I'll Catch You

Ashley instantly opened her eyes when she heard his voice. She was suddenly at loss with why he was falling with her.

Was he crazy?! For the love of God, is this man really an Emperor? Because she could only see a crazy man here! Was he trying to commit suicide? If he did then why did he have to involve her?

Seeing her shocked expression, he smiled to infuriate her further. They were falling very fast and Ashley wailed in fright. Her heart pounded so loudly even he could hear it.

"WAAAAAAH!"

Ramier only laughed at her panic stricken face. The expression on her price was priceless. He felt a slight sense of schadenfreude.  However, she was really pale and he pitied her a bit. 

"Trust me.." he said. "I'll catch you."

She looked at him with disbelief.

"Y-You! Idiot!" Ashley shouted at him. This crazy man. How can he say something like this when they were both approaching their deaths.

It was his fault!

'Oh my God! I don't want to die!' 

She tried so hard to survive only to be put to death by this—this douche! She takes back what she said. He's a total douchebag. She'll never forgive him.

 How stupid of her to let her guard down in front of his false compassion. He is nothing but a Devil! A real jerk! 

He looked down and noticed that they were near the ground. He looked at her and saw that her tearful eyes were still closed. He leaned his body further and put more weight on his feet. For only a split second, he completely disappeared leaving no trace of his existence in the air. 

Ashley opened her eyes again when she heard something. There was a 'Szizzt' sound. Like the sound of charging electricity. She quickly turned her head to her side. She grimaced when she found out that he was gone. Yeah right. She forgot. He was a vampire. Maybe he turned into a bat and flew away.

'Nooooo... You evil spawn of Satan!' 

He really is a jerk. He just left her here falling into her demise. She knew she was already near the ground. She couldn't help but beg for her life.

"Help! S-Someone save me!" 

She cried so much and shouted those words from the top of her lungs. If only someone would save her...

She suddenly froze when she felt strong arms envelope her body. She turned her head to look at the person who caught her. She was left speechless.

It was Ramier.

Her mouth was left agape. They already stopped falling. Ramier stared back at her face then smiled.

"I told you I'd catch you.." he said hoarsely.

She could only stare at him with shock. They continued to stare at each other. But moments later, Ashley's face crumpled and she burst into tears.

She suddenly started hitting Ramier's chest. She looked at him with spite. She cried her heart out.

"You! What the f*ck is wrong with you!*sob* I hate you!" she said as she continued to hit his chest. He didn't seem to budge even though she used up all her strength.

Ramier only chuckled at her and caught her hands. She glared at him and continued to cry.

"Let go of me! *sob * You jerk! I hate you! *sniff*. It's not even funny!" she cried. She wriggled her body, trying to free herself from his strong arms.

"Don't!... Don't touch me!" 

Seeing what she was trying to do, he raised his eyes.

"Are you sure about that?"

She didn't mind what he said and continued to struggle. Ramier finally loosened his hold and Ashley tried to distance herself from him.

When she stood up, she immediately stumbled but Ramier caught her again. She glared at him and slapped his hands. He removed his hand seeing her resistance.

Her knees were still shaking and she already all lost her strength. She still had goosebumps. She stumbled once again and fell on her butt.

She wailed. It hurt.

Seeing how pitiful she is, he swept her in his arms. Ashley yelped in surprise. He carried her in bridal style and started walking slowly. She tried to struggle at first, but then she realized that she wasn't string enough to continue. Her arms grew limp and her tears fell from her face again. She covered her face to  prevent him from seeing her tear-stained face. 

Ashley didn't dare to speak because she was busy crying. She was so angry but she couldn't do anything at the moment. She was too weak to protest and just gave up. Ramier, noticing her silence, spoke.

"I scared you back there..."he said, trying to start the conversation. Ashley sneered. After what he's done, that was the only thing he could say to her?

"You—*sniff*.. You tried to kill me!"

He denied. His face revealed an innocent expression like he was being accused of a crime he didn't commit. 

"No I didn't....I only punished you. "

'What?' she was at loss with what he said.

"That's your idea of punishment, huh?!" she scoffed. He stopped on his tracks. He glanced down at her upset expression.

"Uh-huh." he confirmed like it was a fact.

This guy was a psycho! A freaking psycho!

He continued his pace.

"You spat on my face, remember?.. Did you know that is punishable by death. It's an insult to the royal family." he trailed off. "I just..wanted to discipline you."

"So throwing people off towers is your way of disciplining them?" she said sarcastically.

"Not really... I'll kill them on the spot, of course." he said nonchalantly, his eyes having a dark glint.

Ashley felt her heart stop. What he said scared her to bones. She didn't know if she should be happy that he only pushed off her tower and caught her, not killed her on the spot.

As if sensing her fear, he reassured her.

"Don't worry... I won't kill you. I wouldn't dare. "

She breathed a sigh of relief at that. She decided to remain quiet. She realized that she was the one at disadvantage here. The guy was powerful and dangerous. She should be more careful around him.

She bit her lips when she remembered that she lashed out just moments ago. She scolded herself for constantly doing stupid things infront of him. Her body became stiff with his embrace which he quickly noticed.

"You're afraid, aren't you? " he chuckled and moved his gaze towards the path.

She remained quiet and didn't respond. She didn't know what to say. Silence permitted between the two once more. This time, it was hard for her to attempt to speak. She was afraid that she'll  offend him with her answer. 

Moments later, she felt her eyelids grow heavy.  She couldn't help but feel comfortable in his arms. Ramier continued their steps till they reached the rose garden. He stopped on his tracks when he heard her deep breathing.

She was already asleep in her arms.

He smiled at the sight of her slightly swollen face. Her nose still red from crying. He remembered that his shirt was slightly wet. Maybe it was because of her tears or her snot. He didn't know and just let it be.

She was lightly snoring. Her face looked tired. It was already 2 in the morning so it was understandable that she fell asleep.

He snorted.

Now that he continued to look at her sleeping figure. He couldn't help but notice something. To be honest, she actually looked quite...

"... cute. " he muttered and walked back to her room.