đź’ŤUNEXPECTED EMOTIONSđź’Ť
(Tales of Meteor City)
**CHAPTER THREE**
By, Naomi Cindy B
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Iris bur-st into an uncontrollable laughter as she saw him shouting, his mask flew off his face
“Oh the weak Prince Eleven” she said and started laughing again
” Take this thing off my n£¢k!” He shouted in full fright…
Iris walked up to him and took the snake
” Now go away you little thing” she said and threw it away
The snake crawled out of the cave
“Did you just take that with your ba-re hands?” Eleven said, shocked
“What?, You want me to bring it back? ” Iris said
” No!, I don’t mean it that way, I mean, you took such a poisonous snake with your hands?, Who exactly are you? ” Eleven asked
Iris smiled as usual
” What else?, I’m Iris, the only inhabitant of this cave, I named it cave of Iris alre-ady” she replied
Eleven looked at her strangely without talking for a while
He looked round the cave and sighed
“So you live here alone?” He asked
“Of course” she replied
” Your parents? ” Eleven asked
” Parents?, Ion have any” she replied
” They’re dead? ” He asked
“Too many questions huh!, Well from the start I don’t have parents, and that should be the end of your endless questions Mr Prince” she replied, sitting down on one of the small rocks
“sit” she said
He sat beside her and his nose immediately caught the scent from her b©dy
He perceived it the other time when he caught her but it’s not as crisp as it is now
“What’s that scent?” He asked, sniffing her
“Scent?, Do I smell gross? ” She asked, smelling herself too
“No, I mean, you smell strange… I don’t blame that though cos you’re strange yourself” he replied
Iris smiled
” Am I? ” She said, looking at him
“Of course you are” he replied and they both laughed
“So why exactly are you here? ‘ she asked
” Oh that? ” Eleven said, searching his head for excuses
” Oh, I was restless and can’t seem to be able to sleep, that’s why i…. Decided to take a walk and here I am” he replied
” Take a walk?, Round the forest? ” She said, yawning softly as she started feeling drowsy
” I know it sounds strange but I…. Seem to be attra-cted to you, ion know why, I just…. I….
Iris’s head fell on his shoulder, interrupting him from speaking further
She caught it before it’ll fall off his shoulder and balanced her head on his shoulder
She’s fast asleep
“slee-ping beauty” he said and smiled, staring at her beautiful face
The bright moon shone into the cave, ma-king it look more radiant and it seems the cave is just extraordinary, he can just feel it
She sle-pt on his shoulders and he kept shoving away the mosquitoes that are trying to have a bite of her …
He felt his che-st with his hand
His heart is beating wildly again
“It’s her, it’s really her, my bride” he muttered….
He left the cave in the early hours of the morning when Iris is still fast asleep…
He walked back to the palace gallantly and this time, he knows the way…
Eragon ran out to meet him
“My prince!, Where have you been?” Eragon said, standing in front of him
“That’s how you greet your prince early in the morning? ” Eleven joked
Despite being his protector, Eragon is his closest friend so they talk randomly most times
“Morning my prince, forgive my manners” Eragon said, bowing
Eleven giggled
He just feels happy this morning, maybe because he watched a beauty sleep
“I just took a walk round the forest, I left not long ago” Eleven lied
Eragon looked at him suspiciously
” Well that’s not important right now, don’t you know today is the first day of this month? ” Eragon said
” So? ”
” It’s the empress sickness day again” Eragon said and Eleven’s mood changed
Truthfully he can now hear the empress cry of agony, coming from the palace
“I don’t care” he replied
“My prince….
