My Real Father

When I get back from the Capital I went home to my aunt's house, I am glad that my friends never ask me about what I am doing in the Magical Forest, they didn't ask me even once, where I sleep nor eat. I hate lying to them, as long as they don't ask questions, I am fine with it, and I don't need to lie to them.

  My aunt Thalia went to the border of the forbidden forest to patrol the area together with my animal friends. She didn't invite me to come because she knows I am tired from our excursion today. She congratulated me for winning the third place of the quiz bowl.

To be honest, my heart is more tired than my body. I can feel the silence all over the Magical forest, it is almost midnight, aunt Thalia said, she will be home late, since they find some unusual activities in the forest. I heard some of their conversations before they left.

 "We have to check all the possible areas, that the dark forces might create an ingress and penetrate the magical forest, they are getting stronger." My aunt said to them.

"Yes! Goddess, I can feel something might happen soon." I heard Serpentina talked softly.

"I want to keep my niece safe, whatever it takes. Reseal all the broken spell, Roz and Ezeki go to the North side, while Serpentina and I will start from the South, be careful." Said my aunt seriously, then they vanish immediately. I am lying on the couch in the living room, looking back my episode with Prince Flynn during the day.

I smiled even though my heart is aching, because I was able to kiss him one more time, I don't care if it was only a game for him, at least for me everything is real. I can feel it, that he wants me, the way he kissed and hugged me is so full of emotions, it didn't feel like a fake at all. Prince Flynn and I have something between us that I can't quite comprehend, it is a deeper connection that ties us together.

I know he can feel it too, that is why he can't stop bothering me, or I am just getting mad, I am the only one imagining it, because of my undeniable love for him. Once again, I cried and echoed through the whole forest, I don't care, since I am alone in this lonely place. I get out to the porch of the house, but I get back immediately upon seeing my favorite spot with Prince Flynn.

  I slowly close the door and I go to my own room, I am lying in bed, when I saw the golden scroll on my dresser table. I never miss my real father so much, but now that my heart aches extremely, I wanted to talk to him again, I want to know the great King of Erthesia, my father, King Maverick Ischyros, I raise my right hand and get the golden scroll using my magic, I felt exhausted, that I can't even stand up and get it. I know it is my emotional pain, taking control of my whole body, I am so thankful about my ability to create magic.

"Father?" I call him out, but he didn't answer me.

"Are you there Dad? Please I need to talk to you!" I said, I feel so downcast.

I touched the scroll and use my Spektra power, I can see the golden scroll illuminated and it started to write again, I felt so happy.

"Malia, my daughter, I can feel you are a little down today, compared the last time we talked." He wrote.

"Thank you for your concern, don't worry I am fine, I am just a little tired, I went to the capital of Erthesia today, together with my friends." I said, I can't deny that I am smiling just talking to him, even if I can't hear his voice, but reading the words he writes on the parchment is just like reading the text messages from my adoptive father, when he was at work, and I am at school, when I was in the human world. The only difference, he is using a golden scroll not an electronic gadget.

  "I am glad you made friends, I know you will grow into a very beautiful woman, like your mother, can you tell me who are your friends?" He asked me.

  "Prince Nicholas Neroz, Prince Declan Vermilion, Prince Hale Lampros, and I have a common fairy friend, her name is Freda Glykos." I said, I feel so proud telling him my friends.

  "I am so happy that you are friends with the sons of my friends, but aren't you friend with my best friend's son? Haven't you met the son of Cassian?" He writes quickly, and my heart started beating so fast again, I was not able to answer my father right away, how I am going to tell him about me and Flynn.

 "Are you still there Malia?" My father asked me again.

 "Yes, father, I am here." I get up from bed and sit on the vanity chair.

  "Of course Dad, I met him, we just don't get along, maybe because he is a boy." I said, it is too late, I should have answered differently.

  "Oh, I see, I am wondering what is wrong with Cassian's son, when you get along with the other princes." My father asked suspicious.

"Malia you can tell me anything, I am your father, and I am so sorry I wasn't there, when you were growing up, and right now I can't be with you either." He writes, and I feel the sadness in my Dad's words.

 "It is okay father, I understand you did it for my own safety." I said trying to console him.

  "Malia if I could only bring back time, how I wish I did things differently, I trusted Trelos to have a change of heart, I never expected him to become so evil, I love your mother so much. Trelos is our friend too, but he is so in love with Thalassa, at first I thought it was okay with him that we started dating, we don't have any idea, that he sold himself to the darkness." He continues writing, I am glad that the topic change.

