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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI08rDrPUyg
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpgBQInONW
The queen locked eyes with her and smiled "Bring them in," she said. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nqLE59pJn
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLGKAm6GN3
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzViYoDI7NU
"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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyCZbKCd6s
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXrgUPKjaT
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjITczKxqmY
'He never leaves the crystal out of its glass casing...'549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmpm9MisM4
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8y9CqQKIG
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmvYUTKC0o
"Senshi?" he said confused. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EPTtQGId1
"Ah, sorry, Your Majesty... yes, you slept in again. The queen sent me to wake you," she said.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlthf5upilX
He nodded and got up before looking at the crystal. "Dammit... I forgot to put it away..." he mumbled before going to change.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TWskEBtVp
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwZNvtCiB8
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvTq5et3Mj
"I'll be fine but thank you," he said before leaving with Senshi to the queen's parlor.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bOEMijYXZ
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIWVedoiDK
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGoMLJOF9g
"Senshi, what is your zodiac?" he asked in curiosity giving her a sideways glance. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbk0EIE1wM
Senshi's eyes widened in shock. "What do you mean?" she asked.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwurpi1k9My
"Your zodiac. What is it?" he asked, she stared.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRK4CQdMuL
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3S8XBKEYI
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeI1eLc2oC
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo6DHKZYgb
"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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlk8rZsm3N
: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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXixjhpMOQ1
Something in her heart stirred and she mumbled something under her breath. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhenEeSqZ2
"What was that?" he asked with rising curiosity.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡial1ivdwfz
She hesitated before biting her lip and avoiding his eyes before frowning. "I..." she started hesitatly. "I... I... I love... you..." she said.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3jk8UotZS
The prince stopped and stared blankly before pulling away from er like he had just touched a roach. "Leave," he demanded, his tone dangerous.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xYaBOrcN4
She nodded before stepping towards the door just as her breath caught and she coughed violently.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMR2U637M16
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vi0n689bt
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm5VGVQtot
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtmHHW2pP6
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhOcKALvdF
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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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHmBMPVJ3T
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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