Mystical Academy: The Mystery of the World

When Marcus came to visit, I never been happy before. However, the man who waits on him outside and help him bothers me. Actually it wasn't me. It was Aryanna. She wanted to take over my body and embrace her love but I remain strong. I feel sorry for her. Now, I am packing because we are leaving early in the morning to Psychē. I told my Nicholas about my plan and ask him if Princess Amanda can teach me the right etiquette of being a royal lady.

It peeved me because he laugh at me. I wrestle him on the bed and make him really cry and pleaded on me. I don't know when I become stronger but he seemed beaten and his power is useless.

"Okay, okay…" he nuzzle his nose on my neck and giggles. I grimaced and pushed him down on the bed. "Sorry, it is just… I fall in love on you without those royal etiquette. I love being you."

"Well, baby, I need to make my plan work and the girls inside me doesn't want to show their selves because of you."

"Sorry, babe." He sat up and kiss my lips. "I will write to the Princess and I am sure that she'll be delighted."

"Plus, I need to practice my skills in music. And while I am playing my music at the ball, don't try to hook up on girls."

"I won't, love. You're all I wanted to dance with."

We left early and one of the horse of Nicholas just arrived. The spotted one. I hugged the mare and apologize on leaving her. The mare sneeze in front of my face that makes me grimaced and glare at her. But she ignore me and went to the stables.

"You choose a wrong mare…" he told me. "Honey loves glitters and glimmer show than being a warrior's horse."

"Whatever…"

Now, I need to breathe and get ready for our long travel to Psychē.

Almira

I found myself responding to his kiss and when I wake up, I pushed him really hard, but instead of running away, I was pulled down to him and now, where I am on top of him and he is not letting go of me. I tried to grapple him and let go from his tight perverted embrace.

"If you won't release me at this instance I will scream and the guards will kill you."

"Really?" he hold my arm tight and push me and he roll over me pinning my wrist over my head. "So, tell me. Where's Adhiti?" I sigh with annoyed groans and stop from fighting.

"They are heading to Psyche. They left early this morning."

"With Nick?"

"Yes…" I answer frustrated. He seemed thinking and then he smile slyly at me.

"Okay, sorry." I started to catch my breath and found my chest moving up and down. "Can you lead me to your brother's cabin?"

"No." I immediately turn back and to walk away when he speaks.

"I have something that you won't resist." What is that something that I won't resist? Is he out of his mind? I grumpily look back at him and found my bracelet shinning and hanging on his hand. He shake it like playing on me. I was about to snatch it but he pulls it really high that I cannot reach and that makes me hold on his chest.

He is looking down at me with those playful grin while his other arm is around my back. He is tall and bulky and I am no compare to him.

"Lead me there or you won't get this?"

I pushed myself back and put my hands on my waist with groan. He is making my head spin.

"Alright! Wait here and don't roam around. I can't be late on our dinner." I turn around and turn back at him.

"Yeah, I understand." He sat there and get something inside his odd backpack. "Please give this to Marissa." He gave me a paper in rectangular shape. "It's a letter from her boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?" I asked him.

"Yes. Her lover, mate or whatsoever you call."

"Oh." I tuck it on the pocket of my dress and started to walk off. I didn't bother asking him if he's hungry or what. There's lot of trees that bares fruit around him so he won't get hungry. I walk inside the castle in deep thoughts, I am still thinking about that kiss. It was warm and… No! I shouldn't thought about it.

"What took you so long?" Agatha asked as she pulls me inside her room. "You look like a mess! Look at your clothes. Why are you always coming here like you've been always running and tripping."

"It is a long story Agatha. And please… let's get on to this."

She finally let us go to our room. I escorted Marissa to her room and once we are already inside I gave her a letter. She look quizzical and when she flip it, there's her name on it. Her eyes started getting cloudy and she immediately open it. She pulls another paper and unfold it.

"It's Patrick…" she cries and stare on another small rectangular paper. I look at it and it is a portrait of her and her mate, embracing each and smiling. "Wh-where did you get this?"

"Actually, his brother is outside." I told her.

"Andrew?" I nod and the man's name rings on my ear.

"Is he alright?"

"He almost die, but… I heal him and…" I stammer. Why am I stammering?

"Thank you." She hugged me immediately.

