Rejected
WHO WOULD thought that helping other people can make you fall down, I just wake up this morning. We decided to go to the mall, we just want to have fun, enjoying our moments here in human world. But why did this ended up like this?
Before, I cutted my hair in my own will, in able to unjail myself in that empire. In able to refuse the offer of that old man to be his seventh wife. But now, my hair was cutted. The only thing I have in able to marry the third prince.
"My hair..."I buckle as my eyes stock on my hair, scattered at the ground. Ny vision are now blurry, knees shaking and trembling lips.
In the middle of a norrow street, cold breez and sun light kissing our skin. Here I am, stock. So uncertain.
"Angel! They're gone" even his word can't controll me right now, I felt his hand on my shoulder, twisting my body that make me face him. "shit, you're bleeding"
"Are you okay, oh your hair!" zyon keeps on speaking but my mind can't absorb all of that, I am so nervous right now.
"can you...do something?" I ask zyon while pointing my cutt-hair.
"what? You're bleeding and you are still thinking about your cutt-hair?" he scolded me.
"Why are you here? You sneak out, you badass girl. Where's your company?" he ask. I was about to open my mouth but I refuse to utter a word, I can't even find the right word.
My knees started to tremble when I heard smoke from my back, "Sin," he uttered.
"Ah, where the hell are you? Muntik ng masaksak si angel!" zyon scolded smoke.
"Smoke, m-my hair" I buckle, I swallow the lump in my throat.
"Shit," he massage the bridge of his nose. "Are you hurt?" he ask me, without even looking at me.
"We're going" Zyon suddenly held me but I faced smoke.
"What will happen smoke?" I already know the answers, pero gusto kong manggaling sa kanya yun.
"sa oras na bumalik ako sa mundo natin, I need to have my queen, kung hindi ay pipilitin nila akong ikasal sa hindi ko naman kilala. But now," he hang his words, trying to find the right term. "You can be my second lady, sin"
"What!?" I can't control myself anymore. "You can't just have as your second lady, oh c'mon! Are you insane?" I shouted.
"But your hair is short, it will take months before it grow." he calmly explain.
I can't understand, hindi ako yung tipo ng babae na papayag na pangalawa lang sa magiging asawa ko ay ayoko rin ng nay kahati. It should be only me, that's my belief. Pero iba ata ang meron sa mundo na yun.
I exhaled a large amount of air, trying to composed myself and stop my tears from falling.
"I'm sorry," my lips started to tremble "I'll not be your second lady. I'm going to reject your offer"
I held zyon hand and ask him to go. He used his power to teleport, I even heard smoke calling my name.
It only take seconds when our feet touch the ground of gifted world. Nothing new, but the thing called my attention is smoke's banner, announcing to the whole academy that he will get married at the next day.
My heart tighten as I saw his banner, it should be me. I don't care about the title, I don't care about being queen but the thought of smoke face, marrying other girl make my heart ache.
Zyon forced me to go back to his empire, which is the good thing. Malayo sa akademya, malayo sa mga balitang magpapasikip ng puso ko.
"Let's go to your room, angel." hinila ako ni zyon. Malayo ang kwarto ko mula sa tarangkahan ng emperyo nya. What would you expect? This is s fvcking empire.
Saglit kong nahawakan ang hibla ng buhok ko, ni hindi na nga pumatong pa ito sa balikat ko. I sigh. Parang kahapon lang, ang haba haba pa nito. Then, now.
"zyon," I held his wrist when he was about to leave my room.
"I heard you earlier," I started. "What do you mean by the heirs of underworld?" I slightly yawn.
"Let's talk about it tommorow," he refuse to give me an answer. I don't mind, I am still pre-occupied. Baka hindi ko na kayanin kapag may panibago nanaman akong nalaman.
I wake up because of the noise outside, I quikly fix myself to go outside, I am still sleepy but I manage to go downstairs.
"GOD DAMN! WHERE'S MY SIN!?" I stunned when I heard his familiar voice. That was smoke.
"mahal na prinsipe, magsisimula na po ang seremonya ng inyong kasal. Baka po mainip ang mga bisita" I heard someone said in a soft tone.
Nagtago ako sa pasilyo, nakatingin sa ibaba. I can clearly see smoke and his state right now. He's so devastated in his wedding tux and stars on his shoulder.
