He turned around and looked at me. He looked pissed. It was so amusing that I laughed so hard.
"Just kidding Dad. So what do you want us to talk about?" I said, teary-eyed.
I may be cold to others, but Dad is an exception.
"It's about the coming event"
He went over to take a seat so I followed him.
"So?"
"So, there will be beautiful girls out there." He said, looking at me intently. There he goes again.
"They'll be beautiful like your mom. Sweet like your mom. Beautiful like your mom. Did I say beautiful twice?" He said, with stars in his eyes as if daydreaming. I can't blame him, really. Well, practically he hasn't move on yet.
"You know I won't date girls." I said in a matter of fact tone.
"Why? Because you're gay?" He looked at me seriously.
What the?
"No, Dad! I'm not gay!" I said, sounding offended
"Son, let me tell you this. There's no wrong with being gay. You're still my son--er daughter. Nothing changes in yourself. You're still you. You may fail me as my son, but who knows, maybe you'll do better as my daughter." He said, giving me thumbs up and winking as if he's encouraging me.
"What the hell, Dad?! I'm not gay for Pete's sake."
He was holding his laugh but failed to do so. He bursted up laughing loudly as if I'm a clown, making him laugh, in front of him. He even wiped his imaginary tears.
I waited until he calmed down. It took me over 10 minutes before he stopped laughing.
"If you're not gay, maybe it's because of her?" He said, going back to his serious self.
"Who?" I asked.
"Uhmm. Duhhh, Selene, the princess?"
"What? No!" I aggressively objected, even slamming the table.
"Oh come on son, I saw you two a while ago hehe." He said, with dreamy eyes.
He was practically jumping up and down, eyes shining.
Why is this memory quite vague? Oh! I know. Geez, he looks like the older version of Breyan.
"Alright, Alright. Then is it her?"
"Ughhh who?"
"You know..." He trailed off
"Her." He emphasized
"Dad can you cut the chase?" I said, looking annoyed.
He leaned over me and whisper-yelled.
"Come closer"
I leaned in and placed my ear over his mouth.
"You know...Lalalalalalalalala"
And then he started singing. Loudly. I had to pull my head away
"What the heck? Dad can you be more mature?"
I exited the room and heard him say I love you. Tsk that old man. He could be mistaken as Breyan's Dad.
-•-
I sat down on my usual spot. Usually, servants would serve food without me, ordering. They would serve me like I'm having a feast.
Hmm. So what's here? Salads. Fish. Pork. Ribs. Bread. Oh nevermind.
I started eating bread since I don't eat a lot. I closed my eyes and started to feel the taste of the bread lingering in my mouth.
I opened my eyes to take the cheese on the table but it was gone. I decided to eat meat since I remembered that I have training a little while after this.
I picked up the plate of roasted beef. I wanted to have sauce in it so I went to where the sauce was placed.
Weird. Why isn't it here? I searched for it but my efforts were put to vain. No matter, I can just eat the beef without sauce.
I walked to my seat and noticed that the beef was gone. Do we have a thief here? Including my plate and utensils are gone.
I picked up the fried pork and asked the lady to give me another set of utensils and plates.
I sliced the pork in half but the other half fell to the floor. I was going to pick it up when a hand reached down from below and stole MY pork.
I reached to raise the tablecloth. Aha! The thief. The thief was eating my food and guess who it is? Breyan.
"What are you doing here?"
He stood up and cleaned up his clothes from dust
"Nothing"
He picked up a piece of bread and tried to eat it but I pulled it away from him.
"Tell me. Now."
"Fine. But give me the bread first. Lucky for you, it's garlic bread. And I love garlic bread
"Amawa. Ay came her tho thell yu thap swelen waf uncomsus yefferbay. (Anyway, I came here to tell you that Selene was unconscious yesterday"
"WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?" I slammed my fists on the table
"Ohhhhh. Look who's being concern."
