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*Breakfast in the morning at the dining room...*

Me: Neil, any idea if Nike and Livi are coming soon? They sure are late.

Neil: I don't know why they're taking such a long time. *checks watch* Shall I go and get them?

Me: *shakes my head* I've a pretty good idea of what they're busy doing now. *smirks* Just leave them alone and serve me breakfast first. XD

Neil: *gets what I meant* Okay.

Rated M for this chapter, just to be safe. :P

~ Chapter 6 A Spicy Morning ~

It was a peaceful afternoon. An azure sky dotted with clouds like whipped cream could be seen when she stared upwards. The sunlight shone down, soaking its warmth into her skin while a gentle breeze blew against her face.

She was brought back into the past, back to the time where she had first arrived in the Sun Kingdom and was beginning to settle down here. She had encountered the ministers and ambassadors when she was in the garden with Neil. They mocked her for being Livi's wife and their words spited her. However, Livi soon interfered and saved her from any further taunting.

She was extremely grateful towards him. But afterwards, he demanded her to take responsibility for all the commotion that she had caused. She sweatdropped nervously as she waited for him to make his request.

"I see... This is what you mean by taking responsibility..." she mumbled.

She laughed nervously to herself because she actually thought that he meant something else. Like a punishment or something bad. However, she didn't expect him to lie down on the grass and place his head on her lap.

"Hmm?"

"Nothing. I just thought you would demand for something weird, instead of this," she replied him. An uncomfortable laughter slipped out of her mouth.

"If I did," he questioned her, "would you do it?"

Her cheeks flushed scarlet immediately. "B-baka!" she exclaimed. "Of course I won't-"

Livi sat up quickly and turned around to push her shoulders down onto the ground, his body on top of hers. Taken aback by his sudden actions, she stared up at him in shock and noticed that his eyes held nothing but mischief.

What's he doing!? A-and I don't remember this happening in the past at all!

"You aren't being honest at all," he whispered to her. His eyes trailed all over her face as his eyes shone brightly with naughtiness.

"Well, I'll give you what you want then..."

He lowered his head and leaned towards her. Nike started to panick while her heart was beating ridiculously. She squeezed her eyes shut and braced herself for what was going to happen next.

Something warm touched her forehead, followed by her eyelids, cheeks and jaw. She shifted in his arms, but her eyes were still shut tightly. She refused to open and see Livi's face since she knew that he would laugh at her while she was blushing madly. It was so embarrassing.

Besides, that wasn't the only reason. As much as she hated acknowledging this, a part of her was really enjoying the pleasant kisses and she was afraid that this would all end if she opened her eyes.

Oh gosh, was this Livi's plan all along? To make her die from blushing and embarrassment? No wonder she sensed a doomed future for herself when she first stepped foot into this castle. She didn't know a life full of surprises and Livi's 'torture' awaited her.

Okay, thinking twice, marrying Livi wasn't all that bad after all. She has come to love him deeply and the people in the kingdom. And she would give up anything in the world just to be with him. He has already become a part of her soul and nothing would change that forever.

The kisses paused. "Good morning, Nike." Livi's voice greeted her happily, but his words made her go all confused.

Huh? Why was he saying that when it was afternoon?

Her eyes opened swiftly and she realized something shocking. Her surroundings have changed and she was no longer in the garden. Instead, she was back in her own room. She propped herself up on her elbows immediately, throwing Livi off guard as he was lying on top of her.

WAIT. So it was really a dream after all? But the kisses were REAL!?

She looked up at Livi, before her eyes shifted to the doors, where the tables and chairs were blocking it. Memories of the previous day's events flooded back into her mind and her eyes grew wide.

"How did you get in!?" she demanded. She was positively sure that there were no other ways he could have entered. She made sure that she has blocked all entrances the night before. The baffled princess also realized that she must have fallen asleep right after that, and Livi must have snuck in somehow.

"Are you really normal? Or are you hiding something from me? Like you actually possess magic powers and you got in here using them!" she exclaimed loudly. All the words that came out of her mouth sounded ludicrous, but what else could possibly explain how Livi manage to get into her room?

She glanced down at herself, noticing something even more shocking. She sucked in a deep breath before screaming out loud in horror.

"AHHHHHH! WHO CHANGED MY CLOTHES?"

She grabbed the covers and covered herself tightly, as though she was exposed naked. Well, she was really naked considering whoever had changed her clothes and saw her nude.

