Fallen
Chapter 7 part 2 *Keith* It had been hours since Nastacia had removed herself from the premises and I was still staring out into the distance from the seclusion of my balcony. There was going to be hell to pay with this scandal, but I suppose I couldn't blame her. One of us deserved to be free, to be loved uncoditionally, and break away from the ties that bound us to this life. I had too much too lose, not just for myself, but for all of my people. The fact that she had dared to dream and carried out her plan to be happy no matter what, deserved my respect at the very least. I wondered who the lucky bastard worth all the trouble actually was. I made my way to my dresser drawer, but didn't have the heart to look. I grabbed the pile of picture and threw them in the fire place the first chance I got. After a few months had passed, I was now on a probationary period. I felt like a damn adolescent, I even had a curfew that father had refused to extend. All the other princes and myself had gathered at Nobel Michel for Lord Michels birthday. Everyone had attended the celebration with an escort, except for myself. I wanted to distance myself from women for a while after realizing how dangerous a creature like that could be when scorned. Wilfred had apparently become deeply smitten with his personal fashion designer, but refused to heed my warning. I eventually slipped out as the night had progressed and Lord Michel had already retired for the night, so I could take a walk down the garden. I began to hear laughter and a pair of hushed voices the further away I got from the castle and the closer I got to the lake. I took a peak around expecting to find a couple in the middle of fooling around. Instead, the view before my eyes, forced a pain to hit me dead in the middle of my chest. There she was, Nastacia was half laying across the lawn. The upper half of her body was resting against his chest between his legs. He was tickling her ear with a small flower and running the petals along the side of her neck. She had the most beautiful smile splayed across her lips as she turned to look him in the eyes. "I love you so much Stací." I had only seen that smile before she was forced to move overseas. Something about it made me remembered how many times I had made her cry for no reason whatsoever and the pain grew more imtense inside my chest. She wrapped her hand along the side of his jaw and continued to kiss him. That smile of hers never once left her lips. "I...I love you too Zain." I couldn't bring myself to interrupt or watch them any further after she lay down with her head resting on his lap. They really did love seem to each other. "So...thats what love loooks like." I muttered to myself as I made my way back to the castle. Taking a deep breath, I felt releaved that all of this had not been in vain. I may never in a million years find what she has with Zain, but maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to take a page from her book and hope. That is how dreams begin to take form after all.