My Betrothed B̸R̸I̸D̸E̸ * (GROOM) *

♡︎ Alexander ♡︎ *** I stood worn out, my hands growing weary as I held onto a mountain of clothes, my sister Alison pilling more on top every second that went by, anxiously trying out numerous outfits in front of the large mirror in her bedroom. She sighed "No matter how many god damn outfits I try, I still can't get the perfect one, it needs to be perfect" "I think---" "Wait! his favourite color is red, s**t! silly me, why didn't I think of this yesterday" She dug her hands into her wardrobe hurriedly flinging clothes in my direction, some landing in my hands while the rest on my face or the floor. "I think you need to calm down! you're beautiful no matter what you wear, even a blind person will be able to tell, you're beautiful both on the outside and on the Inside, so relax you'll be just fine" She paused throwing her gaze to me, folding her hands across her chest with a feigned smile on her face. "Awwww thanks lexxy poo, I'm so touched by your kind words but right now they're not helping" she said bluntly, gazing back to her wardrobe "You're really crazy about this guy you've never even spoken to?" "Of course, I'm finally meeting my long time crush, no longer as his invincible classmate who drools over him from afar but as his wife to be, everything has to be perfect, I have to make sure his parent's see me as the perfect bride" I rolled my eyes "Are you trying to make me jealous? because its working, I guess I'm no longer in your heart, you've been talking about him non stop all week" She giggled striding to my side, holding on to my arm, resting her head on my shoulder. "Oppa no one can replace you in my heart, so there's no need to be jealous" "I still can't believe you'll be getting married soon, leaving me all alone" "Sorry lexxy, if only your bride didn't die in that car accident, I'm sure you'd have been a dad by now, how unfortunate" "Dad? I'm way too young for that, I'm......not interested" "Why? don't you wanna get married? just you wait a little bit, after my marriage I'll make sure mum and dad make another arrangement for you, okay?" I broke away from her, sitting on the bed, running my hands through my hair in frustration. "I've always hated the fact that mum and dad arranged marriages for us, we should be allowed to marry whoever the f**k we want" "Why? Do you have someone you already want to be with?" I stayed silent looking downcast as thoughts of my boyfriend Mark crawled into my mind, taking control of my consciousness. "Hey! Hey! Lexxy!" "Huh!" "What are you thinking about?" "Uhm.......its nothing" She sighed "The thing is.....Shit!" I raised my gaze to see her looking at her wristwatch wide eyed, quickly running back to her wardrobe. "You're coming right?" she asked as she continued scattering her wardrobe "Uh...actually I'm seeing a friend today, its really important, I can't afford to miss it" I responded trying not to look at her disappointed face "What! your friend again? I'm seeing my future husband today, along with his parents and you're not coming to be by my side?" "Look I'm really sorry, I'll make it up to you next time okay?" She pouted her lips, making those puppy eyes I always fall for "Are you really not coming?" I closed my eyes shut, repelling the power her compelling eyes had over me. "I'm so sorry sweetie, I'm sure you'll do great without me, that dude better treat you like a princess, if not when I see him I'm gonna slam him in the face with a baseball bat" "Hey!!!" she yelled making me flinch "What?" "Do you want to kill my husband? You better not lay a finger on him or I'll kill you " I gasped scratching the back of my head "You've really lost your mind to this guy" She chuckled "Relax I'm just messing with you, I guess I'll be seeing you later then" I stood up kissing her on forehead before walking into my own room which was just opposite her's. Lying on my bed I picked up a popular manga 'BJ Alex' reading through it when my phone started ringing, just as my blushing cheeks already detected, Mark was the caller, I waited a while before answering. "Hey lexxy! where are you?" "At home, where else would I be?" "Where else? you promised to come over today, aren't you coming anymore? are you bailing on me again?" "I never break my promises, I'll set out now, I just had to bail on my sister for this" "Your sister again? she doesn't ever give you even one day to yourself, its a good thing she's finally getting married, just one more month left to endure that attention stealer" "Hey! I love taking care of my sister, don't indirectly badmouth