Queen

"Wow, you really went all out," I said as I entered the dining room. There was a large board in front of the dining room table and pens and notepads spread it. I called Gen to help me with a competition, firstly, so we could squash the problems between us and secondly...win this shit.

"Yes," she laughed. "It's going to be super fun. Trust me."

My eyes landed on Syn who was sitting on one of the chairs drawing and I walked towards him. "You're here for lessons too," I joked.

He glanced up at me through his glasses and shook his head before looking back at his drawing. "No, I'm here for you."

"Moral support?" I asked.

"Something like that." I kissed his cheek and a dimpled smile appeared on his face before I walked around the table to sit across him. I looked to Gen to continue and she wrote something across the whiteboard.

"Today we'll focus on Public Support since it's the first leg of the competition. It's one of the most important things to have high points in because it's something that will be judged throughout the entire two months of the competition."

"Okay," I said.

"Now, Queen, you are cherished throughout all the realms even though you lead Hell. People admire your beauty, your strength, kindness, and humor. I'm here to tell you, all of that will mean nothing."

"Whaaa...." I said in confusion.

"It will mean nothing because of Syn," she said. I squinted my eyes in his direction and he winked at me before continuing his drawing.

"What did I do?" Syn asked.

"It's just your overall reputation," she started. "Everyone hates you a little less for saving Queen, but you're very feared and unpopular."

"Good," he said with a proud nod.

"No," she said. "Not good for the competition." She pulled up a stool in front of the board and sat down and crossed her legs. "Something I've learned while observing and participating is that the most important thing to win isn't all of the contests and qualities. It's the romance."

"What do you mean?"

"Any irredeemable thing you believe you may have done, can be turned a blind eye to by the public if you have an amazing love story. Take Xyla and Felix. They're horrible rulers, tyrants even, but you know why they're still in charge and why Xyla is winning?"

"Why?"

"Because of their relationship. To the people on the outside, Xyla is an Angel that fell in love with a vampire. She was ordered by her parents to marry the evil Syn SinClaire...but Felix saved her. That sounds amazing, doesn't it? We know it's not true but no one else knows."

"What story would Queen and I have?" Syn asked.

"You don't have one because you haven't told it," Gen said. "Xyla and Felix have a very active presence on television, social media, social gatherings...there are books on their love story while the two of you don't have any of that."

"How do we get that?" I asked.

"Well first, I think it'd be a good start for the two of you to create social media accounts or a couple account. Go on dates, post photos together, answer  paparazzi questions, just continue loving one another as you do, but out for the world to see."

"Okay," I said slowly.

"There are also plenty of talk shows that would love the two of you as guests and I think it may be worthwhile. Xyla and Felix's story is incomparable to yours," she said.

I looked at Syn who was now absorbed in her words and I smiled in his direction. "And what does the winner get?" Syn asked.

"The winners get fifty million dollars to their realm, but most importantly they can challenge another ruler to their throne and take it. In all the fifty years of the competition, no one has ever tried it, but since the both of you are here...why not use this opportunity to take Jeradua and Eden?"

Syn and I looked at each other in mutual shock and I turned back to Gen. "Why has no one tried it?"

"Because they would still need to appear before the realms judges, where they would require a war or a fight to the death between the rulers."

"We could beat them easily," Syn said as he turned to me. "We want them dead anyway, so why not?"

"There are no powers permitted in the fight, you'd be in a barrier where no supernatural abilities could be used."

"So we'd need to train a lot," I said slowly.

"That's not all," Gen said. "You would need to pass simulations to test the strength of your love. That's the one that no kings and queens can manage to pass."

"Syn and I would be able to pass that...I think," I said as I glanced in his direction. He smiled and nodded at me and my heart soared.

"Yes, but first, let's focus on winning this thing."

"So, social media account," I said as I pulled out my phone.

"Yes, make one and build a following. There will most likely be an announcement on the television when you create one. That always happens."

"Okay," I said slowly.

"Show a side of yourselves that no one has seen before," Gen said.

"Got it," I whispered as I busied myself on my phone.

"Well, I think we're done for the day," she said as she stood up. "I'll be back in a few days to check on things."

"Wait...Do you want to go out with Cleo and me on Friday?" I asked her.

"Where?"

"We were invited to this premiere party of this country club in Juva," I said.

"Sure," she said with a smile. "I'll text you."

"Sounds good," I said with a smile. We said our goodbyes and she left the dining room. I turned to Syn who was giving me a smug smile and I raised a brow at him.

"What?"

"Now you have to go on dates with me," he said.

"I would have anyway," I said as I walked over to him and sat on his lap. "Where are we going?"

"Well, it's only two right now. But tonight, I'd like to take you somewhere?"

"Where?"

"Lover's Lake," he said as he wiggled his brows. Lover's lake was a place in Hell that was a myth, I'd heard of it plenty of times throughout the years but no one had managed to find it.

"That exists?"

"Yes."

"You've been there?" I asked.

"I made it."

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Author's Note

A LAKE?! I Wanna goooooo😭
Have fun my babies...have fun😔 Yall deserve it.
Lmk your thoughts ✨