Mystical Academy: The Mystery of the World

I was in my room to rest for a while after doing those crazy music and mastered the tango and waltz that I will play on the festival. Festival is tomorrow and I am here sitting on the bed while my mother is combing my hair. She told me that she always wanted to comb my hair and braid it. It makes me sleepy plus Rosalinda is massaging my fingers and palms.

Nick was helping the King to make it grand. He told me that the King was so lonely because Amanda barely visited him. After Rosalinda massage my hand, she let me and my mother to be alone. She's braiding my hair that makes me sleepy and I guess anytime soon I will fall down on the bed.

"Mamma, can I ask you something?"

"Hmm?"

"Why aren't you visiting your father?"

"I guess I am too busy to make myself busy." I smiled on her answer.

"But he misses you."

"I know, dove. But sometimes, you have to make someone misses you dearly for them to understand that it is selfish to just keep happiness for yourself. Happiness should be spread around." I blink and curl my fingers.

"Do you hate him?"

"I wish I do, but I don't hate my father. He loves me that much and always wanted the best for me."

"Best for you even it makes you unhappy?" she stop from braiding me and I felt her kiss on top of my head.

"I am happy now that you and your father are with me. I have to be a little selfish when it comes to you and him." She continue braiding my long hair. I haven't cut it for months and it grows really fast.

"What will happen if he find out about me and Papà?" yeah, I get used on calling them that.

"I don't know. But I prayed every night that he'll accept you and your father." I can feel her high hopes. And I wish that he'll accept that her daughter's happiness is my Papà and I. I wish that everything will be okay. Someone knocks on the door and it opens. Since I and my Mamma is facing the double door. He smiled at us and closes the door behind him.

"Oh, my sweet angels." He walk towards us and he kiss my Mamma first on lips, (I just guess it) and me on my forehead. He sat beside me. "So, are everything okay here? You both seem in a very deep conversation."

"Girls talk, stay out of it." I told him with grim. He laughs and was about to mess my hair but he stopped and smiled mischievously to my Mamma. I guess she glare at him and warn him.

"Okay, pretend that I am not here and continue on your conversation."

"Stay out of it, dear." My mom warns him.

"You give me chills when you do that." Papà told. I giggle and yawn again. "Love, you gotta hurry up finish her hair. She's sleepy plus," he move closer to her though I am in their middle. "We need some time alone."

"You are creeping me out!" I told him. He giggles and smack my temple.

"Why? Don't you do that to Nick?"

"Okay." He hands up. "But Nic—" I shush him and he zip his mouth. My eyes feel really sandy and I am about to fall down. They help me on my bed like I was a little girl and tuck me in on the warm comforter. She lay down beside me and same with Papà, and my mom started humming that really makes me so sleepy.

I wake up when a cold arms wrapped around me yet I feel his warm body at my back. It was Nick. I badly wanted to sleep again yet I couldn't. I turn to face Nick and he look so tired.

"You okay?"

"Hmm." He hums as a response. I started massaging his head. "That's good." He kiss my forehead.

"Did he tire you?"

"Yes… a little."

"And you smell alcohol." I raise my eyebrow.

"Wine love."

"They drank lots of wine these days. Sleep now."

"You should sleep too." He nuzzle his face on my chest and hug me. "Hmm, you smell like heaven."

"I know. Just damn, sleep." I started humming the song that I composed a while ago. It goes so smooth and soft at first and I repeat humming that part until his muscles relaxed and he had fallen asleep.

Few days ago, I meet one of my sisters in the shell of Lady Guinevere. Her real name is Soul and she's the Goddess of Souls. She help the souls to decide on the choices she gave for their future and help the souls to find their way back to Heaven or Aboveworld. She come down from the Heaven to do her task and find those missing souls that had been missing for more than 50 years now. And the Souls had been in Outsideworld.

She ask me about the Outsideworld and I tell her everything she needed to know. I told her that she can go to our house and ask my brother for help. I am surprised when she told me that my brother Patrick is here together with my mom and dad and Andrew. That really shocks me. Because since Marissa is here, Patrick won't stop searching for a solution to get her back.

She told me everything I wanted to know and that includes of Patrick here in Psychē seeking for a plan. She gifted him an affinity of seeing the future just a little forward of minutes to defend himself from his opponents. She told me about Davin and Clarence of Mystical Academy. They are my brother's apprentice. So I told her that she can trade few golds and silvers on the bank for money of Outsideworld.

