Chapter 69 Totally In Love (2)
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Oh, that's my book, Maks pointed at a book with a heart drawn on it.
I touched a book with a river drawn on it in an old Madhubani style of painting. As soon as I touched the book, it opened by itself and water gushed out of it. Within seconds, the water was till our knees. It was shining deep blue in the dark.
That's Oceana's book, Lict told me.
We are drowning! Melissa shouted in the background while Lord Akagi kept his bottle aside on a table. She climbed on Lord Akagi's shoulder. I honestly want to do that too but I know he won't let me. While I was jealous, we were approaching death by drowning. But Lict wasn't doing anything so I thought we wouldn't die. Finally, the room was submerged in water and the walls disappeared. I was holding my breath in the water.
Lict swam towards me, You can breathe, Milady This better not be a prank to fool me into death because I called you gay. I opened my mouth and took in some air. I could breathe underwater and I had a tail! I was a mermaid. Lict too had a tail, I quickly turned to look at Lord Akagi—He had a blue mermaid tail. Mermen are hot.
What just happened?
This is the book of the elite star of water, Oceana. It holds all the secrets of the ocean. Lict held the book in his hand.
Melissa flipped her tail and swam across the water while we were trying to be serious here. There are two ways of reading these books. If you open it from the front, you will experience the secrets but if you open it from the back—It's just a normal book. You can read like you read any other book Lict told me and I listened carefully.
How do we go back? Akagi asked.
Just close the book Lict closed the book and the water disappeared, so did our tails. A waterproof book!
Not all are waterproof—This is the book of water so it is waterproof. The book on fire will be fireproof. Lict kept the book back from where I took it. All the books rotated around him again.Where's your book? I asked as I looked around.
Milady—
Is it that one? I looked at a book with a treble clef drawn on its cover. That was it! I touched the book and took it in my hands. I opened the book and suddenly I heard faint music. We were surrounded by musical instruments and rose up in the air. My body was floating in the air. Melissa crossed her arms behind her head and she relaxed while floating in the air. The music grew louder and louder.
Can we go now? Lict took the book from me and closed it. He was hiding something. All the books compiled themselves into a huge bundle and rested on Lict's hand, Make sure to protect them from any damage or they will lose their magic.
I will I took all the books from him.
Are you going to read all of these? He asked me.
Of course, I will read everything.
He looked a bit nervous and hesitant. I looked into his eyes, You look uncomfortable lending these to me. Is there some problem?
No, I'm just worried if they are damaged—
This isn't the first time I'm handling a book—I've been reading books since the nineties. I made sure that he couldn't fight back.
Yes, Milady.
They all left for skiing thereafter. Lict seemed like he wanted to go too so I told him to leave me behind and go have some fun. He seemed stubborn but I'm the stubborn one here. I ordered him and he had to leave after that. I sat inside our hotel room and opened Lict's book. Now that I was alone, nobody would interrupt me. But I was wrong—As soon as I opened the book, Lord Akagi opened the door of my room.
Lord Akagi! I was caught red-handed.
I forgot my bottle here. I was going to carry some hot water with me.
We both were in that dark world again. I realise I am part of something very unnecessary. Lord Akagi looked at me and I laughed nervously, Please keep this a secret. The walls disappeared and slowly it lit up as the music grew stronger. We saw a man in the fog afar. As the fog cleared, I could see him clearly. He had beautiful and long white hair. He wore traditional Chinese clothing. He stood before an entire orchestra where the musical instruments were playing music by themselves, he was just moving his hands and conducting it. His aura seemed awfully similar.
He turned back and said something while looking inside the room behind him. How do you like it, Wujin? Lord Akagi translated, He is speaking Chinese.
I see. Wujin? Does that mean, he is Lict? Lict laughed. He looks like a completely different person! Even his voice is different. I felt really shy looking at him. And that was so unlike me.
Vierne? Are you okay? Lord Akagi asked, You're completely red.
No, I was not okay. I was totally in love.
-To be continued
