31 Bloody Kiss

-Fan Daiyu-

[I really thought that I would be loved in this life but it appears to have been an unanswered wish. I'm sure my mother loves me for now but she hasn't had the time to be with me and soon her love will dwindle too. I'm almost two years old but I feel like no child would want to go through a life like mine. I'm trying my best to work hard for my parents but I'm not sure If that's what they want from me. Ercan am I the one who's in the wrong? Am I not doing something right?]

{I don't think it's you. I think it's you father. He seems… different.}

[I noticed too but isn't that just the lack of love for me now?]

{Maybe.}

Ercan could feel her loneliness and disappointment, so he tried to cheer her up.

{Remember. You still have Bambi and that lower grade dragon kid.}

[He has a name you know. Long Wei.]

{Yeah. Whatever. He's just a lower grade dragon. I'm more powerful than him. I might look small but that's only for now. Haven't you seen my growth. Look at me! I'm already this big! I'm a mighty dragon snake.}

Fan Daiyu giggled at the little guy's jealousy.

But it was true. It had only been a year and the hand sized fellow was already up to her waist. He was around a foot and four inches.

[You're a little too big for my taste]

{I can change size you know. I am amazing after all.}

She laughed.

Seeing her mood brighten two dragons sighed in relief.

-May 17th-

Early in the morning a commotion began. Nuwa Yenay was screaming from pain. She was about to give birth. Fan Ying paced the house back and forth in impatience and his back filled up in nervous sweat.

Fan Daiyu woke up with a knowing smile.

[My sibling will be out and my mommy won't be so busy. They will love me and daddy will forgive me for whatever I did]

She changed quickly with the help of Bambi and ran to get Long Wei. She walked speedily and pulled Mallory with her.

"Missus, calm down. We can walk there."

"Bambi you need more energy. My little sibling will be born, it's a joyous day! Come let's hurry. Oh and I already told you not to call me missus or miss or anything like that. We are friends okay."

She smiled brightly and Mallory felt blinded by her brightness.

[Miss. You saved me. You are my savior. I owe you my happiness. I owe you my life. I have to at least give you my respect.]

She was the oldest yet she felt like Daiyu had lived beyond her age. She was so wise, strong, and independent. She was spoiled and quickly abandoned for a new child and yet she never complained. She always gave out her best smile and prayed for the best even though she would cry at times when she thought no one was listening.

[My little miss is so strong.]

She was dragged along and soon reached a familiar door. This was where they would all meet up at night. Long Wei had found an underground room so they would always meet up at his room whenever they were at the brink of breaking through. However, they didn't know that he hadn't found it. He made it just for Daiyu. They opened the door and sure enough, he was waiting there like always. Moreover, like always he seemed tired out for some unknown reason.

If only Daiyu knew that he was tired because he left her side to climb up his room through the window so that no one noticed, what would she have said? He couldn't use his wings since it was a secret and he wanted to be cautious and he couldn't use his cultivation because it would reveal his level. He thought that reaching the eighth level too quickly would bring about suspicions but he had yet to know that when he only climbed up two levels, Daiyu had already reached him by climbing up four.

Fan Daiyu ignored his tired state and took his hand along with Mallory's hand and both of them looked at each other in annoyance.

[It's him again. He is always taking my missus' attention away from me.]

[Ughh. Her again. Always trying to hog my future wife away from me.]

Despite their mutual rivalry, they still cared for each other like normal childhood friends.

Fan Daiyu pulled them both and ran to her mother's room.

She ran but on her way there she bumped into her father and fell backwards.

"Ouch~"

She rubbed her small red nose and looked up at her father. Her eyes widened and her mouth gaped open. However, when she blinked his expression was normal again.

[E-Ercan. Did you see his face. I bumped into him and I I I saw hatred. Hatred directed at me.]

{I know. I'm sorry.}

[M-Maybe I can f-fix it. Maybe he'll forgive m-me.]

She kneeled her way to him.

"F-Father. I-I'm s-sorry I wasn't looking, I-It was an a-accident."

