ONE
Today is August 4th, 2020. My name is Nadia and I’m 29 years old. I’ve came to Beirut to visit my family who I have not seen in a long time, my mother had asked me if I can drop off food for my uncle, who is working in a factory. As I got to the factory, I looked for my uncle, I asked one of the workers in the facility if they seen my uncle, they told me that he left early today. I was annoyed because I had to drive about 5 miles to get here, but oh well what can I do, so when I was leaving I heard an explosion, people started running from all directions, as I turned around, the factory I was just in was on fire, as I was getting in my car.... All I remember was silence.... this bright light coming from all directions then... complete darkness ....
I woke up in a bed, I looked around the room and it’s nothing that I remember, as I was getting off the bed then saw my hands, they were tiny! I ran to a mirror to take a look at myself, I’m a completely different person !?!
A maid entered the room
Maid-“oh? Azlynn your up... have you been studying all this time?”
Azlynn- ma’am how old am I? What is this place?
Maid- ah!, your a funny one Azlynn, but I’ll play along. your 14 years old and this is the Marquess mansion your father’s...”
Azlynn- WHAT!!, *cough cough* *gasp*
Maid- Oh my!, I’ll bring some water.
Azlynn didn’t know what was going on but she felt cold, she couldn’t bear the pain in her chest, as if it was going to freeze her heart. as the maid brought her water, suddenly the water disappeared into Azlynn chest as if she was craving it for the longest, her chest ended up even in more freezing pain the maid noticed what was happening to Azlynn and lit the fireplace for her, placed her on a chair near the fire, but at that moment Azlynn realized that she read this somewhere *in a story book maybe?*
Maid- it’s ok lady Azlynn once you’ve entered the Academy next week you’ll be able to control your water magic a lot more and you won’t feel as cold as you do now
Azlynn- wait.. What? What do you mean Academy?
Maid- your father hasn’t told you yet? Since you’re already turned 14 you must enter the academy of magic, every mage must do so once they turn 14.
As terrified as she can be Azlynn knew... she stand corrected
Azlynn- Oh my gosh!, living in a story... .
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**10 years later...***
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Azlynn is waking up in a Hotel bed, feeling so hung over, due to the night before.
Azlynn- mmhmmm... **what in the world I do last night**
Azlynn- ugh..., I feel like shi.....!!
as her eye Open immediately
Azlynn- where am I?
Azlynn was trying to sit up in an unfamiliar room
Azlynn- ouch...
she grabs her abdominal
Azlynn- Oh hO! Way to go drunk Azlynn, who did you go picking up from the streets??
Azlynn- ** but then again, the last time I drank alcohol was in my previous life**
As she is fighting with her internal thoughts she hears some one coming out of the shower, she see this tall, dark hair,green eyes, muscular man coming out from the washroom. she doesn’t recognize him but seem familiar, as she was trying to recall last night actions.
This unfamiliar man walks up to her. grabs her thigh sliding his hand up her night dress while lifting up her head by her chin With his index finger, downing an intimate kiss and slowly laying her back on the bed as he puts one knee on the bed, she comes back to her senses
Azlynn- whoa there cowboy,
Unfamiliar man- I’m sorry, are you hurting? I’ll bring you medicine so you can feel..
Azlynn- no I’m fine.
She immediately cuts his sentence off, As she is struggling to get back up due to the discomfort of her abdominal. she’s now taking a better look at his face, she stays staring at him with a shocking look on her face while the unfamiliar man reaches out his hand, gently brush her hair behind her ear with a gentle smile.
Azlynn- “Isaiah?!”
Isaiah- yes?
This man that Azlynn has been avoiding since she’s arrived in this world, the hero of this story that she is not supposed to be with
Azlynn- oh my gosh...!!
Isaiah- hahaha!
Azlynn was shook! she started to think of a way out of this like “it was a mistake” as soon as she was going to speak.
Isaiah- if you’re thinking of a way out or say “it was a mistake” keep in mind that you started this first and I didn’t want a one time thing
As his finger gently glides down from the back of her ear, outlining her jaw line, up her chin and “boop” her nose.
