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The soft sunlight streaming through the partially curtained window almost added a heavenly glow to her living room as she surveyed it to make sure it was clean. 

It usually was, as she always tried to remain as organized as possible, but Emperor was coming over, now that he had returned from a business trip from his home country, and she wanted to make sure everything was tidy.

Aqua blinked, scanned her living room once more, then headed towards the kitchen, satisfied. 

The past few weeks had consisted of texts, phone calls, and FaceTimes between the two of them, so it was going to be wonderful to see him in person again. 

As if on cue, the soft sound of the doorbell ringing rang throughout her apartment, making her head perk up. 

Anticipation rising up in front of her, she nearly raced over to the door. 

She peeked through the peephole just to make sure it was who she was expecting, and when she saw her boyfriend standing outside her door, she grinned happily. 

She took a step back and opened the door.

He was clad in a black shirt and black ripped jeans, an outfit that she truly liked since he was usually in dress shirts and all.

In her opinion, he looked good in almost anything but she really did appreciate his more casual look.

"Hello, elskan," he purred smoothly in greeting, his green eyes flashing as he took her appearance in. 

It was silly; she had been with him for a while now but every time he looked at her he had managed to make her blush slightly. 

"Hi, sire," she replied teasingly, stepping forward and wrapping her arms around him to envelop him in a hug, which he gladly reciprocated.

"Missed me, my elskan?" he chuckled softly, holding her close against his chest. 

"Mhm," she hummed, relishing in his close touch. "You're much better in person."

He chuckled at that. "I would hope so."

When she pulled away, she stepped back and to the side so he could enter, gesturing towards her apartment, dramatically announcing, "This way to your suite, Your Majesty."

A smirk tugged at his lips and he cleared his throat for a moment.

"Why thank you, ljúfur þjónn," he said, walking into the apartment. He kicked off his shoes and nudged them to the side of the doorway.

As she closed the door, she followed him into the kitchen whilst inquiring, "What does that mean?" 

While Emperor was teaching her the language he was very associated with, she was still learning.

"Sweet servant," he clarified, still smirking faintly. 

Aqua feigned a gasp. "Is that all I am to you, sire? Just a lowly servant?"

Emperor nodded almost seriously. "But I called you sweet, didn't I, elskan? Surely that is enough."

"No," she claimed playfully. She hoisted herself up to sit on top of the kitchen island and Emperor moved to stand in front of her, and she grabbed his hands with hers.

His eyes softened even though they still had the glinting tease in them. "You know you are more than a mere servant to me, ást," he reassured her. 

Aqua's heart fluttered at the name he called her. "I know," she hummed, narrowing her eyes playfully. 

He saw the teasing in her eyes and smirked to himself.

"I must make it up to you," he sighed, and he stepped closer when Aqua tugged on his hands. The genuine smirk never left his lips. "What will you take?"

She pretended to think.

"A thousand kisses," she finally answered, suppressing a giggle. 

Emperor raised a brow. "That's a lot of kisses. Good thing I have the rest of my life, hm?"

This time, Aqua couldn't hold back her soft giggle. "You are very fortunate."

The two easily slipped into a comfortable silence, and Emperor brought up one of her hands to his lips to press a kiss on her knuckles, then let their hands drop back to her lap.

She couldn't help but stare at him, her brows furrowing as her eyes twinkled in slight awe. He was just... how did she end up with him? 

He raised a brow curiously at her staring.

"What troubles you, hjartað mitt?" 

Though she wanted to know what the last two words he had said, she didn't ask nor respond to his question.

Suddenly, with a delighted giggle, Aqua took his face into her hands to squish his cheeks to pucker his lips adorably, and his eyes narrowed in confusion but he didn't pull away. 

"Aw, sire," she cooed at him. "You're the cutest thing aliveeee."

His eyes widened and he reluctantly pulled away to splutter, obviously flustered. "W-what?" 

Aqua's eyes sparkled with glee when she realized that he was blushing, a faint pink dusting his cheeks.

"Out of all the words you could've used to describe me, you had to pick cute?" he protested lightly, but his blush remained. 

Aqua smirked widely at his reaction. "Flustered, are you, sire?" she accused him knowingly. 

"Not at all," he mumbled, unable to meet her gaze.

She snickered good-naturedly at him, still smirking. "Aw, it's my turn to make it up to you then."

Emperor finally looked back at up her, some of his blush fading. "Oh?"

Aqua nodded. "His Majesty's suite is presented with the heavenly sofa accompanied the romantic glow of the TV," she told him, doing her best impersonation of a regal voice. 

He chuckled, tugging her off the counter eagerly. "I am satisfied with that apology then, elskan."

She grabbed his hand again to guide him over to the living room, laughing. 

"Glad to hear it, sire." She settled onto the couch and Emperor made himself comfortable next to her as she snatched one of the big blankets she had folded near her. "Let's browse Netflix?"

He nodded in affirmation and grabbed the remote as he tugged her closer to him so he could wrap an arm around her while she fluffed the blanket up a little so it could cover them both. 

He eventually settled on a random movie and abandoned the remote to press a kiss on Aqua's temple, and she let out a relaxed sigh. 

"I'm glad you're home, Em," she murmured happily, snuggling even more to his side. 

"Me too, elskan, me too."

FIN