Senshi paced back and forth in the bedroom as she tried to keep her thoughts in check. It was hard to be out in the other rooms because it felt like she was being watched but she found it more comforting and quiet in this room.
She walked over to the huge window on the left wall and opened the curtains before noticing there was a balcony. Raising an eyebrow, she turned the knob when it got stuck.
"Dammit. Why does everything have to be so hard!" she growled as she messed with the knob before it finally opened and she walked out into the fresh morning light.
She sighed and spread her wings, wincing a bit, and let the breeze hit them gently making them sparkle in the light. She looked up into the sky and frowned. "Your Majesty... I wish I could be there in Avalaria with you again... even if you can't hear me..." Senshi mumbled as the door to the bedroom opened.
"Hey, Senshi, do you - Senshi? Where'd you go?" Jayden called. Senshi stiffened something kick starting her heart and she growled biting her cheek. 'I can't go through this.' She thought in agony.
Jayden moved the curtain and spotted her before struggling with the door the joining her. "I didn''t know there was a balcony here..." he said. Senshi said nothing and kept her eyes glued to the ground. "Something wrong?" he asked. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAW41bvJiSuU
Senshi's cheeks warmed and she felt tears coming on as she remembered how she died. "I... I need some fresh air," she stuttered which wasn't normal and left the balcony to go outside the hotel.
"Fresh air? But you're literally just outside..." Jayden watched her leave genuinely confused.
Senshi kicked a rock down the gravel road towards the warehouses as she kept wiping tears from her eyes, she frowned and made her way to the warehouse she was in and looked at the now stone and floral cobra sitting in the middle of the floor.
She looked at it before looking around and stepping through the hole to the corridor that she fought the statue in. She stiffened when she noticed something glowing in the back of the room on a pedestal.
"No... how is that here..." she mumbled before walking towards it. The whispers started as they drew her towards it.
The crystal of Alvania was the prince's source of power. He never let anyone tough it but Senshi. Senshi choked on air as she got closer and recognized the whispers as the prince's own voice.
She bit her cheek before touching it gently and then everything went black.
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"Your Majesty, another groupl of bandits were spotted around the border. What would you like our course of action to be?" Senshi asked as she stood in her respective spot by the left side of the desk.588Please respect copyright.PENANAhA0M0AAbMG
The queen locked eyes with her and smiled "Bring them in," she said. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ0q093qVC
Senshi nodded and looked towards the right side of the desk before raising an eyebrow at the prince's absence. "Is the prince well?" Senshi asked.588Please respect copyright.PENANAlfO8slSUDi
The queen frowned. "Yes, I think he might've slept in late... will you have the guards bring the bandits in and then check on him please?" she requested.588Please respect copyright.PENANAGCrl8MH8wa
"As you wish, Your Majesty," Senshi replied before leaving and sending in the guards and the three bandits before making er way down the corridors and then up three flights of stairs up to the attic type room.588Please respect copyright.PENANAIUfo7Dex4w
She entered the room always awed by the beauty of it. The ceiling wasn't the plain boring washed out white but more of a mural of purples and pinks with stars and constellations. The walls were painted black and there were gold accents all over the room along with the prince's astrology equipment.588Please respect copyright.PENANAWeel9iltM9
Sure enough the prince was asleep and Senshi smiled to herself, her cheeks growing warm as she walked towards the bed before noticing the crystal by the bed. She raised an eyebrow.588Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3wwKZdCmS
'He never leaves the crystal out of its glass casing...'588Please respect copyright.PENANAol6mEM2pBj
SHe shook His Majesty awake and e groaned before sitting up. His hair was ruffled and brown, his eyes a bright blue. He was fit and handsome and had the cutest smile with dimples.588Please respect copyright.PENANAlkzBSTmoLT
He looked up at Senshi and sighed, "I slept in again, didn't I?" he asked, his British mixed with French accent made Senshi swoon and she blushed uncontrollably. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAqTdb6MyG5K
"Senshi?" he said confused. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAatEzaGvoRD
"Ah, sorry, Your Majesty... yes, you slept in again. The queen sent me to wake you," she said.588Please respect copyright.PENANA9tD8dn4eBY
He nodded and got up before looking at the crystal. "Dammit... I forgot to put it away..." he mumbled before going to change.588Please respect copyright.PENANAZDqZCcIqfj
Senshi picked up te crystal and set it on its beautiful golden pedestal by the bed and placed the glass over it. "Are you hungry, Your Majesty? I can call the maids if you are," she said.588Please respect copyright.PENANAQA1cvPdVD6
He walked out from his bathroom and grabbed his blouse and pulled it over his head, giving Senshi a full look at his abs on accident and bit her cheek.588Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ahs99yJSt
"I'll be fine but thank you," he said before leaving with Senshi to the queen's parlor.588Please respect copyright.PENANAMfzC2c11dm
That night Senshi stayed awake and alert in the prince's room watching the crystal closely as she always did as the prince pressed a button on the wall. 588Please respect copyright.PENANA11XFlVFGdJ
The ceiling opened up and the evening breeze drifted in as the stars shimmered brightly. Senshi watched curiously as eh looked through his telescope at the constellations.588Please respect copyright.PENANAoSvbiSMLCJ
"Senshi, what is your zodiac?" he asked in curiosity giving her a sideways glance. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAmonZQE40cM
Senshi's eyes widened in shock. "What do you mean?" she asked.588Please respect copyright.PENANACzDRyIzP6E
"Your zodiac. What is it?" he asked, she stared.588Please respect copyright.PENANAqvpNdzZuxm
The prince had never asked personal questions about he rin the seven years they knew each other.
