Star Crossed In Time

"Uh... Yeah. This is Bai Lei... I met him when I first came to this world." I say with an awkward smile. I don't want Zhen knowing that it was him who I was running from. Zhen notices the awkward smile but he chooses to let it go as he says "A friend of Liling is a friend of mine. It's nice to meet you, Bai Lei."

Bai Lei nods at Zhen and says "It's a pleasure to meet Nova's family. Treat this place like your own home. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask." Zhen nods at Bai Lei and thanks him but he still doesn't let his guard down.

This man was dangerous but if he was on Liling's side, it would be a good thing. He's definitely powerful enough to keep her safe but something was still bothering him... they called him "Your Majesty" and he walked into the palace as if he owned it... 

Zhen had a feeling this man was the King of the Demonic Realm... He was left with a lot of conflicting feelings. For now though, he will play nice and watch this man. Zhen gives MingMing a look and says "We'll step out for a minute so you two can catch up." 

I watch Zhen and MingMing leave with a slight frown. Why were they stepping out? I finally got to see them and they're already stepping out? Bai Lei reaches out and pushes a strand of silver hair out of my face, bringing my attention back to him.

"You came back..." He says in a low soft voice. I give him a smirk and say "Who knew I'd miss having you around so much... I just didn't expect the palace to be destroyed... what happened?" Bai Lei gives me a small smile as he says "It's a long story."

I stare at him with a lifted eyebrow until he says "I only went there to kill my father. He was a horrible man who had hurt my Mother over and over... I was waiting for my half brother to come back before killing them both but I no longer wanted to wait." 

I slowly nod my head as I try to understand but it's kinda hard to do. He sees my look and gently strokes my head as he says "My world is different... being kind to your enemy will only hurt you in the end. He had to be killed." 

I nod my head again as I say "I'm not going to pretend that I understand but I know you aren't the kind of person to go around killing anyone just for the sake of it... it's your family business, I have no right to say anything."

"Oh, where are we?" I ask looking around the large room with confusion. Bai Lei slightly stiffens as he says "We are in the Demonic Realm... this is the Dark Palace... My palace." I look around the room once more and nod as I say "So this is your real home?" 

Bai Lei still looks a bit stiff as he nods his head and says "This is my room so I want you to stay here and get better. I'll send someone over to help take care of you but as soon as I'm done taking care of a few things, I'll be back." 

I frown a bit but I nod my head and wave him off. He hesitates to leave but after he does, Zhen walks back in with MingMing. "I'm so sorry Liling... If I hadn't run off..." MingMing says shifting into her beautiful human figure with a frown. 

I quickly wave her off and say "Don't apologize for that! You just lost your entire family... you handled it a lot better than I would have. I'm okay, see?" MingMing gives me a grateful smile as she sits down on the bed next to me.

"Liling, how do you know Bai Lei?" Zhen says stepping close. I frown and say "As I said, he was the first person I ran into when I came here... why?" Zhen gives me a grim smile as he asks "Do you know where we are?" 

His question has me frowning as I say "The Demonic Realm?" Zhen watches my face as his smile becomes grimmer. "The Demonic Realm is known for danger. Powerful and questionable beings reside in this Realm and the most dangerous one? The King of the Demonic Realm." 

My eyes grow a little large as I say "Well, as long as we stay away from the KIng, we should be fine right?" Zhen looks like he's about to laugh as he gently shakes his head as he says "I believe that Bai Lei is the King."

I sit frozen on the bed before awkwardly laughing while saying "He would have told me if he was King... right?" Zhen gives me a grim smile as he says "What do you think?" My eyes shoot around the room but other than being large and grand, it doesn't tell me anything. 

I push the covers off as I quickly get out of the bed. "Woah Woah! You need to stay in bed!" MingMing says with worry. I wave her off as I walk over to the two large doors, leading out. As I step through, I look over to see two guards in black standing guard. 

"Who's room is this?" I ask the two in black. They frown at me and share a look before saying "Reporting, this room belongs to his Majesty, the King." The two go back to staring off into space as I stumble back into the room. 

Was he really the King? Why would he leave that detail out!? I turn back around to see MingMing and Zhen watching me with concern. I give them an awkward smile as I say "Surprise... haha..." I reach up to grab my necklace but when I feel my bare neck, my heart drops.

Guozhi still has my necklace...