Rise of the Malactric Heir

"I have a gift to give someone," Adora said as she exited the castle, hopped on a motorbike, and rode away.

"Damn, I'm going to make something to eat and freshen up," Alix mumbled as he went to the bakery, and Sally smiled in relief when she saw him.

"Alix, you've returned," she said.

"We just got back, I went to the apartment first, I came for some pastry and to apologize for not coming to work lately," he replied.

"You don't have to worry about work now, Alix, here, I have more," she said as she handed him two full boxes of pastries.

"They're packed, and I made some new things for you to try," she replied, and he smiled.

"Thank you very much, Sally," he said.

"Don't mention it, but stop by now and then, how is your training is going?" she asked.

"Well, it's going fine, I've learned a lot these past months, time is flying by," he said as she stared at him.

"I can tell how much you have grown kid, you are doing great, keep working hard," she said, and his eyes widened as he stared at her before smiling.

"Thank you, I'll stop by more often, see you later," he replied before leaving.

Alix then returned home, put his pastries in the kitchen, and went to freshen up.

After Alix finished, he changed into long pants and a vest and went to the kitchen to make himself something to eat for he was a fantastic chef.

While Alix was preparing his food, the doorbell rang.

He asked as he approached the door, peeked, and saw Adora standing in front of it, and he coughed then opened the door, and she smiled.

"Hello," she said.

"H- hi," he replied.

"What brings you here this late?" he inquired.

"It's not that late," she replied, sighing.

"Come on in, he said and she walked into his apartment, smiling then he locked the door.

"Smells nice," she said, closing her eyes and bracing herself against the wall as he looked at her with interest.

"Your highness, why are you here?" he inquired as she approached him and handed him a key.

"What does this serve?" He asked, and she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the living room, pulling the curtain open, and he smiled brightly when he noticed a black fancy motorbike in front of the building.

"Happy birthday, take care of it," she said as she drew the curtain back, and he looked at her.

"I can't take it," he said.

"You are something else, idiot, take it or I'll kick your ass," she said, breathing heavily.

"Do you not like it? Do you want me to get you another? " she asked as she sat down on the couch.

"That's not it, thank you; I love it; I'll keep it; there's no need to go get another; are you all right?" He asked as he returned to the kitchen, and she followed him, then sat on a stool by the cupboard and watched him cook.

"Why are you still here?" he asked, noticing something was wrong with her.

"You don't look so good; you look like you are about to pass out," he said.

"I'm fine," she said as he approached her.

"What?" she asked, looking at him as he stared at her.

"Do I have your permission to touch you?" he inquired, and she chuckled.

"Go ahead," she said, smiling as he placed his palm against her forehead.

"You're burning up, damn," he said, quickly removing his hand.

'I'll be fine,' she assured him.

"No, you won't, you didn't look well the whole way back, I noticed it, why didn't you say anything?" He questioned.

"Don't- don't do the caring thing with me, Alix," she said, lowering her head.

"I'm staying the night," she said.

"Taking over my home without my permission, damn you, but I'm okay with it because you're sick," he said.

"Thank you, Alix," she said, her eyes glistening and his cheeks turning pink as he turned away from her and smiled in relief.

"I don't mind having someone to look after once in a while," he said.

"Do you have a spare long-sleeved shirt and pants you could lend me?" she asked, and he sighed.

"You intend to wear my clothes as well, I will be right back," he said as he walked away.

"He's only mean at times, he has a good heart, the warmth reminds me of my mother, even though he's been through a lot, he still has that warmth, it feels great," she said as he returned with clothes for her.

"You can wear this," he said, handing her a white hoodie and long, soft black pants.

"I'll go..." she said as she stood up and was about to fall but grabbed the wall.

"I'll be right back," she said as she went to change her clothes.

'I'm starting to worry, if anything happens to her here, I'll get in trouble, but aside from that, this appears to be a lot more than just a fever,' Alix thought as he finished cooking and took out food for himself and the girl.

"I am done," she said as he brought the food out and set it on the coffee table in the living room, then looked at her standing before him in his clothes.

"For what it's worth, they look good on you, eat, you need to eat," he said before going to get some juice for them both.

"Thank you," she said as she sat beside him, then took the plate of food, turned her back against him, removed her mask, and began eating as he turned on the TV.

'She doesn't want to show her face; I'm curious how she looks, but I'll respect her,' he thought as he ate.

"Woah," she exclaimed, and Alix jumped.

'W- what is it?' he asked nervously.

"Your food is good," she said, and he sighed in relief before chuckling.

"Thank you, enjoy it," he said as she turned away to eat again.