The Tyrant's Pet

"I'm sorry if I said something very cruel yesterday; I didn't fully intend to mean it like that and I have no excuse for being so sensitive. Let's not argue anymore. I'm sorry."

The luster in Aries's eyes showed clarity and sincerity. More than being right, she just wanted the two of them to make up. It was not like she believed she was completely right — she wasn't completely wrong either, but was that even more important than their relationship?

Abel's silence slowly pushed her anxiety to soar. He was just staring at her silently, making her wonder what was in his head right now. Was he still that upset? Will he not forgive her anymore? Myriads of thoughts crossed her mind while being under his gaze, and with every passing second he wasn't saying anything, those thoughts grew even more ridiculous and negative.

"Let's makeup, Abel…" came out a tiny voice, clipping the hem of his clothes in between her thumb and index. Her lips quivered as a thin layer of tears coated her eyes. "Don't be angry anymore, darling. I missed you."

Abel fluttered his eyelashes ever so tenderly, peeling her fingers away from his clothes. Seeing this, her heart sank, only for it to skip a beat when he pulled her into his embrace.

"Who said I was trying to win the argument, darling?" his voice was deep and rasped, laced with longing and relief. "And what took you so long to come to me? I thought I was going to wither away waiting for you."

He felt her small body with his large palms, burying his face in her shoulder. Every passing second since leaving her chambers yesterday was pure torture, and everyone around him knew how many times he went back and forth through that underground tunnel to see her, but ended up not going to.

Feeling his chest vibrate against her, a subtle smile resurfaced on her face. She slowly wrapped her arms around his waist, squeezing him mildly and then loosening her grip.

"It hasn't been a day," she humored soothingly.

"It felt a decade for me."

Aries bit her lips to stop herself from laughing. Abel was such a dramatic person and exaggerates things. If only she knew it wasn't an exaggeration, and he actually tried to make it sound less by reducing the time to a decade instead of a century.

"Are we alright now?" she asked. "Or are you still upset with me?"

Abel moved his face, rubbing it on her shoulder. "I forgot," he confessed. "I was even more upset you didn't want to see me. I forgot what we're arguing about."

"Who said I didn't want to see you?" she glanced at him, patting his back mildly. "I was upset, but that doesn't mean I don't love you."

"Good."

His embrace tightened, unwilling to let her go, afraid she would just go. The image of her looking away after chasing him out kept replaying in his head. His eyes cracked open slightly, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Don't do that again, Aries," Abel remarked, holding her shoulder as he drew back to look at her face. "Don't do that again."

"You mean jumping in the middle of the street…" she stopped when he shook his head.

"Don't look away from me again, darling." He cupped her cheek, stretching his thumb to the corner of her eyes. "Or I'll scoop your eyes out and put them in a jar."

Her face stiffened as she unconsciously held her breath. "What?"

"Nothing." Abel smiled, but she knew it was not 'nothing.'

She definitely heard him threaten her, and Aries was certain he meant it. For obvious reasons, the hair behind her neck raised the more she thought about his previous remarks, but squashed it down because she has good faith love conquers all — even his insane thoughts, hopefully.

"I was also in the wrong. So, I apologize, darling." Her thoughts came to a halt when he spoke again. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by the things I had said. I reflected on my actions."

Aries smiled, throwing the random thoughts at the back of her head. "It's alright now. You said it yourself. You aren't trying to win, and neither was I. I didn't quarrel to win, but so we meet in the middle."

"Did we meet halfway?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. "Did we?"

Abel pondered for a moment. "I guess we did."

"Then, that's what's important, yes?" the corner of her lips stretched wider while he nodded in agreement. Aries held his hand that was still cupping her face, blinking in anticipation. "I believe we should be kissing right now."

"You think so?"

"You don't want to?" she asked incredulously. Abel would kiss and make love to her at every opportunity he get, so this truly came as a surprise.

"I'm kidding." He chuckled with his lips closed, bending over to claim her lips. "I would've pinned you against the wall while apologizing — good thing I didn't."

Abel grinned against her lips, taking it as a good decision he didn't pin her against the wall when she asked him to talk. At the very least, they resolved their issue and could make out freely.

"Mhm…" she moaned in his mouth, snaking her arms around his neck. Aries followed his footstep when he took a step forward carefully, keeping her eyes shut, kissing him just as hungrily and ardently as him. When she felt the cold wall on her back, Aries reluctantly parted her lips from his.

She was catching up to her breath as her face turned red from the lack of oxygen.

"Not here," she breathed out a jagged breath while Abel traced kisses on her neck.

"No one's here," he whispered back, pulling her lean waist while propping his knee in between her legs.

Aries clutched his shoulder blades, letting out a short whimper when he bit her shoulder. The warm atmosphere between them just turned hotter in a snap of a finger, and his gentle caress gradually grew rough with a tinge of impatience. But Aries didn't want to complain; she tried, but to be honest, she didn't mind even if they do it in this corridor.

No one was allowed in this forbidden mansion and the other person in this place was in a coma.

"As far as I remember, there are countless rooms in this house for the two of you to do this miracle."

Aries jumped in surprise as her brain went blank upon hearing Marsella's sarcastic voice. Abel also paused, turning to their right. There, Marsella was holding Sunny, looking back at them with a poker face.

Sunny quietly took Marsella's hand to cover her eyes, as that should the adult should do. "Pretty Grandma, you should protect my innocence."

"Animals…" Marsella clicked her tongue, shaking her head incredulously. "This poor baby here is too young to witness such indecency."

"Ha ha… Master… Sunny." Aries smiled awkwardly, slapping Abel's shoulder aggressively to signal him to step back.

"You're just envious I made up with my darling," remarked Abel with a smirk, taking a step back from Aries but keeping her hand in his grip. "If I were you two, stay away from here because I'll make my wife sing all night."

Abel grinned triumphantly, casting Aries a knowing look. "Let's go somewhere no one can interrupt us, darling."

"Uh…"

"If I see that one stone that killed the two birds, I will use it on these lovebirds." Marsella snorted, watching Abel drag Aries away to do the obvious. She then turned to Sunny, removing her hand from the little 'boy's' eyes.

"You seem used to this sort of thing," she pointed out, watching Sunny look up at her almost innocently.

"Grandpa reminds me of my papa."

"Is everyone in this family have an active sex life but me? I hate them all." Marsella rolled her eyes and then tugged the little girl's hand. "Whatever. Let's visit your friend in a coma."

With that being said, Marsella and Sunny proceeded to get into the chambers to examine the king. An activity both of them had been doing to awaken the person who was on a brink of eternal slumber.