Third Person's POV
Kanata Inoue is a 21 year old, Female writer who enjoys writing fictions about the fantasy world. She enjoys putting twist ans turns around her story, and what it makes it more interesting is how she is able to put romance to almost everything when in real-life she's just a real sucker in love.
One day, in a meeting with her new editor, it asked her. "If you would be given a chance to live as the main character of that story, will you also do what he did?"
"No, if I will be the one in that story, it will only be a mess." Kanata replied, laughing.
"But I'm just asking. Just what will you do if you happened to know your ex is still longing for you?" It asked again.
Sighing, Kanata replied non-chalantly, thinking it'll humor him. "Then I'll go find him and work things out."
Laughing, the editor then snapped, and all of the sudden, Kanata vanished in the thin air. "Write your own story then, I'll be waiting." It said.
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Kanata's POV
Waking up, all I can remember is, I am meeting with someone and once it snapped, everything just went black out.
Getting up, I then explored the room I am in, but somehow I feel like everything in this place is just something unreal. I mean, it was like I am in a fantasy world.
Curious, I then reached for the switch to turn on the lights and see clearer, but as soon it opened, my jaw immediately dropped in realization. "Why the hell I am in Everbloom?"
It was the kingdom I created for my newest fantasy novel, and since I just created it, of course I can remember every detail on it, especially the characters on it.
"Shoot! If I am in this novel, then it only means that I am not Kanata, but Ashton, the elven gay prince!"
Trying to remember how did I ended up here, the only clue I can come up is the snap, but I can't even remember who did it so all I can do is to sigh.
"Ugh! I should have named this Kingdom Everdoom than Everbloom." I groaned, but all of the sudden, I heard a rock hit my window.
Realizing, I should follow the plot I written, I then went and opened it, only to be hit and faint.
The next day, I woke up in another room, and that's when I realized that I am already in the part where Ashton was kidnapped by some Beastman Earl whom he sleep with.
"What the?! but that scene is intense!" I groaned to myself, trying to escape the ropes tying me up.
"That's no use, Prince Ashton. You should know that rope is enchanted, and the more you try to fight, the more it strenghten its grip." The man who kidnapped me, said.
Trying to stick with the script, I then begged him to let me go, but obviously he didn't, so I just asked him who told him to do so.
Smirking, the man said. "You'll know later, but for now, you should be a good boy, and do as I say."
Nodding, I cried like how it is on written on my story, but in the back of my mind, I was cursing myself for writing this scene as brutal as it can be.
Later that night, the Duke finally showed up, and that was only then I remembered how he ravished Ashton all night, and I just don't think I can do it, especially when I am a man in this story!
"It's been a long time since we last seen each other, isn't it, Prince Ashton?" The Duke said, with his scary grin.
"Is it? So can I take it that it was you who ordered this?" I asked in seductive way, since that is how Ashton speaks.
Nodding, the Duke made his way to me, grabbing my chin up. "Yes! You just don't seem interested with another night so I forced you into it." He said, growling straight to my ears to say he wants to do it.
I do want to maintain the story I written, but I just really can't do it, so instead of sticking into the script where Ashton would let him do what he wants, I started saying insulting things to him, and instead of being laid, I then suffered a severe beating, enough to make me crawl in pain.
In the story I have written, Ashton will be able to go back home, because he's only sore down there, but now that I ended up being like this, I just knew that the story was already altered.
"Eat up! Or we will have to deliver your body dead!" The man who kidnapped me, said.
Terrified to die this early, I then obliged and crawled to where the food is, but as I tried to lift up my arms up, I just can't move nor feel anything, making me spill the food.
Angry, the man then started kicking and beating me up again, and all I can do is to cry out in pain.
It was then the door was forcibly opened and revealed an astonishing figure on knight armor, seeing me down on the ground, and obviously in a bad shape, it then pushed the man with great strength and then lifted me up.
"I'll go take care of him, you guys go deal with that person, and I want him dead!" The person then said, and I just knew that it was him. The main lead of this story, Asher.
Born to the Emperor and Empress, and the Crown Prince himself, he is known to be a cold but perfect. While Ashton who was born to the King and Queen under their monarchy, was a wild and carefree.
The two of them knew each other since they were kids and by the time, they reached the age of 16, there is already an understanding on how they feel for one another, and despite of being both guys, they just knew that what they are feeling is right, so they dated and did everything they wanted in secret to the public eyes.
