Arrives

25 Fret

"With as you please read my heart. But I never understood your way of thinking. Is it true that I was there?"

***

A few days later

My feelings are no longer in reality that amazes me. But this feeling remains in reality that makes me awkward.

My eyes swept across the entire dining table filled with various delicious and luxurious dishes. I was at a banquet between the Neutral and Plusialis Kingdoms, to celebrate my arrival. A Queen like what I used to be until they celebrated this because of my coming.

I sat quietly beside Rangga and surrounded by the officials of the two kingdoms. I feel like a very important person. This is my first experience to be treated like this.

Everyone had finished eating, the waiters then came to clean the dining table. I wiped my wet lips after drinking, just smeared lips it felt so awkward when all eyes were now on me and Rangga.

"We were really happy when you guys came. The old prophecy is now a reality" said King Baron-King Plusialis. He sat in front of me with wife-Queen Ellena-and a son of his-Aland.

Everyone at this banquet cheered happily. But I just smiled clumsyly just like Rangga.

"Your time will surely return again" said King Alison.

"True, we are honored to hand over this kingdom to you," the King of the Barons said.

"Rani and I have no intention of taking the throne."Rangga now opened his voice. His eyes stared at me, I nodded in agreement.

"Our true neighbors don't deserve that" I said. I glanced one by one at the faces of the two kings, they seemed to disagree.

"Hey you guys deserve it. Didn't you also get guidance for it." said Queen Alisa said. We nodded slowly. Rangga and I had some lessons to become a noble, but I never understood that seriously. I became Queen? That's not true.

"Yes right. Where have you been studying?"ask Queen Ellena.

"Basic lesson,"my mouth.

"Well soon you will be well deserved."toss the King of the Barons in tandem with a nod from King Alison.

"But we're not bi-"

"There's no buts. You have to lead here like a prophecy said," said King Alison cut off Rangga's speech.

Rangga and I could only bow down. It looks like a compulsion. We want to be reincarnated or whatever we feel uncomfortable with.

I saw Rangga who was breathing long. He lifted his head and spoke with confidence.

"Alright we will accept it" said Rangga confidently. My eyes were round in disbelief, Rangga's reassuring speech made me want to withdraw my words earlier. I'm the only one uncomfortable with this.

Everyone in the room cheered happily, including the servants and guards who smiled happily. But why doesn't anyone here ask me. Didn't Rangga agree and I haven't agreed to it.

I feel pissed.

***

Rangga and I went out from that special banquet to our room together because of the location of our next room. I'm with Nina and Rangga with Daniel.

"Rangga Lo kok play agree anyway?"ask me to protest. Rangga raised his eyebrows and asked back.

"Lo doesn't like me, does he?"

"I mean?"ask me again with a clumsy expression.

"Lo doesn't want to be my queen?"again, he answered the question with a question.

"Rangga being King and Queen is not easy. Yes, we are still High School even though we will not learn again but we have not yet received a graduation letter. You know I'm learning to be Queen."Rangga stopped his steps then looked towards me.

"There's nothing wrong with trying?"Rangga held both of my shoulders to convince.

"But I was the Queen did not"my lips that had spoken were now silent and fixedly staring fixedly at the two people who were chatting together in front of my room. Rangga followed the movement of my neck and suddenly he hugged me tightly and hid my face on his chest.

I let Rangga do that. But my mind can't let what I just saw.

What the hell am I looking at?

Daniel and Nina were chatting together without even holding Nina's hands together. Daniel looked at Nina just as he was persuading me who was angry.

What is really going on between them?

Rangga's embrace was released when Daniel pulled Rangga's collar violently, he looked very angry.

"How dare you hug Rani," yelled Daniel. Rangga then pushed Daniel's body tight. Nina who saw that was shocked and helped Daniel to get back on his feet. While I was silent.

"Lo himself can be his khianatin Rani," said Rangga growled while pointing angrily towards Daniel.

"Jaga Lo's talk." grumbled Daniel then looked at Rangga fiercely.

"What you're thinking is not the same as what you just saw."Nina approached me trying to convince me. But I remained silent.

"Rani I can be clear."now Daniel came over to me holding my hands and looked at me like he was staring at Nina a few minutes ago.

I pulled my hand from his grasp. Then look towards her.

"What is your relationship with Nina?"ask me.

"I have nothing to do but you. You're the only one for me, there's nothing else." Daniel's words were so sweet but it felt like my mind was sliced to hear that. I clearly saw all of that. They join hands, looking at each other. What my eyes are a little troubled then why Rangga also saw it.

"Rani is not what you think I can explain everything," he said again, holding both hands.

"There's nothing else you need to clear, everything is clear Daniel" said Rangga ketus.

"I want to be alone first" I muttered then turned and ran away from there.

"Kim!"yelled Rangga who was chasing me.

"I want to be alone Rangga," refused me to stop his steps to return to the chase. Besides, I don't expect Rangga to be chasing.

But Daniel and Nina none of them moved to chase me.

***

I looked once again at the great painting of Queen Ravanya and King Firlangga. After a few minutes my eyes did not leave.

I thought about what was making my heart restless. It's about Daniel and Nina's relationship. Is it true that I don't really think that's so about them?

The shadow of those who were holding hands was still clearly drawn in my brain, in the mind of a mind that I still could not digest.

"Ravanya if it's true I'm you. What do we do?"I muttered to myself as if I was talking to a painting of the same woman with the same face as me.

There was no answer, but slowly my eyes were directed at the man in the painting. His face was very similar to Rangga's.

Pock

Someone patted me on the shoulder slowly making me turn around and look at who was behind me.

"You guys are really similar" Aland looked at my face and the painting in amazement.

"But something is different from you," he continued to make me stupefied.

"What?"I asked a man who thought he was two years younger than I was 18. And he's about the same age as Rilianza.

"She's smiling but your face is bent.?"point at. Slowly a smile was etched on my face.

"Udah look alike yet?"ask me with a sweet smile on my face.

"It looks similar."Aland chuckled with that handsome baby face of his. My feelings are improving.

"So why are you here?"ask me again.

"Just happened to pass by," he answered and then looked back at the painting behind my body.

"I didn't expect the prophecy to actually happen" he continued, not separated from the painting.

"What is the prophecy?"

***

TBC....