Chapter 04
Disclaim : I do not own Vampire Dairies.
Elena's POV
I'm woken up by Prince Klaus who kisses the top of my head and he says something but I can't make it out. I moan a bit and I can see him smiling brightly. He then leaves and I turn to my side and I'm met by Bonnie who is smiling almost like she has to giggle but she's trying to conceal it. I give out a small yawn and then I sit up glancing at her.
My head is pounding as I look around and I can't help but flinch. "Too much wine?" She asks and I glare at her and she starts laughing at me and this makes my head hurt even more. "Prince Klaus told me, so if you look to your side there is a cup with some juice, I suggest you drink it." She says as she stands up and walks to the wardrobe.
I turn to the side and indeed there is a cup with juice and I gulp it down just to regret it because now everything is coming back up and I need to throw up. Bonnie rushes to my side and she has a big vase with her which she hands to me and I take it as I empty out the contended of my stomach. And it just won't stop. Bonnie takes my hair and pulls it out of my face with one hand and places the other on my back.
We hear the door open up and soon High Priest Elijah is next to me. "What's wrong with her Bonnie?" he asked his voice thick with concern.
"Prince Klaus said that she had too much wine last night at dinner." Bonnie says and I can hear High Priest Elijah grunt. And just as I'm sure that I will stop I start back up again. I'm sure there is nothing left in my stomach and this is only making me feel worse.. "I'll get her some water and call a healer." Bonnie says as High Priest Elijah take my hair and he sits next to me.
"Go." He says and she swiftly exits the room leaving us alone. When I'm sure that I'm finished now I look up and High Priest Elijah is glaring at me. I place the vase on the floor and High Priest Elijah pushes me onto the bed. "Just lay down." He says and I do as I am told because there is no point in arguing. "You shouldn't drown yourself in wine you could get poisoned." He says and he seems to be very angry.
"I didn't know that." I croak because now my throat hurts.
"Well now you know. And Klaus knows that as well." His tone is harsh as he speaks to me, as if he is scalding a young child.
"I'm sorry High Priest Elijah." I mumble and because I'm feeling really vulnerable tears start to well up in my eyes. As soon as he sees this his demeanour changes and he places a hand on my forehead.
"Just don't drink that much again." He says as he takes away his hand. Soon the door opens and Bonnie and the healer walk in. The healer is a young man with black hair and blue grey eyes. He walks over to me and bends down next to me. "Dante," High Priest Elijah greats and nods towards the young man. "She had a bit too much wine last night." He says.
"High Priest Elijah." Dante greets and from the look he is giving the High Priest I can see that these two men do not like one another. "Could you please stand aside so I can look at her and treat her?" He asks the ignorance thick in his voice. But High Priest Elijah complies and stands up and moves to the balcony. "Lady Elena I'm Dante the healer to the royal family. I just want to check you temperature, then give you a potion and have you eat something okay?" He asks smiling sweetly at me.
I nod my head at him and he then places his palm on my forehead. He waits a few seconds then smile down at me. "Is she poisoned?" Bonnie asks from next to him.
"No, she's not poisoned. But can you please bring me some bread and water?" He asks and I can see how Bonnie blushes when he speaks to her. Clearly she likes the healer. But what is there not to like? He was a very handsome man and the way he would speak to a lady just made your knees week, so thank goodness that I was in bed or else I would have been lying on the ground by now. Bonnie leaves us and Dante smiles back at me. "So lady Elena I'm looking forward in taking care of you as Prince Klaus has assigned me to only attend to you." I'm a bit shocked at this. First I have my own servant and now my own healer. "Don't blush so much or I'll have to say that you have a fever" He says winking at me.
"Sorry." I mumble then look away and now High Priest Elijah is next to us again.
"Did Klaus really say that?" High Priest Elijah says as Dante smirks at him.
"Why yes he did High Priest, he called on me just before Bonnie came and told me that I will be looking after only Lady Elena from now on." Dante says as Bonnie hands him a plate with bread which he places on the bed side table next to me. High Priest Elijah grits his teeth and soon he storms out of the room without another word. "Some temper that one has," he paused and chuckles before continuing. "Bonnie could you take that vase out it will only upset her stomach more if she smells it." He says as he points to the vase I used earlier.
Bonnie hands him the cup of water and then takes the vase and leave the room leaving me with the healer. He turns to his side where he takes a little bottle out of his pouch and he opens the top and hands it to me. I take the little bottle and sit up and then I feel dizzy again.
Dante chuckles at me. " Drink that and then eat the bread." He instructed and I take the small bottle to my lips and drink it till its empty. The taste is bitter but nothing I can't handle. Dante soon stands and moves closer, he bends over me and takes pillows pilling them up behind me. "Now sit back and eat the bread." I do as I am told and eat a few pieces of bread and when I feel like I can't eat anymore I hand him the plate back. "Now listen, you are dehydrated and you need to drink a lot of water and stay in bed okay?" He asks and I nod my head again I'm not sure if I am able to utter a word because this man is rendering me speechless.
He hands me a cup of water and I take a few sips before placing it on the bed side table. "So even thou I feel like dying I won't?" I ask with a hint of humour in my voice.
