JULY
"WELCOME TO MY KINGDOM. Welcome to... Faerie Landia."
I heard everything Ruby said, but I was too taken aback by what I saw now.
"I-is this true?" I heard Natalia say.
We were both still staring at Ruby's supposed kingdom. And it is truly a kingdom!
"Of course!" Ruby said kindly. "Oh, are you just going to stand there? Let's go to my kingdom." And she started to walk.
'Wow really.' Wow really, wolf.
We also followed Ruby. As I walked toward her kingdom, my eyes also wandered. My girlfriend here is doing the same.
The size of Ruby's kingdom is enormous. Wow, the ambiance here is so unique that I can't describe it. It's really indescribable. The towering palaces in the UK are still losing out to what I see today. And yo, the landscape and scenery here are breathtaking. As in awestruck.
There are still twenty meters before we reach the entrance of Ruby's palace. What we are walking through now is a bridge. No, not a hanging bridge, but a concrete bridge, where at the bottom of the net is the crystalline seawater. And when I say crystal, you can reflect there! As in, you can see your reflection in the water and you can also clearly see what's in the water.
There were a number of beautiful sea creatures that I saw. School of fish, small or large, coral reefs that seem to be shimmering, shimmering splendidly underwater, and other sea creatures. It was so much fun to watch this. I even laughed to myself, as if I had heard them laughing. Weird. But it seems true, but I know that's not true.
Laughing fish and other sea creatures in the water? Psh. When did they just talk and laugh? Psh.
I'm still looking at the water when wait... It's a nice fish, but... oh, half-human? Is all this true? Do you think what I think? I even rubbed my eyes to make sure I was just seeing something abnormal because I didn't see anything like that after I opened my eyes again.
"Juls, hurry up." Natalia pulled me over.
I let her pull me. I looked at the water again and hoped to see what I had seen before, but there was really nothing there. I concluded I was just imagining it.
Natalia and I were waiting, holding hands, because we had reached the very high gate of Ruby's palace. And like normal gates in large palaces, there are two guards, or gatekeepers, like stumps, standing on either side of it. Ruby just grabbed the two stumps of the large gate and within three smooth knocks, one of them, their huge gate opened.
And first, you can only see light from inside, but when we stepped in and saw clearly what was inside the palace, I just stared. I don't know what happened to Natalia, but I felt her stop also because we were still holding hands.
"Welcome again to our kingdom," I heard Ruby say, but we were not focusing on her as if we were enchanted by what we were seeing. If you were us, you wouldn't believe what we are seeing now either.
'Is this true?' I don't know, wolf.
"Lhuby! (Ruby!)" Ruby summons the cute little girl who is flying towards her.
Flying? Oh, shoot!!! Yes, and there are lots of them in the sky and on the road. Whoa!
"Oh my God!" Natalia squealed.
Oh my god, really!
I am speechless.
"The King is looking for you, Lhuby. He is mad," said the flying girl again. Is it a cherub? She's cute!
"Is this heaven? Why is there a cherub here?" Oh, that's Natalia. We are really girlfriends. We both think the same thing.
"No," Ruby replied briefly to us and turned to the child, who now had a trace of astonishment looking at Natalia.
"What did they say?" She's really cute even though she doesn't know how to speak very well.
"Then what are you? My god! You have wings! Fuck! Is that even real?!" That's Natalia again.
"What's the fuck, Lhuby?" asked the winged child.
I mentally slap my forehead. I looked at Natalia, and I only earned a blank expression from her, as if she didn't know what I was referring to. Psh.
Oops! It's because she doesn't care about the words she uses. The uncorrupted ears of this child were then exposed to bad words.
"Uhh... She means... you're cute." I said. I also looked at Natalia again.
"Oh yeah, yeah." Hey, it's good that the brat agreed. Whew!
"Uhh Alexie, Dad is looking for me, isn't he?" Ruby got the child's attention. The child nodded. "Okay. Let's go inside first." Ruby looked at us. "You don't really know what we are?" I shook my head.
"We won't even bother to ask if we know. Idiot!" Natalia is starting to be a bitch again.
I glared at her, but it didn't work. She just stared at me and crossed her arms. I look at Ruby with an apologetic look. I kept staring at Natalia with a warning look. She just sighed, shook her head, and looked at me understandingly.
It's good that she understands me. After all, we should be kind here because we are just visitors here. We don't know what kind of supernatural they are. Gosh, I can only imagine what kind they are. I can't believe they were real!
"What's an idiot, Lhuby?" The child asked again.
Ruby and I looked at each other.
"That means stu---" I immediately covered Natalia's mouth before she could add the unpleasant words that children shouldn't hear.
"She means thank you, Alexie. Right, babe? Thank you is what it means, isn't it?" I simply widened my eyes while my threatening smile was still plastered.
Natalia just rolled her eyes, and as if she wouldn't speak anymore, I let her go.
"Ahh, Alexie I want to give you something." The child's attention was drawn to Ruby.
"What's that?" Alexie squealed.
"Here." Ruby extended her hand to the child and gave the small white-haired creature with red eyes. The child shouted for joy.
