(From Blue''s Perspective)


    "Wake up, sweetheart, and drink this medicine."


    "My butt hurts...," I mumbled.


    "... It must be because you were sitting on top of the table... That position surely was notfortable for you."


    "Dem...?"


    "What? You didn''t even notice it was me?"


    "Ah, I thought..."


    Usually, it was Ruby who woke me up these days. So, I did not expect it to be him. I hadpletely forgotten that he had told me that he would wake me up when he woulde back.


    "What''s this medicine?" I asked, taking a little Chianti-shaped ss bottle from him.


    "The doctor checked you up when you were sleeping. He said everything is alright, but you will feel better if you take this medicine."


    The moment I opened the lid, a medicine-type odor spread throughout the room. "Ehh, the smell is not the best..."


    "Not the best? It''s the worst smell ever," he grumbled. "Are you sure you can drink that? Or should I tell the doctor to change it or something?"


    "No, it''s fine. I will manage," I mumbled.


    I closed my eyes and pressed my nose with one hand as I quickly drank the whole thing in one go. The taste was terrible as well.


    "Yuck!"


    "You did well," he said as he took the bottle for me and patted my head. "I don''t even need to taste it to know how bad its taste is. But you really did amazing."


    "You are talking as if I have aplished something great," I muttered.


    He chuckled and hugged me. His hand around my waist shook a bit. Even though he was trying not to show it, it was clear that he had got a big scare. He pulled back after a while and cupped my face in his palms.


    "Baby, will you tell me everything that happened today? I want to hear every single thing," he said.


    So, he had not found the person who fed me an aphrodisiac yet.


    "I went to practice this morning when you woke me up. Then I practiced for three hours and a few minutes more I guess. Then I came back and bathed. Sapphire is sick. So, I wanted to take her to Doctor Bernard."


    "You went to Doctor Bernard today?"


    "Hmm... Ruby wanted to take her there, but I said I will do it."


    "Why do you have to do it? Your maids are there for a reason."


    "But Sapphire might get scared, so I thought... It''s not wrong, right?"


    "... It''s not wrong, I just... It''s nothing. Continue."


    "Then I heard that Ava was crying because she wanted to meet me."


    "Yes, she came to me and asked to meet you. But I told her no and said that you were sick. Then she said something which I did not understand since her words are not that clear."


    "Her words are clearer than kids her age. Anyway, hearing that, I decided to go meet Ava. I thought she might be too sad. If I knew, I would have met her earlier. After going to her room, I found out that she refused breakfast as well."


    "She did that? Well, isn''t it too extreme?"


    "She is just a kid! I spent some time with her, made her have her breakfast, and then went to Doctor Bernard. She went with me as well."


    "When did youe back?"


    "What are you nning to do about the pregnancy thing? I mean, we have done it. I can get pregnant... I can''t even take the medicine."


    "Answer me first."


    "If I want to answer you, you need to tell me this first," I said.


    "... Why?"


    "Please tell me."


    "Ha, alright," he sighed. "Doctor Dimitri made a medicine exclusively for you. I have told him a long time ago. He had been working on that this whole time. He thinks it will work without doing any harm to you. But we are not sure.


    So, awakening your power is very important. It perhaps will be very hard to find someone who can awaken your powerpletely. So, I am nning on talking to Luc so he can bring the duke of Ataraxia here so he can at least awaken just a bit of your power so you can take pregnancy preventing pills."


    "Have you talked to Luc?"


    "No, I will after a while," he said.


    "You don''t have to."


    "You went to Luc after meeting with Doctor Bernard?"


    "Uh-huh," I gave a nod. "I said the same thing you said just now."


    "Why would you do that? Because you were desperate?"


    "... I was..."


    "..."


    I looked down on myp, blushing furiously. "It''s the truth," I mumbled. "I missed you so much, I did not want to spend my days without touching my own husband. It was suffocating."


    "You actually did this because the full moon is near, didn''t you?" he asked.


    "It''s the main reason. But I wanted to do it with you as well," I said. "I don''t know if I am being indecent or something, but I truly wanted to... feel you."


    He fisted his hands and gave me a peck on the lips. His body was stiff as if he was controlling himself.


    "If we can have your power awakened a bit, I will make sure to satisfy you fully. I can''t keep my wife hungry for anything, can I?"


    "... Even if my power is not awakened, you will spend the full moon night with me without being stubborn," I said.


    "We will talk about itter."


    "Dem..."


    "Later. Let''s focus on the present for now."


    He was avoiding it again. I did not want to tell him that Luc and I nned to awaken my power. But Dem wanted to talk to Luc about the same thing as well. If he went to Luc, he would find out about what Luc and I were nning. I thought it was better to tell him myself about it rather than him finding out about it by reading Luc''s mind since Luc would not tell him about our n.


    "What did you do after talking to Luc?" he asked.


    "I came back and sent Ava to her room, then went to take a shower. After that, it was lunchtime. I had lunch with Mother."


    "What happened during lunch?"


    "We ate and talked a bit. I could not eat much. So, she asked if the food was not okay. I lied that my throat hurt."


    "So, that''s why you said that... I knew that your throat was not hurting, so I was surprised when Mother told me this."


    "Mother? You went to meet Mother?"


    "Tell me what else happened first."


    "Well, after that, she suggested that I should have some tea. But I refused, saying that I have tea twice a day only. Then she told me that some warm honey water will be good for my throat. I had to have some warm honey water since she was telling me so much. Then, I decided to see if you havee back. I mean, I wanted to see you a lil bit...


    The beta wasing out of your study. He told me that you were inside after I asked him and said that... you were in a foul mood," I said. "I thought it would be best not to visit you then since most people did not like other people near him when they were angry. I wanted to give you some time. But I heard a loud noise all of a sudden.


    I thought you were hurt, so I quickly went in. Then I saw you like that..."


    "I was a bit angry," he muttered.


    "Why?"


    "I will tell you this after you finish."


    "Okay then... Well, you know what happened next. I bandaged your hand, at least, tried to. And you suddenly... did that..."


    "Kissed you?"


    "Hmm..."


    "Then you started feeling weird?"


    "Yeah. I was surprised. I was fine even just a while ago. But after I went into your room, I started feeling like my body was heating up. I did not think anything of it. I mean, I thought it was just a fever.


    But then, it started getting worse."


    "Do you remember what I said that time?"


    "About the banned aphrodisiac? Yeah, I do," I said. "It is hazardous to one''s health. It is only intended for females, and the effect will wear off when her mate ejactes inside her. It sounds funny, but dangerous."


    "That''s because it is," he said firmly. "It''s just something that should never have been made. That''s why I banned it. But someone got it somehow and mixed it in your drink."


    "In my drink? You mean the honey water?"


    "Yes," he nodded. "I questioned the maid who gave your drink to the maids who served you lunch."


    "Didn''t the cook make it?"


    "He did. But there was water on the floor and he tripped and fell, hurting his leg badly. That maid came forward and offered to make the honey water instead of him."