"I would never let a lady as beautiful as yourself die. And that I can promise you. I must say Elijah had truely picked a goddess of a woman to stand next to the future Pharaoh." I frown at his words. And I'm unsure of their true meaning. "My lady you are to be Great Wife Ester of Prince Klaus?" he asks. For a few seconds I feel totally terrified that what he says is true but it passes as I recall my and Prince Klaus' conversation of the previous night. I can barely remember what we had talked about all I could remember was him showing me how to dance… And that's all I could recall from the previous night. I frown because I'm not sure how I even got to bed. "You look unsure my lady." Dante says pulling me from my thoughts.
"I… I…" I couldn't answer. I didn't know what to say. The door opens and in comes Bonnie and Hailey… Priestess Hailey?
"When you need to speak just call on me." He whispers and then smiles at me. I nod my head and then look at the two ladies and behind them is High Priest Elijah. "Well, well I recommended that she stays in bed and rest of today." Dante says as he stands up and walks towards the door, as he pass High Priest Elijah they glare at each other and then they pass each other. As he leaves he gives me one last glance and winks at me.
Bonnie comes to me and places a new vase next to me and then she sits next to me on the bed, Hailey looks a bit uncomfortable as she stands at the bed's end. And High Priest Elijah looks like he could kill. A few second of silence passes and none of the other three say a word, I let out a yawn and it seems everyone is back in motion.
"Elena you should rest. Bonnie will be here if you need something. I have to show Hailey some things but we will be back at lunch. If you feel better we will go have lunch with the royal family." High Priest Elijah said and another yawn escapes me. High Priest Elijah soon turns on his heel and walk towards the door followed by Hailey leaving me and Bonnie behind.
When they are out and the door is closed I look to Bonnie and smile at her. "Thank you." I say and I wiggle myself down and take the extra pillows out so I can lay down. Soon Bonnie yawns as well and she looks at me sheepishly. "You seem tired, why don't you take a nap with me?" I asks and first she is shocked and then surprised but I pat the place next to me and she smiles and walks to the other side of the bed and get into it. As she lay next to me I smile. "My healer is a very attractive man." I mumble and Bonnie starts laughing.
"Indeed Elena, He is one of the most handsome men in the palace not including High Priest Elijah that is." She states and this time I giggle because it was the truth.
"I do agree. Do you know the healer?" I ask as I turn to my side.
"Yes he's been here since he was a child, he celebrated his 21 birthday just a few days prior to Prince Klaus." She answers as she turns to her side as well. "They don't really get along. The only people that seem to get along with Prince Klaus are High Priest Elijah and yourself." Bonnie says matter of fact and close her eyes.
"That shouldn't be true." I say as I scratch the top of my head.
"We'll the ladies get along with him as well and I must say since you have arrive he is much more talkative and open and not to mention polite." She replies opening her eyes and I don't find it hard to belief that the ladies like him.
"Has….has he been with a lot of woman in this bed?" I ask because her answer made me very curious.
"He has never had a woman beside you in his chambers." She says and the way she says it makes me believe her and now I'm feeling very special because I am the first woman to share his bed with him. "You must really mean a lot to him because I haven't seen him with anyone else since you came."
"Then I should feel honoured." I mumble and soon my eyes feel heavy and I yawn again and that was the last thing I remember before falling asleep with Bonnie next to me.
I wake up to lips pressed against my forehead. When I open my eyes I look into Prince Klaus' eyes. I turn a bit and see that Bonnie is still next to me. A small yawn escape my throat and I sit up as Prince Klaus moves away. "Hi." He says as he smiles at me and I give him a small smile in return.
"Hi." I whisper back.
"How do you feel?" he asks but look to my side as Bonnie starts to stir.
"I'm better thank you Prince Klaus." I say and truly I feel like a new person. No more head ache, no more nausea. Just then Bonnie opens her eyes and I can't help but see the fear in her eyes.
Prince Klaus looks at Bonnie then he gives her a half smile before looking back at me. "I'm sorry…." Bonnie was cut off when Prince Klaus started to speak.
"It's fine Bonnie, Don't worry about it as long as Elena is fine with it I'm fine with it." He says catching Bonnie by complete surprise.
"I'm sorry I just wanted someone with me so I asked her to stay next to me." I mumble because I'm sure that she might get in trouble even thou he was acting very polite at this moment. But to my surprise Prince Klaus chuckles.
"It's okay I would be more worried if you share our bed with another man." He said to which he started laughing and both me and Bonnie gave out a nervous laugh. But Bonnie moves and get out of bed then bow next to Prince Klaus. "Bonnie relax, I'm not mad." He says as he looks at me then he brings his hand to my face and brush the stray hair behind my ear. "Will we be joining my parents for lunch?" He asks.
"If it will please you Prince Klaus." He frowns at my answer but turns to Bonnie
"Bonnie can you prepare her for lunch and just accompany her to the main room?" He asks and Bonnie nods her head not making eye contact. "I'll see you in a few moments." He says and stands from the bed where he was seated at. He kisses my forehead and turns to the door and leaves us.
