Ch 194: Apologies

Wednesday, the 9th rolled in fast for the second week of September. So far the weather has been warm this month. Another clear blue sunny sky greeted today's forecast. Just to enjoy what is left of these last sunny warm days, before fall brings the chilly wind and rainy weather. Today after class, Nora and I decided to work outside at this picnic table nearby her dorm.

The spot was nicely shaded from the tree that was changing its leaf color into this beautiful yellow before they initially fall.

"I'll be back, I need to get something from my dorm," Nora said, standing up.

Before she walked off I replied. "Sure, I'll be here working on how we survived the plane wreck."

"Ok," I heard her voice amble off.

After that, I heard myself writing out notes. Along with some birds chirping in the tree. And somewhere nearby, I heard squirrels fighting over an acorn. It was slightly distracting but I didn't mind. Overall, being outdoors was peaceful after how my life had taken such an unexpected twist.

I thought when I felt the picnic table sway. Since Nora was sitting next to me, I knew it wasn't her. My heart ached and I embraced myself to see Orlando or one of my friends, whom I can't talk to anymore.

I veered up and narrowed my eyes in annoyance at this intrusion. Rome and Jack both take a seat across from me. I looked back at my notebook and hoped they'd take the hint and go.

"What's up, Princess?" Rome asked sociably but I still ignored him.

Jack exhaled, "Come now, Victoria. You can't stay mad at us forever."

Dishearten, I bit my bottom lip and glared at them, but they gave me pouty puppy dog eyes. However, I wasn't in any mood to cut them a break.

"Watch me!" I slashed my feelings like a blade. "I trusted you, Jack, to get me the morning-after pill but instead you only misled me! Now I'm pregnant with this..." I couldn't even finish my sentence with Jack, so I glowered at Rome. "And you played a sick prank on me that lead me to think I could reject Kai! Your little joke made a mockery out of me!"

Firstly, Rome and Jack kinda glanced about since eyes were staring at us weirdly because I told them off fairly raucously. Other than seeing I was furious. Nobody fully heard what was being said because they were only bypassing us within the general vicinity.

Jack sighed, stressing, "I know you feel like I betrayed you but I cannot cross Kai, or else I would have opposed. However, it's out of my boundary because Royals are accepted to have babies right away."

I rolled my eyes, not caring to hear this excuse as Rome apologized. "And I admit, I took my joking a little too far but you can't hate me for being myself." I glared ghastly at his epic failure to apologize. "Or maybe you can," Rome added to understand I was very much irritable.

So Jack tried again. "You can be mad at us and hate us forever but it doesn't change the fact that we care about you. Rome and I will always have your back."

"I don't wanna be mad forever but next time consult me, Jack," I told him and then looked at Rome. "I don't expect you to be someone you aren't but don't make jokes about my lack of knowledge with what I've learned recently."

Perhaps it was the pregnancy hormones or I found a soft spot in my heart for their attempt to apologize and explain their actions.

"Alright, that's fair enough, Princess," Rome chuckled a smile and Jack agreed with him. Then Nora came back out with a pencil pouch.

"Oh, I didn't know you had company," Nora said shyly and blushing red over Rome and Jack.

Although I was slightly worried since they are vampires and she can't know that or else she's dead.

"Yeah, this is Jack and Rome," I awkwardly introduced. "They work for my husband. This is Nora, my assigned partner for this journal project we are working on."

"Nice to meet you, Nora," Jack held out his hand and politely greeted her.

"Same here," Rome childishly waves his hand with this flirty smirk on his face.

"Nice to meet you guys," Nora said with an anxious tone. "Is anybody hungry?"

I could tell she was googling over them and didn't know what to do with herself. Meanwhile, I just wanted to get rid of them.

"They were just lea..." I tried saying but Rome interrupted.

"I love food!" He announced, gleefully dancing his flirting brows at her.

"Ok, I'll order pizza and grab snacks," Nora nervously tucked a hair behind her ear before she adjusted her big glasses. Then she waddled away nearly tripping on her long brown skirt.

Once she was gone, I looked at them scolding. "I accept your apologies! Now leave! The last thing I need is Rome flirting with her!"

Of course, they both laughed at me. "Relax Princess, she isn't my type," Rome chuckled.

And I couldn't stop my sassy mouth, "Oh, I'm sorry her butt isn't sticking out of her skirt and her boobs aren't popping out of her bra!"

Rome turned pinkish and bit his bottom lip when he looked down at his hands on the table, and fought his hardest not to laugh.

"Sleazy girls aren't my type either, Princess," Rome shared when he brought his head upward and chuckled.

"Nope, they are the ones you take a bit out of," Jack teased when he bites the air with his normal teeth to imitate his coaxed meaning.

Yeah, I knew he wasn't entirely kidding but I couldn't sass anything more because Nova came back with loads of tiny chip bags, Cheetos, and whatever else she could carry. Rome popped open a bag of chips and started pigging out with Nora. I nibbled on a bag of Cheetos but Jack didn't touch anything. Now I can recall, never once have I seen Jack eat human food like Kai. Which tells me, he solely thrives on blood. Whereas others might eat both. Either way, I read in those vampire books that all vampires and vampiresses need blood, or else they dry out like mummified corpses and remain dormant. Till blood enters their mouths. Theoretically, it's what Kai did to himself, I thought when remembering when I found Kai's mummified body inside that chamber in Egypt. Who knows how long he stayed in that detained sleep?