You Rejected Me. Remember?

Cassy

As expected, the following weeks were the busiest for us. Preparing the palace, getting suitable clothes and gowns wasn’t as easy as it sounds. We also had to send out invitations to all the different kingdoms in the mystical world, including all the werewolf packs in the kingdom. We had to make sure that no kingdoms or werewolf packs were left uninvited.

“Fae, vampires, the dragons, Wizards……that’s all the kingdoms, right?” Mom frowned as she looked through the envelopes prepared to be sent away.

“Yes.” Replied dad. A silly smile pasted on my face as I watched in awe. It was astounding to hear about the presence of these magical creatures. I had heard about it before, but this was the first time I was in a situation where they would be invited to a ceremony I was at. Which means I would be meeting them in person.

It was exciting.

“Wow.” I gasped. “Dragons and even Fae?” I asked, completely awestruck by it.

“Yes. Dragons can shift like us. The fae and the wizards have magical powers though they differ from each other,” mom explained. “They must have taught you this in the academy.” She added and I nodded in response.

“Yes. Mom. They did, but hearing about them is amazing. I never get bored listening to them,” sighing, I leaned back in my seat.

“So the werewolves are under the Lycan kingdom?” I inquired and they nodded in response.

“Yes. Vampires, dragons and wizards are completely separate kingdoms, but the Fae has elves under them.” Dad muttered as he took a new stack of invitations and started to go through them.

“You are inviting all the alphas? Of all the packs?” I asked, wanting to clear away any doubt.

“Yes! Of course. At least the alpha’s should be there, right? We will invite six from each pack, and most of the time, it would be the alpha, beta and their gamma. If they have their mates with them, they can bring them.” He explained.

Oh, which means if Miles had become the pack’s alpha, he would be the one to be there. I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he discovers that he had royally f****d up.

A set of knocks interrupted us.

“Come in,” Dad answered. A maid timidly stepped inside.

“Your majesty. We need the princess’s presence to check her gowns for the royal ceremony, your highness,” she humbly asked, bowing down a little.

“Sure,” I fidgeted in my seat, still finding it hard to adjust to them bowing down to us each time they saw us.

“Mom, Dad, may I leave?” I asked.

“Sure honey. Have fun.” Mom smiled sweetly.

I walked out of the office after the maids who had come to escort me to the place where the royal tailors were working. Just then, Sir Harold, Elliot’s father, came to enter the office, with Elliot right behind him.

An involuntary smile spread across my face when I saw him. Both of us had been so busy during the last couple of weeks that it had been a long time since we last met. His lips curved upwards when our gazes met, however, he was quick to follow his father inside.

Sighing, I went on my way to where the royal dressmakers were busy doing their work. As soon as I entered, they started their work. It was a fun experience. I got to try on several gowns that were well made. However, my heart kept itching to see Elliot.

It had been way too long since we last met. Things had been so hectic that we were not able to sneak out for a long time. Perhaps I should call him and suggest that we arrange a meeting. I missed him so much.

I went back to my room, wanting to call him. However, what surprised me was a message that was waiting for me to check. He must have texted me when I was in the changing room.

I miss you, babe.

It said. Grinning wide, and my heart fluttering, I hastened to reply.

I miss you too.

My fingers were quick to hit send. I expected a message in response, but to my surprise, my phone started to ring.

“Heeeeyyyy!” I answered the call with a lot of enthusiasm.

“Babe….” he replied. I slumped onto the bed. I was so glad that I was alone in the room at that moment. I wouldn’t be able to hide the excitement that was so obvious in my face.

I sighed. His voice sounded like music to my ears. He could make my heart flutter and shivers of excitement run down my spine, just like that.

“I miss you so much. I miss having you in my arms and tasting your lips. I can’t wait to have you again.” His husky confession made me want to melt into a puddle. How could anyone do that with a few words?

“Hmmm……”

I shivered, and all I could do was mumble a hmm in response. Oh, good lord…..this guy will be the end of me. He was making me feel so stupid.

“Will you go on a date with me?” he asked, making my eyes go wide. Date? With him? Oh hell yes! But how?

“Oh, Elliot! I would love to! But how do we….?”

“I asked the king and the queen to let me take you out tonight.” He told me.

