Lost Times

Pain And Anger. (13)

Meanwhile Jace heads back to the forest. "Curse/Damn you father.." He mutter. He hit the tree so hard on his front and kept on repeating it even if his knuckles starting to scratch he keep on doing it, and it continues to bleed. "Ahhgg!!.." He groan. Then he stopped and he lean back on the tree he take a deep breath, blood dripping over his knuckles.

...

Alice thought to herself. "Where is it.. Why do I become so careless.." She thought to herself. "This is impossible I know I've left it in here.." She kept looking. Then a voice came from above.

"Hey Alice..!" Alice saw it was Sireine.

"Sireine? Hey, what are you doing there!"

"I've got your bag! Come here!"

Alice stood to her carefully reaching up the tree.

"Here." Sireine throw her the bag back.

"Thanks.. Wait, what are you doing here?" Ask Alice.

"Just hanging." Sireine let go of a quite chuckle.

"It's so high up here.." Alice looked around and see Jace stood lean back to a tree. "Wait. Is that Jace I see down there." She pointed to its direction.

"Yes it's him alright." Sireine just grin at it.

"Is he injured.? Why are you not helping him his your brother."

"Let him." Sireine said coldly.

"Why?! If you can't then I will.."

"No, leave him alone. You see, its about the Kingdom he best suit the throne more. You know throne stuffs that he didn't liked. And there now he is wasting his time to that poor tree that has nothing to do with him. He's always been like that."

"And you never even help him out?!"

"But he wouldn't listen!"

"Whatever it is I'll still help him he's hurt and he probably need someone!" Alice took a one last glance at her carrying her bag firmly with her while she took her way to Jace. Sireine let go a sigh.

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Meanwhile Zian searches for Alice when she stood for finding Jace.

"Alice!.. Alice.!? Alice!" Zian called aloud but there's no answer. 'She's missing again I hate it when she does this.' He mutters. Then finally Zian saw Alice with Jace. Zian carefully hides behind them Zian thought. 'What are they doing?.. Hn, you bastard..' Zian mutters under his breath.

Alice lean carefully a little closer to Jace. "Are you okey?.." Alice tear some cloth and she take his swollen hands wrapping it to his hands. "Let me just-" Alice didn't finish her words.

"Let go of me!" He pulled back his hands. "How did you even get here?!"

"Look, I'm just trying to help." Alice look through his eyes but she only see shame and anger in them.

"Why do you even care anyway!.. Just leave me alone." Jace said avoiding her gaze.

"I won't leave you here!." Alice becoming a bit frantic flying her hands out.

Jace stood forward angrily. "What's wrong with you.!!?" He shouts closing the space between them making one inch distance to their faces.

Alice respond angrily back to him. "What's wrong with me?! What's wrong with you-" Jace pulled her back and he kissed her passionately letting out all his emotion and been taken aback by his vulnerable side. Not long enough Alice push his chest back a bit shocked a tint of pink forming to her cheeks. "What was that all about !?.." She rub her mouth with her hands, Zian stood up and came out of the bush and punched Jace face hitting his jaw blood came out of his nose and mouth. Jace let out a loud groan.

Zian pulled Jace to him angrily. "I knew you were not trust worthy."

"Zian what are you doing?! Put him down!" Alice shout next to him. Zian pushed and let go of Jace.

Jace fall down to the ground. "Why you.." Jace was about to hit Zian while Sireine came around holding him back. Zian starred blankly at them and take a one glance at Alice then left. Alice looked at them not slipping a word and decided to go home and went to Zian's direction.

"Alice!.." Sireine called out to her, she turned to face Jace. "Are you okey?.." He coughs struggles to respond. "Do I look okey to you..?" Sireine took a sigh and took Jace's arms carry it to Sireine's shoulder supporting him to his steps. "This is not good." Sireine said quietly.

Zian was running till he reaches Jobe and Alice's house, Jobe see him by afar and Zian came toward him. "Why are you running" Jobe ask worry on his face. "Where's Alice? What happened to her? Would you be honest with me Zian. Tell me what's happening." Jobe searches his eyes and Zian couldn't form his words through Jobe's multiple question at once.

Zian couldn't help but feel guilty of not telling him the truth, it reminds him of the agreement he made with Jobe when he was a kid, when he first known of Alice. 'Promises' he whispers. Then it occurred to him. This making him tense feeling like his insides knotting together. Jobe noticed him to be deep in thought sweat forming to Zian's forehead.

Finally Zian with high temper told him everything that had happened. After it quiet filled the place. Zian notice the mix reaction to Jobe's face. Sooner then Alice came running to them. Jobe frown deepened and look sternly to Alice. "Alice!.. You are now grounded!! I don't want you getting out of that forest ever again!" Jobe exclaimed angrily at her.

"Wait, what?!" Alice turn her gaze to Zian. "What did you do?!"

"Go to your room now!"

"No!!"

"Man, did I screwed up?" Zian thought to himself.