He said and went closer and poked my face multiple times
"STOP IT. IT'S ANNOYING."
He did stop but he climbed up on my body and wanted a piggy back ride. Tsk.
"She's still resting in her room"
He said not looking at me.
"Can you pass me the fries please?"
He said while pointing the fries while on my back.
"Do it yourself. I'm gonna go somewhere"
I turned harshly and that made him fall.
"Owww. Where?"
"None of your business. Finish the food, Breyan"
I put my hands in my pockets and walked away. I heard him say something before I left.
"GWADWY FER (GLADLY SIR)"
-•-
I walked towards Selene's room when a pest blocked my way.
"Boo"
The pest said while carrying a flashlight. It's not even dark. And I can practically see him.
I walked past over him.
"Hey Jerms. Where are you going"
He said and ran to my side.
"Please dont call me Jerms" do I look like a carrier of diseases?
"Okay, Carlos Jeremiah."
I turned to him
"Don't call me Jerms nor Jeremiah."
"Okay Jerms, wanna go to Selene's room?" He said, reaching for his pockets to get something.
I didnt answer him.
"I brought her this chocolate sundae to make her feel better."
"Where's the sundae?" I asked.
"Uhmm in my belly?" He said, looking confused.
"I originally wanted to give her chicken soup. But I got hungry cooking it so I ate them all. Then I saw this chocolate sundae but while I was walking to her room, I got hungry again and ate them all" he said without breathing.
"Oh and Jerms. Can you carry this flashlight? It has candies in it and I dont want to eat it all"
I grabbed the flashlight from him. He grabbed my arm and dashed to who knows where. My arm hurts from the pulling. Im gonna slay this pig after he's done. Damn it.
"Wait. Wait. You passed her room."
"Oh. Sorry."
We went to where her room was when a thought suddenly came on Breyan.
"How do you even know her room? Do you often go here? OH MY GOSH. Are you a stalker?! ARE YOU A STALKER? COME AT ME BRO. FIGHT ME. "
I ignored him and knocked at the door.
Breyan calmed down and placed his ears on the door.
"Selene. It's me. I was wondering if we could build a snowman"
And then...he started singing, mashing up songs.
Selene didn't respond. Instead, we heard a humming sound.
That sound. Where have I heard it?
We opened the door and saw her sitting by the window. Why are people so fond of sitting by the windows? I mean all you get are Jerms...Germs Damn you Breyan.
"Selene, are you awake?" Breyan asked. What the hell, is he on drugs?
I heard Selene laugh from her brother's joke...or stupidity.
"No Breyan. I'm sleeping"
She turned her head at me.
"Oh. What are you doing here?"
"He..."
I pointed the pest.
"...dragged me"
"Oh. By the way, Good morning Selene" I said with a smile bowed a little bit.
"It's afternoon."Breyan said out of nowhere and was eating ice cream again.
Why do I keep on embarrassing myself?
She laughed at Breyan's remark.
"Why are you eating ice cream again, pest?" I said to divert the attention. I glared at him.
"What? Jerms, I was hungry" He said and picked up another cup of ice cream.
I heard her laugh again.
"What's funny, Selene?"
"Oh nothing, it's just, you two look like couples. Pest and Germs. Isn't that a perfect match?"
I was going to say something when I heard a knock from the door.
"Princess. Are you awake? The queen needs your presence at the moment."
The door opened. The servant looked at me. Oh. It's the servant from before
"I'll be there in a sec." She said.
In the servants thoughts:
Damn. He's here again? Im really gonna rape him!
"Uhmm Bree? Why are you staring at Carlos?" Selene asked.
"U-uhmm nothing Princess. I'll be on my way." She said.
The servant took one last glance at me and closed the door.
"Uhmm. You guys, can you go out? I'm gonna change."
"Oh sure sis. Well, if it's alright with Jerms here."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked him and glared. If looks could kill, I would be laughing at his dead body.
We headed for the door. We reached for the hallway again.
