The Prince's Soulmate - S01 E39

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The Prince's Soulmate - S01 E39

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 39

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The day ended up flying by pretty fast. It felt good talking to Melissa and Callie without holding back any secrets. Just letting everything flow was nice. I said goodbye to them after school before going to find Kevin.

"If Ashton tries anything funny, just kick him where the sun doesn't shine," Melissa cautioned.

I met up with Kevin and Ashton in the parking lot. I was tempted to knock the smirk off Ashton's face that kept getting bigger and bigger.

We were walking towards the cars when a loud voice shouted, "Ashton, wait!"

I knew that voice. Great, it would be so nice running into her here.

Nicole showed up with her two sidekicks, Ramona and Alexis. Thing 1 and Thing 2 as Callie called them. Nicole gave me an openly dirty look before sashaying over to Ashton.

"Are you leaving already?" she asked knotting her hands around his neck.

"Yeah."

"I wish I could come with you, but I have practice now."

"Unfortunate."

"I can always come over later tonight though," she said, trailing a finger down his shirt.

I looked away, and Kevin realized that I must be feeling uncomfortable and decided to walk me over to his car.

"Hey, Kevin," she called with a wave before we could get very far.

Kevin rolled his eyes, clearly annoyed. She gave me a cold once over and then laughed. She redirected her attention to Ashton and gave him a deep kiss. My heart felt like it broke into pieces and shattered to the floor.

"C'mon," Kevin whispered and wrapped an arm around my shoulder, turning me away.

I tore my eyes away from the scene in front of me and walked with Kevin towards his car. He opened the door for me and I got in numbly.

"Liz..."

I shook my head and forced a dazed smile. "I'm okay. She is his girlfriend."

"Yes, but you're his soulmate," he said angrily. He looked back at them through his mirror and his face was disgusted and angry.

I forced another smile. "That doesn't mean anything. Besides, she's really pretty."

Kevin leaned over and ruffled my hair, "And you're drop dead gorgeous. Now tell me how your day went."

He drove off and I breathed a sigh of relief and started talking.

Kevin took extra care to drive at a compromised speed that was neither too fast for me nor too slow for him. He kept glancing at me, ruffling my hair and making lame jokes until I ended up laughing at one of them.

We ended up reaching the palace grounds after Ashton, which wasn't that surprising since he probably defied all traffic laws with his fast driving. I wondered if the need for speed was an Origen thing.

He was slouching on his car, twisting his ring and looking bothered. He walked towards us after we exited the car. He seemed to say something to Kevin using telepathy, and although Kevin still didn't seem pleased with him, he nodded. I didn't bother to inquire what that was about.

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Ashton and Nicole were together, it was weird if I let it bother me like this. I was just upset that Ashton played with my feelings yesterday as if they were his toys. I tried to remove the negative thoughts out of my head and focused on the positives.

I would see Brooke today and spend the evening with her. That was enough to make me feel better. I put on a smile and entered the house.

In the living room, Ashton's parents were talking and at the same time trying to comfort a crying Brooke.

Ashton seemed to immediately recovered his senses. He rushed over to them, shooting a distrustful glare in the king's direction.

"What's wrong with her?"

"Brooke has a toothache and a headache," Mrs. DeLorentes explained as she rocked Brooke back and forth. "Unfortunately, she will not be able to play today. I will be calling the royal physician to come see her."

At this, Brooke erupted into another series of wailing.

I walked closer and smiled at her. "Hi, Brooke," I spoke softly. She quieted down a bit and looked at me with tears streaming down her face.

"I kept my promise to come and play with you today, see? I want you to get better soon, and so does Kevin and your mom and dad and brother."

Brooke sniffed "I'm scared to go the doctor," she sobbed.

"It's okay to be scared," I told her, "But the doctor is your friend, they're going to make you feel all better again."

She didn't look so sure.

"Am I scary?" I asked, giving her a smile.

Brooke shook her head.

"I'm going to be a doctor, and help everyone to feel better again," I said. "And when you get better, I'll come back to play with you whenever you like."

Brooke looked up at me with bright eyes and offered me a brave smiled. "Okay, Elizabeth."

"You're the bravest princess I know," I smiled, lightly brushing her hair. This calmed her down considerably.

"I'm ready to go now," she told her parents bravely.

Mrs. DeLorentes thanked me gratefully and the king told me he was sure I'd make a fine doctor. We waved goodbye to Brooke as they left to take her to the royal physician.

I let out a breath, and looked at Kevin and Ashton. "I guess I should go then."

"Liz, you were amazing with her," Kevin grinned. "It's hard to believe that you're an only child. You handled that well."

