A King's White Rose

Chapter 5: Progress

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[ The following Morning ]

The morning sun rose like nothing happened last night. Silence fell in the palace again.

King Valdemar, precious to the court and it's people, was still in bed. Fast asleep till the sun became blinding from his open balcony.

He stifled a growl under his plush of pillows, turning away from it even but yet he had to get up sooner or later.

His doors opened afer two knocks, his real sore strolling into his chambers and stood a few feet away from his bed.

Very wise Vaayn.

"How are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine." Valdemar grumbled. "Those bastards. What did you do with them?"

"Their in the dungeon." He answered back.

Valdemar seethed, skinning his canine in show only to sizzle and die out his flame to calm down. "I'll deal with them..later.."

Vaayn hums. "I was about to say the same. Also..Prince Lixue wants to see you."

Valdemar tsked. "Tell him to not come near me."

"Unnecessary, unfortunately." Vaayn said.

Valdemar was about to retaliate for him to keep Lixue away from him. Plus why does he want to see him?? But that would have gone to deaf ears since Lixue was already coming into his chambers.

Dressed in pants, croseted by his waist. White seethrough cloth from off the corset reached to the floor and flowed as he walked.

High collar blouse top, his chest region held a large whole, showing off his skin. Even his shoulders got some show. And again, that damned face veil.

Lixue held a tray, bowing before the King. "King Valdemar," He straightened. "I see your awake."

Valdemar watched him closely, narrowing his eyes in response before his verbal.

"Vaayn. Leave us."

Vaayn watched between the two, back to Valdemar then at Lixue who gave him a petite smile. He gave up on any objections and nods his head.

"As you wish."

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They were now alone in the room. Their eyes didn't look away from one another, silently trying to figure out the other's intentions.

When the silent space grew to much, Lixue initiated the first conversation.

"Are you feeling well now?"

Valdemar scowled, looking at his own body and up and down Lixue's. "I'm a dragon. Why is everyone asking that?"

Lixue moved closer, placing the tray down. "Because you were injured and ontop of that intoxicated with something."

"Intoxicated?"

Lixue held his both hands at the front of him and watched Valdemar. "I'll keep silent."

"No, keep talking." He demanded, his jawline squeezed tight. Lixue narrowed his own eye muscles. "I was told not to."

"By who?"

"My own intuition."

Valdemar hissed. "You are infuriating!

Anyways, why are you even here?!" Valdemar flew his hands up and got up off the bed. "Aren't you supposed to be away from me and ignoring me?"

".." Lixue silenced. "I should be..But I'm not."

Valdemar looked behind him, watching this omega who seemed in his mind yet serious about the words coming out his mouth.

"You are confusing."

"And so are you. How am I supposed to enjoy my time if your being such a tyrant? Self-cented, unkind and unfriendly."

Valdemar looks away from him, going to his place to dress. "Doesn't matter."

"It does. Without me, the one you run away from, you would have ripped this castle to shreds."

That stopped the Dragon King on his walk for fresh clothes and a new bath. His head snapped to Lixue's direction, a bit of deja vu streaming through Lixue's memories at the sight.

Those red eyes burned a deeper red color. Lethal and yet still beautiful.

"I almost did what?" He gritted, his voice drowned and lower in pitch.

Lixue held his ground as Valdemar was now back in his space and glared at him.

"What happened yesterday?"

Lixue couldn't keep himself from averting his eyes, so much so, answering him. He seemed very concerned and wanted to know everything. So.. Lixue told him everything.

"After the infiltration, you lost yourself to some powder. After that you became mad and violent."

"What?"

"Are you not listening? Those men in that dungeon made you go mad. It would have lasted three days to long."

Valdemar silenced. Looking to the distance as if he replayed all the things in his mind that led to today.

He remembered fighting one of the troops at the time. He got one on his knees, but as he instructed the others and looked back down at the mortal idiot, something misty and nasty smoked into his nostrils.

He was confused and smacked the assholes head into the floor, knocking him out cold.

As soon as he rose up, just to speak with Vaayn, another bastard muttered failing in capturing...the prince. He felt a pulsating beat in his head. Rage. He remembered catching his head as the pain filled his entire body, his eyes felt like it was going to melt out of it's sockets.

Then he lost his body, muffled voices became null and void. His body moved on its own, starting to attack. His body wasn't listening to him and everytime when he yelled for his body's control back he'd be in excruciating pain.

When he roared in pain, his controlled body will shout aswell.

Stop this! Vaayn get them away! What is with me, stop it. I said-ARGHH!

Valdemar had so much pain going through him, his body stopped it's attack, looking for people till a smack of something large hits him.

He blinked but his vision got even more clouded. Before he knew it he was pushed into a room and the sound of something slamming got his attention.

He was trapped and his body seemed even more pissed.

'Good job Vaayn..' He whispered.

Now all he had to do was ignore the pain and get his body back into his control.

Vaayn tried to come into the room and he grew fearful..Vaayn tried talking to him, reassuring but it wasn't working. His body was getting ready to attack.

No no no! VAAYN LEAVE ME AT ONCE!!

Deaf ears.

He couldn't say anything. Anytime he spoke that thing would growl and war cry.

Vaayn narrowly escaped his clawed fingers, only for that doctor man to come in.

Vaayn shouted for him to get out. They were so distracted that his body grabbed a chair and chucked it at them.

