The Forgotten Princess

"Doesn’t it look ugly? Doesn’t it scare you?" Leon looked at me. He looked directly in my eyes. He was looking for something in them.

I shook my head. "It doesn’t scare me." I said truthfully.

"Then do you pity me?" Leon asked seriously. He held my eyes to his, locked in his gaze.

’Do I pity him?’ I asked myself.

I shook my head again. "No, I don’t pity you. On the contrary I am happy and proud."

"Happy and proud?" Leon looked at me questioningly.

I nodded.

"Because you have gone thru this and made it out alive. So I am happy because you are alive and I was able to meet you." I said while looking into his eyes. "Proud because you have gone thru this and yet you can still continue on living with a bright smile in your face."

"Bright smile?" Leon asked.

I blushed and looked away. "Y-yes. I like your smile a lot." I said shyly.

Leon chuckled. "You are really different Alicia."

"Different? Is that a bad thing?" I asked curiously. All my life the people around me told me I was different and I felt bad about it. I don’t want Leon to think of me in a bad way.

Leon shook his head. "No. It is a compliment." He smiled his bright smile I so love to see.

"Don’t worry. This smile of mine is reserved only for you." Leon promised me.

He stared at me for a while that it made me embarrassed that I looked down. But then Leon held my chin and gently pushed my head up.

Our eyes met once again. His gaze locked mine in place. I can feel his thumb gently caress my plump lips.

"You look so sweet that it’s dangerous." Leon said softly.

I can feel my heart racing. It was like there is a machine thumping inside my chest.

"Promise me that you won’t let other men see this look." Leon said.

I look at him confused. ’Why? How do I look?’ I thought.

"Promise me you will only look like that for me." Leon said seriously yet seductively.

I don’t understand but I just nodded.

"Good girl." Leon gave me his bright smile. I felt happy instantly. I want to make him smile for me more often.

Slowly he was inching near me. My heart was now thumping like crazy. His gaze locked me in place.

"Can I kiss you?" He asked.

I was silent. I don’t know what to say. ’A kiss is given between a couple right?’ I thought.

"I’ll take your silence as a yes." Leon smirked.

He inched closer and closer. I can feel my heart thumping even wilder. I closed my eyes.

Then I felt something wet and hot on my lips. It was a foreign feeling yet sweet. His lips was tasting mine, savoring it gently.

"Breathe." Leon told me.

I didn’t realize that I wasn’t breathing. I inhaled deeply. Leon smiled and caressed my cheeks.

Then he kissed me again. Different from earlier, now it was like he was hungry. I can feel his tongue licking my lips deliciously. The feeling was intense that my head was starting to spin. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"This is dangerous." Leon said while withdrawing. "Let’s leave it at that for now."

’Dangerous? But why?’ I asked myself.

"Now you are mine. Remember that." Leon looked at me with serious eyes.

"Yours?" I repeat the words.

"Yes. ONLY MINE." Leon said with a commanding voice.

I don’t understand what he meant but I nodded. The idea of being only his sounded like I will be always by his side. And I thought I want to be always by his side. Now and forever.