She changed her dress while getting pissed off about Theseues's previous action. She opened the door without any prior notice and her eyes widened in horror looking at the man in front of her who was wearing nothing except a trouser . His toned chest was visible which had a tattoo over the area where his heart was . It was engraved with the name 'Sofia' . It was covered with flowers which were contrary to the other tattoos on his body which were of a fire spitting dragon across his whole arm.
He was slipping his shirt over his torso when his eyes found their way to a figure standing still in the corner , which belonged to the obvious gingerhead .
He looked up with a playful smile and stared at Pryalis whole, coming towards her with slow steps which resembled that of a predator stalking his prey .
"Well..well... aren't you the same person who was calling me a pervert a few moments ago, as I stared at your wet dress and look at you now , staring at my whole damn body" He asked her and Pryalis quickly tore her gaze apart.
"Huh , I wasn't staring at you" She protested .
She didn't mean to keep staring at the body of Theseus. His tattoos were what she was paying close attention to , not his body. She was too stunned to react to anything after being caught by Theseus. Her heart was beating loudly against her ribcage and if it wasn't there , she was sure it would jump out due to fear and nervousness.
"Of Course sweetheart, I believe you with my whole heart" he told her and came towards her in his super speed before she could even blink her eyes.
"Trust me" She whispered while looking aside at the wall.
Thesues just pulled back while a smile.
"Well...you can stare , I don't mind" He said and backed off with a chuckle and wore his shirt. He loved to keep messing around .
Pryalis took a deep breath in relief after realizing that Theseus had finally walked away .
"I wasn't staring though" she again cleared out.
Theseus laid on the bed with a pillow in the middle without paying much attention to the words , he knew they were true .
"Well don't cross the pillow unless you want to cuddle with me" Theseues told her while adding the last part with a chuckle and she put another pillow in between them to make even a larger barrier.
"Don't worry dear sir , I won't ever do that . My dignity is dearer to me than my life" She said and layed down on the bed.
"Your wish . Just don't regret this offer later" Theseus laughed and put his head while turning on the other side of the bed. His back was facing Pryalis and she scoffed while mumbling with a dramatic face 'Your wish . Just don't regret this offer later' .
" Don't make faces. I can see that" Theseus told her with closed eyes and she squeezed her face in the pillow with embarrassment.
'is he an owl ? How can he look behind without turning his head?' She thought while pushing it further if that was possible while finding it difficult to even breathe .
Theseus on the other hand , just turned his head a little and bit his smile back.
Hours passed and it was late at night , Theseues's eyes opened due to the sound of lightning and thunder . He squinted his eyes open tiredly only to see raining heavily pouring down . He turned towards his side , as he felt a heavy weight on his body .
Pryalis was hugging his waist and using his body as a cushion in sleep . Her face was pressed upon his clothed abs. Her gown was lifted up revealing her smooth fair waist and her emerald bloomer was visible which was a little above her knee.
Thesues looked at her body for a short second and pulled her frock down again . He tried to move away from the grip but she was holding him tightly and groaned .
"Come on...leave me . I gotta bring a bedsheet for you" He told her in a soothing voice while wiggling a little to get out of his grip but she punched his stomach with her fist with a scowl.
"Sleep peacefully you little cushion" she angrily mumbled and Thesues laughed at her words. He tried to just move his hands as much as he could to pick up the bed sheet which was thrown away by Pryalis in her sleep. He tried his best to not move his body and covered her body with the bedsheet.
He again put his head on the pillow and dozed off to sleep while putting his hand over his heart.
When Pryalis woke up in the morning , she was astonished to find herself hugging Theseus . She looked up at him slowly and then slowly backed off.
"Oh my lord...I hope he doesn't wake up" she mumbled and got up from the bed with tiny steps to make sure she didn't wake him up. She brought up a brush from her bag and started brushing her hairs while still being sleepy.
She was yawning half of the time , while brushing her hair , but she didn't want to look like a fool in front of a stranger , she wanted to look presentable.
She tied her hair in a ponytail.
"It won't last long . Your hair will be all over the place and messy...better tie it in a braid"Theseus said in a sleepy raspy voice. It was heavy and she couldn't believe it belonged to Theseus.
She turned around only to see the prince looking at her with a lazy look. His eyes were squinted and his head was still on the pillow.
"Trust me," he told her .
"I could have .... But I don't know how to braid my hair" Pryalis told him and he got up from the bed on which he was laying and got towards her . He put his palm in front of her and Pryalis looked at it in confusion.
