"You said you love me but you are hindering my movements, chaining my actions, and stripping away my happiness."
- Levi Daniels
Chapter 70: Unrequited love
"you" melannie stared at me and i ested my chin on my hand.
"Miss reed, what is it?"
she smiled at me politely which i replied with a same politeness.
"do you believe in time loop?"
i saw her eyes trembles a bit and witness how she hid both of her hands behind her.
xavier did the same. but i know this is an action of trying to hide their hands trembling.
"what? time loops of course not, time loops isn't re-"
"sorry let me replace that"
I pause and stared at the waitress putting our breakfast in front of us.
"Enjoy"
"Thank you" noah express his thanks while i went back staring at melannie who's now visibly smiling falsely.
"Are you aware that we are in a time loop"
"Wow really? that's sounds impossible? wait it's not my birthday today, haha what's with the joke?"
i just smiled causing her to stop laughing.
"Oh you aren't joking?"
"Maybe i'm not, maybe i am. or am i joking? or am i not? who knows maybe i was.... or maybe i wasn't"
her smile twitch and she stared me as if i am crazy
"Anyway i am going back to work"
i just hum, i aw in my corner in my eyes, levi walking towards us
with a teasing grin i called him.
"Come here, darling"
i saw him glared at me but sigh and ignored my call sign.
which is rude. no, no one shall ignore someone calling you darling especially if her name is suzue.
"what?" i glance at melannie who is frozen in her steps.
she's staring at us in shock.
"There is it again, but it's mixed with jealousy and pain"
with a huge smile.
i held levi's hand and lightly pulled her towards me and kisses his cheek.
"You... what the hell is your problem?"
i heard him whisper but i ignore it and stared at melannie who's now glaring at us.
she suddenly rushes towards us and pulled levi away from me and kisses him.
surprise we couldn't react immediately. levi on the other hand is shock silly.
levi pushes her causing her to stare at him in surprise.
"What the fuck is your problem!? so disgusting, where's your dignity woman?!"
welp now everyone, witness the cruelty of levi daniels.
"what... i... i, i am not sorry. i did this because she kissed you i was jealous!. i love you!'
"Well id on't love you, tsk who would like someone as unattractive as you"
i whistled lowly and watch the drama unfold.
"I ... i did everything i could to show how much i love you!, i didn't accept your fee! i didn't stop you from the noises even though it strains my business!"
"I didn't ask you to do it, if you regret it, here.. you can have it"
Levi coldly gave her the money and clicks his tongue.
when he glance at me a sudden realization flashes on his eyes.
"You... you are the reason why our memories on the day were erased, causing us to think that we are in a time loop"
Melannie freezes and didn't answer.
This is gave us the confirmation that she really is the reason.
"Why?"
".."
"Fucking answer me!"
"because i love you!"
"What kind of love is that?"
yeah ... yeah woman what kind of love is that?
"You said you love me but you are hindering my movements, chaining my actions, and stripping away my happiness."
all of us went silent but the pair seems not embarrass at the words they were speaking
we awkwardly stared at each other and choose to remain silent.
a real love drama in front of us is a bit embarrassing.
but at the same time it's kid of... amusing.
"i am sorry"
"Undo the spell"
"You need to kill me to do that"
what kind of spell did she cast to have this kind of consequence?
she seems to notice our doubtful look making her smile weakly.
"It's a deal i made to that mage, if i want her to stop the spell i need to die"
why... why did she agreed to such deal?. it's pointless.
yeah if her plan succeed she still can't be with levi.
she's so dumb.
so dumb.
"That's why love is evil"
i heard jasmine whispered in her breath causing me to sweat drop.
what happened to her to become this anti towards love?
"I..." levi frown and pulled out a scalpel from his coat..
scientist are really amazing. they even have a scalpel that obviously belongs to the doctors.
"wait" he halted and i stood up and stared at melannie.
i can't see her shadow causing me to frown.
"You... who's the mage you were referring too?"
she frown and shook her head.
"Can't say"
"Why? will you die?"
is this page curse you like muzan did to the demons?
"It.. it was part of the deal"
"Eh who cares. say the name"
i lazily said and she back away but i swiftly held is wrist and pulled her towards me.
"The name" levi said coldly and melannie flinch at his tone and answered after seconds.
"... ai..." my eye brow raise and i waited for her to continue speaking.
"her name is ai.. that's all i know."
Ai... i hum and waited for something to happen to her and just i expected. she slowly disappeared into fragments.
The pain and broken expression in her face is still there.
jasmine gasp and ethan groan in disgust.
"Why.. why did she melted?"
"That... Ai, she made her become a walking wax figure. but i can't explain the lax of the shadows. every thing from humans to object one always has a shadow.
but that wax melannie doesn't have one, so annoying"
it's not like it's restricting me from my power.
it just that a thought flashes on my mind that me me feel chill.
i have the feeling that, that Ai is erasing the girls body no it's visible existence.
the body become transparent that the sunlight can't be block. Light rays travel from a source in straight lines without an opaque object, nothing can block it and a shadow won't appear.
whoever this Ai is.. she's cunning. Wickedly smart.
Messing with her will be a mistake.
"Hello, Darling"
aH... i turn around and saw a man with Silver hair. i stiffen when i saw him staring at me with a narrow eyes.
"ey, funny story... i didn't hear your foot steps... i can explain, that wasn't a kiss but a friendly contact of a mouth and a cheek"
"What an excuse you have there"