Disclaimer : I'm a huge KPop fan and you will come across names and photographs of KPop idols in most of my stories (The photographs and pics are downloaded from the internet and I do not have ANY intellectual property right over them). They are my muse and inspiration in so many ways. The incidents and characters are fictional and have no resemblance to any K pop idol in any manner.
He loved her a lot. She was his reason to live, his strength, his weakness. She was the only one who could melt his hard stone- like heart. She alone could cut through the obsidian darkness that clouded his mind all the time, with a sunny ray of hope. Her love and veneration made him question his worth. Was he really deserving of this unconditional love from her? What if he failed her? What if he couldn't live up to that love? What if he's more human than she realizes? The 'what ifs' keep him awake all night. Holding her small warm hands, as she slept with her head on his shoulder and her arm around his waist, he thought about her tearful words," I won't let you go anywhere! Don't leave me alone, please.."
The morning was no better! He woke up and somehow managed to leave the bed. Bathed and dressed, immediately started the fire- for warmth and to cook food. She would wake up soon and he had to leave before that! With tears in his eyes, he watched his sister fast asleep, while stirring the stew.
Jennifer was visually impaired since birth. Jake had literally been everything to his little sister. Their mom died giving birth to Jen and 10 year old Jake found himself burdened with responsibilities of an adult. He worked odd jobs and pampered little Jen. He was the only bright spot in her dark obsidian life! She was the sunshine in his dull gray existence. The siblings kept each other alive.
Jake's tall and muscular physique belied his youth. He joined the royal army as a soldier, at the tender age of 16, because it paid well. Jen wasn't aware of the risks his job entailed.
9 years hence, Jake is now commanding the Royal Guards and is the King's personal bodyguard. His loyalty and strength of character, combined with his physical prowess, helped Jake climb up the hierarchy and become, to everyone's envy, the Commander of Royal Guards at the young age of 25.
So far, things were good. Jen could manage herself without her doting brother's help. She learnt how to cook food and other chores slowly but steadily. Her lack of sight didn't hinder her in any way! It made Jake cry when he came home to have a meal cooked by his baby sister! No one would believe the way the tough Commander cried like a baby, hugging and drowning Jen in his muscular arms!
But today, on Jennifer's 15th birthday, he would be leaving with the King to the battlefield. As he doused the flames, his little cottage was warm, aroma of the stew wafting through the air. Jake stood up from the hearth, dressed up in his uniform, kissed his sister's forehead as he tied the 'protection charm' around her wrist. With a sigh, he walked out into the cold winter morning towards the Palace.
The 'protection charm' was a bracelet he had asked the royal astrologer to make for Jennifer. It was his promise to Jen that he would always protect her, whether near or far, dead or alive. If broken, the charm would unleash a curse of Immortality on Jake till Jen breaks the curse.
Unaware of the power of the charm and the impending doom, Jennifer slept, dreaming sweet colorful dreams, a stark difference from the blackness that her eyes got used to.
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