Late in the night, Azkadelia sat up in her bed. She thought she heard someone outside her door. She froze for a moment in the darkness, waiting to see if she could hear it again.When she didn't, she laid down and went back to sleep.
The next morning when she opened her door, a bright yellow daffodil was there to greet her. "Why, isn't this a pleasant surprise.", she said as she bent down to pick it up. She smelled it and smiled. She noticed the stem had been cut with perfect precision. She thought this over while also trying to figure out who was responsible for such a sweet gesture. Then it hit her. "Cain", she said in a whisper of realization. "He must've cut it with his straight-razor," she thought.
"Boy, is DG gonna be jealous," she smirked as she made her way down to breakfast.
"Good morning everyone!", Azkadelia said as she entered the room. " Good morning, my dear.", the Queen said lovingly. Az sat down next to her sister, and lightly touched her flower that she had placed behind her ear. Cain saw her glance over at him, and figured that she was fishing for a compliment. " That's a beautiful flower, Princess Azkadelia." She smiled the sweetest smile she could muster and said," Why thank you, Mr.Cain. " That proved it. Cain had to have been the one who gave her that flower. The rest of the breakfast went by smoothly. Glitch had, for the most part, dominated most of the conversation. Cain, Raw, and the rest of the royal family was content on displaying their manners, while Glitch jumped from topic to topic. The whole time, Azkadelia would steal glances at Cain while periodically messing with the flower behind her ear. Cain would occasionally see her looking at him, and began to grow uncomfortable. He fidgeted in his chair, and when breakfast was over he made a mad dash to God-knows-where. He just wanted to get as far away from Azkadelia as possible. When Cain left, Az decided she should thank him properly. DG eyed her sister as she exited the room, taking note of how interested she was in her Tin man that morning. Azkadelia casually walked past Raw and Glitch, and Raw turned his face down. DG saw this and whispered," Are you afraid of her?" Raw nodded, his eyes still glued to the table.
"Mr. Cain?" Oh crap. She had caught up with him. Cain was hoping he was going fast enough to where he would be in a completely different room by the time she came into the main hall. He stopped, his lips pursed together into that familiar face he always made when he was annoyed. But she was the Princess after all, and no matter how awkward he felt around her; he was a gentleman deep down. He turned to face her and she stopped in front of him. He bowed his head down out of respect. "I'm flattered, Wyatt. But there really is no need for that." Cain's brow furrowed at the use of his first name. He was extremely suspicious at this point and prepared himself for what she had to say. She smiled sweetly," I wanted to thank you. That was very sweet of you, and I had no idea that you had those feelings for me." His blue eyes grew wide with terror," Excuse me?" Azkadelia frowned for the first time that day," Did you not give me this flower?" So that's what this was about. Now he realized why he had gotten so much attention at breakfast. "No, I'm sorry; I didn't." Az's cheeks turned bright red, and a hand went to cover her eyes, "Oh dear." Cain couldn't help but crack a smile. Whether it was to make her feel better or sheer relief , he wasn't sure. She put her hand over her mouth and shook her head. "I am so sorry", she said as her brown eyes looked into his. She placed her hands on her hips and stood there looking down; trying her best not to meet his gaze. A few awkward moments passed and her expression of humiliation grew into a look of confusion. Finally she spoke," If you're not responsible, then who...?" Cain couldn't help himself and he smiled as he said,"Maybe it was Glitch." That familiar flush of red returned to her cheeks and she tried to keep from laughing. Maybe it was the idea of Glitch having a crush, or the sight of seeing Cain actually having a good time that made her finally laugh, but whatever it was she was happy she was letting go. It had been a long time since she laughed ( probably the last time was when she was a little girl ) and it felt wonderful to finally be able to again. When her breathing returned to normal,she looked up at him. And almost instantly her face turned from a grin to a grimace as the realization that Glitch actually might be her secret admirer sunk in.
"Eww!!"
New chapter will be up soon! (As soon as I figure out how to post new chapters. lol)