BLESSED WITH MORNING KISSES

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For a minute Vilian was silent in a daze, heaving for air, trying to think of what was happening to her.

"W...what Ju..just happened?" she asked, her eyes widened, gasping for air.

"That is what I wanted to know? Why the hell did you scream?" Though he questioned it that way, he asked her holding her hand in concern.

"I... I... you..." she tried to form words but could not. Astrel handed her a glass of water and said her to calm down which she did.

Taking a deep breath, she looked into his eyes which were calm, much calm compared to her horror-filled eyes. She was turned pale in fear. "When you said the word dark creatures, I not... only heard your voice but... heard a woman whispering it too... and said something else, which I could not understand. It was not understandable. It was a very foreign language," she said, this time she was the one holding onto Astrel's hands as she trembled in fear and suddenly remembered a flash which she didn't exactly know whether was it just her figment out in fear or was it for real. She saw herself answering a phone call and heard the same garbling whispers and Astrel coming to stand beside her.

Vilian looked at Astrel and said,

"I remember something like I was answering a call. I guess it's a part of the incident in my room. I heard the same garbles when I was answering a phone call, and you came to stand beside me. Did something same as this happen earlier?" She asked, reminding Astrel of the earlier incident. Now it was all clear why she fainted, he thought. It was the same thing that had happened that made him frown.

He looked down at her and said,

"It's better that you take a rest. All your questions can be answered tomorrow," he said and was ready to leave her side, but she didn't leave his hand, holding onto it tight and looking into his eyes with her teary doe-like eyes, which were pleading.

"Please stay beside me till I fall asleep..." she whispered, looking down. Astrel was bewildered, not expecting her to behave. She was looking so vulnerable. Sighing softly, he nodded his head and came up to stay beside the girl till she fall asleep. He could not believe he was doing this.

Tired of all the events within a few passing minutes, Vilian fell into a deep slumber. Her chest rhythmically undulated up and down matching her steady breath. Falling into some serious thoughts he heard her breathing steady and was to leave her side but realized her hand still tugging on to his sleeves which he didn't take note of earlier. Slowly taking off her hand, he took the blanket that was lying beside her and covered her with it. Her golden hair was spread all over the pillow messily in a spiral manner covering half of her face.

Astrel's hands itched to slide her hair away from her face. He tried to control himself but could not and ended up sliding her hair strands behind her pinkish ears. Under the golden lights and candles that were lit, her skin glowed flawlessly beautiful. She looked cute and vulnerable in her slumber, curled like a fur ball under the duvet.

Astrel stood silently by the bed and gazed at the sleeping woman for a long time. Gazing at her exposed nape a small frown etched in between his eyebrows. He gazed at her for a little bit more with an unfathomable expression and left the room as he had never visited in the first place.

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A mottle of baby hue and white blended fashioning the favorite morning grey adorned the newborn sky. Peeking through the blueish white curtains, playing hide and seeks from time to time with the sleeping figure and awakening her from her slumber the sun-blessed her with sweet morning kisses. She squirmed from her sleep and sat upright with a yawn forming, which she covered with the back of her palm.

Stretching her limbs she turned to her left only to scream out loud, startled by the figure in front of her. It was no one other than her reflection reflecting on the mirror of the dressing table. Her hair was turned into a mess worst than a bird's nest. There were drooling stains on her cheeks and lips. She could not believe herself drooling during her sleep which she had never done before.

"Good morning Mi'lady," two voices came once again startling her, she gasped. Two young fair maids dressed in a similar colonial blue gown and white apron draped around their waist, neatly braided into short, greeted her with a bow.

Vilian greeted her back making both the maids have taken aback. They gave a shocking look at her and looked at each other not able to believe what they heard.

Giving an uneasy smile, Ella was the one to speak first.

"Mi'lady, we are assigned to help you with your chores," said Ella and bowed her head.

"Yes, Mi'lady. I'll be preparing your bath," said the other maid and left behind a door which Vilian took note of, only now and glanced at Ella who was now looking at her in a daze while draping the curtains aside. The maid immediately shook her head snapping off from her daze once she noticed the lady glancing at her.

Ella bowed her head and spoke,

"Apologies, Mi'lady. I'll get you your dress," she said and left the room. Vilian did not know what to do. She was left alone in the room with nothing to do and not having to do anything she walked towards the windows that reached the ceiling and opened the window.

Breeze hit her face bringing a beautiful smile to the girl's face. She could hear the birds chirping their morning songs while collecting food to survive their day. Mist covering the blue sky and some of the birds flying above the sky spending their freedom to the highest content.

Enjoying the morning sight she looked down to gasp at the sight showcasing. A garden filled with velvety blue roses bloomed. Misty dues lying above their petals. Yellow buzzing bees sitting on the flower petals were sucking nectar from the nectar-flowing flowers. Vilian glanced at the side figure of a handsomely muscular man standing amidst the blue rose garden. The man was outstandingly carrying an elegance in him under the newly born sunshine.

He was conversing with a red-headed man who was also looking lean and handsome. Making an end to their talk, the red-headed man patted Astrel's shoulder and retreated from the stoned alley in the garden. Inhaling the garden flowers from where he was, the breeze swaying along with his inky black hair. He ran his long fingers through the already ruffled hair pushing it back and inserted both of his hands in his trouser pockets. He looked more enchanting than the mesmerizing rose garden amidst it.

As if sensing someone's gaze on him, he turned around and directly gazed at Vilian. Vilian's breath hitched. She felt like her heart stopped beating the instant she met his sharp gaze.

Astrel smirked at her making her step back, away from the window, and she bumped into someone making her turn around.

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Author's thoughts:

Dear readers,

One day you're gonna have everything that you prayed for(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ Have faith in it and never give up. Till then, just Chillax lovelies

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much love,

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