Aurelian's heart raced a million miles then it stopped abruptly. "Do you even feel anything when we do this?" He asks. Draven leaned closer until their foreheads rested on each other. "With you Aurelian, I feel everything I need to", he breathed against Aurelian's lips. Aurelian's chest rise and fall in an unsteady rhythm. Then he leaned closer. The distance between their lips closing. The moment their lips touched, a spark ignited in-between them. Draven pulled Aurelian to his laps, straddling him. Their mouth didn't break contact in the movement. Aurelian wrapped his arms around Draven's neck, his fingers tangling in the nape of Draven's hair. The kiss was gentle at first, then it turned fierce. All teeth and tongue. "Mmmph", Aurelian moaned into Draven's mouth and Draven swallowed it. Just as things were about to escalate. Someone knocked at the door. Soft but eager. Draven growled in annoyance. "Ignore it, they'll go away", he rasped, pulling Aurelian back into the heat of the moment. The knock came again. Insistent this time. Then a voice came after. Soft. Dramatic. One Aurelian loved. Elowen. Princess Elowen. Draven didn't let go of Aurelian, if anything, his grip only tightened. "What's she doing here? And why now?" He muttered, frustrated. Aurelian chuckles against his lips. "It's not funny" "indeed, it's not". Aurelian runs his index finger over Draven's lips. "Let's continue this... Later", Aurelian whispers, then he stands up from Draven's lap. Straightens his clothes and walk over to the door. Draven flop down on the bed, groaning. The door opens to reveal Elowen standing there, dressed in a elegant pink robe. Her hair neatly styled with two matching hairpins. "Little brother!" Elowen squeak, wrapping her arms around her brother in a hug. "You missed your big sister, didn't you?" She asks smugly. "Hands off him", Draven's voice comes as a deep rumble. "Are you forgetting he's my brother? I heard what happened to you", Elowen says, gracefully smiling. Draven raises an eyebrow, standing up,"I have mental nonsense not amnesia" he corrects crossing his arms. Elowen chuckles then eyes Draven's rumpled clothes and dishelved hair. "Oh.." she gasps then smiles slyly,"did I interrupt something?". Draven scoffs,"yes, you did", he crosses the room in two strides, standing in front of Aurelian. "I'll see you later okay?" He didn't wait for a reply before leaving them alone. Elowen glances at Aurelian, mouth agape. "Since when did...you two..?" Aurelian pulled her inside,"We sort of...made up, anyway, did you come with our parents?" "Yes yes I came with them and what did you mean.. sort of? Fill me in on the details"Elowen pushed. "Noo, I want to see my parents first", Aurelian whined playfully. Elowen lightly pushed Aurelian,"come on brother! Don't be like this~". Aurelian chuckles and sits on the bed with Elowen, telling her about everything that has happened.
By the time they finished talking, the evening had already set for dinner. Aurelian and his sister, Princess Elowen walked to the dining room. Everyone was already seated at the table except Draven. Not surprising. Aurelian hugged Queen Amara, his mother, who ruffles his hair and murmurs,"my sweet boy". Aurelian takes his seat. "Let's wait for the crown prince, we have something of importance to discuss", King Malric announces. Aurelian uses the moment to chat with his parents while Elowen wouldn't stop gushing about Draven and Aurelian's relationship. A while later, Draven walks into the room like he owns it. Well he practically did. His air of confidence more sharp than usual. "Sorry I'm late", he says drawing out a seat. Everyone knows he's not sorry. They all begin to eat dinner in silence until King Malric's voice cuts through it. "They know. The people know about.. about what happened that night", his words were directed at King Alaric and Queen Amara and their gaze snapped to him at once. "How did they find out?" King Alaric asked, putting down his cutlery, suddenly not interested in food anymore. "That's why I called you here, I've sent out an investigation team to find out but we need to address this issue", King Malric replies, his voice steady but Draven noticed the uncertainty in them. "There's nothing to address! I trust your 'investigation team' to find out how the information was leaked", King Alaric counters. Everyone gazes went from King Malric to King Alaric. Clearly one of them was not making any effort to deal with the elephant in the room. Draven raises suddenly, his chair scraping hard against the floor. "I'll retire to my chambers now, I've lost my appetite", he turns to leave but Aurelian caught his wrist,"you have to eat so you'll be able to use your medication". The table went silent. They knew that if Draven said he lost his appetite, it means he's angry yet there's Aurelian holding his wrist and telling him to eat? And to all of their surprise, Draven sat back down, ate a few bites without saying anything then wiped his mouth clean. "Satisfied?" He asked Aurelian while drinking water. Aurelian nodded with a smile then Draven raised again,"I'll leave now". He turned on his heels and exit the dining room.
When King Alaric and Queen Amara retire to the guest chambers, Aurelian walked back to his and Draven's chambers. In the chamber, Draven was already in his night robe, seated seductively on the bed. The room was dimly lit and smelled of rose incense. Draven had planned this. Something warm and tingly bloomed in Aurelian's chest. His emotions mixing to form a mess. He looks at Draven with a flushed face. He was ready. Ready for this night and what it has to offer. Draven walks over to Aurelian placing his hands on Aurelian's hips and pulling them together. Their hearts pounded against each other. The feeling, the moment unmistakable. The hunger. The emotions. The... arousal. Draven whispered against Aurelian's ear, his breath ghosting Aurelian's earlobe. "Let's continue from where we stopped, shall we?"