"Thank you," Ashton said. His eyes were earnest.

"Wow, Ashton thanking me? The world must be coming to an end," I laughed. "You don't have to thank me for something like this. I hope Brooke feels better soon."

Before Ashton could respond, he glanced at the door. In a few seconds the guy whose name I think was Jackson came in. He looked somewhat surprised to see me, but smiled.

"Hello, Elizabeth."

"Hi. Jackson, right?"

"Right," he smiled. "Ashton, we need to discuss some matters concerning the new laws. You too Kevin."

Ashton looked like he had something else to say to me, but then sighed. "Elizabeth, you can entertain yourself here," he said. "Or you can have a look around. Just don't go too far and don't talk to anyone."

I nodded.

Jackson looked at me. "I'm sorry for taking them away so suddenly."

"That's okay," I smiled. "I came here to see Brooke anyways."

He nodded at me and then made his way up the stairs with the guys.

"If you need anything, just call," Kevin said.

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After staying indoors for twenty minutes, I was getting bored, so I decided to explore the grounds. I made sure that I had my phone with me and then set out on an adventure. Or as adventurous as walking on a straight path could be.

I wondered where the other guys like Raúl and Beau were. They lived near here, but they probably had billions of houses around the globe too.

My mind drifted to Micah, it would be nice if I could see him now. I wondered if the time when he looked so uncomfortable in the cafeteria was because Ashton talked to him telepathically and told him to leave or something.

"Don't move," a voice came from my left.

I paused and looked over; there was nothing but trees and bushes. Maybe I had imagined it.

"Stop moving or I won't be able to hit it right," the voice said, more irately this time.

I walked over, it sounded somewhat familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

"Do you want to die?" they asked a lot angrier this time.

Well, I wasn't going to let anyone die without trying to help. I carefully parted the trees and stepped into the closure. Jun looked up at me confused, and then I could almost see the light bulb flashing over his head.

"Elizabeth!" he said excitedly and bounded over to me, giving me a big hug.

"Hi, Jun," I smiled.

Then I eyed the bow and arrows in his hand. Was he really trying to kill someone out here? I glanced around and came face to face with a very anxious and uncomfortable looking Micah with an apple on his head.

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ARMANI

Age: 24

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My lips parted in surprise.

"Micah?" I said, going towards him. I could hardly believe my eyes.

"Elizabeth?" he gasped in surprise.

"Huh?" Jun said, a little annoyed, "You know him?"

"We go to the same school," I smiled. "Micah is like my precious little brother."

Jun narrowed his eyes at Micah. "Is that so."

"Jun, do you know how dangerous this is? He could get hurt," I said, removing the apple and placing it in Jun's hand.

"Hey, I rarely miss," he defended. "He just wouldn't stop moving. Damn Omega," he grumbled. Then his eyes lit up, "Since you just took away my toy, you'll just have to entertain me now," he grinned.

I didn't like the mischievous gleam in his eyes, but if it meant that Micah didn't have to be target practice anymore, I was happy to help. How bad could it be?

I waved goodbye to Micah, who was still very much confused and followed blindly behind Jun who was pulling me excitedly through another set of trees.

"Let's go prank Kris," he grinned wickedly.

Kristof was one of the persons I really did not want to prank. In the end, we ended up bothering Beau before we could even get to Kristof. Beau was also on the list of persons I didn't want to bother.

Needless to say, Jun got scolded and Beau told me not to hang out with him if I wanted to keep my sanity.

I used this time to slip away from Jun who was still full of energy and pranks. I still wanted to find Micah, since I didn't really get to talk to him.

"Hey," someone spoke behind me.

I turned around to face a guy who looked to be a couple years older than me.

"You're the one who helped out my brother?" he asked.

I cocked my head to the side. The guy looked familiar somehow, but I didn't think I knew him.

Suddenly, Micah appeared beside him. When they were standing side by side, I could see the resemblance. They had the same eye color.

"Hi, Elizabeth," he smiled. He seemed to have gotten over how he was feeling a few minutes ago.

I smiled back at him.

"I'm Elizabeth. I go to Micah's school," I introduced myself to the guy. I offered him a hand, which he took and shook with a huge smile.

"Elizabeth," he repeated. "I've heard a lot about you from Micah. I'm Armani, his older brother."

"It's nice to meet you," I said. "Micah's a really nice guy. My friends adore him."

They led me to a bench and we all sat down.

His older brother still wore an expression of confusion. "Did you come here with someone from your school?"

"I came with Ashton and Kevin. Do you know them?"

His expression said it all. All hints of friendliness vanished immediately.

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"Oh, them," his voiced turned icy. "Why did they bring you here?"

