To Protect Dragons

15. Feelings

I stood up from the table, not wanting to continue this conversation anymore.

"Kana please don't leave. We need to talk."

"We need to talk? Where was talking when you left us, where was talking when I constantly wondered if there was something that I did to make you leave" I could feel my anger brewing up. "Where was talking when you left me?" I took a deep breathe, "I need to focus on my people now, our dragons are being slaughtered left and right and I have a duty to fulfill.

I knew the others at this table were uncomfortable. I knew Emelia also had a bone to pick with Riko, but right now it felt like we were the only two here.

"You didn't do anything Kana, I was stupid and you every right to hate me, but I left for you. I wanted to be a better person for you, you deserved so much better than me, I wanted to make something of myself so I could pridely be by your side. But I was wrong how I did it."

I could feel the tears forming by my eyes. The times that I got angry were rare, I held my composure through most situations. "It doesn't matter, after all we were young, it's over now." I got up ready to walk away but his hand clasped around my wrist tightly, I flinched at how harshly he was holding me.

"Kana-" He was cut off as Kazuto suddenly pushed up from the table grabbing his arm and forcing it off of me.

"She said she's finished." He said with a fierce look in his eyes, one that I hadn't seen before. Emelia and Reo were now standing up as well. I felt suddenly overwhelmed seeing Riko's angry gaze at Kazuto gripping his hand, firmly saying those words to him. I turned and I sprinted outside. I heard Emelia shout my name and come outside to follow me. I sat down with my head in my hands, feeling defeated.

"Kana" she said walking towards me, embracing me in a hug."

"Why did he have to come tonight, now of all times?"

She squeezed me tighter, "you deserve better, he had no right to do that tonight. Kana I know how much he hurt you, do you know how much I resisted punching him in the face when he grabbed you. Thank god Kazuto did something or else I might have broken his face in." We both laughed at her comment.

"I'm going to talk to him now, I'll tell him to leave." She said standing and rubbing my shoulder, heading back inside. I sat by the side of the house staring at the now full moon and the night sky that was filled with stars. After a few minutes I heard someone sit by my side, but I was surprised when a silver haired Reo sat by my side instead of Emelia.

"Hey" He said softly.

"I'm sorry." I said rubbing my temples, a headache that was building up had finally hit me with full force. "I'm supposed to be a princess, i'm going to be the queen and i'm making a fool of myself, i've just proven to the prince what he has thought of me all along, that i'm naive and a stupid girl who doesn't know anything about keeping her composure-"

He cut me off, "Kana no one thinks that, Kazuto can be harsh at times but he is looking out for his country. You are a beautiful and smart woman, and you are going to make an excellent queen. It's his loss that he walked away from that." I laughed, already feeling better from his presence. "He's lucky i'm such a good friend, because all the things that I said I meant." He stood up reaching his hands out to me, "let's go back inside, you're probably very tired now and we still have a few days of traveling ahead of us." I nodded my head and grabbed his hand as he pulled me up. We walked back inside and I was thankful to see that Kazuto had gone back to him room already. I wasn't sure what I would say to him after that, I was nervous that he had seen me like that. I felt vulnerable and wasn't sure how he would react to what he had just witnessed. Although I did want to thank him for helping me out.

I walked back into my room to see a sleeping Eun-ji and Emelia anxiously waiting on her bed. She whispered, "are you okay?" I sighed sitting down on my bed. "I knew I would have to talk to him eventually, I just didn't think it would be this soon." Already anticipating her next question. "After this whole situation is sorted out, I will talk to him again, and i'll be more prepared for it." She nodded slowly opening her mouth to say something but closing it quickly after. After a few more moments of hesitation she asked, "Is there something going on between you and Reo?" I was shocked at her question, "What?" I said a little too loudly.

"Well I mean, he seemed awfully worried about you" Eun-ji shifted in her sleep and we lowered our voices some more. "I don't know, it just seemed like there might have been something more."

I shook my head quickly, "No, I mean that's just how Reo is, he's a really kind person and would do the same for anybody."

"Whatever you say" She said blowing out the candle beside her. "Goodnight." I scoffed slightly at her abrupt end to the conversation and closed my eyes to sleep. I couldn't help but this about Emelia's words as I fell asleep. But pushed them away as the exhaustion of my body and mind finally hit me as I sunk into the pillow.

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sorry for the short chapter guys :( i'll post an extra long one tomorrow xx