** remembering last nights events**
Azlynn at the Empire Festival, it was first time drinking since her previous lifetime. so she went all out “a complete light weight” . Azlynn bumped into Someone she turns around and sees A handsome man in a uniform and starts to flirt with him.
Azlynn- heya youuu!
Isaiah- are you ok?
Azlynn- I’m finnne...
As she struggling to stay up she makes a hand gesture of “OK”
Isaiah- let me bring water for your and have a carriage to take you home
He was about to walk away from her, She grabs his hand pulling him towards her and pushing him down on the couch and starts poking him on the chest.
Azlynn- I told you.. I’m fine.. buuut IF YOU want to, we can share a room together..
Isaiah- I’m sorry I can’t do that.
Azlynn- PFFT! stop playing hard to get
Isaiah-I’m not, I don’t do a one time thing, besides, I would only do “that” with my life partner
Azlynn- well... are you dating anyone?
Isaiah- no
Azlynn- HOHOHO! Well!, starting right now.. weE! arRe! datiiinnnG!
** back in the hotel present time**
Isaiah- and then you proceed to climb on top of me and bite my bottom li...mmm
Azlynn immediately cutting his sentence off by covering his mouth with her hands
Azlynn- ok ok, I get it you can stop now, it’s embarrassing.
Isaiah- hmmm hmm hmm hmm
Azlynn is still covering his mouth. what he wanted to say was “ it’s ok we’re dating”
Azlynn- please don’t say anything
She uncovers his mouth
Azlynn- look I really don’t remember anything so I’ll be heading out now
As her soul was about to leave her body notice what a b***h she just sounded and the soul went back in the body to let her suffer a little longer **hehehe**
Azlynn- I’m sorr...
Isaiah- it’s ok
Azlynn- really?
As she sounded relieved
Isaiah- yeah I completely understand
Azlynn- thank you I knew y..
Isaiah- we just have to reenact everything for you to remember
He smiled when he said that and Azlynn Pauses.
Azlynn- “... wait..” what?
Isaiah ignored her and looks at the time.
Isaiah- well, It’s time for me to take you home, our carriage is here
Azlynn- hold on now..
He gives her a kiss on the forehead.
Isaiah- get yourself ready I’ll be waiting outside
He walks out of the room and shuts the door
Azlynn- .....
She flopped on the bed
Azlynn- what just happened...? “ugh”
She get her self ready and head out the room. She steps into the carriage and they take off. The whole ride to her house she didn’t speak a word, because she was deep in thought.
Azlynn- **ugh!, I hope I didn’t mess up things in the story line.... ahugh... I’m so stupid what was I thinking.. no, what were you thinking drunk Azlynn!? how could you do this to me??**
Isaiah- we are here
Azlynn looks up then released she never told him where she lived she looks outside. It was marquess mansion. She was a little scared to ask him how he knew, but still asked .
Azlynn- hey how did you kno..
Isaiah- quickly now, I don’t want you to be late for work.
Azlynn pauses, her eye widens, she looks terrified, she turns her head quickly to look at him, he has a gentle smile on his face she also smiles back but uncomfortable, she proceeds to grab all the things and step out of the carriage
Azlynn- thank you for the ride home
Isaiah- no problem, I’ll see you later then.
As carriage leaves she’s walking to her front door, as she looks back, sees Isaiah through the window door and noticing his gently smile fade away into a dark unpleasant look, as he closes the curtain window. Azlynn runs to her room and looks for the book, the one she rewrote when she first got to this world, she finds it and reads about Isaiah.
Azlynn-**he not the villain of this story right? I don’t remember him being a villain ..
Azlynn finds the page were he becomes obsessed with the heroine and become possess over her.
Azlynn- but I’m not the heroine so he wouldn’t do that with me..., would he?
Azlynn sees her calendar
Azlynn- ugh, I forgot it’s today I got to get going I’m already an hour late.
As she placed the book back on to the book shelf, then she gets ready for work and heads out, as she leaves her room and closes her door, a dark shadow inters her room and takes the book she just put away then vanish...
Before Azlynn went to work she headed to the bakery,
Azlynn- I’m sorry I’m late is the cake ready?
