Forbidden Flames (on hold)

Chapter 7

"What was that?" Lucia asked. "You stay here. I'll inspect." Lucifer stood up from the bed and went to open the door.

He opened the door. Lucia peeked under his arm to see who was there. When she saw someone standing in front of her room, her eyes widened.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Lucifer asked with a rise in his voice. "I know her, she's my friend Prince Lucifer." She said pushing him out of her room and pulling Millie inside.

"Millie, what are you doing here?" Lucia said hugging her but she seemed furious. Lucia scanned her face and said, "What happened?" "What were you doing with Prince Lucifer in your room," Millie said looking straight into her eyes.

"Uh, Millie he's a nice man. He is not like you describe him" Lucia said not wanting to make eye contact with Millie. "Lucia, you know that...." "I know Millie, first tell me what are you doing here?" Lucia said getting excited.

"I am here to meet you. How are you doing?" "I am doing great. You know I have so many beautiful dresses. You wanna see. Look." Her excitement was seen in her big smile and glittery big brown eyes.

Lucia took her to the garden. There she talked with Millie for hours. She didn't tell anything about Lucifer because she knew she would say stay away from him but she thought he was a good friend of hers.

On the other side, Lucifer was getting ready for tomorrow's horse riding competition happening in the kingdom. "Cruella, we are going to win again," he said and the black female horse made a loud sound by stomping her one leg on the ground.

"What was that?" Lucia said hearing a voice from the stable. "Lucia, it's time to go." Millie hugged her bid goodbye and left. Lucia went in that direction and saw Lucifer patting a horse calling her Cruella.

"Cruella! Is this the name of the horse" she whispered to herself standing far from Lucifer. He looked behind him like he was listening to her talk but kept doing his things ignoring her.

She left there and turned back to go to her room. On her way, she saw little Prince Harry playing with cars in her room. She stopped in front of his room and knocked on the door.

"Prince Harry, may I come in?" He smiled and nodded. "You are always a welcome pretty woman." He said and came close to Lucia. He held her index finger and made her sit on his large Bed.

"Is this your car?" She said pointing at a yellow color placed on the mat. "Yes, Uncle Fergus granted this." "Really" "And this toy firearm, Uncle Lucifer gave me." "Expected," She said and started laughing. Seeing Lucia laughing, Harry also started laughing.

Suddenly, Princess Annabelle came in with a maid. She looked at Lucia and then at Harry. When Lucia turned her gaze at Annabelle, she stood up and bowed.

"Are you taking pleasure in here, Lucia?" She said with her sweet voice. "Yes, I'm enjoying myself, Princess Annabelle." She replied. Annabelle looked at Amara and told her to take care of Harry.

She talked to Lucia and asked about herself and her world. Talking to her, Lucia came to know that she was a beautiful, sweet, and kind magic wizard. She was feeling like she was talking with her best friend.

After having dinner, Lucia changed her dress and did her routine. She looked out of the window trying to find Lucifer but he wasn't there. Sighed, she went to her bed.

Lucia was in the same place she saw in her dream at Millie's house. That black shadow of a man was sitting on the top of the hills and everything was black. She ran to that man to see who he was and then finally put her hand on his shoulder.

He was about to turn back when again that silver sword made its way to Lucia but as soon as it could hit Lucia, that man came in front of Lucia and stopped it with his single hand.

When his black colored blood dropped on the ground, everything started burning and turning into flames. Lucia was still standing behind him waiting for him to turn but he turned into ashes.

Lucia woke up all sweaty, her heartbeat was not normal and her breathing was uneven. "Lucia, Are you okay?" Alice said giving her a glass of water.

"Y..yes I am fine. Just a nightmare." "It's okay, forget it and get ready for the event" "What event?" "No one told you?" Alice said widening her eyes. "Told me what?"

"Well, today there is a horse riding competition happening in the Kingdom in which all the common people who are interested take part in it and all the Princes too," Alice said hurriedly. "All the Prince," Lucia replied surprised. "Yes, milady get ready".

Lucia got ready. She wore an elegant white colored frock touching her knees, having blue colored patterns on it with white colored boots. She wore jewelry to enhance her looks.

She came out of the room and made her way to the ground. On her way, her steps stopped when someone's voice reached her eyes.

"He should not win this game. Kill him if possible." Prince Marcel said ordering a guard. "As your Wish Prince Marcel, this will be the last match of Prince Lucifer."

Hearing Lucifer's name, Lucia's face became pale she was eavesdropping on their planning. She put her hand on her not to react to anything.

She ran from there as fast as possible and started looking for Lucifer. She came to the stable, where Lucifer was ready with his horse, Cruella.

She ran towards him and bowed in front of him. "Breathe." He said not looking at her. "I have something important to tell you." "Sorry, I can't listen to your silly things" "Please, it's urgent."

She was convincing him to listen to her but suddenly, a guard came to call him for the match. Lucifer told him to leave and got off the horse. He stood before her and folded his arms.

"Just a minute, speak," Lucifer said to Lucia. "Thank you," She told everything to Lucifer. He turned his gaze toward her and looked at her in disbelief. "You don't know what you have done. Do you?" He whispered coming close to her.

"What I have done." She asked confused. "If they would have come to know that you have told me all this and that you have come to know all this, then your life could be in danger." Her eyes widened. "It doesn't matter now."

"Now even if I die, I don't care, but if I die without telling you all, I regret dying." He looked at her for a while but turned his gaze at his horse. "I don't know how to thank you," Lucifer said to Lucia.

Before he could finish the words she spoke "Be my friend."