They held hands again and this time there was silence hanging between the both of them, just to make them relapse the moment in their own head again and again which made their hearts flutter faster and faster by the second. One is quietly melting away from the touch while the other one tries to keep their cool for the birthday party. Then Amara finally arrives at her own seated area with Kyan hyping her on the side-lines and telling her not to worry about anything. Then suddenly everything goes silent, and they hear a voice shout: "Roll the trumpets!" The trumpets make Amara's inner flow smoothen bit by bit and feel something spark inside of her. She decided to close her eyes and when she opened them after a few seconds time itself had slowed down and everything was not moving anymore. The only thing she does see are four different types of colours shining right In Front of her eyes. She tried reaching out to it until she heard a familiar voice saying to her "Amara... Pleasse...Careful he..HaRm.. He..isn'T.. who you thin..." Suddenly the voice disappeared, and Amara stared at the lights who were shining less and less by the second until they disappeared. Suddenly a voice awakens her from her dark thoughts. "Drums and singers!" She just thinks it was a dream and nothing serious. "Now make the coronation, begin!" Imani takes a deep breath before announcing "All bow down to your new crown princess, princess Amara!" After that was said the doors slowly open with white doves fluttering out the gates and people outside the gates being amazed at how the princess is sitting. Grinning down at them with legs crossed in motion while slowly opening her crimson-pink eyes glowing in the moonlight sky looking down on them with multiple stars behind her slowly shining. And four stars shine brighter than others, so it makes them stand out more. It's the first time that they have seen princess Amara due to the fact that she has always been in closed doors and walls, and they're all surprised to see her stare at them like that. And slowly one by one the guests of the party say to Amara “We all wish you a happy birthday, Princess Amara." Imani smiles at the sight of her daughter finally being seen and appreciated by the citizens of Sicilian Kingdom "I, Queen Imani of the royal castle from Sicilia. Here by now officially I am making my daughter the first and last one heir of the Imani family. May she bring laughter and joy through her later on years when I pass the throne to her. They all can bow down." Everyone in the moment couldn't believe their ears, Amara already turning into the crown princess this early from age. They couldn't help but feel quite proud of her waiting for nineteen years for this? "Congratulations on your newer promotion Crown princess Amara!" they happily yell out. Amara couldn't help but think "It's finally time, I am the official crowned princess of Scillia. Mother will not and cannot decline my marriage offer, right...?" The red curtains started to slowly close, and Amara stood up to wave at them and walk away from the seat she was in. She saw Kyan smiling at her from a distance, he was slowly showing how proud he was of her growing up so fast. "Let's go to the party, shall we?" He put out his hand and Amara softly placed hers in his making them walking hand in hand again together to the party. As they arrived at the party, they saw Aire leaning back and waiting for them at the door. "Why did it take so long?" He complained and staring down at their hands letting go of each other. He could only give a quick glance to it and look back up to meet Amara standing excited before his eyes. "Sorry it took a while, me and Kyan were having a longer walk than we expected." She shrugged slowly. "What way did you guys go?" "A less noisy route for Amara you still do know how sensitive her ears get from time to time, right?" Kyan asked him if Aire could only nod at him and try to help him remember that Amara has weak ears. "I guess that makes a bit more sense now that now that I think about it more and more. But can we just go inside already? Many people are waiting for you Amara, especially your mother." He said looking at Amara's eyes glowing brighter than usual. 'That's a bit... Odd...?' "Oh my, really then let's go already!" Amara smiled brightly and walked into the room and suddenly started to get bombed by greetings from family members. "You guys must've had fun together all alone now didn't you Kyan?" Aire pushed away from the entrance to the party, Kyan could only smile at him in response. "Wow why are you so mad lately at me what did I do dear prince?" He said tauntingly. "Should it really matter that much because I am her bodyguard, or did you forget?" He looked at him before giving him a quick push at his shoulder and walking in the room without looking back at him. Aire could only look down and think about his actions and laugh at it and get his mood up to talk with the people in the party with a "heart whelming" smile. At the party many got drunk, and others were enjoying their time there and kept greeting and talking about the royalties and Kyan, but many talked to Amara and asked one specific question "Have you already found your lucky one?" But Amara could only tell them with a sad expression that she hasn't had a chance to talk it over with-it her own mother about this situation. But she promised that she will keep them up to date whenever she has the chance to, lucky not many people asked the question, but it was the question that was asked the most to her first and the second most asked question is "Who do you like more, Kyan or Aire?" How was she supposed to know her feelings completely? I mean she likes them both but had many romantic moments with both of them, but she could only reply with Aire every time she heard the question. And then completely forgets her own feelings for the other as if it was never there to begin with, she found it not odd but normal. Was it not then? But it must be normal right because she feels this and not no one else and nobody has to know her real feelings, right? It doesn't matter that much... Right? Snapping out of this deep thought Amara noticed