Rosanna's P. O. V:
"Ava," Dr. Osborne called.
The maid- Ava, walked closer to my side and stood in silence, awaiting the doctor's next orders.
"Please hold Miss Rosanna so she doesn't shake a bit too much."
...Why?
I felt the bed dip and quickly, a figure knelt behind me, warm hands holding unto my shoulders in a slightly loose grip.
Holy-
"It's okay," Ava whispered softly. "Just be calm."
"Dr. Osborne, should I be scared-" This was alarming.
"Not at all. Now please stretch your other hand."
I was already scared.
I turned my head to look at Kairos, sight partially blocled by Ava's slender body.
"Kairos-"
"It won't be that bad."
Is he mimicking Osborne's last deceit?
Surely, I feared for my life right now. Not a single person in this room was trustworthy.
Was this attempted murder and soon to be murder? If I do reincarnate, I'd make needles illegal. This cannot be the cause of my death! But if it does become the cause, a snow white isekai might be preferable.
But never would I have thought I'd make this speech so soon. But somewhere within I always prepared for it. So I said;
"If anything happens to me and I die, please tell Aniysa to find a non psychopathic husband and beware of Karissa's and Elan's bond. And tell her she's allowed to eat my secret chocolate stash inside my secret box. The box is under my bed and the key is in my black denim jacket-- the inner pocket. And she knows the flowers to get for my burial. And my ghost would be pleased if it's a gold colored coffin-- and no I would not like it if Drake attended."
A moment of silence came. A small smile stretched involuntarily at the corner of my lips due to my joke which might as well be a jinx.
Is this considered dark humor if I do actually die?
"That's deep." Kairos commented and Osborne let out a hearty laughter.
I felt my shoulders relax a bit under Ava's skillful maneuver of light massages that eased my mind unconsciously. My tension flew out the window while I waited for Osborne to do the that.
They wouldn't really kill me, would they? No need to take this stress if murder was the goal. I'd be long dead.
The usual prickly pain and stinging sensation came in response to my penetrated and torn skin, as the long needle slid into my veins from the outer layer of my body.
It truly wasn't painful. I just felt a bit of heat travel from my arm to my upper body then to my lower body. The liquid Osborne was injecting in me should be one with a milder reaction. It was better than the first.
But towards the end, a sudden itch emerged and reflexively, I tried to scratch the area which was where the needle was inserted. But thankfully, my hand was gripped by Ava or it'd be a bloody mess. Literally.
But I didn't want to thank Ava.
The itch became unbearable instantly and was so potent I wanted to scratch it regardless of the consequences.
My muscles tensed and Osborne tapped my arm twice, making it hang limply in his hand. A numbing sensation covered the itch and Osborne's little act was like a magician's trick. Quickly, he pressed in the last bit of liquid.
The itch was gone and I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling happy I was done with the needles. But as soon as the relief came, an unbearable itch flooded my entire body and before the need to scratch settled in, it left as suddenly as it came.
"Hey-"
But I began laughing for no reason. And I couldn't stop. What the two happy moons?
"Frickly fudge! Hah- agh, hahaha!"
I must've been speaking a different language but I know I exhausted my dictionary of friendly cuss words. I was innately frustrated but I kept laughing.
"Hahahaha! Gnome butt! Pffft!"
I laughed harder than I had in years. Clutching my stomach and wheezing, little gasps coming out with a mixture of heavy panting. My eyes teared up and my teeth shined their brightest, lips threatening to split to showcase their beauty.
"Ahahahahaha! What- hahaha!"
Somewhere in between I cackled widely, beating my hand on the bed. I kicked my legs up like a child and almost peed my pants. Though I was wearing a gown, that certified it'd be extra terrible.
Ava's hands and body kept me from falling off the bed but I pressed on my vagina, struggling free from her hold.
"Let me- hehehe! Pee- bwahahaha!" I snorted like a pig. Fairy godmother, this moment was sure to be embarrassing for years.
Releasing me instantly, Ava moved away while I rolled over the bed and fell to the floor with a dull thud. Giggling with my hand pressed on my vagina, I ran-walked awkwardly to the toilet.
By the time I was done easing myself, my laughter had stopped miraculously. But it freaked me out when I saw my pee was pale purple.
"Hey!" I screamed terrified. Shouting as loud as I could to the people over the door. "My pee is purple!"
'No one has purple pee, why do I have purple pee?!'
