Betrothed (The Selection series and Red Queen Fanfic)

Chapter 35 - Stranger

I was laughing my head off while America chase Wendy. I froze when she turned at me, I was hiding behind the boys' chairs, giggling silently as they chase each other like dogs.

"Oops!" I whispered, running for my life.

I collide with the waves, making it hard for me to ran away from Mer and her to catch me. I have a great swimming skills, time to show it off. I took a deep breath, diving into the water, swimming away from her. I stopped to see my distance and she frowned at me.

"Keep up dear!" I yelled, America laughed then squealed when Cal surprised her by sneaking behind her.

"What a lucky girl" I whispered, talking to the wind as if it could changed my life.

"Hello to you, pretty woman" A random guy says, his face unbelievably close to mine.

"Sorry. I'm not interested" I held my palm.

"Feisty! Makes you lovelier, babe" He whispered at my ear, shivers went up to my spine.

"I'm engaged!" I mentioned.

"I don't buy it, love" He leaned closer.

"S-stop! You're harassing me!" I moved away.

"I'm not! C'mon babe, I know you want it" He charged towards me, gripping my arms tightly.

"Excuse me sir but you're flirting with my fiancée and If you don't step away, I won't hesitate to use my authority against you" Maxon said in an authoritative manner.

"How's this little prick? You're little brother?" He pointed at Maxon, his fists clenching ready to use it anytime.

"He's my boyfriend, so if you'll excuse us we have friends and family to join with" I forcefully whipped my wet hair on his face. Tugging Maxon's arm and walked away.

"By the way, Thanks for that threatening thingy, it does helped me gain courage to snap at him" I smiled.

"No problem, especially if any of my family got involved" He winked at me.

"Where have you both been?" Cal asked, his arms around America's waist.

"Knock some dude's head" I spat, certainly, I'm jealous about them and I don't know why.

"As in 'punch'?" America asked, I can see she's scared to get a punch from me.

"Sassed. But almost tear him to pieces" Maxon answered for us. Amielle waved for me to come over.

"Excuse me but I have to go" I excused myself, leaving Maxon speechless. "What's up?"

"Hey sis! I want to tell you something really important" Amielle began.

"More important than us?" I asked, testing him.

"Equal. Its about me"

Amielle don't talk about himself to me and to Wendy. He always consults Mathew's advice.

"I'm listening" I said, crossed my legs, body titled at his direction.

"You and Wendy are engaged, sooner or later, both of you will be out of the palace. Right?

I nodded. imagining my life long time with Maxon.

"Well, I'm over with Wendy's departure from the house, since this will be second time to get married. But you? I'm not! And couldn't imagine you being someone's wife... You're quite pain,"

I giggled at his comment. Frankly, I don't deny it.

"It's 'Twin Sister Pain In The Ass' to you" I laughed he just smiled.

"Then Mathew will marry his long time girlfriend, Erziella, Then I'll be left out,"

"Celeste? She-"

"I broke up with her. The time we got to Norta for the first time? I ended it. It seems that, What I felt about her was nothing, but simply adoration and not love" Now I got what he's trying to say. He wants to fine love. He's sad. My beloved brother was sad.

"This is about hearts right? Don't get me wrong but I can see your bitterness at Wendy and Maven"

"Not just them. All of you! I also want to have someone that will make my world stop, her smile will made my day and she have my heart as I have hers" Amielle's imagining his ideal girl.

"Brother, I want you to be happy. I will not judge where that girl came from. We want what's best for you because we love you... If no girl would love you as Amielle and not as PRINCE? You have us, but we're not saying you shouldn't look for anyone. Go out there and check just to see if she's here" I winked at him.

"Thanks sis! I thought you wouldn't let me. I'm your other half remember?" He looked at me.

"You will always be! I love you Amielle" I embraced him, I can smell the sea at his bare chest.

"I love you too, Delancy" He kissed my forehead.

"And by the way, I'm trying to put Maxon in my heart but no matter how hard I try, I always fail. I even kissed him but still." I confessed, my smiled turned upside down.

"Don't worry. You will learn to love him just like you learned to have a crush on him" He wiggled his eyebrows.

"It was before!" I hissed.

"I know! I'm not saying now!" He laughed.

It was almost sun down when we emerged from the water. We changed our clothes then head to the night clubs at the sea side. Amielle and I continued our talking and laughing at our happy memories, the others surveyed.

"Twins!!" Wendy called out, they're watching something.

It was an entertainment, fire dancing to be exact. Cal and Maven are smirking at the two guys performing, having the eagerness to control the fire they're holding.

"Don't even think about it!" Wendy hissed, elbowed Maven's guts, stopping his fingers from controlling it.

"Ow! Wendy!" Maven clutched his guts.

"You might burn those innocent performers" She snapped.

"Sorry dear" He approached her but she just looked away.

"Cal. If you do it, I will not elbow you. I will kick your royal jewels" America threatened, that made us laugh. It's silly but also scary, enough for him to stop talking.

"Beware about that kick. She kick hard. Take it from me, I've been through it" Maxon patted Cal's bare shoulder.

The boys are topless except for Maxon, who's been hiding his scars, while we changed our swim suits then put on thin clothes on top of it. Us, audiences, Cheered as they bowed. Leaving us hanging for more. I saw the badass dude from the encounter, staring at me, I can feel his presence from afar, enough to give me shivers. I sticked to Maxon's side, since Amielle went 'hunting' with the help of Mathew.

"Delancy? What's happening to you?" Maxon asked, I didn't realized that I've been griping his arms tightly.

"The bastard a while ago. He's over there!" I blurted out, he followed my eyes, he snaked a protective arm around me. "He's killing me"

"Not if I kill him first" Maxon hissed, his attention still on the guy.

Delancy, I searched his mind and he doesn't buy you're little snap at him a while ago.

Wendy informed, I looked at her and she nodded.

What should we do then? To finish him off. He's creeping me out!

Put on a good show. Then she winked.

"Maxon. Kiss me" I whispered, words came out before I could even think about it.