When he is no longer in the room Bonnie rushes to the wardrobe and collects my robes and sandals. When she returns she glances at me but I can see that she is worried. "Bonnie you can calm down he's not mad at you." I say and stand from the bed moving to her and then embracing her in my arms. I can tell that she's pretty shock but soon she relaxes in my arms and then I let go and look at her. She smiles back at me and that makes me feel better.
She moves to the bed and places my robes on the bed and I know it's time to get dress. I quickly get undress and soon she is at my side and she dresses me in a beautiful red dress and then I sit on the bed and put on my sandals. I stand up and turn around once. The short dress is tightly fastened around my breast and it falls loosely to just on top of my knees. Bonnie smiles at me and then she ushers me towards the desk and chair to where she orders me to sit down. She quickly combs my hair and fastens it to the side and then she gives me a cloth to wipe my face.
She smiles at me and takes my hand and leads me to the door where we are met by Hailey and 3 guards. They accompany us to the main hall. When we reach the main hall one guard opens the door and Both Hailey and Bonnie walk of in another direction. I quickly walk into the room and the door is closed behind me. I look around and I see Great Wife Ester next to her is Princess Rebekah and next to her is Prince Kol. Opposite Prince Kol is High Priest Elijah and next to him Prince Klaus who stands and walks over to me. He takes me by my hand and leads me to the seat he just occupied. I can see that the others are a bit shocked by his actions but they keep it to themselves.
I take the seat next to High Priest Elijah who frowns at me and then Prince Klaus takes his seat next to me. We sit in silence until the Pharaoh enters the room and we all stand and bow as he takes his seat then we follow. Once he is seated, Great Wife Ester picks up a plate and fills it with food then she places it in front of the Pharaoh. As I am about to get a plate for Prince Klaus he places a hand on my tight to stop me then he just smiles at me. He quickly takes two plates and fill both with food. He places one in front of me and the other in front of himself then he takes a vase and pours some juice into a cup that he hands to me. I smile at him sweetly before I start to nibble on my food.
The meal is eaten in silence and no one dares say a word. Prince Kol would now and again glance at me and so would Prince Klaus but if I catch Prince Klaus glancing at me he smiles at me. The Pharaoh clears his throat as he looks at Prince Klaus.
"Klaus I have considered your proposal and I will allow you 30 nights. By the end of the 30 night you must inform us about you discussion so we can make the arrangements." The Pharaoh says and I'm not sure what he's talking about but something says that it has to do with me. I look to Klaus who just looks to me and smiles.
"My Pharaoh, are you seriously going to consider this? This is madness she's not even of age yet." High Priest Elijah says as he stands and now I am certain that they are speaking of me.
"Elijah, why did you get her in the first place?" Princess Rebekah asks as she looks to me and then to High Priest Elijah who looks like he just realised that it was his own fault.
"I plan to spend time with Elena and we have agreed that we will try and as you said father we have 30 nights to make the discussion." He said as he squeezes my tight. I stare at all of them in disbelieve because this wasn't up to them and this really had nothing to do with them. But I could see the truth in what Princess Rebekah was saying and the same for Elijah. If he didn't want me to be Great Wife Ester then why did he take me before I became of age? And when did I agree to try? And then it hit me. Some of my lost memories of the previous night.
We had spoken and I was so excited and ecstatic when I told him that we would try. I look to my side and Prince Klaus is still smiling at me and I can't help but frown at him. "Elena dear, your thoughts about this?" Great Wife Ester asks as she looks at me.
"We'll try…" I softly say and as much as I am unsure about the whole situation I could say something else and make it seem like Prince Klaus is someone that lies. "Pharaoh, Great Wife Ester, I'm sure that 30 nights are more than enough and I am sure that by the end of this period you will have the results that you want." I say and I can see both the Pharaoh and Great Wife Ester is pleas with the answer that is given. I look to Prince Klaus who nods at me and when I turn to High Priest Elijah I know he can see right through what I am saying and he can see that I'm scared and that I'm only doing this to please the royal family.
"Well there you have it. Now if you would excuse me and the young Elena we have something to discuss." Great Wife Ester says as she nods to her husband and son. Then she extends her hand towards me and I stand from the table and move to her and take her hand. We start to walk and we exit the room into the hall way where we are met by 4 guards.
We walk along the halls and soon we enter a beautiful room with purple drapes that hang from the ceiling to the floor. There is a table with 6 chairs around it and a king sized bed to the side with purple bedding and so much pillows. More than I have ever seen. Great Wife Ester leads me to the table and motions to me to take a seat. I sit down and she soon sits down next to me a warm smile on her face.
"Well Elena, it's a pleasure having such a beautiful girl as my daughter to be. I know when Klaus sets his mind to something he will follow through." She says placing a hand on mine squeezing it softly. "You know since you have been here he's really changed. And I'm not quite sure what you have done but I need to thank you." She says and that makes me smile a bit.
"I am glad to hear that my lady." I say. Looking at her I see that the years have been kind to her but small wrinkles are seen around her eyes and when she smiles. Her eyes hold much love but even the difficult times are visible. I could see Princesses Rebekah in her mother she really was a beautiful woman that one would be proud to call a Great Wife Ester. There is a certain sparkle in her eyes that I cannot place but it makes her seem alive.