"I came to spend time with someone." I doubted that was enough information, so I added, "I'm Ashton's soulmate or something like that."

Armani's mouth hung open, then he stood up.

"I see..." he said, somewhat coldly. "Excuse me." And with that he walked off.

"I'm going to stay with Elizabeth longer," Micah called to his brother. Then he smiled at me.

I swear Micah's smile was made of pure sunshine. He instantly made me feel happier.

"Elizabeth, so does that mean you know about Prince Ashton being royalty now too?" Micah asked and I nodded.

"How was your day?" I asked him.

"School was fun," he grinned, "I learned a lot of new things," he paused. "Thanks for earlier."

"Oh, with Jun? If you don't want to play, just say so. What you were doing was extremely dangerous. What would have happened if you got hurt?"

Micah looked down at his shoes. The unidentifiable emotion still lingered in his eyes, but I couldn't place my finger on it.

"I can't just tell them no," he confessed. "Especially not the royals or the nobles. You see, I'm a servant in this kingdom. I'm an Omega, and we're at the bottom."

"Don't call yourself a servant," I frowned. "There's nothing wrong with working in the palace."

"They call it 'hired help', but I really am a servant. Me and my brother have to pay off our parents' debt."

My brows furrowed as I heard this. "Have you tried talking to them?" I asked. "There must be another way."

Micah's eyes clouded over. "Talking will just get you killed," he said, rubbing his eyes. "That's what happened to my parents and the rest of my family. All I have left is my brother," he sighed.

That took me by surprise. I pulled him into a hug. "Micah, I'm so sorry to hear that."

That was a really horrible thing for a young boy to go through. For anyone to have to go through.

"I'm here for you, okay? You can talk to me about anything. And you should eat lunch with us, no matter what anyone says. You shouldn't have to go through this in the first place."

Micah smiled at me "Thank you, Elizabeth. You're different from the rest of them. Sorry about my brother," he apologized. "He doesn't trust anyone except me anymore. It's harder to get through to him, because he's closed his heart to the rest of the world."

There was a pause of silence and then Micah's eyes gleamed. "If you're soulmates with Prince Ashton, then you'll be our princess. I'm glad we're going to have a nice princess like you. This queen is nice, but she can't change the way the kingdom is. I hope you can do it," he smiled.

I looked down. I didn't fully understand what it meant to be their princess, but I knew that it was a really big responsibility that people like Micah were placing their hopes and faith in. Could I be such a person? Did that mean I would have to be with Ashton for the rest of my life? I could not imagine that.

I talked with Micah and helped him with his homework until it was beginning to get dark, and his brother came to get him.

"I want to stay with Elizabeth some more," he protested softly.

Armani looked at Micah with such tenderness in his eyes. I could see that he cared deeply for his brother and would do anything to help him. He eyed the pile of homework that Micah had completed and then looked at me.

Micah's eyes drifted closed and his head bobbed against my shoulder. His eyelashes fanned his cheeks as he slept.

"I don't trust you," Armani spoke suddenly, "But you're the only person Micah's opened up to this much. He never falls asleep this easily, much less in public. I might not trust you, but he does. The kingdom has done a lot to hurt him and your friends, the elites," he sneered, "They're the worst bunch. If I could take away all his pain, I wouldn't even hesitate."

"I'll watch over Micah as much as I can," I said solemnly.

Armani stared at me for a while and then sighed. "Please."

He shook Micah awake and pulled him to his feet while taking up the books.

"Do you need help with those?" I asked.

"No."

"Bye, Elizabeth," Micah waved sleepily as he walked home with his brother.

I waved back at him, and had to control my emotions or else I wouldn't be able to stop crying. This was overwhelming.

I had no idea that beneath the beautiful surface of the kingdom there were persons who were in as much pain as Micah and Armani. I hated situations like this and I wished that they could live in a better condition. But wishing wasn't going to be enough to change any of this. Something had to be done.

I stayed there contemplating everything, when my phone rang. It was Kevin.

"Liz? I'm sorry the meeting's going so late. Where are you?"

I looked at the sign across from where I was sitting and told him.

"Okay, stay there Raúl's coming for you. He'll bring you back here."

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Raúl arrived in no time with a perfect smile and good humor. He gave me a hug and a glittering smile.

“Let’s go back, princesa,” he said, opening his car door. “How are you?”

“I’m... I don't know... I was just doing some really deep thinking back there.”

“Hmm… about what?”

“The kingdom,” I answered. “And the people.”

Raúl smiled. “Thinking about it shows that you care. I think you’ll make a great ruler. The kingdom needs someone like you.”

“Even though I’m not royalty?” I sighed. “I still don’t know anything about all of this.”