Ahoy! After 3 weeks pending, I finnaly finished this chapter after typing overnight. Just started the groove :)
Before I start this chapter, I would answer my dearest reviewer’s request about description of Li-Jing and Luna. And sorry for having a very bad grammar, but please bear with it until I find a willing beta reader to edit my stories :P
Li-Jing’s face is the exact copy of Wonlei’s in his younger age (as you see in manga and anime series). The only differences are his eyes and hair are black as his mother, and he has short hair with bangs. He is supposed to be 14 in age, therefore make him a middle-schooler.
Imagine young Sherry in straight, long, black hair wearing black lolita dress. That is Luna. She has similar face as her mother, but she inherits her pride and ‘I don’t care’ attitude from her father. In single glance, she can be described as Brago is Sherry’s body, but she has this loquacious attitude as her own. She is also a 14-year-old girl, only several months younger than Li-Jing.
As for Djinn, he is a bishounen with long silver hair and silver eyes with skin as fair as snow wearing white long coat.
That’s all for their descriptions, now let’s go back to our story.
Disclaimer: Nah, Gash Bell isn’t mine, as well as its characters.
( Chapter 1-3 ) Chapter 4: Promise
--- Demon World, Royal Castle’s Main Hallway ---
In the middle of outside ceremony, there is still clapping sound of footsteps echoing in the large hallway. This man is in hurry and worry, as he is wearing a large frown in his handsome face. Some guards and paramedics are hurried after him, trying to figure what kind of matter that upsetting their prince so.
Zeon did not give any notice to his followers as a piece of paper in his grip demanding his fullest attention. How he will tell this news to his brother? No, telling Gash won’t be easy, but comforting Tio would be much harder. Good thing that castle’s paramedics are always stand by.
10 minutes later those paramedics are busy working with their unconscious queen. And an utterly shocked Gash is petrified by the letter that his daughter has left to him:
Dear Mom and Dad,
When you read this letter, I’m no longer in your world. I’m not dead, I just following my beloved Djinn to our honeymoon in human world!
No, we are not married yet, but Djinn has promised me that he’ll marry me when I’m turned 16. That’ll be 10 years from now, but you’re about send him away from me! We need time to prepare ourselves together, that’s why I follow him. Another reason is that I’m not gonna let him to find another babe in human world. He’ll have me all the time
Mom and Dad, please don’t worry, as I’ll be fine with Djinn. I won’t be a bother to them, I’ll help them as much as I can. Djinn will protects me all the time, so I’m safe and happy. When we meet again, maybe I am holding some of your grandchildren already. So please pray for our happiness there.
Love from your daughter,
Vio
Ps: Please don’t blame Djinn for my action. He don’t know anything about my plan of following him by shrinking my size and sneaking into his coat.
For the 5th times, Gash re-reading his daughter’s letter. He was desperate enough with this Crown-matter, now his daughter added his stress with her ‘honeymoon’ to human world.
The King’s body is trembling, so does his voice, “Had she… really…gone?”
Unable to meet his brother’s eyes, Zeon reported the other news, “We have already searched the whole castle and its surrounding area, we have asked the oracles to scan through our territory, we also had sent minions to search for princess sign all over, we have searched everywhere, but there is no sign of the princess in our world. Unfortunately, her letter has telling us the truth”
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--- Human World, Star Cruise Room 109---
Seeing this man, Wales, everyone would always admit that this man is beautiful. With his lean, masculine body and his shimmering golden, he is even handsomer than most of male cover models. His white tuxedo matched hers, and together they looked like a couple made from heaven. Judging from looks, they are perfectly matched, but his narciss attitude really gave him a big minus point in his quality as a human. Although Li-Yen knows better, behind his undesirable attitude, Wales is the type of man that you rather not to mess around with. He is very clever in hiding his true nature behind, and the legendary Red Phoenix group leader won’t chooses him as his heir without a reason.
