I was even more conscious now with the pain worsening every second but after a few moments, it immediately died down which made me feel very frail and weak. If father saw me like this, he would have been laughing at me. It has been so long since I have seen him. The kingdom was asking entirely as to where the old king was but we never put out an answer for they would just be disappointed.

    Regardless of what he chose to do, he is no longer in my terms of people to care for as he had no longer did the same. I just know that he is alive as some of the maids still delivers food to his chambers and I have noticed that the numbers of alcohol has declined. Nonetheless, like I said, I can''t care about his well being.

    Moments passed on and sleep was starting to dawn on me. Despite being physically absent, I am still very much awake mentally but now that sleep has visited me, I think that its time for me to embrace this slumber and go to sleep as I need it the most for me to be able to heal faster and to come back home the second I wake up.

    I was awaken at a place which was so nostalgic. The vast flowery fields and the blue sky, the warm atmosphere and the cold breeze that came from the sea who dazzled ever so gallantly. I turned around and saw the woman that I dearly loved..

    "Mother." I gasped quietly and hugged her with strong and missing hold. She still smelled the same and looked the same. Both motherly and comfortingly strong.

    "I missed you." I spoke as I looked at her. I was now slightly taller than her now as she slightly looked up at with that same old smile that I have yearned to see for years. She did not speak and only smiled even more. She grabbed my hands as we walked down the path that was made out of bricks between the fields of these colorful flowers.

    Somehow, I knew that I have came here before but knows that it might be a memory from afar as I can no longer recall what happened here but it feels nostalgic to be back here once again. We walked in comfortable silence as I breathed calmly. This was my first time in a while being truly relaxed and unbounded by the duty I now carry,

    "When you meet him again, you''ll remember dear." I looked at mother with a smile, Her voice was so warm and loving. Full of motherly emotions, something that I was suddenly deprived for. I want to cry and tell her the things that has happened but I was not foolish enough to be unable to figure that this was just a dream but despite that, I want to treat this as reality for I owe it to myself to enjoy things in a while despite being unrealistic.

    "Him?" I asked with a smile. Mother only smiled and walked silently. Along the path, at the other point, two people were standing. As we got closer, I figured that it was another woman with a boy behind her. I squinted my eyes to make my vision clearer but to no avail. I somehow became excited to meet this person. Then it clicked, I new what was happening. This was when I promised to marry someone. This is where the place where I left my heart and only fraction of love to someone I could barely remember but still treasure.

    "Fera!" The other woman spoke as she waved her hands.

    "Ah, how long has it been sister?" Mother answered. They both smiled at each other. The other woman who looked very familiar looked at me before smiling.

    "Hade has grown to be a fine boy hasn''t he?" She commended truthfully.

    "And this baby right here hasn''t change at all." Mother spoke as she look at the person behind the woman.

    "Dear, come on out. Say hi." The woman instructed then came out a boy. My heart thumped loudly as our eyes met. He''s here. The boy from before. A smile immediately was etched on my face as his cheeks blushed crimson red.

    "Hello." He spoke with a shy stance. I smiled and walked closer.

    "You haven''t change at all, crybaby." I said and hugged him immediately with a warm feeling. He looked taken aback but after a while, his hands circled around my waist as he nuzzled his head on my chest. He still smells the same. Still looks the same. And the feelings he makes me feel are still the same.

    "I missed you." I whispered as I nuzzled by nose on his hair. He feels like one of those comforting toys you need when you need a break. Warm and just makes makes you happy. I could feel both of our hearts beating together in symphony.

    "I-I missed you too." I melted even more as soon as I heard his voice. Sweet and caring. I hugged him tighter as I cherished the feeling despite this being a dream. If this is a dream indeed, I won''t mind being asleep forever as long as I am with him and mother. I feel like I have done enough. The kingdom has started to become stable and I think they would be fine without me.

    We released each other from our long embraced and looked at each other with a smile. U couldn''t help but just smile and stare at him without a word and then ruffled his hair to which he whined at.

    "What? I used to do that every time back then." I laughed as I looked at him. He scrunched up his nose and then smiled at me with his hands clamped together on his abdomen. Dear god, please don''t wake me up.

    "How come you''re so tall nowww?" He asked with those starry eyes. I smiled and just, ugh. I don''t know how to handle him at all. I just smiled and scooped him off the ground then twirled him around to which he squealed at. I imitated him and then we both feel to the grass as we laughed. He was on top of me and was breathing really hard from all of that laughter.

    He sat his chin on my chest as he looked at me, his eyes glowing still. His nose fitted perfectly on his face as his lips were to make every woman jealous.

    "Stop looking at me like that. You look too pretty." I stated as I placed my hand on his back. We laid in silence with the wind blowing through the fields and the clouds passing above us. Everything was like back then. It was perfect.

    "But how are you so tall now?" He stated after a while. I chuckled lightly and looked at him. The side of his face was laid on my chest as he looked at the vast field of flowers that seems to welcome us as they were glowing and were dancing gracefully with the wind.

    "So that I can protect you." I stated simply. He hummed and spoke no further. I looked at him silently as he looked at the horizon. He definitely has grown but he''s still the baby I used to protect and will continue to protect. He became more pretty and if the world insist that he''s not, I would burn it into ashes. I had both of my arms circled on his slim waist. He was wearing a thin white shirt and loose white shorts, both paired with a simple slipper. I noticed that I too was wearing the same, but mine was in black.

    "I have a question." He said and held his gaze back at me.

    "What is it baby?" I answered softly as I caressed his face. He leaned into my touch and closed his eyes.

    "When are you going to marry me?" I was stunned by his question. I was thinking that he''d forgotten about that but to my relief, he still hadn''t.

    "Well, I still need to make you my fiancee first." I said with a chuckle. He stood up and looked at me with a pout. Ah, there goes my sanity.

    "Then when are you going to make me your fiancee?" I laughed and stood up. I went closer and held his face with both of my hands and kissed his forehead.

    "Close your eyes first baby." I said to which he followed with a giggle.

    I held both of my hands and summoned my power. A small ball of blue fire was levitating on both of my hand then it slowly descended back down and revealed a ring which had a fish tail at the other end and a red diamond enclosed at the other end. The gem sparkled under the sunlight making it standout.

    "Open your eyes now." I spoke after I made sure I was on my knees, holding the ring that I am about to offer to him.

    He opened his eyes and gasped. I could see the tears in his eyes threatening to fall which made my eyes tear up. Well, I guess it''s time to say those words.