No, no, no... Not him!

As much as she hated it, the answer was obvious. She stared wide-eye at him in horror and he grinned back at her. Her fingers gripped the covers tighter to her body.

"IYADAAA!"

Her hands reached for a pillow and she threw it at him. He easily dodged every single one, much to her annoyance. His grin grew even wider when there was none left for her to throw. She breathed heavily through her nostrils while her face was super red in anger and embarrassment.

"Calm down, Nike. There's nothing for you to be embarrassed about," he told her nonchalantly. A vein popped on her forehead instantly.

"Of course it is! It may be nothing to you, but it's embarrassing for me!" she retorted. She still couldn't really accept the fact that he had changed her clothes for her! And without her permission!

"How much have you seen?" she demanded.

"Everything," he replied her casually. Horror overcame her and she gaped at him. He saw everything!? How was she going to face him now?

He shook her head at her and made a 'tsk tsk' noise. "We're already husband and wife, so this sort of stuff should be natural to us," he replied. "You've seen me naked umpteen times anyway." Hearing this, she blushed even harder.

He stuck out a tongue at her. "Get used to it, Nike."

His teasing tone made her even more flustered and the deep blush spread from her head to her neck. "Y-you-" she began stuttering at the same time when he smirked at her.

"Get out!" That was all she told him for she didn't know what else to say. Her embarrassment and anger haven't subsided yet, and she didn't really want to see him in this manner.

"I can't." He gestured to the blocked entrance.

"Then get out through the way you got in!"

He pouted at her like a child. "I don't want to," he complained.

Awww that's so cute... No, wait. Don't get distracted by him!

She slapped herself inwardly to snap out of her distraction and focus on the situation. Livi edged closer to her and she narrowed her eyes at him. He stopped himself, but a smile was playing on his lips.

Throwing up her arms, she sighed exasperatedly.

"How did you get in?" She was really, really curious about that, and she was planning to push him out of her room after he told her how he got in.

He smiled smugly at her and pointed at the balcony doors. "I climbed down."

"HUH!?" Her jaw dropped. "That's really dangerous! You could have slipped and fell!" she scolded him. If he wasn't careful, he could have been...

"That's not gonna happen. I won't die that easily," he assured her confidently, knowing what she was worried about. She opened her mouth to retort back, but he stopped her. "It was worth risking my life just to see you." His bold words made her heart skipped a beat.

"If you don't want me to do it again, then don't block the doors the next time."

Her mouth opened once more, but no words came out. She shut her mouth and remained silent instead, thinking over if she should just give in. She knew that if he said that he would do it again, he would. Nothing would stop him. He was just that crazy...

Fine, she would! She didn't want him to fall to his death if he attempted to climb down again to reach her balcony. She eyeballed him before releasing a defeated sigh.

He beamed at her, knowing that he has won. She huffed irritably at him and got off the bed. Livi's eyes followed her every movement. "Where are you going?" he asked curiously.

"I'm going to shower," she replied. Her voice still held annoyance. Walking to her wardrobe, she took out a set of clothes and headed straight for the bathroom. Before she entered, she turned back and stared at him straight in the eye firmly.

"And don't you dare enter," she warned him.

She shut the bathroom door before he could even reply and leaned back against the door. Placing a hand over her chest, she waited for her heart to slow down. She stood there for a couple of minutes until she felt her heart returned to its regular beating.

That Livi... He sure knew how to make her heart fluttered always. She knew that the effect of the Flower of Desires on him would disappear soon after tomorrow, but this was already more than enough to send her heart thrashing against her chest crazily. She wondered how on earth was she going to survive after a few years later when Livi would be a man and no longer a boy anymore...

Casting away that thought for now, she took in a deep breath to calm herself down and it helped. When she was done, she got off the door and hung her fresh clothes up. She stripped off her light pink night grown - she cringed when she remembered that Livi changed it for her while she was asleep - and placed it in a wooden hamper box. After grabbing a towel from the cabinet, she headed straight for the giant bathtub.

She turned on the faucet and warm water began filling up the bathtub quickly. She placed her towel at the side before stepping in. She sighed pleasantly as she sat down. The water was really nice and soothing on her skin. It seemed to clear her thoughts and finally, her mind was at peace. She leaned back and shut her eyes, enjoying the comforting silence.

