The Unwritten Rule : Of Life

Chapter 20 : Present

As reality carefully as ever , decides to catapult a almost larger than life solid spherical object which obviously just had contain a fusion of fire and ice , which left me feeling hot and cold at the same time .

Hot ??? Because staring in to the depths of his dilated pupils gave rise to a almost reflex action as my cheeks began to give way to a tinge of pink while trying not to blush and there's the other pulsating part of me , which most definitely is not my heart .

Cold ??? Because I somewhat feel as if I'd been abandoned and left to starve out in the Arctic . Starving for the warmth of his arms wrapped around me and that reassuring smile of his pressed against my lips .

A bit dramatic isn't it ?
For you maybe , however for me that's what I felt happening to me as each second passed by .
That is my present .
I am in the present  .
He is my reality .

Paris sauntered calmly towards me ,while still holding my gaze to his .
Elowen had noticed him and giggled a little , trying not to obvious. Aelicia with eyebrows furrowed looked up in confusion as she saw Paris. She then paused and thought about something, and now proceeded to jump in joy.
Aelicia bolted towards him with both the gifts under each arm and slightly tugged at his navy blue blazer.

Paris knelt down in order to align their heights , however he was still taller than little Aelicia .
With much glee, Aelicia had literally shoved her gifts that she was currently holding into the arms of Paris .

" Look at all the pretty gifts I have ! " , beamed Aelicia .
"That's wonderful Cia " , cheered Paris as softly as possible with gentle eyes and adoration for his little niece .

At that moment there was an slight change in his eyes as they went from adoration to one's that contained the world's grief , for a brief second his lips were in a straight line .

To be honest I haven't known him for a incredible amount of time yet the expression which he gave off was foreign to me , however it did not seem that unknown to him .

Paris noticed what he had done even if it was just for a split second , had changed the atmosphere around him by giving off a lighthearted chuckle, that held a ample amount of strain which did not go unnoticed by me but I had chose to ignore it for now .

Paris had handed over the gifts back to Aelicia and she had grasped the gifts tightly in her arms as she ran off in the direction of the other children from earlier.

" She's probably going to take the presents that you bought her so , she's able to share with her friends while playing " , stated Paris fondly as he looks in the direction of Aelicia as she runs off .

" You must really care for her..." , I
whispered to myself .

As If sensing what I had whispered , Paris softly cleared his throat.

" I think it's time for you ladies join the party " , said Paris as he tilted his head slightly in the direction of the door .

" Yeah , sure lead the way ." , replied Elowen.
I had nodded and gave a tiny smile of acknowledgment .

" Let's go " , says Paris as he starts walking towards the entrance of the mini hall .

We started to walk slowly behind him
While out of hearing range , Elowen muttered, " Feels like we stood outside forever."

" No sh!t Sherlock " , I muttered back with a smirk .

" Frack off , Watson " , Elowen solftly retorted while playfully glaring at me .

Admist our almost silent bickering , Elowen miraculously spotted her far far , probably even further away cousin which she hardly knows and trys to walk in his direction , until ...