her, besides I also give you enough attention" "I wouldn't really say that but just hurry over, I already miss you like crazy" I blushed even harder, clearing my throat "Ok, see you soon" I hung up immediately springing out of bed, running downstairs where I met my mum and dad fully dressed. "Alex I heard you aren't coming along with us, Alison looked really sad" my mum said looking worried "I'm sorry mum, I have something really important to do today, with you guys accompanying her I'm pretty sure I won't even be needed there" "You know how much your sister loves your company, she loves it a lot more than ours but I won't stop you, just be sure to come back early okay?" "Okay mum" She leaned closer pressing a kiss on my cheek "Be careful while you're out okay?" I scoffed, mumbling under my breath "Too overprotective" "What was that?" "Nothing mum, Bye mom, bye dad!" I rushed off, walking on foot towards Marks house, deliberately done by him it was just a mile away from our home. Strolling on the sidewalk, i plugged my earphones into my ears walking past a hectic traffic jam when a power-bike almost ran me over, it brushed me out of the way making me fall to the floor shocked, my phone's screen breaking into a thunder wave. As if that wasn't annoying enough the rider who was wearing a black full body leather outfit and helmet, continued riding away like nothing had happened, not stopping to look back even for a second. In boiling anger I sprinted up, chasing after the rider. "Hey! you lunatic! Stop there!" The rider didn't stop, speeding away completely ignoring me. After a few minutes of putting on a hot chase I was about to give up when I noticed another traffic jam up ahead, this time even people were traffic on the sidewalk. I felt new energy surge in me as I picked up my pace expecting him to stop but unbelievably he aimed for the sidewalk again, people quickly scrammed away making way for the rider to pass before they ended up at the bottom of the tires. With increased speed the rider rode through the sidewalk ignoring people's complaints. The riders upsetting behavior made me so enraged that I continued the chase putting all my efforts into it. I was an athlete but my speed was no match for the Power-bike which was now so far ahead of me, left choice less i give up, panting heavily placing my hands on my knees as I watched him go. "You asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed on top of my voice with all the energy I had left To my surprise the power-bike abruptly stopped screeching it's tires. I glared fuming, ready to give the rider a piece of my mind as I watched the rider dramatically get down, slowly taking off his helmet to reveal the most breath taking face I had ever seen, his blonde long hair was packed in a messy bun while the rest dropped at the sides of his pale spotless face which had the sharpest jaw line I had ever seen, his perfectly pointed nose and full sumptuous lips had me tied around the neck just by the mesmerizing sight of them. He can't be human, there's no way he's human. As undeniably handsome as he was, the frown on his face could send a person straight to hell. He practically ran towards me, aggressively grabbing me up by my shirt, slightly lifting my legs off the ground to his height. His attractive crystal blue eyes emitting demon like rage quickly sent my mouth dry, my self confidence from a million to zero in an instant. "As you can already see I'm in a really bad mood, if you weren't already looking like a hamster about to pee on his pants, I would have shoved a fist down your throat, you son of a b***h" "Wh...aa...t!" He pushed me backwards making me fall hard on my butt, brisk walking to his bike, putting on his helmet, taking his sexy long legs around it, immediately speeding off. "Hey! hey! you mother f*****g bastard!! come back here!!!" I gasped in disbelief as I watched him leave me in his dust, no longer in sight. Still disoriented by what just happened I sat not moving a muscle mouth agape for a minute or two, slowly standing to my feet, continuing my journey to Mark's house. In no time I got there, barging in like I always do, my nose was instantly filled with the sweet aroma of fried foods. Enjoying a feast every time I came to Mark's house was a tradition which he never broke, knowing the food monger of a boyfriend he had. I followed the scent to the kitchen where I saw Mark with his back turned on me, my mouth watered at the sight of countless dishes which were all my favourites neatly placed around him, impatiently waiting for me to devour them. He had his gaze