ɬɧɛ ɱąɖ ƙıŋɠ//℘ʝɱʄʄ

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Waking up to swollen eyes, red nose, dry lips and pale face was definitely what Xena had anticipated after the eventful night, filled with flattering moments before crashed by the green eyed monster, then in came the red eyed demon with its lustful antics only to end the dreadful night with heartaches. Hell night. The General didn't expect to look presentable in the next morning and she was right now that she's staring into the mirror, looking at her horrible complexion as if a vampire just drained her blood but she wasn't shocked though, after all she did a world recording breaking of all night pacing and sobbing helplessly.

Xena hated the feelings she felt yesterday. All that bubbling of her heart when the queen asked her about the young king, that bungee jump that her heart took at the sight of a woman on him, that sprint her heart did when he slammed her against the wall with hungry lips devouring her before her heart shattered at the sight of his burnt chest where she had hurt him and that disbelief and disappointment in his dark orbs when he had enough of her wavering trust in him even after being glued to each other for quite some time now.

The General knew the young king had every right to get pissed off by her constant begs and pleads whenever she thinks she made a mistake. How she begged him as if he was seconds away form throwing her out which was polar opposite of what he wanted to do. Somehow her pleads never really satisfy him unlike him getting pleasured when others begged him. Somehow Xena's whimpers made him feel like a villain though he indeed was one but he never liked her to view him like that. Of course he would never get rid of her because he needed her for kingdom domination but also because he was getting attached to her.

The way Xena begged last night finally set him off especially after he read her memories with the queen and honestly though she was finally breaking through her shell of steel and maybe taking a leap towards him only to have her shoving him across the room. The utter confusion and bafflement caused the young king to lose his patience with her and resulted in him leaving her after uttering those words.

"It is mutual feeling"

Those words remained vivid in her mind and she could even hear echoes of it in her head but Xena frustratedly splashed water onto her face and quickly got herself ready for the day. She was earlier today as she had been awake since last night and figured that she should get to work as soon as possible to burnt off this heartache but also secretly looking forward to seeing him again.

Instead of wearing her red armor, Xena picked out a black blazer dress with a golden printing of a Phoenix, stretchable shorts and knee high combat boots for the day. One of the perks of being a General is the freedom in dressing which the Fern failed to give her but now that she is in the hands of Inferno's new king, she could only be surprised at how carefree the young king is towards attire especially when she was gifted that skin-showing red armor. Considering the upcoming uneventful day, she figured dressing according to her mood would be fine anyway and the color black mirrored her mood well.

After retying her hair into a ponytail and grabbing her sword, Xena left her room and went to the room opposite of hers. She dusted her clothes and cleared her throat, feeling nervous, before knocking on the door. She waited for a minute but heard nothing from the other side of the door, not even shuffling footsteps. She knocked again but frowned when it was silent again so she opened the door even without permission only to find the room empty with a messy bed.

"What...where did he...", Xena's whispers was interrupted when someone tapped on her shoulder which caused her to act on reflex and shoved the figured away only to find Joyce in her maid uniform on the floor as she hissed. "Chile Asian chick", Joyce clicked her tongue and rubbed her elbow as Xena sighed and apologized. "I was just looking for King Jimin". The General helped the maid out and dusted her clothes off.