Strange things

Walking around the garden, I admired the beauty of the flowers and the wonderful scent it gave out. I was having fun admiring the flowers and perceiving till I finally got tired, I was about turning around to go sit on the brown wooden garden bench when something caught my attention.

My eyes caught the sight of a dead aster flower.

Awwwn... This poor flower.

I said to myself as I squatted and touched a petal of the flower and something strange happened.

A flow of some kind of faint power suddenly spiraled through me and the flower came to life.

Gasping, I immediately pulled away and stood on my feets.

What the heck just happened?

What was that?

I asked myself as my brows narrowed and in that single moment, I felt a sharp sting in my head and it made me wince in pain.

I pressed my left palm on my temple as blurry images began to flood my head each time I close my eyes, as I began gasping for breath.

Stretching my right hand out, I staggered up to the brown wooden garden bench and managed to sit on it without hurting myself.

The sting became more sharper and it began to hurt a lot, I suddenly began to hear a loud ring in my ears.

But in an instant, it stopped.

Everything stopped.

The loud ringing my ears, the blurry images, pain, it was all gone.

Slowly taking steady breaths, I placed my left palm on my collarbone.

What's going on?

Why has all this strange things been happening since this morning?

First, it was the blurry image of a woman who's voice I could clearly, saying something about them being bounded for eternity.

Secondly, me being able to sense Raman lies and now, this.

How on earth did I manage to bring that flower back to life?

I asked myself and I couldn't help but get more confused. The more I thought about it, the more confused I got.

Taking in a deep breath, I need to relax myself. I just need to calm down. I'll surely get to the root of all this but not by killing myself with so many thoughts.

I thought to myself as I closed my eyes and soon, the breeze began to ruffle my hair.

Once I was able to relax myself, I slowly opened my eyes and my gaze landed on my beautiful hero walking up to me majestically.

A small smile began to crawl up to my lips and I could suddenly feel my heart racing.

He walked up to me and as usual, that sweet scent of fresh squeezed oranges and cold air filled the air.

I watched him till he sat down next to me by my right hand side.

"Hero," I called out, breaking the silence, "I really love this garden a lot, it's beautiful. The flowers, the arrangement, the scent, everything is magnificent." I said but hero didn't say anything to me but kept his gaze and attention off me. But, I didn't really bother about it, neither did I think too much about it cause I was too busy admiring the flowers the way I was a while ago.

"Look hero, I really love this aster flower the most, it's beautiful." I said and the memories of what happened a while ago came rushing back to me but, I decided to shake if off.

"Ella..." He finally called out.

His mind was clouded, he had been thinking on what Oliver said to him. He needed a confirmation and a better answer from a human.

"Yes hero." I answered with a smile on my face and focused my gaze and attention on him.

"What is love?" Raman asked, "That feeling called love, what is it?" He finally focused his gaze on me.

"Love..." I said and took a deep breath. "I really don't know much about that feeling called love. I've never been in love before but I think I can say a little about it from my perspective and understanding. Take for example my parents, I love them a lot and, I believe that if you love someone from the depths of your heart, you'd never want to see them sad or hurt. You'll find joy when they're happy. I'd find joy when they're happy and I'd feel hurt when they're hurt as well. But, in a romantic way, if you love someone, you'll be willing to do anything to see a smile on that person's face. You'll accept that person's flaws and imperfections. You'll be willing to sacrifice it all for that one special person, you'll share in that person's pain, worries, joy and happiness. You'll feel hurt whenever that person is hurt or sad and feel happy when that person is happy. You'll be willing to go against everything to be with that person and willing to do anything to protect that person at all cost. I believe that love brings happiness, joy and peace of mind when you've found the right person but also comes with a load of pain. I've been through a lot with my family yet, I love those souls that brought me into this world. I love and cherish them a lot, especially Gina. " I finally trailed off and gazed at Raman who was seemed utterly speechless.

"Why do you ask? Are you in love hero?" I asked and in instantly became curious.

Raman fidgeted and clenched his teeth on hearing Ella's words and her questions. Everything she said was the exact way he was feeling and most especially towards her.

No...

He can't possibly be in love with a human who he had spent only two weeks with. It's just not possible.

"No, I'm not in love and I can't be in love. I just wanted to know and thanks for the long explanation." He said and looked away from her, he needs to stay far away from this human.

"Hmm.... Why do you say you can't be in love? Have you ever been in love or hurt in love?"

"No, none of those things has ever happened to me." Raman replied.

"Hmm... OK then." I said.

"Hero, have you been able to do some findings on my parents?" I inquired after a short silence.

"No, not yet but I'll try my best." He replied after a short silence.

"OK hero. I'd really appreciate it if you do because I'm really worried about them."

"You don't have to be worried, everything will be fine." He said, reassuring her though he knew deep down that nothing will ever be fine.

"It's getting dark ain't you gonna prepare dinner?"

"No, not today." I said and he narrowed his brows.

"Why? Ain't you hungry? I've come to know you're a foodie and refusing food is so unlike you." Raman said and I laughed softly on hearing his words.

"I know I do eat a lot and that's because I'm a commoner but, this time around, I don't want to cook. I want us to go for a nice night walk. You always like staying in your room and seeing that the night has covered the sky..." I said as Raman and I both gazed up at the sky that had now been covered with dark clouds, " Let's go for a nice walk hero and I might also get the chance to know Decra a bit. I can't know it all in a day, I'm still a foreigner. " I said and chuckled a bit.

"Hmm... OK then, come with me." Raman said as he stood up from where he was sitted and stood in front of me, gesturing his palm out to me.

A small smile crawled up to my face as I placed my right palm on his right palm and stood up.

Staring deeply at her, he tightened his grip on her hand as he tore his gaze off her captivating baby blue eyes. Right this moment, he wanted her to smile if it was the last thing he'd do. He wanted to see that beautiful smile on her beautiful face even if it was for the last time, and if this was the only way to make her smile tonight, he was willing to do it.

He was about pulling her into his arms when suddenly she placed her palm on his chest, stopping him from doing so. He suddenly felt his stone heart skip a beat as he gazed into her eyes.

I could feel Raman's heart racing in his chest and to be honest, I really wanted to be in those arms where I feel safe and perceive that lovely scent of fresh squeezed oranges but I didn't want to teleport with him. Not tonight.

"I don't want us to teleport hero... I want us to talk a walk so you can show me around."

"OK then, if that's what you want then I'll give that to you." Raman agreed and took two steps back, still not letting go of my hand. "Let's go." He said and led the way.