Kissing the Fae

Chapter 51

“What is your name?” I asked for the nth time.

He was just silent for the whole time. The human refused to answer my question and even if how hard I tried to be patient, I can’t because it makes me feel so irritated not hearing a word or two from him. As if I was talking to a statue, only he is breathing.

After Rin and I talked, I took my time relieving and trying to dismiss the negative emotions that were just too disheartening and distressing. My heart was so bombarded with unwanted thoughts and doubts. I don’t like how it affected me that I put my whole being to a questionable manner.

I have always been confident and certain about me. I never knew this time would come when I’d start to question my identity and power because of the counselor. Ha! Of all people, why did I let him ruin my confidence and firmness?

There is a possibility that whatever he said might be true. Yet I did buried them inside my head that it made its way to my heart where I just... make a big deal out of it. That it led me to awakened my insecurities I didn’t know has existed within me.

My eyes darted at him, still don’t have plans to talk, and as still when I approached him.

He is pretty, yes. He is different from the three idiots and all the humans that was victimized by the missing portal were all pretty. Maybe the human world is full of beauties? Just like this human in front of me that even in his serious and emotionless state, he still managed to look so good. I mean, I must admit that he looked fine. There is no doubt he is, even his body is toned.

The three idiots were godlike. Their looks can be deceiving but dangerous, their bodies are toned from excessive trainings, and this guy seemed to like to train as well. I like the color of his hair, dark and gray. His skin was brown and it’s... glowing, a total opposite of his face as if he was forced onto something which is yes, indeed, he was forced to be here.

But we didn’t have a control over that. We can’t stop it from happening even how we wanted to. These humans can’t cross the line that bridge our world to theirs because they are bound to blessed us with their last breathe in the Acres Kingdom.

“I am asking you,” I repeat. “What is your name?”

What should I call him, then, if he don’t tell me his name? A human? A man or a guy? The victim one? I don’t know. At least I want to call him on his proper name and not just names I assumed he wouldn’t like.

I sighed again. Still, he was silent. Like nothing about this interest him and sitting in front of him does not pique me either. So much f ucking hate I have for this guy.

“Look, if you don’t wanna open up, I won’t be able to help you throughout your stay here in our kingdom. Just remember you are not in your world, you don’t know the rules here, so I am asking you to cooperate by telling me your name first so I can address you properly.”

I tried to be calm. He just looked at me with no emotions in his eyes, then he proceeded to roam his eyes around the room, and his actions just made me sighed in defeat. How can I make this man talk?! I am losing my patience here!

“You are not here to play,” I said firmly, gritting my teeth. “Your life is at stake and you should take this seriously. These trees won’t save you from dying and I won’t either but listen to me, you dimwit...”

Who would not panic? Him. Like alright, he did when he woke up but now? It was as if being here don’t bother him anymore and it is so irritating because I am trying to make his life worthwhile as he stay in my region, to engraved in his mind that anytime soon, he’d leave and will never be back.

However, looking at him now seemed like he has an idea of what he is doing or why is he even here. Through what? Maybe his dreams told him so.

I almost laughed. He is probably lying. No one will ever have a dream about us especially if it’s human. F ucking hell, no. This man? He will never be the chosen one.

I hate his guts. Like how can he sit calmly?

“This look exactly the same,” and finally, he talked but it didn’t make me happy.

The same what? The same place of what saw in his dreams?

My forehead knotted. When his head turned to mine, I raised my brow at him.

“This place felt so familiar. I just didn’t see this on my dreams but I felt like I have been here before but I am not sure and it is... impossible. I knew I haven’t been here.” He shook his head at his own statement.

“You’ve never been here,” I clarified because it is the fact. “And what about dreams? You must still think you are dreaming ‘till now so you spout pure nonsense. No human has been reported to dream about us. So stop making stories, will you? And just tell me your name.”

“I am not making stories,” he said. “I am telling the truth. I dreamt of this and that’s the truth. I won’t lie in this extraordinary experience, Rani Letisha,” even his voice was serious.

I tried to force a smile. “You know my name, then tell me yours and let’s start setting rules for you.”

He stared at me for a moment. The looks in his face was curious, as if reading my soul through my eyes. Sighing, I rolled my eyes mentally. Can he just stop and answer me? That’s all I asked yet this man can’t open his mouth to talk to me. The hate I have for this man is now overflowing.