"I will leave you and please get ready. This day is really tiring to me."

On our dinner, I can't wait to finish it immediately. Marissa seemed too silent while Agatha is talking to her and she just nods and nods. I sipped on my wine. My head is really aching.

"Are you alright, my dear?" my father asked.

"Y-yes, father. I just feel tired. Can I excuse myself?"

"Sure. Take a rest. Shall I send a healer to you?"

"No. Sleeping will make me feel better."

Maybe because I abuse on using my gift of taming stone hearts and seducing them and taming them. Plus healing a dying human. I immediately grabbed my cloak and sneak outside the castle. I walk to the garden. It was dark and I can't see him. He raise something, a light that blinded me. He put it down.

"Why did you do that?" I scowl at him.

"Sorry, babe." I grimaced on the way he call me. I walk to his direction and started walking while he walks behind me. He gives a white light that makes me turn to him. He shrugged.

"What is that thing?"

"Oh, this? It's called flashlight."

"I see." I continue walking and murmur of not taking the horse. If I take the horse the guards will know and my father will know that I left the castle instead of resting. Anytime, I feel like going to collapsed.

"Are we there yet?" he asked with yawns.

"No." I answer patiently.

"So, you are Nick's baby sister?"

"I am not a baby."

"What I mean is younger sister."

"Let's be precise to understand each other." I said sardonically and continue walking. I almost tripped when I stepped on my dress accidentally and I felt a warm strong hand who hold me to steady. We walk again and he is beside me.

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"And how old Nick is?"

"He's twenty six."

"He look younger than twenty six."

"Of course." I mutter. He turn off the lights and hold my hand when he heard something. I stop for a moment and tried to roam around and listen if there's other noise besides of our footsteps.

"Lead the way." He murmurs. I did without pulling my hand. How can I pull it if he is holding it really tight?

"There's no one here. You can turn on the lights." I told him and was about to pull my hand but he didn't let it go. "Let go, now." I said in really kind and soft way.

"Are there scary… monsters here?" he asked.

"Are you afraid?" I chuckled.

"What if I say yes?" He grin. I pull my hand from him walk again. After of ages of walking, we finally reach the cabin. There are wolves roaming around and they walk towards Andrew and sniffed him. I wanted to laugh because of the look on his face. He followed me inside and I look for the match and candle. He gives me light and I found it. I lighten few candles and lanterns that hung on each door.

"Wow, so, this is where he lived instead of the castle?"

"Yes." He directly went to the neat bed and grimaced.

"There's only one bed here."

"As you can see."

"They are sleeping at the same bed?" he sound angry or something. "I will totally kick his ass." He mutters. I turn around and took a goblet and pour a wine on it. I sipped on the one feeling relieved. Damn, even my feet are aching. "You look pale."

"I'm good." I finish my wine and walk towards the door.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes. You are welcome." I said sardonically. Before I even hold on the knob my head started spinning and I didn't noticed that I fall down on strong arms. Too much for using my gift. I look into his face who look worried or is it just my imagination? My head feels so light and I feel like floating but I felt a soft comfortable mattress. I close my eyes and tried to open it again.

I feel his hands all over me. Wait! Is he trying to **** me? I tried to push him but he insisted.

"I will removed few of your clothes. You are suffocating yourself." He said it slowly that makes me understand. I feel a cold palms on my forehead that makes me winced. "You're burning up."

I feel quite well yet my head is aching and my body feels stiff. I roll on the bed and when I turn to my right, his face is popped on the bed, leaning on his arms while staring at me, which is probably watching me all this time. His cocky smile makes me glare at him.

"So, maybe because it is my fault why you collapsed and get sick. That happens to my sister back then." He stood and I frown on him wearing only lower clothes. He got this beautiful body built… wait! I shouldn't thought of that. I never get attracted to anyone or even discuss the whole thing inside my mind. I look down on myself and I gasped gathering the blanket. I am only wearing my inner clothes. It is so thin that molds my whole body. "Oh, sorry about that. I have to remove it almost—all of it because of your fever. It takes time for me to remove your clothes… why do you girls has this kind of dressing?"

"Because it is our clothes here!" I scowl. He hands up and exited the room. I immediately slipped off from the bed and started gathering my clothes. God-heavens! It will take at least few minutes for me to dress up.

