Dripping Cold Blood: The Tale Of The Convens

Chapter 7: Trials Of Love? The Matchup of The Century!

Finally, after a couple of hours, Zane woke up. He slowly opened his eyes and went to sit up, until he felt extra weight on his chest. He looked down and saw that Noelle was still laying on top of his chest, which caused him to blush slightly. Despite it, however, he smiled at the sleeping Noelle. Running his hand through her head, he closed his eyes and merely relished in the feeling of being beside her. Humans had such... warm bodies. It was something that certainly surprised him. He gently nuzzled against her, before moving her slightly and sitting up in the bed. He clutched his head in his hands and took a deep breath as he contemplated in his head. 'How the hell am I going to even begin to bring something like that up to her?! It's not something you can just... work into a conversation. Oh! Hey, Noelle! How was your night? Oh, mine? Yeah, I saw you FINGER FUCKING YOURSELF LAST NIGHT! BE FUCKING SMART, ZANE!!' He thought to himself before leaving the bed and slowly walking towards the window.

He looked out of it, before looking back towards Noelle with a smile. "You... miss queen... are quite the handful, you know that? Nothing but trouble for me. And, yet... I don't see myself leaving your side any time soon. I am not going anywhere... not anytime soon." He said while moving towards her, planting a soft kiss on her forehead as he chuckled. "No matter what kind of trouble arises." He finished his thought before seeing Noelle move slightly. He tilted his head and chuckled as he touched her shoulder. "Morning, sleepyhead."

Noelle groaned and wiped her eyes slightly as she began sitting up fully. Looking towards Zane, she yawned and spoke softly. "Morning? What time is it?" She asked as she began stretching slightly with a languid yawn.

Zane looked around before finding his phone. He looked at the time and then back at Noelle. "It's a little after four pm, your highness." He said, as Noelle's face turned from a normal look of joy, to a look of shock. She quickly grabbed her phone and texted her sister, letting her know that she was now awake from a nap, and that she was awake. As she put her phone down, she looked at Zane and moved out of the bed. "I'm glad to see that you're awake, Zane. So... did you sleep well?" She asked as she moved a bit closer to him.

Zane nodded and smiled before tilting his head. "I did sleep well, actually. I'm happy to see that you are awake, too. I would've been out of a job and full of accusations about your passing, you know." He said with a slight laugh and a nod.

Noelle looked at him and nodded before touching his arm lightly. She braced herself to ask something and brought her hands together as she closed her eyes, preparing to ask. "Zane... I actually slept the best I ever have. Being cuddled by you... I felt protected... and safe. I've felt that way ever since I've hired you as my personal servant, in fact. I enjoy spending time with you... watching you as you interact with the staff in the castle, seeing the statues you can make of me... hearing your voice. I enjoy all of it. So, I just wanted to know if... maybe, you wanted to spend more time together... romantically?" She asked, blurting it all out before opening her eyes. She realized that Zane had left, and she wondered if it was before she said anything. She HOPED that was the case. But, it didn't take long for her to figure out exactly where he went. She could hear the faint sound of a bell ringing, and rushed down the stairs in order to see who was calling him away from her at such an important time.

Meanwhile, Zane was rushing down the stairs. Using his demon speed, he quickly made his way to the sound of the bell. Just to see that it was Brooke. She didn't look like she was in trouble, nor did she seem distressed in any sort of way. Which was weird. But, he ignored it and smiled at her, waiting patiently for her to explain what was going on. Then, she spoke.

"Alright, Zane! Here's the deal. I say we show my sister how well our one training session went. So, grab her... and we'll give her a perfect display of it. Do you understand?" She asked as she crossed her arms and smirked up at him. She truly seemed dedicated to fighting him. "But, we'll make things just a tad bit more interesting! Instead of it being a standard boxing match, we can use our powers! This way it'll be more of a fun challenge! Do you accept my challenge? Or, are you too scared to fight me, for real, now?" She asked as she stared into his eyes.