Diana p.o.v
It took a moment for me to realize what I had done. When I feel conscious again, Ariana Hayes was on the ground, looking up at me.
"That's enough, done with you two !"
I felt a hand on my arm, grabbing me forcefully to turn me their way. My eyes widened at the action as I was surprised, and I saw the female teacher had the same look. She looked mostly horrified seeing me. I did not understand why she had the look, but then I felt another person holding me.
"Miss Sutton, she didn't intend to hurt Ariana." I heard Noah say, pulling me closer to him. He was trying to save me.
I just realized many students halted and were watching the whole ordeal. I looked down at Ariana who was helped by Eden.
"I just slipped. I already had it if it wasn't because of these damn shoes !" She exclaimed, looking angry. She could have used this opportunity to tarnish my reputation. It seemed her pride overcoming her sense.
She took the sword from the ground and glared at me as if she wanted to come and strike me with it. However, the male teacher that shouted earlier came and held her wrist.
"I said done with you ! Go to the infirmary and see for any injuries !" He raised his voice and finally put his attention on me.
"And you, young lady. You have no excuse for what you've done. You were attempting to hurt her. I saw everything !" I looked down at him who was slightly shorter than me. I understood what I did was overbearing, but his tone annoyed me.
"Mr. Brown, it's part of the sparring. Ariana is alright !" Noah relentlessly tried to cover for me. But I honestly had enough of the situation.
I snatched my hand off Noah and left the place. I had somewhere to be and he better be there !
I felt my whole head fuming. The anger within me recollects again and was waiting for the moment to burst.
I slammed the door to my room opened, it shook almost everything in the wall as I paced inside, my jaw clenched and I grabbed a handful of my hair to clench them.
A princess in the Kingdom... Another princess in the Kingdom... ?
Everyone else but I.. did not know about this ?
I immediately turned to look at the hectic Ian who appeared at the door. His chest went up and down, a moment I had never seen before. It was either he came running over here, or he was scared of his secret being discovered.
"Did you know ?" I seethed through my teeth, trying not to lash at him.
"Diana, I-"
"You know it, right ?! There is a future princess entering the Royal family !" I ended up lashing at him, my own body moved up and down as my anger burst.
"I've studied Royal family biography. There are none by the name Hayes, and you're trying to keep it from me that my dad picked up a random girl out there to become the ruler of this country and not his own daughter ?!"
I threw the chair out of rage, shattering it against the wall. My body was shaking uncontrollably. My emotions were overwhelming my senses.
"Diana, calm down. The magic is wavering, your eyes.."
I touched my face, and I felt my cheek was all wet, and from what he was saying, my eyes were in the original form.
The red pair of eyes, the eyes of the Predator were showing.
Even when I was born with this, that man still decides to pick up a girl of unknown origin to be the heir to the throne, his successor.
I pushed Ian aside as I ran out of the room. My feet were running on their own, searching for an empty field. At this point, I was crying ugly. All the pent-up emotion I had bottled up for years just poured out of the shattered glass.
Running behind a tree, I appeared again in my werewolf form, in the color of pitch black and silver lining around the neck and chest with the red eyes I was beginning to detest.
I ran to the top of the hill, howling my lungs out. I could feel a tear fall from my eyes before I ran again into the forest, leaving everything behind.
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-11 years ago-
This year, I was seven, and the old man Jacob picked up Ian again. I begged Ian to stay that year but he told me he could not help it.
Whenever I saw him leave, the old man would always stand close to him and hug him by the shoulder. Ian would look happy by that gesture.
I wanted to be hugged like that too. I wanted my dad to hug me like that too.
I have never dared to go to see him on my own because Ian told me not to. Whenever I saw him, I could only see him from afar.
Ian told me my dad was a King, the ruler that everyone needs as every second pass. That was why he was always busy and cannot see me.
But whenever I saw him enter his office, he never really come out. Occasionally he would come out, and I would run away by then.
Ian was not with me, and hanging out with my nanny was not as fun as I did with Ian. Also, I wanted my dad to hug me like old man Jacob did with Ian.
So I mustered up the courage to visit him in the office. The same guard standing outside of his office, and I saw him look down at me, his brows creasing in worry as I stood there. I did not understand at that time why he did so.
Therefore, I knocked on the door. I heard a soft 'come in' from the inside, and I used my small hands to open the huge door. I struggled a little but finally, I was able to open it.
I opened the door, and once I stepped inside, a voice sounded so cold, that a chill went down my spine.
"Halt." that voice said.
