LuNortha (Book 1 of LuNortha trilogy)

Chapter 9

¤ Veronica ¤

Veronica was just getting ready to sleep when she heard the door. Someone was knocking. She opens the door and sees the prince. He looks at her clothes, she is wearing pajamas.

He looks uncomfortably at her. '' Ehm...shouldn't you wear something else in case my father or mother makes a visit to you?''

Veronica answers with a nod.

Kai narrows his eyes and looks at her with some worries. ''I know it's late but can we speak for some minutes?''

Veronica shrugs. '' Sure.'' She lets him in and closes the door. Both of them keep standing at the door and just looking at the floor without saying anything. After a while the prince breaks the silence.

'' I'm sorry for the way I have behaved since yesterday. I didn't mean to be like...a child.''

Veronica looks up at him. The prince kept looking at the floor. She heard his voice, she knew he meant sincerely. The way his shoulders were tense and he looked like the world was on his shoulders made some of her anger go away.

'' You could at least look at me when you talk. I get it you had some bad days, everybody has those but it doesn't mean you can treat me like shit. I thought at least you would have helped me with searching after answers about your sister.''

The prince flinched like the words were a slap to his face. He looked up and said '' I know. I'm sorry. I have been like an asshole. Can you forgive me?''

His eyes looked desperate. Like he thought she would leave everything. After a few moments of silence Veronica sighs and nods. The smile that takes over the prince's face makes her roll her eyes.

'' You act like I was going to leave you. It doesn't make you look like pretty prince. The desperation makes you look like a puppy.''

His smile gets bigger until it's no longer a smile but a smirk. '' You think I'm pretty?''

Veronica rolls her eyes. '' After everything I just said, you choose that. God, cocky much?''

Kai shakes his head and chuckles for a few seconds and then his face turns seriously. '' What happened two years ago, Veronica?''

She stills and narrows her eyes at him. '' That's not something you have to do with and know.''

The prince shakes his head again. '' I have looked at what kind of missions you have had. You don't kill unless the situation requires it or unless it's evil people. The monsters. And then two years later you just disappeared. No more missions, killings. Why? Who was the person who broke you and made you disappear until now?''

A memory comes and sucks her in what once was her happy life, her sitting on the grass, the sun warm making her smile. The laugh she had not heard in months returned, making her demons return.

Veronica blinks and says '' One you have things you don't talk with people about just like me.'' She takes a step closer to him. '' And for the second why the hell do you want to know? I'm an assassin, here for a job, I'm not here for chatting.''

'' Would it be wrong to talk to me?'', the prince wondered, his voice small and unsure.

She stills and looked at him like he was stupid for even suggesting it. '' Why do you keep acting like we are friends? We are not.''

She saw that her words hurt him and she did not stop. '' I'm an assassin here for a job, to find your sister, you are giving me what I want. And when I have got what I want we won't be meeting each other EVER AGAIN, little prince.''