Kieran opened the library door to be met with weird and deep silence, he looked around to find Malin sleeping peacefully, hugging a big fluffy pillow. He walked near her carefully, without making any noise to not wake her up.
He sat on the ground, staring at her sleepy face, he moved her hair away to admire her beauty more, and a smile found her way to his face. Watching the sleepy girl made him feel relaxed and comfortable. Her steady breathing with light sudden hums was a lovely melody to his ear. Kieran kept staring at her pure visual, as if it's the last time; graving every detail in the back of his mind, memorizing everything about that sleeping beauty in front of him in the back of his mind, he tilted his head to the side with a wider smile than before, he then mumbled to himself:
"-a cutie angelic face but horrifying savage personality…I guess I won't mind if she killed me, at least the last thing I am gonna see is that pretty face." He finished his sentences and stroked her cheek gently with his thumb. Kieran spent the next fifteen minutes looking at her sleeping figure and playing with her braids. He felt his crossed legs started to feel numb so he changed his sitting position and Mal dropped the book that was in her hand and covered with the pillow she was hugging.
The prince picked up the book from the ground and smiled when he read a few sentences.
He looked back at her and started to call her name quietly but she didn't respond, he raised his voice but she covered her face and whined:
"-Five minutes." Kieran chuckled at her than he shook her shoulder but she pushed his hand.
He raised an eyebrow before he smirked and whispered in her ear:
"-if you are not gonna wake up in three I will kiss you…One…" before he said the two Mal stood up fixing her hair and rubbing her eyes. She then covered her mouth while yawning. Kieran sat at the chair next to her while she sat crossed legged, glaring at him.
"-What do you want Kieran?
-Is that how you talk to your fiancé?
-fiancé? huh. I don't see a ring around my finger to call you my fiancé and I don't have time to waste it with you.
-yeah… you are a busy woman, and you have no time to waste to look for different ways to kill me." He said sarcastically showing the book in his hand. Mal's Eyes widened and snatched the book from him and hugged it the mumbled:
"-I wasn't…I wanted to know more about incubuses; because I usually kill them and I have vague knowledge about them… I thought it's good to know your enemy better.
-well…I am your alley… for now. But you could have asked me anything if you are that curious." Kieran reassured her with a smile and her eyes shined with happiness for a moment before she had her poker face and commented:
"-and how can I make sure you are not lying to me? Or even make fun of me.
-I won't, ask me anything you read from that book and I will answer you.
-Do You know that much about demons?
-well I am half demon half human, and I didn't spend nineteen years in that castle doing nothing.
-wait you are nineteen.
-yeah soon to been twenty, you?
-I am seventeen but soon I will turn eighteen.
-you are a baby.
-And you are an adult who wasted his life.
-Actually, I spent most of my time reading about humans and demons anatomy. I am kind of expert. You know.
-WOW…confidence
-At its finest. Go on, hit me with any question and I can teach you a lot of things.
-ok…let's start with… physical appearance.
-well, they could have fangs, pointed tails, wings…oh… and wings are only for royalty.
-but you don't have any except fangs.
-I don't know; I am just half I guess it doesn't apply.
-ok, is there something else.
-yeah, unnatural charm and beauty to lure their prey.
-ok, do they have any super natural powers?
-Every incubus have healing power but with different degree.
-how so?
-they are divided into categories: the first one or the lowest they have no powers at all, and their healing power is only beneficial with minor injuries and not that strong physical ability. So killing them is easy as killing a bug.
The second category, they have a special ability that makes them superior than the first one.
-What kind of abilities?
-Shape shifting, speed, super strength, elements control. High class people and nobles have these powers.
-That's all.
-no there is another one, the most powerful category between all the three. It's for royalties or if you are a pure blood.
-What do you mean by pure blood, aren't they all one hundred percent incubus?
-well, there were only two categories, pure blood or royalty with the whole power and abilities, and the peasants or solders with no power. But they decided to mix blood and give birth to a third category in between; powerful but not too superior to the third category.
-you know what you are more useful than books." Mal said throwing the book from her hand and put her hands under her cheeks and added:
"-Can you tell me more about pure bloods?
-With pleasure, pure bloods are the worst you could ever meet. When they kill their victims they can absorb powers or special ability from them, after a very painful death for the victim.
-I have never met one though but I have a question; pure bloods can absorb witch abilities too?
-yeah, actually witches hate pure blood incubus to death, because they are the best and easiest source of intense power.
-so, pure bloods are only good at absorbing power when they kill their victims otherwise they are powerless.
-no, they have different abilities and powers and they are the best at mind control and manipulation. Add to that, blood control which makes them superior. The ones who are good with blood control are very rare and you don't want to mess with them however you can easily kill them.
-It doesn't make any sense. How they are the most powerful but you can kill them easily.
-Well it's a secret no one should know but yeah. Blood control can go overboard and not everyone could control it so the one's that doesn't know how to control it; can kill themselves during battle and it may turn the incubus insane. That's why if they want to master it safely and be feared by others they have to absorb a witch power and a specific type of witches though, to help them with their power control. However, I heard that a witch made a spell to protect the others from pure bloods.
-What type of witches exactly?
-Like its blood control, of course you need a blood witch or necromancy specifically.
-can't the ability of control that power be passed through generations without hunting witches down?
-well they got cursed for that?
-What?
-that's another day lesson.
-Kieran, come on.
-sorry princess, you have to listen to your teacher decision.
-teacher? So funny…by the way why did you came here?
-why? Do I need permission to visit you?
-you look tensed, your hair is ruffled and your cheeks are red. And only look like that when you are mad about something.
-Are you stalking me?
-Nuh, I am just good with details.
-using my words against me, good student.
-you'd better spit it out Nox…