{DISCONTINUED}Abandoned Empress- The Queen of Castia [Fanfic]

Chap:8- Petals

Aristia's POV:-

"Tia..." I saw the worried look of father when he saw me cry...
Damn it! I forgot that I was here in front of him, dining... I even saw how worried or shocked, rather! Why?

I thought everyone thought of queen as evil... Then... Why?

No! Be whatever the cause, I am not going to suffer from humiliation of crying in front of all.

I get up and leave the room leaving my father alone on that dining table...

This is so embarrassing! I am 16, I would soon turn 17, how could I....

I dash open in the room and let the door be a bit open behind me, I unintentionally didn't lock it. Somewhere I wanted Father to come and comfort me.

I fell on bed and kept on crying. Thinking about everything that had just happened. My tears didn't seem to stop! Oh why? Why do I have such a cruel fate? Why did I have to be thrown in this timeline?

*knock knock*

I peeked to see who was it at the door...

It was then that I realised that the door was open. Father was there
I turned to the other side, who the heck would willingly show their crying face to someone else, such a disgrace!

Gasp! What did he just call me? Tia?
I turn on to the other side. Can't believe it, I was just wondering why hasn't Keiran shown any love to me?
Geez.... What am I even doing? I first cut off ties with him and now I am only expecting love, I was the first one who thought Tia was a stick in mud due to his parenting and now I am the one who wants him to coddle me?

"Tia..." He called out to me while coming inside, he then crouched down beside me and slowly put his hand on my head at patted me, though gently but awkwardly. "Did perhaps, something happen at the palace?"

Yes... Your daughter died early and I got thrown in her place.... Is what I want to say, but unfortunately I can't... Because the moment I do, you would throw me into a mental hospital.

I hence stay quiet, for all this while, I don't look at his face, but the other side. "Tia, I am sorry. I regret it. Not being there when you needed me the most, not helping you when you wanted it, and also for not raising you properly." What? You saying I was in the wrong?

"Since, your mother died, I always thought that you needed a bit more time to get out of it. I always thought it was unfortunate that you had to go through so much at a young age. I thought letting you be for some time, would let you get over it and start anew. I regret not speaking up for you when you were demoted to a queen. And all the grief you are experiencing is all because of me. I apologise to you for it, my dear. " I never thought he would think like that. Keiran's POV wa not mentioned much in the series, so I was not exactly able to predict what he would be thinking, exept for his kind actions, nothing about his mind set was shown. Just when it was Tia X Allen break up he was shown and when she was sword fighting and stuff...

Nothing much was shown!

But from that I knew he was awkward around Aristia, rather than being cold. I was thinking weather or not to get close with him for all this while... But now, just for once, I want to know him better, be more close to him, love him and be loved for him.

I never had a family of my own in my past life, but I always envied the ones who had... I always wished that I could have one. But till I died, I never was able to get one....

Will, in this life, I be loved? Will I have a normal family life, just for once?

Like rose petals wither off, so does age, and so does humans and so does time. He wouldn't be able to live a long life, but still for as long as he is alive, I want him to support me, and love me. Due to the incidents in my past life I was always scared to love and be loved, as it always resulted in heart break.

But this man who is in front of me, my Father, I want for him to love me for a while, is it being too selfish...

"Ah!" He suddenly comes to a realisation. "I- I am so sorry Queen" his voice becomes grave. "I just called you by your pet name." So? "But believe me, I just wanted to say that, even though I have done some mistakes, I just want you to know that I am reliable, please just give me one-"

*BOUNCED AND HUGGED HIM!*

"Oh dear!" *sniff snot sobs X infinity*

I was constantly crying on his shoulder without saying a word, just hugging him I now know why the original owner likes her father so much. He knows his mistakes and tries to correct them. He is not judgemental.

"Daddy...." It was the first time I would have called someone Daddy, except for my clients, but this time, it was purely out of affection by a daughter.

That night I cried like a literal child... But somewhere I was happy that I had somewhere to cry without any worry about my status of a Queen.

I hope this place would always be reserved by me...