Thorns of a rose

by Shambling human

Many years ago, in the far off land of Hallownest, two souls lived two very different lives; one was a travelling performer that had settled in the town of Dirtmouth and the other lives in a grand palace, the White Palace and was the heir to the throne. Much separated the two but as you'll see, love enjoys to intervein.

14. Ooo honey honey

The smell in the air was blissful. The sweet aroma of the honey spun in the air, all of this was mostly a ruse to mask the greed of the residents. Grimm hopped off of the saddle, guided by the smells of sweet delights. Grimm looked around in wonder "Don't go blowing all your geo already Grimm, we've just arrived" Hollow remarked as he got off the saddle. The air in the hive was humid, some say it's another ploy to sell their pricey drinks due to how frigid they were and others say it's just naturally warm. Either way it was no weather for a cloak so Hollow folded up his and laid it on Highness' saddle "Thanks for the ride Highness" Hollow pat his head before joining Grimm.

Hollow already made a b-line to one of the many lanes full of shops, Grimm quickly following him "Keep up nightmare king~" he chuckled as he ran down the lane. Grimm giggled too as he chased Hollow. The prince skid and stopped at a shop (In true cartoonish fashion) Grimm crashed into him "What's the matter princey?" Grimm looked up to him but Hollow just stared, the knight stepped forward and stared at the display in the shop window. Grimm was confused at first but soon learnt of what Hollow was staring at.

The display had countless beautiful desserts on stands, just looking at makes one's mouth water. "Wow, that's the second most delicious thing I've ever seen" Grimm grinned, Hollow turned to him "Second? What's the first?" Grimm looked Hollow up and down "I think you know what's number one" Grimm smirked playfully. Hollow blushed, this charming little prick couldn't stop flirting with the prince not even in public. Hollow opened the door to the store with great enthusiasm (Enthusiastic door opener), walking over to the front desk with Grimm in tow "Good evenin' gents, what can I do for ya?" The bee working at the counter spoke. "Could we have 1 Cookie and-" he looked at Grimm "Oh right, uhhh same here" The bee placed the cookie wrapped nicely in some paper onto the desk "65 a cookie" Hollow placed the amount on the desk, Grimm watched in shock as someone handed over that much money for 2 cookies. "What's the matter Grimm?" He said as he passed Grimm his cookie "N-nothing" he followed Hollow out of the shop. Grimm looked over at Hollow "Are you about to splash the geo like that all day" Hollow looked back to him "Mmmmmayyyybe~" he giggled, rubbing Grimm's head.

"What's the plan then?" Grimm nommed on his cookie after he spoke. "I was thinking we could go to a nice bar just on the other side of the hive. It's a lovely place, pricey but nice. There's also rentable rooms there too" a small idea popped into Grimm's head "Is the room private?" He innocently asked, Hollow blushed "Well yes, why do you ask?" Grimm smiled "No reason". He chucked the paper from his now very demolished cookie in a small bin "Chop chop princey, we've got a bar to get to" Hollow gave Grimm a small look just thinking to himself "I wonder what kinda drunk he is...I have a few ideas". Hollow folded the paper and put it in his pocket "Fine. I'll walk you over there" Hollow held his hand gently. "Hollooow, I ain't a kid" is what Grimm would've said had he not liked the prince's touch, Grimm just blushed lightly and walked with him.