Once, He Became An Empress[COMPLETED]

Chapter 17

I slowly opened my eyes. I'm alive. Inilibot ko ang mata sa paligid, bakit nandito padin ako sa silid ni Fisk? The sun is currently soaring high.

Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko, wala ng sakit, magaan na ang pakiramdam ko. Sumandal ako sa headboard ng kama.

What was it that I saw when he kissed me? While dying in pain I swear that I saw thousands of millions of people in hell being tortured in the fire. Nakita ko din ang pagkamatay ng iba't ibang tao sa iba't ibang lugar at panahon. Higit sa lahat, I saw the terrifying, hair-raising, spine-chilling demon king himself.

"I'm glad you were able to survive, Empress."

Blangko ang mga matang tiningnan ko si Fisk. He's nothing like glad at all.
His stern face is disgusting to look at when he pretends to care with his unconcerned facade.

"Is this why every woman you married died?" I clenched my fisk within the blanket. I almost died and he lacks the sensitivity to care for me, his wife. That makes me furious and I don't know why, do I have the right to be so? I'm no Pfeiffer but it is what I currently am feeling.

"Aren't you have the same agenda as them? Every woman that came to marry me only wants to get me killed. That includes you, Empress."

"W-what?" Napakunot ang noo ko as I was greatly confused.  Why would I want to kill him when I'm busy chasing my life and freedom? And why would they want him dead?

"Pretending not to know huh. How bold of you Empress." He smiled mockingly. Parang may tumusok sa puso ko, I want him to smile but not when he looks at me with displeased and--huh? Since when did I start having these unusual feelings for him?

Kumuha ako ng segundo para bumuntong hininga at ikalma ang sarili ko. This is not my emotions--it's Pfeiffer's, masyado akong nagpapadala sa halo halong emosyon na mayroon ako ngayon.

Come on Andren! Wake up self.

"Look here, your majesty. I'm just here to marry you and nothing more. Everyone in the whole Geissen empire knows how much I adore you, my emperor." I'm telling the truth. No person in high society is not aware of Pfeiffer's obsession with Fisk. Perhaps, does he not care?

I heard him scoff.

"You're one of a cruel Empress, then I'll pretend to not hear my wife spouting lies in front of me. Rest well." Aniya saka tinalikuran na ako.

"I really am not lying! I love you! I wanna spend the rest of my life with you! That's why I married you. How dare you doubt this woman's love?!" Frustrated na sigaw ko bago pa man siya makalabas ng silid. Please believe me idiot! This is that woman Pfeiffer feels and it's disgusting for me to say that to a man.

"Indeed." Aniya na hindi man lang ako nilingon. Kinagat ko ang comforter sa sobrang gigil at inis, saying that took half of my pride, how dare that bastard not believe me, baka nakakalimutan niyang may kasalan pa siya sa akin, muntik na niya akong mapatay. But how did that work?  Does he have to kiss every woman he married just to inflict that kind of agonizing pain? Mariin at mabilis na pinunasan ko ang labi na parang batang nasobsob sa tae. I had given my first kiss to a man?! I wanna cry for this is so frustrating.

This experience is traumatizing my manliness.

Teka lang, pang ilang asawa na niya ako?  Lahat ba ng babaeng naging empress ay nangamatay? Is the Emperor cursed? Why would they want to kill him? Is he a tyrant? What about Odhran? Sino ang nanay niya? Does it means na ang nanay lang ni Odhran ang tunay na mahal ni Fisk kaya nagbunga ang pangmamahalan nilang dalawa? What about Roshein Lauenstein? Sobrang daming katanungan ang kasalukuyang bumubulong sa isipan ko. Unfortunately, I have the urge to seek for an answer.

Mabilis na umalis ako sa kama. Hinabol ko siya sa labas ng hallway. 

"Fisk wait-!" Abot kamay ko na sana siya pero biglang bumigay ang tuhod ko't natagpuan ko nalang ang sariling pumlakda sa sahig. Urgh. Of all times! This is so annoying, napabuntong hininga nalang ako, I have something to ask him but I guess hindi na niya ako lilingunin at pagtutuunan pa ng pansin. Darn this stupid knee.

