5 Consequences

Mira laid down in the grass with her eyes closed smelling the sweet summer air. The water in the fountain beside her trickled down helping her relax down to her bones despite impending doom. She couldn't help but enjoy the this place. It was a strange feeling, kinda like a safe place. She never felt like that at home. She wasn't really safe anywhere except her job as a cashier. Even then she swore some of the customers where she worked worshipped the devil. No, she never felt like this since maybe the last time she was here in a dream something. Her brain hurt trying to wrangle her weird thoughts and feelings. She wished she had a book to enjoy or stuff to write with. She chuckled to herself. 'That's right Mira just lay here and enjoy being imprisoned you sweet, sweet, idiot'. She felt a cool breeze pass by but it was pleasant.

Lanthier stood not far away from were Mira laid and just watched. He made his way to the garden ready to make her pay for leaving her room without permission. How dare she. Not even his subjects would make a move without asking permission. She acted timid but seemed to exist merely to disrespect him. He thought of all the things he could do to her as he walked through the doors to the garden, nothing seemed good enough. He decided on dragging her from the gardens to her room, perhaps by her beautiful brown curls. He smiled wider at his decision. When he caught sight of her laying there he was stuck. She was at peace. Her curls were around her head a little puffy after drying from this morning's bath. Her plump lips curled into a smile as if she were laughing at a funny joke. It was like she wasn't a prisoner. He was so confused.

'Was she toying with him? Could she make her heart beat faster on cue to make him believe she was terrified'? He moved closer to examine. Sensing his presence she shivered a little and the smile left her lips replaced by an expression of peacefulness. He was contemplating on how to deal with her indiscretion. Pulling her by her hair to her chambers was not going to happen. I mean he wanted to just not right now. Not while she looked so angelic. Not to her bedroom but in her bedroom. Or maybe right here his smile returned. Mira shivered and opened her eyes to look up at none other then Lanthier. She sat up and scooted back as quickly as she could in her oversize dress bumping her back on the fountain. He had that smile on his face again. His dark eyes staring down at her.

"Who gave you permission to leave your room?" Mira stared up heart beating fast cursing herself for leaving her room. 'So much for a safe place'.

"I know you sent me earlier in the day, umm I know not to try to leave".

"So going to your room was an order for only the first part of the day"? He crouched down in order to talk to her at eye level the twisted smile not leaving his face. Mira hated that she was trapped against the fountain. She had never been this close to her captor at least in light. His eyes were black and brown with gold she even thought she saw a hint of red in them. He smelled really good as well, masculine but slightly sweet she could smell him despite the strong perfume of the flowers all around her. She was loosing her train of thought looking into those eyes, those scary scary eyes.

"Um I, I d'did got t'to my room". She managed to stutter out. His smile left his face so fast.

'Was she trying to f*** with him'? He grabbed her by the hand and yanked her up off the ground while standing up with ease. He turned around and yanked her all the way to her room and shoved her inside. He then pushed her to the floor were thankfully her cushy bottom broke the fall. Her wrist still burned from his touch, she couldn't understand how such cold hand felt like fire.

"You shall ask me permission to breathe witch"! She nodded her head holding her breathe. "You may breathe". He stated calmly, his eyes however were dancing with red, the golden specks nowhere to be seen. "You will respect me". He crouched down running his hand across her plump cheek. Mira flinched, at his flame like touch. He left her room in an instant leaving her blinking on the floor wondering what the hell just happened.