Not knowing what to do , she put her own hand on it awkwardly and shaked it.
"Thanks for the good morning shake , but I was asking for the comb. Give it to me . I will braid it , but do you have a rubber band?" Thesues asked her .
"Oh you don't need to," She said.
"Come on , it's not a big deal. '' He said and she slightly nodded, still unsure of it and pulled a rubber hand from her bag and passed it to Theseus.
Thesues started combing her hair . Surprisingly , his hands were very gentle and they combed through her ginger locks.
"Did you learn it for Sophia?"she asked and he stopped for a second.
"How do you know this name ?" Theseues asked with a serious look.
"Uh..It was on your chest last night , So I concluded that she must be your lover or someone like that" Prylias pointed out while clearly remembering about the tattoo she saw on his chest last night.
"She's more than that . She is my mother" Theseus told her.
Even though she was the wife of the king , nobody knew much about her let alone her name . She was seen as a concubine despite the fact that she wasn't one. Everyone knew her as Thesues's mother , nothing else. But only he knew how special and wonderful she was. She was a soul carved out of pure love and nothing else.
"Oh...I see . I am sorry for being mistaken but it seems like you really love her a lot" She said with a smile.
"Of Course. If a person can't love someone like her , then who can they actually love ?" Thesues asked with a sigh with a smile and started skillfully braiding her hair.
"And yes," Theseus told her.
"Yes for ?" She asked in confusion.
"Yes . I learnt it for her only" Thesues agreed .
"Oh...can you tell me more about her ?" Pryalis was curious to know how does a normal relationship between a parent and their child looks like.
"You want to hear ?" Theseus asked and she nodded .
"Yes...tell me . Your words sound like she is very wonderful" Pryalis told him .
"She is...she was practically the only person who raised me . Whenever I am in distress , she hums this sweet lullaby , which instantly calms me down. She narrated tales of princes and princesses in my childhood, making me think that love is the most wonderful thing in this world" Thesues said lovingly.
"And it's not?" Pryalis asked.
"Love is just a myth people wrote to satisfy themselves. Only a mother can love their child truly . Only an omega can love someone else with such a pure soul my mother proves that, no other species not even me " Thesues told her in flow of his emotions.
"Wait...is your mother an omega?" Pryalis asked in shock and Theseus stopped for a second with a gulp.
He didn't just ratted his biggest secret out to a girl he met just yesterday!!!
"I mean to say–"Theseus started while his mind kept processing all sorts of lies which he could tell Pryalis.
"Well....she seems like an omega by her nature...I have heard that omegas are extremely nurturing and kind . Nobody will believe she's a vampire" Theseus told her and Pryalis looked at her with the 'I don't trust you face'
"Come on...It's fine . It's not embarrassing to have an omega as your mother . Now is it?" She asked him while remembering the words of the mysterious woman who she met .
"Brave ? To prove that you are brave you don't need to always fight , sometimes raising and taking care of a family is something many fail at . Protecting and keeping your family together is an act of bravery too. To always step up and comfort in need. Don't judge bravery from the eyes of Alphas or Betas.
Each creature is unique"
"Omegas are brave like other creatures too," Pryalis told him.
"What made you think I would be embarrassed to be called the son of an omega?" He asked her , and he gave up the thought of lying . She had already known a lot and had many proofs including the moment where he literally drank water to quench his thirst and ate normal food.
"The way you deny that you are a Pricolici . It should be a matter of pride for you , like don't you know that after giving birth to the child of a vampire an omega can barely survive ? Your mother is very strong to go through that and so are you . It's very intriguing to know someone who is born out of sheer love between two very different species , who hate each other . You are like a Lotus..." Pryalis said with a soft comforting smile while turning around to face Theseus , to let him know how much she meant her words.
She wanted to provide the same comfort to him that the strange lady did to her last night. She strongly believed in returning favors of kindness by one way or another .
"Fine...I am Pricolici. But it's a matter of shame instead of pride , not because of my mother's blood but because of my father's. Do you really think life is a bed of roses that everyone sees the best in ? No . Instead the Pricolicis are seen as someone who is a matter of shame . They are anything but a lotus. They are just like sweet whipped cream on top of a perfectly delicious beef burger" Thesues told her .
Usually he had a good control on his emotions but seeing someone speak so effortlessly about the main problem in his life as if it wasn't a problem made him pissed off. He was already annoyed at the fact that he slipped his biggest secret. Nobody in the castle had any idea about it , except his father , mother , step mother and paternal aunt . Not even his elder step brother.
