My Alanta...

Achilles' POV

I slapped myself for a bit before looking at her again. It hurts, so this isn't a dream after all? I asked my thoughts; Alanta immediately ran towards me.

"Your highness! What are you doing to yourself?!" She asked with an angry look on her face. She touched the place where I slapped myself earlier. I hugged her tightly, I'm afraid to let her go.

What if…

What if she disappears from my sight again? I asked my thoughts while hugging her. She patted me on the back as she hugged me back.

"Why? Did you have a nightmar?" She asked me with her gentle voice, the voice that I yearned and love. I buried my head on her chest as I shook my head. After a while, she sat on my bed as I lay my head on her lap.

"I miss you," I told her. She chuckled as she was playing with my hair.

"We just saw each other yesterday though?" she asked as she kept on playing with my hair. I didn't say anything, instead, I turned towards her and I hugged her again.

I want to tell you everything that I wasn't able to tell you in our first life, but I can't do it I said in my thoughts. I really am a coward I added.

"Is your work really hard?" she asked again. I nodded as a response while hugging her. She started patting my head as I lay on her lap.

"Then rest for now, though, you just woke up, then we'll have our date once you wake up," she said, she started singing a lullaby that she always sang to me in the past. I nodded off as I can feel myself drowsing off.

Alanta's POV

"Is his highness asleep?" I looked at the door to see the owner of the voice and it has revealed Felix, holding some papers probably for work, I smiled as I nodded at him.

"He must've been very tired from his work last night," I said as I gently stroke his head playing with his soft black hair. Felix sighed as he dropped the documents on Achilles' desk.

"Well then, I'm leaving him to your care as he rests," he said as he left the room. I stared at his face as he snored for a little bit.

I opened the book on page thirty and there, I found a small piece of paper so I took it. It has his writing on it. I chuckled as I softly placed my hands on the note.

'I'll do everything I can, to make sure that Alanta and our future children will be able to live happily'

That's what he wrote on the small note that I found. Well, he might be cool, but he has cute sides too, I thought as I returned the note in the book then I returned the book to the shelf.

I was about to leave the room to find Felix so I can ask him to get some snacks when I heard a small groaning. I immediately went towards his side and I stroke his hair.

"Alanta, no. Please Don't leave me," he kept on mumbling those words as he hugged me on my waist. He is sweating pretty hard.

"Shh, I won't leave you. No matter what" I told him as I consoled him by stroking his back or his hair. Then he finally opened his eyes.

"Alanta?" He asked as he rubbed his eyes. I smiled at him and I hugged him.

"Yes, my prince?" I told him. He hugged me back and then I can feel water dropping on my shoulders.

"Please, don't leave me no matter what," he said, his voice failed for a little bit since he is currently crying. I was shocked and confused at the same time, but I hugged him back.

"Of course, your highness. I won't leave you no matter what happens" I told him while hugging him gently. Our current position right now is I am currently sitting on the lap of Achilles as he hugs me and cries.

It must've been really bad for him to cry like this I thought as I sigh for a little bit. Then I continued patting him on his back and I waited until he calmed himself.

After waiting for a few minutes, he finally calmed down and we drank some tea.

"So, what did you dreamed about?" I asked him as I drank my tea. I can see him flinching as he set the cup down. He forced his smile towards me as he answered.

"I'm okay, my dear, nothing that serious," he said as he smiled. I got a little bit annoyed with what he said that's why I set my cup down and I looked at him straight in the eyes.

"Please tell me the truth before I get the hell out of you," I told him trying to show him how annoyed I am getting. He blinked once, and twice before speaking.

"Ha, I really can't fight you now, can I?" He told me as he chuckled. He stood up and he took one chair and he sat beside me. He held my hand so I can't help but notice him trembling.

"Well, I had a nightmare where I lost you. Where everything between us went downhill" he said, his hands still trembling while speaking. He continued telling me about his nightmare, he said that I asked him for a divorce because of a mistake he did. And he said that I killed myself there.

I am shocked by what I heard, and actually a bit mad with the me in his dream. She should've let him explain. I hugged him when the tears started falling from his eyes again.

"There, there, My dear prince, It's fine. I won't leave you ever" I told him. He sniffled, then he took a deep breath and he faces me towards him as he looked at me seriously.

"I promise you, my future Empress, I will do everything to protect you and your smile," he said, I laughed as I cupped my hands to his cheeks.

"Then I am holding you to that promise, my future Emperor," I told him. He smiled as he held my hands that is cupping his cheeks. Then he landed his forehead against mine.

"Of course, I'll make you the happiest you have ever been," he said. I was about to say something back when a voice interrupted us. And I know full well whose voice that is.

"Ahem, I would greatly appreciate it if you two would stop being all sappy and cuddly with each other. It's pissing me off" Felix said with a serious face as he entered the room with the cart to take the pot and the teacups back. Achilles and I went away from each other.

I can feel myself heating up because of the embarrassment. Achilles complained to Felix about ruining the mood and things while Felix is not listening at all. I stood up and I fixed my dress.

"Well, your highness. I need to return home now as it is already late," I told him with a smile on my face. He smiled back as he offered his hand for me to hold on to.

"Then let me escort you back to your carriage, my lady," he said, I laughed as I placed my hand on his as we started walking towards my carriage. When we arrived, he kissed my hand before I went inside the carriage.

"Well then, please have a safe trip. I will miss you dearly" he said as he waved goodbye, I waved back at him until he was out of my view. I held the hand that he kissed earlier.

I will miss you too, my Emperor I thought as I looked outside of the window, wishing about our happy days ahead.

Achilles' POV

"Wow, up until the end you guys are so sweet that it's getting annoying," Felix said as he looked at me with pure disgusts in his eyes. I looked at him for a moment before I started walking back to the palace.

"Yeah, yeah, you're saying that now, but once you fall in love, then you will be all sweet and sappy too," I told him with a smirk on my face. Now, he is looking at me with disgust mix with annoyance.

"I deeply apologize for what I said, your highness. So please don't curse me like that," he said. Though his face is totally not apologizing. I laughed as I shook my head as we continued walking towards the palace.

When we arrived at the palace, we went to my room to start my work right away. I looked at the big stack of papers on my table. I heard the door creaking, so I turned around to see Felix trying to escape from me.

I quickly grabbed him by his collar and I dragged him back to the room. He was flailing around doing his best to get out of my grip.

"Okay, let us not leave this room until we finish everything," I told him with a smile on my face, he suddenly got pale as he stares at the mountain of papers.

"Please tell me that this is just a dream," he said as he continues staring at the mountain of paper. I started working on the papers with him.

"I deserve more pay," he said while helping me sort the papers that we need to work on.