She reached out to grab his hand but he pushed her away.

"Take her away. She's getting in the way."

Long Wei and Mallory could only look at Daiyu's shocked expression as they carried her away. Each took one of her arms but the moment they did they felt a heart breaking. It wasn't theirs. It was Fan Daiyu's.

They knew their miss wasn't normal so they could only look at one another and share their worries.

They could feel it. She was in pain. The shock on her face was still evident and her heart was breaking.

[Daddy doesn't love me. Daddy doesn't love me.]

[There was hate in his eyes.]

[Soon even mother will hate me.]

[I will be alone. I will be hated. I will be thrown away.]

[I am not meant to be loved.]

They could hear all of her thoughts. They felt it so much that they started to tear up knowing that it was only a small portion of pain that they were carrying for her. They only tasted the pain that leaked from her heart.

{I told you.}

{You should have trusted me.}

{We like to live in an illusion we create ourselves. In the end, we just disappoint ourselves. Didn't we already experience that?}

{Love is a lie.}

[Who are you?]

{You.}

{You know the hidden part in your heart. You know the pain contained within. You know it's locked for a reason. You are too afraid to open it. You are still weak and hated just like before. You are me. I am you. We are both weak trash.}

[No. No. No. Daddy said he would always love me! And even if it's like before, I have Ercan, Long Wei, and my Bambi.]

{How long will they last?}

It disappeared but the constant fear in her heart remained and grew stronger.

Her body began to convulse and they tried to calm her down.

"Missus! Missus! Please wake up. We will never leave you. I have already pledged my life to you. Please miss. We can't lose you."

"Daiyu! Daiyu! I don't care what's going on in your head but you need to come back to us or you will really lose us. Or rather we will lose you."

"Remember how happy you were knowing your sibling was being born. You have to ignore your father's hate and look for your mother's and sister's love."

Unfortunately, she couldn't hear anything within her small cage.

Seeing the small child's convulsions, Morris rushed over and carried her to her bed. He laid her down, gave her potions for nervousness, and a calming incense stick. She soon calmed down and woke up knowing that the pain was still there she just couldn't feel it at the moment.

She looked at the two sad faces in front of her and smiled.

[I will believe in these two for as long as I can.]

She calmed down and neared her mother's room with Mallory and Long Wei. They waited until her screams died down and a small child's emerged.

When the physicians left, they sneaked in to look at Nuwa Yenay. Fan Ying saw them coming but he couldn't do anything in front of his wife. Even in his crazed form, he was only willing to be with her because she amplified his brightness unlike his daughter. She helped him look better, stronger, and dignified but although his daughter made him seem like a righteous father, she also overthrew his influence.

Fan Daiyu ignored her father and looked at her mother. Something was wrong.

She looked pale, too pale.

"Mama! Hold on! Papa! Mama is sick! Mama is bleeding too much!"

Fan Ying looked at his wife and his face changed drastically.

She looked weak and pale. Her hair was a mess. She looked tired. Her eyebrows began to furrow and she bit her lip.

"Honey. It hurts…"

He looked down and saw her lower abdomen was bleeding excessively. Every second that passed by made her paler. She looked at her husband and smiled. "Ying, I love you… Take care of our little baby. The physicians are too late they won't be able to save me."

Her tears fell as she looked over to her daughter.

"Daiyu. Mama hasn't been with you… M-mama will have to leave. Mama is sorry. Remember, no matter where you are mama will be looking over you. I'm proud of having such a smart child. Grow strong and live your life.

Mama will always ALWAYS love you. Okay?

Don't forget that. No matter what happens, you have to move on for mama."

Nuwa Yenay kissed her daughter's forehead and began coughing blood.

The stench of blood called all the physicians over but it was too late. They ran in and brought healers with them. They tried their best to keep her alive but she kept bleeding. They handed her the newborns. Twins. A boy and a girl.

She cried, kissed them, and whispered their names before death took her away.

'Fan Susana Melaina'

'Fan Ming'

Ming- from Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"

Melaina- derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark"