Pure Intentions? Chapter 7
Several hours later, after having consumed her dinner and dessert, Teela found herself sitting alone on a lounge chair on her balcony. Although it was cold, she was immune to the frigid air as she had drank way too much wine. She felt drunk. Adam had to walk her back to her rooms and help get her into bed.
Smiling, she recalled the awkwardness of the situation. Adam didn't know what to do with her. He kept mumbling to himself about inebriated women and how difficult they were to handle. Off course she wasn't heavily drunk, just slightly intoxicated because she drank her glass of wine too fast. Adam gave his best effort to make her comfortable on her bed, but every time he got one part of her body under the covers, she would purposefully move another part out.
Watching him from slits between her eyelids, Teela inwardly laughed. She was testing him, to see if he would slip up and act more like 'He-Man' in order to get her into bed. What she really wanted to do was pull him under the covers with her, kiss him, and see if he reacted. If he did, then her suspicions would be confirmed. Her mind immediately chastised her calling her a hussy, because she was willing to sleep with this man who didn't respect her enough to tell her the truth after five years of leading her on. Calling on years of self-discipline, Teela eventually threw him out of her room without giving him an excuse.
Perplexed, he left her half hanging over her bed and walked out of her room. As soon as she was alone, she climbed out of bed, changed into a pair of cotton pajamas now that she wasn't going to have a nightly visitor, and went to sit on her balcony. With her head resting in her palms, Teela thought about all the times He-Man visited her in her rooms after a day of intense fighting leading to passionate love making.
Suddenly, Teela's thoughts stopped in their tracks. 'If Adam is He-Man, does he know that we were lovers or is he not aware of He-Man's actions?', she thought. Raising her head, she noticed the faint outline of the dawning light of the sun on the horizon. She had spent many hours contemplating her next moves. Before, turning in to bed Teela wondered what Adam was doing.
Returning to his private rooms once again, Adam was too wired to sleep. He decided a good patrol around the Palace perimeter would help ease his anxiety. Quickly transforming, he left his room through a set of hidden passageways. Walking underneath Teela's balcony he noticed a light was on in her room. He remembered closing all the lights before he left her room. Highly intrigued, he silently climbed a tree outside of her window. Reaching her balcony's level, he saw her sitting alone on her balcony her head supported in her hands.
Ahhhh, so his beautiful bodyguard was not asleep. She seemed lost in thought. Every now and then she would raise her head look out into the horizon and sigh. She seemed so small against the massive Palace walls and so alone. He longed to join her. He consoled himself that if all went according to his plan, he would soon be able to hold her through the night. Deciding that he spied on her enough for one evening, he made his way down the tree and completed his patrol.
Changing back to his birth self just outside of the entrance to the hidden passageway, he entered it and made his way to the kitchen area for some chocolate cake. The prince really loved chocolate cake and he indulged in it every chance he got. He knew that Chef Allen had made a special cake for his birthday, which was shared among those present during the lavish birthday dinner given in his and Adora's honor. Due to his private dinner plans with Teela, he didn't have any of it.
Pulling it out of the refrigerator, Adam cut himself a large piece, put in on a plate, and sat on a stool enjoying his birthday cake during the pre-dawn hours. The richness of the cake soon left his mouth dry. Deciding a tall glass of ice cold milk would fix his problem, Prince Adam poured himself some. Turning around to place the glass on the kitchen island, he almost dropped it when he noticed he was not alone. Framed within the kitchen's doorway with a light reflected behind her, stood no other then the woman who captivated his thoughts day and night, clad in warm comfortable cotton pajamas, the top part half tucked into her pajama bottoms in disarray. Her long copper-colored hair was piled high on her head, held in place by a night cap, her feet encased in fuzzy bunny-headed slippers.
Adam stared at her. 'What was she wearing?', he thought. He knew that this was not her customary getup, as Teela usually wore very sexy nightwear. Continuing to stare at her, he watched as she made her way over to the freezer, opened it and pulled out a pint of her favorite ice cream. Teela's favorite was plain old vanilla, a juxtaposition to her personality as there was nothing 'vanilla' about her. Definitely not in bed he thought, beyond the first couple of times they made love. From then on, she displayed a fiery passion and sexual techniques he only dreamed of when he was a teenage boy, first coming into puberty.
Teela brought the entire ice cream container to the counter, pulled out an ice cream scoop, and joined him. Scooping some of the frozen cream into a waffle cone, she brought it up to her lips which she licked with the tip of her tongue. Opening her mouth wider, she extended her tongue so that she lapped up the frozen cream, coming to its tip she gingerly brought her mouth closed over it, putting it entirely in her mouth. Pulling her head back, Teela moved the tip of her tongue to lick her lips cleaning them from the icy mustache gracing her heart-shaped lips. All this time she kept her eyes on him, particularly as she drew circles with her tongue around her lips teasing him, watching his Adam's apple bob up and down with his forceful swallows.