While Natalia, "Fuck! Take that away from me!" She also clung tightly to my arm. She's scared of rats, and yeah, that creature belongs to the family of rats. This white rat is just too cute. It doesn't look ordinary either. The rat is harmless.
I was about to say something, but Alexie was flying happily, saying these words that I didn't know if I would laugh or scold the child.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Idiot! Idiot, Lhuby!"
She didn't mean those words because what she knew was that,
FUCK is equal to CUTE.
IDIOT is equal to THANK YOU.
"Alexie!" A beautiful lady appeared before us. She's a freakin' fairy too!
"Mommy!" The child happily approaches the woman. I think we have swallowed our tongues. can't overcome what Alexie was saying earlier. Damn! It's ugly to hear swearing from a child's mouth. "Look, Mmy." She showed the white rat to her mother, "Fuck, right?" The lady's eyes widened, and before she could speak, the innocent child's smile hit her ears again. "Idiot, Lhuby!"
OH.MY.GOD! It's like I want to melt at that moment.
"Who taught you this fuck and idiot thing?" the mad lady asked. The child did not expect that, so she was surprised and seemed to be crying looking at her angry mother. Poor Alexie. "Ruby? Did you teach my daughter these words? She's too young to learn these things!" Oh, she's so angry. I just swallowed. I am dead. Can I exit?
"Mom, why are you so angry?" Alexie asked tearfully.
"Because you're saying words you're not supposed to say! Who taught you those words? Her?" The lady pointed to Ruby. Okay, I feel like I'm going to be dehydrated. Based on the lady's anger, I'm dead.
"You're through, Juls," Natalia whispered to me. I just give her a glare. Eff! She is so to blame for it!
"No."
"Then who?"
"Her," she pointed to me. It was as if I was doing a crime when the lady stared at me frighteningly. "Actually, them." Uh-huh. Good child. You are involved here, Natalia! "Aren't they fuck? Idiot Ate's for teaching me."
OH.MY.GOD. The lady looked worse to us. Oh, Alexie, we can't seem to get out of your kingdom alive.
Goodbye, Dad, Mom, Andres, and Rizal. I'm surely going to miss you, guys. Jacqui, take care of Allou, Devon, and the rest of us in the pack. Goodbye, Freelipinas! Hello, death! My god...
~*~
WE ARE STILL ALIVE, don't worry. Alexie's mommy didn't kill us. That I met by the name Trixie. Fortunately, Ruby was quick to explain what happened, so Aunt Trixie didn't choke us. Whew! I was sweating profusely when the adult fairy looked at us badly. I really thought I was at the end. It's really good that she let us explain.
So here we are now and still alive. Aunt Trixie let us into the palace first so that we could fix ourselves. She also found out that we were stranded on the island, so she just arranged for us to be assisted by the chambermaids. There is also a gathering going on in their kingdom because the creatures there are also busy.
Because there was a gathering, they forced me to wear a dark blue gown. I didn't complain anymore because that was also the appropriate attire for that gathering. It's embarrassing if I look like a rag. Even though I'm beautiful, it would be better if my clothes matched what is happening now in their kingdom.
I wonder what Natalia is wearing. We were separated when we bathed, and the chambermaids dressed us individually. Yes, they bathed and dressed us. So cozy. Though I'm used to vanity, it's really weird here in Faerie Landia. They treat you like a queen. I was really amazed because Ruby was so simple from what we saw. But guess what? Ruby is the princess in this palace. Isn't it amazing?
After I was assisted by the kind chambermaid, we went out, and I just followed her as we traveled down the long hallway. I looked around at every door we passed. I was hoping I could see Natalia there, but we just got to the cozy hall and I didn't see her. The number of supernaturals that are also there is a lot. I bet there are other Royals out there as well. I'm pretty okay with being seen with wings. My spirit seems to be used to it.
By the way, Tita Trixie said, it's Faerie Landia's annual feast today, so maybe there are a lot of guests and that's it. Maybe there are also a lot of people from other kingdoms of fairies. I saw Alexie and the other cute fairies next door playing. I couldn't help but smile when I saw them having fun.
Gosh, I hope Alexie doesn't use those words. That was really embarrassing. Tsk.
After a while, the chambermaid politely left me alone, and Ruby greeted me immediately. She's also stunning in her light blue gown. Her hair was up in a tight bun and there were a few strands of her hair that fell on her smooth face and neck. But earlier, I noticed the glowing crown resting on her head. The silver crown is shimmering in its splendor.
She approached me with a smile, "You look great when you are dressed well."
"Likewise, princess," I told her with a smile.
She was obviously surprised by what I said. "How did you know? Is it obvious?"
"Aunt Trixie told me. Also, don't be shy, princess. It suits you." I saw her blush, but her face calmed down because she saw that I was sincere in what I was saying. I guess Ruby is one of those royals who prefers simple living to being identified as a royal. What a humble creature. I guess we can be good friends.
"Let's go?" I nodded and she started walking, I followed her.
We stop in front of four adults talking at a long table.
Ruby caught their attention, "Excuse me." I only met one person at that table. Next to Aunt Trixie, who was also a woman, "This is July, Mother and Father," she said as she introduced me to her handsome and lovely parents. Wow, what a good gene.