"Check your pockets"
He said and disappeared using his magic.
I reached for my pocket and fekt something soft
It's a bra.
WAIT IT'S A BRA?
I saw an initial on the side of the cups.
'S'
I inhaled so deeply and
"BREYAAAAANNNNNNNN"
"We're gonna dance"
Selene's POV
W-what? Where am I? Why does my head hurt? When did I get here? How do I get out of here? I can't see anything. I can't even see my hands nor my body.
I looked around the place. I don't know why I looked, maybe to find light? It's pointless but there's no harm in trying.
I stood up from where I am and walked to one direction. I can't even feel the place. It's not cold but it's not hot either.
I stopped walking because I felt like I'm going nowhere. I turned to another direction and ran. I felt a slight suffocation. I felt panic trying to go in my chest. This is getting bad.
I stopped running so I can catch my breath. I used my knees as support and looked at the black ground. I inhaled sharply. I can feel my chest rising.
I calmed myself down for a bit. I kept staring at the ground until I saw light in front of me.
I looked at the source of light. It had images. I can relate it to a big screen with a movie going on. Wait. How did this big TV get here?
The screen showed an event. Breyan was the first one to appear. He had a...pig suit? I won't detail the suit anymore. It's kinda morbid. He was...swimming? In the air? Okay? With hmm books with wings? Uhh what?
"COME MINIONS. LET'S TORTURE THEM...WITH PAPER CUTS MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
The scene moved on to the general. He's dancing alone with a choir beside him. Oh god. Another morbid scene.
Imagine a children song being sung with high notes. Childhood ruined.
"ALL TOGETHER NOW"
The general really loves children songs. He was so dedicated. There was this one time that I overheard him talking to Carlos. He said that he was gonna name him Mary so he can sing Mary Had A Little Lamb to him all the time. Unfortunately, his mother didn't like it. I can feel Carlos' thankfulness to his mom.
I was getting consumed with the scene when I felt something grab my foot. Fear creeped in instantly. I was late to react when the hand pulled my foot down.
I screamed so hard.
The hand let go of my foot. Ouch. My butt hit the ground.
I stood up and rubbed my butt to ease the pain. It kinda hurts. The place was still dark.
"Of course it'll be dark. Your eyes are closed"
And...I'm talking to myself. I opened my eyes and saw a cozy couch. I was gonna sit down to relieve my butt- ache when I heard a voice.
"I love you Selene, our princess"
I turned to my back to see who it was but found no one. I turned around again and saw a little girl with a rag doll hugging her parents. The rag doll seems....familiar. And why do I look like the girl?
I was gonna approach the family when darkness pulled me again
-•-
"Princess!"
Huh? What was that? I snapped from my train of thought and saw a...rather healthy lady in front of me holding two sets of dresses.
"What do you wants? This or This?"
She said showing me a blue dress and a green one.
"Uhmm. You pick, Precys," I told her. Her name is Precys. As you noticed, her name resembles the name Precious. She likes the letter s too.
"Sure princess. Trys on the green dress"
She could be paired with Ashlyn. They both look good together
I went to change my clothes. As soon as I finished, I stood by the mirror.
"OH! Princess your so pretty, pretty, pretty, prettys"
"You're just being nice,Precys"
"Aww shucks, dear. You are beautiful. You almost resemble your mom"
Yeah, almost.
-•-
Someone's POV
The sunlight struck upon my cloak. The spear I'm holding shone when the rays of the setting sun touched it. I felt the wind brush upon my cheeks. My locks flew upon the wind shining it's brown locks.
"The time has come for you....Princess"
-•-
Carlos' POV
The musicians by the corner played instruments for the Celebration. It was the birthday of Princess Selene.
The people wore formal attires. You can almost feel the joy that's exploding in this very room.
The servants were quite busy to make every guest comfortable with the celebration.
My eyes scanned the room to find a certain someone but instead, my eyes landed on the table. The long table held the the food that was prepared by the best chefs in the kingdom.
