The Assassin Queen (Book Four)

Chapter Fifteen-Alexandria

Ten minutes. That's all I could bare of Takeshi's blabbering about demons. Sure, he saved my life and I should probably respect him for that, but for gods sake he wouldn't shut up! It almost seemed like he was bragging about how smart he was. I didn't want to say anything to hurt his feelings, so I pretended to listen to him. After almost an hour, I interrupted him. "You know Takeshi, you should tell all this to my good friend Terrin! He'd love to know about it!" I said.

"Really? Alright, I'll go find him!" Takeshi said. He scrambled out of the room. Aaron and I sighed in relief. "That kid is the fastest talker I've ever met" Aaron said. "Yeah, and he's kinda annoying" I said, sitting up. The nurses had healed and stitched my wounds, so I was feeling a bit better. "I'm glad your ok, Alexandria" Aaron said, changing the subject completely. "I'm glad your ok too, that demon knight could have gone after you!" I said. Aaron smiled. "Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself" he said.

I didn't respond. I knew what he meant by that. I was never there anymore. For the last month, all I've been doing was work. I barely saw Aaron, or anybody of the matter. "Well, I need to check on something. I'll see you later, Alexandria" Aaron said. He stood up and left the room before I could respond. Then after a few minutes, I began to cry for one reason. He didn't even say "I love you".

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I couldn't sleep that night, so I stood on the balcony. I missed standing on it. I used to stand there every night and look at the stars, but now their was no time. It was a cold night, but I didn't care. I let the wind flow through my long, black hair. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. It was relaxing. I had t relaxed in the longest time. "Alexandria?" A voice said. I turned around to see Aaron. The wind was blowing his sandy blonde hair around.

"What are you doing out here so late? Aren't you tired?" He asked. I simply shook my head. "I can't sleep...." I said. I was going to say more, but I stopped. I didn't know how to talk to him anymore. We were so distant. It felt like we were worlds apart. We simply stood there staring at each other for the longest time. "You seem tired. You should sleep" I said, dismissing him. Before he could say anything, I quickly turned around and looked off into the distance.

A single tear dropped down my cheek, but I quickly wiped it away. Why was this happening to me? My husband and I were falling apart! A few more tears came, but I quickly wiped them away. "Alexandria...." Aaron said. I clenched my eyes shut. "Yes?" I said. My voice was shaky. I bet he could tell that I was crying. "......never mind" he said. More tears came. He was pulling himself away from me. Why? Why would he do that? I thought he loved me?

I told myself that, but deep down I knew exactly why he was doing this. We barely see each other anymore. I'm too caught up in my work, and I never see him anymore. I never knew it would be like this. I took a deep breath. I hate it. I hate being queen. We didn't even have breakfast together. Or lunch. Or dinner. I clenched my stomach. I began to feel sick from holding my breath and tears.

"Are you alright?" Aaron asked. "Yes" I quickly said. I took a deep breath and tried not to let the tears come, but they forced themselves from my eyes. The wind blew even harder, making my tears fly everywhere. My hair and nightgown flew around with the wind. "Theirs a storm coming, why don't you come inside?" Aaron asked. I didn't respond for a while. "Alexandria? It's late, and cold. Come inside" Aaron said.

I suddenly felt two drops of water touch my shoulder. Then three on my head. After about ten seconds, their was a downpour of rain. I was completely soaked. "Come on Alexandria, it's pouring! I don't want to wait out here any longer!" Aaron said. "Then don't!" I yelled. Aaron lightly gasped. Their was a loud gust of thunder. "Alexandria..." He quietly said. "If you want to go inside so badly then just go!" I yelled. Aaron didn't respond,mouth I knew he was still sitting there.

I felt so....alone. We were falling apart. All the good memories we shared together seemed to be fading away, and it's all because I was crowned Queen of Talahan. I couldn't take this any longer. I began to sob. I couldn't stop crying. "Alexandria....I....." Aaron said. He didn't finish his sentence. I didn't say anything, I just kept sobbing. What was going to happen to us?

Suddenly, he ran over to me. Aaron wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into an embrace. "I'm sorry" he said. I hesitated, but wrapped my arms around his torso. "I'm sorry too. I'm never here anymore..." I sobbed. Before I could finish what I was going to say, Aaron pressed his lips against mine. I closed my eyes and let the kiss last. He placed his hand on my cheek and said, "it's ok, it's all ok." I rested my head on his chest, letting the rain pour down on me.

"Let's go inside" Aaron whispered. I nodded in agreement. We walked back inside and dried off with some towels. Then, we laid down in our bed. I fell asleep in Aaron's warm arms, my head on his chest. For the first time in a while, I was happy. I had finally gotten my husband back. Before I fell asleep, Aaron whispered into my ear, "I love you, Alexandria."