The Ace And The Heart

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"Stop playing around. " He ordered. She grinned at him. "You heard nothing, right? " She asked. He gulped as she made eye contact with him. She blushed like a tomato when realization hit her "Y-you did!? " She stuttered. He nodded. "You heard nothing, alright. " She gulped. He stared at her in amusement. In a sudden, they heard a grumble. "Hey. " Zen pointed at her tummy. "Yeah, my bad. " She replied. "Let's go somewhere else. " He said. She just nodded. The two started walking their way. "Lets go in the main place of the city. " Zen said. She nodded with a smile on her face.

"Zen"

"Yes? "

"I want to know something. "

"What is it? "

"This just entered my mind this morning. "

"..."

"You're 13 right? "

"Yes"

"Your brother is 15. I am 13. Why do I have to marry someone who's older than me if there's someone who's the same age as I am? "

Silence filled the air. Zen looked away with a blush on his face.

"Hey"

"Y-yeah? "

"Tell me about it. "

"I don't know if I'll tell you. If given an option.. Never mind. "

"Huh? "

"I can't tell you, I guess. "

"Why not? "

"..."

"Please do tell me. "

"One condition. "

"What is it? "

"Don't ever come see me in my house. I'll visit you sometime but never visit me. "

"Deal"

"My brother's soul is dead. "

"What do you mean? "

"He was cursed by the wizard of the association. That old lady was crying when she accidentally cursed my brother. Its a silly story. He'll die if he don't marry someone before he turns 21. "

"I don't like this story. "

"It's what my mom told me. "

"I don't believe it. "

"Will you help me? "

"On what? "

"I don't want to marry your brother. "

"I cant do such thing."

She frowned at this. Silence once again filled the air.

"Let's ask the association? "

"Looks like it's the only way. "

"Do you know where it is? "

"City D"

"Let's change the plan. "

They both headed to the city D with a train and a bus. They entered the black building. "May I know where the old grizzle is? " The guard gasped.

"Hey! "

She looked at Zen with an amused expression on his face. "Oh sorry, can you lead us to the old lady? " The guard nodded and lead them to the old lady on the 60th floor. "She's inside that room. " The guard said and left them. The two knocked. "Come in
" A voice of an old lady answered. The two entered. "Children, what are you doing here? " She asked. "We just wanted to clear something. " Aissle said. "What is it? " The old lady asked. "Is it true that you cursed Len Feniere? " The old lady gasped and laughed. "Silly! I'm not a witch. I cannot do that. " The two thanked and apologized to the old lady and went to a cafe.

"Your mom is a liar. " She said. Realization hit her. "Erm, sorry. "
She said. "No it's fine. " He said with a smile. "I suppose you're just my brother's desire. " He sighed in frustration. "How can I be able to stop the wedding? " She asked. "If I'm just your brother's desire then there's still a way... One way. " Zen looked at her. His cheeks are tinted red. "Hey, why are you blushing? " She laughed in amusement. It appeared to him that she haven't realized the thing yet.

"Hey Aissle, I have to see my friend today, Seb. We have a deal. " He said. "Seb? Can I come with you? " She asked thinking that it's her friend. "You know him? " She nodded with a smile on her face. "Yeah. " He said. The two headed back to Aissle's city, the city A and to the market.

"Zen! Aissle! "

They saw a waving figure from not a far. They ran to him. "Here's your bracelet. " She returned the bracelet she borrowed from him. "You know each other? " He asked in a curious look on his face. "You're so innocent. " Zen said. "Huh? " He was annoyed. "I agree with him. " She chuckled. "It's good to see you not covered with blood today. " He said. Zen looked at her. "What do you mean? " Zen asked. "When I first saw her, she was running and she was covered with blood. " Zen stared at Aissle as she looked down. "When? " Seb looked up with a bothered expression on his face. "I don't remember if it's yesterday or the day before yesterday. " He said. "Aissle, you're full of bloodlust. " He whispered. "I don't want to marry your brother. " She replied. The other boy is confused. "Seb, tell us your story? " She asked. "If you'll tell me what's yours. " He said. "Deal" The both said in unison. They all sat on a bench. "When I was on the age of 6, my mom forced me to kill women so that she can sell their bodies. Every night she would tell me to take a shower and dress as a girl. She hands me a knife and pushes me outside. She won't let me inside unless I have a dead body with me. That is how my everyday life goes when she was still alive. One day, the government caught her with a syndicate and she was shot dead when I was 10. I continuously killed women in 4 years. The association wanted to take me in but my father refused. I have killed a number of 1923 women in this city already. I'm quite lucky Aissle's family haven't targeted me yet. " Aissle frowned. "Seb, don't ever tell this to anyone again. When the families of the women you have killed find out about this they may have you dead by hiring Aissle's family. We don't want you dead. " Zen said. "So tell me your story, who's first? " They both looked at each other. "I guess we have the same story, Zen? " Zen nodded. "My mother loved my brother so much that I feel like I'm in a wrong family. I'm not jealous but it's just that I hate them. Their attitude disgust me. Len, my brother is Aissle's fiance. I get tortured every time I do something wrong--" He was cut off. "I see, let me continue the story. I too get tortured when I do something wrong. My mom loves me so much that she's so emotional and it's terrible. My brother, Mike, hates me so much because it is said that I am the strongest in the whole past generations of the family until now. Zen's brother is my fiance. He's aged 15 and Zen's age 15. I'm wondering why should I marry his brother if I can just marry --" She stopped and looked at Zen.
"That's it, I can stop the marriage in one way. " A blush crept on Zen's cheeks.

"I just have to marry Zen. "

It was a whisper.

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To be continued

I suppose the update is too much for a week. Ü

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