Anthony POV:

My eyes slowly opened up, I felt my body resting on something soft and comfy, my head laid on an object fluffy, then I realized I slept on my bed.

I never knew how I fell asleep but one thing I can recall was my mind kept on swimming on the thoughts of Aria.

She's like a Mathematics you need to solve an English you need to understand.

Why I'm I saying so?

The way she humbled herself in front of my parents were something I never knew she could do, the way she spoke was so different from a way a maiden would speak. She spoke with elegance and an aura of self esteem.

Her voice were like sweet melodies in my ears, I just couldn't get her out of my head. She helped me when I was in need even after what I did to her, she's just a nice soul.

I made a mistake and therefore I shall apologies for my misdeed.

I gently got up from my bed, it wasn't easy but I did. I washed myself and brushed my teeth, wore my cloths and head out to look for Aria.

And then I sighted her from a far distance. She was in the royal garden and then I quickly walked up to her, she saw me walking towards her and quickly greeted.

"Good morning your highness, I'll leave to make your breakfast".

She quickly said and turned to leave but I held her wrist stopping her from doing so.

"It's not necessary".

"But Why?". She asked with confusion dragging her hand from my grip but I didn't answer.

"You feeling better now?". She asked looking at me in the eyes.

"Sorry you're highness it was a mistake, I won't stare at you again". She replied bending her head low.

"I'm getting better".

"That's good to hear, I'm on my way". She replied leaving my presence.

"Wait".

"Yes your majesty". She asked in anxiety.

"I want to say thanks for helping me out 2 days ago and also apologies for my attitude towards you".

"That isn't necessary your highness, I did what I had to do at the needed time".

"No, you don't get, after my behaviour towards you, you still helped me, not all humans do that in this world. So Aria I'm sorry".

Did I say the sorry word?

"Your highness, I've said it wasn't necessary". She replied a bit tensed her breathing shaking slowly.

"Aria are you okay?". I saw myself asking.

She was red and sweating on a very cold morning, her veins were evident on her light tanned skin, something is wrong.

"I'm fi...fine your highness". Her voice shakes again.

I brought my hands forward to feel her temperature but she kept moving backwards, I quickly held her wrist to stop her movement and placed my hand on her foreehhead.

And oh heavens she was as hot as a red iron. Her temperature could boil a kettle of water.

"Aria, you're running temperature".

"No your highness, I'm fine, seri...ousely I am". She answered moving backwards.

"I got to go". She said.

"Aria, I said I'm sorry for what I did to you, can't you forgive me?". I asked immediately.

"Just leave me alone". She said walking towards the palace entrance.

"Aria you can't just tell me to leave you alone, I'm apologising to you and don't you dear walk out on me". I said holding her wrist once more.

"I said leave me alone". She said almost screaming at me trying to drag her wrist from my grip.

"Why the yelling Aria, I'm just apologising to you why can't you just answer? I want you to answer me now".

(Amelia-law: Hello that's not how you apologies to a lady. I'm annoyed 😠)

She laughed frustratingly and finally dragged her wrist from my hold.

"You want me to forgive you? You want an answer? Okay I'll give you an answer. My answer is No, a big fat No. What is wrong with you? Aren't you tired of frustrating my effort? Seriously, I've tried to stay off you bad side and your lane, I've done everything you want me to do and I always carry out my duties without missing one but what do you do? You embarrass me in front of everyone, you insult me at the slightest opportunity even when I did nothing wrong, you made everyone look at me like a slave, a nobody, you made my life a living hell by making me work non stop and now you're asking for an apology, After what you did you still ask for an apology, your highness I've tried to respect you and also not to respond to you in this way but you give me no other option to do so, I can't accept your apology".

She said those words out trying so hard to hold back her tears. I made her feel such a way. What was wrong with me?

She turned to leave but my hand grip her right hand. Why I'm I doing this?

"I know what I did was wrong, and I'm sorry Aria, I really am". I said as my voiced begged for her forgiveness.

"I said leave me alone ". She screamed at me moving away from me and still turned to leave me.

She dragged her right hand from me as she increased her steps.

"Aria listen to me right now".

"What part of leave me al...".

She cut out of her sentence as her body went limp almost dropping to the floor and I quickly caught her. Her breath kept ceasing.

"Aria". I called out a bit agitated but she didn't wake up.

Her temperature was very high and she became unconscious.

"Aria... Come on don't do this now, wake up".

I said tapping her on the cheeks. But she didn't wake up.

"Guards, guards where are you". I called.

"Yes your highness". One of them out of the three guards answered.

"Go get Mrs. Margaret, Now".

"Yes your majesty". They answered and ran off.

I struggled but gradually carried Aria and entered into the palace. The maidens stared at me surprised as I entered a room. I carefully placed Aria on the bed and then came in Mrs. Margaret.

"Dear, what happened to her?".

"We were at the garden and then she fainted".

"That's serious".

Mrs. Margaret replied and examined her for a while. While she studied Aria she kept shaking her head like she was disapproving something.

"Anything wrong".

"No but Yes".

"Explain your answer 'yes'... "

"Aria is very ill, she is stressed out, she has indigestion and ulser".

