Luna's Tenebris Part 4

I'm so sorry that it took me months to finish one chapter of Luna's Tenebris.
I had a common problem for writers which is called writer's block.
I tried my best to make this new chapter so I hope you guys like it !

Luna's Tenebris Part III Flos

The birds sang a glorious melody that woke me up from my slumber. I opened my eyes slowly to see him still in the couch. A smile carved on my face as I remembered the way he kissed my hand the night before. My heart rate tripled its pace as I saw him lay asleep there with the sunlight that was coming from the window next to him. He shone like an angel. Perfectly still. The sound of the bed spring woke him up as I was about to get up to put a blanket over him.

“Good morning, my Lady,” he said while rubbing his eyes.

“Good morning to you too,” I was trying to get off the bed and stand but it seemed like I hadn’t heal fully from the drop.

“Do you need help? Should I call the nurse?”, his face showed only signs of worries.

I shook my head and said, “Never mind, it’s okay. I can do this.”

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My phone rang, it was Kate again. She panicked when she knew that I was admitted to the hospital. She was around the area and decided to visit me since no relative of mine were around. She was like family to me. We grew up together in a small town a few kilometres from where I live now. I had nobody else now…

Arthur stood up as soon as I hung up the call.

“Where are you going?” it came out more like a shout.

“I should be going now since your friend will come over soon.”

“I think it would be good for me to pay for your deeds, how about dinner?”

“Dinner? Miss Vasiliev, don’t worry on paying my deeds since I did what I thought was wise.”

Disappointments washed over me when words pierced my heart like a thousand needles. It must have shown on my face, he must’ve had noticed.

“Saturday, around 7pm. I’ll pick you up, my lady” he handed over his card to me.

Weird as it was, the card had the same symbol as his tattoo. What does this symbol represent?

I’d seen it before. I was sure of it.

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Kate entered the room minutes after Alex went away. Kate was holding something in her hand, a box. I recognize that box straightaway, it was decorated with pictures of flowers, red and pink roses. It was back when we were a child that Kate’s mother brought us to go to the town for grocery shopping. Kate and I were strolling around the decoration aisle when we found this beautiful box. Kate’s mother was reluctant to buy it for us at first, she changed her mind after a few minutes of annoyance from both her friend’s daughter and hers. We used it to store ‘precious’ items; mostly junks that we found from strolling in the woods.

Kate sat down near my bed and opened the box. This was part of my childhood that I will always cherish, although my past was still blurry to me, I could still recall good memories that came by. I lost my parents when I was 5. Kate’s mother was a good friend of my mother so she took me in and treated me as her own. She started acting weird when I was 15. She mentioned that I was a curse and that I should’ve died along with my parents. She was then put into a mental institute for delusional disorder when I was 16. I could still recall what she said when she was dragged away by two men dressed in white, “The darkness is after you Luna, they came for me and they will come for you!” Kate and I had to move in with her uncle, not long after I turned 18, Kate’s mother killed herself in her room by hanging herself. That was the day that both Kate and I had to toughen ourselves up and be strong independent young women.

Remembering all those bad memories, I didn’t want to see what was inside the box. That was until…..

Luna's Tenebris Part II Caerulus

Visions of the guy kept haunting me until the roaring clasp of the audience made me aware of reality. Finally, the presentation was over. The warmth of my bed and the coldness of my room made me eager to go back home and rest. As I was preparing to pack the things for the presentation, I heard a familiar voice from behind. No it was not the professor; this one was different yet familiar. I swiftly turned around and my eyes widened in shock as I saw him again, the guy from before. He was talking to the professor and he caught me looking at him. Everything became blurry to me and not long after that, my vision was filled with darkness. All that I saw before the darkness was him trying to catch me for some reason I could not fathom.

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I opened my eyes slowly and saw the pale white ceiling from above and heard the constant beeping of the heart rate monitor. My head was aching so badly and as I was touching it, I could feel some odd contours on my forehead. My state of confusion didn’t go away when I turned to my right and saw him on the couch next to the window of the room. Who is this guy? I had no idea. He looked adorable with his perfect brunette hair, one hand behind his neck as a pillow and his perfect facial features. I noticed something on his right arm, a tattoo. It seemed weird that it was somehow familiar to me but I have never seen anything like it before. A sudden knock on the door made my heart stopped for a second. It was the nurse, she was checking on my condition and to make sure there were no oddities on the monitor.

