Love With In Time

I've been struggling for God knows since when. At the same time I keep on yelling and crying as I watched horrified as how my Family have been kneeling, crying and begging for their lives with the evil creature in front of them.

"What's your decision?" a question is being asked. While his weapon was pointed at my Aunt.

"STOP. I'm begging you, please stop. Don't do this to my family. Please." All I could do is beg for him to stop what he's been doing.

But to No avail this demon has already set his mind. "Your decision will determine the fate of the people in your household. So think carefully, Young lady."

"Zi Yan, don't."

"Āyí" ----> (Aunty)

"Don't let him do what he wants. Don't worry about us." Her smile breaks my heart. I know she' as horrified as everyone else in the room. But she is still keeping her posture and demeanor.

"But...."

"One" The demon began to count.

"Just a moment."

"two."

"please."

"THREE." He shouted.

As he shouted his count. I as well already made my decision. "I'LL MARRY YOU." I cried as I stopped him from his plan. "I'm going to marry you. So, please stop. Let them go."

"Zi Yan." My Aunty calls me.

I looked at him while still trying to get out of the grip of one of the staff of the person who was planning to kill the people in our place where I lived. "Let go of me! ! !" I struggle.

"Āyí."

"Zi Yan." My Aunty hugged me as we continued to cry on her almost death. "Why did you do that? Why?"

A while later when everyone has already gathered their composure. Though everyone of my family are still shaken of what happened. I asked him to let me talked to them first before I went ahead and go with him. The two of us entered a room where me and my Aunt would be able to talk.

"Zoraya."

"Aunt."

My Aunty approached me and she kissed me again. "My dear, why did you do that?"

"Aunty, this is the only way for you to live with others. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you because of me." I forced a smile to let my Aunt know that this is the best decision we can make as of the moment.

"But the path you entered is dangerous. It's more dangerous if you would stay with him. You can't die here! This is not your time."

I wiped away my tears and smiled at her bitterly. "Compare with the two of us you deserve more to live, Aunty. You are the only key to the tunnel and with out you, I will not be able to return to our own world as well. So, you have to live more than I do."

"You don't know their Sect. They are as brutal as their names, even their relatives would die just to keep the power with in them. Your life inside that palace is more dangerous."

I turned my back on my Aunty so she couldn't see the dread in my eyes. "I'm not sure he'll leave me. He's going here and doing stupid things like this means he really wants me. I'm sure he'll take care of me. They'll tear you apart"

"You don't know that."

Again I faced her and now I responded with a forced smile. "I'll be fine, Aunty. Don't worry. Anyway, any moment or time now the portal will also open. All we have to do is wait and when that time comes, we can go home. And we'll leave everything behind." I gave her a proper argue about our plan.

"It's been a long time since the portal opened, Zoraya. This is the only time that it has been closed for so long and we don't know when it will open. As well as what happened, this is also the first time since I've been the guarding the portal that it let someone who is not a guardian enter the portal."

I cupped her hands and hold it tenderly. "Maybe I have a destiny to fulfill here that's why it let me in." As I looked around I murmured to my selft and hoping. "I just hope this is not that destiny."

She looked into my eyes. I can see in her the anguish of what is happening between the two of us. "I hope so. Because I will not forgive myself if something will happen to you here."

"I'll be fine. Your niece is strong enough to concur this kind of things."

He took my two hands and gently squeezed them. "I'm so sorry Zoraya."

"It's not your fault" I assured her of what is about to happen to me. I promised her that everything would be fine and I would be okay in the new home I was going to enter.

We were still talking when someone suddenly opened the door and entered without even saying anything.

"Aren't you really polite?" I sarcastically tell him. When we were in the situation where he is pointing his sword to my family I am scared as hell. But now that it all passed out I no longer have to be frightened about him. All I could feel right now is anger and disdain towards him.

"Everything's ready." He answered in a voice that was really impatient.

I stood up and started walking. But Aunty stopped me from walking towards him.

"Zi Yan." she said in a low voice.

I looked down and smiled at her "Everything will be alright." After I comforted her. I looked at the demon in front of me. I made sure to show in my eyes how I feel about him. The hatred and anger I feel for him. "Make sure when we leave nothing bad will happen to my Family." I order him.

"I'm keeping my words. I hope you do the same."

He tried to hold me on my arm but I quickly pulled my body away from him. "Don't touch me."

"I'm going to marry you so why would not I be able to hold you?"

I looked at him dead straight in the eyes. "Here's what you need to remember Young Master, only my status can be changed but not the way how I looked and feel about you. Because of this marriage that you forced me, I promised you not a single day will I make you feel how hell my life has been because of you."

His gaze darkened on me. It was a sign that he was insulted by what I said but I continued to say what I was saying. "So don't regret later that you married me."

He approached with heavy steps that all I could do is backed away once more. But this time he forcefully pulled my waist and he smiled at me. "I'm sure I wouldn't regret it." Shivers immediately came running through my spine. I felt disgusts just by looking at him.

After he said his words he also quickly let go of me and started walking out of the room. Though every step I make is as heavy as I can hold. I still followed him.

"How did I end up in this situation?"