Baker- yes ma’am, let me bring it out for you.
Azlynn looks around the bakery while she leaning against the counter with her elbows, as she was looking around she remembers last night’s festival, and how her colleagues ditched her
Azlynn- ** tch, those bastard**
she was grinding her teeth
Baker- hear you go, your cake is ready
Azlynn- OH!, thank you
Baker- Azlynn you seem troubled
Azlynn- Ha? Oh, I’m ok well I got’ta go
As she was heading out the door.
Azlynn- keep the change mr. baker!
Baker- thank your Azlynn have a wonderful day
he was waving goodbye to her
Azlynn was walking to work when she felt someone following her, she holds her bag a little tighter she kept walking to work.
She finally got to work, as she was putting her things away in the break area she heard some walk in the break room then walk straight behind her
Dr.Jay- AZLYNN!!!!!
Azlynn- EEK!
Azlynn turns around with a upset expression
Azlynn- WhaT?
Dr.Jay- you knew I was coming in today why are you late?
Nicole- she’s probably still hung over from last night festival, hahaha!
Azlynn turns back and takes out the cake she got earlier and hands it to Dr.Jay
Azlynn- Hear, I was getting you a cake for your birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Dr.Jay- oh! You got me cake
As his eyes started tearing
Dr.Jay- you were the only one that got me anything, not even my wife.
As dr.Jay hung his arm around her shoulder and starts patting her on her shoulder
Dr.Jay- you even got strawberries that’s t my daughters favorite cake *sniff sniff* I’ll forgive you for being late today
He start to cry and runs out of the brake room
Nicole- woOw, you sure know how to get out of things. Pfft
Azlynn- well, apparently not all things
As she brushing her hair behind her ear and looks very nervous
Nicole- meow; what happened?
Nicole had this devilish cat smile on her face
Azlynn- YOUU!!!! IS WHAT HAPPENED!!!
Nicole- MEe!?! What did I do?
Azlynn- you guys ditched me at the festival last night and then..
Dr.Jay walks back in the break room
Dr.Jay- girls we have patients waiting, LETS GO!! WOOT WOOT!!
Azlynn&Nicole- YES DOCTOR!!
Hours have passed, she sees the time it’s already the end of her shift so she get ready to go home it starts to rain outside
Azlynn- ugh, today is filled with surprises
She puts her bag over her head and was about to make a run for it but some one grabs her arm she turns around
Dr.Jay- hey, I’ll take you home would that be fine
as soon as Azlynn was going to refuse Dr.Jay leans in to whisper to her
Dr.Jay- * whisper* hey don’t refuse me, I’m getting a weird vibe with that guy over there, he’s been staring at you since you came outside
Azlynn peaks over his shoulder and sees a man by the corner, that she doesn’t recognize.
Dr.Jay- anyway it’s raining too so come in or you fired, hahaha! It’s a joke but I’m serious.
Azlynn- sure, thanks doc
As they were getting in the carriage, the man approached Azlynn fast and grabbing her wrist .Azlynn got scared and turned to the man.
Azlynn- let go!
Man- you can’t pleammm.....
As man tried to talk to Azlynn, Dr. Jay placed the bottom of his foot on to the mans face and leans over to the mans face while still having his foot on his face and in a Cold tone voice ,he tells the man.
Dr.Jay- the lady said let go.
Dr.Jay straightens his back, he shoves the man away from Azlynn with his foot and continued to get in the carriage and as the carriage was heading off Dr.Jay looks out the window, and sees that man getting up from the floor, a shadow person appears, gets that man by the neck and drags him to the side of the building, dr.Jay looked disturbed but ignored what just happened, as he knew who the shadow men are.
He looks at Azlynn with a curiosity.
Dr.Jay- so did anything happened while I was gone on my trip?
Azlynn- with the office? Nothing really just the same boring stuff.
Dr.Jay- how was the festival yesterday?
Azlynn- it was fun I guess, I only remember parts hear and there.
Dr.Jay- did you meet with anyone?
Azlynn- hey!
Dr.Jay- hay is for horses.
Azlynn starts her rambling.
