Fated {ON HOLD}

[6] I'll Be Here, Drinking My Tea... Alone

Chapter Six – I’ll Be Here, Drinking My Tea... Alone

andromeda-

                I gasp. “You mean Lord Tragic has cast a spell on Jace?” I ask, trying to confirm it. “Yes.” the Fate Queen answers simply.

                “So he isn’t really Jace right now.” I mutter under my breath. I felt relieved, giddy even. I shake my head. I shouldn’t hope that much. What if even without the spell, Jace doesn’t love me still?

                “Rubbish.” the Queen says. I narrowed my eyes at her. Not because I was going to ask what she meant about ‘rubbish’ but because she has spoken tersely for the past few sentences, or words for her situation.

                “It’s just that I feel bad, Andromeda. There is nothing more I can do but drain his hatred but his love, I can not revive.” she says, staring at me worriedly. I smile at her. “It’s okay, err...” I trailed off, not knowing how to address her. Do I call her, ‘your Majesty’ or ‘your Highness’? I was never the one to pay attention to things related to Royals.

                The Fate Queen chuckles and shakes her head. “No, no, no, no. Simply call me Fate Queen. You see, I’m not a real Royalty. It’s just a title.” she says. Just a title. Then what am I, a fly? I ponder.

                She laughs. “You think too much, Andromeda. What I mean by ‘just a title’ is that it’s more of a name.” she explains. “Oh.” is all that I can say. Well, at least it was clear.

                “Now, let us go back to our talk. You and Jace should go to the Kingdom of the Fated. There, I will fully explain who you are and your roles to play. And that is where I can cross out the spell casted on Jace but...” she says and trails off. I nod my head. It was really okay. But... I laugh internally. I also have my buts.

                But if Jace doesn’t love me anymore, how can we be ‘partners’ or... ‘lovers’? I ask myself. The Fate Queen smiles at me. I almost forgot she can read my mind. “It’s simple. Make him fall for you again.” she says and I choke on my saliva. Me? Make Jace fall in love again? Kill me now.

jace-

                I laugh at her. “You know, I thought I was stupid for believing you were real. I guess I was and I won’t do that again.” I say to her. She laughs at me. What’s with laughing? But there is a part of me saying that she is real. It’s like the ‘aura’ I have mentioned about her before is really convincing. Convincing me to believe her and in her.

                “Well, if you insist. Let’s take it through the hard way.” she says with a scary grin and snaps her fingers and I fall asleep.

~

                I wake up to the sound of rushing water. Am I in the shower? A shake on my shoulder tells me I’m not.

                I hear giggles and I open my eyes. I see about three girls looking at me flirtatiously. I roll my eyes and get up. I look around and see that I’m in some sort of sleeping quarters. Have I become a maid? Silly. I noticed that there was a waterfall just outside the window. The walls were made of stone and so was the floor.

                I notice that I wasn’t wearing a shirt. That’s why they were giggling. It’s not that I’m egoistic (or maybe I am) it’s just the truth if I say I have the perfect body. Definitely egoistic. A small voice in my head says. I just ignore it and ask the giggling girls, “Excuse me, do you know where I can get a shirt?” I ask. I don’t know if it was my imagination but it seems like their faces fell.