11 Chapter 10

Hansel and Derek kissed behind the closed doors. One could have seen the excitement on Derek's face and embarrassment on Hansel's as they walked together to the former's sleeping chambers. Of course, they had encountered the butler on their way and he hurriedly rushed the servants off to work in other areas to let them pass unseen. This made Hansel even more flustered as he couldn't understand the butler's actions but was thankful to him regardless.

Derek however remained unfazed. He cared not who saw or who heard about their relationship. Others' opinion didn't matter to him as long as he was with the one he loved, though, he failed to get that point across the old man's brain, who was utterly concerned to protect him from rumors which didn't even exist.

"Salty!" Derek growled, kissing Hansel's nape. They had been training earlier and were bound to sweat. What else was he expecting?

"Then please let me wash myself!" Hansel whispered, and somehow it took all of his courage to say it. He tried to pull himself apart, but Derek's hands were already undressing him.

"No need." he declined. He had waited for a whole month for this day to come and having to deal with the old man's performance in the hallway, he had no patience left anymore. There was no way he was going to waste even a second of his time with Hansel today. A clean body, in this situation of surging desires, was unimportant.

He held the hem of Hansel's shirt with both of his hands and pulled them apart, making the buttons holding them fly away. Hansel gasped. He couldn't fathom how to deal with this Derek in front of him who was turning even more beastly with every passing minute.

In a quick movement, he bent down and escaped Derek's clutches from under his arms.

"Please, I insist…" he pleaded, hiding the front of his body which was already naked, thanks to Derek's speedy undressing, with his hands, "…Just let me clean myself." Hansel was clear on one thing and that was if he didn't break away from Derek now and give him some time to cool down, there was absolutely no telling of what was going to happen to him.

"Tch." Derek clicked his tongue at Hansel who was in his arms no more. "Fine, but be quick."

No more words were needed for Hansel to flee away. He quickly walked into the bathroom and shut the door behind him. There was no latch for it to be locked, unlike the communal bathrooms in the knights' quarters. He rested his head against the door and huffed a breath of relief. His erratic heart beat was calming down. He somehow lost himself completely when Derek was doing things to him. He was ashamed of this self which was not himself anymore.

The bathroom was a bit too spacious. Its size was at least three times the size of the room he was allotted at the estate, leaving Derek's room alone which was even bigger than that. Hansel turned around after he had made sure the door wouldn't open due to the wind. His heart started beating loudly when he saw his naked appearance in the mirror which covered the opposite wall. He was embarrassed to see himself like that in broad daylight.

Slowly, he walked towards the bath tub at the end of the room. It was already filled with water. He crouched to sit in front of it and dipped one of his fingers into the water. It was lukewarm. This was his first time seeing a bathtub and he didn't have a nerve to step into it. Until now he had only ever used a bucket to wash himself and couldn't decide what to do next. So, he sat there staring at the water ripple as he moved his finger slowly.

Meanwhile, Derek who had been waiting alone in the room was growing impatient. He tapped his feet while sitting on the bed, took a walk or two around the room but there was still no sign of Hansel coming out. When he couldn't take it anymore, Derek undressed himself and barged into the bathroom.

At once he saw Hansel sitting near the bath tub and playing with water, leisurely. "Are you kidding me?" he muttered when he saw Hansel, who had kept him waiting all this time to take a bath, seemed to be in no hurry of any sort. In three, long strides, he was shadowing over the young knight.

"Wha, what?" seeing Derek towering over him, naked to the boot, Hansel lost his balance and fell on his back with a thud. He was petrified to see Derek's thing dangling in front of his face.

"You were enjoying yourself, right?" Derek said, his eyes had darkened with ferocity, "Forget the reward, looks like I'll have to punish you instead."

In one, swift motion, he picked up Hansel in his arms and then dropped him into the water. He landed with a splash! Next, Derek joined him.

Hansel sat upright. His hair was soaked and water was dripping from it. Some of it went into his eyes and he rubbed them to get rid of the pain. When he was finally satisfied with the little activity and focused at the situation, Derek was already on his fours, his face dangerously near him. Hansel would have cowered away if it wasn't for the boundary of the tub restraining him.

Derek's hand grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him into a kiss. His mouth ravaged Hansel's unkindly, taking his sweet revenge for all the time Hansel had made him wait for it. Their tongues clashed and Derek fought for control. Soon Hansel was melting in his arms, his eyes were shut and his face was flushed. His hands tried to grab on to the edges of the tub, but fell back into the water due the slippery surface that failed to support him.

Derek who was observing his reactions closely noticed his frustration and his fervent tries to keep himself from collapsing completely on to him. He smirked but he didn't release his lips even for a moment. Instead he took hold of Hansel's hands and guided them around his neck.

"If you want to hold onto something, then hold onto me!" he spoke and then chuckled watching him get flustered at his words. His hands travelled down Hansel's skinny back and latched onto his waist. Effortlessly, he picked Hansel up to place him on his lap.

Hansel blushed feeling Derek's crotch hardening under him. The moans had started escaping his mouth due to the lack of air. Derek wasn't going easy on him at all. He was definitely punishing Hansel. His hands traced his spine as they moved up and then curved to graze his ribs and reach his chest. He started fiddling with his buds as he knew Hansel was naturally sensitive there.

"Hnngg…" Hansel moaned inside Derek's mouth. His lungs were craving air already. Derek broke the deep kiss and suckled on his lower lip, sometimes biting it gently. He knew Hansel still didn't know how to breath with his nose while kissing. Thus, he became exhausted easily, gasping and panting for breath. This was Derek giving him a chance to fill up his lungs to his desire, for what was to come later would surely steal his breath away!