The Prince and The Parvenu (Completed)

chapter 22

I am not drunk. I kept on saying again and again. Surrounding the pavement are cream coloured circular tables with a really fancy setting and elegant golden chairs. I sat there and stared at the white cloth shaped like some sort of bunny. Or is it a real bunny? I leaned in to take a closer look when I heard a loud laugh coming from across the table.

Prince Aiken is looking at me with a wide grin on his face. I frowned at him when he muttered something I couldn't quite understand. Do I have an eyesight problem? Why does he look blurry?

"What are you talking about?" I asked and pinched the side of my head to stop the dizziness. I closed my eyes momentarily and took a deep breath. I felt someone's presence right beside me so I quickly said,

"That seat is occupied mister whoever you are, I'm with someone" I said with my eyes still closed. What was in that drink? I couldn't understand why I'm feeling dizzy!

"That's too bad then. I was hoping that we could chat for awhile mi Princesa" My eyes flew open when I recognised the deep voice. I smiled and pinched his cheeks with both of my hands.

"Oh it's you. I was talking about you. Ha. I thought it was someone else" Delvin gave me an amused smile before holding both of my hands to stop me from pinching his cheeks too hard. Why is it too squishy? I heard Prince Aiken laugh even more loudly this time, making me look at him with a frown on my face. Why is he so noisy? The entire place is booming with music but I could clearly hear his laughter. That's how loud he is.

"What happened to her?" I heard him ask. Placing both of my elbows at the top of the table, I held my cheeks with both hands and closed my eyes, face burning and my hands are cold as ice.

"The butlers were serving drinks earlier while we were dancing. She drank too much and didn't listen when I told her that it was an alcoholic beverage saying that she has high alcohol tolerance."

"And you believed her?"

"No, that's why I stopped her. But then she started threatening me so....I didn't have any choice" I heard Prince Aiken's laugh again which made me wonder what the hell was so funny about it.

"What did she threaten you with?" He asked in between his laughter. I waited for the second Prince to answer and it took him awhile to do so.

"Well,... uhm.. she—"

"I told him that I'll never kiss him ever again" I finished the sentence for him. Was it so hard to say that?

"Are you back together now?" I could hear Prince Aiken's amusement laced with undeniable malice in his voice. What an ass.

"Noopeee. We're..uhm, what did you call it again Delvs?" I asked when I couldn't remember the term that Delvin used earlier. Was it beginning or fresh start?

"Fresh start? Was that it? Hey, answer me" I said and fisted his sleeve when he didn't speak up and just stared at me. Is there something on my face? Why is he staring like that?

"Oh pixies, you're really drunk Blaine" I heard him curse for a few more times and the third Prince's laughter echoing through my ears. I opened my eyes and found out how heavy they were. It's like something is blocking out my eyelids to fully open.

"I am not. I've drank a lot of times when I still lived in the Philippines pero hindi ako nalalasing" I said and pouted, kinda annoyed that he's thinking that I'm drunk. I just feel dizzy and sleepy pero hindi pa ako lasing. I could still clearly hear the music and their conversation awhile ago.

"The drinks here in La Belleza are different Blaine. The people in here have a hard time getting drunk, that's why they create wines and.....that has a super...alcohol... alcohol...hey? Do you understand?" I nodded, and immediately regretted doing so because my eyes felt like it was going out of its sockets. Parang mahuhulog ang mga mata ko sa sobrang likot nito!