Kissing the Fae

Chapter 56

Why do I feel so anxious now? I am suddenly lost for words but at the same time, my insides were feeling so excited at the idea of exploring the whole Acres Kingdom. Why? I don't know. Maybe the idea of having a human to explore with, or the idea of strolling again because it is something I barely do now excites me. Besides, Acres Kingdom is really beautiful. It is magnificent and magical, our kingdom will not be level with anything because it is on top. It was built beautifully and enchanting. No one compares to it.

It's not because I belong here. I have proved its beauty by just hearing how amazed Nikolas is as we continued to explore. But then, Deniz and Terran always ruined it by their non-stop snorting. These guys just don't know when to stop, huh? Why does it seem like they already hated each other at first glance? Deniz was even cheerful earlier, telling him stories but all of a sudden, they acted rugged and hostile.

"It's beautiful," Nikolas commented with his normal voice. "It's far from the movies I've watched. It's... too far. The actual magic world is more beautiful than those fictional movies. Well, partly fictional because you exist in real life."

"Their knowledge about us probably came from books everyone in the human world believed to be unreal. I wonder what kind of fairies were shown in the movies."

"Just the usual..." He shrugged, still roaming his eyes around the place. "A fairy... A bad and good ones, magical and all... unrealistic. Well, that was what I thought. It was too unreal. No one would even believe me if I tell them you're real. They will probably think that I am crazy and too obsessed with fairies that I let it run through my veins, you know."

Terran snarled. "As if you will have the chance to tell them."

"Right... You won't be able to," Deniz added. "So, it's you only who's unlucky but at the same time, lucky to witness this paradise. If you want, I can pretend as human and think of you as crazy. To make you feel like you're with your co-humans but forget the surroundings."

I warned them through my stares. They both shrugged and laughed. I hated their attitude now. Of all time, why did they chose to be rude and hostile? I have told them to be nice to our visitor s***h, Nikolas the victim of the missing portal.

I guess they just don't understand it which is really frustrating. They both know how I wanted Nikolas to just forget the consequences of being here so at least, he would enjoy yet they constantly remind him of his possibly tragic ending.

"No thanks," he said cooly. "I'd rather play with Rasha's Little Fairies than deal with you."

"Rasha?!" The two guys, including me, exclaimed.

I looked at him trying out to process the name he gave me. He just gazes at me as if nothing. I mean, it is not a big deal. I just find it kinda... shocking because no one has ever addressed me with a different name but just my name, Rani Letisha, or my title, princess. It was fine, though. Because that's my name but then, I didn't know that it's kinda... satisfying to be called Rasha, a nickname that everyone never thought about.

"Rasha... In short for Rani Letisha. Your name takes a lot of energy to say so if you allow me or not, I really don't care. I will call you Rasha."

"I'm not... going to complain," I clarify. "You can freely call me that, Niko...las."

I shook my head and smiled awkwardly. What the f uck did I just say? Not because he gave me a name, doesn't mean I have to do the same! Why does everything so hard now? Why am I making this a big deal, anyway? Maybe because it's something that we don't practice. So it is kind of new to me and I don't know what to feel, or should I even feel anything over this petty thing? I don't think so.

"You are giving each other a name!" Deniz grumbled. "And Rasha! Respect her, human! Rani Letisha is not your friend so stop acting like you are!"

"Deniz!" I hissed feeling so annoyed. "Stop acting like a kid. What's with you today, huh?"

"Rani, I just really don't trust this guy... So, you can't blame me to act like this. What if he's planning something wicked, huh? Just give him to us and we will look after him!"

I closed my eyes emphatically. I can't believe them. Besides, what can he possibly do to me? Nikolas doesn't have the power to do that. He is not on his territory, and if ever he'd do something that would put not only me, but my region and the Acres Kingdom, I won't forgive him. He will probably face death on my own hands rather than wait for his time to come.

I don't get the logic of these two guys. Why did they think that way? Humans are nothing compare to us, they know that so they really should not worry about it. I just really don't understand where their hate came from. I mean, they were not like this. Are they even beings serious? Or maybe they are just putting on a show to scare him, to know if he should be trusted? Or to know who is superior among them?

The moment my eyes opened, I saw them staring at me, waiting. I scoffed.

"You guys should just go back to your respective regions if you keep doing that. It is not funny anymore! You are being harsh to Nikolas."

Their heads snapped in his direction. The dislike in their faces was visible but Nikolas does not seem to care about it, as if he is not offended because of their vulgar resentment.

"Honestly, I don't really give a f uck if you dislike me or not because the feeling is mutual," he said calmly.

I guess they’ve found their match now. No one has ever dared to fight with the three idiots aside from me but then, I don’t know how he would react with Alistair.

Now that they have meet Nikolas who does not care about their — rather our position and power we hold in our world, we can finally say that yes, we are not scary.

A lot just feared us because they know what we are capable of, they also respect and know what would happen if they dare to disrespect us. But then again, I am not saying Nikolas don’t give importance to our rule.

Of course, he does. He just don’t care about it. Besides, he grew up with different beliefs and views. What he learned in the human world? He will bring it here and I don’t mind if he breaks my rule but not with others.

He know that... I reminded him that. Break whatever he wants but do it only in my territory, not with others because I can’t control what would happen to him if ever for it is already not under my name.

Even if it’s Terran or Deniz’s region, he must not break anything that is out of my reach.