"I believe that with you by his side, Klaus will become a wonderful Pharaoh to this nation. A Pharaoh that not only has a strong set of morals but that can love as well." When she says this I frown at her because she's indirectly saying that Pharaoh Michael does not love. She quickly catch on and smiles softly. "Michael does not show feeling because he deems it as weak. I beg to differ. But I must say the times we spent alone is worth siting by his side at the thrown." She says and looks to the balcony. She then looks back to me. "Elena don't be afraid of Klaus… If he mistreats you please do not hesitate to tell me he is not too old for a scolding." At that we both start to laugh and I feel so relaxed because from how you see Great Wife Ester and how she is with her family its two different people.
"Yes my lady." I answer but she frowns at me.
"Dear I believe that both and you and Klaus will find happiness in each other. So no more calling me my lady. Mom or mother will do." She squeezed my hand again and the smile that I am now getting from her makes me feel like this is where I belong. This could be a new beginning of something new and maybe just maybe I could just give Klaus a chance.
"I shall try my best my…. Mother." I say quickly correct myself to which she lets out a small laugh.
She then gets to her feet and pulls me by my hand to one of the wardrobes I did not notice. She flings open the door and let goes of my hand then she starts searching for something. Some robes fall to the floor and as I bend to pick it up she stops me with a glare and then she is back with her head in the closet.
Finally when she turns towards me she has her hand stretched out in front of her and she is clasping something. "Elena, you will become part of this family that I am sure of so I want to give you something." She opens her hands and inside is a small silver necklace with a little blue stone. She places it in my hands and smile at me.
And for once I am speechless and I don't know what to say because Silver jewellery was very rare in Egypt. To the extent that it has only been seen a few time. I look up into her eyes and they are sparkling. "Thank you but I can't accept this." I say as I move my hands to her.
She grabs the necklace from my hand and moves to my back to where she places the necklace around my neck and clasps it close. "Nonsense dear. This is a gift from me to my new daughter." She says as she walks to my front and embraces me in her arms. And I'm sure I could just get lost in her embrace because since I have been here this is the one and only time that I have felt at 'home' since High Priest Elijah had collected me. I mumble a thank you to her and wrap my own arms around her.
After a few seconds she pulls away and takes my hand leading me to the door. "Elena I have some things to attend to but the guards will escort you to High Priest Elijah if you do not mind. But tomorrow you will be having lunch with me and Rebekah. I look forward to spend more time with you." She states as she opens the door and kisses me on my cheek and lets me go. When we are outside she looks to one guard. "Please take Elena to Elijah." The guard nods and start walking to which I follow and Great Wife Ester turns in the opposite direction and disappear with another 2 guards.
I follow one guard and there is another behind me, we walk at a slow pace through the halls and something on the left wall catches my eye and I stop to look at it. The guard behind me stops as well and soon the one that was in front of us stops as well and looks at me.
"Lady Elena?" he asks but I ignore him. What I see on the wall is a pharaoh and he seems very angry at a young man which could be a prince. It seems that Great Wife Ester is angry as well and that are scolding the young man. I touch the wall softly as I stare blankly at the hieroglyphs. Not quite sure what they were saying. My attention is drawn to the left to where the same young man is holding a child with a woman next to him. I want to ask what this is about but does the guards know hieroglyphs? I look to my side to the one which was in front of me but he seems to be looking worried.
The next thing I know 2 more guards join us and Prince Klaus is standing next to my right side, making me gasp in surprise. To which he just chuckles. "Elena what seems to be intriguing you?" he asks and I look from him to the picture of the Pharaoh and Great Wife Ester scolding the man. His eyes follow and then he sighs. "This?"
"Yes, this." I reply in a soft voice. He smiled at me and then looked back at the hieroglyphs.
"Well this it a private story." He states but his smile never fades. I furrow my browns and he chuckles again. "When my father was still a prince he had a bustard child. The woman had passed away after giving birth." He said as he looked down at the ground. Clearly not wanting to discuss this matter.
"Sorry I don't mean to pry." I reply and he looks back at me with a sad smile.
"Our half brother was killed by the Thief King about a year ago." He says and I can see he doesn't feel comfortable discussing this.
"I'm really sorry." I say and place my hand on his arm to which he smiles at me and take my hand in his.
"It's okay. Let's walk." He says to which I nod my head and we start walking, the guards soon following us from a distance. We pass a few corridors before reaching the courtyard. To which the guards spreads around us giving us a bit more distance. We walk to a nearby fountain and Prince Klaus move to sit on the edge of the fountain and pulls me to his front.
I now look straight at him and he seems a bit serious as he stares back at me. He moves his head forward and rests his forehead against mine and we stare at each other in silence. Being so close to him, makes me see the little green bits in his eyes, which makes him a bit more mysterious. He places his arms around my waist and pulls me closer and soon our noses touch and I can feel his breath on my chin.
I slowly move my hands to his legs for a bit of support because he makes me feel dizzy and my head is spinning. He moves his hands from my waist to my arms and then slowly up my arms to my shoulders and then my neck… And it feels like I'm busy drowning in him because the way he stares at me and the way he moves his hands over my body makes my shiver in a good way.
