Dripping Cold Blood: The Tale Of The Convens

Chapter 9: Four is a Painful Crowd! Watch Out, Zane!

Finally, daybreak spread across the vast kingdom of Kabara. Zane was the first to slowly start stirring awake, after his explicit escapades with the queen the night prior. Slowly getting out of the bed, he walked around the room before noticing that his pants were... off. Why was he pantsless?! He blushed deeply and turned around as he heard a bit of a squeak from behind him. Zane's eyes widened as he laid eyes on Noelle, still asleep and only in her silk bra and panties. Clutching his head, he sighed and held back a gasp. "What the hell did we do last night? Everything is such a...blur..." He said to himself as he groaned. It wouldn't take Zane long before seeing the bottles of alcohol and even his pants, scattered around the floor. Stumbling back and sitting in a chair, Zane's eyes widened as he began getting flashes of the night in his mind.

"I thought it was just a dream... I never thought she'd... that I'd... He stuttered before standing up from the chair. Grabbing his pants, he began getting redressed as he groaned softly. Trying to sneak out of the room silently, he looked back and saw Noelle sleeping in the bed. She looked so peaceful. As Zane moved back to the bed, he smiled and touched Noelle's cheek. "For what it was worth... She was pretty damn good at it. It takes a lot to get a demon like that..." He said softly. Leaning close to her, he was going to kiss her forehead before hearing the breakfast bell. He sighed and gently shook Noelle away before speeding out of the room. "I'll see you in the dining hall, my queen!" He called out before speeding out of the room, leaving Noelle to wake up slowly.

When Noelle finally heard the breakfast bells, she felt a hand shaking her body. She slowly began waking up at the combination of the soft ringing bells, and the shaking of her body. As she opened her eyes, she felt them open relatively smoothly due to a decent lack of crust on them. As her eyes opened, she barely caught a glimpse of Zane running off into the distance. She smiled and sat up fully, before feeling the cold air hit along her chest and stomach. Her eyes widened as she quickly realized she was still only in her bra and panties. She jumped out of the bed and rushed to close the door, with a resoundingly loud thud! Taking a moment, she gathered her thoughts and looked around. Her mind took a similar process as Zane, before she audibly squealed with excitement.

"So, wait!" She said, trying to calm herself down for a moment. "We... we actually did... things, last night?!" She said, a look of shock spreading across her features as her face turned beet red. She bit her lip as she began remembering bits and pieces of it before shaking her head and composing herself. "As... good as it may have felt... I can't let myself get that way again. Fawning over his... thing... like a bitch in heat. Ugh!" She groaned before she moved to take a shower. She knew that she'd be late to breakfast, but it'd be fine. Right?

Meanwhile, at the table, Brooke was already sitting down, and ready to eat. She waited patiently until she saw Zane. She rolled her eyes and sighed before crossing her arms. "I'm surprised to see that you made it this late, Zanephryn. You're usually the first one here." She said as she looked at his clothing. Baggy clothes, not uniform, and shaggy hair. Nothing that actually screamed 'royal servant to the queen'. It caught her eye. "Are you alright? You look like you ran a kilo while escaping a ghost. Breathe and relax." She said with a soft chuckle and a shake of her head. As Zane sat beside her in silence, Brooke thought about the night prior. The fight the two of them had, ringing in her mind repeatedly.

She cleared her throat and looked at Zane before placing her hands on the table. "Look, Zane, I... I appreciate you using that little snow storm thing or whatever it was to try and ice my wounds but...  maybe, if you weren't hitting me so hard you wouldn't need to waste energy on that!" She said while looking away from him. She noticed that Noelle was late. Later than Zane, even. "Hey, have you seen-..." Her words were cut off as she heard the footsteps of her sister. Running down the hallway as if she was on fire. "Hey! About time you showed up! Breakfast is almost served!" She scolded as she scowled at Noelle.