On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

Chapter 168: Cloudy with the chance for a Broken Family

"Ma..." Aqua called out loud, shocked to see her mother walking in while she stood holding Huo'er's clothes on her hand. She looked at him and her mother. Milan stood next to Queen Rivera without her jaw dropped open.

"Why did you lock the do...." but her mother stopped speaking in the middle and noticed Huo'er standing there displaying his ripped body only then. Queen Rivera closed her mouth and turned away. "Should we leave? Should we not have come?" She whispered to Milan who stood there giggling. She could not help it. "What is this Aqua?" She suddenly changed her voice. Queen Rivera then looked towards her messy and the pool area. She guessed everything that could have happens letting her thoughts run wild and shot a look at Aqua, who stood in front of Huo'er, trying to cover him and his sexiness. But with his huge figure, everything was still very visible. He got the clothes from Aqua and out fastened them quickly. "A man in the chamber of the princess, who is of the marriagable age? Aqua this was not expected from you," she said. 

"Then give her to me, as fast as you can, as soon as possible," Huo made the comment. Aqua smiled. But that went bad. 

"What is she ? A toy? For us to give you shee whenever and however it pleases you?" Queen Rivera overreacted for no reason. She was rude. Aqua was equally shocked as Huo'er and Milan was. But everybody remained silent. "I am so disa....." Queen Rivera began but she stopped immediately. She did not wish to complete the sentence. 

But Aqua understood that. "Disappointed? Really mother?" She asked Rivera.

"Hmmm... disappointed? Should I not be the one to say that?" Everyone looked at her. "Why would you get disappointed to see me spending time with a man who is part of my body and soul? Should I not be the one who should be disappointed at all of you?" She asked.

"What?" Queen Rivera asked her. Neither Huo nor Milan said a word to anyone. 

"I broke the rule, tried to protect the family and wandered around places, all for nothing," she said. "What did I gain? Except getting avoided, locked up and grounded in my own home. Am not asking for anything, but is this the treatment i deserve? Should I not have saved anyone?" She asked back. "Pa has abandoned me, doesn't even care to visit me ! And just like him, even the Grand Prince and his family has forgotten about my existence. Tell me, why am I treated like this ever since the battle?" She aksed questions neither mother or her sister could answer. "Tell me, should I not be the one to get disappointed?" 

"You.." her mother began and stopped unable to find any words. "Aqua, this is...." Queen Rivera could not find any words and she stormed out of the room. Milan followed her behind and did not care to say anything to Aqua. It hurt Aqua like hell. She could not understand what was going on. She controlled her tears and turned to face Huo who stood beside her.

"You should leave," she said. 

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked her though he could feel her in him. Seeing her heart breaking. He was not expecting such a cold treatment from Queen Rivera and the family either. 

"Am fine,' she managed to say clearing her throat and smiled at him. "I know you must be really hungry, we did not have both breakfast and lunch," she said. 

"Am full, I had the whole of you, still hungry, but waiting for the next meal,' he teased her. She blushed immortal and hit on his arms again which she missed as he moved away, tripped on her gown and fell right into his arms. He took the chance and hugged her tight. She looked up at his face. He quickly kissed her lips and her forehead. 

"You better leave,' she said again. "Am sure huge things are going to happen in the family now on," she said and sighed. 

"Will you be okay alone" he was concerned. 

"I will be fine, I just do not want you to put the head in the family business and get into trouble. I hate it when people say anything Ill about you," she let him know clearly. He.soled and nodded his head. 

"Take care," she said.

"You take care too, and promise me you will never get hurt," he said to her.

"Hmm I promise," she promised him and watched him vanish into thin air. 

Then she put on a veil on her head and stepped outside the door. She decided to check on everything happening around her. "I deserve to know what is going on, don't I? Yes I do," she said and walked towards the big lotus pond in the palace to see if there is anyone there. To her surprise, there stood Master Bo Hai, watching the lotus, dancing in the wind. 

"Shifu," she called out and took her veil off. "Shifu, what are you doin here today?" She asked him eagerly. He smiled brightly at her. 

"My dear girl," he greeted her. 

"How are you?" She asked him.

"Great," he said to her. "Listen Aqua, I was about to ask your father to meet with you anyway, shall we talk? Are you free?" Master BoHai asked her. 

"Sure," she said. They walked towards the lotus pavilion and settled down. "I will ask the maids to serve the tea," 

"No, no thank you," he said. "Am leaving soon," 

"Oh," she sat back down. 

"Aqua, am reopening the school," he said. Aqua's clouded face turned bright immediately.

"That's great Shifu," she said. She almost shouted out loud. "That's so great, wonderful, you must, a lot of souls needs your guiding," she said. 

"Yes yes, I know,' he said proudly, smiling wide. "But there is one more exciting thing," he said. 

"What is it?" She aksed eagerly. 

"Am going to appoint you at school, you will be thr vice principal," he declared. 

"What?" She stopped smiling, her face changed serious and she looked at him carefully. "What? Why?" It indeed was an honour for her, but she could not understand why she would be given such a post all of a sudden. 

"Are you not happy with it?" He asked her.

"No am happy, more than that, but why me?" He asked her.

"Because I cannot find anybody who would be suitable for the position, more than you,' he said looking into her eyes. He was not lying about it. 

"Shifu, is everything alright?" She aksed him trying to figure if this is related to anything that is happening inside her family. "Is anybody trying to kick me out or something so you are taking me in?" She asked openly. 

"What nonsense are you talking about Aqua? I don't get you," he said.

"Then fine," she grinned at him. 

"That's more like it," he said and got up. 

"Let's go," he said.

"What ? now?" She was shocked. 

"Yes am going to school, we are starting today, by tonight students will start arriving, we will start holding tests, I need people," he said. 

"But,' she hesitated. 

"What?" He asked her. 

"Nothing, but Water Realm, my duties," she said.

"Nothing would happen, you can come back or travel any time, a vice principal means freedom, look after kids and formulate plans and use the freedom to it's best," he reminded her. Aqua smiled. 

"I have to ask King about this," he has given me the permission already, he is happy about it, I discussed it with him first and only after that I decided to ask you," he said it. 

"Oh," Aqua was highly in disappointment and had nothing else to say.

"Go pack you stuff and come with me, I will wait," he said and sat down again..she stood up and left quickly, back to her room. She packed very light, just few important stuff, few clothes and her weapons. She decided to not tell anybody before she left since nobody cared about what opinion she had on the matter but give permission to take her away straight. She was angry, she was upset and hurt deeply. 

She walked back to the lotus pavilion and found Shifu speaking with her father. "Oh you have packed and come back," Water King said seeing her. 

"Yes,' she said as she greeted him, bowing a little. It felt weird. "Pa am leaving with shifu, send me a message or call for me if you need help with anything," 

"I know," he said, patting Aqua's shoulder. He looked at shifu again. "Leave before it's too late, you will be able to reach the campus before midnight," he said. Shifu and Aqua greeted the King and the left soon. It was her first time leaving home with severe problems inside her family. She was shocked tk release that even Milan and Aiden kept their distance with her which hurt her the most. Aqua looked at the palace, smiled sadly and she took Shifu's hands to apparate. The moment she reached the place within seconds, she saw someone at the gates. "Oh my," she whispered.