"Hey!" I got started and cover the dress in front of me, and I am not totally nude. He got a tray with bowl and goblet. "Why are you already up?"

"I have to leave. Get out."

"I prepare porridge for you." He lifted it. He put it on the table and I step back when he went near to me and he grabbed me down the bed, pinning me, grabbing my clothes and tuck me on the blanket. I can't move whenever he is close to me. He even gather few pillows and put it at my back until I am totally sitting-up leaning on the headboard and pillows. He took the bed table on the corner and put the tray, letting it sit on my thighs.

I look down on the porridge thing.

"It doesn't taste bad and I promise you, I don't know how to make poison." He even raise his palm facing like pledging. I sipped on the goblet that has orange juice on it. "Careful!" I look at him and he winks. "It's hot. While you are eating I have to take care of the horses… they are kind-a adorable." He winks again and left half naked.

I blow on the spoon full of rice with thin carrots… and other vegetable ingredients and started eating. It doesn't taste the porridge on our castle which taste disgusting. In fact it is tasty and very delicious. I don't know a man that know how to cook such food like this.

I stop from eating when I heard that the horses at the stable are making some noise. I can't help but to smile when I heard his voice keeping them all calm and quiet. After finishing my food I put it on the table and went to the bathroom and gather my dress to start putting it on. When I stare at myself in the mirror I look horror! I wash my face and even my mouth.

When I look alright, I brush my disheveled hair with my fingers and get out from the bathroom. I almost scream when he startle me. Like really? He said boo! He keep on laughing at me. I stomp my feet in annoyance and grabbed my cloak.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"I am leaving." I said coldly.

"I wanted to ask something." I stop from walking away and put my cloak on. "How's Marissa? She's not being abused in your castle, is she?" I did not speak for a while. "If she is, I won't think twice on killing your father." He sound so serious that makes me taken aback. "Nope," he shook his head. "I am not going to kill him, my brother might."

"She's fine inside and I am taking care of her including her child inside her." Good that my voice didn't tremble. "And I want my bracelet back."

"OH," he said innocently and pull my bracelet from the pocket of his short-pants like… "This?" I walk towards him to grab it but he pulls it up and I bump on his wet chest. Is he misjudging me because he's bigger and taller than me? "Say what, I wanted something from you." I push myself from him and groan in annoyance.

"What?"

"When I kiss you, you did kiss back." My heart started palpating and I step back but he step forward again. "Don't worry, I won't kiss you. I am asking if you could help me be on that Festival. I have to make sure that Marissa is safe. I promise to my brother to keep them safe."

I feel compassion towards him. He's a good man, I can say that. He took care of me last night cook a porridge for me. He didn't left me and he was a gentleman because he slept on the floor instead of the bed and didn't harass me… well not until…

"I will help you." His face lit up.

"Hey, thanks." I extend my hand for him to give my bracelet back.

"My bracelet?"

"I will keep this safe for now." Instead of giving my bracelet back he took my hand and kiss it that gives jolt of some kind of energy around my body.

I was walking outside the cabin feeling all confused and on what I felt. Lots of man had kissed my hand, but I never felt like this before. My heart is unstable and I feel like wanted his touch in unknown reason.

"Almira." It is first time on hearing my name from his mouth and it wakes the sleeping part of my soul. When I turn to him, he smiled and walk towards me, snaking his right arm at my back pulling me closer to him. He gently scoop my cheek and kiss me. I found myself kissing him back as my hand gently pull his hair to deepen our kiss. I pull myself when I feel really breathless. I look into his amber eyes and I feel his long big thumb caress my cheeks. "I never feel so wonderful kissing a Princess."

"What does that mean?"

"It means, I never feel so wonderful until I kiss you. I had been dreaming about you since the moment I saw you."

"How many times that your women get fooled because of your words?"

"Believe me, almost everyone. I wanted you to believe me that my words towards you are the truth."

"Promiscuous man." I pull my hand from him and was about to step back but he pulls me to him until I am squeezed on his big chest and six layers of abdominal.

"I won't let any man have you. Visit me here again and take care of yourself."

"Of course, I have to get my bracelet back." I pull myself from him and turn my back.

"Almira," I turn again to him. "I love your name."

"And your name is Andrew, right?"