Really? I thought silenced to some extent that he didn’t say anything about us getting married. He promised that he would do that once I graduate.

I was excited about going out with him, however, a little disappointed that he hadn’t asked them for my hand in marriage yet.

My smile faltered a little, but I agreed to go out with him anyway.

“I would love to go with you, Elliot. When?” I had missed him too much to let go of this opportunity.

“I’ll go to get you at eight. Wear a dress… Okay,” he proposed. It was weird for him to say that but I shrugged it off. Perhaps he wanted to make it special since we were meeting after such a long time.

“Okay. If you say so.” I smiled as I spoke.

“Girl!” Izzy purred. “You better get ready on time!”

Well, I’m not the only one who was excited about this meeting. I snickered.

“Why are you so excited?” I asked.

“Just get your a*s to the bathroom and take a bath, woman. You’re getting late anyway!”

I chuckled. I could feel her rolling her eyes as she retorted.

When I checked the time, I saw that I had enough time to get ready for my first official date with him. Wondering what got into mom and dad suddenly allowed me to go on a date with him, I ran the shower. To be honest, I didn’t care. All that mattered to me was that I was finally allowed to do so and there was no way that I would miss that.

I took a much-needed bath, and brushed my hair. After letting it flow down my back in loose curls and applying makeup, I chose a black cocktail dress that had been sitting in my wardrobe ever since mom got it for me because I wasn’t used to getting dressed up. But tonight was special and I believe it deserved a night out.

I smirked at my reflection. “You rock,” I whispered.

“What do you think, Izzy?” I asked.

“You look hot!!!” she responded excitedly. “I can’t wait for the date!!” She added, joyously.

I chuckled, wondering why she was so excited. It wasn’t like she had not met Rex just yesterday.

“Rex said today was special. He just wouldn’t tell me why? I am so eager to know!” she answered my unasked question.

Oh. Okay. Now I was also getting curious. “Or maybe it is special because this is our first real date,” I guessed. She simply shrugged.

I checked the time. Just five minutes left. He must be coming soon. A set of knocks and the scent of lemongrass was all that I needed. My heart skipped a beat as I hurried to answer the door.

“Babe…you looked stunning.” He gasped, handing me a bouquet of roses.

Grinning, I accepted it, thanking him for the flowers. After keeping it in water, we walked away.

“Where are we going?” I asked when he took me to his car which was waiting for us at the gate.

“It is a surprise.” He winked.

He drove around the kingdom and stopped by the academy building. Wrinkling my nose in confusion, I frowned at him. Why did he make me get dressed to bring me here? Smirking, he took a piece of cloth and started to blindfold me. At first, I jumped back.

“What are you doing?” I asked in confusion.

“Trust me, babe,” he whispered. Gulping, I nodded. After trying it, he once again started to drive. Okay, so we went elsewhere. He simply drove around until I was completely confused. I have my face contorted, bewildered.

“We are here,” he finally said.

I went wherever he led me to. There were times I hesitated, but I trusted him.

“Elliot. I’m getting confused now!” I frowned.

Silence…..

“Elliot?” I called. But he didn’t answer me. I inhaled and my nose told me that he was around. But why wasn’t he saying anything?

“Elliot!!!” I tried again. He wouldn’t take me somewhere to leave me alone. That was for sure.

“Izzy?” I called. “Why isn’t he responding?”

“I don’t know,” she paused.

Wrinkling my eyebrows, I tried to feel my surroundings. I focused on my sense of hearing and smell. The sound of the soft breeze, and the smell of the freshly cut grass. Perhaps we were in open grassland. The cool wind blew against me, making me shiver. It was cold.

Yup, we were most certainly in an open field. Smiling, I inhaled. The scent of the grass was mixed with the mesmerising lavender scent. Did he bring me to a lavender field? I marveled.

“Remove the blindfold. I want to see where we are,” Izzy mumbled.

He was surely trying to surprise me, but my patience isn’t that great. Especially when I was eager to find out what he was up to. So I slowly removed the blindfold.

“Elliot?” I called as I slowly removed the cloth from my eyes. As expected, he was hiding somewhere. I snickered under my breath. I was certain that he was behind the huge tree in front of me. I wasn’t in a lavender field, so where was that beautiful scent coming from?