The Reincarnated Royalty

Chapter - 36

After bidding their goodbyes to their parents and sister, Sky and Theo came back to the castle. "I'll go and visit Andria today." Sky said to Theo and he nodded at him while going towards the garden. There he saw Rose sitting under and tree, reading a book. He went near her and sat beside her. "What is this book about?" He asked her. "It's a book about motherhood. Princess Jasmine told me to read this as it will teach me a lot of things." She replied to him and he smiled at her. "I cannot wait to see our child." He said and put his hand on her belly.

Rose suddenly closed the book and turned to him with a serious look on her face. "Theo, I am not feeling good. I am feeling like something bad is going to happen." She said to him in a worried tone. "Do not think like this, nothing will happen. Even if it does, I will protect you." He said to her and held her hand. "Promise me that you won't leave me ever!" She said to him. "I promise." He said to her and hugged her. "Let's go inside now. It's getting very hot out here." Theo said to her and took her inside.

Here Sky was on his way to Andria. A lot of things were roaming in his mind. A lot of things have happened in the past few days. Claire and him haven't talked to each other after that incident. He was very nervous on what will he say to her. How could he be able to face her knowing that he was not able to protect her. His guards stopped and he looked and saw that they have already reached here.

He got off his horse and went to the entrance. Loud drums started beating on his arrival. He went inside and saw her sitting in the throne hall wearing the Queen's crown, listening to people's matters. She did not yet notice him so he also chose to speak to her later and went to the garden.

"Your highness, a lot of other rulers have sent marriage proposals for you. Would you like to take a look at them?" One of the court men asked her. "What made you think that this is the appropriate time for me to spend time on these matters?" She asked him in a cold tone. "It's just that the kingdom needs a king." He said to her. "This is my kingdom and I know very well how to rule it, besides my marriage was fixed with Prince Sky and in future I am planning to marry him only." She said to him and he looked down. He apologized to her and sat back on his seat.

Soon the court was dismissed and everyone went from there. Claire was also going back to her room when she saw Sky in the garden. She became very happy on seeing him here after so long and immediately went out to greet him. "Prince Sky!" She called him from behind and he turned around to face her. He came to her and hugged her tightly.

"I'm sorry for not coming earlier, Queen." He said to her. "It was not your fault." She said to him and they both talked to each other for a while. "A lot has changed now." She said to him and he nodded. "It feels as if the world which we used to know earlier has now disappeared." She said while looking down. "Don't worry, after every sunset, there is a beautiful sunrise as well." He said trying to cheer her up. "I hope this is true."

Ray and Lucy were walking in the castle corridors discussing about some important matters. In these past few days, Ray had tried his best to come back to his normal senses and he was able to do so, the difference was only that he has now lost his cheerful charms and became a dull and gloomy person. Lucy noticed this difference in him and tried to cheer him up all the time. 

"Let's leave the rest for tomorrow, it's time for lunch now." Lucy said to him and dragged him away along with her. "Here." She served him all his favorite food and made him eat all that. "I see that I am troubling you a lot these days, sorry for being a douchebag." He said to her while looking down. Lucy held his hand and made him look at her. "You are my brother, you can never be a burden to me, understand?" She looked at him and saw him nodding softly.

"Where am I?" Jasmine opened her eyes and saw herself in an area with bright light. She then saw a bright shadow of a lady in front of her. "Mother?!" She was shocked to see Sky's mother standing in front of her. She got and went to her. She tried to touch her but was not able to. "Don't bother, I am just a soul." She said to her. "Mother..." She became very emotional and began crying on seeing her. "Thank you for always taking care of my Sky." She said to her. 

"Even if you are not his real sister, you always gave him the love and support he needed." She said to Jasmine and smiled at her. "Don't say things like these, he was and always be my brother." Jasmine said to her and took a few steps towards her. "My blessings will always be with you. I hope that in next life too, you will be there for my son as a mother figure to him." She said to Jasmine and slowly started to disappear. "Mother, wait!" Jasmine tried to hold her hand but she failed and saw her shadow disappearing from her sight.

*****

Jasmine opened her eyes and sat up straight. "Jasmine!" Melanie ran to her and hugged her. "Finally you are awake." She said to her and hugged her tightly. "Queen Melanie? You are alive?" Jasmine said while looking at her. "Jasmine, it's me Melanie! We are in the present! We came to our school trip, remember?" She looked at Jasmine in worry. 

"Oh! Was that all a dream then?" She asked Melanie. "No it wasn't, it was the truth about your past life." She heard Max speak and turned to him. "The truth about our past life?" She questioned him. "Yes, you will know the true meaning of it soon."

*****

Rose and Theo were sitting in their room when a guard knocked the door. "Come in." Theo said from inside. The guard entered inside. He seemed worried, sad and tensed. "I have an urgent news to give." He said and Theo nodded at him signaling him to talk. "The ship in which the former King, Queen and Princess Jasmine went to the foreign nation has unexpectedly sank and we are not able to find any three of them." The guard said making both of them jolt up from their seats. "What?! This can't be true!" Theo growled at him.

"This is the truth, your majesty." The guard looked down. "No--" Rose fainted and was about to fall on the ground but Theo held her. "Rose!" He got tensed on seeing her like this. "Call the medic right now!" He ordered that guard and he went from there.

While the medic was checking Rose, Theo was standing in the throne hall discussing about the ship sinking with the guard. "This has to be a fake news!" Theo said to him, fear clearly visible in his eyes. "The passerby fishers informed us about this." The guard said to him. "What exactly did the see?" Theo asked him. 

"They said that they saw a huge fish bumping with the core of the ship making a slit. That slit grew bigger due to the high water pressure and everyone present on that ship drowned along with all the goods. The ship was not very big and hence it was not able to bear that collision. They said that they tried to save them but were not able to because there were sudden huge tides on the ocean which made them loose control over their own boat. The only thing which they were able to give us is this." The guard gave Theo his father's crown.

"Tell me this is not the truth."