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"What do you mean by" he paused looking at her in slight shock, "no, settle down, eat that porridge and that's when you can talk"

She was hungry so she did what he said. He was by the window. She woke up thirty minutes ago and had been staring at the ceiling lost in thought while Klaus had just been standing by the window all that while. He knew she was awake obviously.

Noona had entered and had informed that she had been out for a whole day, the whole of yesterday and left the food by the bedside table.

"I don't want to be a good or nice person anymore" she ate the last of her porridge and swung her legs of the bed ready to stand but she couldn't.

She tried again trying to be stronger but it was all hopeless. She was helpless, again.

God, she was so tired of being helpless.

Klaus didn't move even an inch to help but only watched as a pang of embarrassment hit her.

"Why would you say that?" still on his position.

"Because" she hesitated but pressed on, "Being nice hasn't helped anybody, all nice people live horrible lives bad things always end up happening to them" she fiddled with her fingers.

"What brought you to that conclusion?"

"M-my mother, she was a good person but all she ever did was suffer in the hands of a traitorous monster" every time she thought of him, the heath of fire in her burnt brighter and hotter.

He nodded then took off his coat placing it on the hanger, she frowned in confusion. "What are you doing?"

"Let's go swim" the sudden change on topic easened up the atmosphere of the room. She was expecting some confrontation or some sort of scolding but he was acting exactly the opposite.

"Why?" she asked confused.

He grinned at her picking up the fur coat swinging it to his back. "It helps so you can start walking without applying too much pressure to your muscles"

Right, the walking part.

Then he came and placed one hand under her thighs and around her waist picking her up princess style. She blushed.

"Hold on tight" she did so and they dissapeared from their room and were currently at the top of a hill or mountain. The wind whipped her silver hair to her face and mouth.

"Why didn't you call Noona when you were in trouble?" his voice sounded restrained but deep making her stomach fold.

"I..Uhm wanted to see if I could help myself" there was something about the way he was asking those questions that made her feel like she made the worst decisions in the world.

"Mn, and did you?" was his response as they neared a pool like the other but brighter with small waterfalls then a large space where one could swim in. She looked up at him trying to decipher his mood.

She shook her head again feeling stupid. Why was he making her feel bad about her decisions.

He dropped her at the edge where she dipped her feet inside feeling the amazing warmth just like last time.

She almost felt scared but she couldn't, Klaus was there and he would protect her although his foul mood.

He took off his coat and dipped himself in dissapearing under the water, she followed his body under the water to the other side of the pool.

"Swim over" he urged as he emerged out of the water pushing his hair back. Droplets dripping on his chest. She caved, he was beautiful.

Pushing herself in and just like last time the water and stones below the water unraveled. The water and cave glowed blue. A smile adorned both of their faces.

"So beautiful" Klaus muttered looking up.

She understood him, the place looked magical, "It is right?"

"Am talking about you" in seconds he was right in front of her, his face hovering over hers pressed to the edge of the pool. "All of this" he signalled around, "its you, this is how beautiful you are, here" he cupped her chin and kissed the side of her temple symbolizing her head or brains.

"And here"

His hand trailed from her lower lip to her neck all the way just above her left breast. Her breathing shallowed at the contact.

When was the last time a man touched her or anyone, right. Never.

Her heart. Then he kissed her delicately as if she would break any time sweet like she was the sweetest honey and slow like time had been paused. Sensations never felt before transited all through her being. He pulled away,

"That's why I don't want to hear you say you don't want to be nice or good, you can't taint all this beauty whatever happened to your mother won't happen to you and I'll die making sure that it never happens" tears stung her eyes. She looked away but he made her look back at him again. "If you're going to be bad, you'll only be a bad girl for me only and only when I say so but before that this here" he pointed to her heart stealing a kiss from her, she didn't stray from his eyes "Remains the same, you understand princess"

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She melted in his arms wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him down towards her lips. Never before had she taken control except for the times he coerced her to, right then she wanted all of him. He'd stolen her heart and locked it in a chest inside heart and she'd never been happier.

"Stop crying" he wiped away her tears. She didn't even know she was crying till he said it.

"Sorry" she chuckled wiping away her tears. He half laughed, "But am angry at you though, you didn't ask for help who knows what would've happened if you didn't have that outburst"

They hadn't talked about what happened but that was an issue for the following day not when they were in their sweet little haven.

"Lucky I did then" she teased.

"Yes but you'll have to be punished for that" he smiled mischievously sending her a heated glance, her heart always had a self-control switch whenever he was around her.

She didn't probe further since she would rather not know the punishment. "I know how to swim now" she changed the topic feeling her ears get hot. He smiled feeling her body heat increase then shifted from Infront of her.

"Show me" she threw her hands in front of her swimming to the other side of the pool. She smiled victoriously.

"Can you breath under water now too?"

"Nope but I will" he smiled wider. On such rare occasions did she see him smile that wide. It was beautiful, white teeth and pretty pink lips. They even looked pinker than her's but her's were full plus his wet bare chest that she'd grown to see more each day. No ink on his skin, so clean.

"Stop eye raping me Aella you'll make me blush" she laughed at him, no way he could blush. The day he blushed she would remember it all her life. "Or you don't know what that means" he taunted dissapearing under.

Of course she understood, Shira was pretty detailed when talking about anything concerning matters of the bed. She was well educated so he had no right to undermine her level of knowledge.

Then she was shoved under water. A wave of flashback hit her, when those serpents were pulling her under water. Her eyes snapped wide open under the water seeing a figure under her. She started struggling to swim away when the familiar hands wrapped around her body. Air, finally.

She breathed in greedily.

"Hey it's me, breath in" she did so quickly.

"Am sorry I-"

"Why are you apologizing Aella, it's my fault I pulled you in with no warning" he scolded then his tone became softer, "Am sorry"

She nodded. "Let's get out of here now, it's getting cold" As soon as they were out he dried her clothes with body then proceeded to slip her coat on her hands.

At least she could stand now, progress.

"Thankyou" she pulled him closer and kissed him. He seemed caught off-guard till he relaxed and said,

"Getting bold huh? Keep going like that under your own risk" he warned and she closed her eyes burying her face in his neck hiding her smile. They dissapeared back to their room.

"Lunch?"

"Yeah"