"That means you're okay!" I heard Dr. Osborne reply.
I heaved a sigh of relief and patted my chest. An unnecessary act to calm my beating heart.
"It's okay, Jael. Purple pee is the least of shocking in this world."
After flushing and washing my hands, I walked out the toilet and saw Ava placing something near my food-- 'poison?'. And Kairos conversing with Osborne.
"-Try to have a healthy communication with Rael, do NOT complete the mating bond while her body recovers. Fix your attitude-"
"I think you've said all."
"My payment is in Platinum notes, preferably."
"Place everything under Luthur's tab."
"You're the Crown Prince, for goodness sake. Aren't you too stingy to rule our Kingdom?"
Kairos rolled his eyes. "My funds are for the Kingdom. Luthur spends his whoring and living his dream life-- I'm helping the brat be more responsible. And Osborne, I know you'll always have a problem with me but it's really not my fault your grandson became gay. But I do admit, I should be a sexuality entirely. Axel is not gay. He's Kaisexual."
"Oh bloody crisps." I rolled my eyes. Arrogant brat. Axel is just tryna rile his grandpa up. Wait till you catch him and Noelle under a tree by midnight.
"You piece of-!"
"Doctor." Ava's firm voice interrupted Osborne's words. Her tone held an underlying warning.
I could spell out 'DO NOT CUSS THE PRINCE IN MY PRESENCE.'
Who is this Ava chick? Some hidden powerhouse? Or just an unusual maid?
Harrumphing and giving Kairos a disdainful glare, Dr. Osborne turned on his steps and stomped to the door, flinging open the metal door as he marched outside. Ava following dutifully with his box in hand. Locking the door quietly as she exited.
I chuckled a bit before moving forward and sitting on the bed, ignoring Kairos' bright gold eyes which watched my every move.
'I'm too awesome it should be illegal.'
I set myself comfortably on the bed, legs folded and tucked underneath each other, back hunched in a terrible posture.
I was about to resume feasting on my semi-cold food when I took notice of a tablet which was placed by the side of my tray. And I held it up to Kairos' direction.
"What's this?" I asked, curiously peering at the black capsules within.
I know it's a tablet with black oval drugs, but that's all. What is this thing?
"Prescription to keep you completely healthy. Dose starts tomorrow. One every 24 hours." Kairos responded, eyes intensely gazing at me like he just discovered a new fascinating toy.
"What does it do?" What sort of prescription could I possibly need?
Not poison, I hope?
"Stabilizes your fast body growth and prevents you from falling into premature heat due to your accelerated growth."
"Accelerated growth? Heat? Stabilizing what?"
New terms? Ugh! I do not have the sciency brain for this!
Kairos explained. "Aether caused physical awakening has a side effect of boasting the body's growth tremendously. But if your reforming cells creates a big workload for your body, your health deteriorates and causes the opposing effect.
For the mate bond, the growth in your body might push you into heat as a response to completing it's reform. It's a whole body fast fix and your mate bond has been termed incomplete. Entering the heat state will be a reflexive urge by your cells to complete it's full transformation."
"Oh." So I more or less understood.
1. My cells and body are fastly reforming.
2. My body might not be able to handle that quick growth spurt.
3. The mate bond is affected because it is connected to my body.
4. The reformation will include my total transformation.
5. And somewhere along the line the reform will encourage me to complete the mate bond and... 'advance'. So I go into the state of heat forcefully.
6. My body is an alien.
"Okay... Everyday we discover something weirder. Kairos, do tell, was I going to enter heat someday?"
Now, I'm concerned. Even without the Aether side effects, was I ever going to enter werewolf crazed lust mode? Me? No, c'mon.
But Kairos just said it's apart of my growth so eventually when I do 'grow' in whatever terms that may be, was I expected to enter heat?
Kairos pondered for a bit before replying, eyes gazing downwards. "I can't say. There's barely any information about Royal mates in a temporary bond and the bond of my specie and yours."
"That's reassuring." I muttered sarcastically. Reaching out to my spoon and delicious porridge.
Still, it's not a bother, is it? Thinking about a 'what if' doesn't amount to anything in a situation that has already progressed.
I'll be on this pills and the mate bond won't pose a problem. Happy everyone? Yay. Oh gosh- the void in that yay is too apparent! Somehow I feel infinitely cranky.
