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Keeping A Secret

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A sharp knock on the door was Ike's wake-up call the following morning, although he would have sold all of Crimea to stay in bed with his sweet Angel.

Ike stirred and sat up. Looking down at his Angel, he smiled and kissed his cheek. "Come in."

Soren entered the room briskly, with the air of one with much to do. He set down a pile of clean clothes for Ike. "Here is your attire for the morning. The Queen wondered where you had gone off to, but I assured her that you had woken earlier than usual to get breakfast. She will expect to meet with you in the dining hall for breakfast, so I advise against eating with Pit this morning.

"But before you complain, I pushed around some of your schedule to make room for a private lunch with Pit in the western dining hall. You'll have two hours to spend with him before your council meeting," the tactician informed.

Pit blinked. "Ikus, you have so much to do; I had no idea," he whispered, his tone almost guilty, but then he paused and looked at Soren. "Will I be alone today?"

"No. Of course not," Ike said, hugging the cherub close. "Soren will be with you, right?" He looked up at his friend.

Soren nodded. "When I am not called off to work, I will right by your side, Pit."

The Fallen smiled. "Thank you both so much. I don't know where I would be without either of you here."

Ike kissed the brunette on his forehead.

"Ike," Elincia called softly once she spotted her husband.

The king looked up, mildly surprised, but he paused and waited for his expecting wife to catch up. "Is everything alright?" he asked.

The Queen looked down. "Um, I was going to ask you the same thing... You weren't in bed this morning."

"Mm," he replied curtly as he continued towards his destination. "Soren woke me early. He's pretty quiet, so I doubt that you noticed."

Elincia bit her lip as she thought about how cold the sheets had been on the commander's side of the bed.

The spouses made their way to the dining hall for breakfast. Once again their meal was silent.

"So, Soren woke you early?" the Queen asked. "Last time I checked, you were King and could sleep as late as you wanted."

"True. But he thought it was in my best interest to get a head start on the day," Ike replied.

"So now he dictates you life?" the emeralde asked sarcastically.

Ike set his fork down and looked to his wife. "I know you don't like him, Elincia, but he does NOT control me. He is my best friend and my well being is his top priority!"

The Queen looked down, tears brimming in her beautiful brown eyes. "It's just- you've been spending a lot more time with him than you with me. And this isn't just recent, Ike."

"I don't think I need to explain myself to you," Ike said. "You know I love you, my work has just been heavy lately, and Soren is my best man."

The queen nodded, accepting her husband’s answer. "I understand."

The King nodded pleased that Elincia had quit antagonizing him and got up from the table.

"Thank you for joining me this morning. It was lovely to spend some time together," the emeralde said, standing as well.

"Yes, thank you for inviting me. I will see you later," the bluenette responded.

"OH, and Ike? Will you promise to be there tomorrow morning when I wake? I miss you..." the Queen stated softly.

Ike looked down at the floor. He knew appearances were necessary for the Queen to keep her suspicions low...at least she wasn't asking him to bed her...for now. "Of course I will be there."

A smile spread warmly across her pink lips as she exited the hall.

Ike sighed and hurried as quickly as possible to his angel's room before he was needed elsewhere.

(End Chatper 6)

Description
Keeping A Secret

***

A sharp knock on the door was Ike's wake-up call the following morning, although he would have sold all of Crimea to stay in bed with his sweet Angel.

Ike stirred and sat up. Looking down at his Angel, he smiled and kissed his cheek. "Come in."

Soren entered the room briskly, with the air of one with much to do. He set down a pile of clean clothes for Ike. "Here is your attire for the morning. The Queen wondered where you had gone off to, but I assured her that you had woken earlier than usual to get breakfast. She will expect to meet with you in the dining hall for breakfast, so I advise against eating with Pit this morning.

"But before you complain, I pushed around some of your schedule to make room for a private lunch with Pit in the western dining hall. You'll have two hours to spend with him before your council meeting," the tactician informed.

Pit blinked. "Ikus, you have so much to do; I had no idea," he whispered, his tone almost guilty, but then he paused and looked at Soren. "Will I be alone today?"

"No. Of course not," Ike said, hugging the cherub close. "Soren will be with you, right?" He looked up at his friend.

Soren nodded. "When I am not called off to work, I will right by your side, Pit."

The Fallen smiled. "Thank you both so much. I don't know where I would be without either of you here."

Ike kissed the brunette on his forehead.

"Ike," Elincia called softly once she spotted her husband.

The king looked up, mildly surprised, but he paused and waited for his expecting wife to catch up. "Is everything alright?" he asked.

The Queen looked down. "Um, I was going to ask you the same thing... You weren't in bed this morning."

"Mm," he replied curtly as he continued towards his destination. "Soren woke me early. He's pretty quiet, so I doubt that you noticed."

Elincia bit her lip as she thought about how cold the sheets had been on the commander's side of the bed.

The spouses made their way to the dining hall for breakfast. Once again their meal was silent.

"So, Soren woke you early?" the Queen asked. "Last time I checked, you were King and could sleep as late as you wanted."

"True. But he thought it was in my best interest to get a head start on the day," Ike replied.

"So now he dictates you life?" the emeralde asked sarcastically.

Ike set his fork down and looked to his wife. "I know you don't like him, Elincia, but he does NOT control me. He is my best friend and my well being is his top priority!"

The Queen looked down, tears brimming in her beautiful brown eyes. "It's just- you've been spending a lot more time with him than you with me. And this isn't just recent, Ike."

"I don't think I need to explain myself to you," Ike said. "You know I love you, my work has just been heavy lately, and Soren is my best man."

The queen nodded, accepting her husband’s answer. "I understand."

The King nodded pleased that Elincia had quit antagonizing him and got up from the table.

"Thank you for joining me this morning. It was lovely to spend some time together," the emeralde said, standing as well.

"Yes, thank you for inviting me. I will see you later," the bluenette responded.

"OH, and Ike? Will you promise to be there tomorrow morning when I wake? I miss you..." the Queen stated softly.

Ike looked down at the floor. He knew appearances were necessary for the Queen to keep her suspicions low...at least she wasn't asking him to bed her...for now. "Of course I will be there."

A smile spread warmly across her pink lips as she exited the hall.

Ike sighed and hurried as quickly as possible to his angel's room before he was needed elsewhere.

(End Chatper 6)