Azlynn- why the sudden interrogation?,...l.. like I did something wrong, but it wasn’t my fault, it was my first time drinking and Nicole and Jeremiah ditch to me, so now there goes drunk Azlynn wondering around an... and...
Dr.Jay- go on..
He leans back crossing his hands and feet.
Azlynn- I kinda...might of....
Dr.Jay- goo oooN.
Azlynn- I bumped into the captainoftheorderofthedarkknights
She mumbled fast on that last part
Dr.Jay- YOU DID WHAT NOW?!?
Azlynn- ek! I bumped into the Archduke
She covers her face and leans forward to her knees and continues talking but sounds muffled
Azlynn- and apparently we are dating now
Dr.Jay- pfft! Because you bumped in to him? HAHAHA!
She sits up and slouches
Azlynn- well drunk Azlynn took him to a hotel.
Dr.Jay- your talking as if another person did this to you.
Azlynn-*sigh*
Dr.Jay- well he can be scary at times but I think he’s a good person overall, he’s helped me once you know, I went on a trip with my daughter and a monster came out of nowhere good thing he was in the same area and he killed it, on top of that he had one of his knights to company us to our destination.
Azlynn- well he was really sweet to me this morning
*Carriage has stopped*
Azlynn- thanks again doc I’ll see you at work
Dr.Jay- take care.
One of Azlynn maids was waiting for her by the gate with an umbrella to give to her, Azlynn took the umbrella and the maid handed her a letter with a small box
Azlynn- hmm? Who is this from?
Maid - a Messenger from the archduke mansion brought this
Azlynn looks surprise then takes it then heads to her room she places it on her desk and open the letter
***the letter from Isaiah***
Dear Azlynn
hope this letter gets to you on time, as of
today I won’t have time to see you till the weekend
I’ll take you on a date to make up for it.I’ll be looking
forward to it. I also got you medicine for the pain
that you were having this morning please take them and rest.
I know it’s only been since the morning the last time
I saw you but I already miss you.
Azlynn- how sweet, you miss me? it’s only been a day! I’ll stay with him for now till he meets up with the heroine.
She opens the box and see the medicine
Azlynn- what a dork * chuckles*
Since it’s been raining outside she’s been feeling cold so she turns on her fireplace and flops on her bed immediately gets under the covers and drift off to sleep...
*** Azlynn dream ***
Azlynn- “it’s so cold”
Azlynn sees her breath and is walking on ice she looks around but all she sees is ice.
She sees a wall and try’s to break it to get through but it’s not breaking
then she spots the tiniest flame.
Azlynn- Aw it’s so small and warm
The flame starts getting bigger and bigger Azlynn looks excited
Azlynn- Yes! Bigger! bigger!
“Azlynn paused.then she looks around ”
Azlynn- Isaiah?
He appears in front of her with flames all around him and hugs her
*** Azlynn wakes up suddenly***
She opens her eyes and sees Isaiah sitting on the bed next to her, holding her hand with a gentle expression
Isaiah- did I wake you?
Azlynn- how did you get in?
She looks at her door and windows they are still closed.
Azlynn- my door and windows are still locked
Isaiah- I didn’t mean to intrude, but I was calling out to you because you sounded distressed but you wouldn’t reply, so I teleported through your bonfire.
Azlynn- wow! You can teleport?
Isaiah- yes, some fire mages can but only when the fire is lit and nearby
Azlynn remembers, in the story, people would see him as a monster and has never been loved even when the heroine came along she doesn’t remember her loving him. she only remembers him loving her, so she inner twines her fingers with his and pulls him under the sheets. Gives him a huge and looks into his eyes and stairs at his face
Azlynn- Isaiah so handsome.
She said so suddenly. Isaiah’s face blushes then looks away his thoughts are not straight
Isaiah- ** usually people will see me as a monster**
Isaiah- you really think I’m handsome?
Azlynn grabs Isaiah cheeks and squishing them together.
Azlynn- well of course you silly, drunk Azlynn doesn’t go looking for just any guy. She would snatch up the most handsome man , and that was you at the festival last night.
