I take a breath opening my eyes, taking a look at the different outfit I was put into. I look at it... I look cool. I really don't mind but I feel like it doesn't suit me. but it doesn't scream... I'm a Rebal
before I walk out to the entrance of the castle they put my hair in Viking braids. a crowd of people gathered before the entrance, waiting for us to take off. as I'm walking down the stairs when people stop talking and look over at me. just staring I guess my outfit really makes me stand out but I ignore the stares and continue down the stairs. once I come to a stop my mother starts talking.
"the firstborn royals have taken a quest to go out and find the missing gemstone the won't come back till the gem is found, and it won't be long before the darkness starts to spread, people will start to turn on each other if they have consumed the darkness. so be careful of what you eat. and children.....thank you for your bravery." my mom says with her hands clasped in front of her.
a maid comes over handing Mendel a watch putting it on his wrist. she taps the watch and all of a sudden a digital map comes out. but it wasn't any ordinary map. this map located where we were which was at the bottom and it showed different places at the tippy top of a tall mountain was where a color full heart gem was placed which showed where the gem was. we had to cross many things to get there like, a foggy swamp, tick-tock, sandy desert, and deadly ocean, quicker than sand, the truth toad, and lava cove.
"whoa... what's tick-tock." midnight ask
"I've heard of it, there a giant clock in the air. every passing hour something spontaneous happened, the quickest person to ever pass that place was in under 3 hours, normale person: 5 hours.... and the longest anything that's happened is usually 45 minutes," says Mendel.
" you may say your last goodbyes before your trip." says a preacher. I walk over and give Nicky and Ricky a hug, then my mom. I look over and see Mendel hugging a dark-skinned girl. but I didn't look like your normal hug. his hand on her lower back pushing her against him and buried his head in the crook of her neck while she had one hand on the back of his neck and the other his shoulder. her lips shut close tight. when they let go I expected a kiss but nope. she walked away from him. as her hand slipped out of his.ever.so.slowly.
I looked at chad he finished hugging his dad he went over to hug a madly blushing small fairy. he brings his arms around her waist and pulls her in as close as he can. the fairy keeps her hands to her self but when he kisses her jaw she can't help but smile.
"that's cute," says a voice I know all too well.
"Elijah," I say with a smile on my face. I run over to him and jump hug him. he catches me with a smile on his face I instantly wrap my legs around him as if an instinct. Elijah was the first boy I ever had a crush on, way back in first grade. I mean he's the type of guy that you can't NOT like.
his light hazel eyes shimmer in the sun, tall dark skin, muscular, is almost never cocky, and when he smiles, it starts off slow and small. then it gets bigger and bigger every time till he starts to show his pearly white teeth. I've always been interested in him. he knows what to do to make me miss his touch or his warmth.
once we reached middle school we were both obviously feeling some kinda way about each other. so we just ignored each other we didn't talk to each other when we didn't need to. but we made small talk here and there. my mom told me she wouldn't mind having a son-in-law and that was my cue to leave the room away from her nonsense. he's got me wrapped around his finger and I've got him around mine. the bad part is that we both know it.
I let go of him backing away and cross my arms under my chest pushing up my breast. his eyes then wondered somewhere else determined not to look. he then averted his eyes to looked me. he squinted then his eyes flashed past my breast, but it lingered longer than he had intended. I burst out laughing at his behaver.
"so you know what you're doing, don't you," he said pulling his hand out of his pocket and took a step forward towards me. I put my hand over my mouth to try and stifle my laughter. he then took another step closer. I then shoved my fist in my mouth to shut up at this point I was getting a few stares. he took another step closer, and that's when I realized he was really close.
I stopped laughing but my hand was still stuffed in my mouth. he brought his hand to my mouth and took out my now saliva covered fist. he took out a tissue and gave it to me. I gladly took it wiping off the saliva and stuffed it back in his pocket. he frowned and looked at me.
"it to remember me by," I say blowing him a kiss. I then turned away and just as I did he grabbed my hand and spun me back to him. he tilted his head, and a second later his lips landed on mine. I couldn't help but feel like I was over the moon for him. he was... everything I dreamed.
he defiantly ate strawberry before, with maybe a hint of mint, it was a bit faded though... he tasted ✨ D E L I C I O U S ✨ I thought. I felt His hands roamed my back. even though I was losing breath I was not letting go. I felt someone start pulling me away. but I didn't want to leave. I held onto him tighter. till it was clear that at least three people were tugging at me.
As much as I didn't want to let go. I did. my face was completely flushed, and I felt flustered with what just happened my curls littered my face. my deep breathing could be heard miles away. my chest rising and falling. I let out a shaky breath to try and calm myself down.
"OoOo LALAAAAA," said my mom she walked up next to Elijah patting his shoulders.
"50,000 pay up,"
"MOM," I said finally calming down. I turned to see who held me back. Mendel, chad, and Ro. midnight and Selena were in the background watching it all happened in front of their eyes.
"actually make that 100,000 since she's a virgin," my mom said swatting some flies. my eyes widen at my mother. I rub my hands together to keep myself occupied or maybe I was just nervous from my mother saying I'm a virgin 19. it was dead silent well more like awkward silent. I looked at Elijah and his expression didn't change in fact he smiled... he didn't judge me. he grabbed my hand causing people to stare at them.
"When you come back I'd like to take you out on a date," he said sending me a winking. a smile made its way to my lips as I nodded my head.
"HEY DID YOU NOT HEAR ME I said pay UP TO TAKE HER 100,00 MAY I REMIND YOU ELIJAH" I roll my eyes so high that they could have touched the sky.
"I know, I'll pay when rebal and I get married," he said walking away
"OKAY, I SHALL BE WATING," she sings the word 'waiting' and skips off. chad, Mendel, Ro, midnight, and I. walk over to our horses though not before Selena throws herself into chad. she turns her head and sticks a tongue out at the fairy chad hugged. salty much if you asked me. when we were finally able to pry her off of chad we hopped on our horses waved our last goodbyes and raced for the forest and the hidden dreadful things that lie behind...