And I pulled back. His face turned red. I forgave him, and I put my hand on his cheek. "Don't worry..." And he kissed me in response and gently pushed me toward the wall. It was the first kiss I'd ever had... well, I'm still young...
We stopped and looked at each other with a smile. He held my hand, and we parted. Then I remembered something—my friends. I hadn't told them... Maybe it's time to confess. Haha...
Holding hands, I reached the Alpha section where I left my friends. Well, I let go of Liam's hand. It's time to confess... "I'm Lina Irene, the sixth guardian. I apologize for my lies to you, and this is my beloved, Liam."
We used to say we were quarreling, and now he's reconciled with me... and they looked at me as if it was normal. "We knew," they said. "It was clear from the beginning. We pretended not to know so you wouldn't feel strange. We were the ones who told the academy about your connection, and we also informed Liam and his group."
I looked at Liam and he said, "What? Have you been following me?"—kind of annoyed—and turned his head...
By the way, the sword did not speak. It seems that he is angry with me for some reason. It doesn't matter... I felt like an idiot. I left the room and everyone else. I wasn't angry—I just wanted some time alone.
I went to a big tree and sat there holding the necklace. "Are you angry?" I asked, and he frowned. "I'm sorry... Well, this is the first time I've spoken with a magic sword, and I had to accept it in my mind. Forgive me."
"Well, I forgive you," he said.
"Can you change yourself into a dagger or a bow?"
He said, "Yes, but I would rather be the sword."
I said, "What should I do? What if I'm accused of stealing you from the temple?"
He said, "That's impossible. The temple will actually be happy with the presence of the owner of the sword. Also, you are not the fighting type, so I will protect you. Don't worry."
"Well, my question may seem strange, but I feel better after talking to you... Today is ending like this... The night has come, and perhaps I should go to my room..."
I got up and decided to go.
"By the way, I can't talk to you."
"Why?"
"Of course, they'll say I'm crazy."
"We can talk without everyone hearing us—in your mind... Do you understand me?"
"Yes... You are in my mind. This is amazing."
"Well, this is better. We'll go to my room now to sleep and start tomorrow. As you see, my day was long and exciting... I felt betrayed and at the same time somewhat disappointed..."
I reached my desk to find Liam looking at me from the door. He looked at me, and I turned to him and said, "I'm fine. Please don't ask me. I'm tired and I want to rest. So enter the room if you want. Don't wait for me to come. We've become lovers and this is normal... And since I am the difficult type..." I held his hands, let him in, and called for a maid to bring pajamas for me and him. "Thank you."
I looked at him. "Sit down. You will stay here tonight. I am so sad. You will be the stuffed bear that I hug to sleep..." and he didn't say a single word.
The maid brought the clothes. Each of us put on our pajamas and fell on the bed, looking at each other... just to understand what was going on in his mind, to make sure we wouldn't move too fast. We were in the same bed... I approached him and hugged him, but he didn't move. He was like a stone... but he was warm. I fell asleep to the sound of his heart...
After a while, he also fell asleep holding me, and we slept as if there were no tomorrow...
Sweet dreams to me...
Ralph and Uriah entered the room to check on me and found that we were in bed sleeping together.
What do you think they did? Of course—took a memorial photo.
"Cute, don't you think, Ralph?"
"Yes, really... Good night, lovers..."
Morning came, and I turned around and didn't see Liam. Had he left the room? Then he entered, carrying a tray with morning breakfast, and I looked at him with a smile.
On the bed, as thanks to him, I gave him a kiss—and he returned the kiss...
He said, "Today is the first day of training. Don't worry, I will be here for you. Get ready."
We left and headed to Section Alpha, where I was finally introduced as a guardian.
I introduced myself. "I am Lina Irene. I am honored by you." And everyone was looking. A girl even tried to blackmail me...
"On what basis do they choose guardians these days?" She laughed.
"We will see who laughs last." That's what I said.
Training started. We had to choose a partner—and of course, Liam is my partner.
They said we should choose our weapon, and there was a sword in the stones... déjà vu, yes... of course I chose it and pulled it out...
Here is Cassius. The story of this sword is like you...
Complete silence. They all looked at me. Liam and I were surprised too... I was holding the sword. "Should I put it back in its place?"
"No, let's use it."
"Who is this that woke me from my slumber?" the sword said.
And you know what I did? I threw it on the ground. "Do you have a problem with that?"
He said, "No."
"So go back to sleep. I don't need you." That's what I said.
"I have something better... Cassius."
And I showed him. He came out of my necklace...
Until I heard Cassius strike the other sword. "You idiot! Has your long sleep made you lose your mind and your sense of thinking?"
"Lexis...?"
And he answered, "My brother, what are you doing here?"
"This is my new master."
Everyone was watching, seeing swords fight each other. And do you know what I did?
I sat in a chair, looked, and waited for everything to end...
It was over...
"Well, Lexis, since Cassius is your brother, why don't you join my team? So that we can fight evil in the galaxy... As you know, the seal that imprisoned the great evil is beginning to disappear. And since my father was the one who laid down his life for this..."
The two swords looked at me.
"You are the daughter of Ixathion... of the previous sixth guard... That's why you can use us..."
I was amazed.
Then Liam came to me and said, "How...?"
I said, "Fate wants it."
They stopped and turned into something I could hold. Cassius returned to the necklace. Lexis turned into earrings, and everyone was still in shock.
I left the training center, and Liam followed me and said, "Why didn't you say anything?"
"Easier to do than say... In the temple, I found Cassius, and now Lexis... and later I learned that my father was their master."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't think it was useful information. The sword chooses its master, not heirs."
"This is what you believe."
"Well, that's what you said... You're the one who was confused. I didn't know anything. I came from another world—the Earth. I didn't know anything. I was stupid... I was trying to protect you..."
"Protect me from what?"
"I don't care about anything, Liam. I fell in love with you. Promise me you won't lie to me."
"I promise you I won't lie to you again..."
And that was what we talked about...
I remember after that we went to eat ice cream to relieve my stress, and we saw meteors and slept under the sky...
It was a lovely day...
To be continued