Mercenary for Hire 17- Cursed -part 1
I have to re write this like 4 times...sorry
Her heart beneath her chest beated faster as she ran. Her breathing became ragged with each step she took, and her palm sweated with the idea of him. The idea that she’ll finally get to see him, to ask him; Why? She finally reached the empty hall that led to the yard, the place where they were standing, where he was standing. Her heels clacked through the castle halls as she got closer, his ear perked up as the sound became louder. His eyes, those glittering silver eyes raised up from where they were, almost as if they knew, and just like that, they met those of honey. Kyrius halted as she met his gaze. Her steps stopped and she just stared. Was he really this close? Her chest raised up and down as she tried to catch her breath. Her lips parted to say his name, those pale rose colored lips.
“Killian?”
Allen, called out his pupil to get his attention, Killian had suddenly gone quiet, the man was normally one of few words but this was different. His silver eyes were fixated across the yard and passed his teacher and his wife. That spot right behind them, the hall to the castle. Killian almost felt as though he was being pulled, his body didn’t move, despite the urge to leave them there and walk passed, to run right to where she was.
“Dear?” Lily called, as she patted her husband’s shoulder and brought his attention to the spot those silver eyes never moved from, and there, she found the figure of her daughter standing by the hall. Allen might not have noticed, but Lily's crimson eyes shimmered with mischief and a smirk tugged on the side of her lips. Her gaze moving between her daughter and the former mercenary, the look of awe and longing on her husband’s pupil’s face was nothing short of intriguing. She watched them, noticing as if they suddenly had gotten lost into each other’s stares.
“HONEY BEE!!” Allen all but screams his dearest daughter’s nickname for all to hear and Lily all but chuckles as she sees her husband run over to where their daughter stands. With less than a couple strides, he reached the blond and held her hand on his own “I’m so glad you’re here! Come with us is a great time to celebrate” he cheered and as he did, he walked back to where he had left his wife and his pupil. Kyrius couldn't even fight it, something didn’t allow her to.
Just as fast as he reached her, he reached his pupil and his wife but this time accompanied by Kyrius, his daughter.
“I know you expend most of your time in Geffen back then but allow me to introduce you dea –”
“ – Killian..” Kyrius's voice came out before that of her father’s and he only blinked before he looked at the dark haired man who stood there, with no words, eyes as blank as if his own soul had left his body. He looked at his daughter confused, asking himself how she knew his pupil’s name. For all he knew, they never crossed paths “ – mercenary..” Kyrius continued and it was as if a light went off on Allen’s head.
“I almost forgot, you recently contracted a mercenary, did you not honey bee?” he chuckled. “ You must’ve seen him at the mercenary guild didn’t you? Perhaps even tried to hire him, haha knowing him he refused huh?”
She looked at Killian almost searching, asking for a response but his eyes showed no emotion, no reaction at all. Please say something. Killian's throat bobbed when his name came out of her lips and Allen all but slapped his back to elicit a response “Did the cat get your tongue Wrightstone? Don’t tell me you really refused? ” Allen asked and Kyrius looked in the direction of her father “Wright.. WrightStone?” she looked back at Killian as she said his given name, and he only bit his bottom lip.
“No I.. didn’t, I- I rather forget I was ever called a m- mercenary, leave that part of myself behind, and be better”
His words were cut off and his stuttered once again came back fuck.. He cursed himself mentally, how come the moment he saw her again his voice had such a hard time coming out.
“So, she did Hired you?” Allen asked and Killian cheek’s tinted ever so slightly and his head Shook
“N..No – ”
“Killian…?” her voice cut though his thought, so soft so gentle, he met her gaze but the hurt in her eye was unbearable, the glimmer of watery tears forming on her honey colored eyes, was too much to bear, so he looked away. What Am I doing? not yet, not like this… I’m sorry, Please. Killian brought his hand into a fist and Kyrius's heart skipped a bit as his gaze pulled away.
“D- do you know who I am?” She asked with a smile, gently still, calm, Such lovely voice, such lovely tone.
“Yo- You’re... My teacher’s daughter” he replied but he fought himself not to say anything else, it wasn’t the right time. What was he to say in front of his teacher? In front of her father.
“Is that all?” Kyrius continues softly, her honey eyes trying to meet those of Killian's silver. He couldn't take it, he couldn't do it, what was she expecting him to say? What could he say? He wanted to kiss her, but why would he? His silver eyes tried to come up to meet hers but her rosy lips tempted him. His hand grabbed hold of his folds and he kept his gaze on the floor.
“S-Shou.. Should I know anything else?” Kyrius bit her lips at the response, as her eyes darkened but the smile on her lips never faltered, “I see” she mumbled so softly no one but her could hear what she’d said. Does he not remember me?.
“Aww come on Kyrius, stop smiling at him like that!! He’s weak, he has a problem with women and you're making him uncomfortable, no one can resist that smile, sweet child!’ Allen teased looking at his daughter and what he thought was his embarrassed pupil.
Kyrius giggles and they all look at her, the way she giggled, the way she brought a hand up to her face to hide her smile and the way she looked up at the tree of them.
“Right, I – I’m sorry” she said and Killian's lips parted, but they closed up again, what was he to say? her face showed nothing more than a smile, the brightest smile he’d ever seen, but for some reason, what she showed him, what he saw was pain.
Kyrius held in a breath to steady herself , and then let it go “ It’s nice to meet you..Killian Wrightstone” Her voice cracked and she had to turn around, to prevent them from seeing the single tear that ran down her cheek “ C.. congrats… I guess..”. Kyrius turned on her hills faster than they could even get another word in and ran.
“Really!! Even while being shy you managed to scare her off Wrightstone!” Allen whined as he scolded his pupil whose eyes darted up from the ground and couldn't stop following her figure as she took off. Lily observed him and then Kyrius. Noticing the faint frozen steps she left as she ran. She wondered, what short of emotional grudge did her daughter hold against the man, or was it a grudge at all? Was this really because of their encounter as children, or was this more than what they let show?