He coughed, then averted his gaze away from me. The Little Fairies were gone and I regretted my decision to shoo them away so we can talk. Now that this man doesn’t seem to be interested to know every rule in my region and the whole Acres Kingdom, I should have not let them leave and let him die here without knowledge.

“Are you going to listen now? You look calm unlike earlier, human. I assumed you are now ready to listen to whatever I have to say, am I right? Well, you should really be ready for this is not a joke.”

“I don’t see this as a joke,” he said. “But yeah, I am ready.”

I tucked my hair behind my ear, irritated. His eyes followed the movement making his upper lip rose up in amusement. I rolled my eyes, showing him my distaste of his presence.

“You know what, I am Nikolas. Nikolas Griffin, an actor in our world.”

Do I need to introduce myself? Maybe, for formality sake.

“Rani Letisha, a leader of Faye region and the princess of the whole kingdom, Acres,” I simply answered.

“A princess...” He even put his finger on his chin, thinking and observing me.

He studied me with his curious and intense eyes. I find it insulting the way his gaze travel from my face down to my body, even though I am in sitting position. I hate his guts and boldness. How can this man be so thick faced! Is human like this?! He looked p*****t!

“Stop staring at me!” I shouted, feeling my heartbeat race. “You don’t have the right to do that! Remember, you are not in your territory! Do not ever dare to insult me if you don’t want a punishment, understood! I don’t want to see the look of insult in your eyes again.”

I stood up, touching my forehead with my palms, walking back and forth to calm my nerves down. Why did I do that?!

I hated it. Also, myself for making up an excuse. No, I didn’t see a look of insult in his eyes. I can perfectly read someone’s emotions if it’s shown, and not to boost but I saw the admiration and approval on his eyes and I don’t want to because I hated him. Because of irritation towards him, I don’t want to see any positive things from him because it just makes me feel more irritated.

The logic? No. There is none. J can’t find the logic and I felt like I am becoming shallow with all these things.

I sighed, bit my lower lip and blew a dee breathe before I faced him again, apologetic.

“I am sorry for that,” I sat on the branch of the Hamadryad. “But let’s start... For this one, you need to know — if not all rules — just the basic ones so you can at least, avoid to be executed so early by the Acresians. The basic rule will help you survive an intentional death.”

His brow shot up, like I was talking gibberish. He is not taking me seriously! That’s what I am seeing right now. Again, I am irritated. How can he sit there as if his life is secured? Just because he dreamt of us — which I really think is not true — does not mean he could be saved from death.

Ha! No human ever survived here!

“How are you doing that?” I tilted my head, brows raised at him. He looked confused.

“Doing what?”

“You, sitting there — relaxed as if you are in normal situation when it is not.”

“How am I supposed to react?” His eyes squinted. “Panic? To shout again and beg? I guess no matter what I’d do, my life will never be back to normal, right?”

Slowly, I nodded. At least he knew that part.

“Yes... You will stay here until death. You won’t be able to go out of the Acres Kingdom. You will die here, you will be buried here and not in your world.”

Again, he snorted. Still not taking my words seriously. My mouth slightly open because of it. This man... Is he not afraid? It is such a waste of life to die here if you are not belong here. Besides, he looked young. He still have a lot of goals to achieve for sure. He still want to live in luxury, and I guess he wants to build a family, too!

But the look on his face says otherwise. He doesn’t look scared. As if he have accepted this to happen and it’s scary how human can be so... fearless.

“Aren’t you afraid?” I asked slowly.

I saw how his jaw clenched. He then, look away from me as if my question unlocked something inside of him. He is afraid, huh. He was just trying to hide it. Well, who’s not afraid of death? Even me... is scared to wither but that is our reality. We are not immortals.

We die... we wither.

“I guess you are,” I smirked at him. “You don’t have to hide your fear, though. It is normal to be afraid, Nikolas. Don’t cover it.”

I think it’s okay to be vulnerable for sometimes. Women can be and no one will question because we are woman. We tend to open up about things that we cannot handle anymore unlike men, who’d be questioned although it is not how it is supposed to be.

Everyone has the right. It is not a matter of masculinity. Even men can burst out, too and it does not mean they are weak.

“But then, I can’t really do anything about it. You will be forced to stay here, to die and to be buried here. That’s your reality as a human... You’d be here forever.”

“I’m sure there is a way,” he uttered. “You are a leader, right? A princess. You can do anything... Even getting me out of here because you have the power to do so.”

I shook my head. “I don’t have that much power.”