02 My Wish
A few hours have passed and here I am, in. a. mess. Some of my food was burned, and some were perfect. Yeah, perfect.
I looked at the mess on my table. Look at me, messier than a lazy pig. Ruffled hair, black marks on my face and neck, small burned marks on my wrists and fingers. Sigh...
The alarm clock rang as it repeatedly sang, "My Lady, It's 23:00! Get ready!~♪"
"Ah right! I should start getting ready!"
I took off my apron and placed it on my chair as I ran to the bathroom and took a warm short bath. I squirmed through the water and played with the bubbles. I closed my eyes as I rested my hair on the bathtub. 'Today must be... perfect...' I snored.
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A few minutes have passed, I open my blurry eyes and sigh. 'Now that I remember, what time is it?' I thought as I picked up my phone from the side table and turned it on--
"23:30?!" I shouted. 'Jeez! Why didn't the alarm ring! I should be finished for 20 minutes and- oh...' It did alarm, but I was heavy asleep. I placed my palm on my closed eye as I let out a deep breath.
I placed both my hands on the side of the bathtub and stood up. I washed again in the shower and went to my room. I picked the pink floral dress my grandma gave me on my 18th Birthday before she died. It was the dress I would always wear every birthdays. I embraced the pink floral dress, remembering the memories from how she managed to keep this a secret even though I already noticed it.
A tear fell to my cheeks, followed by cries and sniffles. 'It's been 6 years, grandma. I love the dress you made by hand.'
A couple of minutes later, I walked out of my room and sat on the dining chair with lots of food and a black forest cake placed on top of the plate. It was Christmas. With '11 minutes left...'
'5 minutes left...'
'2 minutes left...'
'10...'
'9...'
'8...'
'7...'
'6...'
'5...'
'4…'
'3…'
'2…'
'1…'
I clasped my hands together as I whispered, "Happy Birthday." While the people outside shouted 'Merry Christmas' and fireworks bloomed.
Everyone feasted together, while I celebrated my birthday alone. I know there are also other people celebrating Christmas and Birthdays alone.
"Time for my wish..." I closed my eyes, 'My wish is that a man would come to me and spoil me with riches, I don't care about his identity, I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED AND BE SPOILED!'
I quickly opened my eyes and the candle on my cake became a dead smoke. My heart throbbed as if something happened.
Other person's POV
Our brain flashed as the crystal ball in front of us suddenly spoke with the voice of an unknown woman,
"My wish is that a man would come to me and spoil me with riches, I don't care about his identity, I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED AND BE SPOILED!"
Our hearts throbbed as if something is happening. Red threads showed up from our hearts and linked towards the crystal ball. Light colors were showing from the crystal ball and formed to a woman. The red thread from her showed up and linked ours.
Our eyes were widened to see one girl being fated to seven men?
All of us looked at each other then back to the girl who wished.
"Seriously? Does she want 8some?" Axel smoked,
"I don't mind doing it with her as long as she's not a virgin~" Aaron slightly moaned,
"What a Promiscuous girl~" Louie licked his lips cunningly.
"I'll bet 30 golds for her to be good in bed~♪" Daniel laughed.
Jaxon yawned and lay down again, "I'm too sleepy to do that with a girl."
"She'll definitely make the whole world envious of her." Dexter shrugged as he smiled.
Asher hummed as he smirked, "She's the girl from the prophecy."
'6 years ago, The boys were called by Crystal, saying there's a new prophecy.
Asher opened the door and walked inside, followed by the other 6 men behind him. They surrounded the circle table and placed their right hands on top of the crystal ball.
"Crystal, what is the new prophecy," Asher asked, Crystal, glowed and colorful lights came out of the ball, forming a girl celebrating her 18th birthday with a tragic moment. Her face was blurry and was hard to know who she is.
The colors formed into letters, it said, "On her 25th Birthday, your red threads will be tied to hers. You will only belong to her, and she will only belong to you guys, forever. You cannot change the fate for it is impossible, if you cut the red thread, you will die a painful death that will stay with you forever."
"H-How did it get to this?" Aaron asked, letters were forming again.
"It was to repent your sins."
"Can't you refuse that before the prophecy was revealed?" Alex asked,
"I cannot object nor judge the prophecy, neither the Gods can."
"What happens on that day?" Asher asked,
"On that day, your powers will disappear and you will have to love her from the bottom of your heart. If you do, your powers will return to you, little by little."
The lights disappeared and the ball turned gray. The 7 boys looked at the ball thoroughly as thoughts echoed their minds.
'How can I love her when I don't know her?'
'What if she's irresponsible?'
'Do you think I can spend my gold on her?'
'Should I feed her always and on time? But I'm selfish when it comes to food!'
'I'm too tired to take care of this.'
'In the end, I might end up killing her from anger.'
'She's too much for a king like me to take such a lowlife.'
The 7 boys thought in unison, 'I can't love her!'
'But, if we cut the red threads, we'll die a painful death that would carry us even when we die!'
The men had bitter looks on their faces with clenching fists.'
Asher clenched his fist, "Boys, let's get ready."
Louie piggybacked Jaxon like a child as the boys stood behind Asher.
The boys changed their looks to rich businessmen wearing casual suits. Each of their powers turned to smoke and arose from their bodies, leaving them with nothing but themselves and of course, black cards and such.
As soon as Asher created a portal, white lights showed in the air and slowly formed into a big portal. The men walked inside and get prepared themselves.
A few minutes have passed, they have arrived inside the girl's room, scattered. She was sleeping on her couch in her pink floral dress.
