Let's Bet On It

“come on Rava! Stop being lazy!” Arianna pulled her by the tail all the way outside, “see, I’ve already given me a workout by pulling you out here!” her body glistened with sweat. She wiped sweat from her forehead and Rava growled,

“don’t give that bullshit!! Get off your lazy ass!!” she swore out of frustration but Rava just yawned at her. She growled, what was up with that tiger? Although some of the guards thought she was extremely sexy when she swore.

Just then Rob walked in,

“what’s wrong Diana?” he asked, she looked very angry. She took a deep breath in then exhaled,

“it’s Rava. All this luxury has spoilt her even more, she needs to go back to the forest!” Rava got up and went to Rob’s side and began nuzzling on his leg,

“are you kidding me?!!” her eyes bulged out, now she was going to his side to win his favor. Rob found it very cute,

“just leave her be Diana.” he rubbed her head. He never knew something so deadly could also be so adorable.

“but-”

“no buts. You heard me, leave her be. And that’s an order!” she sighed in defeat and Rava stuck her tongue out, “she’s so adorable!!” Rob cooed,

“don’t be deceived.” she rolled her eyes at him,

“she’s good, you’re the one I have to watch out for.” his words shocked her as he wore a smug grin.

“whatever.” she crossed her arms. She watched him play with her ears, a small smile formed on her lips,

“he would make a good father.” she dreamt on, having a family with kids running around. She sighed lovingly,

“what you thinking about?” he snapped her out of her thoughts,

“um, it’s nothing important.” she stuttered, avoiding his stare. Rava sensed something in the atmosphere and she took her leave, knowing what would happen next.

“you sure?” he was flirting with her indirectly.

“you’re not helping her.” she sighed and he gave a goofy grin,

“how is it my fault?! It’s obviously you who didn’t allow her do anything. You pampered her! and now you’re blaming it on me!” he emphasized, “because of you, she can’t even hunt for a single meal.”

“hey! Watch it! She’s just being lazy, that’s all. She can kill you if she wanted to.” She defended her sister against his false accusations.

“okay then, let’s bet on it.” he proposed,

“don’t make bets you can’t win honey.” she grinned widely, he was going to make a bet that he would obviously lose. Well, her gain.

“hey, I’m not making bets I can’t win, you’re the one who’s doing that. If Rava is not able to hunt for her own food tomorrow, then I won’t get to stay in the forest and you still have to do what I tell you.”  He moved closer, “and you’ll have to strip for me.” he whispered that part into her ear. She felt blood rush to her cheeks,

“and if I win?” she wasn’t backing down,

“you can do whatever you want to me.” he dismissed nonchalantly, he was so certain he would win. Rava was too lazy anyway.

“you’re staying in the forest for two weeks.” she said and his eyes widened,

“two weeks!!!! That’s too much!!” he panicked,

“what? Afraid that you might lose?” she pressed her body against his and coiled his hair in her finger,

“no! I’m just being cautious.” he said that rather quickly, “I have a kingdom to rule remember? So you have to keep that in mind.”

“okay, five days then.” she said ever so calmly.

“just five days?” he was surprised and she nodded. He smirked, “okay then, we have a deal!” he was so confident, he guessed her closeness to him was because she was getting ready to do every dirty thing he says. He was going to have a blast.

“make sure not to cry when you lose!” she grinned and swayed away. He was liking where this was going.

He followed her, into the castle. All of the guards minded their business except for Adrian. He got curious to how Rob would allow her be so close to him, and without telling Eleanor that means he would be cheating on her. But he didn’t care, she deserved it. In fact, he was even happy for Rob, better to bleed to death than marry that pig.

Rob was on his throne adding a few more things to the engagement plan. He had already spoken to the royal tailor to make the clothes, and the decorations for the ceremony had been prepared. He wanted everything to be perfect for Keven, they’ve been very good friends and it’s the least he could do for him.

“Rob, Rob!” Eleanor called out as she ran towards his direction. He let out a heavy sigh,

“what is it Eleanor?” he managed to conjure up a small smile and twisting his feelings to seem he’s happy to see her. it was called his fake face.

Ever since he became king, he had this special technique of deceiving people without really saying anything and there were just sometimes he had to use it, for the sake of his sanity. He used it anytime she came in so he wouldn’t get her upset or angry. He wasn’t interested but he had to pretend he was.

Obviously, he’s not happy that he’s marrying someone he can’t resist putting the fake face on for. It’s like it’s become a reflex action for him, even if he tried to, he just couldn’t.

“you’ve completely forgotten me.” she pouted. He gave a somewhat crazed smile,

“no I haven’t,” he lied, “I’ve just been very busy.” more or less.

“I know, you’re always busy. Anyway, I wanted to talk about our engagement.” his eyes wondered elsewhere, he had no choice, it’s what his parents wanted, for him to marry her.

“um yes, what about it?” he really didn’t want to know.

“Rob don’t you understand? I want us to live happily ever after, you know like fairytales. But why the delay?” she leaned on him,

“look Eleanor, I’m really sorry. But I promise it’ll soon happen. Then we’ll be happy.” he reassured her and she gave a timid smile,

“okay, I trust you.” she placed a kiss on his cheek. Her lips felt like acid for some odd reason he didn’t know.

Just then, Diana walked in with a tray in her hands,

“my king, I brought you tea.” her eyes spotted the devil herself. They clashed mentally before Rob decided to speak up,

“thank you Diana, that’s very nice of you.” he commended her.

“Rob I’ll excuse you. I’ll drop by your room so we can talk privately.” she excused herself, giving Diana death eyes.

“what were the two of you talking about?” she asked, curious as ever.

“it’s nothing important.” he shrugged off. “oh that’s by the way, your guest will be coming to see you in three days. Isn’t that cool?!” he cheered,

“yeah, it is.” she remarked dryly. She didn’t really care about it, bonus, it’s not as if the person is important to her or something.

“come on, show some spirit.” his encouragement made her shoulders slouch and her whole figure bend,

“I’m not really interested in this, I’m just doing it for you.” She yawned out, “I’m going to bed now.” she stretched and turned to take her leave,

“don’t forget our bet tomorrow!” he reminded her, making her grin a little. She gave him a thumbs up, too tired to say anything. He smiled, that was the woman he wanted to marry. She was right there, he just needed to ask. Sometimes he doesn’t understand his logic, he’s planning to marry someone he doesn’t love, how on earth will they both be happy?