When Worlds Collide

Chapter Fourteen

Lucas' POV

"Chandrea, wait!" I followed her going to the rooftop. Damn, Lucas. You are such a fool for doing this but you really can't tell her. She will get hurt and she absolutely hate you. She will be surprised.

"What?! What now, Lucas?" I can't even be honest to her. I hate myself. 

"Please, Chan. Trust me." 

"How can I trust you if you're not telling me what's going on? Lucas, what's going on?" I can really feel her frustration. At the span of time we got to know each other, Chandrea became important to me. I really don't know what to do right now so I just hugged her tight.

"Give me a minute and promise me one thing Chandrea."

"What is it Lucas?"

Chandrea's POV

"Promise me one thing Chandrea."

"What is it Lucas?" He asked me to promised him one thing, I can feel his heart beating while he was hugging me. It was fast just like me. Lucas, do you like me? Because I think, I like you already. I just can't admit it to myself.

"Take care of yourself." What is he really worried about?

"I will Lucas." Chan, I guess you don't really have to ask about it if he doesn't want to tell it still. I know that I can trust him and I want to trust him. I want to trust him until the end.

"I--I'm sorry." He let go of the hug and avoids my gaze. Is he shy about that? There's nothing to be shy about.

"It's okay. Let's go home? You told me that you went here just to fetch me."

"Oh--right." He's acting shy and it was actually sort of cute. I don't know why I am feeling this way but he's becoming more and more attractive to me. I am just not sure about what he feels towards me. The way he acts towards me has too much meaning and I really don't want to have assumptions or expectations.

But come to think of it, it is actually weird that I am not experiencing nightmares or dreams which will happen eventually. I have more dreamless sleeps these past few weeks. Is this some kind of sign that I already lost this ability? How? Did I really lose it?

Lucas' POV

The night came and I think I really need some peace of mind for I am really confused right now. Aish. Lucas, what do you think you are doing?

"You know what? You gave me this mission but why does it seem so hard?" Now, I am talking to the deity here at the church, hoping that he will answer me. Geez.

"I know I can't feel this way but why? Are you challenging me? Funny isn't it? I was talking to you, hoping that you will answer me. It's not that I am doubting you but as a human now, I think I am more on doubting myself. I need to finish this mission but I think I am falling in love with her. I want to protect her, I want to take care of her. Am I really suppose to feel this way? You told us, Angels can't fall in love with humans. I am really confused!"

I was expecting that Big Boss will appear again but he didn't after few hours of waiting. Aish. I think I need to go home already. My brother don't know my real identity either and I am thinking of telling the truth to him. I always try to tell it to him but I think the deity has a way of ruining my timing. 

The deity is our everything but sometimes, he's really confusing as well. I guess I really have to go.

"Alex?" I can't be mistaken. What is he doing here? Chandrea's partner? Did he heard all of what I've said?

"What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"You? What are you doing here?" I guess, he didn't heard all of what I've said.

"I just thought of going here to pray?" He looked at me suspiciously. It's already late and he's standing here in front of the altar. What is he doing?

"Pray?"

"Yes pray, why?"

"Do you think the deity will really answer you?" He said sharply. What? How dare he suspect the deity like that?

"Are you suspecting the powerful deity? We--we humans must not suspect Him like that. We must believe in Him and only Him." He smirked a bit while looking at the altar.  He's laughing?! Seriously?!

"If we believe in your powerful deity, what will happen? Are we going to have a peaceful life? Are we going to have a long life with our loved ones?" 

"The deity has answers to your questions."

"Really? Well then, I guess I have to go back. See you around." He turned his back at me as soon as he replied.

"Wait!" I have something to ask him still.

"What?" He asked while not facing me.

"Do you like Chandrea?" I guess I really need to ask this in order to bring them together. Alex might be Chan's true fate.

"What is it to you then?" He faced me again as soon as he replied. He do like Chandrea.

"I will help you."

"What?"

"I will help you with her! Just promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Don't hurt her. Don't make her cry."

He must promise me that because if he broke that promise, I will never let him slide.

~*~

Chan's POV

"The foundation day is getting nearer so I hope you'll be more focused on the practices, is that clear?" 

"Yes sir!"

"Okay dismissed!"

After the afternoon practice, I decided to stay here at the ballet studio to practice myself. I need to put my body in condition for me to perform well as Giselle. We'll never know what will happen for the next weeks so I need to be ready.

"Chan, aren't you going home?" Alex asked so I shook my head and smiled at him.

"I need to practice more."

"Eyy. You don't have to overwork yourself Chan. You must balance work and rest."

"I am okay Alex. You don't have to worry about me." I am feeling uncomfortable. Everyone was worrying about me when I am perfectly fine. 

"Are you sure?" He asked and I nodded my head once again. "It's a pity that I have to do something so I won't be able to join you for practice but take care okay?"

"Yea yea. Don't worry about me. Bye!" I waved my hand at him.

"See you tomorrow Chan!" He waved at me as well as he goes out of the ballet studio. I have few more minutes and I will go back to practice.

~*~

After taking few minutes of rest, I settled and played the music to dance to it. Giselle is really important to me because it marks my come back as a ballerina. Ballet is really important to me because it is dad's favorite. He loves seeing me dance.

Who would have thought that a naive country girl fell in love with a noble man? But their love for each other is just limited and in order to save her loved one to death, Giselle has sacrificed her own life.

"Oh why does it have to rain hard now?" Geez. I forgot to bring my umbrella. "Wait, what was that?!" The lights at the studio went off all of a sudden. What's happening?!

"Chandrea!"

I closed my eyes as someone shouted my name and tucked in because the large speakers here at the studio were about to fall from me. 

It was like a scene from a movie when Lucas came and hugged me. He protected me from the speakers that were about to fall from me. He was here. He came.

"Lu--Lucas?"

"Are you okay?"

"Is that really you?" He barged in this studio but--

"Don't worry, I am here." He held my hand to help me stand up but I think I sprained my ankle because of panicking when the lights went off. He exhaled deeply and carried me going out of the studio. He was wet and he looked like he was still from outside.

"How did you get here? How did you know I am here?"

"I waited for you."

Lucas' POV

I decided to stay here at school because I don't want to see Chan. She needs to be closer to Alex so I have to leave it to Alex. He must walk Chan home and make sure she's safe. I trust him to do that. 

It was getting dark when I decided to check the ballet studio and the lights were still on which means someone is still using it. It was already raining hard and my wings---Geez, my wings! It was Chandrea who is inside. Why is she still practicing?! 

"Argh! My wings!" Before I can go out of the campus, the lights from the studio went off so I panicked because Chandrea was still inside. I heard some noise coming from the studio so I pushed the door and entered. I ran towards Chandrea to protect her from the large speakers falling from her. I don't care about my wings. I just need to protect her.

Everything's fine now, Chan.