On My Way: The Demon King Made Me His

People say and strongly believe that good things take time. But then you see others going forward achieving every thing except you, stuck in the middle of the journey. You miss the timing and you end up losing your opportunity. If that happens, what can you possibly do? You accept the fact and make yourself believe that everything happens for a reason. You say to yourself that if it is meant to be, you will sit and see if it will find it way to you, don't you? You develop a hope there. You wait. Whether it comes to you or not, you are willing it wait for it, while you prepare to make other plans work out. 

"What are you doing up there?" Aiden asked Milan who was sitting on top of the tree, leaning against the bark, one leg hanging down. She was wearing a plain white gown and let her free with a simple knot. "Relaxing," she said. Her one hand on the back of the head, biting a peach. Then she threw one into his hands. "Catch," 

He caught them rightly and took a bite, looking up at her. "Come down will you, you will fall down, don't be so careless, don't get hurt," he said. She just sat back closed her eyes. Humming. "Milan," he kept calling her. 

"Shut up will you?" She said. 

"Fine, do as you wish," he said and turned back. Aiden had known Milan for years and knows how she is afraid of heights. He used to make fun of her, for being afraid of heights even after being a dragon. But now he knows why. 

Within a minute, he heard the loud shriek. He turned away and stood under the trees, extending his arms. "I know," he said and held her close in his arms. "This little monkey is afraid of heights and still chose to climb upon the tallest tree in the woods," he said shaking his head. Milan fell asleep and she slipped falling off the branch. 

She had her eyes shut tight, afraid. He looked at her and asked her to open her eyes. "Relax, I have got you," he consoled. "You are so clumsy," 

"So what if am clumsy?" she looked up at face. Her heart skipped a beat seeing him only an inch away from her face. The peach fell off from Aiden's hand as their eyes locked. She jumped down from his hands immediately. "Er... I am this way, so what?" 

"No problem," he said and let her go. He cleared his throat and tried to correct his hair. He had a lead stuck in his hair. She took them off without looking at him and walked away. "Remember to feed yourself," she said and left. 

"Feed you and me, you mean," he corrected her words. She smiled and walked towards the the small shelter they had put up temporarily under the willow tree with palm leaves and coconut tree's leaves they managed to find in the tropical forest. Aiden has been collecting bamboo to build a decent cottage. 

Milan managed to put her feelings behind the stage for sometime in her life. She did not wish to force him to fall for her and hence let go of the hopeless unrequited love. She was aware of the fact how Aiden is worried about her sister, since they left the palace. He even cried one day when he got drunk regretting their last meeting and how he dashed out of the hut in the mountain, without talking with her. 

Living in the forest changed the perspective of Milan's life entirely. A girl who loved luxury, started living with nothing in her hands. She not only lived through it, but found it enjoyable. She was content and happy.and forced herself to forget about the family. She was joyful during the day time and miserable at nights where all the fears creeped into her heart. Waking up in the middle of the night, with nightmares and vision. Thoughts and worries haunted her existence. Regrets gushing in. She hid it all from Aiden, ashamed to show her fragile side. At the least that's what she believed. He watched everything and tried his way to reach out for her. 

Aiden always tried to feed her until she would burst, or vomit, to make her tired so that she fall asleep soundly and sleep a little longer. And he tried to find all sort of herbal medicine to feed her with, to put her to sleep, asking the other creatures, but none were interested in sharing their treasured secret with a new comer. 

"Why should we share that to you? Why do you want drugs?" They would all ask him. And he had no interest in letting them know that it is for the Fox Queen. She was playful and walked around helping the animals and plants while she kept herself suffer at nights, yearning to be with her family. But she slowly got better. She slowly forced herself and tried to forget about the Water Realm taking complete responsibility of the Water Woods. 

Aiden watched her progress, Aiden witnessed her growing up slowly, mentally and physically. Living in the forest brought out the beauty she had in her. Hed said slender legs, the milk like smooth skin, the blue turquoise  blue eyes, her plum lip, sharp nose, flat abs, narrow hips the soft fully grown round breasts like peaches, and her attractive back, that would tempt any man around her. She was not aware of her own beauty and her hour glass structure, walking around carelessly. Aiden tried to find her fur and wools, to knit for her. But it was hard. He took care of her like child that needed constant nourishment. But she was capable more than he imagined her to, keeping the woods intact, and the animals under her words, she brought Aiden the freedom to do anything as he wills. 

"If anyone wish to cross the line and misbehave towards Aiden, you will first have to pass through, win me and then fight him, kick him out if dare to," that was the only rule she imposed extra to the animals in the woods. 

"Don't repeat the mistake your father did," a wolf warned her. He hated Aiden the most trying to find a chance or a reason to land on him and attack. But with an oath taken to never hurt the beats in the woods, Aiden kept himself in a great control, smiling and letting the hatred go off. 

"Thank you," Milan said. That's what she always said whenever there was a slight inconvenience during the meetings and discussions if Aiden share an opinion. She was thankful for his patience. But he never forgot the fact that he is fhe Grand Prince of the Water Realm and duties he is trusted with. 

"I feel weird," Aiden said while having dinner with Milan. 

"About what?" She asked back. 

"Something doesn't feel right," he added. He took another piece of the roasted pegion. "Why did we get kicked in here?" Don't you Tai would have tortured them if he found out that both of us are missing?" He asked Milan. She looked at him. 

"Do you think I did not think about it?" She asked him back stopping whatever she was doing.

"I know right, we only saw things Aqua was doing, why?" He put the question forward. The wind blew heavier and put out the fire. But it was not a wind, but the breath of a beast. "What the hell....." Aiden said not moving an away. "Milan, don't panic, sit quiet and sit still, don't turn around. He warned her since the giant was standing behind her. It was huge and was holding a hammer in its hand. "Since when did the giants started living here?" Aiden whispered. One of the foulest, dirtiest and short tempered creatures in the woods. 

'The Centuars warned me about them, but I forgot the place they lived, they said gaints are put in hibernation, why is this one up?" Milan whispered back. 

Aiden threw a stick away to distract the giant. And it did turn the other side. "We are not supposed to kill or fight them Aiden," she warned him.

"Then let's run away," he said grabbing her hands and took off. "Remember the things when people tell you," he said to her.

"They are supposed to be hibernating, what can I do?" She said.

The giant was walking  behind them, taking huge steps while these two ran around. Milan started laughing loud. 

"Is thus funny to you?" He asked unbelievably. But she did not stop laughing looking at his expression. He was running for life. Forgetting the fact that giants love human and play with the but never hurt them in the water woods. 

"He won't hurt us, he won't, " she told him. 

"What?" Aiden stopped running and looked at her. They were panting. "Then why are we running?" 

"Because we should not become his toy," 

"Then run," he said.

"Just put him to sleep," she said instead and put the giant into sleep in a second. 

"Then why didn't you do this early?"

"Because you were so funny," she said and laughed pinching his cheek. Aiden stood there with his hands on his hips, looking puzzled. "What's gotten into her?" He asked and followed her. They were hungry again. But when they reached back at the shelter, something was waiting for them.