Chapter 9

Because they had been staring at each other for a while, I took my time to look around. Oh? It looks like we have reached the other end side of the river. Our small boat hit the ground and I immediately grabbed some large vines that were just on the side. we are in the jungle. If they just stare at it forever, I will leave and look for a hidden treasure. We can't afford to lose and not get in. "My Savio- "Shush, if you're just going to fight there. Don't help me, I have to finish right away to get back to the princess. " I replied. I was trying to focus because. Besides, their personalities are different in the story, well I know that Magnus is hot and I know that King is clingy. But seeing it in real life seems weird, I don't know if I'm disgusted with what they do. "Lady Hera, I'm sorry for what happened." "It was your fault dumbas $." Also Magnus keeps cussing the life out of King. I thought they were bestfriends in the novel? What happened? "My fault ?! Someone shouted, which means they are in danger! " King replied, I rolled my eyes and tied the boat to the vines. Then I left the Boat to find the hidden treasure. I'm sure the treasure is here because where else would it be? As long as I have a gut feeling here. atsaka wala naman lupa sa tineleport namin, puro moss and grass. "Don't act like a hero." Magnus shouted which made my mind go back to reality. "You got her to save you! You don't know how to swim " Yes, what kind of guy jumps in a river but doesn't know how to swim? Porke't he just heard Erina's voice, he was willing to sacrifice. What if I can't swim? He may have drowned since Magnus had no plan to help him. "You're a wizard ?! You should have saved me, now she's wet! " jusmeyooo, are they like this when the story is not focused on them? What if Gareth is with me? I wish the princess is safe wherever she is now. "Save you? I have no plans to save you no. You also said that it is forbidden to use magic because I do not have a license- "OK STOP! Both of you just stop! " I just shouted because I couldn't focus. Ughh, I just want to finish this and relax… "That's my decision, can't we just find the treasure real quick? For this to end and I will not listen to your rants the whole day. " I said angrily. I'm like this when I'm in a bad mood, it's up to you who you are. Mapa-artista, bias or boss pa kita, I won't hesitate to talk back at you. I'm also disgusted, as you can see. I have a lot of patience, I just don't like shouting and fighting. "Yes Savior." It's up to what King calls me. "K." Magnus' short answer as if he was angry, I looked weirdly at him but he just smirked later. I have a feeling that there's more of his personality that I don't care about. Because when we were on the boat earlier, his awra was extremely scary… I just noticed since I was busy fangirling when we met. The way he looks just gets keeping intsense tas the way he smiled seems to have a hidden agenda. I know Magnus is scary but what I think is… there is something bigger besides his cheeky and cold personality. That was just a wild guess though. "Hmm? Something is shining here… it's in a puddle. A large one. " At the same time, King turned to what Magnus said, the puddle he was saying was surrounded by trees. The puddle looks like a small lake because of the cleanliness, in case you can't see what's in it. Is it too deep? It's still a puddle right? Ugh why not show the point of view of King or Gareth or Mel? It is very difficult to find a hidden treasure. Only the moment of Magnus and Erina was shown, Herabella was probably like a third wheel. I wonder what she felt…. Astaka I remember that their hidden treasure is inside the jungle? I don't know why Erina shouted then but it's not in the novel. That's because the flow has changed, I'm aware of what's happening. Not everyone follows the novel. Aisshhh, it's up to Batman. "How can you say that?" King asked, Magnus raised his arm and crossed his arms. "It reeks magic, you dumbas $" also I forgot to say, Magnus cussed a lot… in the novel. Especially when you're stupid, he even cussed at Gareth and King. Of course she doesn't swear in front of Erina, she's an innocent princess. "Looks like my savior is right! here is probably the hidden treasure. " Susmeeee, is he gonna keep calling me 'my savior' until he gets bored? embarrassing to listen to. "You're really smart, my savior!" I just smiled awkwardly because of the nickname given by King. Very cringe to hear- "Goddess, what are we going to do?" Why are they calling me this? Since when did Herabella have that kind of nicknamesss ?! I sighed in defeat. "Come on, are you undressing again !?" "Huh? What to do? " I was gonna undress to invade the puddle, it looks clean so… "You don't know how to swim." "What again ?! You saw her naked ?! " King asked loudly, duh I was wearing a playsuit underneath. "Are you a pervert !?" At the same time he pointed at Magnus, Magnus grabbed me and pulled me away from the puddle. "Wait- what are you doing? We're running out of time! " "You are not undressing in front of him." he said angrily. I HAVE A PLAYSUIT OK ?