"What's whipped cream on top of a burger ?" Pryalis asked in disbelief. She couldn't believe how odd an example Theseus took , but that's exactly how he saw himself.
He saw himself as nothing but an unnecessary burden on his mother. After his birth, only he knew the horrors she had suffered. His paternal aunt told him all the horrible things his father did to his mother .
"The same thing I am doing in this world . Now dare you comfort me or shower me with sweet meaningless words . I will leave you here itself only , then keep dreaming about your so-called adventure" Theseus said after getting up the bed and standing in front of Pryalis with his arms folded across his chest to let her know how serious he truly was with his words.
"Sure then . But listen...Those words weren't meaningless . You are truly special. Every creature is special" Pryalis said.
She didn't fear not being able to enter the Academy. It wasn't her main plan either way , all she wanted to do was to have fun , and admission in the Academy was one of the ways . But she couldn't just leave her morals and values of standing up for right just for this one stuff.
"Really? Who told you this stupid line?" Theseus's questions and Pyralis stood up from the bed to not feel dominated by the height.
She looked up at him with a strong sincere look.
"M.G" She said and it made Theseus frown.
"M.G ? Whose name is just two alphabets ? You should stop making up things" Thesues told her. He believed that it was a made up thing . He has seen a lot of kids making up friends and people when they are alone, and although Pryalis was not that young or mentally ill , he was convinced that she was stupid enough to think of that idea.
"Firstly ! I am not making up things . Secondly, it's what people call her and I have never heard a word which is more sincere and truer than her words. If there was no purpose in our lives then why were we even created ?" She asked.
"Not every creature has a special magical purpose; some just exist as supporting leads like those you read in the novels . Who people know but doesn't care about . They are just to either push other characters towards or backwards in their life . Their sole purpose is to be an object in someone else's life and I am one of them. I am a side lead of my own life and you better not try to change my mind which I have made up for years' ' Thesues told her while feeling anger inside himself. It took him a lot of time to come face to face with the fact that he was nothing special or unique like his brother. It was brutal but he believed that the sooner he comes to terms with these things , the better his life will be.
"Really? So why don't you tell me who is the main lead of your life who you are acting as a side character for ? Huh ?" She asked with folded arms when she saw no answer coming from Thesues's side , she smiled in content.
"Look there is no answer ! Because –" before she could say anything Thesues spoke up with a hidden sadness in his eyes which didn't failed to reach deep inside Pryalis's heart. They seemed so lonely and desperate for love .
Although it was only for a few fraction of money , Pryalis knew that look . It was the same look which she was seeing in the mirror for years as her own reflection. Debating herself. She felt worthless and useless but now she believed that she was the only one who could make or break her fate.
"Atticus"
"Atticus who?" Pryalis asked him.
"My elder brother. The upcoming prince of the entire Vampire castle. He is the main...I am just the anti hero . So let me just be the best at my work and stop saying words. I warn you again" Thesues told her.
No matter how much he hated Atticus , he couldn't deny that he was incredibly talented and skilled.
"Oh please..who said he is the main lead and not you ? Theseues , the butterflies can never see their own colorful wings , but others can . Us creatures are just like that . We can't see our own worth until someone shows it to us .
Before coming here , I was awfully jealous of a young Alpha female . She was beautiful, kind ,bold and had the most wonderful strong feminine aura. She made me wish upon the stars to be like her , I wished if I could have a life like hers , until one day I stopped wishing and making things true for myself ! I took matters in my own hand and left the pack for good and look at me , I am looking forward to an adventure" Pryalis said with a brightest proud smile feeling a sense of accomplishment although she had barely done anything with her life yet.
"There are no main leads here , we all are interconnected and are the main leads of our own stories . Look in someone's book we are the side character , but in ours ? We are the main lead . So stop being anti hero or anything which is that cringy to even utter . Be brave and have fun for yourself, not for others" Pryalis told him with her fist clenched in front of her face with a fighting spirit in her eyes.
Thesues looked at her for a second and his anger and annoyance vanished in thin air , he started laughing while sitting on the bed. He couldn't believe that he was hearing such a serious speech. Seriousness and authorities bored the heck out of him .
Pryalis stared at him with disbelief. She refused to believe that any man like him could even exist. She gave such a motivated speech and he LITERALLY LAUGHED ! THE AUDACITY!
"You know what ? You are unbelievable" she said and sat on the bed with
a tired look . Her stomach was aching suddenly while throbbing with a stinging pain. Sh wondered what was happening to her .
'Are my stiches open because of all the walking and almost zero resting ?' She thought with horror filled eyes.