I Love Thee For Eternity

"Lucia!!! Did you.... Oh, dear you attended the war again?!"

My mother ran to me and rubbed my face by her hand.

"Why did you fight again?! I told you not to go, right?"

"...... Please excuse me, Mother..."

"Lucia!! Ah..... Lowell, follow her."

"Yes, my Majesty."

I felt Lowell following me but I didn't mind him. Ah, you may not know who is Lowell.

He is my mother's favorite pet. My father brought him as a souvenier for her, after victory

in Walewhore Land.

"My Lord, My Lord..."

"......"

"My Lord, Please... you should not get into the war again....

You know, that you are the only child of Majesty, right? Please do not make her

worry about you anymore..."

",............"

"I know, that you are still having hard time that we are fighting

against your lover's country, but you do not need to participate there, my Lord."

"...."

Yeah, I know that bullshit. That's why I am participating, don't you get it?

"My Lord, please... I know that you are hurt and shocked that he is your enemy,

but you should not pay revenge on him like this... Please don not risk your life."

'You're wrong, Lowell. You will NEVER get my intention'

"My Lord, My Lord...... Lady Lucia...."

"Go back to mother."

I closed my door in front of Lowell's face. And i slided down to the floor.

"Ah....."

One drop of tear rolled down from my eyes, and it became a ruby.

Ruby, right.... my people, lucareans have such a weird thing about their tears.

What we feel, will decide what jewelry that tear will be. Ruby? Ofcourse, it is Love.

"John...."

Though I call his name, he will not come to me now... Right?

Something little landed on my knee, while i was sobbing.

"Ah..... Rose..... Cute Rose, be kind, okay?"

It was our little dragon

"John.... Please...."

I started crying silently... the ring we shared reflected light from the window.

["Lucia? Lucia?"

John smiled at me with a small dragon in his hand.

"What are you doing?"

"I am reading a book, as you see."

"What's it about?"

He tossed the dragon into my book, while he was sitting next to me.

"The one you lended me. It's good."

"Interesting, right?"

"Yup. So, what is this little thing for?"

I picked that little dragon still asleep on my book and placed it in my hand

"For you."

"For me? for what purpose?"

"We don't need a purpose all the time, Lu."

He laughed low and messed my hairs.

"Ah.... never the mind. why would you like to give it to me?"

"It is born from my blood and flesh. So... I wanted to give it to you, as a gift."

"Ah...... Thank you... "

I got choaked from what he said. Giving one's blood and flesh to own a dragon...

that is one of the hardest thing that we can do, and without destiny's help it is

impossible. And he gave me that thing to me.

"So, what name are you gonna give it?"

"Um.... Rose?"

"Eh?! Come on, Lu~ It's a male dragon!"

"But it has red eyes. Like you..."

I looked closely to the baby dragon starting to roam around me and John.

"Anyway, that's true. But Rose as a boy's name? Oh my.... Lu, you are..."

"But you gave it to me already. You don't have authority."

"Yeah, i do not have authority on that, but i have authority here."

He smiled again and kissed on my lips.

When he got away from my lips, we both smiled and laughed out loud.]

"Rose.... what do you think I should do now?

Your daddy's gone.... John is gone from us.."

My little dragon roam around me and cried to comfort me. He picked my Rubies

and put them into my dress.

"Yeah.... Yeah, you are with me,.. yes, I have you..."

I closed my eyes, still brushing Rose's back.

But after few minutes, I needed to open my eyes by strange, loud and horrifying

sounds from outside.

"Rose, Hide."

I grabbed my sword and bow to engage myself into the chaos i am expecting outside.

"My Lord!! Go!! Run!!"

Rachelle, my maid ran to me covered with blood.

"What is it, Rachelle.... Who came?"

"Lord John!! He came by himself!!"

"John? John... Came?"

My mind was blocked. He came. He came to my land, finally.

Now I can see him... After how many monthes I engaged myself to war, just to see

him, he came....

"Lord? Lord?!!!!! My Lady!!!!"

I could not hear Rachelle's voice anymore. Just only face of John, smiling sweetly,

filled my head.

When I went to the Grand Hall, where my mother is, she was already dead, surrounded

by black jewelries. Black, grief....

"Mother!!!"

When I grabbed her, she was cold already.

"Mother, Mother..."

John could have killed her. I know that he is a good soldier.

How long did I cried holding her, I heard many footsteps coming near to Grand Hall.

Stupid me, I brought armory, but I did not even fight.

When I raised my head after feeling cold metal on my neck, and hearing some

screams,there was him. Without sweetness on his face, without any focus in his eyes,

but it was still him.

"John...."

"Inheritor of Lucarean Kingdom, Lucia Meullier Ashylie Lucarea."

"John.... Why did you come so late... You missed my Birthday."

I, inheritor of Atlese Kingdom, shall execute you, for sake of our kingdom's

prosperity,over this Orlahera."

"Were you the inheritor? You did not tell that to me."

My tears continuously fell down from my eyes, and became a Ruby.

Our kingdom's pets were collected and knelt behind John, screaming my name

without any strength to get away from them.

Ah.... yes, they will live... What John has to eliminate, is only me... Yeah...

"Do you have a last word to say?"

I smiled at him again, reaching my hand to his hand.

"It's okay,... It's okay, if I die by your hand... Just...

We just had wrong time and wrong place to love, I know it. Right, Johnnie?"

His eyes showed no change at all. No shake, no smile.. As he completely forgot me.

"The higher council of yours fed you some poison, i guess. You lier... you told me that

you will remember me at any cost, John. But it's okay, though you don't remember me.

Maybe, you will remember me when we meet again after star time at the land we

talked about, right? The land without limit... Land without sadness of war...

Dear, Let's just love in the world you told me before.

World in that book so that we don't have to fight each other again.. Okay?

That time, may be next time.... Let's smile as much as we suffered this time.

And that time, when we first meet, let me find you first before you do. Since

you found me first this time."

"............"

"It's okay, John.. You can kill me. If you can be a great king ever, I will die once more,

no, not only once but every time you need to kill me. If it is worth to you.

It's okay, because it is you.. It's alright, because it is for you... For you, my love...

Go on, John. Cut my heart with your warm hands. But please remember,

I love you....forever."

I kissed his bloody hand and placed it in my face. It was still warm like before.

And soon, something cold went through my heart. I could barely hold his hand.

"John..."

I fell down to the floor, and his sword out of my body was dropping my blood.

I smiled for him, but he turned his back on me already. But I could feel Rose sitting

on my hand. I closed my eyes with smile, holding Rose.

Did he hear me? Rose, did he?

If he did not hear it well, please go and tell him this.

"I Love Thee For Eternity"

That I Loved him, still love him, and will forever love him....

The End