Ria
We stayed at the house for a few more hours while Arsheus and Rin checked on the guards. Out of pure boredom I too begun checking on them.
I didn't know how long their rotations were, but I could tell two of them apart. I'd called them handsome and handsome 2.0. I was honestly beginning to wonder if they chose the guards solely based on their faces, because every single one was pretty and handsome in their own way. Even the women were gorgeous.
After checking on them for a while I sat leisurely on a chair and begun thinking about my own stuff, which was basically wondering what the fuck was inside the castle that Arsheus wanted it that badly.
Could it be he wanted to get revenge on his men?
I could see that, but what I didn't see was why attack the castle with the highest protection in the whole realm. I didn't get why he would ever do that. He could just attack some random officers to get his revenge.
Did it have to be this castle? And more importantly did it have to be me?
Looking at them and then at myself I couldn't imagine us pretending to be high ranking angels. First of all they didn't even look like angels and second of all Arsheus hated me, he didn't love me. Ah, whatever. My job wasn't to worry about that or about their survival and yet my heart seemed to disagree. Wondered why that was.
It was already nightfall when we returned to the inn under the cover of the night.
Since vision was impaired by the lack of light almost no one focused on us or pointed at us as we walked back to the inn, taking the main streets this time and making the journey in a quarter of it's original time.
It also helped that most people were inside their own rooms and houses, busy with sleeping and night activities.
I blushed when I heard one of said night activities.
I hadn't noticed it before but the building near our inn was filled with people doing it all the time. I hadn't heard it before, but now that I had heard it I couldn't stop my ears from taking in the sounds.
Fortunately it seemed like Arsheus and Rin had either not noticed or didn't give a damn about it. They were chatting amongst themselves as we walked up to my room.
Thank God. I didn't want to get mocked.
We took the stairs that led to he second floor and a thought suddenly popped in my head.
Why were we all going to my room instead of each one to their own?
I didn't know. I never knew anything.
" See you tomorrow" Arsheus's smile was bright as he left me in my door and walked away.
I stared at him, confused. So that was all? They weren't trying to steal my room?
I could've said something, but I knew what would follow, so I shut up and nodded.
" Goodbye"
I didn't know where he wanted to meet tomorrow or when nor what he wanted me to wear, but those all sounded like him problems, not mine.
I opened the door and entered. It was already very late and I was tired from walking around and staking out the guards. At least they had fed me something. That was the only silver lining in this whole situation.
Lilu begun barking like crazy as soon as I entered, throwing himself over me. He did it so suddenly I didn't have time to react and lost my balance, taking us both down to the floor.
Lilu didn't stop there. He kept licking my face and barking as if nothing had happened.
Looking up at him from where I was sprawled all over the floor I couldn't help the smile that bloomed all over my lips.
" Good boy"
Lilu's eyes opened big and sparkly before he begun wagging his tail as his multiple legs moved in unison up and down. He was really excited to be called a good boy, but he was. He was a good boy.
After petting him for a while and telling him how much of a good boy he was he finally let go of me. As soon as I didn't have his massive weight all over my body I moved out from under him and smiled as I took my place at my bed.
Lilu didn't even take a second to take that as an invitation.
He ran up to me and jumped on the bed, making my whole body fly for a few seconds before I fell back into the soft matress, a heavy weight by my side.
" You know you can't sleep here" I looked at Lilu and used my most stern voice. I didn't really care about it, if it were up to me I would let him jump into my bed whenever he felt like it, but Illiana had told me time and time again not to let him do that and he wasn't just mine, so I had to obey.
Lilu's eyes opened even more as he gave me his best puppy eyes. My heart melted looking at him.
Whatever. Illiana wasn't here to yell at me and as long as I was concerned Lilu was just mine now. That meant I could do whatever I wanted.
" Just this one time"
My heart swelled with warmth once Lilu's eyes got even bigger and his whole body begun shaking with excitement.
He all but tackled me down again as he licked me, happy to sleep with me.
I knew I was a pushover. Out of all the nights we had spent here I had let him into my bed all of them, but he was so cute and pitiful when he looked at me like that that I couldn't resist. I honestly didn't know why I tried to fight it anymore. I would always end up caving, so why try?
Besides it was warm and comfy.
I hugged Lilu and went to sleep with a smile on my lips.
The smile was gone the moment I woke up the next day with Arsheus looking down at me from the corner of my bed.
When I rubbed my eyes, barely getting up to close the curtains I almost had a heart attack.
Arsheus was above me, looking down at me with an amused expression.
" What the fuck are you doing here!!?"
I didn't even bother to cover myself since last night I hadn't bothered to change into my pijama, so I was still in outdoor clothes.
" I told you to be ready "
I stared at him, dumbfounded by his idiocy.
" You didn't even tell me an hour"
" Then you should've asked"
I stared at the demon in question. Even if I had asked he wouldn't have answered. How did he want me to gain knowledge? Through my imagination?
" Whatever" Arsheus looked at Lilu and moved his hand to pet him. I looked, hiding my amusement, as I watched the scene playing before my eyes.