Alex was sitting on the one-seat couch, Aaron was standing beside the bathroom door, Jaxon was lying down on the floor, Louie's face was a few inches away from the food, Asher was standing in front of her, Dexter held a glass of wine as he sat on the other one-seat couch with legs crossed, and Daniel using his black cards like a fan, flexing his wealth.
They watched her sleep peacefully, Her light brown locks covered her face, her silent snores filling the whole room, the scent of her natural peach perfume, and every little detail these 7 men can notice.
The 7 men started whispering a chant as their theme colors showed up in front of them and turned into a small star, and each chant of them, the stars swiftly moves to the girl, surrounding her with stars in different colors.
Aaron whispered a chant, "Luxure..."
Alex followed, "Fúria..."
Daniel whispered, "Gier..."
Jaxon yawned, "Pigritia..."
Louie hummed, "Vraatzucht..."
Dexter drank his wine, "Invidia..."
And lastly, Asher, "Pride..."
The 7 men have agreed to love this woman from the bottom of their hearts.
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Claudia's POV
Morning came, I turned around, still asleep, I pulled something I assume to be a pillow and hugged it on my chest. I thought it was a pillow. It had soft fluffy hair and 'A body? No, it can't be...' I frowned as I roamed my hands around it. From the top to the squishy part.
Before I could open my eyes, soft groans left from a man's mouth. 'Wait a minute...' I stopped moving my hands.
'Should- Should I open my eyes?!'
'Wait. What if this is just a dream?'
'But I heard a soft groan!'
To confirm it, I tried turning around but was stopped when I heard someone yawn. And that's when I confirmed, 'SOMEONE'S HERE!!!'
Undecided, I kept hesitating whether to open my eyes or not.
'Claudia, try opening it! Maybe you'll see handsome men!' The devil me said as she laughed,
'No! Maybe it's dangerous! Stop tempting her with ugly lusts!' The angel me scolded,
'Hmph! You just don't have the guts to do it, virgin!' The devil me laughed and stuck her tongue out.
The angel cried as the devil laughed evilly. Jeez. I am still undecided. 'I need to do it.'
"Jeez, when will this old lady wake up?" A man's voice spoke irritably. "I'm so hungry..."
"Jeez, you just ate a few seconds ago."
'Fuck. 'OLD LADY'?! I BET YOU'RE THE OLD MAN HERE?!'
I clenched the sheets with my hands. Till then, I have finally decided to open my eyes.
'Oh my god...'
DUN
DUN
DUN...
My jaw fell onto the ground as I saw these 6 — no, 7 men- '7 MEN?!' I shook my head as I closed my eyes tightly. I looked at them, with my mouth in agape.
The man with long waist-length ponytail black and orange locks crossed his arms as he hummed arrogantly, "What, are we too bright that you can't even stop drooling at us like foods?" He asked.
'Shit. This man on my dining table is really pissing me off!' I frowned. 'Wait. Talking about the dining table,' I moved my eyes to my dining table and found plates with leftovers.
I gasped, "Where's my food?!" I moved to walk to the guy with black and orange hair but was pulled over by someone beside me. 'Oop! Such strong force!'
My head bumped the bed frame. "Ow!" I hissed.
"Sorry." The man with blonde and light blue hair apologized as he yawned. He sat up with lazy, sleepy eyes and caressed my sore head. "Does it hurt?" His light blue eyes shone like a diamond.
I couldn't do anything other than stare at his diamond-like eyes. Is he an angel?
I shook my head, "Ah, no. It- It doesn't hurt a-anymore..." I squirmed slowly.
I turned my head towards the men standing in front of me, "So... What... Business do we have here?" I chuckled in the middle of my sentence.
"Well, Crystal told us to repent our sins and forced us to come here to you to love you deeply." The man with red hair rolled his eyes with a frown on his face.
"Uh... What sins did you commit?-"
"Slaughter, Murder, Rape, Stole, Skinned, Cannibalism, Backstabbed, and other sinful activities."
I gulped nervously, "A~nd, why- why did- Who's Crystal?"
"Crystal is our crystal ball."
"Ookay? And why am I the only one whom y'all gonna love? Like-"
"It was in the prophecy. And a few hours ago, after you wished, our red threads showed up from our chest and linked with yours through the ball." The man who was annoying and ate all the food replied.
"When was that prophecy?"
"6 years ago, on your 18th Birthday, and the day your grandmother died."
My eyes widened as I breathed heavily, 'What? They knew when my grandmother died?-'
"Wait- wait- are you guys saying, you were watching me all along?"
"Yes." They said in unison.
"Then- then- That means you guys also know the cause of my grandmother's death, yes?"
The 6 men looked at each other.
"Yes." The boy behind me replied making all of us turn to him, "I was there when they were all hanging out."
I crawled towards him and held his hand as I pleaded, "Please, please, tell me."
Other person's POV
"Six years ago, I was in the royal room sleeping on the couch. The room was silent until gunshots were heard."
The man is covered in black clothes and masks threatened the old lady, he said, "If you don't give me your granddaughter, we will kill you!"
Your grandmother replied, "I will never give my precious granddaughter! She's my only granddaughter! You can't harm her!"
The man's eye twitched and moved like a psychopath, "Remember, you promised us!"
"That was long ago! That was before my granddaughter was born!"
"Still, give us your daughter now, or else, you won't be able to see tomorrow!"
"I will never-"
Bang.
Your grandmother died."
Claudia's POV
I exhaled shakily as soon as I heard what happened to my grandmother. "But- why did that man in black kill my grandmother? Did you see his face?"
The man in front of me moved his eyes to the men as they looked away nervously, the man looked back at me, "I don't know, that's what I only knew."
I loosened my muscles and sighed, "Really..."
The whole room became silent. We stayed there for minutes, until someone teleported next to me.