In the Sand City Castle kitchen, Sienna was sitting at the table while Ramse was cooking pancakes. He noted she really does not feel very well, listening to her moaning and grumbling in the bathroom and also on the way down the corridors. She took short breaks as they walked, holding her belly uncomfortably while scrunching her pretty face.
"It is those ridiculous cramps!"Sienna complained when he asked her what was going on."This is so not fair...why me!!! Why don't men have this?"She moaned and glanced at Ramse so strongly he felt it like a knife piercing his heart! He felt guilty suddenly!!!
"Do you want to go to bed and rest instead?"Ramse asked Sienna carefully."Spending time in bed with her will also feel good."He thought.
"No!!! I want my pancakes with chocolate!"Sienna called out a little desperately. She needed that chocolate, she wanted it more than to rest in the bed...Just the idea of chocolate was making her dizzy head want to go to that kitchen even if she has to roll herself there...
"Let me help you down the stairs," Ramse asked Sienna gently as they encountered the shortcuts of Sarcos's Castle.
"Why can't he do a lift for me instead?"Sienna moaned, upset. Not that she was normally allowed to go to the kitchen, but in her mood, everything seemed unfair.
"Do not squash me much or I bleed out, "Sienna grumbled as Ramse picked her extremely carefully. He was so happy she did not flinch at his touch that much and trusted him enough. Sarcos warned him that Sienna on her days is like a dangerous hurricane of moodiness and that he might not be able to recognise her at times...
Ramse finally delivered the first pancake to the ravenous, moody beast called Sienna and sighed in relief when she started gobbling it up, closing her eyes tiredly. He noticed even the smell of pancakes was relaxing to her, as he secretly hoped. He cooked, watched her beautiful pink lips covered with cocoa honey sauce, and her slightly improving mood and felt as if he had climbed a huge mountain.
"So, how much did you miss me?"Ramse asked when he noticed that the half-full Sienna was in a better mood to talk. He brought her another pancake and touched her hand briefly.
"A bit," Sienna nodded."You can definitely cook better than lord Ziran...she sighed.
"What did he?"Ramse asked curiously.
"He mixed sugar for salt. I got sweet mushroom rice..."Sienna noted with a sad grin. She missed that rude tiger...
"Ha-ha, did you eat it?"Ramse smiled handsomely.
"Yes, I had to. But I took mushrooms out first."She added.
"Hahaha, my poor Queen. I hope you like my cooking then."Ramse smiled.
"A lot! It is not hard to get used to your cooking."Sienna said, thinking.
"Well, I missed cooking for you for the past month," Ramse noted.
"That must be hard, to stay behind like that. Thank you so much again."Sienna burrowed her eyes into Ramse's grey ones.
"Well, I had to do it. I could not let you be Marath's lover if it could be prevented."He swallowed hard at the memory. He was pretty jealous of him inside.
"And thank you for helping him."Sienna bit her lips. Ramse knew she meant Mathyas.
"It was very hard."He nodded."We could kill him so easily, and we did not."He lifted his head higher, satisfied that Sienna acknowledged his deeds.
"I'm proud of you." Sienna nodded.
"Of me?" He grinned victoriously.
"Of your self-control."She noted."It definitely improved a lot."
"Thank you."Ramse held his heart cheekily and went to finish his cooking.
Sienna just ate the last pancake she could muster and drank some water with mint leaves.
"I'm so stuffed."She bit her lips. She slipped down from the table and froze.
"What happened?"Ramse looked at her horrified expression.
"I gushed out!"She said with a desperate look.
"What?"Ramse furrowed his brows, trying to understand.
"I bleed too much, so it is out as I stood up. It happens when you change position abruptly or stand up from sitting or lying down, or sneeze or cough..."She sighed in defeat. This was a monthly woman's nightmare! This, far away from the toilet, in the presence of a man who has no idea or a vague understanding of the countless issues women are experiencing while pretending everything is fine in their seemingly glorious life of beauty, fashion, make-up, cosmetics and pampering spas. Therefore, Sienna decided to be as descriptive as possible to help train the Ape King to be more understanding of the female's problems and needs.
Ramse stared speechless as Sienna stood biting her lips and pressing her legs tightly together, thinking about what to do.
"Can you walk?"He asked with his face blushing red. He felt so uneducated suddenly, deciding to ask his stepmother and Sarcos's private doctor in detail about all women's secret matters.
"Not really, "Sienna shook her head.
"Well, then I carry you."He offered eagerly.
"I do not want to make you messy."She bit her lips reluctantly.
"I'm a warrior."He chuckled."I will not melt from it."
"Get me some towels first, I want to put them around my waist,"Sienna instructed him after a few seconds of thinking.
"Is it that bad?"Ramse asked, shocked.
"Yes, it is."Sienna nodded.
"Ok, "Ramse picked some hand towels and handed them to her. Sienna put it quickly around her bum.
"That is?"Ramse asked.
