ᴮᵘⁿⁿʸ {ᴹʸ ᴵⁿⁿᵉʳ ᴰᵉᵐᵒⁿˢ}

C h a p t e r E i g h t e e n

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     I watched her walk away. It... hurt. Healing magic didn't fix it because there was nothing to be fixed. Forcing myself to take my eyes off her, I return my gaze to Ava. Tilting my head, I tried to understand why I didn't feel the same pain. Ava... How do I say this? She excites me in a way no other human- or daemon does... But it's not the same. I feel... Irritated when she pays the others more attention, but not nauseous. 

     Something hit my nose causing me to flinch. Cinnamon,  something oddly sugary, a hint of oil, and most importantly. Masculine.  Familiar.

    I didn't see anything notable as we entered the movie. I didn't think anything as exact tickets were purchased and the movie started without her. I couldn't get the scent out of my head, so I excused myself. Mumbling something about wanting more popcorn. 

     I walked around for a few minutes maybe when I spotted the group. She was standing next to someone- it had to be him. She turned around as the group entered the room, her paranoid and suspicious as she looked right at me with zero recognition... 

     It wasn't hard to slip into the room unnoticed, just to sit a few rows behind them the whole time. It was one of the hard to watch couple movies these humans love so much. The pair next to them were all over each other, as was every other person in the room... Except myself and the two of them. 

     I watched the two of them whisper and point at the movie or someone and giggle, they seemed close. Closer than I could ever be to her. Prince Asch's voice rang in my head. His anger and frustration after Noi ran to tell him the source of the scent. None of his threats and worries made sense, Princess Ava wouldn't hurt us unless you were hurt... I didn't hurt you?... Did I?

     You didn't come home last night. I ignored the threats of the others and waited for you, but you didn't show. Princess Ava wasn't worried, so I asked her about you. Her eyes were indifferent like she didn't care about what I wanted. She just shrugged and closed the bedroom door. So I waited. And I waited. And I waited.

     Staring at the floor, I noticed light filter into the room from the distant rising sun. Is it my fault? Its hard to disobey the commands from the prince... But I should have- god I should have done something.

-It's hard to write his thoughts cause I HC him as headempty instincts.