•Previously•
Pang! My heart ached and my eyes threatened to open a dam of tears. I can't let her see my cry… She blames everything on herself.
With thinking twice, I pulled her into a tight hug as I sniffled and silently let the tears slide and fall onto her silk top. "I can still hug you as a friend right?" I managed to let out.
"Yes, as a friend" She replied.
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•Penelope's POV•
I could see them hug from where I was. They were really cute together but sometimes it was just too much for me to watch. I was trying so hard to be a good sister to Lia… What else could I have done anyways? Jack already 'Bro-zoned' me already. "I can be your brother" was what he said. It hurt but it was the truth- Jack and Lia were meant for each other and I was happy for them, at least I wanted to be.
"They are cute aren't they?" Ricky spoke over my shoulder. I just hummed as I turned around.
"Let's get back to work. Ah there she is" I looked at Crusty who was flying towards us.
I found Ricky as a person who I can rely on. Whether it being quite and listening to him or dumping my worries on him, he always takes it well. I squinted my eyes as the sun already started shining bright, radiating its heat over our heads.
We folded our hands and stared at the huge hole in the wall. "What can we do about this…?" I questioned even doubting that we could repair it.
"It's a castle not a building sooo, we can't quite build it back up. We need the correct spell for this! Let me go check with Racheal real quick." Saying that He escaped through the garden plants to the front side of the palace where Racheal and Isabelle were working. I leaned my back against the damaged yet sturdy wall and hugged my knees. I let all the memories of times I felt like I wouldn't be a good sister to Lia anymore.
~ Flashback ~
Isabelle, Lia and Conall and I were chasing each other out on the beach while Lia spotted a mermaid. She was hurt. I offered to the group to go take a look at her. She wasn't healing and I was really worried. I sat close to her and attempted to heal her. After a little while I healed her completely. I smiled at her being satisfied.
"HEY! STOP IT! GET AWAY FROM HER! DONT YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"
I jerked my head at the voice to find a tall green-eyed blondie. Damn he is cute! was the first thing in my mind. I pushed my thoughts away to hear what he was saying. He walked up to us and apparently he wanted the mermaid to be safe. Were they dating? My mind automatically scanned them for any romantic chemistry. None.
Lia started speaking and I didn't even hear to what they were talking all my attention was him and his cute and angry face. His blond hair was brushed upwards providing a view of his wide shiny forehead.
They something caught my ear. "Sorry for not realizing it is you, my princess and sorry for my brother's rudeness, he is Jackson Luca Villin." The mermaid said. He was her brother. He was protecting his sister. I sighed of relief and that was when it hit me that he was a werewolf and now what SHE GREW LEGS! The thought soon passed and I was back with thinking about how sweet it was for him to look out for his sister. We returned into the forest where the hippogriffs were kept. I mounted on Crusty as Isabelle sat on twinkie and Conall and Lia on Olive and Ted respectively. As we flew back to the castle the only thing in my head was how his green eyes reflected the sunlight and how his hair was brushed back. I instantly felt attracted to him. After we reached back to our castle I ran to my room and locked the door. I jumped on the bed so hard and blushed. I fell on my back and hugged a pillow squealing.
I heard a soft knock on my door. I quickly set the bed and my face before opening the door to see Lia standing there. She was my little sister and we shared everything.
"I bet my heart skipped a beat" She said as soon as set her eyes on me. She walked in straight to my bed, sitting on it she squealed "He was so tall"
No….. don't….. say….. it… please…
"I think I like him…" She smiled wide. I hadn't seen her this happy every since the queen died… I swallowed hard.
"Oh" was all I could say at the moment.
-after few months-
I was just passing by the garden where I saw Jack and Lia bickering and talking. Suddenly he looked into her eyes and said something. She nodded frantically and suddenly he placed his lips and kissed her. They kissed, right in front of my eyes. I felt… stupid. I ran to my room slamming my door loudly and buried my head under the sheets and muffled my cry with the silk pillow.
Knock~ knock~ There was a knock at the door. I sniffled and wiped off my tears. I opened the big door to reveal the little black-haired girl. She hugged me tightly. "He kissed me!" She shrieked and chuckled. I burnt up. It might have been a fever or perhaps the jealousy that was filling me up. I held myself back from turning into a werewolf and taking down the whole palace.
I pushed her and slammed the door. I soon realised that I shouldn't have done that. "I have a fever, don't come into my room. You might catch it too" I shouted softly.
"Okay… I will let Isabelle know; she will get you the medicine." She softly replied and her footsteps faded faintly as she walked away from my door seeming disappointed. I got back into my bed, under the sheet… crying my soul out.
~Present~
My breath stiffened as I tried to stop my tears. I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Pen…" Ricky rubbed my shoulder.
•Rickson's POV•
She lifted her head to look at me. The tip of her nose was a dark shade of red and so were her cheeks and eyes. As soon as I realised she was crying, I sat beside her and shoved the piece of paper that was in my hand into my side pocket. "What is it?" I whispered. "You know you can tell me whatever it is" I added. We had a little bond before I was born again like a mortal. We always shared our little secrets and they always stay between us.
"It's been a while since we did this but" I started again and stretched out my little finger. She smiled faintly and locked her pinkie with mine.
"Yeah, it has been a while" She agreed.
"Yours will be mine, mine will be yours from this point, the secrets" We said in unison.
"You remember!" I exclaimed. We always exchanged our secrets whenever it was too much weight on our own shoulders.
"It's actually a huge… hugeeeeee secret…" She said.
"Well I have one too!" I blinked and tried hard to lift up her spirit.
"I have a crush on Lia's boyfriend…" She said and my head hurt for a second. That is not a good thing! Penelope always got what she wanted.
Then she told me how she saw them grow closer ever since she set her eyes on Jack.
I was dumbstruck for a moment. That might have hurt.
"What is yours?" Penelope questioned seeming curious what my BIG secret was. I really doubt if she didn't notice it already.
"I am gay" I couldn't believe it came out of my mind. I never came out to anybody… not even to my own sister. Now I was scared of how Penelope was going to take this in. Out of all the things she could have said, she said…