The White Climbing Rose-Chapter 37: Feline's Envy
Akasma was being brought back into the castle, she looked so dazed and so spaced out that Whis had to carry her. Her flushed face, narrowed eyes and parted lips alone, said that she was entranced by her first kiss. He carried her back to her room and sat her on the bed, making sure she'd be alright. "Akasma...I love you and forgive my sudden actions from earlier, I'm positive that you were not expecting such a thing. I'm sorry if I startled you..." He said with a content smile, went to walk away and leave the room.
After he left, again...she was too dazed to even focus her attention on the surroundings. "H-H-He kissed me...?! H-He...k-k-k-k-k-kissed me! He kissed me! My...first kiss..." She mentally spoke with her spaced out features and slowly rose a finger to her lips. With a gentle stroke, she brushed her finger across them and could still feel the lingering, soft sensation of his lips. It was soon going to be time for dinner and if she went...she'd be too flustered to eat straight, let alone practice with a clear head in the training room... "What Caressla said...am I really in love with him...? I don't understand...my own feelings..." She added in her mind and kept that finger on her lips. After a moment of thinking, she just remembered what the Queen said about 'him making the first move'. Her face formed a deeper shade of red, eyes widened and placed both her palms on her cheeks. "So that...is what she meant!" She was shocked, she seen her parents kiss before and was told by them, that 'you should only kiss someone you love'. So putting two and two together, hearing Whis confess...being told that she was actually in love with him and thinking about all the flirtatiousness...made her finally understand. She fully loved the man, because he understands her, he protects her, loves her, worries about her and more...
Now, she can not longer get that teal Angel out of her mind. "W-Why do I feel so nervous about going to dinner now...? My stomach feels funny!" She turned to lay on her side, curled up and held her tummy. Soon, over came Chime who meowed and hopped up on the bed. She bashed and rubbed her head against Akasma's backside, then jumped over her waist and snuggled up in her arms. "Hello Chime, how was lunch earlier?~" She cooed, smiled cutely and giggled.
"Mew!~" The kitten cried and swayed her tail gently, from side to side. Akasma just giggled more and rubbed her forehead against Chime's head.
"I'm glad!" She replied, though soon got interrupted when the Queen came in to visit. Just hearing the door open, made her peek up over her shoulder and see who it was. "C-Caressla..." She mumbled, quickly hid her blushing face and panicked. "Pleeeease, do not see my red face!" She shrieked in her mind and curled up a bit more.
"Are you alright, Akasma? I heard from Whis, that he had to carry you back here. Is there something the matter?" She questioned and remained just a couple inches from the door frame.
"I-I-I-I'm fine!" The said shy woman stuttered in her words and refused to look the Queen in the eyes.
"Sweetie, I may not be your mother but, I am here for you if you wish to talk." Caressla frowned, thinking that something bad happened to her niece and was worried.
"K-K-K-K-Kiss...he...k-kissed me...I...we...I mean..." Akasma stumbled on her words and hadn't even turned to face her.
The Queen just smiled, elegantly paced towards the bed and sat down, sitting sideways on the edge. "So I take it, he made his 'move'?" Seeing her nod shyly and cover her face up with a pillow, waver appeared in her yellow eyes and mixed with a motherly look. "Have you finally realized your feelings? I told you, that you are in love with him, did I not?" She asked, watching as Akasma slowly peeked over to her form under the pillow and blush.
"I...I l-love..." She began, until she felt the pillow being lifted from her head. Her turquoise pupil looked up and saw the Queen leaning slightly over her form, with the pillow in hand.
"You love him. Do not be afraid of this feeling, there is nothing wrong about it. Do you feel more comfortable around him, when you are alone with him? The feeling, of wanting to remain beside him or hide behind him because you feel more secure?" She asked, laid the pillow down behind Akasma and kept that motherly look in her eyes.
"Mmmhmm..." The pallid Aeronan nodded slowly, looked away and snuggled closer to her kitten.
"Hmhmhmhm...~ Well, I have a surprise for you in the far future. In a few months, I am certain you know what month it will be.~" She smiled, stood from her seat and clasped her hands together in front. Akasma being unaware that the 'surprise' for her birthday, had something to do with Whis and her...
Akasma quickly perked up and smiled excitedly, making Chime do the same from her sudden action. "My birthday!" She exclaimed happily, blushed and had an open smile.
"Exactly, I found out about it when I was able to contact my bodyguard long ago. It is going to be a big surprise, so I hope you will enjoy it. Now...dinner will be ready soon and so will our training session, will you be alright? Being in the condition you are in, I fear it will harm your training..." She frowned, tilted her head to one side and examined her features.
