SAVE ME

In the dragon realm, Mikasa asked around for Warren’s whereabout but everyone shook their head.

When he went outside to the garden, he saw Warren sitting on a bench.

He sighed in relief as he approached him.

“I’ve been looking for you every where, Venar!”Mikasa shouted “Do you how much I was worried about you?”

Warren looked up at Mikasa with tears in his eyes”You are back?”

Mikasa hugged Warren”Of course, I’m back. How could I leave you on your own?”

Warren hugged him back”Thank you”

Mikasa refrained from Warren”And Alexa? How is she?”

“She’s badly injured is all I know. Hermenes didn’t let me see her for long”

“Hermenes? He’s back?”

“Yes. Do you think she’ll be alright?”

Mikasa tapped Warren’s shoulders”Of course. She’s one of the strongest person we know, right?”

Warren nodded his head “You are right”

“WARREN!” A loud voice that could be heard from inside shouted

Warren suddenly jumped up”That sounds like Hermenes”

Mikasa and Warren ran out of the garden and went inside.

They met Hermenes just as they came out of the garden. “Hermenes, what’s the matter?”

“It’s late so I came to pick up Alex. Please call her”

Mikasa and Warren exchanged glances.

“Hermenes, Alexa isn’t here”Mikasa said.

“What? She told me that she was coming to see Warren”

Hermenes scratched the back of his head “I’m sure she’s with that guy, again. I swear I’m going to-”

Warren stops him”Don’t go after her”

“What?”

“You know Alexa as well as I do. If you stop her now, she’ll leave again to see him and Alexa has never lied to you about anything before, has she?”

Warren tightened his fist “So just let her be for now. She’ll come back home”

Back in their secret spot, Alexa placed her head firmly on Damien’s shoulders with their hands intertwined as they stared at the ocean.

“It’s peaceful. I wish everyday could be peaceful like today”Damien spoke out softly.

Alexa looked up at him”Is something troubling you? Was the situation worse at home?”

Damien shook his head as he stroked her cheeks”Everything’s fine.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure”Damien pecked her forehead softly”And you? Does your brother know you are here?”

“Well-”

“Alexa, I don’t want to come between you and your brother. Please, always listen to him okay?”

Alexa nodded her head as she stood up from the ground”Then in that case, I should be leaving. Hermenes doesn’t know that i’m-”

Damien held her hand stopping her”Don’t go”

Alexa smiled”You made a big deal about me listening to my brother and now you are trying to stop me from leaving. What do you want, Damien?”

Damien stood up from the ground as he held her shoulders”Should I tell you want I really want?”

Alexa nodded her head as Damien trailed his hands over her shoulders to her cheeks as he leaned into her.

Alexa closed her eyes with her heart beating fast waiting fro his lips on hers but rather Damien smirked as he whispered into her ears”I want to go into the ocean with you”

Alexa opened her eyes as she saw Damien smirking”What?”

“That’s what I really want. What were you thinking? And why did you close your eyes?”Damien asked stiffliing a laughter”Did a fly get in?”

“Yes, a really annoying one”Alexa said embarrassed and pouting as she looked away from Damien.

Damien laughed out loud. She’s cute.

“Anyways, why do you want to enter the ocean suddenly?”Alexa asked.

“It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do”

Alexa nodded her head. She didn’t need to probe in any further.

It was obvious. As a demon lord, there were obviously some things that he wasn’t allowed to do while growing up and he wasn’t still allowed to do now.

She won’t ask him any questions until he was ready to tell her.

Alexa took his hands in hers”Then let’s go but mind you the water might be really freezing”

“It’s okay. You’ll be here to keep me warm”

Alexa felt her ears redden as he pushed Damien slightly away from her”Go, I want to change”

Damien quirked his brows”Why should I leave?”

“Damien!”

Damien laughed”Fine, I’ll change too and wait for you in the water, okay?

“Thank you”

Damien turned around from Alexa as he stripped into his shorts and headed for the ocean.

He remembered when he was growing up and he’d always seen creatures heading towards the ocean whenever there was a celebration but his mother would never allow him to leave.

He would understand if it was his father Valdir, he would make up some nonsense about how it was outrageous for the next king of Ava land to be seen with other creatures of low rank but it was his mother who stopped him.

“Why, mother? I won’t play with the kids I promise. I’ll swim by myself”5 years old Damien had asked

“No, Damien and not one more word about this. Do you understand me!?”Mariana had shouted back at him.

Damien opened his eyes as he came back from his trip down memory lane.

He wasn’t a kid anymore. He could make decisions for himself now.

He looked back as he saw that Alexa was through changing into her swimsuit.

Whatever his mother was worried about back then wouldn’t happen now because he he had Alexa.

As Damien dipped his feet into the ocean, the water suddenly turned black as all the fishes could be floating above the water.

Damien looked at the water. He’d forgotten for a second that he was evil himself.

He was angry. So very angry at himself.

Was this what his mother had tried to avoid?. He could feel his eyes well up in tears.

Now he’d ruin things for both him and Alexa.

It was as if Alexa could see into his thoughts because she had placed her hands over his”It’s okay”

With his hands in hers, she led him into the ocean and as they entered, the ocean started turning blue again and the fishes had life once more.

Alexa placed her hands on his cheeks as she wiped his tears and  looked into his eyes”Everything is always going to be alright as long as we are together, Damien”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Damien removed her hands from his cheeks as he brought it to his lips.”Thank you. I would have been lost without you”

Damien drew her in a warm embrace as Alexa wrapped her arms around him too.

Damien hugged her for a long period of time that Alexa thought he’d fallen asleep.

“Umm.. Damien, it’s starting to get cold”Alexa said trying to sound as polite as possible.

Damien refrained from her as he smiled”I knew you would say that so”he placed light kisses on her shoulders”Should I warm you up?”

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