Prologue:dreamy reality

Running along the corridors of the palace, the king of fairies could not help but worry. He could not think straight, knowing that his newly-wedded wife was on the deathbed. Terror and fear muddled his thinking as he fought back the hot tears which threatened to fall. Fate was cruel. The queen had been showing all signs of a dying fairy despite her young age. She had just been married off to the dark king of fairies. Yet, her skin was paler than usual, and most importantly, her wings had remarkably shrunk. Evy's wings were no longer the infamous majestic and feathery wings they once were. They had decreased in size and could easily go unnoticed. Zaid lost his battle against his emotions upon reaching the bedroom he shared with his queen. He failed to appear as the strong king of fairies when hot tears slowly streamed down his rosy cheeks. He was still, a young fairy, whose wife was on the brink of death. His teary eyes met hers as she lied on the floor, shaking like a leaf. Her long and messy silvery hair was scattered on the floor as she fought to keep her eyes opened.

-"EVY, MY QUEEN," Zaid fell on his knees to near his wife who was lying on the cold floor, fighting death.

-"Za-Zaid," she muttered with a shaky voice.

Evy lifted her shaky hand and gently caressed the king's moist cheek and locked her purple eyes with his bloodshot ones.

-"EVY DON'T LEAVE ME PLEASE," the king begged uncontrollably.

-"WE STILL HAVE THE FAIRYLAND TO RULE EVY," he cried and held his dying wife in his embrace.

-"li-listen to me," Evy mumbled.

-"tell me love," he said softly.

-"it... wi-will be our la-last ch-chance to-" she tried to find her voice and find her voice as a dark fog clouded her vision. Her eyelids became heavier, she felt as if her soul was trying to break off the chains which tied itself to this mesmerising body.

Fate was indeed cruel. It was too late. The queen of fairies had passed in her husband's embrace.

-"E-Evy," the king shook his head and cried on his wife's cold shoulder.

The queen's hair magically turned dark brown and her skin colour changed from snowy white to light brown. Her skin was slowly getting tanned. Slowly, she took the appearance of a human as her wings shattered into fragments.

-" EVY, YOU CANNOT LEAVE," he screamed as he hugged the now brunette tighter.

...*BEEP BEEP*...

Sebastian abruptly woke up from his tormenting dream, drenched in sweat. His breathing was unsteady, and his heart was pounding in his chest.

-"what the fuck was this dream?" he said shaking.

He reached for his phone and read the message recently sent by the landlord. The twenty - years old boy would have been thrilled to know that he would be getting a new roommate. However, he had a weird feeling about it. There was a strange knot in his stomach. It was as if a new door leading to a room of obstacles will soon be opened to him. The young boy lazily walked to the bathroom with the intention of freshening up and getting ready to welcome his new companion in the apartment. He stared at his messy wavy hair and oily face in the mirror before splashing cold water on him, trying to clear his mind.

He lifted his wet face and screamed in terror upon looking at his own reflection in the mirror and took a few steps. His hair was no longer short, dark and wavy. He now had long silvery hair which cascaded down his now pale skin and hid his pointy earlobes. His now-purple eyes widened and his pulse rate rose. He recognised the man in the mirror. It was the man from his dreams. It was Zaid. He freaked out as he had to acknowledge the fact that Zaid was now his reflection.

He took fearful steps back until he stumbled on the mat. Blinking his eyes, his foggy vision got clearer and his reflection was back to normal. It was the same usual Sebastian with messy dark hair.

-"I think am going crazy," he muttered to himself and splashed some more cold water on his face.

His head was heavy and his body was aching. After he had freshened up, the doorbell rang. He stared at the wooden door with wide eyes as the knock persisted.

-" Sebastian are you here? It's Mr. Brown," a man shouted from the other side of the door.

-"Why am I acting so weird?" he muttered, rubbing his eyes before turning the doorknob to reveal the landlord accompanied by a young lady around his age.

-"Good morning Sebastian, I present to you Aurelia, your roommate," Mr Brown lightly pushed the girl forward with a smile.

Sebastian immediately recognised the slightly tanned brunette with long brown hair falling on her hips. Her small features coincided with those of the dying woman in his dreams. He froze on the spot, with eyes filled with horror.

-"Are you okay Sebastian?" Aurelia asked with worry plastered on her face and took a few steps forward causing the man to back away.

-"HELL NO!" Sebastian exclaimed and started to slap his head in an attempt to drive his illusions away.

It took him a while to realise that the girl standing in front of him was real and not an illusion.

-"Evy?" he asked and the two concerned people looked at him, panic-strickened.

-"Who is Evy?" Mr. Brown asked, causing the cloud confusion which tormented Sebastian was slowly drift away and the young man soon snapped back to reality.

Sebastian who thought that moving out from his family of witches and sorcerers would mean that he would live and peaceful life as a simple human. Oh how he was wrong!!

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