It feels like I can't catch my breath and my breathing increases as I stare into his eyes. "I want to kiss you so badly right now." He whispers and hearing his voice so husky makes my knees weak and I am glad that I am currently holding onto him for support because if I wasn't I would be on the ground. I feel butterflies in my stomach and this is all so strange and new to me, I don't know whether to just give in to this man holding me or I should turn away because I'm unsure of what might happen.
I let go of a breathe I did not know I was holding and this seems so right. That I just can't refuse him. "What's stopping you?" I ask and I am surprised by how husky my voice sound. This doesn't even surprise him, but the smirk on his face tells me that he wanted to hear that.
"I want you to have the best first kiss. So you will remember it always." He says and all of the sudden we aren't close enough I just want his lips on mine. I want to feel his lips and experience that first kiss I long for.
"The best would be if you kissed me now." I mumble and I'm not sure why I am so bold all of the sudden. And I see in his eyes that his mind is made up and he pulls me closer and soon he places his lips on mine, and I close my eyes, his kiss is so soft and so sweet. I want to savour this moment because right now all that matter is us in this courtyards, our lips on each other. His lips are soft and kind and he then wraps his arms around me holding me in place. And I'm sure that I'm in heaven because this feels too good to be true.
When he pulls away I open my eyes and he's staring at me in wonder. And I need to catch my breath and my heart feels like it wants to jump out of my chest because it's beating so fast. He keeps me in his embrace and just holds me and right there I think I fell in love. I move my hands from his legs and I'm unsure if I can wrap my arms around him but I do it anyway.
We stay like that until my heart is pacing at a normal rate and until he finally takes his arms from around me then he takes my hands and smile. And I entwine our finger and look at him. This is where I wanted to be and I knew this could not get any better.
He kissed my forehead and moved me a bit back so he could stand then he pulls me closer again. And we stand in each other's' embrace. I didn't want to leave his embrace and I'm sure he felt the same way by the way he was holding me against his body.
"I hope it was good for a first kiss." I hear him say and this makes me look up at him and smile brightly.
"I'm sure that I could improve." I say as I start to giggle and he started to chuckle and it felt strange and wonderful at the same time to feel the vibration coming from his chest.
"I don't want you to change if you need to learn anything I'll teach you." He says and this time he is a bit more serious to which I nod my head. He releases me but takes my hand and leads me to some chairs of to the side. As we approach the chairs he lets me take my seat first then move to the one next to me and takes a seat himself. "How are you feeling?" he asked as he takes my hand in his own and he looks to me.
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy." I reply to which he chuckles.
"I haven't had that effect on a girl yet." He says and that made me feel a bit uncomfortable. I knew he had been with other girls before and I knew that it was in the past but I could not help feel the spike of jealousy that shot through me. I quickly brush it of before he notices. "Will you be drinking wine or juice tonight?" he asks and this made me cringe because I remember how I felt earlier this morning when I was nauseas, which makes him smirk at me. "Juice it is." He says with a smile.
"I don't ever want to feel like I did this morning ever again." I say to which he fully laughs now.
"I told you to go slow." He says and I remember that he did warn me but it was too good not to drink.
"Now I know." I say with a pout and he just smiles.
"So adorable." He says and I think he's talking about me to which I blush beat red. "You look beautiful when you blush." He states as he now breaks eye contact and looks around before his eyes find me again. I'm not sure if I could get any redder then I already was but I know that I was heating up. I fanned myself with my other hand and then looked back at him.
We were interrupted by a guard who walked up to us and kneeled in front of us. "Prince, Princesses. Sorry to interrupt." The guard says as he glances at Prince Klaus. He completely caught me of guard as he now referred to me as Princess. "The Pharaoh requests your presence." The guard says as he glances at me but only for a millisecond before getting to his feet.
My stomach then turned and I start feeling nauseas again. With my open hand I cover my mouth and Prince Klaus frowns at me. Quickly standing up and kneeling in front of me. "Are you okay?" his voice thick with concern.
"I feel nauseas again, the same as this morning." I reply and he nods his head.
"You didn't drink a lot of water did you?" he asked to which I shake my head but I soon regret it because another wave of nausea hits me. "Thought so. Place your arm around my neck." He says and I do as I am told and he picks me into his arms without any effort and he starts to move very carefully.
Our guards seemed a bit shocked as they follow us and soon we are back in Prince Klaus's chamber and he places me on the neatly made bed and place an empty vase next to me. He walks to the desk next to the wardrobe and rinses a washing cloth before bringing it to me and pacing it on my forehead. He moves to the desk again and gets a cup with water that he hands to me and I sit up to drink the cup but it makes me more nauseas so I place it on the table.
"I need to go but I'll call Dante for you." He says and I want to thanks him but there are no words just…. I grab the vase and empty my stomach again. Prince Klaus moves a bit back but he seems truly concerned, as he walks to the door to leave.
It seems that I won't stop throwing up and just as I think it's going to end it starts back up again. And now my head hurts again and my body is aching and I think that I injured my throat because it's sore to swallow and it's sore to throw up. I'm covered in sweat as I lay on the bed and I just wish that this would just stop.
