✍️Oath Of Shadows

Oath Of Shadows | Chapter 3!

February 2nd, 2001

I looked around the streets, and the name of the shop isn't the same as Rabat. "I'm dreaming, right?" I mumbled. However, as I pinched myself to wake up, nothing—-I'm really inside the story and in Seoul, South Korea. I decided to see if there's a Magnolia Cafe, you know the place I work in Rabat, as I walked further, I couldn't find it.

'Come on, Fathiyah of course Magnolia Cafe isn't here!'

I turned around and saw the young man who gave me the novel, "Hey! You? Stop right there," I screamed, and he turned around, once our eyes met—-the young man started running. I chased after him, pushing through the crowd of people, still trying not to lose track of him—-as we ran further, he came to a dead-end.

"I caught you! Didn't I?" I spoke.

"I guess you did, but I didn't expect you to find me so soon, and also come inside the novel. Are you that eager to solve the mystery of Kim Dong-Hyeon?" he asked with a smirk.

"I'll slap the smirk right off your fudging face," I retorted.

"Whatever! Let's introduce ourselves properly, I'm Kim Pyong-Ho, and I already know who you are, Fathiyah Mourad, Donghyeon's savior," he said.

"Huh? I'm no one's savior. I just want to go back home to my family and friends, Rabat," I replied.

Pyong-ho stands there, without uttering a word—it was pissing me off to be honest, but I tried to be calm because I need to cooperate with him, if I want to go back to my time. "You say, I'm Dong-Hyeon's savior and as the story said, he met a girl who helped him overthrow his half-brother, Ryu Jung-Hoon but sadly tragedy strikes,  and the author never revealed what happened to Donghyeon's mysterious helper. Or the oath they made inside the Nipaning Cavern," I said.

"Wow, you remember everything! Were you waiting for the update on that?" Pyong-ho questioned.

"No, I was waiting for my chicken to hatch," I sarcastically replied.

"Whatever! Anyways, speaking of Prince Dong-Hyeon. He's here! Bye!" Pyong-ho said.

Before I could process anything, someone tapped my shoulder and as I turned, I came face to face with a handsome man. His lips are so pinkish-red and full,  his dark brown eyes sparkled, his shoulders are broad and the white princely gown with gold stripes lined it. His dark skin glowed under the sunlight—-he looked like an angel that fell from heaven.

'Fathiyah, Say something please and stop drooling!'

"Ahem! Madam Mourad, Where did you go yesterday?" he asked.

"Uhm, I went to visit my parents, you know I missed them," I said, hoping he'd believe my fabricated story.

"Don't run again, please because I need you! You know you deserve punishment, right?" he said.

"I'm sorry, your highness! It won't happen again. I'll gladly take any punishment you bestow upon me," I replied, lowering my head.

"Let's go home!" Prince Dong-Hyeon said, stretching his hand out for me.

Upon arriving at the Kim Palace, Prince Dong-Hyeon and I headed to the Sunlight Palace, his own house and I saw his fiancé, sitting on the throne. Princess Jin-Hee, What are you doing here?" I asked.

She rolled her eyes and pushed me, causing me to stumble backwards—but I managed to hold myself from falling; "Yeobo, why are you holding hands with her? She's your maid, you know how scandalous that would be," Jinhee said.

"You know what will be scandalous! You are in my room when we haven't even married yet, so please leave while I'm still being nice," Donghyeon said.

"I'm your fiancé by law and you're defending a mere maid," Jinhee said, before storming out of the room with her maid.

Donghyeon approached me, but I quickly ran out of the room; "I'll prepare your bath, your highness," I said, running out of the room.

An hour later, I finished preparing his bath and called Donghyeon; "Your highness, your bath is ready!" I said.

Within seconds he came in and sat inside the pool, "Come and wash my back for me, Madam Mourad," he said.

"Alright! But you know your highness you can call me Fathiyah, please no more Madam Mourad," I replied.

I started to scrub his back and he didn't say anything, until he decided to turn around and pulled me inside the pool—- "Y-Your highness, I shouldn't be in here with you," I said, stuttering.

"Why not? Do you like me?" He asked.

'I didn't know if he was serious or not!' When he starts laughing, I know he's teasing me; "You're blushing! I'm teasing you," he said.

"I have to go," I said and ran out of the pool, and I could hear him laughing to himself.  'Fathiyah Mourad, let's calm down!' I went to the maid's room and changed out of my wet clothes—-my heart is pounding like crazy; "I'm not from this world, besides he has a fiance like Jianhong," I muttered, inaudibly.

Donghyeon called me to his chambers to serve him tea, he doesn't usually have dinner and only eats mooncakes before sleeping. However, today is different, I saw him drinking and he asks me to join him to play poker—- "I don't drink!" I replied.

"Come on, Fathiyah, don't be a chicken!" he teasingly said.

I still refused, I mean I'm not going to do something that's against my will—-he takes a sip, then, he leaned closer and pressed his lips against mine. He forced me to drink the rice wine and I immediately pushed him away, spitting the alcohol out. 

"You're no fun!" Donghyeon pouted.

"Your highness, you have to go to bed," I said.

"No, Let's have more fun!" he said.

"You're drunk!" I said.

I struggled to lift him up, but I managed to and walked with to the bed, then I tripped and we fell on the bed together. Before I could get up, Donghyeon pinned me on the bed and kissed me again—-I hit him on the head, causing him to drop on my shoulder.

"Your highness! Your highness!" I called him.

"Mom, please don't go! Come back, please I miss you," Donghyeon said.

Until then, see you next chapter...

Fatima <3