  "When we get married he became so powerful, the moment you were born, that was the happiest and the most frightful day of my life, I am happy to see you for the first time, and I am so afraid that he will take you away from us." Dad wrote.

  My tears are falling from my eyes, I am thinking about the hardships my parents undergone just to save me.

  "I didn't have a choice, Trelos knew your existence, he had a secret spy in the Kingdom, when I found out, it was already late. No matter how we love you, your life is more important to me and to your mother, we don't want to lose you Malia. When I left you with Rick and Olivia in the human world, my heart had been pierced, we always visit you, until your mother has been abducted, that was the last time I saw you." My dad continues communicating to me through the golden scroll.

  "He abducted the Seer and your mother, that time, when King Trelos and his army infiltrated the Kingdom, but your mother was able to set Analiza free. She is fierce, yet a very loving woman, that is why I am so in love with her." I am still sobbing. I can't really control my eyes, I wanted to hug him, but there is nothing I can do, at least I have the golden scroll.

  "Don't cry Malia, please always remember, we love you." He writes immediately, my father has a good penmanship.

"Father, how can I see you, and where are you and mom?" I asked him.

"I am afraid you can't see me now child, your mother will tell you everything, she needs you Malia, you are her only hope. The Dark King is so powerful, as well as his followers, for how many years he had been training his army using dark magic. Your Spektra magic is the only power that can defeat him. When the right time comes, when you are ready, don't be afraid of him, for you are stronger than the Dark King." He said through his words.

 " Don't worry Dad, I will save mom, I promise." I said to him.

 "Thank you, Malia, I know you will do anything for your mother." He stops writing for a while.

  "Malia, I want to ask you something."

  "What it is father?" I asked.

  "Please be friends with the son of Cassian, we promised to each other before, to make our children close to each other, just like us."

 "I am so sorry Dad, I think I can't do that, he keeps breaking my heart." I said to him, honestly, I need to tell him, I don't want to lie to my father, I haven't seen him, and lying to him is one thing I can't do.

  "Oh! I am sorry Malia, I didn't know that his son will break my daughter's heart. I don't have any idea that you fell in love with his son." Dad wrote, I can feel his frustrations and anger, the flow of his handwriting changed a bit.

  "It is okay, Dad, I am trying to move on, when I arrived here, he is already betrothed to Princess Avery from Eirini Kingdom." I said casually, I am not ashamed anymore.

  "Who knows, as long as he is still single there is still a chance Malia, maybe the love cord will change your destiny together." He writes sounding hopeful.

 "There is no time left father, the Festival Ball is on the next day, besides, he is in love with Princess Avery, I don't want to be like the Dark King dad, he was blinded by his love, he didn't give you and mother a peaceful life, that is why I don't want to get in the way. Besides, I believe love is freely given, and it couldn't be begged." I said to my Dad sadly.

  "Malia, I am so proud of you, having your mother as my wife and you as my daughter are the biggest achievements I have, I was born to be the King of Erthesia, but I never realized that my complete happiness will happen the moment I first laid my eyes on you, when I became your father was the best moment of my life, I will always love you, my child." I am aware of my father's loneliness and sadness.

  "I love you too, father." I said.

  "I need to go now, Malia." My Dad wrote, then the golden scroll rolled on its own and return to its original size. Then I heard the opening of the front door of my aunt's cottage. No wonder my father leave immediately, I wonder how powerful my great-grandfather was, for making such beautiful magic artifact. My father is powerful too, since he was able to use it to communicate with me. I will ask him, next time we talk.

"Malia?" I heard my aunt calling me, she knows I am still awake, because the light in my room is still on.

"Yes, Aunt Thalia?" I responded to her.

"Are you having a hard time to sleep?" She asked me, with concern in her voice. I get up from the bed, and go to the living room.

"No! Aunt Thalia, I enjoyed reading that I was not able to notice that it is so late already.

"You want to have some tea?"

"Yes, I do, thank aunt Thalia," I said to her, I followed her outside, and we sit on the patio chair. She set the glass kettle and the teacups carefully. She pours tea on my cup and handed it to me. I love her tea, it makes me feel relaxed and I can have straight hours of sleep. We didn't talk, we just sip our tea silently.

"Malia, from now on I want you to be careful, you can trust your friend, Prince Nick and Prince Hale, but you have to believe me, you can trust Prince Flynn the most, he is the only one who can really protect you." She said, when we get back in the house and get ready to sleep. I am so shocked to ask her why. I just nod my head and get in my own room.