"Y-Yes...I...I'll be ok... I...just don't know, if I'll be able to e-eat...d-dinner straight..." Akasma replied, just to hear the Queen chuckle at her shyness. She blinked in wonder, watching Caressla giggle with her eyes shut.
The Queen opened her eyes to the shy woman and kept that gentle smile upon her lips. "Then I will be sure, to rearrange your seating position. You will be sitting next to Whis, from here on.~" Those words made Shigiyuki's entire body turn beat red, just thinking about being next to him made her almost want to faint. "If I push them two a bit further, they will surely get together." Caressla said in her mind. "Now, I must be off. You have to master the element of fire perfectly with your kunai and ground. You will pass with ease, I assure you... You will only have to master three sub elements, afterwords; Though you have already mastered lightning/electricity and ice, all you really must perfect is lava. Then, I will teach you how to transform." She said and seen Akasma nod in response.
"Alright...I..I will be there, don't worry!" She exclaimed with a serious look in her eye, she really needed this...to learn the transformation and to get stronger.
"I will see you at dinner, then. Whis will come get you, when it is ready." She stated and turned to leave, with a content smile.
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At dinner, Whis and lord Beerus were sitting side by side again but this time, Akasma was on the other side of Whis in a blushing mess. The teal man was rather enjoying her being beside him, because he kept humming in delight to himself as he ate. The Queen kept eyeing both males, whilst taking slow bites of her food. "So, from seeing it yesterday...lord Beerus also flirted with her. Kissing her hand was proof alone, that he wanted to woo her. Perhaps a 'talk' with him, will suffice before I go and train my niece. Akasma does not seem at all interested in his lordship, yet he continues to persist even though he knows she does not feel the same way. Hmm...yes, I must talk with him later." She mentally noted and peeked over at a flustered Akasma. She smiled, seeing that her plan from earlier was going smoothly.
Shigiyuki kept taking tiny bites of her vegetables then from her fruits. Just smelling his intoxicating scent next to her, seeing his handsome features and beautiful purple eyes, made her heart race ninety miles per minute... She tried so hard not to look over at him, because every time she did...he was looking straight at her with a triumphant look. "I...I feel so dizzy..." She stated mentally and began to sway, soon leaning over to the side and laying directly on Whis's shoulder. From just feeling the contact, she immediately sat back up straight and widened her eyes. Right away, she continued to eat and a bit too fast mind you...
Whis just chuckled at her behavior, he was so happy that she was in such a state...over him. He leaned in close to her, smirked and whispered. "I'm happy, you haven't denied me so far.~" He cooed in a seductive voice, making her freeze then suddenly faint. He blinked then frowned but, got replaced with an amused smile. "Please excuse us.~" He spoke up and stood from his spot.
"Nah sit, I'll take care of her..." Beerus was next to speak and he too, stood from his spot. He walked around his teacher, was about to lift Akasma up but was stopped when Caressla chimed in.
"Lord Beerus, we must talk...soon... Allow Whis to carry her, our conversation is far more important." The said Queen spoke and frowned a bit. Seeing the cat eye her angrily and grumble, he nodded anyway and crossed his arms. Whis had looked her way and nodded a 'thank you' towards her, before walking over and picking her up. "Whis, we must speak privately, so go ahead and wait outside the room when you are done returning my niece to her chambers.
"Alright.~" Twas all the teal man said, as he walked off with Akasma in his arms.
Now that the two were alone, the Queen sat back against her seat and politely placed both her hands on her lap. She closed her eyes and let the silence fill the air, for a moment. "Lord Berus, why do you continue to try and woo my niece, when it is clear she has no interest?" She asked and waited patiently for his answer.
"Hey, I tried ignoring this feeling I have! It's not easy to ignore something like this, ya know! How would you like it, if you had feelings for someone but your mentor was winning her over?!" He asked angrily and gritted his teeth, with one foot forward.
"I would feel rather disappointed that my love interest chose another but, I would still accept it...because their happiness would be the upmost importance to me. As long as she is happy, would you still not accept such a thing?" She said, not once opening her yellow Aeronan eyes to him.
"She still blushes when I flirt with her! To me, that's a step closer!" He barked back, with clenched fists and dangerously narrowed slits.
"A step closer...to being burned. If you go any further, my lord...you will only end up hurting her instead... She loves Whis and he loves her, would you truly try to break that just so you could have her as your mate...?" She opened her eyes at the word 'mate' and gave him the most dangerous glare, he has ever seen her with.
