"Doesn't matter what you say. They will never understand the truth."

- Anonymous

32|| Demon Princess and Angel

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3:37pm

I sat up and looked around. I was in my room. I turn my head and see Helena and Brother asleep on the armchair next to my bed.

"Brother..." I poke his raven black hair and he slowly sits up.

"Ana..." He takes my hand and smiles.

"Why am I here?" I blink a few times.

"I found you in the gardens... Dead." He shurgs.

"Dead...?" I tilt my head.

"I won't let that happen my love..."

My love...

My lips quivered and I hugged him. "How long has it been since you said that to me?" I sob and hear him sniffle.

"A while..." I pull away and smile.

"So... How long have I been here?" I ask.

"Ana... You just woke up now but... You've been dead for 100 years..."

I gasped. "What?!"

He started laughing and slapped his knees. "I'm joking! You were only out for a few days! LOL!" He laughs.

"LOL?"

"It's short for laugh out loud! Duh sis! Keep up would ya?" He stands up and lets out a deep breath.

"Where are you going?" I ask.

"I just... Need some air." He smiles and closes the door behind him.

"Okay..." I lay back down and stare up at the ceiling. "How did I end up... Dead... In the gardens?"

"Hmm" Helena sits up and yawns, rubbing her eyes. "Ana!" She jumps up and squeezes me into a hug.

"Oomph!" I pat her back as she sobs.

"Oh Ana! I thought you were... Dead dead!" She cries louder. "Your friends have been calling and coming over everyday... They seemed really worried."

"How long was I out for exactly?"

"7 Days, 15 hours, 45 minutes and 27 seconds..." She says and I giggle.

"What day is it today?" I ask.

"Friday 30th of October." She sniffles and I pat her head lovingly. "Oh." She stands up and walks over to my closet.

"Helen...?"

"The Angel dropped this off yesterday." She holds up a beautiful pale pink gown, gloves that go just over the shoulder was the same colour as the dress.

"Wow..." I touch the beautiful dress. My whole body turns warm and I smile. "But... Why?"

"They said it was for some kinda of Halloween party they're having at the school... Tonight." She shrugs.

"What?!" I stand up and run over to the vanity table, I looked dead and my hair was a mess. "I have to go Helen please!" I beg.

"Uh. Okay! Okay!" She sits me down and inspects my hair. "It's going to take a while to brush this freaking Rapunzel hair."

"J-Just cut it off!" I say and she gasps.

"No I can just use a spell--"

"No just cut it! It's too long anyway! Just do it! It grows 50 times faster than a normal humans hair!"

She seemed reluctant and then grabbed a pair of scissors. "EEK!" She squealed as she chopped my hair off. "AHHH WAS IT TOO MUCH?!" She throws the scissor and bites her nail.

I look at my hair which was now just under my bosom. "Perfect."

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"There." Helena falls back onto the bed.

I look at my reflection. "Woah..."

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Helena gets back up and into the closet.

I stare at my reflection. This dress is just... Beautiful. I straightened my gloves and pat my dress.

"Got it!" Helena runs back out and places something up on my hair, which were curled in ringlets and done up into pigtails.

"What is it?"

"A headdress." The headdress was a pale pink and had two beautiful red roses just above my ear. "6 o'clock! Let's go!" She picks me up and runs out.

"Helen!" I laugh.

"Luda! Luda!" Helena calls out as she runs towards the door.

Luda immediately appears and his eyes widen as he sees me. "Milady... You're awake?"

"Shut up." Helena hands me over to Luda. I look up at him and his cheeks turn red. "Drop her off at the academy, immediately. Go go!" She shoves him lightly. "BYE SWEETHEART! HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!" Helena waves.

Luda puts me down gently and smiles. I felt my cheeks heat up as he buckles my seatbelt.

"Why was she in such a hurry?" Luda asks as he exits the driveway.

"There's going to be some kind of party at the academy... For halloween." I say.

"Halloween? I thought you weren't a big fan of halloween milady..."

"No... But Tamaki sent me this dress and... It's too beautiful not to wear. Besides... I'm all better now." I shrug and he frowns for a moment.

His eyes roll back. "70 milady..." They roll back to it's normal colour and I frown.