"For now."She nodded."Please, take me to my bathroom fast."She looked at him pleadingly.
"Will you be upset if I go slowly?"Ramse asked a little provocatively. She looked so vulnerable and cute, standing there stuck...
"Just help me, please,"Sienna called at him a little desperately.
"Ok, then, if you want me to hold you so much."Ramse smiled seductively and picked her up princess style as a treasure.
Sienna felt her belly shift as he lifted her with ease. This feeling of changing positions was so treacherous and worrying. She felt like a fountain. She hoped the towels would last till he brought her up. She wished it were Tyrell or Sharchan instead, or Sarcos. They knew already at least! Sienna held her legs tightly together and cursed the crude cotton pads together with her heavy period."Where is the gel pad insert when you need it?"She moaned in her mind, imagining the exaggerated female sanitary pads commercials from her old world. She wished just to have that little bit more security that they were offering so eagerly...
Ramse felt quite good while carrying her; he did not walk too fast, but neither too slow, so she could not complain. Sienna felt so embarrassed and weak. She turned her head into his chest and closed her eyes tiredly. This just sucked!!!
Ramse's clothes smelled like mix of exotic fruits. He took Xander's advice and bathed more often than before, even used perfume made of his favourite exotic fruits and blossoms, so he could handle his own scent without feeling like a female. He watched Sienna on his chest and felt quite proud. She was breathing in his scent and not complaining; that was a good sign!
Ramse dropped Sienna in her bathroom quite swiftly and closed her door for privacy. Then he listened involuntarily but innocently to her grumbling and moaning again, then she called for him to find her a new, clean dress, underwear and give her chest with cotton pads because she ran out. Ramse felt like a man-servant, but also quite important and trusted. After twenty minutes, Sienna emerged from the bathroom door, half-dressed, telling him off for choosing a back-laced dress, thanking him for helping her and crying for painkiller medicine. Then she ordered him to lace her dress when he chose, such a difficult dress to put on because she is not changing it anymore.
Ramse was baffled by her changing moods, but it was somehow filling the void in his heart that he felt when he was not next to her. The day with her was definitely not boring, filled with emotions sharpened by her state. It somehow kept him on his toes because of the unexplainable array of different Siennas he encountered that day, that he feel falling for her even more...She was so puzzling that as he thought that he knew her, it was suddenly not the truth. He was just starting to know her, and that excited him. He wanted to be screamed at, cried at, begged and even slapped by her. His heart fluttered at her raised voice, his blood burned at her screams, his stomach shrank when she moaned; he had to swallow hard when she looked at him with those cry-reddened blue eyes; it was making him feel alive. He stared at her, compliant and happy within himself, feeling elated in her presence, welcoming her moods and lectures like drops of water in the desert. He relished in his realisation of how entirely obsessed he is about her and that he wants all of this Siennas for himself, to bathe in her ever-changing moods and enjoy the thrill.
"I'm to your service, "Ramse grinned, satisfied when she turned her back to him...as she ordered him to lace her dress at the back...
"Do you know it is just you and me here?"He asked provocatively while threading the delicate ribbons.
"I trust you..."Sienna looked at him sharply over her shoulder."You can see my weak state..."
"Sure, I'm not sure if you will kill me with your stare or faint."Ramse joked...
and Sienna started to cry...
"I'm so sorry, I did not mean to be mean to you. This is your day after all, it is just so hard!"The tears were filling her eyes, and Ramse rather went to fetch her a silken tissue while he guided her towards her bed to sit her down.
"Do not worry much, I enjoy it quite a bit."Ramse swallowed hard, looking into her blue-reddened eyes..." I think I understand you better now..." he sighed, petting her head, being suddenly very happy to be born a man.
"So you are not upset with me?"She asked him pleadingly.
"How can I be upset with you? I was waiting ages to see you."He said gently.
"Let's rest a bit."He smiled and sat next to her on the bed....I will tell you how we trained Mathyas, "he decided to entertain her a little with his revengeful stories.
"Sure. Sarcos did not tell me much. I'm very curious."Sienna nodded, wiping her tears. She lay in her bed half-sitting, letting her body rest and listening to Ramse's wetland training revenge with Miriam and Xander.
Sienna chuckled when she imagined Mathyas carrying the voluptuous Miriam around the garden. It felt good to her, even though she felt a little sorry for Miriam to have to endure the annoying Black Lizard King in training.
"That is what he got for calling you heavy."Ramse smiled and touched her cheek gently.
Sienna smiled and closed her eyes tiredly. Ramse put his hand on her eyes."Rest a little, my little minx," he whispered and felt Sienna's body relax under his touch. She was used to it from Wetlands, and the memories just flooded her tired brain.
Ramse watched her as she breathed deeply. She was half sleeping, and it made him feel at ease. He tried to be nice and understanding to Sienna. Having this one day with her just for himself felt great. Only his heart clenched a little when he reminded himself that this would be one of the last times he could act as her friend.