Those Eyes

Chapter 17

After cleaning up the mess and Rose went to go clean off, Sky and Mauve have a moment alone.

"So what happened in there?" Mauve says, incinerating the cloth he used to clean the blood of the floor.

"It was... crazy. Like horror movie crazy. It was real scary." Sky said, incinerating his cloth too. The floors are clean and the coach has been dried, but has a big, dark stain on the side.

"What do you mean crazy?" Mauve asks as they start heading for the stairs to see if Rose is ok.

"Her mother was there. Well, not her mother, but her demon, a complete opposite of what who they are. They were the one hurting Rose." Sky recalls as they come up to Rose's room. He knocks softly on the big wooden door. Her soft voice calling out.

"Just a minute!"

Sky and Mauve wait patiently outside, tracing the doors carvings with their eyes. A minute later Rose opens the door slowly, looking refreshed and like her old self. Sky can't help but stare. Her beauty radiates from her like the sun. Her eyes immediately fade from blue to red, Sky's from brown to blue. There gaze lasts for what seems like an eternity, before Rose looks away and heads down stairs. Before the boys follow on, Mauve mindlinks Sky,

"Smitten."  He says with a grin and continues on, Sky quickly following.

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2 days before Christmas. Esmeralda got filled in through Rose, who was more than happy to see her best friend again. Sky and Mauve went to the Colour Kingdom, Mauve with his family and Sky with his duties. He hated it, but he felt a little better knowing Rose was fine. They all decided to meet in the Red Realm, Mauve bringing Sky and Rose sneaking Esmeralda away. Everyone's happy to see each other. Mauve heads over to the library with Esmeralda to show a new book he read she might like, leaving Sky and Rose on there own. They sit down on the couch which not long ago was covered in blood.

"How's duties going?" Rose asks Sky, knowing that's all he's been doing.

"Horrible as usual. I only have a 3 hour break on Christmas day!" Sky exclaims with a heavy sigh at the end, crossing his arms. Rose lets out a little giggle, a giggle Sky can't help but fall in love with.

"What's so funny?" He says, loosening his manner.

"I am destined to become queen, it's in my blood. I would do anything to get it back, no matter what. Yet here you are, hating every minute of it." She says laughing.

"Yeah, I guess that is pretty funny." He says chuckling with.
A slither of her hair falls in front of her eyes. Sky tucks it back behind her small ears. His hands are soft and caring as be puts his on top of hers. Rose looks down, calmly shocked as she looks back at Sky. The same old colour changing of their eyes happen. To them, every time it feels like the first, deepening with passion. The desire to be with one another grows stronger each time. Sky has already given in. Rose on the other hand, is battling her own instincts to accept and complete the ritual, but snaps out of it before it's too late. She gets up off the chair and walks away, giving Sky a cold shoulder.

"Why do you keep denying it? Denying me?" Sky questions angrily.

"I'm not denying you, I just can't complete it yet!" Rose says crossing her arms, holding herself together. She can sense another big breakdown ready to break out of her. Esmeralda and Mauve came out and looked over the barrier upstairs to see what the commotion is all about.

"Then give me a reason why, because it feels like you are rejecting me, as if I'm not good enough!" Sky shouts walking over to her. She shudders as she can feel the anger radiating from him, projecting at her. She is getting closer and closer to exploding, loosing more and more control.

"Ok, Sky, that's enough." Esmeralda says, coming down the stairs.

"Who said you have a say in this? You're just a Green!" Sky says, focusing on Esmeralda now who stops in her tracks, taken aback by Sky's harsh words.

"How dare you use rank against her!" Mauve shouts at Sky, defending Esmeralda. No one noticed that Rose has gone pale white, her hair contrasting her skin with a fiery Red.

"I can do what I like, I'm the Prince of the Eyes dammit!" Sky says walking hastily over to Mauve.

"G..guys?" Esmeralda splutters out, trying to get their attention, but she is ignored.

"Well if you are so high and mighty then act like it!" Mauve says back, meeting him half way.

"GUYS!" Esmeralda shouts over them.

"What?" They ask at the same time. Esmeralda points at Rose's figure, facing away from them. All you could see was scarlet red hair slowly fading from her roots to her tips, erasing any sign of her natural blonde.

"Rose?" Sky calls out. It seems that his voice landed on deaf ears. He says a little louder again

"Rose!" This time he is heard, yet no answer. She walks into a nearby room and closes the door behind her.

"What was all of that about?" Esmeralda asks, trying to change the subject of the heated argument.

"I don't know, one second she was fine, the next..." Sky pauses in his thoughts, remembering why the arguement started in the first place.

"I'm sorry Esmeralda. I shouldn't have used rank against you. Before you came it was just..." He pauses again, feeling a wave of sadness over him. He looks at the door, as if the wave started from there.

"She doesn't want to yet. I mean, you guys are only teenagers." Esmeralda replies. Sky doesn't pay much attention as he keeps looking at the door, his instincts urging to go over to her and comfort her. The only reason he doesn't is he knows it will only start another argument.

"You can go in there and help, she'll want you." Sky says to Esmeralda, still looking at the door.

"Why don't you?" Mauve asks.

"I'll only make things worse." He says with a heavy heart, finally breaking his gaze from the door. He feels another wave of sadness as soon as he said it, which startles him.

"Go, she'll want you, try, don't ask why, just listen and be there for her." Esmeralda says bringing him to the door. It's right in front of him. Waiting for him to open. He softly knocks on the cold, hard oak door. He turns the cooper door handle and goes in.