Sitting in this room and being sick alone is worse than throwing up in front of people. I wish that Prince Klaus had stayed and he would have, if his father did not call on him. And then our kiss came back to mind and everything felt better. I stops throwing up and just got comfortable in our bed, as I lay back I can't help but to think if his soft lips on mine and just how wonderful it really felt and that I would never forget that moment our lips touched.
My mind is lost in all things Prince Klaus as the door opens and I assume Dante walks into the room because he's at my side with the cloth Prince Klaus had rinsed and he is dabbing at my forehead. "Elena, did you not drink water?" Dante asks as he studies my face and I shake my head. Because I knew I had to drink a lot of water but I didn't. Dante then places the cloth on the bedside table and places his hand to my forehead to feel my temperature.
He sighs as he removes his hand brushing away stray hair as he goes. When I finally focus on his face he looks worried. He has this slight little crease between his brows as he studies me his eyes not really moving just staring at me. He makes me feel calm and relaxed just by the way he's looking at me. He takes the cloth from the bedside table and dab it over my forehead again.
"You have beautiful eyes." He states his eyes now focused on mine. I feel so lost as I stare up into his eyes because it swallows me up whole. And it feels like I'm trapped but I don't mind because this man makes me feel something. "If you weren't to be married to Prince Klaus I would steal you away." He whispers moving closer to me.
And it's like I can't think straight because I'm in a daze and this beautiful man is just here to temp me and I want to be tempted by him. His words don't bother me because I would not mind being taking by this man who is still staring into my eyes as if he is searching for an answer.
"Why?" I ask but my voice sound so different and I don't recognise myself. He dips his head down and now our noses are touching. I nervously gulp and now I'm searching for answers and I'm just getting more mesmerized by this man. Everything about him is seductive and it's calling out to me and I just want to feel his hands on me and I just want to taste his lips, I'm sure that this is not normal and so wrong in so many ways. He moves his hand from my forehead and grasps my cheek softly and his touch sets fire to my skin. And this sensation is so unreal that I just want him to touch more of me.
"Maybe one day I will…" he whispers but trails of as he moves closer to me and he lightly presses his lips against mine. His lips on mine as so soft and he pours so much emotion into that kiss. My lips are tingling as he presses a bit harder into the kiss and I don't want this to stop because this is just this wonderful experience. But its ended soon and he pulls back to look at me. He smirks when he sees me moving my hand to my lips and lightly touches them. "One day…" he repeats and he sits back.
I look at him and I can truly say that this man has swept me of my feet. He knows just what to say and just what to do. And it didn't scare me because he makes me feel safe. He places his hand on my forehead again and waits a few minutes and again his touch a-lights my skin and I feel like I am on fire. When he removes his hand I pout at him and he just smirks back at me.
"How are you feeling now?" he asked and I frown at him because this is really a change of subject. I sit up and move my head from side to side then look back at Dante.
"Very well." I reply a bit breathless and he grins at me.
"I'm very glad I could help such a beautiful lady as yourself. But just between you and me… We need to keep this our little secret okay?" he says winking at me and then I am reminded that earlier I was kissed by Prince Klaus, earlier I had convinced myself that I am in-love with Prince Klaus and now I'm having improper thoughts about my healer and he kissed me.
I am mortified because what had happened was not supposed to happen. And I felt bad because I had betrayed Prince Klaus. I was a very bad person and my parents did not raise me to be such a person. I still had my values. And I'm sure that Dante could see that I am very upset because he moved closer to me placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Elena calm down." He says as he frowns because now my breath is picking up again and I feel like I'm having a totally panic attack.
"I shouldn't have…" I whisper mainly to myself.
"Elena, I can see that the royal family is pushing you into something you do not want right now. I saw how unsure you were this morning. And you don't have to be. This…" he points to me and then himself before continuing. "What happened is not bad. You aren't married yet and from the moment I stepped in this morning I could see that you are attracted to me and I am attracted to you. You seem more relaxed with me then with Klaus." Dante says as he places his hand on my cheek and lift my head to look into my eyes.
My breathing decreases and I know that he is telling the truth but still it did not feel right. "Dante…" I whispered because I feel so confused and unsure. "Our little secret." As I reply I see him furrowing his eye brows but nod his head. It just had to be our little secret because I'm sure that we both would get into trouble if someone had to find out. And I would rather protect Dante then have us both in trouble. I give him a faint smile before lying back down. "You kiss very well." I say with a bit of a blush.
He starts chuckling rubbing his chin. "Well you aren't too bad yourself." He replies which makes me blush even harder because he was my second kiss ever and I still don't know how to do it. When he notices my blush he raises an eye brow at me. "Why the blush?" he asked and I turn to the side because I really did not want to tell him that I am so inexperienced.
"I lack with experience." I reply to which he chuckles again and smiles at me.
"How can that be?" he asked making me turn to him and sit up again.
"I only had my first kiss a bit earlier." I mumble more then I say and I quickly divert my eye contact because now he's staring at me utterly shocked.
