chapter 43
“I am so nervous,” I said, Xavier and I were in the basement of his house “wait let me change since we are having dinner. what if your mother hates me”
" First of all, there is no need to change clothes, you can’t walk around the nether region with an evening gown that is nuts and second of all there is no doubt in my mind that my mother will hate you” I gasped, the audacity “Don’t get me wrong you are likable but since you are human she would judge you and watch you closely before she finally accepts you, so be yourself and try as much as possible to avoid being rude”
He opened a door with a key, I peered into the passageway it was so dark I was certain if I entered I was going to be unable to locate my bodyparts. Ever heard of candles or lightbulbs
“Hold on to me” I obeyed immediately
“Is there no way we can take another path”
“Sweetheart we are going to hell, it only makes sense that the path is dark” he started walking into the tunnel
“WAIT! Don’t you have a flashlight or something”
“Light can’t enter this tunnel Winter, the flashlight would probably break or stop working altogether” I glanced cautiously into the tunnel again “Come on” he put his hand on my waist pushing me into the path of darkness, the path to hellfire.
“Why am I in front of you”
“So I can keep my eyes on you” he replied and we started walking further and further down the track. Xavier leaned forward and opened yet another door and more darkness followed
“Duck,” he said.
“You keep a duck here”
“No duck” he pulled me down. And we continued walking, do you know the most uncomfortable part about everything, My ass was directly in front of Xavier’s face, it was freaking embarrassing. I swear I could see my blush shining into my eyes because it was so deep I could feel it. Xavier and I reached another door and he unlocked it
“Seriously? how many doors are in this thing, my back hurts”
“This is the last one” he opened it and I saw a bright clearing. Weird I thought Hell would be darker than this. It was not what I imagined, it almost looked like I was standing in a normal human city tall buildings and all could be seen in the distance but by the looks of it, we were at the market.
“This is so cool” I exclaimed and looked around “Whoa when you said we were coming to hell I imagined fire everywhere and people dragging chains around on their ankles”
“That is in a different part of hell, this is where the original demons reside” Xavier informed me
“Have we started my tour already”
“Yes, if you may” he outstretched his hand for me and I took it, he shocked me again just like the first time we met but this time it felt familiar rather than foreign.
We started walking through the demon world a lot of people greeted Xavier with bows courtesy Your Majesty, Your highness, and Prince Xavier.
“Prince Xavier” a girl not more than fourteen years old ran up to us, that was one thing I had never seen, I was used to all people giving him respect, well all people except me.
“You again, I am sorry I didn’t quite catch your name the last time we met” Xavier smiled
“It is Camilla”
“Okay Camilla to what do I owe this pleasure?” he said, you know that feeling in your chest when you don’t know your friend’s friends and you are the only one standing there feeling like a total moron, that was what was happening to me right now, I felt so void like something was missing, I was looking around to pass the time whilst listening to Xavier and Camilla’s conversation,
“I have been hanging around here because I have been meaning to talk to you”
“So you do not plan on going back to your home”
“Nope,” she said popping the p, wait a minute this girl could run away at her age and she won’t be reprimanded for it. LUCKY, what are you saying she is probably seventy-eight times your age
“What did you want to talk about I am in a hurry so make it quick”
“I wanted to ask you if you would go out with me” WAIT WHAT, WIFE STANDING RIGHT HERE, Xavier laughed why the fuck are you laughing
“Camilla I am very flattered but I am way too old for you” the little girl pouted
“Aww” the girl pouted and I instantly felt bad for her, she was so cute, older than me by a thousand years already but still so cute
“I will see you later okay” Xavier kissed her forehead, and he said he was going to be a cruel king,
“Are those real crystals” I pointed at the shiny rocks
“Yeah”
“Can I have one”
“I don’t know if I can bend with you on my back” Yup I was currently being held on Xavier’s back, on my own will of course. He brought me to the crystal lake behind the palace and since only royals can are the only people that can actually touch the water without burning to ashes I was getting a piggyback ride from him. This was great because my legs hurt.
Xavier and I have been to every nook and cranny of this kingdom each one more beautiful than the last and I even had an opportunity of tasting demon’s food, let me just say, BEST THING I EVER TASTED. There was one place we didn’t go through, a very scary looking house, Xavier told me that was not important and we just simply moved on but I found myself wanting to go back there, needing to go back there.
“Just try please I want one, that purple one” Xavier adjusted me on his back then bent carefully to pick it up,
“Thank you thank you” I reached forward to touch it” It was hotter than a million suns, “OW”
“You can’t touch it now you’ll burn yourself, I will hold on to this for you for now” he walked out of the water
“Now time to go to meet your friends”
“I don’t have any friends here” Xavier smiled deviously, OH he meant the wolves because I slept off, I am done, he might as well throw me into the water