A few minutes later, she heard a soft 'click' from the door and someone entered the bathroom. Her eyes flitted open and she sat up quickly, knowing that someone has entered uninvitedly. Her hands hastily grabbed the towel and she wrapped it around her body quickly.

"Livi! Is that you again!?" she called out nervously.

Livi soon emerged with a playful smirk on his face. He has already taken off all his clothes and he stood there completely naked. Her first reaction was to shriek at him to leave as she covered her eyes. A crimson color crawled up her face.

OH SHIT! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!

She heard the sound of water splashing and knew that Livi has stepped into the bathtub. She backed away from him, with her eyes still closed, and moved to a spot that was the furthest from him. However, the handsome King just closed the distance between them easily.

"No, wait! Don't come any closer!" One hand was stretched out to stop him while the other was gripping the towel to her body to prevent it from swimming away.

Smooth, manly fingers laced through hers and held her hand. She gasped in surprise and opened her eyes immediately. She was greeted with a sexy smile from her husband and she blushed even more. Her eyes trailed down from his face to look at his body. He wasn't very muscular but he has enough of them to give him a really hot body.

"Oh, so now you are staring at my naked body? I guess we are even then," he teased. A smile was playing on his lips as he gazed at her sexily.

She snapped her head up and flushed red when she realized what she had done. "What!? NO!" She looked away and tried to remove her hand from his. But he surprised her by pulling her to his chest suddenly and she didn't have enough time to react.

"B-baka! L-let me go!" she cried out. Her hands were on his bare chest while his arms were around her. He smiled at her amusingly with no intention to let her go.

"Take this thing off." He tugged on her towel lightly, but she held on to it even tighter.

"No!" She refused to let him see her body. There were fats on her body and now, she was starting to regret eating too much for the past few days.

"Fine." He frowned and stopped tugging. "I don't get it though, I've seen you naked anyway. You don't have to hide your wonderful body from me." He winked at her.

W-wonderful body? Gosh, no way!

"Besides," he continued. "I haven't forgiven you for locking me out of your room last night. You need to be punished by me." Mischief glinted in his eyes as he gazed at her. She squirmed nervously in his arms for she didn't foresee that coming from him.

"W-what punishment?" Her voice quivered. She was imprisoned in his arms now and there was no way she could escape. Her heart was pounding faster and faster as she stared at his intense, blue eyes.

"Let's begin with this."

His head bent down and pressed his lips against her shoulder. She trembled involuntarily in pleasure and gripped his shoulders tightly for support. He continued on by moving his lips to her collarbone, and then up her neck slowly. Her body grew even hotter and the heat from the warm water added to the temperature of her body. When his lips reached her jaw, a moan escaped from her lips and she slapped a hand over her mouth, shocked by herself.

Livi pulled back in surprise, but his face broke out into a grin. "I see," he said. "You're getting aroused."

Before she could even protest, he crushed his lips against her. At first, she resisted but it was proven to be futile. Her body wasn't reacting like how she wanted it to be and she gave in reluctantly.

She kissed him back hard, her hands reaching up to wrapped around his neck. Neither one of them was breaking the kiss and they continued on for a while more. The bathroom was filled with the sound of the running water, their wild kisses and ragged breathing.

Livi was the first one to break away. "Okay," he gasped. "This is enough for now."

Both of their faces were flushing red and they were breathing heavily. Nike tried to catch her breath while her mind was spinning with excitement. She couldn't believe that she has just kissed him for so long!

OH MY GOSH! WHAT DID I JUST DO!?

He laughed at her mortified face. "Come on, let's go and have our breakfast quickly. There's somewhere that we've to go after that." He pulled her along with him out of the bathtub. She was feeling both glad and disappointed that they didn't continue their little 'smooching'.

"Where are we going?" she asked curiously.

He turned around and placed a finger on her lips, making her legs wobbly from his touch. "It's a secret." He smiled at her and then his eyes trailed downwards at her body.

"Are you trying to seduce me?"

"Huh? What?" She glanced downwards and realized that her wet towel was slipping off her body. Her hands flew up to cover herself properly and embarrassment overwhelmed her. Livi just laughed at her again before turning to leave.

THAT BAKA LIVI!

Translations:

Baka - Dummy

Iyada - No way

Me: *nosebleeds and faints at Livi's hotness*

Neil: AHHH! LOLLI! *runs to me* Guards! Get a doctor here quickly!