My eyes scanned the food if my favorite was there. My eyes landed on Breyan who was circling the long table back and forth. I fail to understand why he was doing that. Probably, he was trying to pick which food to taste first. The celebration had a French themed celebration because the head chef, Ms. Jacqueline is French in blood.
The present appetizers or the une entrée in the table was three in number. Phyllo-Wrapped Brie with Fig preserves and toasted walnuts, French Savory Quiche particularly Quiche Lorraine and the last is Niçoise Salad. The main course or the le plat principal are five in number, Pot-au-feu, Le Magret De Canard, Coq au vin, Couscous and La raclette. As for the desserts, there's mainly cheese and chocolate, there's the chocolate fondue, chocolate soufflé, Crème brûlée, macaroons and éclair to name some.
Aha! I have an idea. I still have to make him pay of what he did the other day.
I walked to him from across the room. He still kept circling around the table. I saw him biting his nails. His spit was kinda flowing out of his mouth. Gross. His eyes were sparkling too. I think I can see my dad when he was young.
Breyan's eyes locked with the desserts. Particularly, the chocolate fondue and chocolate soufflé drizzled with honey with a slice of strawberry as side dish.
How do I know that you ask? I'm a chocolate expert. I kind of love chocolate. A lot.
Breyan went closer to the dessert and his mouth was watering. He picked up the chocolate soufflé and dipped it with the fondue. He stared at it for a second and started crying.
"I think....I'm in heaven"
Before he could eat the chocolate, I walked closer to him and stole it from him.
He turned to me and glared.
"Why do we have a thief in the premises" I said and clicked my tongue.
"GIVE THAT BACK CARLOS!" He said
"Oh? What happened to Jerms, pest?" I said, teasing him.
I hit his head with a drumstick of a turkey.
"OWW. GIVE ME BACK MY CHOCOLATE PLEASE!" He said. I can't tell if he was angry of pleading.
"Ahhhh..." I though for a moment.
"No" I said and ate the dessert and turkey in front of him.
Breyan's eyes were filled with anger.
"I'LL KILL YOU. NOBODY STEALS FOOD FROM ME. BESIDES, STEALING FOOD IS BAD"
"Uhmm you just stole this food on the table" I said in a matter of fact tone
"It's only called STEALING when somebody else STEALS something. I'm just borrowing the food." He said and crossed his arms to his chest.
"BESIDES, it was intended to be our food so it's not STEALING." he continued talking.
His eyes landed on my attire.
"Ooooohhh. You look like you have a date"
I hit his head with another drumstick because of his remark.
"Pest, this is what you call a formal attire. This is what supposedly people in this room should look. Look at yourself, who wears a pig bonnet with a blue wizard's robe in a formal celebration?
-•-
3rd Person's POV
Meanwhile, exactly 10 meters away from the boys stood Bree staring at Carlos. She was holding a tray of croquembouche and had a fitted servants attire. Her hair was tied to a ponytail with two lose strands on the front.
"Oh, Sir Carlos. You look so good in that suit, hmmm." She said and then started daydreaming. Her saliva was dripping when she realized that blood was dripping out of her nose.
She held her apron and wiped her nose while looking at Carlos.
She felt a mini heart attack when he looked at her and locked-eyes with her.
"Eeeekkk!!" She ran away slightly tumbling, still carrying the tray of croquembouche.
Carlos thought that she is one weird woman. He slightly chuckled, amused by that servant's action. She looked like Selene. Cute. Wait. Why was he even thinking that?
Carlos turned his head to distract him for a bit and saw the pest trying to eat again.
He was eyeing the macaroons. He was slowly picking up the dessert to make sure Carlos doesn't see him but alas, his efforts were in vain.
Carlos hit Breyan again with the bone from the drumstick he just ate.
"STOP IT! YOU SHALL NOW SUFFER THE WRATH OF A HUNGRY PIG"
Carlos stared at him, poker faced. Breyan was summoning his magic and a blue aura surrounded him. They were gathering quite the attention for sure.