Then until now, I can't stop thinking about her and my life back then with my memories. I gently slipped off from Nick's arms and sat beside him as I comb his hair that is longer now at the back now. A wind blew on the parapet of my room and the curtains dances with the air. I walk towards the parapet of my room and on the parapet is my own room garden.

Tomorrow, I have to be ready. I can't wait to help Marissa escaped. I can't be with my family… together with my new family. I hold myself seeing shadows around. I pray to God… on what they say my father above to help me strengthen myself and I felt his warmth inside my soul and my sisters.

A tall bulky man appears with those shadows in front of me. He look directly into my eyes and I did look directly into his. I don't shiver or feel frightened anymore.

"Come with me, I miss you so much, my dear." He extend his hand to me. I look at it.

"Or do you want to steal me?" he smile cockily and shook his head.

"No. I can't steal you. Do you still love me, sister?"

"I don't know." I shrugged. "I don't feel anything except hatred." His hand drops on into his sides and I feel a little guilty on saying it. But my strong side don't let me feel guilty. I am strong and I won't get fooled again. I had learned from our history and I won't let it happen all over again.

"I just wanted to be with you, in my castle."

"Don't be selfish, brother. You can't just take everything for your own pleasure."

He turn his face on his side and I look at where he is staring. Nick! I look at Nick who is sleeping so peacefully. And I know what he is thinking. He think of getting his soul or kill him.

"I won't ever forgive you if you dare touch the people I love."

"But don't you love me?" he ask with those lonely eyes.

"Do you deserve my love, Abyss?" I ask him and his shadows back away. "If you did deserve my love, ask for our brothers and sisters forgiveness and mostly to father." Hearing the word father makes his eyes grim and his jaw clenches.

"Our father despite me!" he hissed at me. "I won't ever ask for forgiveness."

"Then don't if that what pleases you. Just stay out of me, out of everyone and leave this world and don't bother people." He laugh and laugh and I glance at Nick who seemed not to notice us. "Brother, can I ever call you that again? Sometimes, calling you that doesn't please me." He walk towards me and his shadows back away. He touches my face and stare at him for a while.

"My sisters, I can declare war and take you, Adhiti." It sounds more like a pledge. My whole body stirs and I feel like my sisters inside me to protect me are all mad at him. But I choose to be calm and to face him.

"I don't know what happened to you why you are so obsessed on me." I utter. I felt his cold kiss on my forehead yet I didn't blink or take away my stare on him. His kiss creeps me out and make everyone inside me winced. Then, he leave in dark night. The door burst open and Nick didn't even got startled. I turn and look at my mother and father.

"He's here." She stated and walk around and then went to Nick who is sleeping.

"He was here." I mutter.

"He put him almost in deep sleep." She caress Nick's face. "Wake up, Prince Nicholas." I run to Nick and climb on the bed. I shook Nick and we all got started when he gasped really hard that he's been suffocated and he sat up. He's catching his breath as I help him sit up. "That's right take a deep breath." My Mamma said softly.

My Papà fetch water and gave it to Nicholas. Mamma move away as she whisper something to Papà.

"Why didn't you go away from him?" he asked me as he scoop my cheeks. "Don't scare me like that again." Abyss threaten Nick on his sleep and he saw everything happened in his mind with close eyes. Maybe Abyss show him worse than we are talking.

"I'm sorry." I look up at them.

"We will leave you both alone. Just scream if something bad is happening." Marcus told and I almost laugh at him. He smiled tightly. And they both left. I lean on the headboard with pillows at my back as I cradle him on my arms. He look so vulnerable and scared on whatever Abyss show him.

"I won't let him take you." He hug me and kiss my cheek.

"I won't let that happen too. Sleep now my Prince. We have a long day tomorrow."

"I don't think that I will be able to sleep." Whatever he say, I sang him a song that I don't even know for myself how to learn that. It was a lullaby and maybe Serina give me that song and boost me up just to help Nick. I had fallen asleep too in my own song and I feel lighter than before.

I woke up when the door open and Nick is still sleeping hugging me. The servants curtsied when they saw me and didn't even look on my face. Ruin runs and jump on the bed. I let them prepare our breakfast and few things like my clothes and Nick's clothes. I shove my face on his chest as Ruin lay down on my back and rested his chin over my side. My sweet wolf.

They left after preparing everything even my bath. That's their daily doing here.

"Good morning love. You know, I am quite hungry." He mutter. I giggle and move. I slipped off from bed and call Ruin.

"Get up now, Nicholas."