"Ah, oh... um... The zodiac of the ram..." she replied.588Please respect copyright.PENANAUu2yfmUCW3
He smiled and waved her over to them. Senshi walked over keeping a short distance between them and he chuckled . "Come closer," he order gently.588Please respect copyright.PENANA33pS0DW9Nv
Senshi blushed madly and got closer so that their shoulders touched. "Look up there... see that star? The one that's brighter than the others?" e asked, Senshi nodded.588Please respect copyright.PENANADmCpnx79P5
"That's the beginning of the ram constellation..." he explained, looking at Senshi as she looked away from his quickly. He raised an eyebrow and moved her face towards his with the palm of his hand.588Please respect copyright.PENANAByEgKzP3a9
:Why are you avoiding my gaze?" he asked. Senshi tense and bit the inside of her cheek keeping herself from letting him know. "Senshi." She snapped out o fit and blushed realizing their faces were only inches apart. She should be used to this since he loved to tease her like that but this was different.588Please respect copyright.PENANA6TIEn0g5Sn
Something in her heart stirred and she mumbled something under her breath. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAE1SI3STBGC
"What was that?" he asked with rising curiosity.588Please respect copyright.PENANAqiG2TyMSpp
She hesitated before biting her lip and avoiding his eyes before frowning. "I..." she started hesitatly. "I... I... I love... you..." she said.588Please respect copyright.PENANANB6BACWeG8
The prince stopped and stared blankly before pulling away from er like he had just touched a roach. "Leave," he demanded, his tone dangerous.588Please respect copyright.PENANARlViYPL6Oy
She nodded before stepping towards the door just as her breath caught and she coughed violently.588Please respect copyright.PENANAVw1lmaPux9
The prince growled, "Why are you still here?!" he shouted, whirling around towards her just as she collapsed and blue lily petals spread across the floor.588Please respect copyright.PENANAuUJLI0Vels
He stiffened and his eyes widened before his breath caught and he ran over as she continuously and violently coughed up petals. "Senshi? I'm sorry. I didn't know... I... HELP!" he shouted. 588Please respect copyright.PENANAP6C1edUQlk
Senshi growled as she coughed up another petal along with some blood. "Don't... don't call for help..." she said, pressing her lips against his before going limp in her arms.588Please respect copyright.PENANAyPOTpZROOM
The guards ran in and he tense as she laid there in petals and blood. He stared in fear and horror as he just lost his friend. He didn't return the feelings she had for him... and then... he lost her.588Please respect copyright.PENANAPFNchcLQeJ
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Sensi gasped wrenching her hand from the crystal as thick tears poured from her eyes and she fell to her knees sobbing loudly. Something moved and she coughed before continuing to ignore the moving presence.588Please respect copyright.PENANA7xruav6o0I
A dog-sized spider jumped from the ceiling and eyed her as if she were lunch and she wiped her eyes not moving one bit. "Go ahead..." she whispered to it.
The arachnid made its way towards her, fangs moving in and out of its mouth in hunger just as a bullet shot through its head and it fell writhing in pain.
"Senshi?" Nu said, catching sight of her sitting by the crystal with tears pooling from her eyes. She was vulnerable but Senshi didn't care how people saw her anymore. Vulnerable or cocky... she didn't care.
"What happened?" Vandal asked, joining her as they made their way towards Senshi.
Senshi hiccuped as she bawled her eyes out, curling up into a ball underneat the pedestal.
"Don't... don't help me..."
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