He began to growl now, then soon...he...turned and smashed the large table she sat in front of and had it shatter to the floor. That was all he did, before leaving without saying another word. Having the furious expression, she could tell he was up to something...and she felt as if that something was bad.
She stood from her spot, walked around the table and went to follow where he was going. "I do hope he is not planning on confronting Whis, about Akasma..." She said in her mind, as she tailed him without him noticing. She kept both her presence and ki lowered, so that he couldn't sense her at all.
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Hehehehehe!~" Akasma giggled as she played with her kitten. Whis had already left to try and find Beerus, after placing her on the bed. Once she woke up though, she began playing with her kitten and was now using the cat toy. She rose the dangling cat toy in the air and watched Chime jump repeatably after it, hearing her tiny mews and huffs when she'd blow out air from her nose. "You can do it Chime!~" She encouraged and saw her fluffertins jump once more, successfully grabbing the toy with her claws. "Hahahahaha, you did it!" She cooed, picked her up and snuggled her. They were on the floor and Akasma was on her knees.
"Enjoying yourself, are you?" A deep voice occurred near the door, making her peer over to it and see the feline himself. He was leaning his shoulder inside the door frame, a frown evident and intently gazing eyes was on her form.
"Y-Yes! S-She is very energetic tonight!" Her response didn't even make him smile, he just kept his eyes locked onto her.
"Don't you think it's time to put her in her crate...? She ate already, I'm sure and it's night time." He said, with that unchanging expression of his.
She looked over at him, knitted her brows and shook her head, she didn't want to lock her darling kitten up...she never does that, unless she leaves the room. Something was off about him, she had a bad feeling... Something was saying to get out of there and run for it. "I-I always let Chime sleep with me, w-when I go to bed...she's my kitten." She blinked, sheer concern in her eyes and confusion. He only grumbled, walked towards her and grabbed the kitten by the neck. "CHIME!" She cried out, he then rushed to put her in the crate that rested in the corner of the room and faced her directly.
His tail swayed, kept that frown and paced towards her. Her eyes widened when he pushed her on the wall and held her hands against it. Her eyes widened, she struggled to get her hands free and even kicked her feet to try and push him away. "L-Let go, please!" She yelled out, she was scared out of her mind... What made her even more devastated, was when he forcibly planted his lips on hers. He ignored her...pushed his body against hers more and was about to wrap his tail around her waist, when Caressla's voice echoed behind him...
"LET GO OF MY NIECE, THIS INSTANT!" She yelled out, pure rage was in her eyes once she found out what he was up to... Seeing the feline slowly look over his shoulder after breaking the kiss, she was able to see...tears down her cheeks. Now that...threw her off...but what she wasn't expecting...was for Whis to appear and knock the cat out.
Akasma slowly slid down the wall, tears brimming her eyes even more and had a hard time seeing the teal Angel through her blurry vision. "Akasma, are you alright?" Whis questioned in a slight panic and Caressla questioned in a worried tone. He seen her squint her eyes, making more tears fall and emit a few 'hics'.
She cried, rushed up to Whis and hugged him for dear life. She felt his arms wrap around her frame, making the feel of comfort and security engulf her mind. "Thank yooouu...!" She managed to spit out, in midst of her cries. Both Whis and the Queen were angry but, relieved that they managed to catch the cat in time before anything further happened...
"Tomorrow morning, we will continue our training...you must rest... Tonight though, Whis I wish for you to remain here and be by her side. She needs reassurance right now..." She frowned and held a sad feature, she knew his actions would burn him but...Beerus didn't take the warning...
"It would be for the best, Akasma...would you care to explain what happened after I return my lord to his room?" He asked, watched as she looked up at him and nodded. "Alright..." He simply added and stepped away. He grabbed the feline by the back of his neck, disappeared and soon reappeared not long after.
"Goodnight, I will see you in the morning..."Caressla stated and kept that pained look on her face, it had a mixture of sympathy and anger. Soon, she left and allowed those two to be alone.
After Chime was let back out, she explained everything that happened and how he never let go of her. She was so frightened, she wasn't even expecting him to pin her like that... Once the whole explanation was over, Whis was a bit furious that he did that. He was just glad nothing else went down...so he laid there, watching her fall asleep against his chest in a curled up position. "Lord Beerus, you had better have had a VERY...good reason behind that..." His mental voice echoed, as his eyes remained on her sleeping form.