*Azlynn digs her head into his chest*
Azlynn- thank you, Who knows what could’ve happen to me last night.but you were their the. only safe place is by you.
Isaiah exhales, smiles gently and gives her a hug tightly.then stands
Isaiah- I must get going now, I’ll be sending you letters and see you in the weekend
*He takes a necklace out of his pocket.*
Isaiah- hear, this is my mana crystal, just hold it close to your chest, you can feel my mana in your body when you feel cold and once it’s used up I’ll refill it for you.
Azlynn jumps off the bed on the opposite side where Isaiah was at, she looks in her jewelry box and takes out a blue crystal necklace she placed it in her palm and concentrates, she’s placing her mana into the crystal
Azlynn- there, all done.
She quickly runs to the bed, jumps on it and walks to Isaiah, while standing on the bed still, she puts the necklace on Isaiah. And she put on the necklace that he gave to her
Azlynn- look, now we both have each other’s mana crystals on
She sounds excited, she sits on the bed with her legs crossed, looks up at Isaiah and smiles like a little kid. He gives her a kind smile and leans to her a kisses her on her lips while caresses her cheek
Isaiah- I don’t want to leave but need to go already, they are probably looking for me right now
Azlynn- o..ok, please take care, I’ll be looking forward for your letters and our date.
Isaiah walks close to the fireplace, as the fire increases Isaiah body turns in to flames and disappear into the fireplace. As he left she touches her lips thinking about how he kissed her like it came so naturally to him, like we were dating for a long time.
A week as passed and Azlynn has been busy at work and coming home tiered, the days have been raining, Isaiah and Azlynn have been writing letters to each other, almost every night none stop, she feels bad for the messenger boy who has to go back-and-forth every night
Azlynn- I think I’m going to get a messenger owl they are cute anyways.
Azlynn asked her maid do get a messenger bird an owl specifically when she can, the maid heads out and Azlynn lights the fireplace and sits by is kinda dozing off shutting her eyes for a little and she hears her name calling out to her
??- Azlynn
Azlynn- mmm...?
Maid- I brought the bird
Azlynn- wow! So fast?
Maid - it’s already dark outside and your dinner is ready as well
Azlynn- I completely knocked out... ugh! I had things to do.
Maid - oh and one more thing
Azlynn- what is it?
Maid- The Marquess is back from his trip.
Azlynn- wha! Father is back?... ugh
Azlynn- thank you, and put the owl over there
Azlynn eats dinner and finish up quickly walks back to her room on the way to her room she was stopped by the marquess’s Butler
Butler - Lady Azlynn the lord is asking for you
Not knowing what he wants, she heads over. When she enters the room she ends up having pain in her chest again in her father’s study.
Marquee- Azlynn are you filling sick?
Azlynn- no it’s just really cold in here
Marquess- sorry let me light the fireplace due to my absence this room has no warmth in it.
Azlynn- thank you father
Marquess- well I called you here because I have a marriage Proposal for you.
Azlynn- WHAT!?!
Marquess- yes it’s going to be with the Count’s son.
Azlynn- but..
Marquess- no buts, that’s why I was away for so long.
Azlynn- father!
Marquess- you are already old enough to get married, before is too late you’ve been busy with work and not had time to meet a good man
The fire becomes bigger like is was going out of control
Azlynn- ** no!!! Isaiah teleporting??? He over herd my father**
Azlynn- NO! STAY OUT OF THIS, I CAN HANDLE THIS MYSELF!!!
The flames went back to normal
Marquess- young lady! who do you think your speaking to like this?
Marquess sees Azlynn looking behind him so he turns around and it’s only the fireplace. He turns to Azlynn.
Marquess- is everything ok?
Azlynn- mmh?.. oh yes, I’m ok.. I’m just tired that’s all
Marquess- then gets some rest , you’re excused.
Azlynn- thank you father.
Azlynn gets to her room and shuts the door to lock it and talks into the fire.
Azlynn- are you crazy?
Isaiah- I’m sorry.
She can’t for some reason stay upset at him
Azlynn- it’s fine, I’ll see you tomorrow
Isaiah- ok I’ll see you goodnight
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