Princess illusion's

twenty two

we had been driving for a while and I still didn't know where we were going but no matter how much I asked Isaac he wouldn't answer.

there was his stubbornness again

"can you at least tell me how long it is until we get there?"

"I could do" he replied

"so?"

"but i'm not going too"

"you are such a jerk"

"so I've been told"

"you do realize this is basically kidnapping me right?"

"you do realize kidnapping is taking someone with out permission? you got in my car with out force"

"it was verbal peer pressure actually"

I noticed him smile at that response showing his amazingly white teeth. Except for his attitude towards me when we had first met, I don't think there is any faults with Isaac. At least none that i had found yet because no one could be perfect right?

I was too busy day dreaming about Isaac that i hadn't noticed we pulled into an american themed diner on the side of the road.

"is this the place?" I questioned

"I just needed to pee" he answered parking carefully

"oh"

"well since we've got time to kill and we are here already then let me buy you some food"

His voice was sincere and his eyes were shining in the last bit of day light, his half smile made a small dimple pop making him look rather adorable

"fine but only because you've dragged me all this distance and i'm hungry"

"alright princess, now go choose a seat"

I ignored his 'princess' nick name and headed over to a comfy and spacious looking booth. The diner had a couple customers spaced around the place but it wasn't exactly busy. I was guessing this was more of a stop off place when on long journeys since it seemed to be out the way and I hadn't seen a house in miles.

Isaac sauntered towards the booth before plopping himself down opposite me

he looked at me an raised a brow to which I copied his actions.

he didn't say anything and just looked down at the menu that I had placed in front of him.

"hello, welcome to roadside diner. can I take your order?"

The waitress looked at me smiling holding the pen and paper ready to jot down my order

"I will have the chicken burger and chips please with a coke"

she nodded writing down my order then looked towards Isaac. Her face shifted in expression, I bet if she was a couple years younger then Isaac would have been exactly her type. The was no denying how remarkably attractive he was.

"I will have the same please" he told her

she thanked him staring at him for longer then she should have, I really felt the urge to tell her to stop ogling him but I some how managed to restrain myself. What right did i have to be jealous anyway. It wasn't like Isaac was mine.

I couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to call Isaac mine, just the thought of it gave me tingles. With the two amazing kisses we've already had and the memory of holding hands made me realize how lucky the girl who would capture Isaac's heart would be.

I simply knew he could never be mine, even if there was a chance that I wanted him I wouldn't be able to. I was a princess and I was leaving soon. I would end up marrying to make an alliance.

"rose, where are you right now?" he asked

I smiled knowing what he meant, he must have noticed I was day dreaming again

"In a different world" I answered honestly

"what's it like there?"

"its perfect, its comfortable and safe. I can be a different side of me there, like the real me"

After saying the sentence out loud I come to realize the 'different world' was Isaac. To me he was perfect and me made me feel comfortable and safe around him. he made me happy allowing me to be the real me, even with a fake name I was the real me right now because I had real feelings and was showing my real personality.

Before Isaac could say anything the waiter brought over our food. we both immediately dug in savoring the amazing taste.

"this is amazing"

"I knew you would like it" he told me

"do you come here a lot?" I questioned

"define a lot?"

I rolled my eyes taking another bite of the best and only chicken burger I've ever had.

"I come here when ever I go to the place I'm about to take you, not an awful lot but just enough" he finally said answering my question

we finished our food then headed off again when Isaac paid. I figured I would pay him back another time.

we drove another 20 minutes before Isaac stopped at a view point. He stopped the car at the edge of a very high cliff. It was a little opening with a gravel track that was surrounded by tree's. The was a little wooden bench in front of Isaac's car that looked over the miles of forest which lead to a city full of lights before they stopped at the ocean.

"Isaac this is...just...wow" I gasped

"it gets better" he told me

he got out the car which I then did as well and followed him to the bench where we both sat down.

"how does this get better?" I asked

"just wait till it gets darker rose"

I was quietly hoping that it would hurry and get darker so I would know what Isaac wanted me to wait for but I also didn't want to rush way time because I wanted to stay here like this with Isaac for as long as possible because soon it would all be over.

"do you know why I like coming here?" he asked

I looked at him letting him know I wanted him to continue

"its so quiet here, I can be free to feel and think with out the concern or worry of other people and what they think. There is enough space not to feel clustered but there is also enough space to think so you don't feel alone. There is no time limit here and the view is just amazing"

"what happened Isaac? what made you so..." I paused not knowing the correct words to use

"angry? closed off? probably mostly made of hatred?" he offered the words

"I wouldn't have put it like that but sure. When I first moved here you were so mean and rude and it really didn't seem like you cared at all. I barely seen you ever in school until recently and you've managed to create this bad boy reputation when really your nothing but a sweet heart"

"i'm sorry" he told me

"what are you sorry for?"

"I'm sorry for what I did to you, I was an i***t and I shouldn't have pushed you or slammed you against the locker like I did. I hope you can forgive my actions"

"I wouldn't be sat here with you if I hadn't forgave you"

he nodded and smiled then looked back at the view

I nudged slightly closer to him where the heat was radiating off him. suddenly i felt his arm wrap around my shoulders pulling me closer to him. I rested my head on his shoulder listening to the sound of his heart beat.

this was really nice

"I never met my father, I only slightly remember my mother being there when I was a kid. we never had a relationship but one day I woke up and she was just gone. I didn't understand and at the time since I was young I didn't exactly understand the concept of mum so it didn't mean as much until I got older when my grandmother had to explain i to me. when I was 15 she came back for a little bit, only about three weeks"

As he spoke he kept looking forward staring at the view where as I just kept watching him

"I remember her and my grandmother constantly arguing. Audrey was so disappointed with her but she didn't seem to care. she didn't want to know me no matter how much my grandmother begged her. I used to comfort my gran at night when she would cry, she used tears to express her pain but I couldn't so i built it all up. I hated my mother at that point, I hated her for not wanting me but I understood I couldn't have had a better life if I wasn't living with my gran. I hated my mother most for upsetting my gran, that's what broke me. she even had the nerve to rob my grandparents. when my grandfather passed he left all his money in a savings account for me but she took it all. I don't know how but she did and I've never seen her since and I never want to see her again"

His words were confident and harsh but his facial expression was soft and I knew he was hurting. All I wanted to do was take that away from him but I didn't know how.

"I'm truly sorry that happened to you Isaac. bad things happen to good people and I don't understand why. she won't hurt you again Isaac. you are strong and you have your friends and Audrey by your side"

"I do and i'm thankful for them. believe it or not I'm thankful for you too even though I didn't show it at first but I really am"

"i'm glad I left" I found myself saying, It wasn't meant to slip out like that.

"you're glad you left Roseiron?" he asked

I nodded snuggling in closer to him

maybe now was a good time to explain myself to him, he just confessed his story to me so surly I should tell him the truth too. I know I can trust him but it terrifies me to think about his reaction. how does someone react when they admit they are a princess that ran away and made a fake identity and has been lying to them.

"look rose" Isaac told me

I looked towards the black sky to see green, blue and purple lights shining and moving slowly in the sky. It was a gorgeous view and being here with Isaac under the stars and lights made it a whole lot better,

"I'm very glad I left"