I noticed the exact moment Lilu bared his teeth and growled at him. Arsheus either didn't notice or didn't care as he got his hand closer to his mouth.
He was going to get bitten.
I smiled, knowing what would happen, just when Arsheus pulled his hand back with a smirk, never getting bitten nor touching Lilu.
" Did you want me to get bitten?" His tone was something between hatred and amusement as he spoke to me, his lips too close to my liking.
" What did you want to tell me?" I took the conversation to another detour. I didn't feel like telling him that I wanted him to get bitten and lose his hand.
" We need to get your dress"
Dress?
Did he not even have that prepared? Who did he think would help him and do something for a demon?
" Where are we getting it?"
" We're buying it, of course"
I highly doubted that would work out, but hey let them find out on their own.
" Sure"
I pretended to go along with their plan as I got up and left the inn with them and with my hat over my eyes and covering my black hair.
As usual Arsheus and Rin didn't give a damn as they walked through the streets as if they owned them.
Everyone turned to stare, but they didn't seem to care.
I did, but there was nothing I could do about that.
" Over here" Arsheus led me over to a fancy shop with dresses all over the glass. I could see multiple beautiful dresses all over the shop.
I honestly wanted to put on a few of them and it had nothing to do with the fact that they seemed to cost a lot of money. They were honestly gorgeous dresses. All of them were.
" Wow"
Arsheus smiled at my remark.
As we entered the employees turned to stare, but they didn't call the guards nor did they throw us out. I was honestly surprised they hadn't kicked us out as soon as hey saw us. How had Arsheus done that?
" Come on. Which one do you like?"
I couldn't even answer as I stared at the multiple dresses. There wasn't much people inside the shop and I wondered why until I picked up a random dress and saw the prices.
One of this things cost almost as much as a decent house.
I stared at the price. Was Arsheus paying that much just for one dress?
" What are you staring at?" Arsheus walked over to where I was still staring at a price tag and leaned in, giving the dress a second glance.
He seemed smug as he let the piece of fabric drop right into my arms.
" Do you like it?" His voice had an edge to it as he asked, his eyes darker than ever.
What the fuck was wrong with him?
" Have you seen the price?" I wanted to yell, but the help was nearby and I didn't want to let them hear me.
Arsheus raised an eyebrow and looked at the price.
He didn't even seem surprised as he read the number.
" This much is fine"
I stared at him. Was he serious?
" Really?"
" Yes"
Fine. I wasn't going to complain.
I picked the dress and ran to the changing room. If I wore the dress out of the store before Arsheus could think about it twice it would be my win. I had to be fast.
I closed the curtain and discarded all my clothes in seconds. Soon I was standing in just my underwear looking at the dress.
So that was why he had looked at me like that.
The dress I had accidentally chosen was more fitting to a whore than to a noble lady. The fabric was almost transparent and the cut was so low my nipples were almost visible, not to mention the skirt was so short that if I crouched down or I tried to sit down everyone would see my panties.
There was no way I was walking out with that on, but still....
The dress itself was beautiful. The light blue fabric seemed to fall down in waves and cling around the waist.
I could only imagine what I'd look like with it on. My eyes darted all over the place before making sure there was no one looking.
I could just try it on and see how I'd look with it. I was never going to wear it or anything, but it would be fun to try.
Once I was sure there was no one around I took the dress and put it on.
It fit me like a glove.
With it on I felt like a whore, but in the good way. I felt as if any man would fall to their knees if they saw me like this, including that insufferable demon that had me under his control.
As I looked at the mirror I twisted, letting the short skirt cling to my hips as the fabric barely covered anything. My nipples and panties were both visible through the fabric. This was not an outdoor dress. It was meant to be used alone, at home.
I still liked it, but I couldn't make Arsheus buy me something like this. First of all he'd want to see how it fit on me and second of all I didn't want to show it to him.
" Are you okay, madam?"
A gentle voice coming from outside startled me so much I almost jumped up.
It took me a while to realize she wasn't the demons and to take my hands off my chest and stop covering myself.
" Yes, I am fine"
In truth I wasn't fine. I had almost had a heart attack just now.
I took the dress off as quickly as I could and put on my clothes, using the hat to hide my face as I crumpled the dress between my hands.
I gave the crumpled dress to the worker without looking at it before I ran to the other side of the shop where I could see Rin and Arsheus choosing their own outfits.
As soon as they heard me walking over they turned to look.
I could've sworn I saw disappointment in Arsheus's face before it vanished without a trace.
" And the dress?"
" I didn't like it"
That was a lie. I loved that dress, but it was so indecent I couldn't even show it to him.
Arsheus nodded as if he understood.
" Go choose another one then"
I walked away from them as fast as I could, vanishing the image of Arsheus's wide eyes as I paraded in that dress in front of him from my head.
I really had to get some help. By now I was sure this wasn't normal. Something was very wrong with me.
After deciding for a while I ended up choosing a beautiful purple dress with a long skirt that fell over my ankle and puffy sleeves. It was nowhere near as indecent as the other one and didn't expose my flesh at all.