"Yeah sure." He turned around and tossed the bone and walked away.
The bone landed on Breyan's head. Breyan's summoning stopped and he fell to the ground. I guess the bone hit a nerve. Literally.
He collapsed to the ground and caressed his head.
"Oww. Im gonna get boils in the head with this"
Meanwhile, the royal family was getting ready for the opening ceremony of the said event.
-•-
Carlos' POV
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce you, the royal family" The fat guy, wearing ridiculous amount of make-up, wearing a squire's outfit, announces. Weird. He was holding a scroll too.
The audience applauded.
"King Fendrel and Queen Serenity with the royal heir and scion, Princess Selene, with the Mistress Leila and The Grand Wizard Breyan, accompanying them"
The audience applauded. Wow. The scroll had full writings. Note the sarcasm.
The royal family walked by the big doors. I can see sparkles honestly. Too much for effects.
The king and queen appeared first, behind them was Selene. In an emerald green dress, wearing a ruby necklace, there she stood.
Behind Selene, Leila, the queen's familiar, walked for she will have the opening statements.
I looked back at where Breyan was sitting. The pest, he didn't even know that an intro will happen.
Lucky for me, I have a keen eye. I looked at the palace doors and saw him teleport at that very moment. Blue sparkles were the evidence that he was in a hurry. Tsk. What a show-off.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the royal family and the kingdom, I would like to thank you for attending this special occasion. May Lady Demeter bless us with great harvest so we can have feast whenever a celebration comes up. The princess would like to thank you all for attending her 16th birthday. Please the remaining time of the feast. Let the dancing....begin" said Leila
The music became louder and shifted to another piece of music that was suited for dancing.
I eyed Selene since I want her to dance with me, but the Prince of Shinea offered a hand as an offer for dancing. She accepted his offer. Tsk. Now I don't have a partner.
I saw Breyan walking towards me so I grabbed his hand and went into position.
"W-what are you doing?" He stuttered
"We're gonna dance" I said
"B-but why me?" He asked
"Because I don't know anybody else" I said flatly
"H-huh?"
This is gonna be a long night.
"W-what are you doing?" Breyan stuttered
"We're gonna dance" I said
"B-but why me?" He asked
"Because I don't know anybody else" I said flatly
"H-huh?"
I didn't respond anymore. I was getting annoyed by all the questions.
The music started and I led him. He was kind of awkward and didn't know how to dance. He kept stepping on my foot.
"S-sorry" he would constantly say.
I scanned the room and looked for Selene. I couldn't easily find her so in the end my eyes wandered throughout the venue until I saw that servant. I guess her name was Dee? Pree? Pee? Fee? I saw that she was grabbed by the man next to us.
"EEEEEKKKK" I heard her screeched.
I guess she was shocked. I looked again and saw Selene, happily talking to the Prince. Tsk. She was also next to the servant.
Changing of partners happened so I spun Breyan and saw that he got paired with a big bulky man. He got kinda scared and ran. He bumped into a short woman, wearing red lipstick and had white hair. She asked him to dance so he joined them
I got paired with the servant.
"Hi" I smiled. I don't know why but she amuses me.
"H-hi. Sir Carlos" she stuttered.
She was flushed so she looked at the ground. She was kinda cute though. Why do people keep stuttering when around me?
"Hey, don't look away" I said in a gentle tone. That's a first.
I held her chin up and met with her eyes.
"There. You look beautiful" I said and smiled.
I feel like I did this before.
"T-thank you" she shyly said.
I chuckled slightly and noticed that changing partners was close.
"Looks like im gonna spin you know. Until we meet again Ms. Bree"
In Bree's thoughts: He...remembered my name
I spun her around and kept my eye on her, not noticing my next partner. I stared at her a she danced with the big bulky man. She seems to be staring in thin air.
