Fatal Alliance

10

I was always oblivious to everything around me. Aunt Margaret always told me that I was too nice, looking for the good in people even when there was none, I didn't see it as a problem then but what did I know? I was only 11 at that time, now 4 years later and I understand why she was worried it would get me in trouble.

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The twins had been acting different around me especially James, I didn't know why, it was probably because they had so much training to do, but whatever the reason was it was bothering me because it caused James to act different around me, I didn't care too much about Louis, don't get me wrong, I cared but his attitude towards me didn't affect me as much as James's did.

James. The name alone brought a smile to my face, it was no secret that I liked him, I was sure the whole kingdom knew by now but for some reason he was oblivious to my feelings.

"Hi James how did your training go?" I asked with a smile on my face,
"None of your business." He replied dismissively. I was stunned. He had never spoken to me like that before.
"Hey James, what's wrong?"
"Leave me alone Aliyah. Stop following me around." He shouted.

I had no idea what was wrong with him. I thought it was because his training didn't go so well and he'll be back to his normal cheerful self by the next day. Oh how wrong was I? He didn't go back to his cheerful self, if anything he became worse. He started throwing mean words my way, commenting negatively about anything and everything I do or say but did that stop me from liking him? No, it didn't.
I should've listened to all the warning bells, I should've noticed and run for the hills but alas, I decided to stay and try because he was my 'first love'. Oh how foolish of me.

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"Aliyah can I talk to you?" I looked up to see Sebastian standing there with a solemn look on his face. My heart leapt for joy, he finally came to apologize to me, he was here.
"Of course." I shifted to make space for him on the bench.
"First, I want to start by apologizing, I'm really sorry for all the mean things I said to you Aliyah, trust me I didn't mean any of them, I was so tired and stressed with all the work and duties I had to handle and I took out my frustration on you. I'm so sorry." He said it with so much sincerity, so much pain and guilt,
"Oh, James it's fine, I knew you didn't mean any of it, I knew you were under so much pressure, that's why you acted the way you did. It's alright, I forgive you."
"Really?" He asked and I nodded relieved that he finally opened up to me,

"Uh, that's not the only reason I came here Aliyah. The thing is I really like you Aliyah, I like you a lot, you're different, you're beautiful and you just light up my whole world. I just love everything about you." I gasped and my eyes watered. My heart was filled with joy, oh how I had waited so long to hear him say this,
"You don't know how long I have waited to hear you say this. Oh my James, I'm so happy right now."
"I am also very happy Aliyah. I can't wait for both of us to get older, then we can start our lives, just the two of us. I promise you, just the two of us."

How naive and foolish I was to have believed everything he said. I held on to his every word believing them without a doubt because he said he loved me. Love?Oh I knew nothing about love, but what I did know was no matter what the situation might have been, you wouldn't hurt the ones you love.

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It's been two weeks since James had opened up and confessed his feelings for me. Louis was still the same, glaring at me the slightest chance he got. I was on cloud nine and nothing anyone said or did could bring me down. It was time for breakfast and I was having breakfast with James, Louis and Catalina.