Getting caught

I woke up when I felt someone shaking my shoulder. I tried to open my eyes, I can not see clearly but I know it's Lumine. I noticed I'm currently resting on his shoulder. "What?" I mumbled, half asleep.

"Your... friends are here." What? Friends who? I looked at the figures in front of us. Who are these?

"Chillin' in the dark with darks?" That's Blaze. So, I assume the others are Sasha, Licia and Siche. I ignored them and shut my eyes closed again, still leaning on Lumine.

One second pass, I'm on my feet. Sasha and Licia holding me arm in arm. "Hey we're just concerned about you." Licia whispered to me.

"Yeah. What are you thinking hanging around with them? You don't know what they can do." Sasha this time. I remember what happened earlier, when they punched the guy harassing me.

"You don't know them." I said then turn around. What? Where's Lumine and Zeno?

"And you? You know them? You sound so sure like you've known them since you were born." I hope Sasha could shut up right now so I could look for the two.

"They're with Blaze and Siche." Licia said.

"What!? Why?" They both shrugged then hold me side by side again dragging me to the crowd.

"You should see this with us." I looked at Licia who spoke.

"There isn't a single show here that I haven't seen. Just so you know, I've been here since seven hours ago." Then I rolled my eyes at her.

"What's with the attitude? Don't act like a know it all. This performer will just start her first performance tonight. You can't possibly have watched her already since she just arrived. And she will just be performing once, ok?" Sasha got an attitude but she seems like always using her brain.

I just followed them, curious of what performance we're gonna watch. This arrangement is different from the ones I watched earlier. It is on an enclosed chamber and there is a really long line. I stand at the end of the line dragging the two girls at a stop. They looked at me confused and I looked at them confused. "I thought we're watching this? We cutting the line?"

"Not really cutting the line. The boys are at the front waiting for us." Licia told me. Ok. I walked with them to the front. I saw Lumine and Zeno with Siche and Blaze holding snacks. The two boys looked like they were forced to be where they are now. I laughed to myself.

"What performance is this to have this very long line?" I asked whoever was listening. And no one answered me. "Wow! This sounds exciting." I said sarcastically then rolled my eyes to all of them. Every one of them laughed including the two dark faes. Zeno stand beside me and handed me some snacks. I shifted so slightly I wish no one could have notice, then reaching for what Zeno is handing me. I immediately turned around from him. I saw Siche looking at me questioningly. Oh right! Go read my mind. I don't even know what I'm thinking right now.

"Are you sure the Queen, Her Majesty will be performing?" What!? I froze.

"They say the whole royal family would be here."

"Oh really? I will finally get the chance to see the Crown Prince, His Highness."

I listened to the rumors nervously. Am I going to be caught leaving the house? As long as they don't see me, I'm fine.

"His Highness!" People on the line shouted in joy. I looked around. The Crown Prince with Dean is walking towards the entrance of the chamber where we stand near. Everyone they passed curtsy a bow. I tried to hide away, I positioned myself at the back of them. Blaze gawking at me trying to decipher what I'm doing. He seemed so observant to me whenever Dean is present. The other doesn't seem to notice.

The guys already curtsied meaning His Highness already passed by us. I turned my back at them, feeling so nervous I'm gonna die. "He's the son of the head of the royal guard" Dean said. Why did they decided to stop on our place? Who's this son of the head of the royal guard? He's getting me into trouble.

"I heard you rejected my offer?" Oh shit. I know that voice. There is silence after that. What's happening? "Who's that girl? She didn't curtsy a bow and now she's not even facing me. I guess there are faeries here on our realm that doesn't want to see me." He said jokingly.

"Hey what are you doing disrespecting the Crown Prince?" Sasha with Licia forced me to turn around. And then it happened. I came face-to-face with The Crown Prince. The two men are so shocked, it's written all over their faces. They looked at each other then had an agreement with their eyes. Dean looked at me then I felt a click on my mind like it was locked. I realized he protected my brain because Siche might read what I'm thinking, that's what his power is, the protector.

"There really are faeries who don't wanna see me right now." Shaun said with warning on his voice. The others looked at me with 'what have you done?' looks.

"Talia, bow right now." Sasha smacked me in the head and pushed me until I was bowing ninety degrees to my brother.

"That's ok. I'm forgiving her." Shaun said arrogantly. "But I don't think the King would be pleased to hear what I saw right here." I know that he doesn't mean that I didn't bow to him, it's because I left the house when they told me it was the King's order not to. Shaun is really pissed right now, I can feel it. He narrowed his eyes towards the two dark faes then looked at me asking me 'what are you doing with them?' with his eyes.

He finally changed his focus to Blaze. "The offer still stands." He said to him then walked away with Dean. Blaze was the head of the royal guard's son?

I tried to leave without them noticing but with only three steps Blaze caught me then shot me a 'where are you going?' look. Sasha noticed us and put an arm around mine.

We entered the chamber, it is huge and small at the same time. It is huge enough to hold about two hundreds of faeries but it is small if the Queen, Her Majesty is the one performing. My mom is an illusionist, she can show everyone what she wants. When I was a child she used to make me see what its like outside the palace. Then I remembered something. The head of the royal guard's wife was also an illusionist. I don't know what her position in the palace was but she came with my Mother a couple of times.

"What's the show's all about?" Lumine asked. I sat on the middle of the third row, Licia on my right and Sasha on her right, Blaze on my left, then at his back is Lumine, Siche on my back, and lastly Zeno on Licia's back.

"All about the Crown Prince, kid." Licia answered him. What? That means they are going to tell the story of Shaun?

"Shh it's about to start." Sasha hushed them.

"What about to start? The seats are barely occupied." Zeno said irritated at Sasha.

"I just want them to shut up." I laughed quietly at Sasha's reply. I felt Zeno glaring at me so I looked back at him. My heart skipped meeting his eyes. I can't seem to take my eyes off of him.

"I'm watching you." Blaze whispered to my ear. I felt my whole body shiver on his breath, I shifted close to Licia. What in the world is happening with me? I focused my eyes on the platform at the front. Minutes later, the lights dimmed, a signal that the show is about to start.