Once they were in their room, Alyssa Ruan turns and looks at Rosangela Wang.
"Okay, go ahead. Ask what your want to ask?"
"Rose, last year… after your fight with uncle and aunt, why did you want me to date before my 21st birthday?"
"Cause I know you will not have a chance to have fun in dating. As much as I love the whole soulmate idea, it seems unfair to me for you." Rosangela Wang sighs sadly towards her best friend.
Alyssa Ruan is a little confused about it, "How is this unfair?"
"Do you know the best feeling about love is all about the steps? Both of you can be friends, then best friends, then lovers, then finally soulmates. But your destiny bond just jumps from friends to soulmate in an instant."
"I admit, I would love to have all the steps like you say with my special someone if I'm not Royalty but that does not change as this is my birthright which has been passed down to me since history. It's because of this bond, I know early who will be my side in the future. Also, it's not that bad as I'm not bonded with a stranger but to a person with has been taking care of us since we're young."
"Well that is true, you got the lucky end of the stick there. But I felt this is still unfair to the 2 of you. I know that your type is his, it sounds like you just use him as a guideline to look for a person to date. And moreover, you have never mentioned to me that you have a crush on him before, which if you did you straight away tell me."
Alyssa Ruan looks away from her thinking back during her teenage years. Rosangela Wang notices Alyssa Ruan's silence after a few seconds.
"No. You did not." Rosangela Wang looks at her in disbelief. "When was that?"
Suddenly Riker Wang's voice sounded in her head, 'You have a crush on me?'
'Get lost and don't listen in Ryker. And that was years ago.'
'Ally, it's hard to not listen in when you are thinking of it.'
'Well, distract yourself with other things so you are not listening in to girls talk.'
"Ally, when did that crush happen?" Rosangela Wang asks again.
"Secondary 3. When he picked us up in your dad's car. Something about a guy behind the wheel feels sexy to me." Alyssa Ruan shrugged.
"5 years!? And now are you still having a crush on him?"
"It lasted about 1 year before we got busy with our 'O' Levels examination. After we finished the exams, I look at him and my feeling fades back to normal as usual. I think it was from that crush I keep basing my type of guys on him without knowing."
Rosangela Wang was shocked. Her best friend kept this secret for so long. "Wow, damn. Why did you never tell me?"
"During that period, I was debating if I should. But I read up online saying some sisters hate or dislike their best friend to fall in love with their brother. It can also cause our friendship to break, which I rather not have that over a relationship."
"Which is true, I can understand about the best friend's brother love. But have you not notice since Secondary School I have always introduced you are Alyssa Wang instead of Ruan."
"I always thought this is me being introduced as your twin sister. And it was fun when we did that. It tools 6 months for our schoolmates to finally realize that we are not related after the parent-teacher meeting." Alyssa Ruan laughs remembering the past, "And we do it all over again to the next batch starting from our own co-curricular club."
Rosangela Wang giggles, "We have become quite famously in school due to this. So many rumors about us. But to say the truth, in the past when I introduce you as a Wang is really because of you being my sister in everything but blood. I think it was after Secondary school when we enter Polytechnic that I really wish you could be someone related to my family."
"Rose..."
"I always hope you can at least be with my brother to be marry-in so that we can really be related, but I know feelings are not supposed to be forced. So, if in the end if you are not with my brother, it's okay for me as you are still my sister regardless of what."
Alyssa Ruan quickly envelops Rosangela Wang in a hug. They stay like this for a few minutes to soak in what was revealed in the talk.
Before letting go, Alyssa Ruan said, "Thank you, Rose. But let's focus on the present than the past or the future." She let go of the hug and look at Rosangela Wang, "Right now, let's kick down the evil that is trying to get me and rule Melesent. I may not grow up there, but I always felt that Singapore was not my only home. Singapore is a great place to grow up in but my heart keeps telling me, something is always missing and I need to go get it."
"Your heart is telling you to go home, to the place you are born. I remember a story my mom told me about you."
Alyssa Ruan looks at her confused.
"She mentions that on the day you were born, the elements around the world were in high power, especially in Melesent. So, I have a feeling whatever your heart tells you, it has been a long time connected to the world of Melesent when you are born. And moreover, you are the beloved princess of our world."
Alyssa Ruan smiles and nods, maybe that is why she never felt fully comfortable in Singapore and always travel out of the country to find a place to be fully called a true home. Maybe, just maybe, Melesent could be the place calling for her to go.