*** Nyx ***I couldn"t get it out of my head. Her wet lips looped in my brain. The way my skin burned as her body pressed close to hers. I didn"t know how I was going to get it out of my head but I did know that I was going to make sure that wasn"t the last time I was going to feel something so intense like that.
Breakfast was tense. Yna and her uncle refused to speak to each other. Yna and Amor ignored each other. Yna and Luisa refused to speak to each other. Amor, Yna"s uncle and I are not on good terms. Which meant it was really hard to get anything.
"Yna, can you please ask your uncle to pa.s.s me the b.u.t.ter?" I whispered.
"Grandma, can you please tell uncle Eduardo to pa.s.s Nyx the b.u.t.ter." Yna uttered.
"Mum, can you please tell Nyx that if he needs the b.u.t.ter he needs to buy his own?" Her uncle shot back. Yna banged her fists on the table with a loud grunt.
"Grandma can you please tell uncle Eduardo that Nyx doesn"t need to buy his own b.u.t.ter and he should stop acting like a teenager."
"Grandma can you please tell Yna that she doesn"t need to defend Nyx? He has a mouth that functions perfectly. Can you also tell her to change the weather? The humidity is making my hair frizzy, " Luisa cried.
"Grandma can you please tell Luisa that the world doesn"t evolve around her and everyone can"t get what they want?"
"Will you please stop. If you guys need to say anything to anyone tell them yourself," grandma shouted.
"I still need the b.u.t.ter." I commented. Grandma looked at me and sent me the worst glare she could muster.
"That"s it. Everyone in the living room. Now!" grandma thundered.
Oh my G.o.d. All I needed was b.u.t.ter. Was that so wrong. Everyone dropped their forks and walked into the living room.
"Really. Do you know how embarra.s.sed you should all feel that I had to stop you all from eating and call you out here to shout at you? Eduardo, are you a teenager? I could expect the kids to do that, but you?" grandma questioned.
"It was clearly not his fault." Yna"s aunt argued.
"Did I ask you to speak? How dare you interrupt me? I am pretty sure that if I need your opinion on me telling off my son I will ask you? And Luisa what the h.e.l.l is wrong with you? Why are you getting involve? And what"s going on between you and Yna?"
"I wasn"t just us. It was also Yna"s fault. Why is she not getting told off?" Luisa whined.
"Actually it was all my fault I should have just stood up and got the b.u.t.ter myself." I justified.
"Did I say I was done, Luisa? Can you stop questioning my methods and jumping into conclusions? I will tell Yna off I just haven"t gotten to that yet. So can all of you just be patient and stop interrupting me. And Yna I know you are upset but can you please change the weather and stop being mad at your uncle? And Nyx, you are right you should have just gotten up and got the b.u.t.ter. But its fine everyone makes mistakes. I am sure you didn"t deliberately start all that."
"Really. That"s it. That"s really all you are going to say to her. Oh my G.o.d, wow. I know she is everyone"s concern but can people just stop making it so obvious. And can people actually notice that everything doesn"t have to be about her and she doesn"t need all the attention she is getting. Yeah, a bunch of men after her and want her dead but that does not mean she has to get everything. Get everyone. I exist too, you know. " Luisa shouted and stormsd out of the room as the tears welled up in her eyes.
"Oh Luisa, stop being a drama queen..."
"Yna, please stop. Luisa what"s wrong. Come and talk to me. Does anyone know what wrong with Luisa? She is acting quite strange, "grandma asked worriedly.
"I don"t know. She has been acting like a b.i.t.c.h since yesterday."
"Yna, language. And I will go speak to her and find out what is wrong. The rest of you can go and finish your breakfast."
The rest of breakfast dragged. Yna"s uncle and his wife quickly finished their food and left the room. Leaving me and Yna. Oh and Amor.
"Nyx do you want to go for a walk after eating?" Yna asked.
"Of course."
"That will have to wait. Her royal highness has to finish her lessons first."
"Yeah about that, Amor I was thinking we should do the lessons outside today. It could be like a practical lesson and we can really test my powers on nature itself."
"That"s a great idea. OK we shall do that then."
"Splendid. So Nyx meet us outside." she said happily as she skipped out of the room.
I rushed the rest of my food and rushed inside my room. I gave my hair a quick brush and went out again. I headed for the door only to be stopped by Yna"s voice. I knew it was wrong to eavesdrop on other people"s conversations but I couldn"t help it.
"Amor stopping sitting there and help me choose an outfit."
"What is wrong with the one you are wearing, your highness?"
"It"s simply not suitable."
"What you are wearing is perfect, ma"am. It"s going to be just me and Nyx there anyway."
"Oh my goodness, everything is either grey or black. Is my wardrobe customised for funerals? Everything is so monotonous. I will have to go with this then."
"I already told you what you are wearing is fine, princess."
"Actually I know exactly what to wear, my aunt got me this dress for my birthday last year that I stored away. Oh found it. Look at it. Eww," Yna spat out with disgust.
"Well I think it"s quite marvellous, your highness."
"Well you can have it after I wear it today."
"I wouldn"t dare, your highness."
"You will if I command you to keep it."
"Fine, your highness. It"s such an honour to own something that has been worn you. Well something else that has been worn by you."
"How about to show your appreciation you cancel today"s lesson, not really in the mood for it right now. "
"What about, Nyx?"
"Oh, I"ll tell him it"s cancelled."
"As you wish your highness."
"Thank you so much, Amor. How do I look?"
"Gorgeous, your highness, " Amor beamed. I think that is my cue to leave.
I went outside and waited. I look down and debated whether what I was wearing was good enough or if I should change. But it was too late to change because the minute I looked up I saw Yna. She looked better than I expected. The line floral dress was close-fitted and brought attention to her small bossom. The dress reached just above her knee and exposed her pale legs. She looked so beautiful that I didn"t realise I stared at her for a long time.
"I look strange don"t I?" Yna asked, worried.
"No. You look nice actually beautiful. "
"Amor said she feels sick so unfortunately, she can"t join us?"
Sure she does. I thought to myself and smirked.
"So what do you want to do?"
"Well I can control nature and we are surrounded by nature and I need to test my powers."
She touched a few of the lifeless trees surrounding us and almost like it was coming out of a deep sleep the trees came to alive and were filled with cherry blossoms. Beautiful, thick vines sprouted up, wrapped around each other and made something that looked like a swing using the trees the to hold the swing tight.
Gra.s.s grew and replaced what was once a muddy ground. The gra.s.s was filled with little daisies adding beauty to the gra.s.s. Flowers grew between the twisted vines. Coming out of nowhere, fireflies surrounded us lighting up everything. Flowers were twisted into her hair and she really looked like she was born from the trees themselves. Various exotic birds that I am not even sure existed before now flew around the trees. She looked at me and smiled.
"We could sit and talk while admiring the view unless you want to do something else?"
Right that moment I dawned to me. I was happy more than I"ve ever been before. The realisation hit me hard. I loved her. More than I"ve loved anything else. I wanted her. To be with her. I felt a lump in my throat. A lump that wouldn"t dumb. I knew I couldn"t carry on like this. It was wrong. I was wrong. She deserved better. We might never work but in that moment I knew at least I was going to try. Try my best to love her. To protect her.