The door behind me slowly come to a close, and I stood there, looking across the room at the black-haired man with a pair of red eyes similar to what I own.
The somberness and darkness of the room did not help the situation. It made me tremble even more underneath his menacing red eyes.
For the little me, all I know was that he did not look at me like old man Jacob did with Ian.
But now I know, those pair of eyes looked at me with distastefulness and with hatred. Even his mouth went downward in disgust at the sight of me.
"What the hell are you doing here ?"
I could not muster a word, and my little hands were just clenching at the dress the nanny made me wear that day. At that point, my eyes were already watering as I continued to look at the man I called my dad to continue turning red in anger.
"Get out."
His voice sounded cold and quiet, but for some reason it made my heart beat anxiously and I began to cry.
"I said get out ! Get out of my office now !"
The slammed to the desk made me jolt my shoulders and sob louder, I did not know what to do about the situation. My sadness overwhelmed me and for a seven years old who was very limited at understanding the best course of action, I was just crying in confusion as to why my dad would chase me out instead of hugging me.
"Anyone outside ?!" As soon as he called for the guard, the door opened and he stood there awaiting orders.
"Take that thing out of my sight before I kill it with my own two hands !"
"Yes, your Majesty."
I felt my body lifted up and was carried out of the office. I continued to cry, biting down on my fingers while the guard continued to reassure me. He also said along the lines of apologizing for not stopping me.
But things already happened, and that was when I realized that my dad did not love me as Ian's dad does.
When I was sent back to my room, my nanny looked worried sick and she continued to hold me and calm me down. I could not help crying and asking for Ian.
It was the longest week I ever had in my entire life while I was waiting for Ian. I refused to leave my bed and hid under the blanket most of the time.
Then, the day Ian would return come, and he came running at me with my nanny following behind.
"Luna, are you okay ?!" He asked me, his face looked distraught at my state. I let the blanket wrap around me as I stayed in the middle of the king's bed where I had stayed away from everyone the entire time.
I had been refusing to tell anyone, but when I saw Ian, tears fell down instantly.
"I think you lied to me, Ian."
The words my dad said to me resounded in my mind. It had been repetitive in my head, and I was beginning to think he hated me.
"He hates me. My dad hates me."
"W-Why would you think that ? Does he chase you out of the office ? He might be busy-"
"H-He said he would kill me with his own two hands if I were not out of his sight."
I could see Ian flinching at my words and looking super tensed, his jaw suspended.
"It's true right, Ian ? He hates me. He doesn't love me as Uncle Jacob loves you. E-Even grandpa left me."
Ian climbed onto my bed and hugged me. That was when I cried out loud again after the horrid days of waiting for him.
"I will always love you and will never leave you, Lunafreya de Celeste. Whatever you choose to do, I will always be there for you."
Starting that day, and that very moment, I could not imagine my life without Ian Bennette.
-
The rain dropped pitter-patter as if crying alongside me as I laid down under one of the trees, alone and cold.
My chest shuddered as I breathe, covering my entire paws and face with my tail. I made little to no movement as I had no idea what I should do as I had no will to live.
I felt like I had been played my whole life. I could not believe Ian hid it from me. I thought after that day, he would be honest with me.
I hated my dad but finding out from somebody else about it hurt me so much. They never knew my dad ever had an heir; they never knew I even exist.
While pondering in my messy thoughts, felt a blanket over me. I opened my eyes and saw Noah looking down at me, his face looked worried and sad. Having the blanket on me, I immediately felt like reverting to my human form. It was exhausting staying for so long.
I held the blanket around me, and Noah kept holding my shoulders to help me sit upright. I thought he was alone, and when I saw Ian not far from me, It clicked in my mind.
There was only one way they could find me.
My whole body trembling, my jaw clattered trying to make out the words. It was not out of coldness, but it was out of overwhelming agony. I had been betrayed once, but this one hurt even more.
"You traitor.." I muttered, and the looked of pain washed over Ian hurt part of me greatly.
He kept walking closer, and the tears on my cheeks went down even more.
"You're a fucking traitor ! Don't come close to me, I hate you !"
He disobeyed me, and I felt Noah walked away from me before Ian crouched down and hugged me. I tried to push him away, but I was unable to put more strength to it. I surrendered into the hug.
The memories of the past flood into me and I cried even more.
"All I want is for him to love me. What should I do, Ian ?"
I clenched onto his wet shirt as the rain pouring harder, tearing up alongside me.
I let out all my sadness through the storm, hoping it could bring it along with them into the earth.