Broken

Chapter 4 ~ First Love

"I know you took my Moonjust bracelet, isn't that enough for you?" I asked.

"No," said Elijah in a depressed way.

"Listen why do you want my Moonjust necklace so badly if you already have the bracelet?" I asked once again.

"MY NECKLACE?" Elijah said angrily, "IT WAS OURS IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

I quickly regetted what I said and told myself not to speak until spoken to, to avoid Elijah's anger issues.

Not paying attention to where we were walking, only to find out that we ended up in the woods. But not just any woods. This one had all dead trees but one tree that stood high with pride and was well alive. The tree had leaves so vibrant green and the bark on the tree is healthy. But why were the other trees dead but this one well alive?

Elijah sat next to the bark on the tree, so I quickly sat next to him, only to hear his anwer.

"If you must know...," said Elijah interrupted by the chirping birds.

"What?" I asked in curiousity.

"Our parents thinks we're not good enough to be leaders so we want to prove them wrong...even though they're dead," said Elijah.

"How is the Moonjust necklace and bracelet gonna do that?" I asked.

"Your father took it from us to show your people that your kingdom is strong, but when our father found out, he killed almost your whole population," said Elijah.

"And when we get the necklace and bracelet back and show it to our kingdom, we'll prove that we are strong again, and we'll be free of our parents legacy," said Elijah once again.

"But my father told me he made it with his own hands, and my father never lied, he was an honest man, either he lied...or your not tellling me something," I said.

"Well, when our kingdom was a peace, my father asked yours to make a symbol for they're kingdom and your father did...but when your kingdom began to fight because of a silly argument between two soldiers, your father took it back," said Elijah.

"Well, what makes you think, I'll give it back now," I said.

"Because you don't have a kingdom anymore," said Elijah.

"What about the people that fled near a lake?" I asked.

"They wouldn't be alive anymore without a leader...so they probably fled to a different kingdom, leaving their leagacy behind for survival and safety," said Elijah with a serious face.

"I'm don't believe you," I said.

"God, what is it with you and trust," said Elijah, once again, angrily.

"No, not that...you seem like a guy who doesn't care what other people say, especially parents, so there's something else," I said suspiciously.

"No, No you're right...there is something else," said Elijah, "Her name is Ella, Ella Patterson."

"Oh," I said apologetically," Is she your lover?"

"My first love actually, I saw her at a town festival and ever since then, we've been in love." said Elijah while staring at the dark night sky.

"What did you do when you first saw her?' I asked.

"To dance mostly, but while we were dancing, our eyes never stoped looking at each other, and it was one of the best nights of my life," said Elijah smiling.

"How is the Moonjust gonna help?" I asked as the billionth question tonight.

"Once we show our kingdom is strong, Hunter will be the Leader and I'll be free to run away with Ella like we planned for years," said Elijah.

"I can tell you love her," I said.

"I do," said Elijah.

"And when I return, I'll live my happily ever after," said Elijah.

"When's the last time you saw her?" I asked.

"Five years ago...Hunter and I spent five years looking for you," said Elijah.

"Where's your kingdom," I asked.

"Our destination stays in secret," said Elijah from smiley to serious.

"I've told you my story, now give me the necklace," said Elijah.

"I didn't ask for your story," I said, "But after hearing it, I want to visit MY kingdom with or without."

"Didn't you hear, you don't have a kindom, they all fled to different kingdoms." said Elijah.

"But didn't you hear, you even said it yourself, I'm big on trust, and I don't trust you." I said.