Other people gets to 'eat' their mate during the heat period but here I am stuck on prevention pills. I have a mate but I cannot mate. I can see but I cannot touch. Wonderful.
Wait, why is copulating with Kairos a cause for concern?
"Rosanna?"
"Hm?" I turned my face towards Kairos, my cheeks bulging 'slightly' from my 'enthusiastic' feeding. The food was partially good, I was partially hungry but another part of me was partially using a food coping mechanism. This gave birth to my squirrel cheeks filled with nuts.
"Tell me about yourself." He said.
I swallowed. "...Why the interest?"
It was intriguing and it picked my curiosity to know where Kairos' sudden interest came from. But it made me a bit pleased to know he was interested in me. Albeit it might not be in the way my dreamy side wanted to imagine.
Calmly Kairos picked a black rubber band from the bedside table, placed it in between his red plumpy lips, pearly white teeth in slight view as he packed his hair up.
Using the black rubber band, Kairos packed his hair in a short messy ponytail. Some strings of his hair falling and giving his face an aesthetical vibe.
On his leisure time, Kairos replied. Golden eyes locked on my brown orbs.
'Arrogant mug-head. Taking your time like it's a math question. The hair tying could've waited, y'know?!'
"I should know the fifth member of my team. You're now apart of the main influence in [Chaos Descent] and it's a wise decision to know whose back I'll be defending. And who my back will be vulnerable to."
I was surprised. It finally set in on me that Kairos did consider me a member of Team Alpha, and our relationship had transitioned in a weird mix of events to 'leader and follower'.
What the fudge?
"Are you genuine, Kairos? Not having some other ideas up your complicated mind?"
It was too nice, too simple, to be trustworthy.
"Except bending you over, I have no other considerations to decide to trick you."
Ignoring the first comment, "Why?" I asked.
When did you give up on not being complex?
"You're weak, Rosa. Our bond is not a threat if kept on a guard. You have a valuable talent- or talents, that would serve better for my interest than against me. That is why, Ms. Graymond."
"I see." I said. "So... I became valuable but not threatening in your eyes?"
"Summed up." Kairos affirmed.
I nodded, feeling annoyed, happy yet sad. It was a mixture, really.
Annoyed my value in this human's eyes are so... Ever changing and depending on external value. It's not a nice feeling to know someone who you consider important (forcefully so) values you for reasons that... Reasons that are purely external.
But I am happy that my value in Kairos' eyes have increased but sad because... I do have a mate but it ain't going nowhere. In fictional worlds, regardless of the circumstances, the human girl gets a happy ever after with her non-human big bad mate. But reality? No.
Well we are Fated Mates as Kairos puts it, so it's more of an option than a pairing.
I ate in silence, thoughts drifting about and forgetting about the whole 'get-to-know-me' from Kairos. He didn't mind.
He was sitting in silence, eyes droopy and I wondered when he'd leave. He seems... Tired? Why? I would love to know but I didn't have the energy to enquire.
When I was done eating, I set the stool aside and climbed unto the middle of the bed. There I watched Kairos intensely, whose figure was leaning on the chair with closed eyes. But from his breathing, he should be awake.
"Kairos?" I called, and he opened his alluring eyes. "Will you be staying here for the night?" I asked directly.
Him saying 'yes' excited me for reasons that shall be buried in my sea of excuses. But I was appalled by my inner thoughts on why I desired him so out of the blue.
"Rael, remember? I need you in my arms. As weird as that sounds." He chuckled lightly.
"Oh." I voiced.
Kairos stood up from his seat while I stared awkwardly, this close to biting my fingers. He walked over to the bathroom and I waited patiently for him, losing my grasp of time over the racing of my thoughts.
'What happens now? Cuddling? And just... Sleep? What exactly? I need to know!'
Soon, Kairos exited the bathroom in nothing but a wine colored robe, his clothes neatly folded in his arms as he placed them on the wooden chair.
I stared up at him with slightly widened eyes, watching his tall, large figure come closely.
In a flash, Kairos was near me. I jolted at the scare staring with extra wide eyes at his enchanting figure. His wide shoulders obvious, revealed chiseled tanned chest and the highlight of his slender waist. Not forgetting the long legs peeking from underneath the somewhat short robes.
And in my state of nervousness, I spread my hands wide and said, in what should've been a good attempt to reduce my shyness.
"Come to mummy." With a sickly sweet smile and tilt of the head, heat flooded my face as the words replayed in my head.
And thus I died.