” She deserves it, and you know it” Eleven interrupted and entered the palace to his dad’s room
“abeoji (father)” he said, bowing in respect to the emperor on his sick be-d
“Eleven” emperor said weakly, smiling
“How was your night father?” He asked, sitting down
” You should be with your mum now, I can hear her screams of agony, it’s her pain day again” emperor said, ignoring his question
” I don’t want to” Eleven replied, looking away
“Eleven you know you can’t, you have to stay with her even though she doesn’t deserve your stay” emperor said, coughing
“she’s not worth my staying with her and she deserves what she pas-ses throu-gh every first day of the month like this, I’m not staying with her father, I’m not, I’ll rather stay here with you” he replied defiantly
” Eleven…
“No father, I’m not going to mum” he interrupted as Aurora’s scream c@mÂŁ again…
A maid brou-ght in his tea
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“eomma!, Just be strong huh!, Today will soon be over” Lillie said, sitting by the empress side
” If only you know how much pain I’m pas-sing throu-gh right now, if only you…. Aarrghgggggghhhh!” She shouted again, vomiting copious amount of blood and some c@mÂŁ out of her ears too
“Oh hell, mother!” Lillie said
Aurora caught her breath after vomiting the blood
” The … The emperor’s tea,… has, has Dan served it?” Aurora asked in pains
” Oh Dan!” Lillie called as Dan c@mÂŁ rushing
” Yes my Princess” she said, kneeling
“The emperor’s tea” Lillie said
“It has been served” Dan replied
” Good, you can go” Lillie said
Dan rushed out
” My back!, Aaaaarrrrhg!” Empress shouted in pains
” And when the hell are we gonna get the only daughter of the Phoenix, oh God!” Lillie said in frustration as she watched her mother in pains
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Iris woke up and yawned softly
She found out she’s slee-ping on a leave be-d
Eleven actually climbe-d a tree to pluck leaves to l@yon the ground for her before leaving the other time
“So kind of Mr Prince” she muttered, stretching herself
” Another bright day, let’s take a walk round the forest and say hi to the animals” she said and stood but then her nose caught the smell of something…a human
Another person is in the cave
And this is not Eleven..
She closed her eyes and a sword appeared on her right hand
She walked slowly to where she smelt the human from and sharply made a u turn
She placed the sword by the n£¢k of the first person she met
An old man with white hair all-over his head and he’s with a walking stick and a slingback bag across his side
“Iris, you’re finally awake from your twenty years sleep” the old man said, pushing the sword off his n£¢k gently
The sword dissappeared just the way it appeared
“Who are you, and how did you know my name?” Iris asked
” How can I not know your name when I wrote it on your palm myself” the man replied
” Huh?” Iris said innocently, giving him questioning looks
“I’m Andromeda, a monk, I’ve been guarding this cave for the twenty years that you’ve been asleep, you’ve been slee-ping since you were born” Andromeda said, sitting down
” I’ve been slee-ping since when I was born?” She said
” Yes, I know you have loads of questions about your existence but right now is not the time for me to answer them” Andromeda said
” Why?”
” Cos it’s not time yet” he replied and brou-ght out a cauldron from his bag
He gave it to her
“That’s a disguise pellet, it’ll help you keep off your powers from the eyes of everyone, anyone will think of you as an ordinary human if you use it always” Andromeda said, giving it to her
” I’m not ordinary?” She asked
He laughed
“It’s not time to talk about that”
” And I’m glad that without anyone telling you, you know the use of your powers alre-ady, and by now you must have known the power of the blood in you” he said
” It brou-ght a broken glas-s back together as one” Iris said
” Yes, your blood is pure and can heal any wound or ailment in a human” Andromeda said
” Oh” Iris said
” And one more thing, you can’t eat apple, it’s your forbidden fruit, any day you eat it, you’ll be weak throu-ghout that day and your powers will not work…that day” Andromeda said
Iris nodded
” I hope you’ll be able to keep to all these, and plea-se, keep off from any of the royal family, it’s dangerous” Andromeda said
” Why?”
