Magic Gateway

Your love life might get more complicated in a couple of weeks from now.

Aria thought to herself as she walked into Elena's home

"Elena?" Aria called out but there was no response from anyone

She walked up into Elena's room but there was no one there. She was about to leave when she sighted a piece of paper on Elena's bed

"Elena's writing a love letter" she chuckles

"Aria?"

She looked back "Elena,where were you?'

"Escorted mother to the palace" Elena replied as she walked into the room "she has this job in the palace" and sat on the wooden chair beside her bed

"You could have told me to come with"

"No worries, and besides I didn't want to trouble you, looked like you were having a good time with Jake" she said as she winked at Aria

"I don't understand what you mean by that"Aria tried to play the fool card but it looks like she was caught in the act

"Come on, I saw you two when I came around his house earlier today"

"It wasn't what it looks like I promise you"

Elena laughed out so loud and fell off the chair "I'm sure that kiss was nice, Jake is a really good kisser from what I saw, where you really going to allow him defile you in that house?" She sounded pretty serious now

"I love him Elena, I haven't seen him for two years"

"Look Aria, Jake just broke up with you know who" Elena whispered "I get that we don't like her, but what if Jake just needs to pass time or erase her from his mind by getting down with you?"

"Elena, you think too much"

"Okay then, let me stop thinking then"

Aria walked down to the door "I better get going,mama will be home waiting for me"

"Okay Aria, there's going to be a party at the palace today, you could come if you want to"

"Really?" Aria said out loud

"Yes, mother is in charge of the wines so we have a free pass"

"Thank you thank you thank you" Aria said repeatedly as she wrapped her arms around Elena

"I love you Elena, you're the best"

"I know, just get here before six so we can leave with mother. I have few new dresses I can lend to you"

"That's so sweet of you Elena" Aria said releasing her arms "I should get going now"

A LITTLE WHILE LATER Aria was in the kitchen with her mother helping her cook crab for dinner "mama I will be heading over to Elena's home by evening"

"Just make sure you finish cooking before you do that" Maria told her

"Let her go Maira, Peter will finish the cooking" papa said sitting on his favorite chair across the kitchen

Aria looked at her father giving him a wide grin as she walk up to him handing over a glass of water and his medication

"Thank you Princess" he said placing the medicine on his tongue

"I will take my leave now mama"Aria said as she stormed off

"You're giving her way too much freedom marito" Maria said looking worried

"She's twenty Maria, she isn't a small girl"

"But still, what if all our efforts end up in…"

"She is headed to Elena's home, do not worry too much"

"If you say so"

Aria and Elena got to the palace gate around seven, so many people came from different countries just for the party. Aria stood right in front of the gate and kept looking at how big and high the walls are "this is one big wall" she spoke in surprise not taking her eyes off them

"Aria?"

That voice sounded familiar but she didn't know who it was, she turned right to see who it was

"Jake" how could she forget her lovers voice

"You didn't tell me you would be here" he said smiling

"I didn't know you would be here either" Aria responded

" I work at the palace Aria"

"Since when?" Aria looked surprised. He was with her earlier today and even at the city market party but he never mentioned it

"Since now" he chuckled

"Aria let's go in" Elena pulled my right arm as she dragged me inside

"Wow" Aria whispered as she walked around the palace

She kept walking still she got to the back gate of the palace where she saw beautiful fishes with weird colors on inside their pond "Even the fishes in the palace are beautiful, they looks special and peaceful" she said as she dipped her left hand in the water where the fishes were "I wish I could stay here forever"

"This party is to fine whoever can open this damn gate and I wouldn't have anyone ruin this for me" Aria heard as the person spoke "what gate?" She asked herself whispering not to be heard

She hid right behind the wall demarcating her and whoever that might be there

"Who's that and what gate are they talking about?" Aria looked confused as if she could ask whatever they meant

The bell of the palace was rang "The party is about to start, I need to find Elena"

She left the back of the palace quietly as she tiptoed

Aria looked around for Elena but she couldn't find her anywhere,not even wheee she had left her

"Where could she be?" Aria asked in regret of leaving "I shouldn't have left" she groan and drape her arm across her face "now how do I find her in a place as big as this"

Aria walked around hoping to find Elena somewhere, and this somewhere could actually change her life forever

She bumped into a tall handsome looking man, of course prince are meant to be handsome

"Hey. Watch…." She was just about to complete her sentence when she noticed the royal cloak, her cheeks were outright smoldering.

"I'm …. I'm so.. I'm so sorry" she as she locked eye with Liam

"It's okay Miss" he said as he smiled at her, but then she could feel her face heating up like it was on fire, of course he's a prince and he is expected to look that way but then the way he spoke wasn't expected and at this time she wished the ground could open up and swallow her any moment from now

"I wasn't looking" she told him trying not to lock eyes with him again

"I wasn't looking either"

At this point Aria's dream was about to come true.