"Wake up, your highness."
He was already being referred to as Lu Zhu's husband.
He refused to hear it.
"Your higness, please wake up."
The maid spoke with a hint of pleading inside.
Lu Zhu was a menace, he was more than aware.
A maid failing to do her job would not be welcomed happily, especially when it came to her special person.
"Your highness, time to wake up."
She didn't dare do anything because of that, repeating it over and over as his blanket covered him and warmth embraced him.
Right arm blocking the light as he rested, despite her voice sounding numerous times, combined with the knocking on the door.
Until even that stopped and her voice sounded.
"Why don't you stop making the maid's job difficult and get up."
He had woken up alone and was relieved by it, a sigh leaving him freely at the empty space beside him.
However he had been surprised upon realising he had fallen asleep in the night, unbeknownst as to when however it was clear this body needed it.
"Don't want to."
"Should I refreshen yesterday?"
Grunting, he did in fact get up, surprised as she turned away. Respecting his privacy as maid's rushed in and refreshed him.
It didn't take too long, before he knew it his brown hair had been braided, leaving only a few strand surrounding his face as he was declared ready to face the day.
He looked fine enough.
"You look beautiful."
She seemed to agree as her hand raised, eager to touch his face, a thing he didn't agree with as he backed away.
''I don't need your compliments, nor your touch.'' Her hand dropped and it looked like she was just moments from raising hell.
''I promised I would stay, not try to run away but I never agreed letting your touch fall upon me.''
Shuffling was heard from the maids as the barely restrained their horror, even though it was visible on their face.
''Never has anyone dared to deny me something twice-'' She must be referring to the time before the owner died, but if she was talking about denying than it should be thrice.''Yesterday was just a spectacle, it doesn't count. If a third time comes, I won't be so accepting.
You better think of your sister.
Do you understand?''
Now it was his turn to fume inside, how despicable could a princess be.
''I understand.'' His voice shook, eyes cast downwards before silence emerged.
She left without a word and he followed as that was what she wanted.
In her point of view he should be momentarily stunned at the threat.
They where friends, maybe even childhood lovers if not for her betrayal.
As soon as her voice sounded in the hallway, he let himself visible falter.
"I won't tolerate you embarrassing me infront if my subjects-"he heaved his voice upwards. Trembling (not of his free will, the fear sat deep in his body) as she turned, eyes glaring as he backed away.
"Stop right there."
He did.
She moved closer, he barely restrained the urge to move away as his body shook.
Goodness what did she do to make his body reel this bad just because if her nearing it.
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As soon as she woke up, a dream greeted her as Lumi slept silently besides her.
Unlike her he didn't snore, instead he looked peaceful as if it was the first moment of real rest he was getting.
She had given him plenty of time and rest, he really had no need to exagger so much even in his sleep.
Lu Zhu didn't feel quilty, she had needed him and as she was afraid he would reject her she had just taken him by force.
For now he could enjoy his sleep, in the future his body would be covered with her marks as he would lay on their bed barely covered.
As darkness covered the sky and the stars twinkled at romance filling it, their bodies warm against each other.
She would have no intention of letting him go, just like now.
He was hers, there would never be anyone else for him, she would make sure if that.
She thought of tears spilling from his molten chocolate eyes. She thought of how they'd taste when she'd ran her tongue up his cheek. The way he'd whimper and flinch away from her in fear. The mental image pushed her over the edge and she came with a gasp.
Unbothered at the sleeping beauty besides her, soon he would happily join it.
He just needed to warm up to the idea, from childhood friends to adults lovers.
Covering herself up, she left to take a bed,appointing a few quards to be safe.
While he promised to stay, desperation could do a lot and she wasn't willing to risk it.
"Ahh, refreshing."
The bath was refreshing, eased her muscles and relaxed her so well.
"Has he woken up?"
"Your majesty, he has refused to rise."
Is that so, if this is a new trick...
"Why don't you stop making the maid's job difficult and get up."
She reached him faster than she thought she would but when it came to him no one could stop Lu Zhu.
Don't want to."
"Should I refreshen yesterday?"
Apparently not.
The bath had been nice but dealing with a sulky lover rapidly dimished her satisfaction.
Going outside as soon as he arose, she dismissed the quards. Knowing him he would take it as her lack of trust of him.
Upon returning, he was ready for the day, once more sprouting inside her heart.
She likes hearing compliments so she voiced hers for him aloud.
"You look beautiful."
Eager to touch what belonged to her, her hand reached out only to dwindle when he backed away.
''I don't need your compliments, nor your touch.''
That made it drop, just like her patience.
''I promised I would stay, not try to run away but I never agreed letting your touch fall upon me.''
My touch?
Her maid's paled and discomfort took over their room.
''Never has anyone dared to deny me something twice-'' Thrice, his face said it.
'Yesterday was just a spectacle, it doesn't count. If a third time comes, I won't be so accepting.
You better think of your sister.
Do you understand?''
He was mad, his sister close to his heart, a fact that was obvious to her yesterday She should not send them back home yet.
''I understand.'' Her eyes fluttered close at the shake within the words before remembering their audience and leaving for empty land's.
Obediently he followed, his hands clearly rubbing on each other as stress consumed him.
Nervous, Lumi was nervous.
Understandable, things have changed.
No longer were here feelings restrained.
Opening her mouth, sh let words flow, startling him.
"I won't tolerate you embarrassing me infront if my subjects-"oh goodness, Hai trembled gasp as he almost slipped backwards.
"Stop right there."
There was something akin to horror and fear on his face, he was even trembling as she neared him.
"Hah...ha"
His heartrate clearly increased as her skipped a beat, hands tracing his flushed skin.
At first she touched him softly, skimming his skin before cupping it roughly as dry lips were taken by her own wet ones in a soft but resolute way.
There would be nowhere he could run, eve if he wanted to.