12 : Ravish her or Eat her

Cassius let Xena down on her feet in her room and retracted his wings back in his skin.

Xena immediately released a sigh of content. She was happy to be back on her feet without going over 20 feet above the land.

Xena rushed - while limping - to the closet to change into some other clothes, preferably for the night and maybe dress her wound appropriately.

She chose a silver silk nightgown that probably reached her ankles and while she pulled off her chemise, Cassius changed into some khakis that Xena had got for him.

Cassius immediately stretched when he was done and jumped on the couch. Even though the place was really small for his body, he didn't complain.

At least, he had a clean place to lay down. Even Xena had noticed that this place was too small for him and had been thinking to get him another space to sleep.

If she gets him another bed, her father, relatives and probably the people of the town will definitely raise their finger at her, probably spreading a rumor that she might be having a soft spot for a creature who was killing humans and was also a slave.

She had to think of another suitable way.

Xena took her time washing her wound and dressing it up properly, wincing everytime the swab touched her split skin.

Soon enough, when she was done, Xena stepped out of her change room and Cassius removed the arm covering his eyes to look at her.

He was definitely not sleepy anymore, oh no!

She was not wearing her usual chemise. Again.

Cassius groaned internally.

Her curves were on show as silk licked her body to absolute precision. Her porcelain skin was on show and Cassius drunk her in.

Juicy. Was the first thought that came to Cassius' mind and he immediately gulped the saliva gathering in his mouth.

His shorts had gotten tight and his gums started to hurt due to the suddenly growing canines, piercing his lips a little.

Cassius groaned loudly this time.

He did not know whether to ravish her or eat her.

Damn it!

Cassius tried to divert his attention and  snapped his eyes shut as Xena started to shuffle around the room.

He had to calm down or that bulging member would be very eye catching.

"Cassius." Suddenly Xena warned and Cassius groaned again. Trying to calm two of his body parts down. His eyes had already turned to slits and completely black while the member threatened to fly the zipper down.

"What!" He snapped without opening his eyes. He knew that if he glanced at her, something very irrational was going to happen.

"Why in the world do you have this?" This made him open his eyes and look at what Xena held in her hand.

The moment his eyes landed on what held, It made his lust turn to anger and one of his body parts started to calm down. His canines were still out due to growing anger.

How dare she touch his stuff?

In an instant, Cassius had snatched the crown from Xena's delicate hand and held it tightly between his calloused fingers.

"Don't you dare touch it again."

"You stole it!" Xena implied angrily, with one of her hand on her hip and the other pointed towards him. Her ginger hair moving with her movements.

That made Cassius's eyes turn completely black and Xena stepped slightly back.

For the first time, she was scared. The way air got thicker, her movements became restrained for some odd reason.

"I stole it? Me!? You stole it! It is mine!" Cassius claimed and stepped closer to Xena who took another step back.

"I am the King of the wings and you stole my respect!" He shouted making the windows shudder.

By now, if the guards outside even heard it, they were too scared to enter the room.

Xena was breathing hard as she tried to calm herself down.

Calm down. He will not hurt me. She reassures herself.

Xena slowly nodded and that made slightest of Cassius' anger to go away.

His claws were still calloused around the crown but then Cassius placed it on the couch slowly and sat beside it.

He too tried to call himself down.

Xena did not say anything and slowly limped to the bed and without a word, and laid down in her bed. The tension was thick and Xena could clearly hear the sharp breaths that Cassius took to calm himself.

Xena knew that she had crossed dangerous borders and now it was best if she shut her mouth.

Xena tried to sleep but her stomach had started to rumble which was a clear indication that she was hungry also, she could not sleep knowing that an angry Cassius was about to explode.

It had been a while since she last ate and so she decided to pull out one of the chocolate cake she had left from the mini cooler recently invented nowadays and cut a slice out. Eating it slowly.

She knew that Cassius had sniffed the cake out but his ego was too much to ask for it so he ignored it and placed a cushion on his face, then laid back.

Why is she eating right now! Cassius thought.

Xena sighed, knowing that Cassius was not going to make a move to ask for the cake and so she continued to eat and after finishing it, she placed the plate aside and looked at Cassius again. Even though he had closed his eyes, he wasn't asleep yet.

"You know, you don't have to sleep there." Xena said and then quickly added, "- You can sleep on my bed . . . With me."

To her it was the best idea, no need to buy the bed - no one questions. They can keep everything that happens between them.

Cassius pulled the pillow slightly and watched Xena from afar.

"I don't trust you, Princess." He spat out and fixed the cushion back on his face.

"Fine. We will do a trust test tomorrow so that you can know, that I am with you completely. I am on your side, Cassius." Xena said softly and Cassius inwardly groaned at her softness.

Why was she pretending to be so nice?

When Cassius did not respond after a while, Xena continued,

"Two tests of your choice and two tests of my choice." When Cassius heard that he could choose two tests of his choice, a Devious plan formed in his head.

Oh she was going to regret saying this.

He would definitely dare her to fly with him and probably give her a heart attack but he knew, she wouldn't fly with him and thus, he could show her just how much she didn't believe him.

And as for the second trust test, he would probably ask her to take a walk in the town alone. Most people hate her by now. They could kill her.

But Cassius knew that by the end of it all, he would have to actually come to her rescue cause if she dies, he will too.

To be honest, that sucked for him. He could think of multiple ways to actually kill her in only a span of minutes.

But then again, he could follow none. He hated this, he hated her.

"Fine."

"Promise me," Xena said. Promise? For what? For doing this test? Swifters were known to keep their promises. They valued friendships as much as enemies.

And it would hurt Cassius'pride if he didn't accept it.

Cassius sighed and thought his decision once again. Can he scare her enough to give up the bond?

Maybe.

"Promise." Suddenly a smile graced Xena's lips and she lay back on her bed. Her bust immediately puffing and Cassius groaned again.

"Good, see you tomorrow," Xena mutter and went to sleep, not knowing a tower she had built again in Cassius' clothes.

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What do you all think about this chapter? What do you think about Cassius? Is he a good per- creature?

He is King Cassius after all!

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