"Ehem" I heard someone cough.
I looked at my partner and got shocked 'cause it was Selene.
"Bree seems to catch your eye" she said, in a matter of fact tone.
"Well, she is cute. I don't know."
She paused and stared at me. She was gonna say something when the fat guy announced that the feast shall commence.
I looked at her.
"Well. I guess this is the part where we split" I said.
I was gonna let go of her hand but she held it tighter.
"Okay" she said. She squeezed my hand for the last time and finally let go. She walked to their table, not looking at me.
I walked towards the table where Breyan was, talking to his partner.
"....yeah, and then I tripped" I heard him say. I guess they were talking about him tripping.
"Ahem" I coughed.
"Oh hi Jerms, I didn't see you there. You're timing is impeccable" he said.
"Who's your friend there?" I smiled and looked at the girl.
"Oh. Misty, this is Jerms. Jerms this is Misty" he said
I reached for her hand and told her my name.
"Carlos"
"Mysteria" she said and I kissed her hand.
Before I could even talk, a crashing sound interrupted the whole palace.
That sound caught my attention. I turned my head and saw Lady Leila. Her eyes was glowing and a forceful force surrounded her like a forcefield.
"The sun will set and the moon will rise.
Hidden is the truth, Unleashed are the lies.
The cursed shall meet the precious savior,
To do the chosen one's only favor.
A war is seen,
Death will win,
Taking down a sister's requiem."
"Until we meet again, darling"
Carlos' POV
"The sun will set and the moon will rise."
Lady Leila was slowly absorbing energy in the surroundings. I'm afraid that the energy will kickback and suddenly strike us.
"Hidden is the truth, Unleashed are the lies."
Her hair flowed violently through the air as she floated high up with her eyes glowing through the blindfold. I can tell that she can't control her powers anymore.
"The cursed shall meet the precious savior,
To do the chosen one's only favor."
The absorption was slowing down. Oh no. This is bad.
"A war is seen."
The first strike of her powers was unleashed. It released a strong wind that made the furnitures fly and tumble down. The ball gowns were violently flapping. The buffet table tumbled down and the food landed on the ground. The sound of crashing plates, furnitures and people made way through my ears.
"Death will win."
I was still holding Mysteria's hand. I only noticed it when she spoke, "What's happening?"
She used her arms to shield the raging wind to look at me.
I was about to respond when I heard Breyan crashing down. The wind became stronger. I held Mysteria's hand tighter and held upon a fallen table. I placed her behind that table so it can serve as a shield for us.
"Stay here." I said and let go of her hand.
I scanned my eyes through the messy venue to see where Selene was. As her knight, I was obliged to protect her at all cost.
"Taking down a sister's requiem."
I can't find her, damn it. I looked back at Lady Leila and saw that she was surrounded with light. Shit. This is really bad.
-•-
Selene's POV
I walked towards our table when the dancing finished. Mom and Dad were talking about royal stuffs. Breyan was talking with a girl in white hair. Cute.
I sighed when I found no one to talk to. I approached Mistress to try and make a conversation with her. She was sitting across me but I noticed that she was sweating heavily.
"Mistress, are you okay?" I asked her. She looked at me sharply and stared for some time.
She stood up and a wave of power was released inside of her making our table crash. This caught the attention of the people.
"Mistress?" I tried calling her out but she remained expressionless.
She started floating and an intimidating aura surrounded her.
"Mistress!" I called her once more.
A more destructable wave of power was released and people, furnitures, and utensils started flying and falling to the ground.
I tried standing up but I was brought back to the ground when the wind started going stronger.
I looked at my Mom who was not affected by the wind nor the force. She was looking at Mistress with a horrified look. I couldn't find my Dad.
I tried to shapeshift so I can go to Mom but I couldn't concentrate well. Ugh! Why am I so useless?
I stayed on the ground and waited for the wind to calm down.
