Replace The Villain's Wife

18 : Inside His Room

"Haha! Wife, we will be roommates when I turn 17."

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"You're going to go tomorrow morning. You should go to sleep now." I say quietly. The light is still on and Karl is silently reading his book. He lifts his head and stares at me. I thought he was going to talk, but he just keeps staring at me.

"Hoam.." I yawn.

"Sleepy?"

I nod as an answer. I can't go back now even if I want to because Karl hasn't slept yet.

"You can go sleep now."

I immediately lift my head and smile at him.

"Can I?"

Karl nods as an answer and continues reading. I happily jump out of the sofa and stretch my body. Phew, finally can sleep!

"Where are you going?" I stop walking as I'm about to reach the door's knop.

"Hmm? To my room."

Karl chuckles. "What for?"

"Huh? Didn't you say I can go to sleep?"

Karl keeps looking at me, his evil lips smirk.

"That's right. I told you to go to sleep. Did I tell you to go to your room?"

I gape in disbelief. 

"S-so, you mean I have to sleep here?"

Karl simply nods. He then sighs when he doesn't look at me moving. He closes his book and walks to the bed. He pats the bed, as if he's telling me to come and sit there next to him.

"We are not allowed to sleep in the same room." I try to reject the almight-karl as I cross my hands. His doesn't change his poker face and he doesn't take his eyes from me.

"The empress might be angry, you know!" I keep making excuses.

His chuckles makes me feel defeated.

"We're going to sleep in one room eventually. Just get used to it now."

"No, it is still so long."

"Haha! Wife, we will be roommates when I turn 17."

I widen my eyes. No one tells me about that. Karl will turn 17 this year, and so will I. That means, it won't be that long until we are finally staying in one room.

"Stop spacing out and get here already or else I'll carry that small body of yours by myself." 

"I need to change into my pajama." I quickly run to open the door.

"Be sure to come back or you know what I'll do."

"I promise to come back, Your Majesty!" I roll my eyes as I open the door and hear Karl's laugh echoes inside his room. This boy, oh no, man-to be is getting more annoying as he grows up. I quickly walk inside my room and change into a pajama.

"Where are you going, Princess?"

"I'm going to sleep in Karl's room." I say as I look at myself in the mirror. Lydia stops brushing my hair and look at me in disbelief.

"It's not like what you think about." I explain before she thinks any further. 

"Yes." Lydia giggle as she continues brushing my hair.

My feet finally reaches Karl's room. 

I slowly open the door and walk to the other side of the bed.

"You sure are slow."

"How is your fever?" I ask him right after I managed to sit nicely on his soft bed.

"I'm not that weak." Karl says as he lean his back by the wall and closes his eyes.

"How can you sleep like that?" I say I still sit facing him.

Karl slowly opens his eyes. "I can sleep anywhere in any pose."

"Wow.." 

Karl then turns his head and look at me. "Go to sleep already." 

He suddenly pushes me to lay on the bed.

I still look at him closing his eyes. I just realized that the lights are off. I have to cover and lock myself in the blanket. I never know how many pose I can make when I sleep. If I suddenly slap his face when we sleep, I might can't see tomorrow.

"I'll give you some healthy drinks to bring tomorrow." I suddenly say. There is no reply. Well, I'm used to it anyway.

A sudden knock from outside makes Karl opens his eyes.

"Brother, are you asleep already? Oh My!" Kenn closes his eyes and turns around as he looks at me.

Hmm? Is anything wrong?

"Get that dirty mind out of your brain. She is not naked." I widen my eyes and look at Karl. Naked? Me? I even look at myself now just to make sure. Ah, maybe it's because I cover myself until my neck.

"We haven't done anything." I say to Kenn as I get up, but Karl suddenly pulls me back so I have to lay back.

"Yes, we haven't done anything. We will." He looks at me mischievously. What the hell is he talking about?!

"No, Kenn will misunderstand."

"No, I'm sorry to disturb you. I'll go now. We still can talk tomorrow."

"No, wait!" I sigh. It's no use talking and babbling right now. 

"Whatever, I'm going to sleep. Good night!"

I turn around and close my eyes.

Ah, wait. I move to face Karl to say something.

"What again?" 

I giggle after Karl said that.

"Don't forget to wake me up, okay. I want to send you guys off."

Again, Karl only keeps quiet.

I turn around again and close my eyes. Let's just hope I'm not moving too much tonight.

Karl POV

The wind tonight is quite cold this morning. The sun hasn't showed itself. Karl looks at Antania. He unconsciously moves Antania's hair away from her face. He examines her face carefully. She has a pretty long eyelashes and a clear face with  rosy cheeks. Her lips doesn't look dry.

A little knock interrupts him. Philip opens the door and a bit shocked with the view in front of him. Karl lifts his finger, asking Philip to stay a bit quiet.

"We are going to leave now."

Karl turns his head to see Antania who is still soundly sleeping.

"Don't forget to wake me up, okay. I want to send you guys off."

He suddenly remembers Antania's words.

"I don't think that's necessary." Karl slowly pats Antania's head. He finally wakes up and walks to his table and writes something.

After finished with his writing, he take the little note and puts it beside Antania. He then walks outside the room where Kenn is also waiting for him.

"Did you get nightmare yesterday?" Kenn asks Karl.

"No."

"Thanks to her, isn't it?" Kenn lifts his eyebrows up and down.

"It must be." Philip says joining Kenn in teasing his brother.

Karl stays quiet before he looks at Kenn and says,

"Hmm."