"What? How?". I asked

"This is caused by little intake of water and not eating 3 square of meals a day and over stressing the body. The symptoms of this is constant headache and stomach ache.

"So that means she's being skipping meals due to the duties of this palace".

"Yes, you could say that". Mrs. Margaret answered.

This is bad, I stressed her so much till the extent she skip meals. I'm such a bad person.

"Explain your answer 'No'... ".

" Her ulser isn't very harmful, if she constantly eat meals it will definitely heal, she'll need more of protein to carbohydrates and vitamins. Secondly, she needs rest".

"Okay, that's good, I'll make sure of that, anything else?". I asked and she shook her head negative.

Mrs. Margaret left as I stayed behehind waiting for Aria to wake up. Seriously I don't get why I decided to stay with her but one thing I know is, I did this to her so I'll take care of her.

This sudden care I have for her is something I've never expected of me. Then I heard a knock on the door.

The door opened as two girls entered into the room, I've seen them before, I'm very sure they are one of Aria's friends.

If I can remember, their names are you Maya and Clara.

"Good afternoon your highness, we came to see how our Aria is doing". The girl named Clara said.

Did she just say Aria is theirs, oh pls Aria is for everyone.

"Okay".

"This is her meal". The girl name Maya spoke.

"Okay".

Maya dropped the meal on the night stand and left the room with Clara behehind her.

It was evening already and I'm still in the room waiting for Aria to wake up. It has been 10 hours she's being unconscious and she haven't woken up yet.

I saw myself worry about her the more as I sat down on a couch.

I stood up from the couch and sat down close to her on the bed.

I stared at her carefully and kept on staring, my eyes were stickied to her facial complexion like glue. F*ck she's pretty too pretty.

A guy might just want to be close to her because of beauty. She's too beautiful 😍.

Oh heavens, brown golden hair which laid on her face, long eyelashes, well carved eyebrows and straight medium nose, cute full cheeks and those glossy cupid lips, damn I want it, I want to kiss her now, right now, right here, right this minutes.

I slowly placed my hand on her face and felt her cheeks with my thumbs, so soft... I love soft things. I gradually traced her nose with my index finger and placed a strand of her hair be hind her ear, such a small cute ear. I saw myself touching her lips with my fingers so small, soft, delicate and pink.

What are you doing to me Aria?

She then moved a little as I withdrew my hands immediately, standing up as her brown baby orbs came into view trying to study her environment. How cute.

"Heavens where am I". She murmured to herself now sitting on the bed holding her head with her palm. So cute

"Finally You're awake". I said and she screamed so loud that I had to close my ears.

"Why the hell are you screaming".

"What are you doing here? What am I doing here? I don't want to go to the donjon".

"Did u commit any offense?".

"No I didn't".

"Then why are you shouting?".

"I don't know".

"You're so impossible".

"You can say that again".

"The most importantly you're awake, you've been asleep for 10 hours, how are you now? Take, you must have your meal now". I said as I placed the tray of food on her laps.

She studied me carefully and proceeded to eat her meal. She was served spaghetti garnished with vegetables. Which she truly needs. The way she eats is so different from other ladies. She sucks the spaghetti caring less if it will stain her face. And that's when I realised that I was staring at her lips constantly.

She noticed I was staring at her, Instead of blushing like all other ladies she got annoyed and damn I loved it, because her lips pushed out in annoyance.

"Why the hell are you staring at me like that your highness, I know that I can't eat properly but pls stop staring".

Looking at her now she seems happy eating, she loves eating food.

"Try not to skip meals no matter the chores you do". I said quietly.

"Why do you care all of the sudden. I thought you enjoyed shouting at me, ordering me around or even slapping me on the face... "

" I regret doing so... ". I cut in.

" Don't regret, that's what you kings do, frustrating and enslaving others underneath you". She spat out.

"Aria, I don't want us to argue right now, but I'm sorry".

"You are the king for god sake, why apologies to me when you can...".

"I'm not that kind of king you tend to take me as".

"Then what specie of king are you then".

"A king, that you can find full companion with, a king who wants to be friends with you". I spoke out not knowing why I said so.

Her baby brown eyes widen in surprise with what I said. I too was surprise, do I really want to be her friend, yes my inside wants it So much.

"That's impossible". She spoke staring at me lame less.

"It is possible, if you just accept my apology''.

"No I won't". She answered sternly.

I pushed her back on the bed making her lay on it as our faces were 2 inches apart from each other.

"Trust me Aria I'll make you forgive me by hook or crook, and I will be your friend and you'll find confinement in me trust me".

I said as she stared at me with anxiety. My eyes caught her lips as I lowered my face to peck her but she pushed her face backwards against the pillow, I so much want to peck her but why can't I?

"Your highness stop". She said.

"Is that necessary".

"Yes yes yes".

She replied nervously, but my actions spoke loudly as I gradually brought my lips to hers, she quickly folded her lips and there came a knock on the door.

Who is that fool.

"Who's there". I asked arrogantly.

"Joseph the royal guard your highness".

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Woah this chapter was too long
But that's it.
I decate this chap to allegra_grey
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