When it was finally calming down, I tried to stand up. My knees were shaking and my legs were still wobbly. I tried to make a step but almost fell down on the floor until someone held my arms. It was Carlos.
"Hold On." He said.
He pulled me to a fallen table that we used as a shield. I scanned my eyes to find Mom and she was at the exact same spot that I saw earlier.
"I have to save my mother" I said.
"No!" He firmly disagreed.
"Please!" I begged.
"No! Do you want to get hurt?!" He said and intensely looked at me.
No. I can't let this happen. I bit my lip and looked at my mother. I looked at him and said a sorry and ran towards her.
"No! Selene, what the hell are you doing?"
I was this close to touching her. I was almost there but a light ray hit my chest. Pain. That's the last thing I felt before darkness conquered my sight.
-•-
Carlos' POV
I tried catching up to her but she was too fast. The wind was slowing me down.
I looked at Lady Leila and realized that she was gonna strike light rays. My eyes widened and I ran faster. I was able to dodge the light ray but Selene wasn't able to see it.
As soon as the last ray was released, the wind calmed down and Lady Leila fell to the ground. She was caught by a guy in full black clothing. I looked at the queen and she was still in a shocked state. She didn't move until she fell to the ground.
I ran to Selene and tried to wake her up.
"Selene! Wake up, Selene!" I said and shook her. Blood was dripping from her mouth.
After a minute, help has finally arrived. The castle clerics helped the people and Selene. My father and the knights secured the premises
-•-
I heard that Bree was the maid that was looking after Selene.
I walked towards her room because that's where she was confined. I was gonna knock on the door when it unexpectedly opened.
I saw Bree yawning in front of me and behind her was Selene who was currently resting in her bed.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" Bree screamed.
I looked at her again and put my hands on my ears.
"Pipe it down. She might wake up" I said
"Oh. S-sorry. You surprised me." She said and bowed.
"Is that so? Then it's my fault. I should be the one who's apologizing. Anyway, is she okay?" I asked her.
She didn't respond so I called her again, "Bree."
I think she was pulled back into reality and finally responded.
"Ah! Sorry. What was your question again?" She asked.
"I was asking if she was okay." I said and gave a half-smile so she can ease the tension she was feeling.
"Oh. Princess Selene is okay. The doctor said that she just needs some rest. You can come in if you like." She said and made way.
I did enter the room and walked towards her bed. Bree was standing behind me.
I sat down on the chair beside her bed and stared at her face.
"Why didn't you follow me?" I asked her and caressed her cheek.
I sat on the chair beside her bed. I rested my head on my chin and played with her hair.
I closed my eyes and just felt the silence.
My attention was diverted when something crashed. I quickly turned my head and saw Bree holding a silver tray with a tea set and a broken tea cup beneath her.
She placed the tray on the table beside her and knelt down to pick up the broken shards. My eyes widened and ran to her.
"Hey, stop. You might hurt yourself" I said but she already wounded herself.
I sighed and shook my head. I called another maid to clean the broken pieces. I searched for the first aid kit and walked up to her. I made her sit down on the bed since there isn't any other chair besides the one beside the bed.
"You're a clumsy one, aren't you?" I said.
She got embarrassed and bit her lip and turned her head to the other direction. I chuckled at her reaction and washed her wound with water.
Silence entered and I cleaned her wound after washing it. As soon as I was finished cleaning it, she finally broke the silence. She was looking at Selene and said, "You really care for her, don't you?"
"Yes. That's my job. To protect her" I said and put bandage on her wound.
"I wish I had someone to protect me" she said. I didn't respond and finished wrapping her wound.
"There. All done." I said and smiled at her.
"Thanks." she said and smiled back.
"I better get going now. Take care of her for me, Bree" I said and stood up to stretch my arms.
"Yes, sir." She said.
"Call me Carlos" I said and smiled.
She nodded her haid and smiled. I walked to the door and bid my goodbye.
I walked again through the hallway and found Breyan. He was eating a chicken leg.