” It’s not time for talks about it” he replied
” I’m sick and tired of that Statement” Iris said, sulking like a baby
” Just be patient, learn some patience” he said
” Ok. But why weren’t you here since I woke up yesterday?” Iris asked
” I was on my way to a journey, but I saw your sun shinning brightly, I re-ad the sign of the heavens and that’s how I know you’re awake, i journeyed back home I reached here not More than ten minutes ago, welcome to Meteor” he said
Iris smiled
” I hope he didn’t see Eleven” she thought, smiling sheepishly
” And now you must stay in this forest, don’t enter the city, don’t as-sociate with any of the royal family, and don’t eat apple, don’t save anyone with your blood yet, if you do, it’ll be the beginning of your anguish….. plea-se” Andromeda said
” Why are you saying it again?”
” Cos I nee-d to make you un-derstand the importance, and I nee-d to continue my journey, I’ll be coming back after three days, be safe plea-se… Iris” he said and looked at her , he smiled before going out…
She followed him and stayed by the entrance of the cave, watching him go
“Andromeda!” She called suddenly
He looked back
“Come back safely!’ she shouted
He smiled before moving
Iris sighed…..
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Diamond climbe-d the stage to give her first guitar performance as the crowd cheered
She scanned the crowd for Kingston once again but can’t find him
“He’s not here as promised” she thought sadly
” Go Diamond!” Isla shouted from the crowd
“Do it!” Cole shouted and the crowd cheered again…
“I can’t do this without him here” she thought as she stood still on the stage, not ma-king any move
” Do it Diamond!” Cole shouted again
The crowd of students started murmuring
“Have nothing to pla-y?” The chief judge asked
She threw down the guitar and ran out of the hall
Isla and Cole ran after her
“Diamond!”
“He promised he’d come, he didn’t, I just can’t do my first performance without him” Diamond replied, trying not to cry
“I’m sorry, maybe he’s busy” Isla said
“He always has no time for me” Diamond replied
“And here he is” Cole said as Kingston c@mÂŁ rushing
” Look diamond, I’m so sorry, I had to….
Diamond ran off before he could finish
“Diamond!” Kingston called but she never looked back
“She’ll calm down, just give her time, you know how she is” Isla said
Kingston only nodded…
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Eleven sneaked out of the palace tonight again despite the empress screams of agony
The pains won’t st©p till twelve midnight…
He sneaked out but Lillie saw him sneaking out
“Where the hell is he going?” She asked herself, getting curious as she t©uçhed her sword beside her
Not minding the empress screams, she followed him
Iris just finished taking the disguise pellet when Eleven entered the cave
“Go away” she said coldly
Eleven was taken aback
“What?, Why?” He asked
“Just go, it’s dangerous for you to be here” she replied
” Why?, I…I plan on ma-king you my bride” Eleven said truthfully
Iris giggled
” Bride?, How funny, you nee-d to leave here now” Iris replied
” Oh, so this is it, my big brother is growing up, talking about ma-king someone a bride” Lillie said, entering the cave
Jealousy clouded her mind Immediately she saw Iris, she’s purely beautiful!
“How did you get here?” Eleven asked
“The most important question is that what is a whole Prince doing in this godforsaken cave with a lowlife” Lillie said, getting jealous of iris’s excessive beauty
“Did you just call me a lowlife?” Iris said
” So what?” Lillie said
” You’re daring, I hate people who don’t know how to talk” Iris said
” Iris…” Eleven said
” Stay out of this” Iris said ….
” She’s my sister” Eleven said
“Oh, really?, A princess?, I’m sorry but it doesn’t suit you” Iris said
Lillie’s eyes c@mÂŁ wi-de
” What did you just say?” She demanded
“I can smell evil blood within you, your aura is dark too, being a princess is not for you” Iris replied boldly
Lillie walked up to her like she wants to confront her but she suddenly pu-ll-ed out her sword and made to thrĂ»-st it into her belly
Eleven pushed Iris away and the sword ran de-ep into his stomach instead…
“Eleven!” Iris screamed in shock…
TBc