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Sun rays reached my eyes and are compelling me to open. But I don't wanaaaaaaaa. I don't wanna attend school. It's boring. The warm and fluffy sheets are so inviting. So I snuggled closer into the bed........which tightened its grip on me? 

As far as I remember my bed has no arms and I can sense warmth coming from the bed, not the regular warmth but a different kind. More welcoming than the bed and I snuggled more. This time I felt a hand on my cheek caressing me gently. May be my bed finally recognized all the love I have for it and decided to return it.

 I smiled. That is so cute of my bed. 

"Love you baby." I murmured lightly in sleep and kissed it. It felt so good to kiss the bed. Suddenly bed froze and stopped caressing my cheek. What? It doesn't appreciate my love now? To think that it returned my love. Oh my! May be it was shocked to find out that I know about it's existence as a living being and that it cares about me and may be beds have a rule that humans aren't supposed to know they are alive.

I opened my eyes and straightened a little to tell the bed that it's secret is safe with me. I wonder what should I name him. When I faced it my bed's name turned out to be Blake Xavier Leonardo, looking at me with wide eyes. Oops! I said that I love him and kissed his chest. That explains the warmth.

I smiled sheepishly and a little sleepily "Sorry! Thought you are the bed." I scratched my head.

He raised an eyebrow "You thought I am bed and said I love you baby?"

I smiled and told him my theory of bed returning my love and he doubled in laughter. I just pouted still in his arms. 

"How can you think of my sexy body as bed?" he asked with a wide smirk. Cocky much?

"Hey! It is so comfortable and I felt good!" I blurted out without realizing what I said.

Now smirk deepened. "So you like sleeping on me? That can be arranged everyday princess."

This is so embarrassing. I need to divert the topic before my blushing deepens. 

"How did I end up here? Last thing I remember is hugging you after your jealousy fit." I made to sure to mention jealousy to turn the attention back to him.

"I told you princess vampires are quite possessive. That is our nature to feel so possessive about our mates." He said dismissing that without a care.

" You slept in my arms and I brought you to bed. You held my shirt tightly and wouldn't leave it so we settled in this position. Not that I am complaining. I loved it and we will sleep like this everyday." 

he said tightening his arms around me making me fall on his chest. He successfully diverted the attention from him to me. Did I really refuse to let him go? Considering my thoughts before I probably did.

"I have to bath." I mumbled in his chest and made a move to get up which he clearly didn't like and tucked me back again.

"Sleep some more princess. I don't want to let you go." he said.

I looked at the table which had a digital watch. Good to know that they are keeping up with technology. Considering he is more than 1400 years old if he insisted on old fashion.. that would be awkward. Okay focus. It's 11 in the morning. I slept too much cause I slept in his arms around seven thirty in the evening. He is so comfortable to sleep on. I snuggled closer unconsciously and he automatically tightened his hands and that's when sense returned to my non-existent brain.

"We can't sleep more. It's already 11. We missed breakfast. It's time for lunch. Get up mister."

He finally gave up and I am free. I entered the heaven of a closet and took out a simple pair of jeans and a purple colored top cause it reminded me of his eyes.  It is a light purple color inviting me in for a deep swim promising me to show all the world in his eyes. 

I went to the gigantic bathroom and had a peaceful bath. I don't want to come out but I have to. So I came out. Next Blake went in and of course he would come with only a towel.

We reached the kitchen to find that Gabs and Erik woke up just then like us. Guess mate thing really makes people comfortable and safe. It would have been good if humans too had such kind of thing then there would be no heartbreaks and divorces. People would be happy. Happiness. How rare it is!

                                                 //picture of the dining table in the kitchen//

When I passed him to sit in a chair beside him all of a sudden I am facing the table. Huh? I realized that I was seated in his lap. I officially hate vampire's speed.

"Blake? What are you doing?"

"Nothing." he said nonchalantly.

"I mean what am I doing in your lap."

"Sitting."

"I know that! Would you let me go so that I can sit and eat."

"Why you can eat sitting on my lap?"

"I'll be heavy" and that is true.

"No. You are so light. You should start eating more."

"Yes. I am light as a paper and pigs fly."

"Come on. Eat now."

"But.."

"Don't. I like you sitting on my lap and I know that you like being near to me considering you refused to leave my shirt yesterday night. I want to be as close as possible to you." he whispered in my ear still maintaining a little distance.

I tried to leave but his grip just kept on tightening . I sighed and gave up my ungraceful attempts to get off his lap. He is giving me space and that's all I need. Though he hugged me and I am in his lap right now, he keeps his distance giving me space. 

