Although against his will, his majesty let me stay with him. Of course, how could I possibly abandon the people who took care of me? I plan to still visit me every time his majesty is busy. Because the main reason I'm only staying in the palace, is to reconcile with my real father.
I'll die if I stay beside him? Pshh, I don't trust that prophecy. I wouldn't let myself die anyway, I was just given another chance to live and I'll die again? No no no!
Wait a minute, If this majesty is Pokey's father.... would he die just as in the story? I don't even think it was said how he died, Is it by sickness or...? How could I stop it if I don't know how he dies?
"Lenlen?" Pokey asks me tilting her head. "What's bothering you?"
"Oh nothing.... just thinking about food." I say.
"I'm so happy that we're sisters..." Pokey says happily.
"Me too." I say smiling.
"Hmm, I wonder which one of us is older?"
"I'm eight now, I know I'm older than you.... when's your birthday?" I ask as we walk down the hallway of the palace.
"Huh? We're the same age! Maybe we're twins!" Pokey says happily.
"Huh?" I stopped walking, which made her stop as well. That couldn't be possible.... I thought I was older because when we were dining, she said that mother died when she was born.... but I clearly remember that when his highness visited me he said that mother's not getting well, which means she's still alive by that time.... Did his majesty lie to Pokey?
"What's wrong Lenlen?" Pokey asks.
"When's your birthday?" I asked Pokey.
"February fourteen..." she answers.
".....me too." I say softly.
"What's wrong Lenlen? do you not want to be twins with me?"
"No! Of course I want to be twins with you! Haha." I say "I'm just really thinking of donuts right now."
"We could request the maids for desserts right now. Let's go!" she says.
As we turn back I noticed a bookshelf randomly in the hallway. "Hmm, that has to be a secret door." I thought as Pokey drags me to the dining room.
***
We enjoyed different kinds of delicious desserts on the table. I noticed the maids giving me weird looks but I payed no attention.
"Have some Anna!" Pokey offers a cake to the maid. Oh my! She's so nice, maybe I should act cute like her too, so that the maids will like me.
"Oh it's alright your highness, it is inappropriate for me to join you, I'm just a mere servant." she says as she looks at me as if it's my fault that she has to refuse.
Pokey pouted.
"If you don't want to, that's okay." I say which may have annoyed the maids even more.
Soon, his majesty arrived. Pokey rushed towards him to hug him. Wow, they're so close, can't relate.
His majesty looked at me, and I'm pretty sure he didn't want me to hug him because of the "Prophecy" quotation marks, but I'm a little jealous so I went for the hug as well.
I got up from my seat and slowly walked towards him and hugged him even though he's not spreading out his arms to me. So what? I also wanted to be part of the family.
"I see you've already began dinner with desserts." he observed the table.
"Lenlen wanted to eat donuts so I've asked the maids to prepare deserts for us!" she says as if she's not putting me in trouble right now. I'm still a guest yet I dare demand food? That sounds wrong.
His majesty sat back at the same place where he sat the first time we had dinner. The maids began preparing the dinners the chef has cooked for us on the table as they clean up the half eaten desserts we requested earlier. Are they throwing those away? What a waste. Most aren't even touched.
Our dinner was very quiet once again. It's a little awkward because it's so quiet that I can hear the calm wind passing by.
"Do you have any questions Valentine?" His majesty must have noticed me staring at him.
"Yes. I do actually..." I say the truth.
"What is it?"
"What's your name your majesty?" I honestly don't know his name.... you'd think I'll hear of it since he is the Emperor but I never go out besides our garden.
"....oh? You're not calling me that anymore?" He says quietly. What do you mean? I only wanted to know your name.... I'll still call you 'your majesty'. "
"It's Ijekiel."
~End of Chapter 8~