Ariella put her hands on her hips. "You're the one that wanted me here. And now you don't want me? Fine. I might as well go back to the circus then if you're going to act like a child." Ugh, sick men. They act like the world is falling apart when they don't feel good.
He sighs, “It’s not that I want you to leave. I want you to leave me alone. This wont go away…” He mutters softly. “You just have to wait it out…” He sighs, closing his eyes. “Just…go eat. You don’t need to bother yourself over a cursed man.”
(HAH- throwin a curve ball!/j)
Ariella stiffened at the words, her lip curling. Curse. He had been cursed. There was always a way to reverse a curse, you just had to find the right loophole.
"Well I'm not leaving you alone like this. You should have to be alone." So instead, she threw back the covers and slid under then, before pulling them back up.
Amyntas huffs, “Whatever…” He shivers again, snuggling under the covers. He slowly closes his eyes, still shivering. He always hated when this happened. It usually happened randomly, but he always knew it would happen a maximum of three times a month. But lately, it had started to get worse. Now, it was happening five or six times a month. He slowly started realizing that the curse was only going to get worse until it killed him. But he wasn’t going to tell his parents that. Nor would he tell Ella.
Ella hesitated for a moment before placing her arm around his middle and curling into his back. It made her shiver which how cold he was. She hoped her body heat would warm him up. She closed her eyes and tried to relax. She doubted she would sleep, not when she was worried about him. But neither of them were going anywhere she might as well rest.
Amyntas was incredibly tense, but he seemed to tense even more when Ella touched him. He sucks in a breath, “You’re gonna freeze yourself ya know…” He mutters. He sighs and gives up. What’s the point. He thought. Amyntas yawns, opening his eyes and staring at the wall.
Ariella shrugged her shoulders. "That's alright. As long as it warms you up." He wasn't lying. She was cold now and hoped that the pile of blankets she had made would warm then both up.
"Why are you cursed?" She asked softly. "What did you do?" Curses weren't placed for nothing. There was always a reason.
He sighs. “I didn’t do anything…I don’t think…some asshole hated me…then decided since I’m not one for love, he’d curse me. Randomly, I’d start freezing. And it’ll keep happening until I have a lover.” He huffs. What he wasn’t going to say, was that the person who cursed him. Was his ex.
"Then it's a good thing you got the two of cups. Love is coming your way and it'll break this curse of yours." Ariella squinted her eyes. There was more to the curse than he was telling her but she didn't push. She wouldn't force him to talk if he didn't want to. They had only just met.
Amyntas rolls his eyes. “Unlikely.” He mutters, shivering again. God he was cold. Hell his skin felt like actual ice. He hides his face in the covers, shuddering.
"The cards never lie. Don't give up hope." Ariella didn't know this prince well but she was going to do everything in her power to try and help him. She would help him find his lover, his twin flame. It existed out there for him and it was coming to him. She would be his wingwoman. She wasn't giving up.
Amyntas grumbles. “Whatever…I’ll freeze before i find anyone.” He sighs.
Ariella pinched his stomach. "If that were true, the cards would have predicted it, and they didn't. There is a chance, you just have to believe and want it." She wasn't going to accept this sort of talk. "Go back to sleep. Rest."
He grumbles something, sounding like; “I hope i freeze.” He closes his eyes. “Whatever…”
Ariella didn't respond to his words as much as she wanted to. She knew there would be no convincing him otherwise. Not today at least. No words would be able to change his mind. She would have to show him a better life. Show him that it was worth living for.
Eventually, Amyntas falls asleep, sleeping the rest of the day away. At midnight, his cold finally fades away. He sighs softly with relief.
Ariella stayed curled up against his side. She spent many hours just watching over him and wondering what in the underworld she had gotten herself into. As the sky began to darken, exhaustion came to her and eventually drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Amyntas jumps awake once his clock struck midnight. He looks around, then sees Ella. His gaze softens slightly. This girl. He sighs and turns, sleepily wrapping his arms around her, holding her close. He was so tired, he didn’t even know what he was doing. He just…was.
Ariella stirred slightly as Amyntas moved and wrapped his arms around her, but she didn't wake. She only snuggled further into the touch. Touch. It was such a soft touch. She hadn't had that in, well, forever. She had never been touched kindly, held for the sake of being held. A soft sigh released from her lips as she drifted back into a deep sleep.
Amyntas hums, slowly falling back to sleep. In all honesty, it felt amazing to have someone to hold again. Someone to care for. He nuzzles into Ella’s hair, sighing contently.
As the morning came and the sun filtered through the curtains, it was Ariella's stomach that had woken her. She hadn't eaten at all the day before, too worried about Amyntas to have an appetite. Her stomach was angry with her now. It was growling and rumbling and it pulled her right out of sleep with a pout. She had been enjoying her sleep.
Amyntas grumbles, “Go eat…” he mutters sleepily. He still kept his arms around her, holding her close.
Ariella was groggy as she woke. It took her a moment to remember where she was and even longer to try and figure out why she was being held. It was weird. She didn't know what to think of it. "You have to let go of me in order for me to do that." She was trying to wiggle out of his embrace. "And I don't know where the dining room is."
Amyntas sighs, letting go and rubbing his face. “Down the hall, to your left. From there, keep going until you see the big arch. You’ll see the dining table from there.”
Ariella rolled out of bed as soon as he released her. Her hair was a bit of a tangled mess. She wasn't quite sure how, she hadn't moved a lot in her sleep. But it was a mop on her head. "I expect you to join me. You haven't eaten either. You need to get your strength up."
He huffs, “Not hungry.” He says simply.
"I don't care. You're eating. If I don't see you there when I get there, I will come and drag you out of bed. And don't think I won't do it." Ariella was threatening him. She wasn't afraid to follow up her words.
Amyntas scoffs, “you could try. I weigh over 130 pounds.”
"Don't underestimate me. I'm stronger than I look." And Ariella had been trained from the moment she was able to walk.
Amyntas huffs, “Whatever. Go on and eat. I’m not hungry.” He nestles into the covers, turning away from her.