"That can't be true…" When I nod, his face turns gentle and he gives me a reassuring smile. "Well was Klaus a better kisser then I am?" He asked to which I raise my eye brows.
"Maybe next time when I have a bit more experience I will tell you." I giggle softly and he started laughing.
"I'm looking forward to next time Elena." He stated smirking at me before he stood from the bed and slowly making his way to the table where he poured himself some juice into a cup and sauntered back to me. "So you are still a pure little girl?" He mainly asks himself as he sits back down in front of me slowly sipping the juice, then he extends his hand with the cup to me and I take a sip.
"If you put it that way." I reply and he frowns at me again.
"Most likely why Klaus wants you as his wife. You are un-touched…." He trails of as he stares towards the balcony. And that had never crossed my mind. Maybe it is the reason why Prince Klaus wanted to be with me.
"What do you mean?" I ask a bit unsure where this conversation is going.
"A Great Wife Ester is chosen for her beauty and her purity. Most of the candidates like Hailey, they are beautiful but not pure. It has been said that a pure woman gives birth to a strong successor. And that she will forever stay loyal to the Pharaoh. You haven't been touched by a man have you?" I frown a bit more because I'm not quite sure what he means by this. "Have you ever had sex before?" he asks a bit more serious.
I have heard of sex, but not quite know what it is. I know that when having sex a child will be produced. "I don't think so… My mother had never explained it to me." I blush as I look at Dante but he seems to understand and nods his head.
"Elena, I know that before you turn 18, mothers have these conversations with their daughters and I'm sure that your mother would want to explain this to you but I'm not sure if that is going to happen. But if you want one of the girls to maybe speak to you maybe Great Wife Ester I could ask them." He said in all earnest. "Because it will happen and I know that Prince Klaus will expect if of you." He said this time very serious.
I look to the side and notice that it will soon be night and that it was almost time for dinner and that Prince Klaus would be here soon. "Maybe Bonnie can explain it to me?" I ask and Dante smiles a bit placing his cup on the bedside table.
"I'll call on her. And when you have questions don't hesitate to ask okay?" he said and moved a bit closed wrapping his arms around me holding me in his embrace, his touch giving me goose bumps. "One last kiss before I'm of?" He asks and I'm not sure if I can deny this man anything. I look up at him and he places a soft kiss on my lips. "I'll keep you safe." He whispered before letting go of me. And I believed him.
He stood up from the bed and started to make his way to the door turning around one last time and winking at me. To which I just smile back at him. He opened the doors and slipped out without a sound. I lay back in the bed and stare up at the ceiling. Being at this palace has made my life confusing. If I don't have a man with ice blue eyes shhing me, I have a man in a blue robe licking me and don't forget about Prince Klaus who is trying his best to try. And now Dante… Men in this palace were giving me a headache.
Even thou I knew kissing Dante was wrong it felt so right. And now thinking of it I did not feel guilty, I craved more. If I had to choose between Prince Klaus and Dante I would have Dante whisk me away. But at the same time being with Prince Klaus has a sense of belonging and he didn't make me feel uncomfortable. I enjoy spending time with him. I was now stuck between a rock and a hard place. If I was destined to be with Prince Klaus I would gladly be at his side but always knowing that Dante would be there.
This was not a situation I wanted to be in but by kissing Dante again I placed myself in this situation. And this is my own fault. I had to take responsibility for my actions and if this meant staying away from Dante in such a way that we do not kiss it meant that I would need to increase my will power.
But what he said about the sex tugged at my mind. And I was very curious concerning this because I needed to know what it was if Prince Klaus would expect it from me. I sat up and got out of bed and moved towards the door and opened it slightly poking my head out. I was surprised as the two guards looked at me in surprise.
"My Lady?" the one asked and I gave him a shy smile.
"Could you call on Bonnie for me?" I asked to which he smiled brightly at me.
"She will be here shortly just receiving the food for dinner." He replied.
"Thank you." I turned on my heal and closed the door behind me. I walked over to the wardrobe and opened it. Quickly taking out a night gown before moving to the next wardrobe and searching for a night robe for Prince Klaus. When I found one I took it and placed it on the desk next to the wardrobe. I quickly get undress and pull my night gown over my head. Then I sit on the chair and undo my sandals. I take a wash cloth and rinse it in the washing bowl before wiping down my neck and face.
I walk around the table in the centre of the room twice before the door opens and Bonnie enters with a tray of food, two plates, 2 vases and 2 cups. She smiles as she sees me and walks towards the table and place the tray onto the table. "Evening Lady Elena." She said as she sets the table.
"Bonnie its just Elena." I reply and she turns and giggle at me. When the table is set she walks to me and smiles brightly. "Bonnie I need to ask you something…. Personnel." I say looking a bit nervous and soon she shifts her weigh to her left foot and places her hand on her hips.
"Sure Elena." She said a bit uncomfortable. I walk to the chairs in the middle of the room and sit down motioning to her to sit in the other chair. She quickly moved and sat down looking at me closely.
"What's sex?" I ask and when I see the shocked expression on her face I start to blush. Because maybe I should have just had Dante explained to me but she soon recovers and smiles at me.
