Fan Fiction |
by ltrrcrazy
¡§Now what? Where am I?¡¨ She turned on the point, searching for a path, only to be seeing blank walls.
Then out of nowhere, a middle aged man stepped out. He was tall and smart in his expensive silk robes. He was hideously attractive with his unpleasant grin and vile gazes.
He closed in on her and lifted a delicately hand-carved knife from behind his back. Just as he was about to stab her with the spiky object in his hand, she heard her name being called out.
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She leaped awake from her uncomfortable dream. Raymond and Sammuel rushed to her side from the bedroom table. She turned to face the two she loved, filling up with tears. Throwing her arms around Raymond, Tavia started crying on his shoulder.
¡§Don't worry Tavia. It's only a dream, it's not true.¡¨ Raymond said, trying to soothe her down.
Tavia felt calm in Raymond's arms. Crying turned to sobs, and sobs gradually turned into soundless weeping. Sammuel watched as his sister cried her heart out on Raymond's shoulder. Raymond lifted her head and locked her eyes in his.
¡§There's nothing to worry about. Don't cy.¡¨ Raymond said, wiping away her tears that dribbled down her red cherry cheeks.
After she settled down, Sammuel poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to Raymond, who carefully offered it to Tavia. She drank it all up in one go, not interfered by the hotness of it.
She handed the empty cup to Raymond and looked around. She realised she was back in Raymond¡¦s guest room in the royal palace. There were only the three of them present. She understood why when she turned to the window. Outside, the stars shone along with the full moon. The others would have gone to sleep, or try to go to sleep at least at this time.
¡§Tavia, I have some news for you. I want you to be ready for what I'm going to tell you.¡¨ Raymond said, taking her hands in his.
Tavia looked from Sammuel to Raymond. ¡§What is it?¡¨
¡§You're pregnant.¡¨ Sammuel said bluntly.
No words could be heard from Tavia's mouth. But in her heart, feelings were clashing into each other. She was delighted to hear the news, although it also brought worriness into her-she was going to be an unmarried mother.
By the expression on her elegant face, Raymond knew what was going on in her head.
¡§Tavia, would you be my wife?¡¨ Raymond asked.
As if the words were a cure to her worriness, she threw herself at Raymond. She cried in his shoulders, but this time it was a cry of happiness.
Sammuel slipped quietly out of the room after he saw the beautiful scene of the sweet couple in front of him. He was relieved and happy for his finally grown up sister.
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Meanwhile, with the worry of the cause of Tavia's faint, Leila enjoyed her reunion with her beloved father, the king. Seeing his cherished daughter return safely into his embrace, the king smiled a smile that was abandoned since the night of the return of his son.
The king sat at the end of the great long dinner table, with his daughter muttering words of concerns beside him.
¡§Father, Raymond has been saying you have a fever. You really should take care of yourself. Your health is as important as the empire. Don't forget that.¡¨ Leila had been fretting over her father's off-colour since their return from the battle.
Ron, Bosco, Nancy and a small nervous Kiki watched as the princess frowned over the powerful king, afraid that her words would anger the ruler. To their surprise, the king looked like he enjoyed his daughter's scolding and welcomed their presence at the scene.
The king's attention suddenly turned to his daughter's guests.
¡§Ron Ng and Bosco Wong, I believe I should thank you two for the safe return of my precious Leila. What would you like for your rewards? Name anything, and I'll try with my best to accomplish it.¡¨ The king said, tightening his grip on his daughter's shoulder.
Astonished by the king's question, both Ron and Bosco didn't know what to say. Bosco was the first to speak, since Ron was still gazing at the king, thinking he was too nice to be true.
¡§There is nothing to thank us for, your majesty. Even if we didn't know Leila's identity, we would still have escorted her back.¡¨ Bosco said.
Naively, Nancy spoke up right afterwards. ¡§Yeah, we're friends anyway. We wouldn't leave her anywhere that we call danger, even if it's our home.¡¨
Bosco nudged Nancy, knowing the rules of only speaking when asked to. Realizing Bosco's uneasiness, Leila laughed.
¡§It's alright Bosco. Father only acts formal in front of ministers and generals. When there's nobody around, I and Raymond usually just call him father.¡¨
As if he just awoke from a daydream, Ron was startled when a eunuch announced Sammuel's arrival. As Sammuel bowed down to the king and the princess, the king stared at the young gentlemen in front of him.
¡§I told you he looked like Chris. Now do you believe me?¡¨ Leila asked her father, puzzling the others.
Sammuel looked up at the king and the other gazes that fell on him. ¡§I've always been wondering. Princess Leila had called me Chris when she first saw me and Michelle and Prince Raymond were too nice to a stranger like me when I was supposed to be harm to their life. May I ask who this Chris is?¡¨
¡§I think it will be better if Chris's sister told you who he was.¡¨ Leila said.
Michelle stood up at Leila's remark. The room's stare turned from Sammuel to Michelle as she told them who Chris was and how courageous his death was.
After she had finished, Sammuel was lost in his thoughts. He thought he knew Michelle, but after her story, he didn¡¦t know her anymore. He once felt that there was something there for them, something that bonded the two together. But that feeling was gone when he thought she had only helped and noticed him because he looked like her deceased brother. There was nothing-he felt nothing apart from a misunderstanding and a misplaced feeling.