♥︎『Fanged Rebels』♥︎

♡Ⲥhⲁⲣⲧⲉⲅ 17

⚠️Warning: mild angst, violence and mention of death ahead⚠️

The next moment I woke up, I saw Terios  sitting on the chair by the table while leaning on top of the table and after a short examination I assumed, that he might have fallen asleep while guarding me. Awww, the realization made my heart race a little faster and my cheeks heated up a bit in the process. It feels actually so good and flustering to be cared for so deeply by the king. I quietly sat up and hung my legs over the edge of the bed, as my feet slightly touched the carpet underneath. I carefully stood up and looking down at myself I seemed to wear a long sleeved dark shirt along with comfortable pants, which had some paw prints and bones printed all over. The shirt had an adorable dog printed on the front side of it. Did he just make me wear pyjamas?! I wouldn't even think, that he could have such ordinary piece of clothing around, when he's the royalty. The both pieces were black, but it gave the printed images a perfect contrast, I had to admit. Lifting my gaze up to the sleeping vampire I smiled at his figure and then got an idea, as I slowly approached him and then just stood there, hesitating a bit. I planned to pick him up and lay him on the bed, so he would sleep in more comfortable position, but I was afraid of waking him up. Seems like I did not even have to worry about it at all though, because he slightly stirred in his sleep before lifting his head and looking at me with the sleepiest expression I could have ever seen.
"You're awake? Lay down, Sonic, your tail needs a rest," he spoke in a husky voice and dang, my heart skipped a beat for some reason. Right. My tail. I tried to move my tail a bit to the front, so I could take a look at it, but I felt a sudden sharp sting in the base of it and hissing a little I sat down on the bed while resting my tail on the blanket behind me in a straightened position. Until now I did not realize, how severe injuries it endured out there because of the crimson werewolf.

"What did I just say!" Terios growled this time and getting up he yawned before moving to stand right in front of me. His eyes slightly darkened and I lifted my hands in defensive manner.
"Hold it, your majesty, I-I'm not going anywhere," I tried to keep him calm, definitely not wishing to upset him by disobeying his orders.
"Alright, how do you feel?" it seemingly worked, as he asked me calmly this time and even sat down next to me. He also wore some kind of pyjamas, a long sleeved silky black shirt with purple outlines and black silky pants with purple stripes on each side of the pants. Purple truly fits him well.
"I'm fine, maybe a little hungry," I finally answered his question and he nodded in response.
"Allow me to bring you something from the kitchen," he gently patted my shoulder before getting up and quietly walking out of the room while wearing the same black cat slippers from earlier. I was intrigued by his tail for the short moment I caught a glimpse of it, before he disappeared in the hallway and left the door just tiny bit ajar. It also brought the memory of him using the stinger to the front of my mind and I tried to rather shake it off, as I did not need to form any unnecessary hard feelings about the king.

I understand, that he used it to protect me, but on the other hand, he truly cannot kill everyone on sight. That wasn't the right thing to do. Stupid contract! Lifting my left hand I pressed it gently against the mark on my neck and wished I could erase it. Ugh, why was I so stupid! Well, because I wasn't even aware of the contract itself, but still! But... even if I knew about it sooner... maybe I would still end up doing this, just so he wouldn't kill anyone out there. I did it for the people and for him as well, because at least the hunters wouldn't get a chance to track him down. When Terios returned to the room, I snapped out of my thoughts and removed my hand from the mark.
"I brought you some sandwiches," he announced and placed a metallic tray with a plate of the said sandwiches on the table. I got up and wanted to wag my tail, but the stinging pain, plus the bandages wrapped around it, prevented me from doing so.
"Thank you, your majesty," I replied shortly and sat carefully on the chair while having my tail hang down through the hole in the backrest of the chair.
"Anytime, Sonic," he replied calmly and sat on the edge of the bed while watching me, as I started eating the midnight snack. I checked the clock earlier and it was around midnight now. Silence took over the room afterwards, I quietly ate my meal and getting satisfied I gently rubbed my full belly while smiling in delight. This was much more like it!