Aide's cold hand roughly touched my neck and sunk down lower to my collar bone, stopping there to torture me. He let go of the kiss and began to nibble my ear.
"I'll never let you go Nel…." He whispered. My throat was clogged up and I could hardly breathe, let alone stand. I wanted him to die with a passion, but I was frozen…I couldn't move!
"A-Al-Albel!" I whispered hoarsely, using every inch of my strength to lift my voice. Suddenly, Aide's eyes widened and he let out a loud roar. I gasped and stepped back from him, shocked and afraid.
"Aaaaaaah!" He shrieked before landing on his knees, reaching for his back.
"Oh I'm sorry good sir, did that hurt?" A familiar man mocked him.
"Albel…" I whispered, though hardly aware. A deep claw mark appeared on Aide's back and blood streamed steadily from it.
"Y-you heathen!" Aide hissed at Albel. Albel simply cocked his head to the side and sneered.
"Is that so? I wonder what you call a man who tried to rape a helpless girl. A maggot maybe? Or maybe a piece of human trash?" The dark-haired man countered.
"Who the hell do you think you are, butting into my business like that?! This is my woman!" Aide hissed vehemently. Albel pointed his claw towards Aide's neck and narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Lies…I don't see any tag that says, 'property of the piece of human trash' do I?" This was the first time I saw Albel use that claw of his. At first I thought it was just for show…but it's a weapon that makes him even more ferocious.
"Nel…are you alright?" Albel asked which surprised me.
"Y-yes…" I replied meekly, still a bit shocked. Slowly, Aide stood up and faced me, with eyes of anger.
"So…you are infatuated with this savage beast Nel?" Aide asked me with an icy voice. I stepped back, growing fearful by the second.
"Get away from her!" Albel hissed and grabbed the collar of Aide's shirt, pulling him away from me. My eye caught something shiny that Aide held in his right hand...a knife.
"Albel, look out!" I shouted.
Albel heard my words just before Aide swung that dangerous weapon around. With expertise, Albel caught the man's arm. Aide glared daggers at Albel, but he seemed completely immune to it.
"Hmph…worm…What's with your obsession with that girl anyway? I don't think anyone could put up with her. For one, she is annoying, for two, she is too feisty, for three, she is a spoiled brat-"
"Shut up!" I snarled at him, temporarily forgetting the situation between the three of us. I finally found my courage once more and stood straight up. In the corner of my eye, I saw Albel smirk, as if he was glad that I finally got myself together.
"I'll report you for this!" Aide threatened. "Fool…who do you think I am? This princess here is under my jurisdiction since I was appointed by the king himself. You report…and it would be your head that comes off." The dark haired man scoffed and shoved Aide against the wall. I knew that Aide was a bit….attached to me, but to think that he'd go this far.
"The king eh? If you didn't know, Nel is my fiancée and to have YOU interfere with our lives means that the king would have YOU put to death!" Aide laughed wickedly. Albel's eyes shined in anger and he charged in, with his claw ready to pierce through anything.
"Albel, don't do it!" I gasped and hurriedly grasped his claw, diverting his attack. Albel's eyes dug into mine, questioning why I did what I did, but it didn't take long for him to understand. I don't want anyone to die by my account.
"Tsk…go home fool…If you go near the princess again, I'll make sure you die." The young man hissed and took me by the hand, leading me away, leaving Aide in a confused and bloody state.
"Albel…thank you." I smiled as we continued to walk down the streets.
"….I'm only doing my job princess." He sniffed. But…if you weren't there…actually, I don't want to think about what would have happened.
"And stop walking off on your own! You cause trouble that way! Like the time when you went to take a bath, I had to get my hands dirty by dealing with that beast and retrieving your clothes!" He snarled menacingly. My face turned several shades of red. He didn't have to say that out loud!
"Albel!" I hissed at him.
"What?!" He responded angrily.
"Stop saying things that embarrass me!" I literally screamed. Many heads turned our way to see what the commotion was.
"Oh? So you want me to compliment you every time instead? 'I'm glad that I was able to serve the princess by fighting a monster that was about to devour her, naked!'"
"You…you bastard! I hate you!" I screamed at him, unaware that I was still holding onto his hand.
"I wonder if there is anyone in the world who could put up with you…" He muttered and continued walking. However, my blood was still boiling! I grabbed one of Albel's cattails and yanked it slightly. He stopped abruptly and turned slowly to face me. His eyes were full of a fury I haven't seen before, which made me regret my action. I could almost feel the fire of his eyes scorch my skin, making me close my eyes, as if trying to shield against the fire.
"My lord Albel!" Albel's subordinate called while running down the street with a parcel in his hand.
"A message from the king of Aquios my lord!" The man panted. Albel let go of my hand to look at the parcel. With a quick scan he tossed it back to his lackey.
"Damn it…" Albel cursed. Concerned, I reached for his arm.
"What happened? Tell me!" I demanded. The young man brushed my hand away and looked into my eyes, with a hint of worry.
"Well princess, it looks like you'll have to stay closer to me. The king, from his intelligence, confirmed that there are assassins after you…from Aquios and Airyglyph itself." Albel stated warily. My eyes widened.
"But…why….why?! Don't both kingdoms wish this war to end?!" I demanded once more.
"Are you stupid? People have their own minds genius. There will always be a group of maggots who don't want this alliance. It's simple enough for a child to understand." Albel sighed, annoyed. This would mean that…Albel won't be able to last…he is but one man against groups of warmongers from both Aquios and Airyglyph!
"…C-can we stay a little longer than three days then?" I asked.
"No…we have to move now. Or main objective is to get you to Airyglyph. Only then would you be safe."
"Safe? Heh…that's a good one…Since when was Airyglyph deemed 'safe'?" I scoffed. Albel simply ignored me.
"We'll be leaving in the morning. The sooner, the better." He concluded.
"…But…"
"No buts. And I would imagine that the human trash would be after you too." Aide? I hope not….I really don't want to deal with him. I reached into my pocket and took out a bottle of clear liquid.
"Albel…since we are to leave soon…take this at night. It will probably clear your wound by morning the doctor said." I explained and handed it to him. He took it, looking a bit suspicious.
"It better not be any sort of sleeping drug…" He muttered. I laughed.
Sorry sorry! It took a while to get my ideas together. Forgive me! Another chapter up! Please RXR! Thank you!