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH UNDRESSING HA! I would have answered in case he used magic to get the hidden treasure. It was a brand new chest, kind of small but at least we saw it. Phew! Mission complete? Melusine's POV Lady Herabella Venturi is literally my savior, best friend and everything. he always helps me with everything… She didn't question my appearance and she would always talk to, laugh with me and talk with me. She was the best really, I keep taking her advice because that is right. And she's always right, she advised me not to fool around anymore. I met Prince Gareth in a ball, Herabella wasn't there because low ranks are forbidden. I even forced her to come but she said it was ok. This is a ball for royalties only and that's where I first met Prince Gareth, since I was the only one. There were whispers surrounding me. And that's when he came. I fell inlove with his kindness… he was like my knight and shining armor at that time. We started dating. At first he was very smart and always accompanied my trip. Lady Hera was also happy that I was loved and he was the first one. I fell hard… but I kept questioning why he flirted with me. Why did he choose me, I'm fat, I'm not beautiful. I have a gloomy personality too, so I'm having doubts. We have been together for 2 years and there is no problem. I remembered when we first talked, he promised to marry me. My doubts disappeared because we lasted, but when we went shopping. He accidentally met my cousin, Erina Chavez… Erina was kind and she was a sweet girl. I would have approached them but I saw the gleam in Prince Gareth's eyes, he never looked at me like that before. There I realized that I was still not enough, I mean look at me. I'm fat, ugly and gloomy, no one likes me. But Herabella encouraged me, she was always by my side. Advising me to let go should be let go. 'Why are you clinging?' And that hit me, why am I clinging? To the person who doesn't like me? I mean I know I'm not worth it… I still love Prince Gareth, but I have to use my brain too. As expected, he broke up with me as if he hadn't had a relationship for 2 years. I also expected that he would like Erina. She's not a bad girl, she's kind and sweet so I let her go. I mean why do we insist if we really don't want to? So what I did was pursue my dreams of becoming a dress designer, mother and father doesn't care about me so… why not? (A/N: Please be reminded that Mel doesn't love Hera romantically but she does love her as a friend.) ** EXPEDITION ENROLLMENT SCENE ** I can't say what I should say because we were suddenly teleported somewhere. WELL SH*T, why did he have to switch place ?! I didn't think he would do that for Erina, well not that I care but… heh. What he told me earlier was very offensive. Why am I losing weight because of him? well he is the reason but I don't really plan to lose weight. I just don't really eat well that's why I lost weight. I wish I was with Erina and Lord Magnus, I heard he's a genius. Wow, he is very talented even though he is young. Not to mention he does look good and smart, maybe quickly after our expedition when he's with us. "WHY ARE YOU NOT TALKING TO ME?" I was surprised when Prince Gareth suddenly shouted, I tilted my head and looked confusedly at him. "Why are we talking?" I asked in astonishment. "Is there anything else to talk about?" I've been stunned for a while now because of what happened earlier. Wait- why did you switch to Lord Magnus again? Ugh I should have switched with Lord Magnus to be with Lady Hera, she still looks concerned about what Prince Gareth did. "HEY DON'T IGNORE ME TOO!" Princess Erina shouted, even Erina is not close to me even we're cousins. "Is that a frog? Ew. " I sighed and just shrugged. "Let's search quickly." I said once walk "Wait- Princess Melusine!" what is that, I haven't been able to move on and I'm just acting tough right now so he won't notice. He's windy and mean since our break up, he wasn't like that when we were together. I lazily looked at him, but the spark was still there. Do I want him? of course, will I chase him? nah, bahala na. I can move on someday. "AAAAAAAAAAAAH-" We both turned away because Erina suddenly cried out. Some large frogs were attacking her so we immediately approached her. They are as big as my hand, "Are you ok? Are you hurt? " concerned Prince Gareth asked. So I stopped and stared at them, they really mattered. I hope he is the same with me. I was satisfied with what he was doing to me, I kept remembering that he was like that to me then. I wish the time came back for me to experience that again. Seeing them made my blood boil for no reason. I was surprised when Gareth suddenly looked at me with seriousness in his eyes. Wait… did I just get mad because of what I saw? No! Listen to what Lady Hera said, be kind and don't let jealousy and anger prevail. It can cause a great damage to our life! Always… remember what Lady Hera said. "I'm fine, l-let's find the treasure so we can finish. I- I'm scared of animals. " Erina so I nodded and continued walking. Why is he still switching places? Since we're just in the woods, I'm sure the treasure will be in trees. We went for a walk and searched, they were the only ones talking. The awkward thing is that when the ex joins, he will soon be your fiancé. "Princess?" I turned my attention to the caller. It was the Prince. "I- I just wanted to talk to you about something." I can't help but laugh. What else to talk about? What he did was enough for me to understand. What I saw was enough. "What are we going to talk about Prince Gareth? Don't worry, I accept what you said. " "I'm not the best and I'm not enough, I know. So please refrain from talking to me, your fiancé might get angry. " "I'm already keeping my distance for good. So that no one gets angry, I know you understand what I'm saying. " smiling I explained. Yes I did love him but enough was enough. I still love him though, but fighting for his love back is like fighting someone who's already dead. And I don't like fighting because I'm not a knight. To be continued...