"Sex is amazing. It's one of the best things in life. When you meet someone and you fall in-love sex is something you and you partner do to show the love." She explains and now I'm getting more intrigued wanting to know more. "The feelings you get is mind blowing." She continues and I hang onto every word that she says.
"But how do you do it?" I ask and this time Bonnie is blushing to which I start to giggle.
"Well… have you seen a man naked?" I nod my head in reply. "Okay, well a man has a penis between his legs, when he gets aroused it becomes hard." Now I'm blushing because I remember that first night when Prince Klaus had dressed in front of me. "A man places his penis into a women's private part, that is basically sex." She finishing and she looks at me quite seriously.
"Doesn't it hurt?" I ask and to my surprise Bonnie laughs.
"Well if you are a virgin then the first time will hurt but if the man knows how to please a woman you will always enjoy it but if you are not willing and they force you it is rape and it is against the law to rape a woman." She replies as she looks up at the ceiling and by the looks of it she was quite experienced in this matter.
"I know if having sex you can conceive a child is that true?" I ask as I sit a bit closer to Bonnie.
"Yes but not always, and sex is not only for conceiving children but for pleasure as well." She replies and I smirk at her because she was teaching me new things that I had never known.
"Have you ever had sex?" I ask and to this she blushes beet red and I raise an eye brow at her.
"Yes, I have and it was quite pleasurable." She replies but I would not pry any further by asking her with whom she had done it. I giggle a bit because she has the naughty expression on her face. And then we are both giggling, when the doors opened and Prince Klaus enter the room we both quiete down and Bonnie rises from the chair and bow to him.
He walks over to the table and sits down in the chair that she had just occupied. "Thank you for the food Bonnie you may retire for the evening." Prince Klaus says as he nods his head in her direction. To which she just smiles and turns toward the door and leave us. "I am glad to see that you are feeling better." He says as he smiles at me. I smile back at him and my mind is just wondering with all the new information that I have received.
This time Prince Klaus did not ask me to fill his plate but he stood and filled both our plates before sitting back down and starting his meal. I watched him closely as he ate in silence and the way his arms would move and his chest would rise and fall every time he takes in a breath of air. The food in front of me forgotten because I keep having images of me and prince Klaus in his bed and then an image would pop in of me and Dante.
"Elena, you should eat." I hear Prince Klaus says and he looks quite tired. I nod my head and start to nibble in the meat that is placed in my plate. He seems a bit different tonight and I wonder why.
"Are you okay Prince Klaus?" I ask and he looks up at me and he seems lost.
"Thief King is troubling us again, we almost caught him but he escaped, Kol was injured by one of his men." Prince Klaus says and I drop the piece of meat that I am currently eating.
"Are you okay?" I repeat my question again and look straight into Prince Klaus' eyes.
"A small knife wound to my shoulder but I'm fine." He replies and I stand from the table and walk towards the desk next to the wardrobe and take the washing bowl and a cloth and walk back to where Prince Klaus is seated. I place the washing bowl next to him and quickly rinsed a wash cloth.
"Let me see." I whisper and he looks at me and he seems defeated and surprised. But he moves his cape to the side and it reveals a long cut about the length of my palm bleeding heavily. I bring the cloth to the wound and dab it on the wound to remove some of the blood. I can feel Prince Klaus flinch under my touch but it was very important to clean a wound. I then splash a bit of water on the wound and I can here Prince Klaus is in pain. "I'm sorry but we need to clean the wound or it will get infected." I say as I splash more water on the wound.
I rush back to the desk to take some soap and walk back to Prince Klaus. I quickly lather up the cloth and start to wash the wound and around it and I know that the soap is burning but I need to clean it. When I am finished I splash the wound one last time before I dry it. I grab an extra cloth and I neatly tied it around the wound.
I turn to Prince Klaus and tears are at the brim of his eyelids but he does not let them fall. I stand beside him and wrap my arms around his neck loosely before bending down to kiss his forehead. "It's okay." I whisper loud enough for him to hear and he looks at me and wraps his good arm around me and holds me close.
"Thank you." His voice is small and stained. I just keep holding him until he rests his head against my breast and closes his eyes. The silence is around us but its welcoming and there really isn't something to say. And I'm sure by holding him everything would be fine. "We should eat." He mumbles and I know that is my queue to let go and move back to my seat. As I sit down he silently eats his meal not even glancing at me and I to finish my meal.
When his plate is empty he stand up and turns to the wardrobe, as he begins to walk he stumbles and grabs a hold of his chair. I'm quickly to my feet and rush to his side placing his strong arm around my neck to support his weight. We turn and move towards the bed where he sits down. I quickly make work of his cape and remove it tossing it to the ground when I turn to the wardrobe to retrieve his night robe he stops me by taking my hand.
"Leave it, I'll be fine." He mutters and I do as I am told. He moves onto the bed and lay down with a grunt. I walk over to my side and get into bed as well moving closer to him until my shoulder brushes his shoulder. I take his hand in mine and give it a soft squeeze. He looks to me and give me a sad smile, squeezing my hand back. "Thank you." He said and then he huffed out a breath. I turn on my side and cuddle up against Prince Klaus' side.