Memories: The Unexpected

Irla is standing in garden behind the castle, singing as she admires the flowers. She is wearing plane white dress with blue sandals. A large green sunhat with a flower. Her red hair flutters beautifully in the wind. Her ruby red eyes clitter as she lifts her gaze to the clear blue sky.

She senses the calm ohra behind her and turns to know who it is but the wind blows away her hat. She runs to catch it and like the beginning of a classic romance novel, her hat is picked up by a her soon to be partner. She raises he gaze to meet her gaze to see the face of her hero. Large towering and strong looking body of a fit man. Orange hair and eyes that looked just like scorching fire. The prime who was only second in power to his majesty himself. The king of Scorching Heat, Lord Helios Arovena.

"Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you expected someone else to show up. A lover perhaps?" He teased Irla with an amused smile.

Irla didn't expect that someone like Lord Heli would show up at the emperor 's castle during this period of time. She was startled and stumbled backwards quickly. That was because just like with her father, she has never sensed a prime 's power.

Though the visit by any prime wasn't expected at all, Lord Heli 's appearance is something that doesn't come across as a surprise. Among the primes, he is that one misfit who acts as he pleases. Unless Zarten forcibly or seriously gets him to obey laws, he cares little to almost not caring about them.

"I apologize for the rudeness my lord." Irla averts her gaze by looking down and apologising. She is holding her breath as if hoping for something. Lord Heli laughs at her show of courtesy. He simply walks towards her and puts her hat on the head and leaves.

"I told you that kind of behaviour will get you nowhere. Visit my world when you have time. Maybe you'll even get you back into shape." He waves his hand as he walks away.

Irla took a deep breath watching him walk away. "Thank God he said nothing about training with him."

"Why? Is he such a bad teacher?"

"The training is just too much for any normal person. His soldiers are basically—" She holds her breath when she notices she should be alone, but there is someone by her side. She turns her head to see Ryuga standing right by her side eating sweets with a carefree expression.

In frustration, she punches him in the stomach and walks away leaving him to slump to the ground covering his mouth to avoid spitting the sweets.

"Wow she's strong. At least she's a lady who respects to national treasure." Ryuga gets up and dusts himself. "Even if she's mad, she should show mercy to the weak." He speaks turning to follow Irla.

"Why are you following me?" She asks in an annoyed voice.

"I don't know. But if I were to say. I'd say, it's because you're beautiful." Ryuga 's complement caught her off guard and she gulped down and coughed, barely tripping over too. "I really just came to ask you out on a date. But your singing was so beautiful I chose to just not interrupt you. Honestly, you also looked so beautiful." a tender tone delivers these words like music to Irla 's ears.

"Singing? Wait a minute, how long have you been watching me. And how come I never noticed you?" She bombarded him with questions in embarrassment.

"I think it was since you walked into the garden holding a blue rose. I've never seen anyone else admire it like you did." Ryuga made eye contact with her. Surprisingly, it was the first time they looked at each other so close.

As they locked for the first time, both of them began to see one another as a handsome man and beautiful woman. Their hearts beat together as their breaths slowly increases. A short moment felt like an eternity as their hearts pounded in their chests.

Irla blinked multiple times before catching her breath. She immediately used her<Axis-Star > and took a step back. As if teleportation, she appeared a good distance away from Ryuga and quickly ran into the castle. She ran up the stairs without taking a break. Under her breath she chanted "I'm not in love, I'm not in love, I'm not in love…..". Because of her tone, one could think her life depended on it.

She got into her room and closed the door behind her. She rested her back against it and took a few deep breaths before rushing to her bedside and taking gulps in a glass of water. She fanned for air with her hands and took a seat on the bed.

Irla then closed her eyes to rest her mind. A small breeze of air washed over her skin and she smiled. "Maybe you should be getting ready for our date. It's not nice to be stood up. At least,,,, I think so." A voice rang in her head. It was Ryuga 's voice which sounded so close to her it was almost as if he was right by her side.

She opens her eyes out of pure curiosity. The moment her eyes open, Ryuga 's face comes into her sight. She quickly sits with wide eyes and opens her mouth to shout but Ryuga raises a finger and interrupts.

"If you intend to shout, heeeeelp! Or something along the lines of leave my room! You probably shouldn't. The worst case scenario is that I'll be executed on the spot. But you'll be known for taking commoners into your room. I don't see that ending well at all." With his advice given, Ryuga smiles looking at Irla.

She simply takes a deep breath and covers her face with her hands. "What did you say you wanted again?"

"Just to spend one whole day with me. I promise I'll try to make it fun." Ryuga smiles turning his head to the side.

"Fine. I'll do it. So get out so I can change."

"I don't think we have time for that. We'll just visit a clothing shop on the way. And, Allura is on the way anyway." Ryuga holds her hand and pulls her up.

He opens the window widely and carries Irla in his arms. He jumps out of the window and uses <Flight > to fly to the gate of Astron.

"How foolish. If you intend to have fun, you should avoid the guards. Those soldiers won't let you pass without any escort."

"Then we'll just have to be one of them if we are to leave alone." Ryuga responds to Irla and casts an illusion spell <Mask >. His presence and energy are completely hidden. He and Irla walk towards the gate in the appearance of soldiers. The soldiers greet them cheerfully and open the gate when they see them.

"Thank you my brother. I'll see you soon, I just have to get my son to school, and I'll be back to switch up the shifts." Ryuga speeks to the soldiers, still disguised as he pulls Irla to move faster. He broke the spell when he thought they were out of their sight.

They walked into a crowd and that led into the marketplace. They went to get Irla some clothes. Like a normal girl, she tried out as many clothes as she could before buying. One by one she pulled them out and showed off to Ryuga who just sat down bored. He was just like a lion being shown cabbage.

Finally, she picked out an outfit. Their date may now begin. and hopefully, it may be memorable. Even if it's just a single moment of it. Ryuga hoped in his heart.

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