CHAPTER 32-NEXT, EASTERN MOONSUNE

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I feel some heat scorching up to my face. Nahihiya ako tangna, talaga naman. I crossed my arms aboved my chest and sneered at him and blow my cheeks"Okay you won!" I give up

"Innocent ey?"

"Stop teasing me. Gusto mo halikan pa kita ulit para manahimik ka?"

"Dare"

"Pakyu"

"Pak what?"

"Hatdog! Chee!"

He won and I didn't bothers to give him the answer but rather go back inside the tunnel alone. I want to make an impact and ruined their party.

We carried all the boxes that were brought by those men and surrounded each one to the stone, standing on the middle, there was a brazier. As we finished, Luna Crest haul me up to the tunnel to watch the ritual ceremony. I don't wanna missed it. It'll be a blast if they open that box and the captives are missing. Couldn't be more excited to see them in rage.

Someone poked my ass with a stick and I kick that person's face, it's a big blow because I feel that impact on my boots. I crawl to turn to see who it was and saw Luna Crest didn't expect that, there's blood ran down from his nostrils. The traces of my booths marks on his face. " Oh my god I'm so sorry"

"Izz okay. Duh feries are now shafe your highness" he said while pinching his nose. I crawl to him and it's a bit harder than I thought but I manage to turn and wipe his face. I keep on apologizing cause the blood keep dropping.

"Sensya na bat mo kase ako sinindot sa.."

"It was an accident my hand slipped"

"You shouldn't have poked me like that"

"I said my hand slipped"

"Ikaw pa talaga ang Galit?!"

"Ikaw nga yung sumisigaw sakin!"

"Okay fine! Ikaw ba naman sindutin sa pwet di kaba magagalit?!"

"I said it was an accident"

I roll my eyeballs and wipe the dirt off his face. He's just staring at me like hell! "What?"

"Nothing" he shortly replied. But his gaze didn't even change it gives a tingling feelings. Nakakaumay ang tingin niya pero binalewala ko nalang at narinig ko ang mga yapak ng mga paa na papasok ng silid. The place echoed and I let him past me before I turn back to my position.

We peeped down and saw nobles enters the room, watching the place with astonishment and excite. Line draw on my forehead to see an unusual people hiding on a maroon hood, gathering around the brazier one of them was carrying a torch and put it on the brazier. As the fire lit the other torches that were on the bracket lit up on its own like magic.

I saw Inavie from the crowd as he and the other men lean forward leaving other men behind and their ladies. They stood beside the box and has a keys on them.

His body might have standing still; directly at the ritual place but his eyes are roaming around the place, surveying an unfamiliar faces in the room and I know his sensing the miasma.

There are about thirteen stone with each boxes and thirteen escort standing beside it.

I covered the half of my face as the ashes reached our hiding place and it's burning my eyes. I saw how Inavie raise his head and saw a shock on his eyes as our eyes met. I put my point finger on my lips to give him a sign to hussed and he slightly move his head, like his nodding but in a different way, so no one would notice.

There are about seven people on a cloak and I felt Luna Crest's arm flinched.

I heard a murmuring voices from the seven people, like they're enchanting a spell. And they put out something on their cloak and it's a dagger. They began to walk around the fire and the voices became to loud and the other people joined. The pressure became uncomfortable and the grayish-black ashes turn into purple, like death was screaming from it. They cut themselves and let their blood dripped on the fire. They didn't stop and the ashes are creating an images until something came out; countless chains rose from the brazier, spreading across the room.

Like finding something. It stop on our direction and that made me trembles in fear but it's aiming to him not me, but Luna Crest mark lit and that chain ignores him. It crawls on the floor like a snake.

That's the chained use to locked the fairies and made them go astray and became the worst Erebus. Those chains are made from the ritual, means it's evil.

I heard Luna Crest groaned and he buried his head on my shoulder. It must be that miasma.  I reach on my handkerchief and cover his nose and mouth and that made him feel better.

I peeped again and the escort are ordered to open the box and the people inside became thrilled with excite. And as the box widely open the dismayed voices was heard to see there's nothing inside.

