Chapter 12 - Damian

(Damians POV)

It's been a few days since Angeline left me with a promise to fulfill. I knew I should've never agreed to something that risky, but for her, I would do anything especially for her love.

There was a lot that needed to be done before I fulfilled my promise though. Since I am very known around here for taking care of everyone and helping everyone, an uproar from them wouldn't be the problem. However, an uproar from the kings' trustees was a major problem.

I needed to figure out how I could fulfill the promise with as little bloodshed as possible. This is home and these are my people and I have to make sure none of them are affiliated with this mess. I rubbed my head and decided to get in the shower, I needed to clear my head. This promise is risky and very dangerous and I have to figure out a way to complete it as soon as possible.

I stepped out of the shower and reached for my towel but it wasn't there.

"Looking for this?" Maria said as she dangled the towel in front of her. She gave me a sexy smile and leaned against the door frame waiting for my next move.

"You can give me my towel or you can keep it." I turned my back to her and stared at myself in the mirror. I applied a gel to my hair and winked at myself in the mirror. I was not going to give her that satisfaction of having me chase her whilst naked.

Maria let out a whistle, smacked my ass, and threw my towel at me.

"You suck. I kind of wanted to have some fun." I watched her through the bathroom mirror as she walked around my room.

"It's sad that Angeline left as fast as she did. I bet you miss her and everything, but I don't think she misses you." Maria shook her head and laughed as she eased her body down on my bed.

"Why do you say that, Maria?" I asked while I made my way out of the bathroom and into my closet.

"She's using you. Angeline would never give a guy like you a chance." She rolled off her stomach and onto her back, watching me as I rubbed lotion on my body.

"Think about it. Why would she come back so urgently after being away for so long? Then she brings prisoners and didn't inform anyone about who they were or why they were here. On top of that, she left out of the blue, again. Come on, she's using you and you know it." Maria watched me carefully as I grabbed my boxers and put them on.

"Number one, her best friend and her had a very bad disagreement so she left." I stopped and glanced at Maria.

"Number two, to get revenge she kidnapped her family and threw them in the dungeon. You know how you demon girls are, always thinking with your hearts and not your mind." I shook my head and laughed as I searched the room for my things.

"Number three, she had some business to take care of above so she had to leave. I think she still wants to get even with her best friend or something like that. However, I know why and what her reasons are so please stop saying she's using me." I buckled my pants and threw my shirt on as I sat down on the edge of the bed to put on my shoes.

"Why are you so concerned with her anyway, it's not like she has done anything to you." I got up from the bed and walked over to the door while grabbing my coat,

"Since you can't find an answer to my question get out. Please, besides I have errands to run." I held the door open and looked at her.

Maria mumbled something under her breath and walked out the door. Before I could shut the door a hand popped up.

"Just know she has done something to me also, and she's taken away something that is supposed to be mine. So with all due respect spare me the bullshit, and FYI when you find out just how fucked you are don't come running to me. You know what, yes, please come running to me. Maybe I could treat you way better than she has, being that I am the one who is suppose to be receiving the treatment you're giving her." Maria punched the door and stormed off.

I wasn't surprised one bit, demon girls are a handful but I love them all. I didn't understand what she had against Angeline though, she doesn't understand what the two of us share together. It's deeper than anything I've had with others. Actually, there haven't been others just Angeline, I remember the first night I met her and the first time I fell in love with her.

*Flashback*

"Mom, who's that little girl crying ?" I grabbed my mother's shirt and gently tugged on it.

"Honey, leave her alone. She's the Kings' daughter, just walk past her and ignore her cries okay." My mother pulled me behind her and tightened her grip on my arm.

"No, mommy, we can't leave her." I wiggled my arm free and ran towards the crying girl. When I finally found her she was balled up with blood all over her white dress. I got down on one knee and scooted closer to her.

"You have to be quiet or they will find us." She looked up at me with big sad eyes and nodded.

"Damian! Where are you, honey?" I heard my mother call out. Instead of responding back I lifted my finger gesturing for the little girl before me to stay silent.

We stayed there for fifteen minutes and then we came out. I guess my mom stopped looking, she wasn't too worried though since she didn't inform the king. I titled my head around the corner and turned back to the girl.

"Everything is clear so no one will see us, but we have to go now just in case someone comes back." She nodded and grabbed my hand. We ran down two halls and made one left and then one right. I didn't really see where we were going because I was looking down. I had to make sure I didn't fall because we were running so fast, but when I finally decided to look up we were in front of a big red door.

"Wow," I said as I stared at the door with very big eyes.

"Yeah, that's what I said when my dad showed me the room. Just wait until you get inside." She said as she grabbed my arm and pulled me inside.

