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Chapter 12

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Previously:

She seemed to have no choice and, while she might regret it, came to a decision. She sucked in a breath and turned to look at Austin.

"Alright, I want you to listen and I want you to listen well." She firmly stated. Austin was a little taken aback it, but nodded his head in understanding.

"I've come to a decision that may or may not favor us both."

Ally's POV:
I could see Austin suck a breath in as he waited for what I had to say.

"After listening to your story, I will admit I admire your determination. That being said I also find it incredibly creepy that you all but stalked me for the majority of my life." I watched as he sunk a little in his chair. "I should demand that you take me immediately home without even batting an eyelash," He sank even more into his chair, "but," he perked up a little. "I will say that I do wish to stay here." His face went from a full frown to a full blown smile.

"You will? You'll stay here with me?!" He said, all ready to fully jump out of his chair and embrace her. Oh, who are we kidding, he did it anyway. Ally felt a blush come to her face as Austin pulled her closer to him.

Ally was only dressed in a sheer nightgown and she was afraid of the closeness that was between them. If he pulled her any closer, he would be able to feel her breasts pressed against his chest and that was the last thing she wanted. She needed him to be focused when she said the rest of what she had to say. Ally was finally able to disentangle herself from Austin and calm him down enough to continue.

"As I was saying, yes I will stay here, but I have a few conditions of my own."

"Whatever it is, whatever I have to do, I will if you will stay." Austin quickly interjected.

"I wish to do the same as you; bridge the gap between my world and yours, but I also wish to learn about more about magic. I hope that I will be able to continue my magic lessons with Avion and grow in that ability."

"I was never going to stop your lessons. What happened back there with Brooke is a sure sign that your magic is growing and when you rule by my side, you'll need to be able to control it a lot better in the future." And now we step into the next condition.

"About that, I don't know if I'm ready to take that kind of step when I don't really know you." He looked perplexed by what I said, so I decided to explain it a little better. "Austin, you may have been watching me my whole life, again creepy, but I don't know anything about you. I don't know who your parents are, what your likes and dislikes are, how you became king and stuff like that."

"That's why I wanted to wait till the next full moon to marry you. Yes, I've watched you, but I want to know more than what I already know." He told me.

"How long do we have until then?" I asked. I needed to get a good range of how long I have to think of a plan to convince Austin to let me go home.

Austin may be a somewhat good guy and I know his feelings for me could be real, but he has to realize that he can't keep me here forever. I need my parents to at least know that I'm okay. Even if it were just one visit a month, anything to let them know I was alive and well. Austin wouldn't deny me that would he?

"Normally, it's only a month, but time and space passes differently here. In Eldarin, we have exactly 8 months to plan what many hope will be an extravagant wedding." Oh boy, only 8 months to convince him, huh? I think I can manage something in that time, but I'll have to be quick and sneaky about it.

I don't exactly like being sneaky or use underhanded methods, but it was probably going to be the only way this would work. Dear God, at least let something I do work out in my favor.

"Well, let's focus on getting to know each other a little more before we start planning any kind of wedding. My last term is one that I hope you will really listen to because if not, there is no deal."

"Alright, what is it?" I braced myself for what was to come next.

"I wish to send my parents letters to reassure them that I'am okay." He gave me a skeptical look and I began afraid he would say 'no'. "I won't tell them your plans or anything of that nature, I'll only tell them that I'm doing fine and not to worry about me. Please Austin, you have to realize how much it hurt my parents when you took me away. All I ask now is to give them some reassurance." I was practically pleading with him, tears beginning to form in the corners of my eyes. I heard him give a defeated sigh.

"Alright," He said. I felt my mood instantly brighten, "But, I will read all the letters beforehand just to be sure that you're staying true to your half of this bargain." I breathed a sigh of relief. He was going to let me contact my parents and I couldn't ask for anything more. Until,

"Well, since you have some conditions, I have a set of my own."

Oh no, that did not sound good at all.

Austin's POV:

I listened to everything she had to say, so now she had to listen to what I have to say. She may think it's that easy; give me her demands and expect me to just follow them, but I'm smarter than that. Along the way, she would find a loophole in our agreements that could result in her leaving or escaping this place. I needed to make sure that would never come to fruition.

The shocked look on Ally's face told me everything. She didn't expect me to say that and to be honest, neither did I. The thought came to me while she was talking and I had decided there needed to be even playing field between us.

"You do?" I heard her reply back. I leaned forward a little more on the bed, balancing on my elbows as I did.

"Yeah I do. First of all, when I talk about getting to know you, I really mean it. You and I will always have our meals together, sleep in the same bed and, if I see fit, accompany you to your magic lessons." I leaned a little more forward as she began to lean farther back. "If my demands are met, then you will be denied your own freedoms." I smirked at her as I leaned forward enough that I kneeling on the bed and Ally was flat on her back.

I could see her entire body go stiff as she stared up at me, but that determined look on her face never left. She gave me an identical smirk back,

"Alright, well then, it seems we both have demands that are reasonable, but let it be known that if either of us fails to meet the other…"

"What, we get to do something to the other?" I said, waggling my eyebrows at her.

"No, if you don't hold up your end, then you let me return to my family." She seemed more assertive about this demand. I had never seen this side of Ally in all my years of watching her and I've got to say, it's kind of a turn on.

"Return to them for just a month or did you have something else in mind?" I knew she would throw in a loophole and I knew how to counteract it.

"No." Huh? "It will be a monthly visit and you may accompany me as well, if you choose to, but you cannot interfere in it. A monthly visit is all I'm asking for." I paused to think it over. It wasn't exactly against it; the only problem I have is her family trying to keep her and I apart. But, if it will make her happy and agree to my terms, then I have to give in.

"I think I can do that as long as you know that if you don't uphold your end, then you submit to me." There's that look of shock I've come to know and love. "That's right; you can't withhold me from my rights as your fiancé and master. Remember you are the price your father paid for the potion."

"So, what does that have to do with this?" She spat back. I softly chuckled and brought my right hand up to caress her cheek. She tried to move away, but I kept her locked underneath me.

"As the price, you are, by contract, mine to do with as I please. If I wanted to I could have my way with you right now and you wouldn't be able to stop me." I leaned forward, my lips just inches from hers, "But, I was raised better than that and as I said before; when I make love to you, it will be because you want it as much as I do, not by force." I pulled back and sat up straight, pulling her up with me, and walked over to the large windows.

I pulled the curtains apart and turned back to face her.

"Now, we have set our terms and consequences, should you choose to accept, we will both be honor bound to uphold our ends." I said. Ally, still a little shocked, managed to shake it off a little and, shakily, got to her feet. She collected herself and proceeded to walk towards me.

She stood in front of me, her chest puffed out as she looked up at me with her arms crossed over and looking me directly in the eyes.

"And we agree that if one of us should fail to do so, we will fulfill the others losing demands." And with that she stuck her hand out, "So, do we have an agreement?" I smirked at her, looked down at her hand, and grasped it, shaking in agreement.

"We have an agreement and may the best one win." I told her.

"Oh, I intended to." She told me back.

We'll see about that, baby, we'll see about that.

An agreement between these two has been struck, but what will happen in the end? Will Austin win and keep Ally? Will Ally win and be able to return home?

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