Accidentally In Love *Obi x OC* (COMPLETE)

What Doesn't Kill You Disappoints Me

Chapter 12: What Doesn't Kill You Disappoints Me

Imrei POV

Obi and I walk into Shenazard Castle in a tense silence. We decided to keep moving after two days of constant arguing. I'm still sick but at this point we both decided that literally anything but staying holed up in the safe house together any longer would be amazing. We plaster fake smiles on our faces as we enter Prince Raji's office and bow before him. The action makes the room spin but thankfully Obi subtly latches on to my arm to keep me from falling. It's to keep up appearances for sure but it's silently appreciated. I straighten using his help and he quickly releases me as he addresses the prince. My voice is mostly gone, so I'll leave the talking to him. Sadly Prince Raji's attention is not on him. It's on me... Well, certain areas of me to say the least. I press my lips into a thin line and subtly shift my sweater to better cover my chest and note the disappointment flicker across his face. So attractive. His eyes move up to meet mine and he flinches visibly before turning back to Obi.

Obi and I leave Prince Raji's office a short while later under the care of his attendant. The prince has so graciously offered us a room for the night while he responds to Master Zen's letter. The only bad part is, he's giving us one single room with one bed. Apparently Master Zen put in the letter that Obi and I are newlyweds for some unknown reason. I'd rather have my leg cut off. Obi is definitely sleeping on the floor. As soon as we thank the man and the door closes, I voice that thought to Obi. His response is to sprawl out across the bed with a cocky smirk.

"I think I'd much prefer sleeping on the bed. It's rather comfortable."

"You are such an arrogant jerk." I huff.

"Says the woman who demanded I sleep on the floor."

"Chivalry is dead I suppose."

"You never believed in chivalry before Imrei." He mumbles, cutting me a look as he turns his head.

"Why do you say that?" I ask as I carefully make my way across the room to settle on one of the couches. My vision is swimming again.

"You shoot down anything that any male does for you, Mitsuhide included. You keep every male at arm's length. Why do that?"

"I do not keep Mitsuhide away." I shoot back as I reach out to steady myself with the back of the couch. "He's my best and only friend in the whole castle."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"It's none of your business."

"But I'm your husband." He smirks as I meet his eyes with a glare.

"You're the man I drunkenly married and will be my ex-husband in just a few days." I hiss.

"That aside, you still haven't answered me." He presses.

"If I tell you, can I sleep on the bed?"

I find myself seated beside Obi on the bed with as much distance between us as possible. He agreed to not fight me sleeping in the bed if we talked openly with each other. We both can ask five questions and give five answers. It'll pass the time until food is brought to us anyway. I have had a few questions circling around in my head about the dark haired nuisance so perhaps I can learn more about him.

"You start since you started this Obi." I sigh as I tie my hair back.

"Why do you keep men away?"

I bite my lip and try to find a better way to word my response.

"I... Uh," I sigh and drop my gaze to the bed. "My childhood wasn't the best, Obi... My father was a heavy drinker and when he drank his temper flared. My escape was my daily piano lessons with a local villager called Mr. Lohei. He started to notice the- the bruises and after a while told me that if I needed somewhere safe I could always come to his house no matter the time. I trusted Mr. Lohei and one night things got really bad so I snuck out through the window and went to Mr. Lohei's... I should have stayed home..."

"I'm so sorry." Obi whispers, jolting me from the memories.

"Don't apologize. Apologies do nothing but fill the silence that a person doesn't know how to deal with. What is your family story?"

I wake up to movement beside me and I reach for the dagger on the side table automatically. Obi's husky sleep-filled voice asking what I'm doing makes my hand stop just above the dagger and reality finally sets in. I guess I'd fallen asleep at some point during our conversation. After the five questions each, we'd continued to talk and I actually enjoyed it a little. I don't know if I'd admit that out loud though. I notice that his arm is draped over my stomach and my back is pressed against his stomach. There's definitely no way that this was how we'd fallen asleep.

"Obi?"

"Yes?"

"Why are you holding me?" I mumble.

"You'd fallen asleep and I left you alone until you started having a nightmare. I didn't want to wake you and nothing else I tried was soothing you, but when I tried this you calmed down and I guess I fell asleep after. I'm sorry, I'll let you go."

He starts to shuffle away from me but I catch his wrist.

"I-It's okay... I just didn't know." I mumble as I feel my face burn.

"O-Oh."

Obi moves back and I feel awkward but the warmth and comfort is unexpected. At least we aren't in Clarines so no one will know... unless Obi says something.

"If you tell anyone about this I will hurt you." I huff.

"Why would I tell anyone?"

"Well I mean you told the gardeners about our kiss." I point out and he sighs.

"Imrei, I really am sorry about that."

"Apologies are useless Obi."