By the time Dimitrix was back,Eleanor had already freshen up and was dressed into a white nightgown.
He placed the tray of food before her that contains a plate of creamy chicken marsala with cold cuts and fish and on the other sliced toast breads and a small plate of butter.
"Thank you".She mouthed and feasted on the first plate.
"What is the occasion about,Sir.Dimitrix?".
"Celebration of Luther's first heir".
Eleanor choke on her food as she coughs.
"Stupid".She heard him say before handing her a glass of water to wash her food down.
After she was fine,she continued. "I thought he didn't have one".
"That's what he wants others to believe,Princess".
Dimitrix pick a bread and touched it with a spread of butter."When are we off to the ball?".She asked with excitement lingering in her voice.
"You look excited".He hand her the bread and took another to spread butter on it,ignoring her shocked expression.
"Hmm".She cleared her throat before continuing."Have never being to a ball before".
His eyes widens."Are you sure?I mean all Princesses attends a ball.How did you miss it?".His question startled Eleanor.
She was just so excited that she forgot that it was in her own world that she never attends ball because they were in the 21st century.
"Ow,m..my father,the king is so,Er...er, are you done buttering the bread?".She adverted a question to him.
Dimitrix furrows his brow in confusion. "Seriously?Buttering?is that even a word-".
"As long as you know what am talking about".And she forcefully took the bread from him."Whoa!".She exclaims as she stretch out her muscles. "It's being a long day".She drawl out the word 'Long' and yawns."I better go to bed".And she crawl over to a corner.
"I will wake you once it's 1 o'clock".He informs and she nods.
"Eat sir,you didn't eat any while I was.Please".Once her head collides with the pillow,she drifted into a deep sleep.
Dimitrix chuckles and did what he was told,after that he returned the plates and took a shower.
As he came out of the bathroom,he grabbed a clean white towel nearby and started drying his hair when his eyes landed on Eleanor,whose head was away from the pillow,the blanket was kicked away from her body showing her milky leg.
Dimitrix sigh."How did I fell for such an uncivilized lady".He click his tongue,drop the towel and pads his feet to the bed.
He lowered himself to her level and gently placed her head back onto the pillow,he brought the blanket up to her neck and tucked her in."What a child....".His voice trails as he felt Eleanor's warm arm hook around his neck,bringing him closer to her.
Dimitrix heart throb painfully in his chest as his lips almost collides with hers and he quickly pulled away.
He glared at her and took a step back before anything strange happens again.
Running hand through his hair,he huff in frustration."If you keep doing that,Princess, I might not be able to control myself anymore".He reach into his trouser pocket for his cigar,he lit it up and smoke from it and came to stand before the window staring into the dark night."What have you done to me,Eleanor".
Eleanor opens her eyes and sat properly as her eyes wandered around in search of Dimitrix.
Her gaze soften as she sighted him at the window,staring into space looking distant.
Feeling her insane gaze on him,he whirl around and smile."Are you awake?".She hum in response and throw her legs out of the bed as her barefoot touched the cold floor.
Dimitrix smiled and return his gaze outside with his hands buried in his pocket.
Eleanor came to stand next to him to hear him say."It's beautiful right?".
She nods."Very beautiful".
"Hm...,i and my Father often go outside the garden,lie on the green grass while looking up at the moon.is it foolish to think my father is up there watching over me"He let out a mockery laugh."Stupid isn't it,especially hearing it from an Emperor-".
"Is not".He squint his eyes to her.Eleanor gulps as his burning gaze bores into her ocean blue eyes as if he could see through her."It's wonderful".
She felt her stomach knot as he took her hand into his and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"Thank you".
"Er,Sir...y...you are holding my...never mind-"
"Do you want to know the reason I hate being touch by women?".His question caught her by surprise.
'Did he trust her that much to tell her'.
She looked away hiding her blossom smile.
Dimitrix slender finger caught her chin and tilt her head to his.
"Darling,don't hide that gorgeous smile from me-".
"I...I..didn't do such".And she swat his hand away."Tell me".
"As a child I was strictly trained by my mother,she was a very ferocious woman,cruel and arrogant. My father was the lord then but she took all the responsibility instead and she never had time for him. My father was a very gentle man especially when he's among his loved ones.
He was someone who loved romantic things,he was a romantic man".With the way Dimitrix spoke about his father with admiration it was obvious he adorned him.
"But my mother never gave him the attention he wanted".He continues."Talk more of love,even to her own children.The only time we get to see her was once in two weeks when she comes to check up on us.
If she wasn't pleased with what she saw,she beats us and then lock us up along with wolves to accompany us,We had to kill very one of them before you get to be freed".He look down at her to see tears in her eyes."Don't feel sad,it's in the past. As I was saying,it was only our father that had time for us,he was so dear to me that I will cherish him in my heart".
"Your twin sister don't seem to be fond of him".She said and gets a hum in response.
"She was angry when he left us to wander around and then he fell in love with a muggler and they both settled down but my mother killed them both. What a bastard she was!".He grits his teeth as his free hand tightens on the window rail scrunching it.
For the first time she saw a hint of emotion which was inexplicable in his face."You don't seem angry that he left".
Dimitrix gave her a sad smile."Am happy he left to find love he never had.He was never happy in the palace but he did loved us but he still felt imprisoned.And I don't blame him as long his happy then I am.I did get a change to meet him but Aurelia refuses to and now she regrets it".He pause and gently squeeze her hand again making her realize her hand was still covered with his and she wondered why she didn't pull away."Even in death he was happy,am glad.".
"What about your mother?".She questioned.
He shrugged. "I beheaded her".He said between laughter."If you could see how shocked she was when Aurelia and i tortured her before beheading her".He threw his head back in laughter.
After a moment of silence,he lowered his head and pressed his lips to her hand,while doing that he kept his eyes on her watching every bit of her reaction.
Seeing she didn't shove him away like before,his lips twist into a smile.'Just few more steps'.He told himself. "Get dressed,Princess, I will dress in the bathroom".And he excused himself.
Eleanor let out the breath she didn't realize she has being holding,she felt an unknown emotion growing in her heart.'What was it?'.
Dimitrix who was done dressing,lean against the door watching as Eleanor brush her hair and pinned it up forming a bun and uses a scarf to cover her blue hair.
"Let's go".
"You're really excited,huh?".
She laughed. "Of course,all this feels like am in Disneyland".She blurts out.
Dimitrix stops in track."Disneyland?".
Absentmindedly,she replied."Yes..like Cinderella and Prince charming and...and".Seeing him giving her a wierd look,she realized she was spilling what she was not meant to.
"Cinderella?is that someone or a theater play and what in the name is a Disneyland?".
She wave it off,laughing anxiously. "What do you even know Sir.Dimitrix,that play was seen by almost everyone in Ayrshire Land.It was famous!".She lied."Everyone knows it,you're just too old".She shrugs."I don't blame you".And she brush past him.
"Old?OLD!!!".He scoffs in disbelief."HEY!!!".And he ran to catch up with her.