On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 23: Ciao

You cannot hide away forever and change the reality you have in front of you mostly. You do not have any option given to you except facing it and accepting it with with body, mind and soul, no matter how harsh it is. You can only run away for a really short time before you surrender in the end.

The sky looked clear with stratus clouds moving around. The constellations were bright and carrying on their duties. The guards were busy with their work and there was nobody around Princess Aqua's chamber, sending them off. She took the chance ti invite Huo'er in and spend some time with him. She had to know what he discussed with her father. And when she did it almost hit her like a lightening.

Aqua tried to stop him, fighting with him.

"It doesn't make sense, why should you do something you are not willing to?" She asked him.

"I am willing, who said am not?" he tired to ensure her.

"You did, very clearly, I remember every word you said, why would you change now? Did pa screw you? I will go talk to him,"

"King Aenon said nothing but the truth, it's a reality I should face, and a duty I should take up anyway, what if it saves my life? buys me time? Aqua, please understand, " he tried to make her understand the facts and saving her father's face.

Aqua sat there, all red with anger and frustrations. It was clear how much she was against it. She took deep breaths several times and tried to calm herself. She let go if the thoughts and asked Huo to leave her alone for sometime. Aqua then sat on her bed and did some thinking, which in the end led to falling asleep.

Huo walked back into the chamber without making sounds and sat next to her on the bed, watching her sleep. Something he always enjoyed doing. "Am sorry, " he apologised to her. He just sat there still, for a long time and sat on the floor, keeping his resting on the bed close to hers. Aqua woke up an hour later and found him next to her dozing off. She moved closer to him and planted a kiss on his forehead. He opened his eyes and looked into hers. They eyes locked, and sensed each other's emotions.

"Do you have to go?" Aqua asked Huo stroking his silver her standing behind him, giving a back hug while he got up and sat on a stool. She was worried since the moment he informed her he has taken advises form others and has decided to find refuge with the demons since even Shifu let him go after raising him all these years. He was nowhere to be found, the moment the school was attacked. He alerted every student to leave and go back to theirs clans escaped to save his life like Huo ti have raised him offending the heavens.

He pulled her and made her sit on his lap. He nodded, leaning his head against hers. "I have to," he said. "But once I take the throne, will you hesitate?"

"Aqua has never hesitated about things she has wanted to make hers, you belong to only me, that's going to be the truth and reality in the whole universe," she said looking into his eyes. "But don't fall for Volca's words. Promise me that's,"

"Do you think I still trust her?" and Aqua shook her head. They weren't aware that Aenon happen to hear their conversation as he passed by the room.

"Once I go back, there's surely going to be a war that hasn't taken place for decades. And we will be meeting in the battlefield for sure. Don't be hesitant to put on a show fighting with me, make sure you stand on your side, doing your duty, I wouldn't mind if you do the honour of killing me, it should be no one else, if you see me falling down, take my sword away and destroy us together, " he requested her searching her eyes, who sat there on his lap her fingers still on his hair.

"And i ask you to do the same back, when you see me falling down, charge all my crystal and my sword and rip them apart, do not feel hesitate to fight for your right to live, I won't forgive you," he kissed her lips for a long minute until she went breathless.

Couple of minutes later Huo'er was called by the Beast Prince for a meal. He left leaving Aqua behind whose heart wasn't sure of anything that was happening. She had an intuition about how something is going to go wrong and dangerous. She took a deep breath and let the things go in her head.

She went out of his room to look for her father who was pretending to busy so as he doesn't get caught for hearing the couple.

"Pa, when are leaving?"

"When do you want to?"

"After he leaves," she said.

"As you like it then," he agreed with her.

Huo got back by that time. He asked Aqua to help him with something and took her back to her room. By that time, the Beast Prince had already sent the servants with things Huo'er requested.

"You want me to dye your hair black?" Aqua asked him, her heart broken a little. She couldn't adapt to the changes. She coukdnt think of him as a Demon Prince all of a sudden, changing his silver hair into the demon one.

"Or I cannot win people, " but what he said did make a point. He hugged her and asked her the favour again. To win the demons, one should have a demon look to him, looking handsome with silver hair and polite attitude won't help him win the throne with everyone's approval. The clan would only reject him for the heavenly touch. And he didn't want the throne without the mass following him with just being the rightful heir. She looked at him again for some minutes and nodded.

"What are you doing?" he asked her.

"Capturing this moment, here," she replied him "before you change over," he smiled and took her hands in his.

'Don't worry," he assured her. Couple of hours later, Aqua washed his hair as he sat down in the hot tub, washing of the dye, He pulled her into the tub and she settled in his lap once again wiping the water off his face with a towel. "Because I broke my seal wouldn't change anything for us as long as we trust each other Aqua," he promised her. "Just give me some time," and she nodded to his words.

Huo'er got dressed. He put in the pitch black long hanfu with golden and silver embroidery at some parts. Auqa did his hair and braided a little in the front leaving the flip. He looked like a bad demon boy and even more handsome sure to steal the ladies. It suited him. It suited him the best. He took his sword and stood in front of her. She helped him put on the cloak and he stepped out of the room. He sent a raven to Dritan asking him prepare for the arrival of the lost prince. Things were beginning to change slowly but fastly.