completely fixated on his cellphone that he clearly hadn't noticed my presence. I tiptoed behind him gently wrapping my arms around his waist, gigging happily as I inhaled his food like scent, resting my head comfortably on his back. He instantly held on to my arms, lightly stroking them with his thumb. "Lexxy what took you so long? Why weren't you answering your phone? did something happen?" I withdrew my arms, dipping my hands into my pockets quickly taking out my phone holding on the power button, to my surprise it didn't respond, it looked completely dead. I frowned "Did that bastard wreck my phone! Gosh! and its a new one!" "What bastard? did something really happen?" I sighed "Its a long story, I'd rather not talk about that mannerless bastard, the good looking ones always tend to be the most toxic" "Since you don't wanna talk about it, I know what will cheer you up for sure" I watched him slid his hands into oven gloves, opening the oven, bringing out a tray of steaming hot buns. I squealed in excitement "Are all these for me?" He smirked "Who else silly? do I have another boyfriend?" "You dare not have another, I'll kill you" He chuckled "I wouldn't ever dream of it" I reached for a bun but he quickly caught my hand in mid air drawing me closer to him. I rolled my eyes "I should have known this was a bribe" "With your sister always behaving as though her life depends on you, its almost impossible to go all the way without her ruining the moment" "I know but I really love my---" "I know you love your sister and you don't ever want to let her down but what about me who is madly in love with you" I suppressed a blush looking away "What do you want me to do about you?" He lifted me up placing me on the slab, getting in between my legs, in the process the tray containing the bun fell on the floor, all the precious buns on the bare floor, not even a single one's life was spared. "My buns!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He chuckled "Relax lexxy, I can always make you more, any day, any time" "I know but they looked so beautiful, what a waste! I didn't even get to taste them" "If you knew what I wanted to taste now, you would stop crying over some unworthy buns and cry over something worth more" He brought his lips closer to mine, I closed my eyes wrapping my hands around his neck, expecting the feel of his lips when my supposedly dead phone started ringing, making me withdraw from him. I picked it up, not surprised to see the caller was my sister. "Your sister right? I thought the phone was f*****g dead, wasn't she supposed to meet her groom today, why the hell is she calling you now!" "Relax Mark, I won't leave, I'll just hear what she has to say, I'm sure its just some small talks in excitement" I answered the call, staring at mark who was clearly vexed. "Hey sweetie, what's up?" "Are you still with your friend?" she asked in a shaky voice "uh....yes, why? did something happen?" She sniffed a cry bursting into uncontrollable tears. "Just you wait for me at home, I'll be right there as soon as I can okay?" "Okay, hurry" She hung up. I slowly put my phone down, whistling, avoiding Marks gaze. "You're going right? I just knew it! just one phone call and you go running to her" "I'll make this up to you some other time, she was so happy this morning and now she's in tears? something must have seriously gone wrong and I have to find out" "Whatever, you better make this up to me big time" "I promise, I'll be here tomorrow, throughout the day, you'll grow sick of even seeing me" "You know that'll never happen. We've been dating for more than a year now, why don't you just tell your parents so I'll be able to go over and see you whenever I want, not only when your sisi decides to set you free" "This again? You know what my parents are like, let's not talk about this today okay? I'll be off now" I placed a kiss on his cheek before exiting his house, quickly taking a cab home. Immediately I got there, i jumped out of the cab almost forgetting to pay the cab driver, storming into the house to meet my sister in the dark curled on the front pouch in the living room sober, with dry tears on her face. I rushed to her side holding her in my arms. "Don't you worry I'm here now" I said stroking her hair She was silent for a while heaving out a sigh, cuddling in my arms. "They want me to move in with him tomorrow" I slowly broke away from her holding her hands in mine "Who?" "You know who, Brain Reyes" "So? isn't that good news? don't you want to?" "I really want to but.........Lexxy i want you to come along with me"