“How are you feeling?” she asked with a smile.

“I’m feeling better, thank you.”

“The gentleman has been here all day waiting for you to wake up. Who is he? Is he your boyfriend?”

“No…” I had struggles to tell the nurse who he really was because I had no idea myself.

“Well then, have a good night rest Miss Vasiliev. Make sure to press the bell button if you need any assistance,” she left with a big grin plastered on her face. I wonder if it’s because that I said he’s not my boyfriend or the fact that there were no abnormalities on the monitor… It must be the first one.

She went out of the room as quiet as a mouse. I turned back to him. His eyelids were closed but there was this smirk on his face.

“Are you fond of the sight you’re seeing?”

“What sight? Who are you?”

“I’ve noticed that you’ve been looking at me for a while now”, he smiled.

“Yeah right”, I tried my best to not show myself blush in front of him.

“You haven’t answered my question.”

“I’m a close friend of the professor, he is actually my mentor. My name is Arthur Berlix.”

“What happened to me earlier? Why am I here?” captivated by his eyes which was more alluring at night I tried my best to look away.

“Let’s play the questions game, we both take turns to ask each other. It will be fair then. My turn now, what’s your name?”

“I’m Luna Vasiliev. I’m actually tired.. I should rest,” he stood up and went closer to my bed. It made me feel uncomfortable and alarmed.

“Go ahead Miss Vasiliev, I’ll be here if you need me”, he took my right hand and kissed it ever so gently.

“Thank you, that’s thoughtful of you. Good night then,” a sheepish grin appeared on my face. Nobody had done this to me before, he made me feel somehow special but for sure I won’t let my guards down because that would only cause me harm.

“Good night,” he smiled and headed back to the couch.

I watched him sleep before fatigue washed over me. For the first time since forever, someone made me feel the way he did. It was weird but it’s a nice type of weird. The coldness of the night made me fell asleep faster.

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Luna's Tenebris : Part I Ravus

I realized I was a fool searching for something that was nearly impossible to find. I was a fool to think that such thing would actually exist in this world of chaos. Although people say that even in the darkness of the night, the moon will shine and soon darkness will vanquish. My hopes faltered after realizing that light will never truly vanquish the dark. As the moon and the dark can never be truly apart.

I pressed my temples with my hand and realized it was already dawn. The pain I had in my head wouldn't fade away like how it used to. Everything was dull to me. My room which was covered in grey and white decorations didn't help to enlighten myself to greet the day with a spirit. I looked around to see nobody in this empty apartment of mine. Unwashed laundry scattered everywhere in my room, I had no will whatsoever to clean this mess. My phone rang and it was Kate,"Where the hell are you? The professor is going to kill you if you don't come over in 5 minutes." I was still in a blur to what was going on. My eyes widened as I remembered that I was supposed to help him to set up his presentation today in front of the Council. Adrenaline rushed in my veins as I quickly got up and headed straight to my campus.

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Sweat formed on my forehead. Even the cold wind of early Spring couldn't cool me down. I was a few feet away from the entrance to my faculty and with a blink of an eye, the door opened and I lost my balance for a second before this one guy grabbed hold of my hand and quickly pulled me into his arms. Everything went slow for a moment as I looked up and saw his mesmerizing brown eyes and smile. My heartbeat tripled its pace and blood rushed to my cheeks making it pinkish red. I snapped out of the gaze and picked up everything that had fallen.

"Are you okay, Miss?", he proceeded to help me pick up my fallen items.
"I'm fine.", I couldn't stand looking into his eyes so I looked down due to that embarrassing moment that had befallen to me.
"I'm sorry if I had knocked you off your feet. For a moment there I thought there was nobody coming in.", he straighten up and smiled.
"It's okay. I'm alright.", I tucked an errant strand of hair back behind my ear and left without looking back.

I heard him say something but I was already late to turn back.

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