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Chapter 4 - Swollen

The rain was getting heavier, as the wind started to accompany the rain as it fell down from the sky.

the carriage wavered as they travelled through the thick forest, as the wind kept pushing it from side to side.. the carriage waving like this caused Aurora to have a hard time sleeping. she kept on waking up every now and then unconsciously as they travelled and went back to sleep again.. seeing this, Sebastian opened the curtains of the window and pocked his head out. He ordered to the coachman on his side..

"Find a place for shelter. We'll start moving once the rain stops.."

"Yes, my lord," the coachmen slowly moved the stallions to a side as they sheltered themselves beneath the large branches of the large trees...

Sebastian glared at Aurora. He saw how hard she was trying to sleep. Thus, he slowly moved to her seat and sat next to her. he raised her head carefully and lay it on his lap, serving his lap as her personal pillow. then, he patted her head as he felt her thick, long dark hair in his palms. After the carriage stood aside, they finally both drifted off to sleep.

...

it was morning when Aurora woke up, she got woke up by the clumsy movements of the carriage, her lashes slowly flew open, ready to face the new day of her married life, when she fell asleep, she quietly prayed that all this was a dream and that she wasn't really getting married, but when she opened her eyes and realized she was in a carriage, she knew this wasn't a dream,but her reality, for a life time..

when she opened her eyes, the first thing she knew was that she was still inside the carriage. With her new husband, they were still moving, heading to his country. but.. where was he? he was right in front of her before she fell asleep, so where was he?

she put her arms on his lap, trying to get up, and that's when she realized where he was.. she looked at the covered soft flesh that her hand was holding on to, dark linen trouser.. she knew this trouser, her eyes flew wide open and quickly raised herself from the spot. she looked at him as he stared outside as if he didn't feel what just happened between them.

Aurora was dumbstruck by this man's behavior. How could he not even flick even after she moved from his lap... he wondered if he even noticed if she was already awake, form how he was staring outside, he looked like he was lost in his deep thoughts, as If his mind want in this realm anymore, but somewhere else, but before she could make a move...

"Good morning," he said, leaving Aurora astonished again by his actions.

"G.. go.. good morning, " she stumbled all the way, "Did you have a good sleep?"

was that even a question? how could she have a good sleep sleeping on a seat in a carriage as they travelled on a hilly, rocky path? but, keeping her cool, she answered, "I had a good sleep.."

"Good to know." he finally turned to her and stared at her with his dark orbs. As soon as he faced her, Aurora quickly looked away.. Sebastian was shocked by this movement of hers? why would she turn away like that when he turned? but later too soon, he finally figured out, and this made his to smirk...

Aurora on the other hand, felt embarrassed at what she did, but she had no choice, she wasn't used to see people with her face still looking all swollen after waking up, she always wash her face and take a warm bath before greeting anyone or even appear before anyone, she felt to embarrassed to face even her uncle with her face all swollen like that, but now, she had to face him, her husband, no way, she couldn't... and realizing this, Sebastian couldn't help but smile.

"Aurora"

he called out, "Look at me." Aurora shut her eyes tight as wrinkles formed on her forehead. 'Why? why did he have to call her now? ' Couldn't he just let her be til she washes her face, was that so hard? but then again, there's literally no bathroom, so she knew that she had no choice but to look at him, and this ashamed her to the core..she bit her lower lip hard as he called again "Aurora look at me"

realizing she had no choice, Aurora turned and looked at him. her eyes weren't on him. Rather, she stared down.

Sebastian looked at her and asked

" Why did you turn away when I turned to face you? Are you, by any chance, embarrassed that I'd see your face right after you woke up? "

Aurora shut her eyes tight as her heart quenched in shame." Is that it?" he asked again. Aurora, with no choice, nodded to him. Sebastian left a throaty chuckle. Aurora felt even more embarrassed and wished the earth would just crack open just to bury herself down there til this embarrassing ark ward saw passes. but then, what he said next lift her spirit

"Why are you so worried when you look so beautiful when you wake up? "

Aurora's eyes flew wide open when he stated that as a fact. she raised her face and looked at him, her heart swelling to what she saw on his face, he saw him... smiling, and it was breathtaking good.

"What? has no one ever told you how you look when you wake up?"

" I... I never show myself to anyone when I wake up til I wash myself up. "

" Hmm, so am the first man to see your face right after you wake up? " he said that with a large smirk on his face. Aurora felt dumbstruck as she didn't know what to say, was he... flirting with her? no.. no way, he wasn't...

" From your expression seems like it" Sebastian smirk faded and his locker face returned as he said "don't worry, there's a small village near by after we cross this city, you'll fresh'n up and have breakfast as well"

Aurora, being like an obedient puppet, just nodded and faced away.. I'm not seeing the smirk coming back on Sebastian's face after what she did... she was truly an amusing little girl.