I hated it, but except for this one and the first dress I had tried out I didn't like anything else, so this dress it was.
I hadn't even gotten time to check what Arsheus had chosen for himself as we walked out of the shop with the dress tucked away in a bag.
Arsheus was the same and he hadn't let me look inside.
It didn't matter that much. Soon enough it'd have to see it once we entered the castle.
That was right. I was going to risk my life.
My pulse spiked thinking about that. I was going to risk my life today.
I begun hiperventilating and didn't calm down until we were back at the inn and I was left all alone with Lilu in my room.
Once I calmed down I begun to think about the spying. Arsheus had said that the ball begun at nightfall, so that meant I still had half a day to eat a hefty amount of food and calm down.
As the food I had called for arrived I took the piece of paper where Arsheus had written all the information I needed for the charade and begun reading it.
According to the paper I was Miss Mali, a young aristocrat recently married into a rich family. My husband was Mister Mali, whom I secretly despised.
My whole job was to make everyone think the both of us had fought over something, that part was no problem, I was confident I could pull it off, and the then distract everyone so that Arsheus could go and do whatever the fuck he wanted. I wasn't so sure about the second part.
I really didn't fell confident at all, but that didn't matter.
I threw the paper away and laid down a little bit.
When I got up from bed again it was already time to get ready.
Swearing with all the cuss words I knew I got up and went to the bathroom.
I washed myself and did my hair as best as I could in a big braid in the back of my head, which was apparently the current style.
After being ready I walked back inside the room and walked up to the desk, where I had laid the dress in the middle.
The purple dress was still there, but besides it was a box that hadn't been there before.
What could that be?
Burning with curiosity I picked up the box and sat on the bed.
I gently opened the lid little by little. When it was finally off I could see what was inside.
Inside the box was the blue dress from before. The one I had ended up hiding because it was so indecent. How had he found it? Who had done it? Had he seen it?
I turned red thinking about Arsheus picking up the dress and imagining me with it on.
I seriously had to stop. I was about to risk my life and all I could think about was what kind of expression he'd make.
" Are you done?"
Arsheus's real voice coming from outside the door and not from my imagination broke the illusion.
I blushed and hid the box with the dress under the bed, running to put on the purple dress.
" A second!"
I changed as fast as I could and run up to the door without breath.
As soon as I opened it I closed it back up, hiding the box under the bed.
Arsheus smirked as he looked down on me.
Did he know? Was that a joke?
All my thoughts disappeared from my mind when I saw what he was wearing. His clothes were the peak of elite clothing.
His shirt was so tight on him that I could see his muscles through the fabric and the same went with his pants. I could see the bulge around his groin as his black pants squeezed him.
I immediately pulled my gaze away and into his pecks. His nipples were visible through the white shirt as well as his abs.
To top it all off he had taken out the back of the shirt just like the aristocrats did, so now I could see his back as he turned to walk away, his hair neatly styled back.
I had to give it my all not to drool all over him, my pussy on fire begging to touch him all over. I seriously had to focus. I pulled my gaze away from his back and into the closest thing, which turned out to be the other demon.
Rin, on the other hand, was dressed more plainly in dark inconspicuous clothes. Made sense since he had to alert us and hide outside.
I cleared my throat and all my dirty thoughts with it and walked up to Arsheus.
Now that we were in on it together I should probably warn him about his eyes and hair.
" Arsheus" As soon as he heard his name he twisted his head to look at me. " If I were you I'd do something about your hair and eyes"
I was in the same situation, but at least I had chosen a hat to go with the dress that more or less hid my hair. It was hideous, but it did it's job.
" Like this?" Arsheus smiled and his hair color changed from black to blond as his eyes shifted from red to light green.
I stared at him. He didn't seem like him anymore. He was different, but I still could tell it was him.
Although now more like an angel I couldn't help but think that he looked uglier. That thought never left my mouth, though.
Arsheus smiled at my unfocused gaze and picked a strand of my hair, making my hat fall to the floor.
" Black suits you better" In his hand was a strand of my white hair.
He had also changed me too.
I didn't have time to ask anything more before Arsheus smiled at me and I felt a pull in my chest.
" From now on do as you were told and don't betray us"
I felt the pull to obey as my heart cracked a little.
I thought we were friends again, but guess I was wrong. He was just a motherfucker.
Once I regained control of myself I nodded with my sweetest smile as I grabbed his hand.
Arsheus looked at our joined hands, confusion written all over his face.
" We're married, remember?"
I didn't know why I was doing it. Could be because I wanted to hold his hand, could be to get revenge or could be for the mission. Not even I knew.
I expected Arsheus's face to contort with disgust, but there was something like smug pride in his eyes when he grabbed me back.
" I do. Now will my lady follow me?"
I gritted my teeth and nodded. I didn't want to end up dead.
From behind us, hiding in the shadows I could hear Rin laughing.
Well, at least he wasn't glaring at me again. It was an improvement.