Gladly he understand it. He also clear it out that he won’t be like our people who would bow their heads down to respect us — who are in the higher position because he don’t do that in their world and I understand, so I did not force him.

I have also informed the two about it because they might be surprised seeing someone who won’t give respect to them.

Besides, bowing head is not only the way to show you respect someone. It’s just that, Nikolas has his own way to do that and it is fine as long as he won’t do something stupid that would put his life at risk.

I mean, his life is at risk now. But he better not be stupid that would make his death come early for him, right? I looked at him, bored.

Finally, silence filled us.

The guys left, yes. After an hour of arguing, they were called by their people because of a minimal problem in their regions. As usual, they complained. For it was just minimal but people next to them can’t do it themselves, they said.

Like they have to be there to attend to it.

“Are they always like that?” he asked me. “To think they are leaders, huh. Their attitude don’t fit them, Rasha. They sounded so immature, like they are not capable to be in their position right now. Or maybe, they dislike me because they like you? That instead of hanging out with them, you are here trying to make sure that I’d satisfied during my stay here in your kingdom. They seem jealous of me...”

I almost coughed on my own saliva. What the f uck is this man talking about?! It sent me chills! What the f uck. I felt like I want to vomit at the thought. What the hell, Nikolas! What made him think of that?!

“Stop talking nonsense,” I ventured. “We are friends and do not judge them because of their attitude earlier. They are not usually like that... I just don’t know what happened why they acted like a kid and they are more than capable to rule their region, Nikolas. Those guys are my friends and I am not telling this because they are part of me but as a leader myself, I have seen their hard work.”

That’s the truth. Even how immature they can be, even how annoyed I was because of them, I can vouch myself just to prove they are more than what Nikolas saw earlier. They have helped me, a lot. I have seen how they managed their people with no flaws... Every problem, they already have a solution and they solved it without mistake and it is admirable, right?

So it kind of sent me to argue with him about his judgment.

“Terran and Deniz are both a good leader to their people, Nikolas. And... the other one, Alistair, too. Those guys deserved their titles. They deserved to be praised and respected.”

“I didn’t say they don’t, though,” he clarified. “I just didn’t understand them. Now I wonder if they always act like a kid whenever they saw an unfamiliar face? Or maybe they are just really jealous.”

I shook my head in disbelief. “We are friends. Why would they get jealous?”

“They like you, maybe?” He looked at me as if what he said is the most important thing that existed.

I cringed at the thought. No way! We are just friends for god’s sake!

“Stop that, Nikolas. You are imagining things.”

“I’m a guy, Rasha. I know the way a guy looks at the girl they want and that was what I saw in their eyes.”

“You’re a guy, yes, but it doesn’t mean you know how the men here in the Acres Kingdom mind works. So stop with your miscalculation, Nikolas. You are making me cringe.”

Just the idea of it sent me goosebumps. My hair stood up at that thought alone. No way... I clearly know what they want when it comes to girls. We are just friends and we’ve been friends since time immemorial. Nothing else, nothing more.

I can’t believe he thought of that, huh. Does he think that men in our kingdom and men in his world think the same? No. We are different. When it comes to love? I don’t even think if they truly know what’s behind it, neither I.

“They like someone else,” I countered. “And we have been friends since we were kids. I know him... They won’t ever dare to.”

I laughed awkwardly. Even though, one of them might be my endgame for the sake of our kingdom. They would choose someone powerful to be the king in the future, to help me lead... And I am not ready for that.

I’d rather be a kingless queen than suffer with someone I don’t even have feelings for. I don’t want to live like that but I guess, I’d have to... I need to for the betterment of the Acres Kingdom.

I sighed deeply and tried to force a smile. I hope mine will be the same as my parents’ love story that became more strong as days passed.

“They won’t even dare to, Nikolas...” I said in a low voice.

As we get near, I realized that it was not him behind my nervousness. It was really the fact that we are going to see the Queen Mother. Perhaps because of the thought that I’ll finally get to know more about the Power of Glamour, or the fact that I feel scared because of what I might find out if I’d ask her about my identity.

She was being weird the last time I saw her. Telling me that she hoped for me not to change my attitude towards them — especially with the La Roi and the La Reina when I find the truth.

The truth about what? I didn’t really think through about it. I didn’t even feel the need to overthink about it.

I was confident. So I promised her I won’t. Yet after the counselor, everything goes back. I wonder if it has something to do with it? That Queen Mother hoped that I won’t be angry or just stay the same when I’d discover the truth whether I am a real fae or not?

Maybe... I felt like it is really about it. But then, I have buried what the counselor said to me that day. Because I realized that whatever it might be, I still belong in this world of mine.

If I am adopted, so what? Yes, it will be great pain to me but my parents’ loved and accepted me like their own and I am beyond grateful.

However, it is really hard to speak for myself. I am not really sure how I’m supposed to handle the truth. I am not sure if I can continue to lead facing those people who are supposed to be ruled by a real fairy, who would give them more than what I am giving them.

I’m not sabotaging myself. I believed in what I can and will do for them. But isn’t it more assuring if the one who will lead you is more capable and more powerful than me? I lacked in many aspects I believed that whoever is the real leader — has those powers I don’t have.

Like a wings... Other powers as a true fairy. She must be so strong for having those!

“We are here...” I said, and we stopped in front of the garden.

“Damn... By just the looks of it, I am sure the inside has a lot of things to offer, Rasha.”