The Emperor Neptune
MARRIAGE 3
"Vi, Violet!" Lisa waved her hand in front of Violet's pensive face.
"Why? You don't want to come with me? It doesn't matter if you don't want to, I can understand your situation." Lisa continued.
"Sister, I don't want to remember him much less meet him. I am able to. Especially I'll meet him later and watch him sit with the other woman next to him."
"So it's true that you still love her?"
"Sister Lisa, Kay was my first love. All my life I could never forget it. There will always be times that remind me of him. But I have to get up. There's Chandra who's been pinning this ring on my finger." Violet showed a ring in her sweet finger.
"What if you come, but don't meet him. You are quite accompanying me and waiting for me inside the palace."
"Are you sure if he finds out about my arrival, he won't look for me? I can't go there without her permission anyway."
"I'm going to talk about this with Mark Vi. You're the only family I can bring."
"Give me time to think."
Lisa nodded her head in approval to her sister's request.
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Two weeks later on the planet Neptune
Emperor Ri Kay Ray was sitting on his throne. Accompanied by Eunuch Jeong and the palace officials and nobles of Neptune who were waiting for the arrival of a pair of newlyweds, Prince Mark Lee and Princess Yue Arshana Lisa.
Mark and Lisa were on their way to enter the main hall of the palace with dozens of servants and special soldiers. Along the way they were studded with flowers and dances and cheers. Smile expands on the lips of the two newlyweds, not least all pairs of eyes that see them were swept away by the flow of happiness that emanated on the faces of both.
"You happy?" mark whispered to Lisa without loosening the slightest smile on his lips.
"Very happy. I didn't expect it to be this lively."
"The party will be held for three days. And tomorrow we will greet the people of Neptune in front of the palace."
"Does that have to be done?"
"of course. You are now part of the Neptune Palace family. We must introduce ourselves to all the people of Neptune."
"It's like being in a dream in my childhood that came true."
"really?"
"Emmm... I dreamed of getting married like Cinderella. And now my dream is realized. I love you my husband."
"I love you more." Mark clasped Lisa's hand tighter.
Meanwhile Violet who was right behind Lisa half-dead held a pounding on her chest. How not, after so many months of trying hard to rearrange his heart and life now have to meet Kay again. There is no way that Violet refused her brother's invitation to join Neptune, and has agreed to the risk that she must accept is to meet the ruler of this planet, Emperor Ri Kay Ray.
The motorcade entered the hall with Neptune's distinctive music.
The emperor's gaze was locked on the figure he so longed for but also had to avoid because of his promise.
The dancers in the front row have occupied their place which is only a few meters from the Emperor's throne. While the bride and the escort are still standing in place waiting for the dance to be finished, because the dance is one of the wedding rituals of the Neptune nation.
Violet longed to keep her face down but her heart just wanted the opposite. Slowly Violet ventured to raise her face to look at the face that had so far continued to spin freely in her mind, who also still with jumawa reign over his heart even though there has been Chandra who is now his lover.
But when Violet managed to stare at the Emperor's face, her heart ached again because reality was not what she expected. At first there was little hope in Violet's heart that the Emperor would look at her with longing eyes, but the Emperor threw his eyes away in another direction.
The dance ends and Mark and Lisa pay their respects and blessings to the Emperor before they finally sit in a special place that has been prepared. Meanwhile Violet quietly left the hall.
Violet walked down the road she had been on. There was no change, even the saung where he and Emperor Kay first met on this planet was still the same. Among the many servants and guests of the palace invitation that came Violet stood pensively staring at the pool with the one containing hundreds of fish . A glimpse of his memories returned at the moment of his memories together with the Emperor at this place.
"Miss Violet!" a voice familiar to Violet called out her name. Violet directly turned her body and saw Ling running to him.
"Ling-ling!" violet exclaimed then hugged her after Ling came to her face.
"I miss you Ling. How are you?" violet asked to break their embrace.
"My good news, lady, how about you? The evil miss once left me with no strings attached." Ling's tears fell considering her separation from Violet back then and was moved and grateful to have now returned to meet someone very valuable in her life.
"Come on, let's sit down tell me how you are without me." Violet took Ling's hand.
"Miss, I'm sorry I can't keep you sitting here. There are now many guests from the palace who have come. If they see a servant sitting in the Emperor's place then I can get into trouble."
"Miss, but not now. I still have a lot of work to do."
"Ling, accompany me. I'm alone and I'm bored."
"Miss, I promise to accompany you when all my work is done."
"alright. I'll wait for you in the room." said Violet then let Ling go to get back to completing her tasks.
After a long time pensive themselves, Violet felt bored in the saung then swung her legs towards the room.
The room guard soldier blocked his steps, though,
"I want to get in! Dare you ban me? You guys forgot who I am?" asked Violet loudly.
The two guards looked at each other and let Violet in.
"I'm so tired. Just got to the wedding. I'll take a nap before Lisa's sister gets back to screaming later." Violet walked to the bed and fell asleep.
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Sometime later after the palace hall show is over Lisa goes to great lengths to find Violet.
"Darling, do you know where Violet is?" ask Mark Lisa who just went into his room.
"No. I last saw him since we were in the hall. Where's he going?"
"I don't know. Try asking the waiters who knows they saw Violet."
"Why don't you just ask?"
"I'm ashamed. I'm new here." Lisa replied honestly.
Mark covered both of his palms on Lisa's smooth cheeks.
"Darling, now you are my wife. You are the wife of the only Prince of Neptune. You even have the right and power to command the servants."
"But I'm not used to it. Now please, ask them or have them look for my sister. I'm worried about him. You know if he had a bad experience in this place. I don't want anything to happen to him."
"alright. Just a minute."
Mark flicked his thumb and fingers, all the servants in the room immediately gathered and lined up neatly.
"Some of you have seen Princess Violet?"
A floater lifted his body out of that line, he said,
"Sorry Prince, I saw Princess Violet in the inner palace."
"Inner palace? What's he there for?"
"Inner palace? What's that place?" ask Lisa to panic.
"It was a special palace for the Emperor."
"What's? What's Violet doing there?" lisa's panicking.
"Darling, calm down. Don't panic that it's important that Violet is still in the Palace environment she'll be safe" Mark said, calming his wife down.
_ * * * _
Meanwhile, in the inner palace of Emperor Violet who was sleeping asleep did not realize that the Emperor had returned to his room. Likewise the emperor who still does not know the existence of Violet on his bed. More precisely the same bed as their first bed.
The emperor followed two servants into the room and took off his great clothes and changed into a lighter one.
"All of you go out!" order the Emperor, then sit near the table on which tea and fresh fruits are available.
His mind floated back considering Violet's face within the hall earlier.
"Violet, I don't know how to avoid you while you're here. Taking my eyes off your face is very hard for me to do. I'm sorry Violet, I didn't mean to break my promise, but it was the circumstances that forced me to meet you." whispered the Emperor, without feeling his tears falling down the image of tightness that was squeezing his chest.