"I don't care about that freaking gifted, my bride is here!" I am slowly tearing up, my heart just melt by his word.
What now, ezra? You have the talent right? Where you can easily push people away from you?
I suddenly remember my encounter with all the prince, that I made them dumb because I slam the door infront of their faces.
I slowly walk downstairs, wearing my long silk night wear, my hands are shaking while tracing at the wooden guide.
"s-sin," Smoke whispered on my mind.
My knees are fvcking shaking, hindi ko alam kung hanggang kailan ako aabutin.
Zyon looked at me, worried mark on his snowflakes pupil.
"C-come with me, sin. Be m-my bride please" I inhaled deeply as I heard his begging words. Damn, smoke you're making this hard for me.
"Your bride is waiting, third prince" I slightly bow. He suddenly walk closer to me, approaching my shoulder.
"Please... Please, I'll not marry other w-woman" he teared up which make my heart ache.
"Third prince," I whispered. Trying to control my tears.
"I can't be your q-queen" my voice broke,
"No, no, sin please" he kneel in front of me. Begging.
"I will cancel...the coronation!— I'll wait for your hair to grow longer, just please" his voice broke, and his sobs started to become louder.
"I don't want to lose you, sweetie" I closed my eyes, which make my tears fall.
"I can't marry her, it should be you. It should be my sin" he begged, and begged. Kneeling.
"Third prince, stand—up" I uttered. Watching the third prince begging is really Heart-breaking.
He didn't stand up, so I lowered my body to met his eyes, his ash-black eyes that I admired the most. The first thing I saw from him.
"This is our path, hon" I gave him an endearment.
"I can't be yours, You can't claim me as y-yours" I cried, trying to lessen up my pain.
"you're a prince, and you have the— responsibities" I gulped. "I am happy, so damn happy that the third prince, once on my life, I can consider as mine" I buckle. Trying to stop myself from sobing.
I wipe his tears, this movement made my heart broke, how can I made this to my prince? How can I make him cry? I stared to his face, trying to memorize his featured. This, thick brows. Curved lashes, pointed nose, pouted-thin lips and his ash-black eyes. I want to remember them, all of them.
I kissed his eyes, nose, cheeks, chin and his lips. I kissed every part of his faced. His usual way of kissing me.
"Don't do that, it feels like" he sob. "It feels like, you're beeding a goodbye" he hold my hand, so tight. So damn tight, like he don't want to let me go.
"smoke," I uttered his name, as I look down. Seeing him in this state make me feel suffocated.
"We will run, we will escape!" he buckle. "I'll make my own e-empire, I can b-break the rules s-sweetie." he cried, so loud.
"Just please, be m-my queen. Be my b-bride" I shook my head, it's really sounds good, being his bride, being his queen. But everything right now is sinking.
Until now, hindi ko pa din alam kung bakit biglaan ang kasal na magaganap and all may questions answered.
"Mahal na prinsipe, hindi maari iyon. Hawak nila ang mahal na prinsesa. Ang iyong kapatid" I suddenly look at smoke.
Parang bigla din siyang natauhan sa narinig niya. His sister? I don't know that he had a sister.
"I'll fight, I'm going to claim my princess." smoke answered firmly.
I don't have any sister, but I remember krista, my friend when she died infront of me and I don't want smoke feel tht kind of pain.
I gather all my strength, gulping. I wipe my tears. Looking straight on his ash-black eyes.
"I," My voice broke. I sigh heavily. "I need to let you g-go, smoke" My tears fall down as falls. I clenched my fist. "We can't be together," I cried, he shake his head.
I stand up, looking on him. "Z-zyon, paalisin mo na ang ika-tatlong prinsipe" I wipe my tears using the back of my hand, looking side way to avoid his gaze.
"No please, don't do this to me" smoke beg at me, not minding the couple of eyes looking at him. "I'll be g-good, I'll be nice, I'll smile more often. I'll be sweet. Just please, don't push me away, honey" He held my hand but I use to refuse it.
He's making this hard for me,
"I...don't love you anymore" My voice broke, "I tricked you" I used his lines before. When he played that ge doesn't know me.
"Go, I'll dress up. I'm going to watch... your wedding c-ceremony"