Who Made Me A Princess Oneshots

in your next life ; chapter 14

  A/N: HEEEYA- i'm sorry for the late update! i wrote this yesterday- haven't gotten the chance to get wattpad- aNYWAY i did saay 6am-6pm every monday so here's chapter 14 on a monday at 5:08 pm :" i hope you enjoy ><

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I sighed. The awkwardness was killing me.

  Lucas and I were on the couch- each sitting one end of it. I legs were still quivering from the cold, but the shower made it much better. I took a bated breath, "so-"

  "So-"

  My face heated up again- as he turned over, biting his nails. Our eyes met each others gaze for a split second, but we both looked away. "I'm sorry, Athy."

  "For getting you into this mess, I mean," he sagged his shoulders into the couch as well. I felt my legs work on their own as I scooted to his side. We were now sitting thigh to thigh. ( a/n sORRY i didn't know how to describe it but their sitting close to each other ! )

  "You can make up for it if you have magical medicines for my cold," I tried to lighten the mood by joking, but sadly, to no avail. His face still seemed crestfallen- guilty, at the very least. "No, I don't," he raked a hand through his hair, looking down again. His eyes were still glistening- not glowing, but twinkling like usual. Beautiful as usual.

  "It's really okay, Lucas," I brought my hand to his cheek as I stretched over to bring my eyes right in front of his. "I don't know, Athy. I feel bad that you know I'm not- a normal human," he let out a coarse breath. A frowned curled my lips as I furrowed my eyebrows, getting a little upset at that sentence.

"You're special," escaped my mouth. Each word seemed as if they held every emotion I had for him. Without even knowing, I felt my arms wrap around him as I buried my face into his sleeve. I could feel his gaze on me, not shifting, but as if he were smiling a little. And little droplets glistening at the rims of his eyes.

  "You really need to stop flattering me, you know," he finally joked, his usual smile was back as tears flowed down the stream on his cheeks. I felt his arm land on my waist as I pulled away from his sleeve, face heating up. "Make me," I spoke.

  "Sure," he breathed. I didn't expect it at all. Lucas leaned in, our nose touching as I could feel his warm breath, his damp locks touching my face. It was the blush of roses, that peek of champagne pink infused in his warm, gentle smile. And growing heat in my cheeks. I closed my eyes and waited for it- but I felt a small peck on my cheek instead. Pulling away, Lucas gave a cheeky smile.

  "You're really mean, Lucas," I pouted. I had to admit, I was looking forward to another- kiss. After all, Lucas has been the only person I've kissed in my life- other than Daddy who gave me goodnight kisses on the forehead every night. My cheeks burned hot, looking into his eyes as I frowned. "And you're really cute thinking that was it," he catches me off guard as he leans in, catching my elbows. His lips brushed mine.

  I kissed him back, feeling my heart beat faster and faster as the seconds went by. It felt passionate, warm and cozy in his embrace. But of course, nothing lasts forever. "Beep-"

  Abruptly, we both pulled away as I threw myself to the other side of the couch, blushing furiously and heart fluttering. I could feel my shaky breaths as I turned to Lucas, sheepishly giggling and soon, bursting out in laughter.

  "Athy. Are you okay?" The familiar, deep and what people would think, strict voice surfaced as Daddy clicked the door closed. I was still flustered, but I hoped that Daddy wouldn't notice how red we were. Even so, I would never regret it. "I'm all better now, Daddy," I beamed, looking to Lucas, who was busy putting on his glasses as he greeted Daddy. A chuckle escaped my lips as I covered my mouth, seeing how Lucas was wearing his glasses which were "only for reading".

  He slung his bag over his shoulder, before heading for the door. "Thank you for taking care of Athanasia, ...?"

  "I'm Lucas, Mr Obelia. Thank you for having me over," he flashed a warm, gently smile before waving to me and leaving out the door. "You've got nice friends, Athy," Daddy smiled to himself, then removing his coat. For some reason, I could feel butterflies in my stomach again- it felt nice that Daddy liked Lucas, but would he ever accept Lucas to be more than a friend? I guess we weren't more than friends yet, after all. I dropped the thought for another day.

  "How was work, Daddy?"

  "Tiring as heck," he let out a sigh after gulping his water. "I don't know if Jeju Island's safe for my little troublemaker," he added. A soft giggle escaped my lips as I got up from the sofa, giving Daddy a peck on the cheek. "I'm going to bed now, goodnight, Dad," I spoke, making a beeline for the staircase. "Goodnight."

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  "Ding!"

  I felt the vibrations ring through my room as I hopped to the dresser, realising that our group chat for the trip was being spammed. Groggy and tired, I stifled a yawn.

  Too lazy to read everything, all I'd gotten out of them was that Yoona had a hard time choosing what to wear- and the rest asking why she was packing 2 weeks early. I'd put down my phone again, before hearing another ring, but from a different chat.

  My throat felt dry. Like, hoarse. I stood up and walked myself out to the corridor, but only to hear Daddy talking on the phone. Door open, shadow showing him crouch down. His voice was hiccuped as he spoke.

  "You ran away for 17 years."

  "You can't just waltz back in this place when you hecking want to."

  "I'm not letting you go near Athanasia, Diane."

  And so, another flashback came back. I think I could guess what was going on.

  I got back to my bed, flopping onto it, and drifting off to sleep. Hopefully, I'd forget for the next day anyways.

; A/N ;
PLOT TWIST! :" sorry if you don't like it though :( but stories can't really all be problemless- here we go into the Diane arc! Then, it'll be the trip arc :" are you guys fine with it though? Reaally, i'll be able to rewrite if you guys aren't fine with it! pls let me know what you think 🥺👉👈 anywaaay i hope you liked itt <3

anyway, i've been so drained lately T^T not to mention i've been playing alotta animal crossing pocket camp becos i can't afford a switch T^T ehehe anyways i hope if you liked this chapter you could leave a vote or comment <3 and here's your weekly reminder that i love you guys to the moon and back!

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