Selene Terra Firma

26 : Asteri

Ares together with the King of vampires was ambling through the vicinity of the Lactea Academy. Talking about casual affairs relating to their kingdom, clan, and the school staff.

King of vampires, King Vazo.

Ares was a duplicate of the King. With the blonde silky-smooth hair, shinning whenever it reflects the light. Red, deep blood-colored iris and deep glazing eyes. The pointed nose compliments the small thin lips. The jawline is well-defined that you could see its sharpness. Body of more toned than Ares, he doesn't look like four hundred years at all.

Right, because, vampires' appearance stops aging after turning twenty years old...from that, they would die young and looking fresh. Walking together with Ares side by side, it seems like they are brothers wandering, having a fashion show.

The difference in clothing was Ares wearing his academy uniform. The king was wearing his grandiose semi-circular clothes, woven from white wool sewed with golden silk. Draped on his shoulder and his entire body, length up to his ankles. The long red cape added to the majestic and domineering atmosphere.

"How's your bride?" King Vazo inquired. Striding with elegance and dignity towards the main hall of Lactea Academy.

Ares who could par with his imperious semblance had lost the blank humorless expression. Reminiscing the woman who is currently residing at his quarters, sleeping because of too much crying.

He never once liked her tears despite the fact, they have different points of beauty. Her pitiful appearance had only caused him, chest tightening with whirling of complicated emotion.

It still fascinates him whenever she could brew his sane mind into a fatuous state.

The weeping that he always hated to see cause his heart to jump out with delight. Discerning that her reason for wailing was his welfare...it was not so bad to witness. Causing her emotional instability, was quite satisfying.

It's a foolish kind of thought, what could he do? He is a lovesick fool for her. Her being flustered, concern about his well-being that rarely shows... makes him joyful.

He knows she cares. Then, now he saw that she cares. Knowing and seeing has a really big difference in his state of mind.

"Why are smiling like an idiot, Son?" King Vazo glance at Ares who took his time to reply to his inquiry. He had this stoic expression seems like he had no interest in knowing the answer to his question.

Ares smiled even more looking at his father. His pitiful king father never knew what it feels like to be in love.

"You won't understand, you never fall in love, do you Father?"

"That kind of ridiculous phrase, I never imagined I could hear it from your lips son." He said in a monotone, redirecting his eyes to the hallway. "It's disappointing." He added with no remorse.

Ares raised his eyebrows looking at his father. Why does he feel that his father was more disappointing than him?

Vampires called it foolish falling in love. It was a state of mind that could cause you to stray from what you really should be. Yet, he concluded, were vampires terrified of the idea of surrendering to their other half?

It's not like they could not feel it. They choose not to experience it. Evading...he has no luxury to do that. It's not like Selene could live up to the time he would be on his deathbed.

She will leave him first. She will perish first. If he continues to deny his feelings, will it be too late if she already died? He doesn't want to regret anything. His life was too long...long enough. He doesn't know what would happen after she left this world.