Inject Me Sweetly / Dusk Until Dawn

:Inject Me Sweetly: Chapter Fifteen

I cocked my head. "Why?" 

"What if the answer is no?" 

A moment of silence passed between us. 

"I highly doubt it will be a no," I told him quietly. "You two were in love and then forced apart. If you never fell out of love, then Fiona probably didn't either. It also explains the awkward interactions between you two. Maybe she doesn't want anyone to think she still loves you in case they try to force you two apart even more. It could also be that she feels as though it isn't right to still love you, even though it causes you problems..." I trailed off, realizing Sebastian was looking at me blankly. Warmth spread across my face. "Sorry, I'm babbling..." 

He shook his head. "No, no. You have some interesting points." The corners of his lips twitched up. "It's a nice thought- thinking Fiona might still have feelings for me." 

"But?" 

His smile grew. "How did you know there was a but?" 

"I could hear it in your voice." 

"I will still be King," he started, his face sagging. "There's no way around it. It's not that I don't want to be King-I'm proud to have gained the title-, but because of it, there's no way to be with Fiona. If it was up to me I'd drop the crown in a minute, however, I can't let Ashton have it." 

My stomach twisted uncomfortably. That wasn't very fair. He had to choose between the kingdom and Fiona? "Why can't Ashton have it?" 

"He's not fit to be a ruler." 

The sudden edge to Sebastian's voice threw me off guard. I stared at him for a moment, trying to form a coherent thought. "I heard he wasn't... exactly good," I finally mumbled 

"He's not," Sebastian agreed. "It'd be a bad idea to let him become King." 

"So there's no way for you and Fiona to be together again?" 

He smiled sadly. "I'm afraid not." 

"What if you were a surreptitious couple?" I inquired, my eyes widening. "You wouldn't have to let anyone know! That way you guys could be together without a problem!" 

The smile on his face faltered. "I'm not sure how that would work..." 

"Couldn't it though? You two would just have to be careful!" 

"What if someone found out?" 

"What if?" I repeated. 

He nodded. "There's the chance. If we were to get together, we could be found out. There's no guarantee it will work out in our favor, Em. Besides, obviously fate isn't in my favor." 

"There is no way of guaranteeing anything! The mystery of fate is solved the moment it becomes now, and never before then!" I protested, clenching my fists. 

For a moment Sebastian stayed quiet, eyeing me. "That's quite a thing to say, Em." 

I blushed in embarrassment. "It's true though..." 

"Maybe," he concurred, nodding his head. "As appealing as that sounds, I don't know if I could take the chance. It'd be putting everything on the plank." 

I frowned. "I think it could work out." 

"Are you a hopeless romantic?" 

"No!" 

"I think you are." 

"I'm not!" 

"So what you're saying is that Fiona and I should have a... proscriptive relationship?"