Chapter 54 - The Prince’s Den (1/2)
After lunch, Cedric and Brione went back outside.
”So is Wolf's Den a better name?” Brione asked as she sat on the blanket Cedric had laid on the flat side near the waterfall pool so they could sit and lie down comfortably.
Cedric laid down and looked at the sky then whispered, ”Yeah it's fine. It sounds like the one living is not human.”
Brione chuckled and said, ”You like Wolves. I thought about Shadow and Moon when I suggested it. Not all people can be close to them like you are without proper training as wolves are not meant to be pets.”
Cedric moved to his side to look at her and commented, ”Precisely, so are you. How did you do that? Why didn't they attack you or show hostility?”
”I don't know, maybe because I was with you?”
Cedric laughed recalling a funny incident.
”What's so funny?” she asked with a pout.
”Well, Will almost peed on his pants when he met Shadow and Moon the first time. The wolves are always in attack mode so if a human makes one wrong move they would attack them without hesitation. It took a while before Will managed to recover from the trauma and later vowed not to enter this forest again,” Cedric said.
”Really? That happened?” Brione asked while laughing and laughed even more when Cedric nodded. After calming down she shook her head and said, ”I don't know why they didn't attack me either.”
”Maybe they can sense that I like you very much. They are like my babies so they probably thought that you were their mommy?” Cedric said with a grin.
Brione only scoffed and mumbled, ”How do you know that when you can't even talk to them?”
”I can understand them, Bri. All animals,” Cedric whispered, making Brione laugh.
”Yeah right, so Wolf's Den is a good name for your hide-out.” Brione casually said.
Cedric did not respond and whispered, ”I don't like Wolf's den. It's not like the owner is a wolf. Let's call it The Prince's Secret Home.”
”I strongly beg to disagree because you're like a wolf who always attacks me every opportunity you get. Or keep the word Den at least. Make it The Prince's Den, since you're like a wild animal,” she voiced out loud, making Cedric laugh and say, ”Okay fine. I'm guilty of it!”
Brione laughed together with him. She missed moments like this where she would have a good laugh with Gavin.
'Gavin! The birthmarks!' she recalled.
The sun's rays were getting too hot so Brione took this opportunity to execute her plan. She looked at Cedric and said, ”Lie down on your back.”
”Huh?” Cedric asked, confused with the sudden authoritative tone from her.
He was on his side so she held him and made him lay down on his stomach so his back would face her.
”Stay still, I will put some sunblock on your back. The sun is too hot and you will get sunburnt if you don't apply it,” she said, trying to sound nonchalant.
”Me? Shouldn't you be the one who should apply sunscreen? How about you lie down and I'll apply it on you?” Cedric muttered.
”Yeah, you can apply it on my back after I'm done with yours,” Brione mumbled as she hurriedly grabbed her sunblock from her backpack. She must see his butt and check it for any birthmarks!
Cedric smirked, knowing what was going inside Brione's head.