I rolled my eyes and grabbed the chicken leg from him and hit him on the head with it.
"Oww" I heard him grunt.
"Have you seen Lady Leila?" I asked him. She regained consciousness after the incident. She was the first one to recover. The minute she opened her eyes, she immediately panicked which is a rare sight to see.
"In the meeting room with Mom and Dad. They were talking about the incident." He said, still rubbing his head.
I was gonna make my way to the Meeting Room when he spoke again, "And that reminds me. Uncle asked me to check up on you"
"Uncle?"
"Your Dad." He said.
"Okay don't call my Dad, 'Uncle'. We're not cousins" I said and glared at him.
"Oh, yes we are!" He said and hugged me tightly
"Get off me!" I shouted at him.
"No!" He shouted back and climbed on my back.
He pointed towards the meeting room and asked for a piggy back ride.
"Will you get off me?!" I said and wiggled so he will lose balance.
"No!" He said and held onto me tighter.
"Get off me, Breyan" I said in a serious tone.
"Nope. Not gonna happen" He said and pouted.
"One"
"Okay okay sheesh." He said and climbed down. I guess he was intimidated.
The minute he climbed down, I walked instantly. He kept on following me until I reached the intersection towards the Meeting Room. The intersection had three pathways. One leads to the Meeting Room. The right one leads to the other rooms and the left one leads to the orchard. I was gonna continue walking when I noticed a figure by the orchard. It was too suspicious since guests aren't allowed in that area.
I turned to Breyan and told him to go to the Meeting Room without me. He didn't question any further. Maybe because he was still intimidated.
As soon as he was out of my sight, I walked towards the orchard and searched for a figure.
I sharpened my senses to see if my eyes were fooling me. A minute has passed and I wasn't able to sense anyone so I chose to continue what I was going to do.
I turned my back and took a step. I was gonna take another step when a voice finally spoke.
"The party was a disaster, wasn't it?" It was a voice of a woman.
I slowly reached for my sword. When I turned my back, I quickly pulled out my sword and pointed it towards where the voice was coming from. I don't care if she's a lady. I'm more concerned of the fact that she might be an intruder or a spy from the neighboring kingdom.
"Oh come on. No need to be cheeky, darling" she said and stood up. I couldn't see her face since it was still dark and she was wearing a cloak.
"How's the princess, by the way? Heard she was struck once and then fell down. Isn't that pathetic, darling?"she said and laughed.
She has this playful and dangerous aura that could kill. She started walking towards me.
"How brave of you for trying to protect her. You are her knight, right? It's pretty much a normal sight. You rescuing her. But what happened, Mr. Knight in Shining Armor? You weren't able to save her" She said and ate the apple she was holding.
"Who are you?" I asked in a cautious way.
She smiled and looked at her side. The moonlight touched her face underneath her cloak and I was able to see most of her face except her eyes.
She laughed and started circling me.
"Me? I'm not your enemy." She said and smiled sweetly.
I don't know why but I held my guard down with her smile.
As soon as I held my sword down, she kicked me on my abdomen. I was caught off-gaurd and fell to the ground. I looked at her wide-eyed.
"But who knows, maybe I'm not really an ally" she said and smirked as if mocking me.
My knight instincts were finally kicking in. I was quick but she was quicker. I was gonna grab my sword when she stepped on my hand and kicked my sword away from me.
"Until when will you protect her?" She said and knelt infront of me. I was still clutching my abdomen when she gripped my hair to look at her.
She was against the moon so the light struck my face. I still couldn't see her face but I can tell that her eyes was glowing white.
I wasn't able to move. This is the first time I experienced intimidation. I wasn't able to move a muscle but I was able to move my lips.
"What are you planning?" I said in a serious tone.
She smiled sweetly and said, "You won't understand for now. Protect her if you must. Judgement day will arrive soon." She said and kissed my cheek
She stood up when we heard footsteps by the hallway.
"Until we meet again, darling"
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