Behold, The One {Book 1 Of The Behold Series}

~Chapter 19~ The Date

Recently On Behold, The One:
Alexander and Eric fought a duel to be Celestine's love in the Floral Tribe Arena. When Eric was about to end Alexander's life by stabbing him, Celestine took the blow instead. Guilty for his actions, he paid them a visit later and gave them something in a box while Celestine was still unconscious. It came with a letter written to Celestine and Alexander.

Chapter 18's Ending:
What is in that letter?
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   The letter read:
Dear Celestine and Alexander,
Although I feel sad that Celestine won't be my date anymore, I feel happy for the two of you. You guys finally found true love. I'm sorry to actually injure one of you, it was part of the test alright! The King of the Elemental Kingdom caught wind of you two being dance dates and so did Commander Hurricane. They wanted to test you in terms of love so they told me to test you. Truth be told, I was not comfortable to be testing you guys without telling so I don't blame you if you hate me for life. Because you did prove yourself though, they agreed to let you be a couple. That I find very sweet. It is true that I still have a crush on you, but I decided to let go. Your heart is somewhere else anyway Celestine. It is with a very friendly and nice guy. I'm giving the Rainbow Iris Garland to you as a sign of gratitude. This garland is a one of a kind. Why? Because Rainbow Irises are extremely rare and only five of them are grown every year. I, the leader of the Foral Tribe, was supposed to use this in a proposal and marry the person I gave it to. But my heart stays with Celestine forever and I am not going to marry you because you two are together. Therefore, also do take this Legendary gift as my well wishes and blessing to you two. Thanks for dropping by!

Regards,
Eric Bannister

   "IT WAS A TEST?!" Alexander shrieked in horror, making Celestine jump in shock.

   "Wha-? What was a test?" She asked, wincing at the pain of her sudden action.

   Surprised that she was awake, Alexander ran towards her and brought her to the couch in the control room. The other four sat beside her and filled her in on whatever happened while she was unconscious. Which was not a lot as Alexander did most of the talking.

   "That was a test?!" Celestine shrieked in horror, having the exact same reaction as Alexander.

   There was an awkward moment of silence before Alexander opened the box. The five looked in awe at the garland's beauty. It was multi-coloured due to all the coloured-petals which was swirling around and the main base colour was pure white.

   "That is perfect to present to the King." Oceana commented, others agreeing completely with her.

   Alexander placed it back into its box and into his bag of 'treasures', the things he was to give to King Robert to prove his mission.

   "How did you wake so fast? Oceana estimated that you'd take a week to wake up." Electra asked, comparing the real situation to Oceana's estimation.

   "Love is more powerful than one's estimation." Gaia quoted, making the five of them break into a fit of giggles.

   At that moment, somebody knocked on the door.

   "Come in." Celestine allowed.

   Eric peered through the hole he made between the door and the wall. He was relieved to see that the five did not scowl or chase him away.

   "I suppose you read it already?" He teased, walking in.

   "Yeah. Thanks for not actually killing me. And thank you for not telling us beforehand, if not the test would not have been real." Celestine thanked Eric, much to his relief.

   He glanced to his right, hesitating to say more. But he did anyway.

   "I suppose you would want to leave now..." He muttered sadly, sighing.

   Alexander looked at the others, realising that they were thinking the same thing.

   "Let's stay here for one more day. We'll set off for the Jewel Empire tomorrow morning. What do you say, Eric?" Alexander asked, noticing that Eric's face brightened.

   "That sounds delightful! It would be with much joy that I let you stay for tonight." Eric replied, smiling brightly.

   It was at nine at night at that time. Eric smiled brightly as he brought the five to the Dining Hall. Well, he asked Gaia, Oceana and Electra to be seated while he brought Celestine and Alexander somewhere else.

   They climbed a flight of spiral stairs, leading to an outdoor pavilion. It was decorated romantically with a candle light dinner set up. The elegant candle holder, a bunch of roses in a glass vase, the crisp white table and chair cloth, the romantic french architecture of the gazeboo. Alexander and Celestine gasped in awe as Eric lead the two to sit there.

   "This is all sponsered by your father, Prince Alexander." He teased as he sent them their dinner.

   It was one Carbonara Penne for Celestine and one Marinara Spagetti for Alexander.

   Along with it came two glasses which was a quarter-filled with some sort of bold red liquid. Celestine scrunched up her face in confusion while Eric smiled lightly.

   "We don't want you two love birds getting too drunk." With that and a wink, he left Celestine and Alexander alone in that romantic place.

   Celestine smiled lightly too before replacing it with a shocked face.

   "Wait a minute... Is this... Red Wine?!" She exclaimed in shock.

   Alexander looked calm and nodded slightly as he raised his glass. He smiled brightly as he looked into Celestine's eyes.

   "Cheers?" He offered teasingly.

   "B-but this is Red Wine!" Celestine protested in shock and disgust as she left it on the table.

   He lifted both shoulders nochalntly as he placed his glass back on the table.

   "Good point." He muttered as the duo ate their dinner peacefully.

   Once they were finished, they started a mini conversation. It was like a date, but something not so official.