“Ahh… Look at this beautiful lady standing before me. Surely this lady is happy to attend her father’s birthday with this gown that I presented to her before.”
“Hmm…” added with a sly smile is all that she can give to Wales as return for his praise. She always feels nervous of his presence, yet she did not know the reason why. His eyes are intimidating, but she had faced thousands of people who had scarier gaze than his. She had sensed his true nature, and she could keep up her pace. However, every time she faced Wales, her instincts alarming her about an unknown danger that would come from this man. She did not bother to thank him for her gown, she was about to leave it until her father commanded her to wear it on his birthday anyway. Actually, it’s not about the gown itself, she just have this feeling that Wales is up for something she didn’t know, and she almost sure that this present is a part of his plan.
“Well then, shall we go upstairs? Everyone in tonight’s party is dying to see us together.” Said Wales as he took Li-Yen’s hand and escorting her to the magnificent birthday-party at the deck of the ship.
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On the deck above, a magnificent party is about to be held. Guests have gathered and their minds are filled with amazement. As something to be expected from a party held two top leaders of Hong Kong, Li-Akron of Blue Dragon and Tai-Ming of Red Phoenix, this party had costs a fortune from both sides. Li-Akron’s private cruise had been magically turned into luxurious party area. The deck is elegantly decorated with golden and crystal ornament, tables are covered with silk white sheets and filled with delicious food made by selected chefs, there are many servants with exclusive champagne filled their trays, the stage is occupied by famous musicians and singer celebrating the day, and the guests are all selected people wearing expensive suits and dress. Among those are famous actress/actors, successful business executives, politicians, and several of Li-Akron’s relation and mob boss, including the infamous Red Phoenix group.
Li-Jing was taken aback by the sight of numerous guards in this party, but the masked figure behind him has promised that he will successfully saves his mother if he accepts to help him by reading a book that now glowing in his hands.
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“……. Celebrating my birthday and my children’s wedding at this very night…”
The last sentences of her father’s greeting speech shocked her. How could she become so stupid for not realizing this earlier? Wales had gave her a white silk gown that matched his to wear, the party is decorated in white and gold, there is an altar standing on the stage they occupied, her father had invited religious figures-something that he never done before, and his birthday party was never as big as this party…
She isn’t about to be engaged, she is about to be married!!!!
“You should have seen this coming, right?” asked Wales as he shows her the content of a little box in his arm: two beautiful golden rings with large diamonds in each of them, their soon-to-be wedding rings.
“I...I expect us… to be engaged tonight, not married.” Her shock has consumed her; her words are barely audible, thanks to her trembling voice.
He is grinning, somehow her reaction amuses him, but his reply is not something pleasurable to her: “Yes, we should only be engaged, but our father just received the news that one of White Snake Group’s chief was selected as Macau’s president since this morning. Now they already get hold of our neighbor’s port and market, our groups are in dangerous situation. This unification must be held tonight, and I actually happy about it.”
“Don’t kid me! You sent me this gown since weeks ago! And this ring is engraved by today’s date! And all these invitations! None of these can be accomplished in just one day! All of you must have planned this!!!!”
“Oh, please don’t take it that way, I really has no bad intention. We just taking precaution, and it turns out that it was the right thing to do.”
Li-Yen was too shocked, and all she could do at the moment is just starring in disbelief at the man beside her. This is too much!
As she was about to leave him, her gaze meets several faces that she had known. She was surrounded by hitmans of Blue Dragon and Red Phoenix.
There is nowhere to escape.
“BOREN!!!”
A familiar voice is shouting at the back of the stage, followed by explosive sound and a big hole ruining stage’s background. A masked figure emerged from that hole and marched through the rain of bullets released by nearby guards. This figure headed straight to Li-Yen, and suddenly she was in his arms.
“REDORUK!”
The voice shouted again, and the masked figure took her to the mid-air, where Li-Yen finally realizes her savior’s identity.
“Wonlei?”
To Be Continued….
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