The King's Beloved

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After the most extravagant royal wedding, Rania and Elliot\'s life had been nothing but pure bliss. Their "first night" especially was a memory Elliot had become really fond of. After all, it was a night filled with intimacy he never knew. Good thing he didn\'t fail it though—all thanks to Clavis, who, in all kindness and consideration of the king, asked him a week prior to the wedding:

"Ahm… Your majesty," Clavis hesitated but still asked otherwise, "if you don\'t mind me asking…."

"Hm? What is it?" Elliot turned to him, still with a bunch of papers in his hand. He was busy finishing a week\'s pile of work so he could take a whole week off for their honeymoon.

"Ehem, Ehem. It\'s about the first night—you know, the one after the wedding."

"Yes?"

"Are you familiar with how husbands and wives share their first night?"

Elliot blinked his eyes. "You mean… how people reproduce?"

Thinking he understood it, Clavis\' eyes lit up.

"Yes! Exactly. So you are familiar, huh? I thought you wouldn\'t since you didn\'t receive those kinds of lessons," he muttered.

"I read about it in books of Biology and others," Elliot added and recited the words he remembered, "When the male genitalia meets the female genitalia, seeds will come out, meeting that of the female\'s, blah blah blah, and then, a baby is reproduced."

Clavis\' face turned pale, horrified by his "vast" knowledge about it. And Calum, who was sitting on the couch reading papers, laughed out loud.

"HA-HA-HA-HA!"

"Oh my goodness," Clavis sighed deeply as he bowed his head and pressed his temples. "I knew it. You pure, virgin, innocent king. You don\'t know a single thing about intimacy! I can\'t believe this. How have you been spending your days with her all this time?!"

Elliot\'s eyes widened at Clavis\' sudden outlash.

"Hey! That\'s not how you talk to your king."

"Yeah, a king of all virgins, that is. Seriously!"

"I-I\'m not that bad," Elliot pouted, his face turned red. "W-We kiss and hug, you know."

"Yes—just like young lovers do."

"I don\'t get you. Why are you nagging me? Did I say something wrong?"

"You don\'t just put it in, she\'ll get hurt—ugh…."

"What?! I… I don\'t want to hurt her."

"Of course, you shouldn\'t!" Turning to Calum, he urged him, "Hey, help a little here. He\'s your cousin. Teach him about it!"

But Calum smirked at his words.

"Are you sure you want me to teach him? I\'m afraid my lessons would be too much for him."

Clavis raised his eyebrows. "Too much? What have you been doing with Azalea all this time? Uhhh… What kind of relatives are you? One is a beast, and the other is a pure, innocent lamb."

"Am I supposed to be the lamb?" Elliot pouted again.

Sighing once more, Clavis clicked his tongue.

"Fine. I\'ve decided. From now on, I\'ll teach you how."

With that, their lessons on "How to please your wife in bed" started. And by the end of it, Elliot\'s face turned red from all the new knowledge he had learned.

"I can\'t believe t-that\'s how," his lips trembled, "How can I do that to Rania?"

"Trust me, she\'ll like it. My wife—ahm, never mind."

Clavis\' face turned red as well.

"Anyway, I\'m out of here. I\'m going back home to my wife. Continue learning, your majesty. You still have a long way to go."

***

And so, the first night of their week-long honeymoon started. The servants helped Rania prepare and dressed her in the most alluring nightgown, much to her embarrassment. Meanwhile, Elliot froze up as he sat on the bed, waiting for her. His ears were so red, and his heart thumped so loud from both nervousness and excitement.

\'Will I be able to do good tonight? Will she even like it? Ugh…\'

"Elliot," Rania called him and tapped on his shoulder.

She had been calling him for a while now, but he wasn\'t responding.

Elliot flinched at her touch.

"Oh, Rania. Sorry about that, I was just—"

Rania chuckled. "Nervous? Your face is red."

"H-Huh? That\'s… I\'m—ugh… Yes, I am a bit nervous."

"Ha-ha-ha. The same goes for me. You don\'t need to force yourself, though."

She then sat on the bed beside him.

"We can just sleep together while holding hands. We don\'t need to do anything yet. We can do it when you\'re more ready or—"

"Do you not want to do it with me?" Elliot asked, sulking.

"What? No, that\'s not what I mean," Rania frantically corrected him. "Of course, I want to do it with you—what I mean is…."

Realizing the words she just said, Rania, too, blushed so much her whole face turned red.

Elliot chuckled at her cuteness. It was only then that he noticed how dangerously gorgeous she was that night. His heart thumped louder, and his hands clenched tight on the bedsheets, trying to contain the inner beast that wanted to come out inside him.

"Remember, you should be gentle," Clavis\' words echoed in his ears.

"Right, gentle…," he whispered to himself.

"Hm? Did you say something?" Rania asked.

"Nothing. It\'s just… you look lovely, like always."

Elliot gave Rania the sweetest smile, who, in turn, looked dangerously handsome in Rania\'s eyes.

\'Aaaah… This husband of mine… He\'s really too attractive. Did I just marry the most handsome man in Gaia?\' Rania thought. 

Her heart started to run wild on her chest. And Elliot\'s chest that was barely covered by the robe he was wearing, didn\'t help calm her. Such smooth and fair skin, sexy collarbone, neck, and firm chest… who wouldn\'t blush at such a sight?

Elliot then touched Rania\'s face and pulled her close. Feeling shy, Rania lowered her head and gaze, but he lifted them back up and stared into her beautiful eyes. The moonlight from the huge window made them sparkle. 

Captivated, he went to her lips and kissed her deeply.

Heat and pleasurable shivers soon traveled around their bodies.

Like their kiss, the night had just only started…