Came the 18th birthday of Asher, he was given the title of the Crown Prince, so he had to move and live in the Imperial Palace which is far far away from the Kingdom of Everbloom. With him leaving so sudden, he just couldn't face Ashton so he left without saying anything.
Ashton then who only heard the news of him leaving just like that, thought that it was the end of their story. So instead of being gloomy and dejected, he started playing around with the excuse that Asher must have forgotten about him already, and is already living his life.
When the truth is, Asher actually never tried to forget him, nor is living the life he wanted. All he wanted is Ashton to be by his side, and do all the things they both enjoy.
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Waking up, still in Ashton's body. I felt a warm body enveloping me and the moment I raised my head to look up, I saw Asher's sleeping face, right next to mine and I couldn't help but to stare at it.
"Awake?" He suddenly asked, his eyes still closed.
Nodding, I couldn't utter a word since I'm dead embarrassed that I was staring at him too long.
"Are you feeling a bit better? You were out for almost a week." He said, slightly pulling away.
"A-almost a week?!" I asked, immediately getting up in disbelief.
Nodding, he gets up too, ruffling his bed head. "Guess the medicine they gave you is indeed effective. Seeing you this lively after looking like you're about to die is just too unreal." He said, chuckling to himself.
Remembering the plot that I wrote, I knew there's will be a lot of misfortunes before Ashton meets him again, but since it got altered the moment I went off-script, it lead me to him this early, what more is if I'm with him, I am guessing that this will be the start of him, winning me back.
"U-uhm! where are we?" I asked.
Putting a robe on, he looked at me. "Don't worry, I didn't brought you back to the Palace."
"I noticed that, but at least let me know where are we." I said firmly.
Sighing, he then opened the curtains and said. "We're in an inn. I was planning to take you straight to the Imperial Palace but my subordinates told me that we should get you healed first so we stopped here and let you recover."
"Then, does my parents know I'm with you or what happened?" I asked once more.
Looking at me with his non-chalant face, he sat back to the bed and said. "Yes they knew I kidnapped you to take you to the Imperial Palace, and no, they didn't knew you were kidnapped before and was badly beaten by some bastards."
Nodding, I looked at him. "How did you knew I was there then?"
Looking me in the eye, he then leaned in to whisper on my ear. "Instinct. How could I not know that my mate is in trouble?"
Pulling away, I said. "But it was already ages ago when we broke up."
"Broke up?! Who said we broke up?! Is that why you started playing around right after I left your Kingdom?!" He asked, his eyes now flaring up with anger.
Biting my lips, I replied. "B-but you left me. You just left without saying anything! How do you expect me take that then?"
Seeing me in the verge of crying, he stopped his inquiries and just pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm sorry, Ashton. I just don't know what to say that time. I just don't think I can leave you, if you happen to say that you wanted me to stay."
In my work, Ashton would be playing hard to get, but now I'm in it, I don't think I could act like that, I just want to pounce on him you know?
"Ashton?" He called me.
"Hm?" I replied, still hugging him.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Do you still hate me?" He asked, his voice now softer.
Shaking my head, I replied. "I never hated you, I was just lost when you just left."
Nodding, he just hold me in his arms a bit more, then he stood up, reaching his arms to me, saying "Let's get some breakfast, so we can go back to the Imperial Palace."
"But is that okay? I mean, what do I in there?" I asked.
"It'll be fine, I already got a plan to make you stay." He said, pulling me off the bed, carrying me downstairs.
"H-hey! put me down, this isn't how a Prince should act, you know?" I reminded him.
Shrugging, he continued to walk with me in his arms and said. "Who cares? Besides, it's only us in here. The knights I'm with are all in the seperate inn."
Sighing, I just nodded and let him do so, but the moment he put me down, I said. "If we we're really be together in the Imperial Palace, I think we should have to set a boundary to how should we act."
"Like?" He asked, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Like this, being touchy and intimate. We're both Princes, yes. But you're the Crown Prince, so being too close with another Prince could be a big deal." I explained.
"Are you saying that I could get close to a Princess then?" He asked again, his voice now a bit harsher.
Nodding, I looked away. "It can't be helped, Asher. Our relationship couldn't be recognized."
Banging the table, he said. "Says who? Can't I choose whom I want to marry?!"
Shaking my head, I looked him in the eye as I held his hand. "We got duties to fulfill, Asher. We couldn't be selfish."
Brimming with anger, he growled and started to throw things away, and when he calmed down, he said. "But I don't want any of this, Ashton! Can't I just be happy with you?"
Pulling him into a hug, I then whispered into his ear saying. "Let's figure it out together."