that more and more people were starting to go and leave the party to either go their rooms or go home but most ones who got a room to stay in the castle were here a bit longer than others and she saw Han-Yun and Tlanglong together with one of them being drunk and the other one keeping the other company with a soft smile. She also saw Aire over there, so she started to approach them alongside with Kyan. "Amaraaaa!!! I am sooo... happpy for youuu~ HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYA!!!!!" Tlanglong said with him slurring and on his own words, Amara only could give a small giggle and thank him a lot. "I am so sorry for him being this drunk I told him to not drink this much..." Han-Yun said with annoyance. "I do not want to help him with his hangover tomorrow especially!" Aire and Kyan both left out a little chuckle. "I am sure Tlanglong would be upset if he doesn't have you by his side when he wakes up Sir Han-Yun right Kyan?" Aire said putting his arm over Kyan's shoulder. "Yeah, I can already Imagine him being said and trying to find you throughout the entire castle." Han-Yun could only stare at the both of them with more annoyance in his eyes while Amara and Tlanglong are giggling, talking and gossiping behind both of while Amara fully understanding what Kyan and Aire exactly are talking about. "Maybe you should just bring him to your room already and make him drink water how does that sound?" Kyan suggests it with an innocent expression. "Remove that expression, it doesn't fit your head." Han-Yun said with his eyes turning away from his gaze. "Pfft, already whatever you want Sir." He said and moved aside so Han-Yun could take Tlanglong arm and bring him away to sleep in his own room. "Byeee Am..Ra let's TalK aGain someTimes..!!" The dragged man waved at Amara, and she waved back at him happily. And when they were fully out of their sight, Amara only could ask Aire to excuse herself because she needs to talk with her mother about a certain private matter, she doesn't want him to be around with and that it's nothing personal at all. Aire could only sigh in response but told her he would wait for her until she returned back to him. On her way there she could only take a quick stop and a deep breath and look down and suddenly took much more deeper breaths by the second and Aire could only give her reinsurance on her shoulder telling her to not worry about what she will say towards her. She could only give him a small smile before putting her head up and continuing her way to Imani without any struggles but only stress in the head, as she arrived at the seating of Imani with Zhayin beside her alone and drinking. Amara approached the both of them with a bow while Kyan could only greet them how he greeted as everyone else, a sloppy bow with a glare nothing out of the ordinary. Imani started at the both of them before asking them their reasoning why they're here. "Well... Isn't this a big surprise? Can I help any of the both of you?" She said full heartedly and a soft gaze. Amara could only give Kyan a glance with the face of "are you sure I should do this?" And he could only nod at her, so she took a deep breath before talking. "I want to speak with your highness about my own marriage proposals." Zhayin was quite stunned back with Amara's sudden formality in front of the both and could look at the queen with a quick glance and stand up. "Well, I guess it's time for me to talk to others, right? Let's have a quick drink, Kyan!" He quickly said and grabbed Kyan by his clothing and walked with him down the stairs he just got up from. Imani could only stare at Amara with a hint of annoyance but let her speak her mind before everything escalated the wrong way like it usually does. "Speak, what do you want?" She coldly asked her. "We don't have all day now do we and don't waste my time." Amara got chills sent up her spine down to her full body but still could open her mouth. "I want to talk to you about the marriage proposal I have." She said while looking away to not have any eye contact at all with her own mother and Imani could only look at her with disgust. "Should one even keep asking their parents about the same idiotic marriage proposal? I bet you at most 10k marks that you simply forced the poor man or even woman at least into this. I do wonder if a man is even attracted to you." Amara couldn't believe her ears, what did she ever do to deserve that type of hurtful comment from her own mother. It wounded her, it wounded her so much more than she anticipated but she tried to keep her tears from foaming. She tried her best to give a composed smile towards her mother and gave her a laugh, it was quite cracky. She couldn’t come up for herself after that so she just looked down to hide away her tears. “Are you actually crying? What a joke you are, not only do you cry on your own birthday you are also making yourself look like a fool.” She annoyingly said. She leaned herself closer to the upset child. “Aren’t you embarrassing yourself enough today?” She tonelessly said in her ear, trying to not make a big scene. She kept her tears in before walking away without a goodbye towards her mother, which only made her giggle a bit. Aire noticed her current state so he decided to walk up to her. “Your highness!~” He decided to yell out, not too loud but loud enough for Amara to notice his voice. “Ah… Aire, what can I do for you?” She said with a cracky voice which made Aire’s soft smile disappear a little. “Wanna grab some fresh air? It’s so hot in here, I could easily melt and turn into a water puddle!” He told her and without even letting her answer his question, he took her arm and went outside with her. Not only because he knew her answer would be: “No, let me send a guard with you.” But it was because he genuinely wanted to just have a moment between them and let her speak her mind without crying in the open and have all eyes on her. However Kyan and Imani both witnessed this at the same time, both of them having different reactions. While Imani’s face reaction was full of displeasure, Kyan had more of a disgusted reaction to this.
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