I practice my piece after eating breakfast and taking a bath. Nick also teach me how to dance waltz and their tango. It was not that easy but I feel like my body goes on the flow. The door open and a servant came running and whisper on my Mamma's ear. She look at me and told me to practice. And I did while she left.

"Would it be okay if we are not going together in the ball?"

"Yes." I told him to assure him.

"I badly wanted you to be my date."

"It is better to go there together with my Mamma and Papà. So people won't—"

"No love. Please, let's walk there together. We will be close to them." He begs with those sad eyes. Yeah, that won't hurt my plan. So I shrugged.

"Okay." I need to play my piece one last time. Marcus was on the piano table and I wonder why he's not with Mamma. He give me that nervous look and now I understand. He started playing the piano and I took my bow and violin and play along. The door opens and I can feel that aura… her aura. I didn't stop playing and look at Papà. I told him with my eyes not to stop playing and Nick covered himself to Marcus while I was at my back from the door playing it.

"Prince Nicholas." She said it softly with the hint of seduction. Eliza…

"Lady Eliza." he acknowledge. "I'm sorry if I have to say this, didn't the servant told you that nobody is allowed here?"

"Of course… I just insisted because of the beautiful music that is played. I'm sorry to interrupt."

I smirk when the door opens and closes.

"Milady," a servant interrupt. "The Royal tailor is here with your gown. Would you like to fit it?" I put down the bow and arrow and fix.

"Yes please. Send him on my room."

The servants help me put the clothes in lots of layers and as what my mother told them to never look or speak about my tattoos and look into my face. It was quite tight and my breast is pushed up. Damn! Did they learn not to breathe here? This clothes are like English.

"Wait! Why is it so tight?" I ask the tailor who never look into my face.

"Pardon, mademoiselle. Would you like it a little lose?"

"Yes, please! I can't breath and I am not comfortable." So they loosen it a little yet it look fantastic and he does something to keep my body shape. "Perfect, thank you." I said.

"Good then," he gave me the beautiful mask that is partnered on my fire color dress. I like fire color and it is glimmering too even in dark. "Parfait! Simple beauty," he took my chin and look at me in full of success. "But your tattoos…" he pointed my chest where my breast is being pulled up.

"Let it be, magnificent designer." I smiled at him. He nod with success and clapped his hand.

"Chaussures!" the servants bring the beautiful shoes that wasn't that tall but really beauty.

"Wow…" I admire and he offer his hand and bring me to the chair and he kneel putting it on my feet. "Beautiful!" I admire. Then he offer his hand again as he help me stood. Now he make me stand on the box wood like a very small stage in front of the mirrors. And he's adjusting something.

The door opens and Rosalinda and few servants brought food for me.

"Sorry, milady, but Princess said that Marcus will be joining you without Prince Nicholas."

"It's alright, Rosalinda. Don't be sorry." I told her with smile. She smile at me and walk toward me.

"Such a beauty…" she said with those admiration on her eyes.

"Thank you, Rosalinda."

After that, I removed the dress and they put it on the shape of lady's body that is made in wood but only the upper one. Marcus enter the room just right after I had put my clothes on. The servants left and Marcus pulled me a chair. I sat there and he sat on the chair beside me.

"Since we are both alone, we can spend this moment together."

"What does that mean?" I ask as I took the famishing dishes. I started eating while he is sipping on his wine.

"My angel. I had talk to your mother last night."

"Uhuh? Are you guys getting married?" he laugh at me.

"I wish but, my angel it is not that."

"Then what is it?"

"I need to leave after the festival."

I drop my fork and knife. He took my hand. He's leaving? But we just all get reunited?

"I'm sorry dove, I and Calixe need to find others. I have to find my relatives and other people who was banished from the five Kingdoms. Darkness is coming, we need to all fight together.

"Papà!" a tear fall from my eye and I don't know why I feel hurt. What if something bad happened to him? I will lose them both! I don't want that! "I am going to find them. Just don't leave, Mamma." He wipe my tear and shook his head.

"No, my angel. That won't do. I am destined and I have to do it because of my contract with Calixe."

"What contract?!" I found myself sobbing. It just hurts me so much and my stomach is clench like anytime soon I am going to vomit all the foods that I ate. Did Calixe threaten my Papà?!

"It's a contract that I am bounded with in exchange of seeing my love and you… he told me about having a daughter and I never expect that meeting my daughter would be wonderful beyond my imagination. I am happy to be with you and your Mamma. I need to pay Calixe and it is to find the others before that darkness happened."

"This is all unfair…" Unfair!