The King's Beloved

"La-la-la-la~" Mitis joyfully sang as she playfully hopped while walking on a long hallway inside the mansion. "Haaah, I'm so happy," she thought, "such a cute sweetie pie has been added to our family. I can't wait to see her again and talk to her! Good thing she talks, unlike my own daughter".

She let out a sigh and then continued her daydreaming. "I've always wanted to play with my daughter but then again, duty calls. At least now, I could do all the things I've always wanted to do!"

Turning left at the end of the hallway, the door to Clavis' room could be seen from afar.

"We could … shop together! Or … have our hair done together! Or … hmm, maybe read each other's fortune? That would be so cute!" Mitis giggled to herself as she imagined all the fun things she could do with Selena.

With a loud thump, she stopped her playful hopping. She was now in front of her son's bedroom. She carefully turned the doorknob - she didn't want to wake them up in case they were still asleep which was a big possibility since it was still seven in the morning. It was too early for her to go visiting people's rooms.

But nonetheless, she sneakily entered inside, trying to play the ninja. Once inside, she decided to float instead of walking just to be sure. And she passed on the receiving area of Clavis' room and turned right towards the sleeping area.

"Ah-!" she gasped and almost squealed if she hadn't stopped her mouth with her hands immediately. While she continued to cover her mouth, she floated nearer to them.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Mitis screamed in her mind. She couldn't stop herself much so she giggled and blushed and spinned around the air - a total fangirl of her son's love affairs. "What a very joyous day this is!" A few drops of tears escaped her eyes.

Mitis gently tapped her cheeks to wipe off her tears of joy. Then, she thought of a brilliant idea. "I've got to record this moment! And make a portrait of it!"

Then, she snapped her fingers and a camera-looking object appeared from it. And she immediately began taking pictures from all angles. Only a few minutes passed and she probably took a hundred already.

"Uhm …," Selena grunted.

"Oops! I think they're waking up. Better hide!" Mitis thought to herself and quickly flew over to the last room and hid behind the walls.

Selena inhaled deeply. "Uhmm … what a nice smell," she thought, "and so warm too". Then, she buried her face deeper in the warmth she was feeling not knowing it was none other than Clavis' bare chest. His sleeping robe opened up through the night, exposing his chest and upper abdomen. "This is a nice pillow," she thought again and hugged the 'pillow' tighter.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Mitis was recording everything in her camera - she left it floating in the air to get the best view of what's happening while she fangirled on the sidelines.

On the other hand, Clavis was awakened when Selena hugged her tighter.

"Ugh," he grunted as he slowly opened his eyes. His face turned shocked for a moment. Then he reminisced about everything that happened last night and whispered, "Oh, yeah, that happened".

Clavis raised his left arm, resting it on the pillow and leaned his head on his palm as he watched Selena sleep. He moved carefully so he won't wake her up.

"Hmm …," he began thinking. "At first, I took her in because I needed to observe her. I didn't think she'd be useful in relieving stress. I guess it's not that bad of a deal after all. Besides, I don't need to play strong and calm all the time towards her since she's not a Magi. I can just be myself like how I usually am when I'm alone. And it's great that I don't need to play pretend in front of her". He sighed in relief. "Not bad … Her body is soft and she smells nice, too".

Clavis continued his assessment on his head while Selena moved again and raised her head a bit. She was now facing Clavis' neck and her every breath tickled Clavis.

"Ugh! What the -," Clavis was startled. He quickly covered Selena's mouth with his free hand. He felt Selena's lips touch his palm and he jolted in response. He removed his hand from her mouth and pushed her back.

"Urgh," Selena grunted and she went back to hugging her 'pillow' tightly again.

A hint of blush could be seen from Clavis' cheeks.

"This is too much, anymore and I …" Clavis knitted his brows and pushed Selena away again. He finally got up and looked back at her, annoyed. "Foolish woman, I'm still a man. I'm not immune to the desires of the flesh - Tsk! Pushing yourself too much on me, being defenseless. Are you going to be like this with other men too? What if I decided not to take you in and let other nobles get you? You'd probably be … Argh, truly, foolish!"

Clavis got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to clear his head and wash up. He didn't notice Mitis' presence at all who was still all giddy behind the walls.

"I think I got a lot of good materials today, I'm very satisfied with my findings," Mitis whispered to herself and she teleported back to her room, taking her camera with her.

Clavis noticed an aura departing from his bedroom while he was showering.

"What's that? Who dared enter my room?" Clavis furrowed again. "Ah! Selena!"

He immediately got out of the shower, put on a towel on his waist and walked fast out of the bathroom towards the place where he felt the presence.

"Haahh …," he sighed once more after determining who's aura it was. "Mother - should have known. I better put some restrictions or barriers from now on".

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!" Selena screamed and covered her eyes immediately.

Clavis thought something happened to her and he quickly turned his head in her direction. "What's wrong?"

"Y-y-yooou! Pervert!"

"What?" Clavis asked, confused. He looked at himself and realized nothing wrong with - "Oh, right, I'm just wearing a towel". He then turned around and walked back to the bathroom.

Selena's face was so red. The image of Clavis' completely naked upper body, with drops of water dripping from his hair and body was engraved on her mind.

In her mind, Selena thought, "Why am I remembering it too clearly? T-those muscles … and fair skin - wait, why does his skin look so smooth anyway? He's a man! A-and … even his legs were beautiful! Where's justice? Why are Magi a bunch of so damn gorgeous people? A-a-and … and … even his buttocks have a nice shape looking at it sideways … And I think I saw … - wait, what the heck am I thinking? I swear I didn't look there! I - I … Waaaaaaaa! Why did he have to get out looking like that? My mind is not pure at all! Rania, shed me some of your purity!".