"I know..." I sigh and lean my head back.

"Yesterday... When I was guarding you milady... I smelt the presence of an angel again..."

"What?" I look at him.

"I suspect the angel is undercover... Whoever they are... They're doing a great job in disguising themselves. I suspect they are after you milady." He glances at me. "Don't worry milady... I'll handle it."

"Shit."

Just as I close my eyes and Luda speaks up. "We've arrived." I snap my eyes open and look out the window.

Many beautiful girls and handsome boys walked it, hand in hand with their dates.

"I don't think I can."

"You can milady... Go." Luda smiles softly and gets out. He opens the door for me and I take his hand as I step out.

Luda kisses the back of my hand and walks over to the drivers side. "Thank you... Luda."

He smiles sadly and enters the limousine before driving off.

I stared at limousine until I couldn't see it anymore. I turned around and looked at everyone around me.

Students and passerbys stared at me. I play with my fingers and slowly made my way towards the hall.

Am I dressed as Elena?

I thought to myself and looked down at my dress. "Hmm..." I twist the ends of my hair.

It's really short... I was in a hurry anyway.

I shrug it off and see the hall up ahead.

It's going to be a little awkward around me and Tamaki now... I'm such a dunce!

Slapping my head lighty, I walk a little faster and stop right in front of the doors. I take a deep breath and the two men standing outside of the doors open it up for me.

Elegant classical music was the first thing I could hear. The chattering and laughters of the boys and girls and last but not least... Miya Hatsumi's voice.

"Turn that shit off, put some real music--" I smile at her and she stops talking, her eyes grow wider and wider. Everyone took their eyes off of her and followed her gaze, the music then dies down and I stare at the polished marble floor.

--Tamaki POV--

The music suddenly stopped and everyone went silent.

"What's going--" I follow their gaze and pause when I see the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. "Anakaia..."

She looks up and slowly starts walking towards us.

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod

I stiffen and she smiles. "Hey..."

"Woahahaha! Ana!" Miya glomps her. "You look so pretty!"

"Thank you Miya." She giggles and they all start hugging her.

She stops right in front of me and gives me a lopsided smile and shrugs. "Ana-hime..." She holds her arms out and I hug her tightly. "I missed you..." I nuzzle my face in the crook of her neck.

"Me too..."

I pull away and we smile at each other.

Silence.

I look up and see everyone staring at us.

"KYAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

"MOE MOE MOE!!!"

"CUTEST COUPLE!!!"

All the girls squeal. "Oh!" Ana laughs.

"SHUUUUT UUUUUP!" Miya yells. Everybody goes silent. "Yeah uh, I think Tamaki and Ana would appreciate it if you'd give them some private time?" She winks and they all nod understandingly.

What?

"Good good. Continue." She claps and they resume to whatever they were doing.

Me and Tamaki look at each other and laugh.

"Um..." He scratches the back of his head and I aimlessly look around the room. "Would you like to dance?" He holds his hand out. I nod shyly and take his hand.

We walk to the centre and everyone makes way for us. I turn around and face Tamaki, he bows and I curtsy. I look up to see everyone stating at us in anticipation.

I place my left hand on his shoulder, he place his right hand on my waist and we intertwine our fingers with the other.

"So uhm..." Tamaki speaks up and I gaze at him. "Why didn't you come to school?" He gazes back at me and I narrow my eyes away from his.

"I was sick..." I lick my lips.

"You should have called us or told someone to tell us... We were worried about you." He says.

"Why?" I look up at him.

"W-well because... You're our friend."

Friend...

"Well... Thank you..." I smile and then quickly look away.

"B-but..." He speaks up and I look back up at him. "You've alway been more than just a friend to me."

My eyes widen and he pulls me in. "You're special to me." He whispers and buries his face in the crook of my neck.

"Ta...maki..." I felt tears well up in my eyes.

"Anakaia..." He pulls away and looks me dead in the eye.

I can't... Please... I'm so confused... Why now? Why does this have to happen... My heart hurts... What do I do?

"I love you..."

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What do you think Ana should do?
Should she just let herself love him?
Or
Should she just keep it in?

- Luca