SCARS AND BRUISES II fate : winx saga

amendment

"Even if amendments are enacted.. do they even work?"

Stephen's POV:

Would I regret this? For sure. Am I still packing my bags one day after Sky came up with this plan? Yes. I'm just visiting my brother and his family, that's it. Still I can't stop thinking about the many questions in my head. Would Scar be glad to see me? Will she throw me out? Nah, she wouldn't.

She probably doesn't even know that she could do it. She's feeling like a stranger in her own castle. Will I meet her future husband? The man who stole her away from me within a second only due to blue blood? I can already tell that he's not good enough for her. Will she laugh around him? Does she like talking to him? Does Saul approve this marriage?

He would have loved to cut my head of if I wasn't his brother. Even worse, he made me a teacher at this school and I didn't decline because I knew he was right. As a teacher, the boundaries are even higher to touch her, see her.. love her. What even is his plan? Is he going to stay in Eraklyon with Scar and Liv or is he going to come back to being the new principal here in Alfea? I hate him for not informing me. I should at least be aware of the circumstances here in Alfea. And I need to know which prince I have to curse for being able to see and touch her.

"Are you ready?", Sky interrupts my thoughts when he knocks the door. I look around but it seems like I didn't forget anything. I hate feeling nervous. "Let's- Riven?" If I wasn't so used to being professionell and hide my feelings I would have probably already beaten him up. It's not about him personally.. of course it's only due to him being close with Scar. Although I'm kind of glad that she's got someone who stands right behind her. He seems like an idiot but he's loyal to her. Which is freaking me out even more.

"I'm joining", he shrugs so carelessly that it's making me furious once more. Does the boy have enough interest in at least one thing in this world to be concerned? Apart from Scar of course. "You're not even part of the royal family." "It'd help Scar to have a friend there", Sky tries to help, "The girls got lessons and Stella's got shit to deal with her mom. I'm just her brother and as you postponed our lessons to next week, Riven's free."

If only they've never met. Although I have to admit that I wouldn't have been a better option a few years ago. Liv was right about me smoking and partying before I joined the military preperations of the Triad Kingdoms and later on the Eraklyon military. Guess why.. "Fine. Just behave the right way in the castle. It's the royal family, not Scar herself", I mumble and go forward. Interestingly, Riven doesn't even react. Not a shrug, not a stupid comment. Do I behave too personally myself? God, all these thoughts.. I can't wait to see Liv.

Scar's POV:

Sky's freaking me out just like Saul and this prince that I'm supposed to marry. Would dad behave the same if he was here? Would he stop me from doing this? I mean obviously I would be stopped because a marriage and coronation wouldn't be necessary so.. I just hope that Sky's alright and Saul and I get along again. Then my problems decrease to one. One good looking yet annoying one.

I was trying to talk to Sky about Bloom because I know how he still misses her but I could tell that he doesn't want to talk about her. He's trying to forget about her which won't work this quickly. I miss seeing him even though we sometimes pretend to dislike each other. That's just a typical thing between siblings.

Just like Saul and I used to joke around most of the time. But whenever we were not joking, he used to be my great hero. The one I could always turn to when I had a problem or when I was sad. Even more than mom because I didn't know her back then, obviously. I know that I'd be lost without him so I also regret what I've said to him. I'm too busy and emotionally drained to deal with him being so strict here in Eraklyon. But I also understand him. He wants what's best for me and Alexander is probably the best out of all my options.

There's no option between marrying and being single. I can only chose the kind of prince I want to marry and Alexander isn't a bad choice. He's from Sparx which means we're even more powerful together. He's good looking even though I hate to admit this. He's friendly and doesn't seem like he's only here to rule the world. I kind of feel like he's in the same situation as me. Forced. He just doesn't admit it. He got used to this life.

"Have you talked to Saul?", mom asks me as she passes me in the hallway. "Not yet but I'm looking for him." "I'll tell to stop by the dining room when you're done with Alani. He's talking to William at the moment. Something about the amendment he turned in", mom informs me making me furl my eyebrows. "Amendment?", I ask confused.

"He didn't want to tell you before it's finished but he asked for an amendment so you wouldn't have to marry this young. It didn't work out so he never told you about it. But I think you should be aware of what Saul is doing when he's not around", mom explains to me softly and I nod surprised. I was so wrong talking to him like that. I knew it before, of course. I hated me the minute I spoke mean words. Still, I feel guilty.

I know families fight and people say mean words and apologize. Saul and I never fought this hard. I was also hit by his words but no matter how he reacts, I wouldn't ever want to treat him like this. I promised myself to always be thankful for having him. I wasn't even angry at him when we told us that he killed dad.. Technically, he was alive but we didn't know that. I understood him. I'd always understand him. Just right now..

"Don't feel bad about it, Scar", mom tells me smiling at me to cheer me up, "He didn't mean what he said to you. Neither about not the marriage nor about Andreas. Maybe he even meant what he said about Andreas but still he knows that Andreas hasn't always been this hard to deal with." "I'm not worrying about what Saul said, it's about my own words", I admit ashamed.

Mom chuckles lightly making me furl my eyebrows. Did I miss something? "Scar, you're in an extremely emotional situation. Saul knows that you didn't mean what you said and some of it was right anyways. Don't worry about it. Saul will talk to you after your meeting with Alani. I promise it'll be alright", mom tells me softly and gives me a warm hug. "I love you, mom."