Chapter24: morning prank

It was noon, Mal stretched in her bad slowly at the sunshine rays that cuddled her eyelashes, to grab the pillow and cover her face to sleep more.

"-hey Mal wake up!

-leave me alone Ellie.

-Mal you'd better wake up or I will call Kieran to do it." Ayana said holding back her giggles but at the moment the sleepy girl throw her pillow at her she started laughing with Ellie. Mal started whining:

"-what do you want? Let me sleep in peace, I had enough last night with Kie…" she stopped to realize that she said more than what she should.

"-with who!!??" the two girls yelled almost bleeding her ears, she left the pillow a bit so they could heard her clearly:

"-no one…I mean after yesterday events… and the stupid plan of Kieran.

-you don't have to do it if you don't feel like it. No one will force you to do anything against your will Mal. We can think about another plan." Ayana sat beside the girl and inform her softly.

"-yeah…after yesterday conversation and the threatening add to that the revealing show I had …yeah not against my will at all." She mumbled under her breath and with the pillow covering her face, Ayana and Ellie were confused.

"-what did you say Mal?" Mala got up sitting properly and throwing away the pillow to get hit by the daylight.

"-I said I gave my word, and I don't break it no matter what. So you don't have to over think. Everything will be fine Ayana." She comforted her holding her hand, Ayana showed her usual warm smile than soon turned into a teasing smirk and Mal's eyes widened in surprise.

"-thanks Mal, I know I can rely on you. But…you don't want to break your word or you are excited to marry Kieran." The huntress had enough with the princess; she grabbed the pillow and started attacking her.

"-Leave her Ayana…she would die for him, she just won't admit it.

-get out. Both of you!

-sorry we can't, we promise your soon to be husband to take good care of you… and he told us that your stitches reopened last night after me and Ray left you."Ellie added innocently

-he told you what?

-your stitches reopened last night and he call the doctor and then…

-then what Ayana!" the two girls looked at each other than they said in union:

"-you kissed each other." Mal had enough with them she threw away the sheets and were her slippers even though her injury started to sting but she ignored it and started yelling rage filled her:

"-He is dead! I swear I am gonna end your pathetic life Nox!" Ayana and Ellie tried to pull her back but she was a rising storm, they were holding back their laughter at their friend's funny reaction.

"-what's wrong? Why are you yelling Mal? You look like you are going to murder someone?!" Kieran came in the room wearing a white shirt and black pants with his hair brushed to the back showing his mesmerizing features with a look of curiosity.

"-yeah I am planning to murder someone and it's your lucky day prince. Because it's gonna be YOU!" Mal was about to jump on him but the girls caught her blocking her moves.

"-Leave me! I said leave me! I won't hesitate to hurt you both so you better leave me!

-HEY! How…why Mal looks like she is about to murder someone? And why Ayana and Ellie; are holding her back?" Ray entered the room looking for Mal to find a whole chaos in front of him. He stood next to Kieran who answered him with indifference:

"-she said she is planning to murder me.

-OK…what did you do this time?

-As I remember in the last twenty-four hours; I saved her after she got stabbed but she blamed me for that. Told her about the plan but she almost killed me.

-she just threw a glass on you to end up smashed on the wall with zero injury.

-well I considered it as assassination attempt."Ray rolled his eyes at the dramatic act of the prince.

"-later her injuries reopened and I helped her before she could bleed more and of course she didn't thank me of course and….that's all, I think she just had blood lust to kill handsome people like me." He said the last part whispering making Ray cringe more when he added yell-whispering:"-and I find it really hot!"

Mal could finally remove Ellie's hand from her mouth to say:

"-and telling everyone that you kissed me last night. It wasn't you of course!

-now…she had a valid reason to kill you."Ray said earning an eye roll from Kieran before he shouted back at Mal:

-woman for god's love! Who said I kissed you!" Ayana and Ellie had enough when they heard Kier and the shocked expression on Ray's face. They loosen up their grip on Mal and started laughing like maniacs; tears following down their red faces catching their breath while holding their stomachs.

"-wow…can someone explain what's going on? I feel like missing something." Ray interrupted and the two girls swept their tears taking a deep breath before explaining to Mal who was ready to attack at any moment. Ayana started first:

"-we were joking Mal, Kieran didn't tell us anything.

-we didn't know you will get mad and make a big fuss." Ellie added with a small smile

"-well I didn't know you are that eager Mal that you couldn't wait till our wedding. Even though you could ask me for a kiss or." Kieran bowed then lifted his head slowly looking directly at her big emerald eyes to add winking:"- maybe more if you want." She stood up quickly but she immediately held her head felling really dizzy and everything blurry, she sat on the bed, closing her eyes and rubbing her temples.

Kieran ran immediately to her, he held her arm but she shoved it away. He looked very concerned checking her facial expression to remember that you lost a lot of blood yesterday and you didn't eat anything to recover.

He went outside whispering something to the guard before coming back to sit next to her then said softly:

"-Go get ready Mal and be careful. You lost a lot of blood yesterday and you must eat, breakfast will be here soon.

-did you all eat?" Mal said shifting her gaze toward the others, they all nodded then Ray added:

"-we already had lunch too.

-but Kieran didn't eat yet. He even skipped breakfast. You can eat together." Ellie suggested making Mal and Kieran look at each other before they dropped their gaze away quickly.

The maids brought the food and Ayana told them to put it in the balcony, since the weather was pretty warm with a light refreshing breeze.

Before they left Ray looked at Mal with a grin on his face:

"-By the way Mal; please try not to kill him." Mal laughed at him and threw at a cushion to hit Kieran's face who stood up and turned face the girl to tell her something but end up hit.

The girl held her stomach laying on the bed laughing at his funny expression, Kieran was a bit annoyed:

"-you are lucky I like you.

-yeah…as if you are gonna do anything." She got up and went to the bathroom with her head banging with pain and Kier went to check if everything is settled as he ordered.