Nanlaki ang mata ko nang bigla nalang akong lumutang sa hangin, no, it's not magic whatsoever, it's the emperor's arms that lifted me.

"Why are you so weak." he tsk. Inis na nagangat ako ng tingin sa kanya. 

"Do you think whose fault is it?" Hindi niya ako kinibo, bagkus patuloy niya akong binuhat patungo sa kung saan man but we're not going back to his chamber. 

"Hey! Put me down. I can walk on my own." pabulong na sigaw ko sa kanya, hinampas ko pa ang dibdib niya but he won't budge. Is it good that he did not toss me in the trash while carrying me like a princess? The hell I care when the servants in the entire palace are bickering and snickering after seeing me in his majesty's arms.

"I was afraid to have a bloody night but it turns out that they're a true deal."

"If not, does it mean that the Empress will be gone crazy after a few days?"

" But who would have thought that the emperor touches the empress without gloves."

"What is it that we saw just now?"

"Are we dreaming? Subukan mo ngang kurutin ang pisnge ko dali."

What are they talking about? But Fisk seems calm na hinayaan lang niya ang mga nadaanang tagapagsilbi kahit na sigurado akong  naririnig niya pa ang mga ito. 

Namalayan ko nalang na nilapag niya ako sa isang upuan facing a round table na puno ng pagkain, may it desserts or fruits. And we are in a greenhouse that is somewhat connected to the manor. I didn't know that we have this, well it's not my palace, to begin with.

"Let's have our breakfast here." sabi niya na parang walang nangyari sa pagitan naming dalawa. 

Naging blangko ang muka ko nang mapagtanto ang suot ko ngayon, informal wear na hindi bagay sa hapagkainan kung hindi naman kayo sa kama magkakainan, pardon my mouth, rather it was just a pajama. But whatever who cares.  Napakuyom ako ng kamao. I do care! Dahil sobrang nipis niyon at wala pa akong suot na bra! Halos umusok ang ilong ko dahil sa lalaking ito na ngayon ay prente nang nakaupo sa harapan ko.

"Eat." Utos niya sa akin. Hindi niya ako kailangan utusan dahil gagawin ko talaga iyon gayong kakaiba ang pagkalam ng sikmura ko ngayon.

"You've been down for 3 days it must be-"

"BWAT?!" sigaw ko habang puno ng pagkain ang bibig ko. How dare he took my days?! This rascal is surely pissing me off. Pakainin mo muna ako at magtutuos tayo mamaya.

In the middle of me eating like a barbarian, Sir Dewei Von Rosen appeared before us. May ibinulong siya kay Fisk, nagtaka ako dahil napasulyap sa akin si Fisk na siyang dahilan upang magtama ang paningin naming dalawa. A bothered and annoyed expression became slightly visible on his straight face. Napatigil ako sa pag nguya sa hita ng turkey nang tumayo siya,  wala siyang pakialam sa paraan ko ng pagkain so the thing that raised concern to the emperor must be serious for him to have that kind of face.

"Finish your meal Empress, prepare yourself. Visitors had arrived to have an audience with you." He sternly said and stood up after wiping the edges of his lips, I did not see him eaten yet.

"How about the food?"

"Either eat it or throw it." aniya at umalis na sa harapan ko. Bago pa man siya makalabas sa greenhouse ay agad na sinundan ko na siya. Sino ba yang importanteng bisitang sinasabi niya, now is my chance to talk to Fisk, man to man, such disturbance needs to be punished!

"Dewei. Escort the empress to her palace." aniya. Agad na nilapitan ako ni sir Von Rosen, why do I feel like this is a deja vu? But before Dewei could drag me out of this place Fisk puts something on my shoulder. It's his white coat. 

"Itabon mo sa sarili mo." aniya na napatingin sa dibdib ko. Nanlaki ang mata ko. 

DID I JUST SEE A PITY IN HIS EYES AS HE LOOKED AT MY CHEST?! 

Gusto ko siyang i-head lock o kaya sikuhin sa bunbunan at sikmuraan sa atay, pero bago ko pa man din magawa iyon ay nagsalita na si Dewei.

"Let us go, your majesty. This way please." wala akong ibang choice kundi ang maglakad patungo sa kabaligtarang direksyon ng tinahak ni Fisk.