The room was black and red and there were toys everywhere, it was like a kids' Heaven. There was a big flat screen tv on the wall and there was a bathroom to the right of the room and it too was also black and red. I turned around to ask her about certain things in her room but I decided not to when I saw her silently crying and staring out the window.

I walked over to her and pulled her into my arms,

"Why are you crying?" I rubbed her head as she leaned her body into mine.

"My dad killed my mom and now I have no one." She looked up at me and waited for me to say something. I reached down and wiped away the tears that escaped her eyes.

"You have me," I said as I smiled down at her.

"Really?" She shifted her body completely around to face me.

"But you're going to leave me too or something might happen." She tried to slide away but I wouldn't let her.

"Nothing will happen to me, I promise." I kissed her on the forehead and got up off the floor. I dusted myself off and walked over to the bathroom. I walked over to the bathtub and turned the faucet on. As the tub filled with warm water I poured some rosemary bubble bath in there. After the water finished running I walked back into the room and checked on the little girl.

I held out my hand and motioned for her to take it. Without any hesitation, she took my hand and I lead her to the bathroom. I helped her undress and I also helped her get into the tub. Once she was in there I started to sing to her and wash her up.

At first, she was very tense but soon after she started loosening up. She even made a mustache out of bubbles and acted like her dad and the demon men around here. For the rest of that night, we laughed and laughed.

The maids even came up and dropped some snacks off to us, and left without uttering a word to no one. I knew I should be heading home soon, but I really didn't want to go. I could tell she didn't want me to go either but we both knew it was bound to happen.

"I'll be back tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that, I promise," I said, as I got up off her bed and headed towards the door. Before I stepped out of the room I turned around.

"What's your name?" I watched the girl as she came running over to me.

"My name is Angeline. What's yours?" I smiled at how beautiful her name was and replied,

"My name is Damian." She held out her hand and shook mine.

"Nice to meet you, please come back again." I nodded my head and closed the door gently. I ran all the way home with a big smile on my face. That night I told my mom everything, and to my surprise, she agreed to let me play with her every day and that's exactly what I did.

Every day we played together and went on different adventures. Sometimes we explored the dinosaurs and other times we played pranks on her fathers' trustees. I even went with her to her mother's funeral and stayed the night because no one could get her to stop crying but me.

We were perfect and happy. As the years passed though she started becoming busier and busier with Princess duties. She had less time for me but I was okay with that because when she was free we always spent time together.

When she finally became of age everything with her mother and father started to come back up. I knew their relationship was unsteady but I didn't know it was bad. One day I came home from messing around with the guys and saw my mother crying and Angeline hugging her real tightly.

"What's going on? Why she's crying?" I walked over to them and hugged them both.

"Angeline is leaving honey. Her relationship with her father hasn't improved so she's going to be on her own for a while. She needs time to think and have a new life without all the stress." My mother said as she wiped away her tears.

"What is she talking about Angeline? You can't just leave like this! You can't leave me !!! You can't leave me !!!!" Angeline walked over to me and wrapped her arms around my body.

"I'm so sorry that you had to find out this way. I wasn't sure If I was going to be able to even face you. I wish I would've left before you came home because it would've made this so much easier." She sniffled and held me tighter.

"Let me come with you. We could start a life and everything, it would be like old times when it was just us." I gently grabbed her chin and made her look me in the eyes.

"Take me with you." She shook her head and eased her way out of my arms.

"I have to go." She said as she walked near the door.

"No you don't Angeline, you don't have to go. I promised you, I promised that you would never be alone." I tried to go after her but my father grabbed me and held me back.

"Angeline !" She took one last glance at me before closing the door.

"Angeline!!" I struggled in my fathers' arms for a while but eventually gave up. That night I cried myself to sleep and it carried on to the next night. I was a mess without her and everyone knew it, believe it or not, she was my first love and my only love.

* End of Flashback*

"Hey man, you okay?" I looked up to see my best friend David looking at me. You've been standing there for a while now. I was just about to go shoot some hoops with the guys down at the court, you wanna join ?" I nodded my head and walked back into my room with David following.

"I heard about Angeline man, I know it has to be hard for you man. Just know that I wasn't there for you before, but I'm here now. If you need anyone to talk to I'm here." David bent down and grabbed a water bottle out of my mini-refrigerator.

"Thanks, bro. I really appreciate that." I threw on some basketball shorts and a tank top.

"Let's go!" I said as I headed towards the door. David nodded and threw me a water bottle and closed the door to my room.

"Let's go kick some ass." He shouted as we headed towards the ball court. I shook my head and started laughing, I swear I would go crazy without Angeline if it wasn't for him.