I honestly would have kicked him if he tried to touch me. Mate or no mate. I won't allow him to touch me. Being mates is not sufficient. Yes fates put us together for a specific reason and we are made for each other. But that doesn't mean I should throw myself at him saying I am yours and you are mine. That's, what can I say, irrational may be. I am willing to know about him. 

All I wanted before was to grow old with a dog but I am not a stubborn mule to let him go saying I stick to my plans. All I saw before in the guys who tried to approach me was some kind of favor from me or an attempt to get into my pants.  I am not fond of banging in Janitor closets or one night stands because that is what they want.

 No one knew the real me. No one cared to. But in the one week he was there he tried to understand me. So far he knows me more than any one else. How he did that I don't know and that too in such a less time. He paid attention to my every little move. I used to feel his eyes on me every moment in the college but was scared to even look. I am not going to be the coward any longer. I will try to understand him and get to know him.

 We need some time to know each other. I agree that he is the most handsome and sexy man I ever met in my life. He looks like model straight from a magazine. He doesn't ooze with muscles. He is more towards the lean type with 6 pack or may be 8 pack considering I haven't paid attention when he came out of the bathroom with only a towel. It seemed wrong to see a person like that so I diverted my eyes.

I have to say his physique is exactly my type. But physical appearance is not all that matters. It's who he is inside that defines him. I want to know him, the real him, not the outer supermodel body. If I fall for his outer appearance then it would be just lust but not love and I am not interested in such things. What I need is a heart and a person to care for me, the real me and cherish me with all my faults. Just like I am ready to accept all his faults. Ready to accept him.

"A penny for your thoughts?" Blake interrupted my inner monologue.

"You." I said honestly.

He raised his eyebrow a little confused.

"I am thinking about you."

He flashed a thousand kilowatt smile towards me that made my heart skip a beat. So much happiness is included in that smile. His first smile towards me. Not a smirk.

"I am happy to know that my mate is thinking about me." he said.

"What am I going to do today? I know that you are a prince so you will be having your duties."

"Yes, I do princess. But dad gave me leave for some days to help you. Since you are the princess and soon to be Queen you have to learn a lot. I will be with you till you learn all these and help you."

"Queen!" Suddenly my mind registered that if he is the prince I will be the princess and would soon rule along with him.

"You see I am not Queen material at all. I am not that compassionate. Little odd too. I won't scream when I see cockroaches or frogs. I am not graceful at all. I don't sit straight. I always run away from problems. I am lazy. I love to sleep. I..."

"You do notice that you are rambling non sense right? Seriously where did screaming on seeing cockroaches come from?"

"From a movie. Princess in that movie screams whenever she there is a  cockroach and faints on seeing a little blood. She is that kind and innocent and...."

"Well. I don't want her. I want you. I don't think I appreciate fainting upon seeing blood as we are vampires. I like it that you don't faint and brave  enough to be at my side. It is enough if you stay at my side looking pretty. Training is just to dance and etiquette like that."

"Firstly I am not that pretty."

"You are."

"Secondly, I don't agree to get all dressed up and sit like a puppet. Your mate got a brain and she is adamant on using it. I will have my opinions and I will voice if for sure. If you think of having a stuffed doll beside you then forget about me being your mate and search  for someone else."

He immediately kept his arms around me and hugged me.

"I am not going to look at any other female except you. You are my world.  You will have to learn dancing and etiquette. That's it. We Royalty have so many balls and you would have to attend it. So these are the ones you have to learn."

I froze at the word dance.

"Dance! Even a robot can dance better than me. I refuse to dance. I can't dance. It will suck."

"Come on, princess. Don't say so. Who said you will be dancing? We will be dancing. I will be with you and I will guide you. It will be easy. You need not worry at all. Be confident like a Queen and you can do it."

I thought about it. It doesn't to give it a try.

"Fine. I will do it. But both the classes you told me are boring and I am not interested at all. So to do your bidding you have to do what I ask of you."

"Anything for you princess." he said sweetly.

"You have to teach me fighting for learning dancing and history of vampires and what not about kingdoms, rulers and so on for taking etiquette classes."

He stood up immediately with shock and I almost fell but he caught me and turned me to face him.

"Are you serious? I can't allow you to fight. You will be harmed. I can't allow that. I will protect you always. You needn't fight at all. I will protect you with my life. Do you think that I am unable to protect you ?"

"No. I believe that you can save me but I want to learn. It is interesting besides with my zero athletic skills I will be long gone before you can come to save me if someone kidnaps me to get to you. I should at least be able to delay them right?"

He seemed furious at my words. Oops! What angered him this time? I was immediately pulled into his arms and he took deep breaths inhaling my scent and tried to calm himself.

"Don't say such words again. Understand? Nothing will happen to you. I will protect you with  my life."

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