"Hello, July." Ruby's mother kissed me on the cheek. "I'm Ayana. Call me Aunt Aya. I can see that we are in the same type of supernatural." Ruby inherited her mother's white hair and almost all of her features. She is the Queen of the Kingdom based on the crown on her head, but well, we are the same. I can smell her. We're the same. She's a wolf.
"Yes we are, Queen Aya." I warmly smiled at her.
"I'm glad you passed by our border."
"Ehh, we didn't come here by accident," I explained.
"Ruby already told me. By the way, this is my husband, the King... Jon."
"Hello, July. Nice meeting some supernatural people who came from distant lands," the king said.
"Nice meeting you too, King Jon." I even slightly bowed in respect for it. The King just smiled. Ruby's father's eyes were really cute.
"You probably know Aunt Trixie." Ruby pointed to the lady. I smiled at the lady, and she smiled back. "Father and Aunt Trix are siblings," Ruby explained. I just nodded. "By the way, that's Aunt Alex. Aunt Trixie's wife," she introduced the woman next to Tita Trix. Well, no wonder this is her wife. She looks like Alexie.
"Hello, ma'am," I said.
"Nice to have you here, July." Aunt Alex kissed me on the cheek. I also kissed her back, and she was back next to Aunt Trixie. Oh, LGBTQIA+ is also really trendy in the supernatural world. Uh-huh.
I can't determine what supernatural she belongs to. But I guess she's a fairy too? But there's something different about her. "Are you okay? Maybe you're so tired because you've also been stranded on the island for a few days."
"I'm okay. Don't worry," I assured them. I stared at Aunt Alex for a long time. Hmm, what kind of supernatural being is she?
"Sit down first, Juls." Ruby got into a chair. She is such a gentlewoman.
"Thank you, princess," and sat down there. I shrugged at the prospect of wondering what the supernatural Aunt Alex is because they appear to be pleasant. I am also comfortable with them. Ruby just smiled and sat down in the chair next to me.
"Please eat, July," said the King.
I look at the table and the food there is normal. Oh, what do you think supernatural beings are eating? Normal in the sense of mouth-watering food. I'm hungry, yes, but I'm itching to know where my girlfriend is because, even with all the beautiful supernaturals I see in the hall, my heart and mind are only focused on the brat. Oh yeah. It's corny.Nice!
"Eat up, Juls. I know you're hungry."
"Ahh..." I trailed off. Yes, I'm hungry, but---"Where's Natalia?" I couldn't help but ask.
"That one lady you came up with?" Aunt Trixie asked. I nodded.
"Bathroom. Ely accompanied her," said Aunt Alex.
"Is Ely here already?" Why does Ruby seem suddenly confused?
"My daughter, relax. You're too obvious," Queen Aya said to Ruby. Wait, Queen Aya looks like someone. Who is that again? Hmm... The one... who... uhm.. strawberry panic. Shizuma! Yay!
With that in mind, I smiled as I stared at the queen. I didn't think Shizuma was really alive while looking at her. I was dazed looking at the queen while the other adults seemed to be teasing Ruby with this Ely girl. When the long-awaited one finally arrives.
"Ely!" Ruby excitedly stood up in her seat and quickly went to the side of the person she called. I immediately looked at them and saw that the Ely girl she's talking about is a brownish-redhead girl who is also good looking. Tsk. The supernaturals are really pretty. But she can't beat the beauty of the woman next to her.
I immediately felt both sides of my lip rise as I was looking at Natalia's sexy figure coming our way. My heartbeat suddenly quickened when I saw her. Oh, the things she does to me.
I wasn't mistaken; she was beautiful wearing a black-complimented white gown. She even defeated the princesses there. What a beautiful creature. When we get back to WH, I'll make sure I'll tie Natalia forever to me. Yes, I'm going to marry her. *grin*
'So in love?' Wolf? You are alive! 'Yes, Juls. Duhh..'
I grinned widely as I stood in my seat and waited for her to approach me. The width of my smile was immediately taken away because she didn't even look at me and sat straight on the other chair in front of me.
I am aware now that my two eyebrows are already meeting, and I don't care about the adults who are there looking at us.
I was about to ask Natalia why the hell she was ignoring me when that Ely girl sat beside her and kissed Natalia on her cheeks. My eyes widened, and I heard some gasps from our companions. I don't know what Natalia's reaction was because she was looking down.
"What was that for?" Ruby sighed. Oh my, I swallowed my tongue. Shit!
Ely ignored her and, instead of answering Ruby, she stood up in the chair and clinked the fork and wine glass.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make," she began. I was still watching Natalia the whole time, but she was still looking down and didn't want to look at me. "I'm finally going to settle down. I'm going to get married." The crowd that had been a bit noisy before had calmed down.
"Aww, Ely. I know you love me too," Ruby replied.
"So, let's make a toast, because the princess of Serenity," so Ely is also a princess. And where is it? Serenity? Hmm... interesting. Well, she's a great match for Ruby then. They are both princesses. "Is going to get married," the woman continued, "to the president's daughter, Natalia Aquino. Cheers!"
Wait... WTF!