The Elements of Forbidden Love

Chapter 4: The Deal

I woke up to the sound of someone knocking on our door. I opened my eyes, and rubbed them with the back of my hand. Naida was already standing.

"Your mother wouldn't be knocking on our door, she would have just came inside. Who else would be visiting us?" Naida asked me.

"I don't know. Just open the door. Why are you so worried about it?" I asked her sitting up in my bed.

Naida hesitantly opened the door, and she lightly squealed when she saw who was there.

She opened the door completely to reveal Aidan standing there.

I quickly stood up and pulled him into our room slamming the door behind him. I quickly locked it to keep my mother outside. Naida was right when she mentioned the fact that my mother never knocked.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him confused.

He laughed seemingly surprised with the fact that I reacted so quickly.

"I came to make sure that you were alright. I was worried about you last night," he admitted to me with a concerned expression still on his face.

I glanced over at Naida who was pretending to be doing other things while intently listening to our conversation.

"I'm fine. I was just upset. It's not that big of a deal," I explained.

"What were you upset about? Was it Lance?" Aidan asked me concerned.

"No, it was me. I was frustrated with myself," I explained further to him.

"Why?" He asked me confused.

"Alright, I'll tell you, but you better not tell another soul. Not even Edan," I told him crossing my arms.

"I promise," he told me with a smile.

Naida looked over at me surprised, "Am I allowed to know this information?"

"Of course, I tell you everything," I told her honestly.

"Alright, so what is this secret information then?" Aidan asked me excitedly.

I rolled my eyes, "Yesterday, Lance tried to kiss me..."

Naida interrupted me with a squeal.

"Wait, what do you mean by tried?" Aidan asked me confused.

I blushed, "I pushed him away and ran off. That was when I ran into you."

"What? Why would you do that Nixie?" Naida asked me confused.

"I panicked. I've never... kissed anyone before," I embarrassingly admitted to them. My cheeks turned hot when I noticed their expressions. Aidan looked absolutely shocked while Naida looked slightly embarrassed.

"How have you not kissed anyone before?" Aidan asked me surprised.

"I don't get out of the castle much," I told him shrugging.

"What about you? If you don't mind me asking, have you kissed anyone before?" Aidan asked Naida curiously.

"Yes, twice actually. One was a younger guard this past year, and the other one was a boy from the Water domain that I went to a short program with two years ago. He was the teacher's son actually," she explained to us both nonchalantly.

"You never told me this!" I reminded her completely shocked and unaware.

"I just never really had the chance to," she told me with a blush on her cheeks.

"I can't believe this. How many girls have you kissed?" I asked Aidan.

"I don't know. Probably around fifteen. Maybe more," He admitted to me casually.