Seeing that she had his full attention in more than one body part, Teela shrugged her shoulders, jumped off the stool and left the kitchen taking her ice cream cone with her. 'He definitely felt the power of attraction between us', Teela realized. Teela smiled to herself as this was the first time Adam had openly showed desire for her. 'I'll find out the truth soon enough', she vowed as she walked slowly back to her room continuing to lick her ice cream cone.
Adam couldn't move. The pain from his engorged manhood left him needing an extremely cold shower, the deliciousness of the chocolate cake forgotten. It took all of 'He-Man's' willpower to keep him from going after her, pick her up in his strong arms, and carry her back to his bedroom.
Morning came quickly, bringing with it an attack from Skeletor. The evil warlord attacked Castle Grayskull before the breakfast hour. Adam found himself fighting his nemesis on an empty stomach, mind devoid of any sleep, and a pain in his groin that he couldn't relieve. He was glad for the intense levels of energy his transformed state afforded him.
Sitting atop Battle-Cat, he brought his broadsword across his chest, blocking Skeletor's magical ray meant for the jawbridge. Jumping off his feline companion while simultaneously sheathing his sword, He-Man made a head-on run towards Skeletor tackling him to the ground. The two fiercely grappled for control of the Havoc Staff. Finally, getting his hands on it He-Man somersaulted over the Lord of Destruction's prone form, lifted his heavily muscled arm over his head and flung the magical staff miles away.
Performing a kick-up, Skeletor now stood at his full height uttering, "You may have won this time, you muscled-bound fiend, but I'll have access to Grayskull one day", as he vanished in a cloud of smoke.
Turning to his companion, Grayskull's Champion spoke "Let's go Cat, I really need to get some sleep before my father expects me to go wife hunting." Hopping onto Battle-Cat's back, He-Man turned them in the direction of the Royal Palace. As Battle-Cat reared on his hind legs before beginning his trek back home, He-Man heard the ghostlike voice of the castle's guardian calling for him. Turning to look at the castle, he found the Sorceress leaning out of a parapet calling his name. Even though he was bone-tired, He-Man couldn't ignore her request.
Pulling on Battle-Cat's harness, He-Man changed direction entering the old stronghold wondering if the Sorceress needed his services for anything else. Entering the Throne room, he found her sitting serenely on her throne studying him as he walked toward her.
"Greetings, Warrior." "Please change into Adam", the winged guardian requested.
Immediately obliging, He-Man pulled out his sword held it high over his head as he uttered the words that would transform him into his birth self. As he did so, he noticed that the Sorceress stood up and made her way slowly down the stairs to come stand before him. He wondered at her weird actions.
Placing a warm hand on his shoulder the ethereal guardian asked, "Why have you broken my daughter's heart, Adam?"
Bringing his hand behind his head, he rubbed his nape as his eyes wondered around the room, as he was unable to form a response or look at the Sorceress. 'She knew!', he realized. 'All this time, she knew I was consorting with her daughter and she never said anything!' 'Why is she asking me about this now after all these years?', he thought to himself. 'Am I not allowed to have a private life?'
Smiling at him she entered his mind to answer him, 'Adam you know I can read your mind.' 'I feel her pain and yours.' 'Yes, you are allowed a private life but this concerns my daughter.' "Prince Adam, please answer me", she commanded aloud.
Due to the respect he held for Grayskull's guardian, Adam had no choice but to answer her. "It was necessary Sorceress, as I don't want to sneak around to be with her anymore." "My father commands that I marry, but how could I do so if my heart belongs to your daughter and she is not aware of my feelings?", he asked.
"So you think breaking up with her as He-Man is the key to getting her to love you as Adam?", she questioned him with a note of sarcasm.
"I hope so", he answered. "Otherwise, I'm screwed."
"You may already be 'screwed' Adam", she warned surprising him with her use of his slang term. He had never heard her speak like that before. He could clearly see where Teela got her fiery disposition.
Smiling at his show of surprise, she continued "How do you plan on succeeding in your plan?" "You cannot tell her the truth, my Prince."
"I won't disclose anything to her, I understand the necessity of hiding the truth from her", he responded.
"So how?", she asked.
"By having her do her job, she is my bodyguard after all", he responded not filling in the holes to his plan beyond that.
The Sorceress understood that he was hesitant in sharing his plans with her, because after all she was her mother. Comprehending how awkward it must be for the Prince to be talking to her about it, she didn't ask for more clarification. Rather she stated, "Let me know if you need my assistance, Your Highness."
"You would help me?", he asked incredulously.
"In any way you need me", the Sorceress said with a smile. "I prefer that you formally court my daughter Adam, then the way the two of you have been meeting in secret." "Did you think I didn't know?"
"Ah, Sorceress….um", were the only words he could utter.
"As good as you are hiding your personality with your 'act' Adam, you are terrible in hiding your feelings for my daughter." "It's quite obvious to me that the two of you are in love." "I already knew of your father's wishes for you to marry soon." "I give you my blessing in your pursuit of my daughter", she said with a smile once again shocking him with her words.
Humbled, he responded "Thank you", before turning and leaving the old castle.