Caesar

CHAPTER FOUR • WOUNDED SOUL

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A few steps from him and with her hands extended holding a pointy edged pen to his neck, her voice sounds rough and melodic;
"Who are you?...no...what are you? Hwansu!"

"Who am i?...ah Priestess...you hurt my feeling...!" His laughs out, his chuckle deep, masculine and wholehearted.
With his hands in his pockets and eyes looking into hers with an intense gaze, he continues;
"...I assumed with all the chemistry we have, I would be inscribed in your memory!" He winks back at her, his smile is brighter and hotter than a volcanic eruption, eyes filled with fiery flames and burning desires, his golden brown pupils light and
crystalline like a sapphire.

"I see you are not afraid to die...!"

"In the arms of a damsel, I fear not!"

"Hwansu, you're funny but I am not speaking to a clown...!"

His teeth shines as his smile widens, eyes glitters and hand goes directly to his chest as he behaves like he is shot by an arrow; "Ouch, Priestess!"

As his eyes roam looking at her face, he observes the deadpan expression on it and he finally decides to stop joking.

"Fine...Priestess!" He takes a step closer to her, the pen in her hands pierces his Adam's apple and a drop of his blood falls to the ground. The smile on his face dies off and a dead serious expression appears on it.

"Who am I?...Fine Priestess...I am...!" He takes his time with his words watching the expression on her face change. Her face shows more than curiosity, something more brazen, more sardonic.

"...Caesar...What am I?...The Hwansu!...I mean it's pretty obvious actually...The whole Yunchi...!" An illuminating smile creeps up on his dashing face as laughter escapes his mouth.

She pushes the pen deeper, eyes fiercer "Don't play dumb with me? Who's Acer? Why do you always wear that Pendant!..." She sighs desperately

"...Don't make me more desperate!...Who are you, Caesar?"

"Is this your way of showing your undying love for me? I am quite aware that i have that effect on ladies. but Darling, be too fierce and you will make me obsessed and Caesar Obsessed is not really the nicest image you would like to see, chocolate!"

"DON'T TEST ME CAESAR!"

"Listen milk chocolate, I am not really a fan of arguments so we can just tear up our clothes and make out!"

Verbena's eyes grow colder and fiercer, her free hand raises up intending to hit him...

His huge hands grab her hand and the look in his eyes change. Verbena sees a slight change in the colour of his eyes, it is ocean blue for merely three seconds but quickly changes back to golden brown.

"I would strongly advise you against that!" His grip is so hard that it actually starts hurting.

Goosebumps cover her skin as fear creeps in. Her pen falls to the ground and her feet steps back.

"Let me go!" She screams back at him and immediately he releases his hands. A weak expression appears on his face out of guilt as his pupils widen like an apologetic puppy. He says the last thing she expects him to say;

"I am sorry!"

Her dark brown eyes come up looking at him then they stare down at his chest, her hand moves slowly on it feeling his firmness of the muscles beneath his thick clothing.

With her sympathetic eyes on his chest, a whisper barely escapes her pursed lips;
"You have a wounded soul!"

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Her white gown sweeps the green grass as her hands raise up plucking some leaves off a thick plant and throwing them into her basket made of reeds.
"HMM hmm HMM!" Her humming is subtle and gentle appealing to the ears.

"Danbury!" 'Rosalind' a more striking version of Danbury runs from behind hitting her shoulders, her basket falls to the ground and the herbs are scattered on the ground.

"Now tell me...Do you intend to kill me? Rosalind!"

"Not before you kill yourself...AHHHHHH!" Her scream is loud and happy full with excitement. Her feet jumps up as her wide eyes grows larger with childish nativity.
Her blonde hair lighter with the sun rays penetrating it.

" Daddy was invited to the High Priestess's swearing in and guess what?...!"

Danbury rolls her eyes slightly irritated "Tell me already!"

"Yunchi's most Eligible Bachelor is going to be there! Plus Prince..."

"Say no more sister!...I shall go prepare to steal the show with my dress!"

"Um...Danbury..."

"What now?!!!" She stops midway turning back to face her younger and prettier sister.

"...um..."

"SAY IT!"

Rosalind breathes in then out hurriedly speaking; "Verbena withdrew your invitation... Daddy told me not to tell you!"

"Wait!...WHAT???"

"In other words dearest sister, You are literally the ONLY NOBLE GIRL in the whole Yunchi who was not invited!"

Her eyebrows raise up as her small eyes grows larger, she faces her cute sister;

"ONLY ME???!!!"

Rosalind nods and mouths slowly; "Only you..." She whispers "...Even Beatrice was invited!"

"Beatrice???...but Verbena hates her more than she hates me!"

"Clearly her actions say otherwise!"

"And to make matters worse...Everybody is talking about it!"

"EVERYBODY???!!"

"Everybody!"

Danbury falls to the ground, her face looks downcast as she buries it in between her laps.

"But heeeyyy!...look at the bright side!..."

Danbury raises her head up, her sad puppy eyes dejected "What bright side?" She asks with a little bit of hope.

"...Daddy purchased some of your favourite books for you to read....!"

Danbury whispers tired and drained out; "Get out, Rosalind!"

"I am sure you won't even miss anything except the food, drinks, view, boys...there are sooo much things you are going to miss out on but..."

"GET OUT!!!" She shouts, tears gathering in her eyes

"Hey, why are you taking your anger out on me?...I am not the one who did not invite you...you should...!"

"Out now!...GET OUT!" She removes her shoe and throws it at her sister but Rosalind dodges.

"You should enjoy my company now but instead you...!" She murmurs leaving Danbury sitting on the grass weeping her eyes out.