The Dark Prince

     "Malia! Malia! It is time to wake up!" I heard Flynn's soft voice so near my right ear. He is trying to wake me up, but I still wanted to stay in this wilderness being wrapped in his strong arms, I pretended to be asleep. Then I felt him tickled me by giving me a featherlight kiss on the back of my ear to my neck, while his fingers are tracing the right side of my stomach.

I erupted to laughter, then I face him and I started kissing his neck and his face when, he captured my lips with his hungry mouth, he connected his lips with mine, and we shared a passionate kiss. His tongue slipped past my teeth, and twirled into my mouth and I followed his lead, he played with my tongue sweetly, I really miss the taste of his lips and tongue terribly.

Then he sat on the bed and lifted me up to sit on his lap facing him, we continue kissing each other, and we both moaned together, once again I felt a warm tingling sensation all over my body. He puts his left hand on the back of my head, while the other hand is busy stroking my thigh, I moved my body and pulled him closer to me.

"Wow! This is really a good morning, and I am sorry for disrupting your private moment, but we have a problem." Said Declan who is now standing beside our bed looking so fresh.

I immediately get up from Flynn's lap, and sit beside him, I felt my whole body flushed with embarrassment, but he took my hand and stroked it gently, and looked at his cousin a little annoyed.

   "You really know how to make an entrance Declan, you are really fantastic with timing, what it is?" He asked him irritated.

    "I am sorry, okay? But the Seer said we should be moving, the Dark Prince is coming on his way, she has a vision of his disciples scattered around the forbidden forest." Declan said worried.

We don't have a choice, but to follow Declan to where Analiza and the wolves are waiting for us, Flynn changed my clothes into comfortable dress, how I wish I can wear my jeans and T-shirt and sneakers so that it would be easy for me to move around, but wearing my new clean clothes is enough compared to my school uniform.

We get out from our hiding place and started to move south, according to Wolzick, we should get near to the border of the Magical Forest, maybe there we can create a gateway to the other side, or it is possible for us to pass through to the magical forest, the forbidden forest is looming with magical beasts.

I am still not use in the wilderness, especially the place we are trekking have so much bad energy, I can feel it within my core. The Alpha and his pack, are walking quickly ahead of us, to give us heads up if there is possible danger ahead. Flynn is still holding my hand, and he took care of the twigs, logs and other plants that blocked our way, so that we can go on smoothly. Declan and Analiza is walking silently behind us.

"Duck everyone!" Wolzick shouted from a distance, then I can see them fighting the big black bees that attack them. The wolves turn themselves into giant form again. His pack is fighting for their lives. I hate thinking why on earth all the animals and insects here are all so big, why can't they just be normal.

All the wolves were surrounded by the giant bees, the black bees stung the wolves, and they fall to the ground unconscious. Analiza said all the creatures within the forbidden forest are poisonous. The most deadly is the venom of the Black Serpent, their kind is almost extinct.

According to her it made the Goddess so sad losing the black serpent clan on her side, because they used to obey her command, but the dark king was able to lure the black serpent king and follow his orders.

"Malia! Please stay close with Declan, I need to help Wolzick, because his pack is losing." He looked at me tenderly, then he kissed me on the lips quickly, and he left at my side at once, and help Wolzick fight the giant bees, I can see that our enemies are not only bees, now I can see giant spiders circling us from the big trees moving downward to our directions.

Now black fogs started creeping from the forest ground, and I can feel the dark energy becoming stronger in every heartbeat of my heart. I feared that someone is coming, then I can't see Flynn and Wolzick anymore, the dark mists keep them hidden from my sight.

"Malia, Analiza just stay close with me, someone is approaching." Declan said in a low voice, then I hold the hand of Analiza, I don't want Flynn to see me with my real wings but I don't have a choice but to use my power, but before I can spread my wings strong hands hold me captive, and I can feel that the three of us has been bound together by a dark rope.

"So naughty Princess, now you really made me angry." Hearing his voice made my knees trembling with fear again, I am just glad that Flynn is not with us. The dark king disciple is so powerful that right away, he immobilized us, he quickly made a portal, and we have been thrown inside a vortex, the three of us swirled rapidly and it made me so dizzy. Then I almost cried in pain when our bodies hit the stone flooring of the cave, once more we are back from where we came from as hostages.

