They were in the garden, he was painting the scene. The crown prince Alexandro.
It had been few days after the incident in the art room and Celine was liking it. But whenever the crown prince Alexandro talked, he showed no emotions . And his expression sometimes made her think she was doing the wrong thing.
"Why don't you paint me again", she suggested and he shook his head. "I don't feel like"
Ouch. That hurt.
" Why don't you feel like painting me? Am I that georgeous or hopefully, terrible", she said and he shrugged. That was the first time she saw him shrug. He never actually did it.
Is this hope or a state of despair ?
"I just don't think I should", he said. Right, he was the kind of person who did things because they feel like doing it.
"Then do something for me", she said wanting to catch his attention.
"Celine, what do you want?" He asked facing her. She smiled broadly. "Your time", she said shamelessly. The crown prince Alexandro stood from where he sat painting and came to her.
"Sweetheart, if you want my time, let's go to my room", he said closing the distance between them.
" No, I didn't mean that", she said quickly.
Who the hell is this guy.
"Then what do you mean, Celine?" He asked coming closer ad she moved back. "Let's just talk. I want us to talk", she said and he sighed. He sat beside her.
"Talk".
Why in the whole of Cilia did she say that. She had nothing to talk about, she just wanted him to notice her presence. "Well..."
Say something. Scorpio I need you now.
I'll say anything.
"Tell me how the court has been going?" She asked.
Hell he hated talking about the meeting in the court.
"Good. The tribute is going to be sold at a higher price to pome ", he said not looking at her but at the grass.
"You don't like it?" She asked and he leaned closer to her. "I don't. The Novios did nothing "
" Dirty Power looks sweet you know, but once you're in, it's really hard to get out. It's like a maze ", she said sighing.
"Well, that aside. I haven't seen the lady Gwendolyn for sometime now"
It's not like I care but...
"That's a surprise ", she said. "She'll be back soon, her father was sick, so she had to leave", he explained.
That's why we have this much freedom together, once she's back...
The sun was bright and mildas they sat side by side in silence.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked. " Alec", she said subconsciously. The crown prince Alexandro frowned. He hated it when she talked about him.
Celine wasn't really thinking of him; she thought he looked like the crown prince Logan, just that the eye colour differed and he, crown prince Logan, was finer and matured.
" I told you not to talk about him", he said shifting away from her.
Oops, my bad.
" No, I just thought he looked like someone", she said and he looked at her." Who?" He asked.
"The crown prince Logan", she said.
***
"You painted him well", Seth said. "Well, I think he looks like you, just that, you know, you're finer", Aiden said folding the painting. " Yeah, but, you look more like me, Aiden"...
***
" Don't talk about him", he said. Celine decided to tease him. " Why? Are you jealous? Tell me you are", she said moving closer to him.
"Don't come any closer", he said.
Celine was not giving up even though his voice scared her. "Why? You hate him because he's a god?" She asked mockingly and leaned on him.
" No, because I don't..."
"You don't like him? I knew it right from Adam ", she said and he nodded. He didn't like him for sure, but...
"I mean, I don't want you talking about another man in my presence ", he said.
It was an order.
She nodded shyly.
" Why don't you smile if you want me to stop", she suggested and he shrugged. " I don't feel like"
"Well, I feel like talking about Lord Alec", she said and he frowned.
"I'll destroy your tongue if you do that", he said.
What did that mean?
Celine gasped. He'll kiss me until I be one weary of speaking.
" Then smile. I'll ... I'll leave you if you don't smile"
Yeah, what kind of threat is that.
" I'll bring you back if you leave", he said and she laughed, but felt that he meant it.
She was in the hands of both the crown prince Logan and Alexandro. She now fully understood what Alec had said. She couldn't betray both, because her head would roll in for it.
Celine smiled. " See, it's not hard, I love men that smile", she said and he smirked. " I love women that like men that smile"
" But you don't smile ", she said eyeing him. "But I like women like that". He was talking about her.
Shit this prince.
" If you smile a genuine smile, you could kiss me", she said. After all he wouldn't smile. " I will go swordfight with Mellitus", she said standing to leave.
The crown prince Alexandro drew her back. He sighed. This was tough.
***
" If you die, I won't smile any more."
"Smiling? You should be lucky. I only smile when you're here"
" I hate everyone. I only smile at true friends"...
"I'm leaving, I'll send letters, better keep your promise and don't smile"
***
"Well, you look better when you smile. I can just feel it", she said and he rolled his eyes. Celine made to leave and he drew her back. "I'll feed on your lips if I smile", he said.
Wow, he has different ways of saying he wants to kiss me.
"Deal", she said closing her eyes and he laughed.
He laughed.
Celine opened her eyes and caught heaven staring at her. His smile was so deep that she could feel it.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
"You're funny, you know, Celine", he said.
This was the first time since so many years that the crown prince Alexandro smiled. He broke a promise... He didn't care and all he wanted was her.
To dominate
To destroy
To feed.
He wanted to kiss her. The crown prince Alexandro smiled. "I feel like smiling right now, sweetheart", he said and without her adrenaline taking any notice, he kissed her.
And they fell on the grass...