They got out of there before the chair even touched them..

Valdemar could only slump against the darkness, relieved they got out of there before they got hurt. Yet, he still needed to gain control of his body.

The pain was to much, for both his body and himself mentally. So..painful!

His screams were loud, agonizing. He trashed the place before his eyes but he couldn't look at it anymore. He tried to get his body to respond, fight his pain, fight it!

"Valdemar..."

Valdemar rose his head to that voice. It echoed through him, a soothing angelic call of his name. His body tensed.

Lixue. No no! Why is he here?! Get out. Get out!

He tried to say. Tried to stop his body from mutilating the omega. He could only watch, watch as Lixue stood there with this monster that is him.

He came closer, his words muffled and he couldn't really tell if he was speaking to him or not.

His body stopped it's growling and Valdemar watched into those tranquil eyes.

Lixue outstretched his hand and that smell..It was coming from him. Sweet, pleasing, calming..

His mind jumbled and then the memory cuts to him taking in that scent glands, having Lixue held against his body as he inhaled that intoxicated smell.

It was as if he was drunk, a new addiction or something. Why..? Why was he feeling like this towards an omega he didn't want any part of?

Why hasn't he been ripped to shreds?! Why was he so interested in this scent..this.. very interesting smell..

Different..Mines, Ours.

Ours?..

Valdemar felt his entire body dropped, the control losing its effect and he felt his body's control going back to him. As if he was dissociated from it entirely.

He rested against Lixue's body a bit more, his parched lips peeled open to whisper his name.

"Lixue.."

Valdemar came back from his memory and held his aching head, he gritted more and almost fell off his feet.

Lixue held his bicep before he completely crumpled to the floor.

"Rest." He said, his eyes, those eyes so enchanting. Valdemar looked to him and let's him set him on the bed bench. Their eyes met again and Lixue padded his face.

"I'm sorry for sounding insensitive...I could see how much you care for your people."

Valdemar blinked his eyes and didn't say anything. It took a while before he opened his mouth.

"No..I should be the one...apologizing."

Lixue glanced back, but Valdemar's attention was down to his feet, his brows squinted and creased.

"I..I don't like company as you can see. And me being dangerous as it is, I tend to want no one by my side. Just-why are you so stubborn? Why did you come into that room? I could have killed you!"

Lixue's face morphed at his words, a frown on his lips just behind that veil.

"I can take care of myself. And I did. I had everything under control."

"You didn't even look like you had a plan." He scoffs.

Lixue folded his arms. "I helped you. It doesn't matter anymore."

"It does to me!!"

"..."

Lixue blinked his narrowed eyes. His admittance was something that confused the omega male. His safety mattered to him..? Nonsense.

"Your just saying that."

Valdemar snarled his teeth. "I am not. I have no reason to lie to."

"But you had a reason to act like I was a germ to you. Or that I was luring you into your bed chambers?? Or that my omega gene was only about being clingy to the first Alpha I see."

Valdemar cringed at those words. His memory smacking him in the head with the words he told him.

How it was his nature. He apparently defied the whole idea of being a damsel in distress. Or an omega hiding away behind an alpha that was an once stronger than another.

He..he was different. Way different. After all he walked into the lair of a raging dragon and calmed and unclouded his mind when he wasn't able to.

"I was truly something..."

Lixue rolled his eyes and goes to grab the tea cup. "Don't bother about it-uh!"

Lixue opened his eyes, back against a hard surface and something else. Someone.

His eyes opened the first he saw were showing chest, opened and stare worthy chocolate skin musculature staring straight at him.

His eyes pierced up, Valdemar leaning towards him, his eyeslides low and sharp. Lixue's breath was caught in his throat.

"Your close.." Lixue said, eyeing him intensely. That unjustified handsome man.

"You can see." Valdemar mumbled.

Lixue scowled, Valdemar giving a itched smile on his lips. That took Lixue by surprise. This man was capable of smiling, well if you can call that smiling.

"What are you trying to achieve?"

"I.." Valdemar looks off to the side, bitting his lip before glancing back to an awaiting Lixue. "I want you to speak with me again."

Lixue rose an eyebrow. "Me? Don't you mean us?" He pointed to himself then to Valdemar's chiseled chest.

Valdemar bellowed in annoyance but takes a sigh. "Yes..I want us to talk again." He fixed.

Lixue could tell that it was painful for him to say that. Either way his expressions seems to get cute when he frowned to his disliking. That soft yet breathtaking facial. His chocolate covered skin giving him that dept, then his eyes..

This was something. They were talking for one. And Valdemar say his childish ways at least. Kinder? It's a slow process.

Lixue smiled and placed his palm onto Valdemar's face. Valdemar's eyes quickly went to him after that contact. And then it happened.

The Elf prince came in, brought his lips as close to his own. Only a few inches away from each other till he whispered again his own.

"It's working progress, my king." Those lips touched his. It wasn't much of a contact since that damned vail blocked it. But he still kissed him. Kissed him.

After that quick contact, Lixue left the room with a smile leaving the King to his thoughts.

Valdemar looked the direction of where Lixue left and placed a finger to his lips.

He was kissed..and yet unsatisfied.. bothered even. He wanted more from that elf prince. Truly he was something. Very much something.

That..brought a smile to his once serious face.