THE DEMON KING'S EMPRESS
I'm waiting for you

"You! What are you saying?!"

"I said that I just wanted you to be my wife! I don't want another woman! The only woman who deserves to be my wife, you're the only one!"

"Your Majesty, please don't talk about such absurd things again. What if what you said sounded out? Moreover, the king has chosen a future wife for you. And you should learn to love him."

"And are you like that too?"

"What does His Highness Prince Sirzechs mean?"

"Learn to love your future husband."

"I don't need to learn to love anyone."

"Why?"

"Because I don't need love!"

"Hahaha.. silly! You're too naive!"

"Naif? Not particularly. I married by the king's word, not by my own will."

"Then, why would you accept it if it went against your will? You can refuse it, right?!"

"Is it just because of my selfishness, my life or even the life of my entire family at stake?!"

"So, you still chose to marry her instead of rejecting her?!"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Then how do you feel about Feng?"

"Feng? What does he mean is his half-brother, the crown prince I've been betrothed to?" inner Lili.

"I don't know."

"Do you know Feng loves you?"

Hearing Prince Sirzechs ask about how he felt about Feng, his half-brother. At that instant Lili remembered the incident under thousands of red maple trees. Where she gets insult from the crown prince (Feng), her future husband.

"I don't know."

"Lili, how can you live with a man you don't know?

"I live for myself. Not for anyone else?!"

"I'll ask you one more time. And please answer honestly."

"About what?"

"About how you feel about me?"

"Friends only."

"Are you sure, just that?!"

"Yes. Because you're the first friend I know and I belong to."

"So, you think of me as a friend? No more?"

"..."

Seeing Lili speechless, Prince Sirzechs sighed.

"Lili, did you forget? You still have me. I will help you as much as I can." said Prince Sirzechs sternly as he raised and tightly clasped Lili's hands.

"You are only a prince. I'm sorry if I offended you." said Lili in a soft tone, while pulling both of her hands back.

"I know your worries. You just calm down. I will be king someday. And, when I become king, do you want to be my only empress?!"

"Your Majesty, you're like a ridge that misses the moon."

"I miss you, but it's not the month I miss. Also, I'm not a ridge. I am just a man who always loved you. Waiting for you to look at me and embrace me. Accept my presence in your life."

"Your Majesty, you're starting to deliriate. You better get back to your palace." Lili said as she walked towards the window door of her room.

Just as he was about to open the window door of his room, suddenly Prince Sirzechs hugged him from behind. His chin was propped up on Lili's right shoulder, while gently tasting Lili's neck.

"Call me Sirzechs!" whispered Prince Sirzechs.

"Your Majesty, please take care of your attitude. Let go of me."

Hearing Prince Sirzechs say that, Lili became annoyed. He turned his back and Prince Sirzechs spontaneously let go of his embrace. The two exchanged looks at each other.

"I'll kill you!"

"Don't you kill me? Kill me right here!" prince Sirzechs said firmly, pointing his index finger towards his chest.

"Your Majesty, tell me the truth. No need to convolve. Actually, what do you want from me?"

"Cancel your marriage to Feng!"

"Humph, then what about you?"

" I'm going to cancel this wedding. And I, who will marry you."

"Your Majesty, since when have you become so shameless?!"

"Since I fell in love with you."

Deg

Lili's heart thumped as she heard Prince Sirzechs' love for her. Slowly her face turned red. He did not believe what he heard. A man he knew a few months ago, expressed his heart. All this time, Lili thought of him as just a friend. But who would have thought, the man who always visits her every night. The man who always knocks on the window of his room, just to talk to him, has romantic feelings for him. Lili slowly took her breath slowly and exhaled. He looked at the man standing right in front of him, throwing a sweet smile at him.

"Your Majesty..."

"Ssttt, call me Sirzechs. When it's just the two of us, I want you to call my name" Prince Sirzechs said as he placed his right index finger right on Lili's natural red lips.

Lili nodded slowly.

As Lili understood what he meant, Prince Sirzechs retracted his index finger.

"Sirzechs, for the last time.I will tell you this."

"About what? Tell. I can't wait to hear it."

"About you."

"I? What's with me?"

"You are a very handsome, kind man. And I like you a lot, even if it's just a friend." said Lili, gently stroking Prince Sirzechs' face with her right hand.

"It doesn't matter if you like me, just a friend. But I'm not just gonna give up. I will try to make you fall in love with me." said Prince Sirzechs, holding tightly onto Lili's right hand, which was still caressing her face.

Seeing her hand held tightly by Prince Sirzechs, Lili pulled it back. There was a hint of disappointment flashed in the heart of the prince of Sirzechs, who saw Lili pull her hand back from his grasp.

"Sorry.I'm sorry Sirzechs. I know you're very kind to me. Always there for me, when I need someone's help. But, sorry. I can't cancel this wedding."

"Why? Why don't you cancel? That means, you... You're starting to fall in love with Feng, aren't you?!"

"No. I'm not in love with him."

"Then what?!"

""I don't want to drag you into my troubles. I just want my family and the people around me to be happy."

"By sacrificing your own happiness?"

"Sirzechs, I beg you. Please do not force me. And please, don't see me again like this."

"Why?!"

"Because, both you and I, we're both married to someone else. Thank you for loving me, thank you for everything you did for me. Sorry if I hurt you."

"You don't have to apologize. I'm the one who should apologize to you."

"..."

"It's late at night, and you need to rest. I'm sorry." said Prince Sirzechs, opening the door to the bedroom window.

He put his feet out. Just a few steps, Prince Sirzechs stopped. He looked towards Lili. Stare at it for a long time.

"Lili, this is the last time I'm coming to see you tonight. After this, I won't come back again. But before that, there's something I want to tell you."

"What's that??"

"I will always be waiting for you. Waiting for you, until you realize that I'm the only one who's really sincere about you."

Prince Sirzechs said goodbye and jumped flying leaving Lili still standing there. Hearing the Sirzechs Prince's words, Lili sighed. For the first time he met a man who loved him very much and was willing to wait for him. While he himself did not care about it. For Lili, Prince Sirzechs was the first friend she met. A friend who is always there for him. But, who would have thought, that the man he considered was just a friend. It seems to hold romantic feelings for her.