Ana was still burning at noon, she was laying on the bed with her eyes closed and a wet towel on her forehead. The afternoon sun was burning hot and the rays were penetrating through her terrace and into the room, it brightened the whole place, the birds were no longer singing as much as dawn, but few were around to make her know it was still day time. A maid knocked and entered her room.
"Miss Ana, his majesty has requested to see you"
Said the maid as she bowed her head, she was not allowed to look at the Prince's visitor, neither were the other maids. The maid shook on fear as she stood in Ana's room, she was thinking about her life. It seemed like the rumor had already spread 😕.
Ana could barely move her lips, she was whispering something and the maid didn't notice because she was bowing her head in fear. Ana's eyes were slightly open and her blurry vision saw the maid bowing, she knew the maid was not going to look at her so she threw down the flower vase that was on the table beside her.
The flower vase fell to the floor and shattered into pieces, the maid jumped at the sound of the glass breaking and she hurriedly walked to where it fell to pick up the pieces, she started picking them carefully and then heard Ana whisper.
"I'm thirsty, p...pl...please ge....get me so..so..some water"
"My apologies miss, but I didn't quite catch that can you repeat it again?"
The maid was very confused, but when she could no longer hear Ana talk, she looked up and called her but she got no reply, she touched Ana and removed her hand immediately, she panicked and left the room.
On her way to inform the prince about it she told some younger maids to go and clean the broken vase in Ana's room so his majesty wouldn't be off with their heads when he sees it.
Knocking on the doors to the Prince's study, the maid heard her invitation to come inside and immediately she went it with fear, she was shaking uncontrollably and she could barely form words on her mouth to deliver the message.
"Where is Ana, I thought I asked you to bring her to me?, do you want to meet your ancestors now?"
Said Alexander with a disgusting look on his face, he didn't like it when people disobeyed him. He was about to smack her on the face but Edward stopped him.
"Alexander listen to her first, she looks quite agitated. Tell me, what is the matter?"
Edward looked so sweet right now in the maid's eyes, he always looked sweet in people's eyes because he was known for his looks and his parade with women. The way Edward asked the maid made her calm down a little bit and she tried to relax and answered.
"Si....si...sire, Miss Ana has p...p...pa..passed out and hr...her temperature is t..to...too high"
Ah she finally said the words, she exhaled after she was done and then they dismissed her, the Prince looked at Edward with a plain face and said.
"Another one of your tactics eyy?, I won't be surprised if she ends up under your sheets tonight Edward. Let's go check up on that sweet lass shall we?"
They teleported to Ana's room and saw her laying down on her bed, Alexander came nearer and he could feel the heat emanating from her body, he looked at Edward and the latter nodded.
They could both feel the heat and knew that no human could run such a temperature, Edward walked forward and touched her hand but, Ana didn't move.
"She's unconscious Alex we need to do something about her right away, this is bit normal even for us demons because we don't get ill"
"I dont think the physician would cure this, consult Tim. He knows best about this things"
Said Alexander as he walked out of Ana's room like he didn't care at all. Edward wondered if someone kicked him in the gonads recently because he was acting like one who was.
He first brought the girl to their century and was too interested in finding out about her to push her buttons, but now he was behaving like she was just another thing of his in his study.
Few hours later, Timothy Zalander arrived inside Alexander's study, his teleportation was quite shaky as he looked a little bit tipsy.
"Do you always belong with whores Tim?, or with those social workers from the House of Lots?"
Asked Alexander with a firm face, one could tell he was angry. Timothy looked at him and gave him a smirk.
"Still as cold as always eyy Alex, you never change. Think of giving me some respect will ya?"
Timothy looked tipsy, but then demons never get drunk, especially for his age. The demon had lived a long life on earth, and was still living it but, no one could tell because he looked 28 and was extremely gorgeous. I would say he looks better than Edward myself, but everybody has their charm don't we readers?😏😉.
"I would have given you some respect if you weren't such a man whore Timothy, I believe you know what I mean"
Alexander smiled evily at Timothy, he was leaning by the side of his table with a feather in his hands, twisting it and he looked up at Timothy who was ready to answer his question.
"Oh please Alex, I'm just helping those ladies out😏, its not like I have a choice when a beauty asks with compassion, am I right Eddie?"
Edward squinted his eyes, he hated it when he was called Eddie, he wasn't 12 years old anymore and the only person who dared call him that was his mother and this crazy demon.
"Do not call me Eddie, it is a name for a child and I am no longer a child"
"What will your wife call you then, Edward?, Mi Lord?, sire? Oh please Eddie don't be so stuck up. Your sweet wife won't like it"
He smiled and looked at Edward who gave him a deadly glare but, the latter didn't seem scared. His smile suddenly faded and it turned to his usual cold look.
" Remind me why you've summoned me here halfling I have business to attend to"
Both Edward and Alexander were curious about his sudden mood change, he seemed different like something stung or spelled him.
"And why do you sound so authoritative Tim, did another get killed? or is something wrong in Hades"
Alexander was not a fan of his cold nature, no one was at least not me. Everyone knew he only got angry when it was a serious matter. Timothy turned to Alexander and said....
"Not really, except for the part that you and Eddie here haven't visited for 2 years now. What is holding you back from checking on your kingdom. Salander wants to take over the place with his hideous skull face. And the old man held taking about a prophecy"
"What prophecy?"
This picked his curiosity even more, Alexander wanted to know if it had something to do with Ana because he knew he had no reason for bringing her to this century except trying to find out who was trying to harm her, but he felt something else in his gut but he couldn't tell what.
"Haven't you heard brother?, its about a demon Prince and this weird being. He's been going on it for centuries and...
" So what does that have to do with me? I see no logical connection to me, there has been a lot of demon Princes, I'm not the first and I am certainly not the last"
Alexander interrupted rudely as always, he was a little extra grumpy today won't everyone agree?, he himself didn't know if it was because of the dumb ministers or Ana's condition.
"Aren't you a little bit more grumpy today? The old man keeps on mentioning your name at the end of the prophecy so why won't it be you demon prince?, the fact that your a fallen one makes it more legit. None of us from Hades has the type of powers you have Alexander and no one will, not today, not tomorrow and not in a million years"
Timothy was not the type to advice but then when he did, everyone had to do as he said. He was an old wise man anyway, but his appearance deceived a large number of beings out there.
"If the prophecy is true then I guess Alex you should really take it into consideration"
Said Edward with a concerned look on his face, Alexander still didn't buy it and acted stubborn even when his heart was telling him that it was all about him.
"Take what into consideration Edward, it is probably a different type of bullshit or one of his schemes to get me there to see him. I will not fall for it"
Alexander was not yet convinced to go back to Hades, it was his kingdom but that didn't mean he had to go there all the time, he needed someone to step up for him, he couldn't be striving to be king in Gilmore and in Hades as well, he didn't have a twin to make it possible.
"Alright then, we can forget about the Hades business. Now tell me why have you summoned me here?"
As he asked the question, Alexander and Edward didn't waste time and took him straight to Ana's room. They walked in and closed the door behind them.
"May I ask why I'm being brought into a room with you both, don't tell me you've change taste have you?"
He was back into his playful mood and he looked at the two men before him with his cheeks red.
"Shut up Tim, even if I changed taste I wouldn't bed you. Not sext enough. We summoned you because of her"
Alexander removed the comforter that was covering Ana, it seemed she was still unconscious and the the heat that was coming from her body had increased ten fold. Timothy got closer to see who was laying on the bed, but once he did he froze.
"Th....this...this is th....t....t...the girl on the.."
"What girl, what are you talking about and why are you shaking. Timothy speak this instant, who is she?"