    He broke the dark rope that bound the three of us, I sighed with relief, but it was only temporary for he binds us tightly again individually. I can't move my body same with my two companions.

     "You are very brave to escape huh! But you are smart for you were able to get out from here alive and you tried to save the life of the Seer, that is so heroic, but it was futile, because look at you now, you are in this dungeon again." He laughed hideously.

    "For how many times I told you, I am not a Princess." I told him angrily, I hate myself for putting everyone's life in danger again, I am thinking about Flynn and Wolzick still fighting the dark bees and spiders, I am hoping that they will be fine.

    "You can't lie to me Princess, and you made the Prince of Erthesia came all the way from the academy thinking that he is brave enough to save you, and face me and my men, he is so pathetic, I am wondering how he is going to fight all the beasts that surrounded him right now, their bites and stings are poisonous, don't worry, he will be with you in a short while, if he is still alive, so just relax over there." He said looking at me curiously.

    "Who are you?" I asked him bravely.

    "Oh! Sorry Princess for being so rude for not introducing myself to the future Crown Princess of our Kingdom, I am Walter, the protector and personal royal guard of your future husband Prince Lucian." He said smiling at me.

   "You were so lucky last time at Kentro, I was not able to capture you because of your friends, but having a good relationship with one of your classmates can be so handy, jealousy can make someone mad. I pity her, but who cares as long as our agreement was realized." He spoke loudly that his voice echoed around the cave. His men are still standing outside our cell, and some of them are guarding the entrance of the dungeon.

     "What do you want from me? Why can't you let my friends go? You already have me, why keep them hostage?" I asked him consecutively.

      "You can ask the Dark Prince later Princess, but if you want my point of view, it is simple, the Dark Lord wanted his revenge for a long time now, that is why no matter how you made me so angry from escaping, I can't use my power in you, only the Prince and the King of the dark realm can touch or hurt you, but I am positive that our prince will like you to be his wife." He said to me in terrifying manner.

   "Your father was a clever man, I have been entrusted by our King to find you. We searched all the hills and mountains of Erthesia Land, all the kingdoms has spies, but who could have thought that you were brought by him to the mortal world. I should have known, it would be so fun chasing you out there, it would be so entertaining, making chaos in your peaceful world." I can see him smiling widely by just thinking of destroying the land of the mortals, they are really evils.

"It is so sad, that your father died in the name of love, loving you and your mother was his first priority, such a pity. He was such a powerful man, he can marry again and have many children, but he chose death by following your mother into the dark kingdom alone." He said pacing back and forth.

   "He left his kingdom in the hands of his good friend, I don't know if he was in his right mind. In this land you only need power and fame, the rest will follow, but it seems our Dark King is also in love with your mother, actually for me they are both pathetic, willing to do and risk everything in the name of love." He said shaking his head.

"It seems you always keep your friends in danger Princess, when you are with them, you make them suffer, that is so sad." He said changing the topic, while he shot a baleful glance at the direction of Declan and Analiza. I know he is trying to provoke me.

I wanted to answer him about his comments about my father's love to me and to my mother, but before I can utter a word, I sensed a very strong dark aura coming inside the cave dungeon.

    "That is enough Walter, get out from there." Ordered by the newcomer, whose voice is very calm yet very scary, I haven't notice him arrived, his movements can be so fluid, that I didn't able to detect any motion, all I felt is his black energy, when I looked at him, he has a set of brilliant and fierce black eyes, his gaze is hypnotic in a different way, his face is very attractive too. He is tall as Declan, he has colorful wings that outlined with black color, and looks so young too, I think we have the same age.

    "So, this is the Erthesia's precious little thing." He said, asking Walter with a smirked in his face.

    "Yes! Prince Lucian." Replied Walter, who is now standing outside our cell. I give up thinking, a way to escape again, our chance to run away dropped to 1%, now that the Dark Prince is added to their group. I can't defeat him and Walter, how much more they have nine muscular men with them, I started to panic, and hyperventilate, I just need a strategy, I can't go to the dark realm, I will not be a slave of their kingdom.

I have to save Flynn first, I need to be patient for now, Prince Lucian is looking at me with longing and desire in his eyes that made my whole body trembled with fright.