Iced Heart

~Four~

    We arrived in Salaam a few hours later than we intended. Dorian ran into a few shops as I was walking down the main street that lead from the boat doc to the castle where the king and letter should be. I had to wait outside of every shop that looked 'cool' or 'interesting' for Dorian to go inside and buy whatever he thinks is cool, it's just a ton of tourist stuff to grab people's attention, and it's totally working for my 'heartless assassin partner in crime' he's just a big baby. One cool thing or candy placed in a window and he ' has to have it'.

    I'm outside of a coffee shop waiting for Dorian to get done inside. I hear the bell of the restaurant go off and the second I hear no footsteps and the smell of oak and pine I know it's Dorian. At least he is still aware that he is an assassin. Keeping his footsteps silent is a mandatory thing at all times unless told otherwise.

   Dorian comes up to me as I push myself off the wall I was leaning on. He holds two cups in his hands. He holds one out to me and I take it. I sip from the cup and it's my favorite, mint hot coco with whipped cream. " Mmm" I hum as I take another sip.

" your the best, just what I wanted" I say not taking my lips off the rim of the cup. " you seemed like you needed it, and I know it's your favorite. It always cheers you up" Dorian says as he throws his arm over my shoulder. I lean into him and look into his cup.

" dark coffee with sugar?" I ask. "Mhm" Dorian hums and nods his head not taking his eyes off the street in front of us. I grab his cup and take a sip. I love trying Dorians drinks even though it's almost always dark coffee with sugar, I prefer my coffee with a little creamer and sugar but Dorian makes his just bearable.

I hand him back his cup and he takes a sip. " so where off to next?" He asks. I shrug my shoulders, " see any stores that catch your eye?" I ask. Dorian frowns and shrugs "not really".

" well Aster already got us are room at the nearest Inn. So we can head there and settle in, we should start plaining when to get the letter tomorrow morning." I say. Dorian sighs, " why can't we ever just take a break, just rest for one day Ella. Your always stuck trying to be an assassin." Dorian says poking my head and I swat his finger away.

" I know you hate this life Dorian, it's not the life we chose, But it's the life we have. I'm trying my best to become the greatest assassin, maybe one day I will surpass Aster and become the assassin king. Than when that happens I will pay your debt to Aster and the assassin league. Than I'll let you go where ever you wanna be."

" Ella... I wanna be with you. Always, it's always just been about you. Us together, but if you do that than you will be stuck as an assassin, people will hunt you and try to kill you for your place. You will never be safe if you become the assassin king."

My heart fluttered at Dorians words. He wants to just be with me. I slowly shove down my feelings and focus on how he's worried about how I will not be safe.

" Dorian. We are never safe. We will never be safe. I know you never wanted this life. I know how much you want to leave. Let me do this for you. I want you Dorian. But I don't want you here. Not like this. Now when anything can go wrong." I say. I speed up and head to the Inn. I walk threw the doors. Dorian isn't far behind me, he looks upset when I look in the reflection of the Elevator. I step in, Dorian following after me.

He is silent as I press the 4th floor button. Room 17 is are room. The elevator doors open and we both walk out. " room 17" I say to him. He gives a nod and looks at the door numbers.

14..15...16..17. I gesture for Dorian to come to me and he follows. I open the door and we both scan out the room.

We don't sense anything, we check all the exerts and entrances. Safe. We had are bags already-shipped to are room a day before we left so they  would be here when we got here. I set my cup on the nightstand and Head to the closet and grab my bag. W