Mal sat on one of the chairs next to Kieran, facing the pretty large garden, enjoying the light breeze with the warmth of the sun.
She took a deep breath closing her eyes for awhile; feeling relaxed, before she felt someone staring at her. Kieran was watching every moment she did since she got outside the bathroom, he was sitting on the other chair; with his hands inside his pockets and his head falling back revealing more his collarbone, a warm smile showing his cute dimples and his light grey eyes shining brightly.
She looked at him up and down before rolling her eyes and moving her chair away more from him, but he fixed his posture quickly pulling her back.
She was shocked by his action however she kept her poker face and looked back in the front and was about to push her chair but he hold her hand before she could move. Malin looked at him raising his eyebrow but he kept his smile with an innocent look.
The girl sighed in surrender pulling her hand; she knew he is stubborn as a bull and she don't have the nerve to have another silly fight with him. However, Kieran was enjoying every passing moment, his smile turned to a smirk.
Malin was so hungry and the food made was mouthwatering making her smile to herself, the prince knew that everything is going as he planned.
Malin took a slice of a strawberry cake and started eating it, enjoying every bite, while Kier was sill staring.
"-Are you going to eat or keep staring at me?" Mal said without glancing at him taking another bite.
"-suddenly caring about me.
-I don't give a shit about you Nox, but for your information." she posed before turning to him to finish:
"- staring at people is weird; and makes them feel uncomfortable.
-you expect from me to keep my gaze away; from admiring such a beautiful face which made me forgot that I have to eat.
-you are really crazy man! Yesterday you are a heartless and ruthless demon and now acting like an innocent loving boy. I really pity you.
-why? You think that my emotions are phased and that I am only professional at deceiving and lying. Well, let me tell you again that I am half human and everything I said was a lie Mal." Mal didn't answer him and he was impatient for her to reply. She put back her fork and said with a serious tone:
"-ok…will you be honest with me if I asked you?
-anything you want.
-why did you show your true identity to me yesterday, even though; you now I won't hesitate to kill you.
-well…you weren't in the position to choose Mal…but I only did it because I trust you.
-to offer you a peaceful death…I don't think so.
-nah!... I know you will enjoy slicing me apart with a big smile on your face. But what I meant is that you are the only trustworthy one here. Someone is trying to take over the crown and there are a lot of betrayers rooming around. So you were the only one I can blindly rely on to keep me safe till my coronation day.
-let me guess. Because you are a cambion they don't want you to rule." Kieran was taken off guard by her statement opening his mouth in disbelief. Mal chuckled and put a strawberry on his mouth, at that moment he got back his senses.
"-How did you find out? No one knew about it except me and my father.
-I got my ways." She smirked at him then he added shaking his head in amusement:
"-wow I am impressed. You made me fell for you more everyday Mal.
-yeah…you mean with your dead heart and mannerless behavior." She said rolling her eyes
"-well you made my heart beat again for someone.
-no way in hell we can be together Kieran, even if we truly loved each other, you still half incubus.
-aren't you one too?
-what do you mean?
-you said your father was an incubus so is my father, so…normally you are a cambion like me. And we can be together because we are the same.
-I am not a monster like you Kieran and we won't be the same. It's true my father is an incubus but I am fully human. Andrew checked it. And I was shocked myself...because it's impossible.
-cambion or not we are gonna get married and I honestly don't mind.
-you think I can't cancel it
-you cancel it, I cancel your friends' lives… add to that you said you'd rather marry an incubus than marrying me so…" he suddenly changed into his devil form with a grin on his face and a mischievous look in his eyes.
"-I won't mind attending the marriage like that if you love my heartless side more princess." Mal chocked on her tea looking around if anyone saw them, and then whispered yelling:
"-Are you out of your mind? Go back to I don't know…your old form before anyone sees you!" Kieran chuckled at her reaction then pushed his hair back to turn again pure white.
"-you really care about me Mal.
-I just want to assure that you will die by me if it's not now later after I find the responsible behind it…till that time, no funny business. You will hide your identity and don't you dare touch Ray or Ellie.
-So you want to cooperate. Doesn't sound bad; but I don't agree with the last rule." He said earning a glare from Mal he then added:
"-fine but also you have to stop threatening me, I don't feel safe around you sometimes and you almost killed me twice.
-What a drama queen! Ok, no more threatening. You can relax Prince and you'd better stop with your dirty jokes and flirting.
-come on girl! Anyone would love to be in your place.
-they unfortunately don't know your true colors." she said tossing a toast with jam in her mouth
"-do you?" she hummed in response then he added:
"-trust me I have a lot under my sleeves. But I won't promise you with that.
-ok then as you want." She said smiling innocently at him; he knew she was thinking about something he won't like.
Kieran grabbed a light blue ceramic bowel with oat porridge topped with nuts and banana slices and honey, then said:
"-you should eat this, it will help you with your blood loss instead of eating sweets." Mal stopped biting her fourth jam toast blinking at him to take it from his hand later. She took a bite and found it delicious but something felt weird:
"-What is this Kieran?
-It's an oat porridge with milk and…" Mal stopped eating, chocking on her food and gulping water. She then stopped and looked at him with anger kicking his leg:
"-Hey! What's wrong with you? What did I do this time to deserve this?
-I don't like milk you idiot! I knew from the beginning I shouldn't trust you." Kieran burst into laughter holding his stomach then whipping his tears:
"-who can imagine the best huntress hate milk and she is a picky eater like a little baby." He said pinching her cheeks but she pushed his hands away and protested:
-Don't baby me you betrayal." She said crossing her arms like a kid and turning her face away from him, and her eyes landed on the cookies plate.
She was about to take one but Kieran snatched the plate quickly before she could reach any, and he tossed a glass of milk and said hiding his teasing:
"-you have enough sugar girl, I made for you a warm glass of milk with honey. Trust me, it will help you calm down and give you peaceful sleep at night.
-you'd better take it away from me and give me the plate Kieran. I am still patient with you.
-Ohhh! Really, how sweet but no. drink your milk first.
-I said give me the plate!
-and I said No!" Mal tried to lay her hand on one of the cookies but Kieran stood up fast holding the plate up away from her reach. The girl's blood boiled with anger and she started jumping to catch at least one but he was tall for her.
"-stop and let's make a deal." Mal stopped jumping and backed off with one step waiting for him to speak.
"-ok listen, if you drink half of the glass I will give you one an.." but Mal went back trying however he pushed her and added:
"-but…I know you won't accept it so I have a better offer for you.
-which is?
-if you give me a kiss on the cheek I will give you three cookies." He gestured with his fingers.
"-what about give it to me or I will kick you!
-yeah as if…" Kier growled in pain holding his stomach, dropping the plate from his hand outside the balcony.
Malin's eyes widened and stretched her arm in hope to catch some…
And a female voice appeared from nowhere:
"-What are you doing!.....