Under the Starry Night
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I started to climb up the stairs and reached the rooftop. And then I saw a dark structure and it was him. I went up to him and he was facing the moon. It was a full moon and the sky was full of shining stars. I felt so familiar with him but I didn't even know who he was. I asked out of curiosity, "Who are you? Mr.…?".
"You don't know me, my love?" He said in his mesmerizing voice and when he called me 'love', I felt that tingling in my stomach as if butterflies in my stomach and shivers ran down my spine.
I tried to stay upright and asked, "No I don't know you, and why did you call me on the rooftop?". He removed his mask and faced towards me and said, "You don't know me, still you came here?". I was wondering who this man is and I sort of liked his secretive ways then he just cupped my face and kissed me. I had never had such a passionate kiss before. It didn't feel forced, or like a formality. It felt so passionate and loving. And, I had never been loved like this. I kissed him back and he tasted like heaven. His smell, his voice, his shining blue eyes, all were heavenly. It was such a passionate moment, and I had never felt like this. We kissed for what felt like so little but it was already time for me to return. We kissed till we were out of breath that I realized that this is not a fantasy that I get to kiss anyone I want.
I pushed him back but he would only budge a little. "Why did you kiss me?!" I shouted at him. And he said in a flirtatious voice, "My love, didn't you like it?", and I blushed. It was true that I had never felt so heavenly but this wasn't right. No matter how right it felt, it was very wrong of me to do something like this.
I asked him again, "Who are YOU?". He said to me, "You still don't know? Seems like now I would have to kiss you everyday but I bet you would never forget our kiss… Queen Helena."
I was astonished how he knew all about me and I had no clue on who he was. "At least tell me your name!" I said to him and he said, "It starts with 'I'. Bye love!" And with that he just jumped down. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!" I shouted as I reached the railing to see down and he just ran away.
How isn't he dead yet? Can I jump too? No, I would end up dying. For a moment I was so scared as he ran to jump but, it seemed like it was his everyday job to jump down from one of the tallest buildings in Orlando.
I kept wondering and ran downstairs. It was already time to make the announcement. I felt bad and weird. I had never felt the way he made me feel. And above all, I had no idea who he was. And why did he kiss me?
He said, his name starts with the letter 'I'... Maybe I can get hold of his name by getting the royal guests list. He was wearing a fine black tuxedo with that bow and the most secretive mask. Though he had opened his mask, how would I know who he was. But I would recognize him anywhere. Who would forget his blue shining eyes and his smell? I took a deep sigh as I reached downstairs thinking I would never know him…
"Helena, where have you been? Come on, let's make the announcement." Said Alexander taking my hand and leading me to the stage. I faked a smile. Even if I was present in the room my thoughts were stuck on him. And our kiss.
"Right Helena?" Said Alexander and I had no clue of what he was talking about but I said," Right Alexander!" And took a deep sigh. I believe he has already made the announcement and everyone applauded and cheered. Hooting all around, and this Alexander… Getting happy as if he had conquered Orlando. Huh, he doesn't know that I know all his plans. All I want to do is see how far this fake man can go. After all this, I would take over Aspad. Aspad is half as Orlando and their military forces are even lesser. It won't take me long to take over Aspad. But as of now, I have to keep some allies and my elders are expecting me to marry Alexander. The night was still young and everyone was dancing and drinking. I was meeting all the royals and their families.
Truth to be told, I never liked royals. Royals, they all are just lavish bastards showing off their wealth as much as they can. Ruling over the lower classes as if they are their slaves. I never liked being one of them. They have no feelings, no emotions and the kings and queens like Alexander only wanted to pursue as much wealth and power they could. They think just because I'm a woman I'm very fragile and have no idea of business worlds. But it's just a myth. The truth is, I know everything, capture all that is going on, I even saw Queen Tiana spilling a fine glass of wine on her white gown. It was funny how clumsy she can get. But today, my mind was stuck on this mysterious man. Who was he? My first plan is to get hold of the royals list and check all the names starting with the letter 'I'. But there can be so many names… how would I know his name? The ball night came to an end and everyone went back to their territories but some of them stayed as their territories are really far away.
It was about 1.15am that I had changed and I was going off to sleep when I heard a knock on the window...
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