An Assassin's Rose

Chapter 4: Fiancee?!

Once that left his mouth, both preteens nearly choked on their food.

Grabbing their glasses of water, they gulped most of it down.

Ruby groans as she takes deep breaths to massage the sore feeling in her throat "I'm sorry, but what did you just say?" Ruby asked her voice still a little coarse.

"I would have to agree." Damian spoke up.

"Father what are you talking about?" Talia asked.

"A year after they were born, me and Rapunzel saw this chance to strength the bond our families share, so Ruby and Damian were put into arrange marriage together, when Damian turns 22, they will be married."

Ruby let's out a straggled gasp as she looks at Damian "With this nightmare" she said pointing her thumb at Damian.

The young assassin looks at her a little insulted, "What's that supposed to mean?"

The young girl gives him a emotionless look and said bluntly, "You are far from a girl's dreamboat boyfriend. Sure, you have the looks, but your attitude reeks of arrogance to the point that it's like rotten fish that's been left in the toxic waste dump we call a sewer."

Talia holds in a chuckle, even she has to agree that that's one way to describe her son.

Said son looks at red hooded girl insulted that she actually said that. 

He was lost for words; how could some say something like with a straight face? His shock quickly became pure rage.

"How dare you!" he growled.

Ruby shrugs her shoulders "Not my fault you can't handle the truth."

Ra's just smirks at this display and watched amused as the preteens spent the rest time ignoring each other.

After Dinner, Talia made Ruby come back to her room to change into a black kimono nightgown with red lining and a red sash tied tightly around her waist.

The older woman then leads her to the room she'll be staying, which also had Damian who was in nothing but long black night pants "Why is she here?" Damian asked.

"Father wants you to get to know each other better. So, she'll staying in your room. Just don't try anything funny, I don't want to be a grandmother this early."

It took all of their willpower not to gag "AS IF I WOULD GO NEAR HIM/HER?!" The now blushing preteens exclaimed in Sync as the older woman left.

Crossing his arms, Damian glares at Ruby with annoyance "Listen here Rose, I don't like you and never will. But I will follow Grandfather's arrangement on our marriage. You get the left, I get the right no talking or touching at all."

In a small flurry of Roses, she appears right in front of him, the assassin looks at her in shock.

His eyes stared at where she was standing seconds ago to where she's now standing. 

"I don't like this either and I will find a way to call this off, there is no way I'm going to marry a guy that's an egotistical meanie who doesn't even know how to smile."

"Besides, you're only doing this to honor your grandfather's wishes, I refuse to marry a guy that I don't even like."

"I guess we're in the same boat then."

Scoffing turning off the lights they got into bed and fell asleep.