302 WE HAVE TO LEAVE

Ye Xiu patiently waited for her to talk as his eyes studied her odd purple hair, but he didn't say anything about it. He was more curious about the girl.

This girl was the person that he had been looking for these past years, the only person who could bring him to meet Riana and ended his long waiting.

But, her next rejection was out off his calculation.

"I don't want to go home." Senja said in the end, her breath was still unsteady, but the determination in her voice didn't go unnoticed by Ye Xiu.

"What did you say?" Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes.

No, he wouldn't let this girl ruined his long waited moment.

Senja took a heavy breath before she repeated herself. "I don't want to go home." This time she said it with more persistence.

There was a completely silence between them. It was so uncomfortable, as though the air became thicker and suffocated Senja, but she stood her ground.

"Riana sent you to find me?" Ye Xiu asked, but it more like a confirmation rather than a question.

"Yes she did." Senja felt a guilty feeling crept her skin by the mentioned of that name. She shouldn't do this. Her mission was to find Ye Xiu and brought him with her.

But, something happened and she couldn't go with him now.

"This is a mission for you?"

Senja stared at him before she nodded.

"So, what the reason you don't want to accomplish your mission?"

Senja couldn't utter a word for that, she was tongue- tied. To avoid his penetrating stare, Senja lowered her head, covered her face with her long tresses purple hair.

Guilty ate her conscience.

"So?" Ye Xiu prodded. But, Senja refused to talk.

What is it about? What happened with this girl? Shouldn't she come with him?

"I want to meet Xiao Tianyao…" She said barely a whispered as a tear trickled down her cheek, knowing Xiao Tianyao was in danger and difficult situation right now, she didn't want to go anywhere except toward him.

"Tianyao?" Ye Xiu was lost in thought. "What your relationship with him?" Why this has anything to do with Xiao Jun's brother… or is it possible she was…

It had been long time since Ye Xiu was in touch with both of brother. He left Xiao Jun as well to follow the other Senja, hoping she would come out with something that could bring him to Riana. He had long lost interest with the power struggle between Xiao Jun and Xiao Zi.

Dedicating his live to meet Riana once again or said his final goodbye. Since he wasn't given a chance the last time he lost her.

Ye Xiu looked at the girl in front of him intensely, made his own judgement on what she would say next.

But, Senja remained unmoved, despite her attempt to shut her mouth, the answer was given through her trembling gesture, the mixed feeling between sadness and hopelessness.

And then Ye Xiu said it for her. "Do you love him?"

Senja bit her lips as her tears were rolling down from her eyes, made her vision blurry as she lifted her head.

The way she looked at Ye Xiu, gave out her unspoken answered.

At that time, Ye Xiu knew that his guess was right, absolutely right.

"And you wanted to stay with him…?" Ye Xiu kept this monolog with the answer that he already knew as sadness grazed his face. "I am sorry Senja, but I can't let you do this… I had been waiting for this moment for more than seventeen years."

No, he wouldn't let this chance slipped again. Called him cruel, but if he had to ruin someone else love to meet Riana, then he would do it.

The longing in his heart almost ate him alive.

Even after seventeen years was being apart, he still loved her.

With that being said, the dam in Senja's eyes broke. Her knees gave away as she cried her heart out.

"I want to meet him…" Senja said, pleading.

"And I want to meet her as well." Ye Xiu whispered.

Ye Xiu knew very well how was Senja's feeling right now. He had been living that desperation for years now, so he could easily relate with his own.

However, he couldn't wait more, could he?

"Senja…" Ye Xiu approached her. Both of them very much looked alike. "I can't let you stay and make me unable to see her." He said sternly.

"I …" Senja stuttered, couldn't find the right words to say. All of her reasoning was meaningless.

"You know from the beginning that you can't stay." Ye Xiu remarked the fact.

However, looking at her vulnerability made Ye Xiu gave a second thought to force her further.

"But, at least I can let you to say your goodbye." He said softly.

It would be fair enough for her, right? At least she had a chance to say goodbye.

Ye Xiu caressed her head, the same thing that he always did to the other Senja. He had been with her for these three years ever since she went missing. He loved the other Senja like his own, the feeling that he had the moment he saved her from her own father who was trying to kill his daughter.

Probably, it was because they shared the same face or maybe she shared the same misery with him now, but he wanted to give her time and willing to wait.

With Ye Xiu's words and the gentle touched from her, Senja lowered her hands that covered her face and looked at him through her teary eyes.

"You will let me to meet him once again?" Senja asked carefully, afraid that he would change his mind or her ears tricked her.

Ye Xiu nodded. "I will bring you to meet him."

Senja didn't want to admit it that she didn't feel satisfied with this decision, not even close. However, the thought that she could at least meet Xiao Tianyao again, appeased her.

"Why things are going like this…?" Senja mumbled, trying to get rid her tears from her eyes. "Can't you go to her by your own?"

Ye Xiu had predicted Senja would suggest this thing, but unfortunately it couldn't happen that way. "I can't go to her place without you Senja. The stone paradox of time that she gave you is the crucial point." But then his eyes narrowed. "The stone is with you right?"

These past years, Ye Xiu learnt about the stone, the stone that Riana broke just a second before her disappearance.

Senja pulled the stone that she had made into a necklace from her neck and gave it to Ye Xiu. "Can you go to her by yourself now?" She said stubbornly, trying her futile attempt to find another solution.

"Like I said, I can't." Ye Xiu replied while put back the necklace on her neck, if he could, he wouldn't make this girl suffered like this. "Let's go back to Qianru for now and we will leave to L city to meet Xiao Tianyao."

Senja gritted her teeth as she felt the empty giant hollow in her heart started to open again, but she nodded nonetheless.