"Where are they?!"

"Check the cell!"

And that was a signal for me to go back to the room and pretended nothing happen. We heard the angry crowds and the voices decreases as we left the tunnel and then sealed it again and pushing the table to cover our traces. Luna Crest impressed me for finding this tunnel that leads to that room.

"Your highness I.." he stop and began to laughed at me.

"What? There's something on my face? Pakipahid ba pabor lang" I felt his big hands wiping the dirt on my cheek. While I brush the dirt of my clothes. His hands are gentle and it's warm. I can't help but to swear on my mind.

Keep it together Alex! He just caressed my cheek that made me look at him and my vision became foggy. My heart beats fast. From normal to hypertension.

Shit Luna Crest don't do this to me!! My inner self screaming but my voices are stuck!

I need to fight this temptation!! I remove my chin off his hand and I surprised him by putting my hands on his cheek while his bending down to me and he made that the same expression as I am. Now we're even..

"You think you can seduced me"

"Puff!!" I pull his face closer to mine and before he could resist I brush my lips to him and I heard his breath exerted. Thinning like a person whose about to loose his life.

"You asked for it" I said and those shock pupil became too deep. Too serious. And last thing I knew he devoured my lips in advance and my knees melted. I didn't expected it. I was just joking. I can feel his breath and taste his luscious lips and it's the same taste like that night.

But I woke up to my senses as he snap his finger infront of me, and that made me realize I was being delulu. Napahiya ako ng wala sa oras dahil sa imagination ko kanina. I hate my mind!

Someone knocked on the door and we replied fast and this person open the door and saw lord Francois reaction, his was stunned and Inavie snap him out from being shocked.

"Your highness!!" Lord Francois ran towards me and bowed his head and Inavie pat him " I can't forgive myself from loosing you that night.."

"It's okay Luna Crest save me.." lord recoil immediately and shook Luna Crest's arms in confusions

Prince Inavie came to me and kiss my forehead twice and ordered us to go back to the manor.

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Nagkagulo na sa kaharian at hindi na natuloy speech ng Grand duke. Inutusan naman ni Princess Maridel ang mga kawal na hanapin ang mga bihag at alam niyang nasa palasyo lang ito at hindi pa nakalabas o nakalayo.

Other nobles in the court were disappointed because they didn't have the chance to take a slight glance on the captived, especially that twin fairies. Nadismaya din ang iba at umuwi na.

The carriages move along. I became uneasy because Luna Vanessa and Luna Ziegler are missing. Prince Inavie ordered his few men to looked for them but failed. Tsaka wala nang ibang tao sa loob sure ako kase kanina pa ako nandun.

Palayo na kami ng palasyo na sakay ang karwahe laking pasalamat ni lord Francois sa kanya at na maintain niya ang kanyang posisyon. As the lord of Bel'air. Loosing me will loose his power and that's cruel enough.

The carriage stop and the Coachman open the door and I saw four men outside holding a lanterns on them. Lumabas din si Inavie at may parang mahaba silang pinag uusapan. Hintay kolang siya at napalingon kami ni Luna Crest ng pumasok na siya.

"My dear" Inavie breaks the silence.

"Yes?"

"Lord Francois and his men found them"

"Really?! Where are they gone?" Sabay naman kami at tinarayan niya ako ng tingin. He shifted his gaze back to the window, crossing his arms below his chest. No bang problema nito sakin? Kanina pa akong sinusungitan.

I turn my face to Inavie "So where?"That piqued my interest. "Where are they?" I asked desperately and he gave me an old style paper and I open it, flabbergasted because I didn't expected that  "Not the Moonsune" I said like I'm about to hit a tantrums. "Pano sila napunta sa Moonsune?"

"My men reported the disappearance of this two. They were last seen beside the iron portcullis and four men push them inside the carriage and left"

Damn I thought I'm through. Guess what another pain in the neck.

Well then, let's just consider that as part of an adventure. But Moonsune is not a place for a lady. But I'm a lady on a mission.

"Fine, I'm going to Moonsune"