It was a warm autumn night and within a mansion, very very loud as there was celebrations to be had, guns were firing off into the night sky as well as fireworks, Celtic music blaring out loudly. What was the cause of all this noise and celebration? Why it was the birthday of the youngest daughter of the don of a mafia family. Leanne was all glitz and glammed up, surrounded by members of both her blood and mafia family, each one congratulating her on living another year.
The main event will be taking place soon as there was a rather large tank covered by a large sheet in the middle of the room. Within it, was something that should never exist in this world but yet, it would be the perfect gift for a princess to receive on the day she reached adulthood. Getting this gift was a challenge and a battle itself as her father lost a few good men that day out in the ocean. The top of the tank was sealed shut with a few airholes so that the creature within could not escape easily.
The sounds and cheering grew louder and louder as Leanne slowly walked towards the tank, not noticing some of the men, reaching to grab their gun just in case something happens. Leanne reaches over to grab a rope that was attached to the sheets and tugs on it with all of her might, letting out a small squeak as she fell flat on her butt and the sheet was finally pulled off to reveal.... A man that looked like a dragon. He looked so otherworldly that Leanne couldn't take her eyes off of him and the room grew quiet at the sight of him, everyone but the bodyguards giving the tank plenty of space for fear of the creature within.
There was darkness at first. There was a dream he can't remember. Where he lay in slumber, there was a cramped space as he floats in the water in buoyancy. In his slumber, he bumped against the glass barrier several times. He has been heavily tranquilized several hours before to keep him subdued. His arms and feet have been chained with shackles to restrain and restrict him from moving.
Outside the tank, the celebrations went underway. There was an announcement. From inside the tank, the sound of their voices is warbled.
The sheet over the tank removed and the light of the room poured in. Rubbing his eyes, he sleepily swam and rose to the surface. He has a face of a man with pale jade-like skin with horned antlers on the side of his head, pointed ears like an elf. His long hair wet, sticking to his body with the hairpin and ornates that kept his hair in place, his robes soaked. What Leanne can't see is his tail, which is long and serpentine-like a snake, coiled at the bottom of the tank with a lion's fur at the tail's end.
His face looks at her sternly and solemn, a sleepy expression once the drugs wear off. He opens his eyes, looking at her cooly.
"Who are you and where am I?" Seeing the guns, knowing they are human weapons. Keeping a cool expression, seeing the weapons made him a little nervous as he remembered he gave her father a rough tussle back in the ocean for trespassing on his territory and Mu lost the battle, not knowing their tranquilizer guns have an effect on him. "Oh. There's no need for violence. Please, put those away." He's disinterested in taking more lives as he doesn't find that necessary.
Looking back at her again, he peers into her thoughts to read her mind and the minds of the other humans in this room. With a heavy sigh, he smells the food in the air, sniffing. Leaning on the edge of the tank, his wet bangs cover his face and his eyes, so he tucks his bangs behind his ears.
Tilted his head aside, "I'm hungry. What are we celebrating?"
This... What was going on? What was this.. thing? This man? Leanne couldn't take her eyes off of him and just how otherworldly he looked. Leanne finally goes to speak but in Gaelic and her father responded in the same, explaining how this creature was his gift to her. A gift that no one else will ever have. There sounded like a brief argument between the two before Leanne slowly gets back up and approaches the tank.
"I am Leanne and you are in my mansion..." She then blinks when he speaks again and looks back to see the guns and waves a hand towards them. "Put them away, unless you are firing in celebration." She spoke with a thick accent. The men slowly hesitated but shakes their heads, sorry but no, they can't risk the princess receiving the same fate as those men in the ocean. Leanne sighs and looks back at him in time for him to peer into her mind.
Within her mind, he would see that she was practically a princess of a Irish mob, the daughter of the don. Her asking her father for a rare and special gift for her birthday. That and guilt as she knew that she was the reason why he was captured.
Within the men, for the survivors was anger and hate towards him for killing their friends and brothers, but won't do anything as he is Leanne's gift. The others were too stunned to really think at the sight of him.
Emerald eyes watches as he sniffs the air and requests for food. She lifts a hand to wave towards herself as a signal to fetch him food. "My birthday. I just became an adult today... You... You are the main event and my main gift. I am sorry, I am getting you food. Who are you? What are you?"
"I am in your mansion? On land correct?" Mu takes a good look around at his surroundings. Definitely taken far away from home and it dawn upon him that he was taken captive by the humans. This happened to his marine friends in his home under the sea before. He saw them get taken away by humans from a boat and they rarely came back.
Seeing they don't put their guns away, Mu becomes aware and find the situation tense. He might as well obey their whims and do as they say, as he values his life much more than theirs. He can do away those men easily enough, but he sees there are women and children attended the party as well, and he's not interested in harming the innocent. He can settle the peace as this is a celebration.
He can be a chivalrous gentleman and be treated as one if he could remember his manners as he was a well-respected noble from the ocean depths where he ruled as his territory and over his marine subjects. Not like a savage animal. Perhaps he can win favor from these humans somehow. He could tell by how well they dressed and how elaborated this lady's father put together. The man who captured him is wealthy.
"They...should have told me. I must look unsightly to you. I am Mu, and I am a dragon from the seas. If you can unshackle me so I can climb out of this tank, I will come with you and eat with you. I promise I won't harm anyone in this room." He said earnestly. "I will forgive your father for his rough treatment if, in exchange for whatever you're serving from your dinner table, I can eat. I am famished."
"Yes, my mansion. Another one of father's gifts to me." She felt guilty for having this man captured despite her father insisting that this creature was not human. "Yes, you are on land. I have an indoor pool that you can use as your own."
The men were tense and didn't want to take chances with their princess. Some of them still believing that everyone wold be safer if he was dead. But her father's orders were secured and this beast was going to be a protector for his beloved daughter. One of the servants brought up piece of lamb shank and handed it to Leanne. The lid was removed as the chains and shackles seemed to do their job of holding him down.
Leanne climbed to near the top and slowly holds her hand out with the piece of food to feed him it. A small peace token. "Mu... Dat's a unique name if I heard one." She spoke softly as waits for the final permission to be granted to let him lose. "No, you don't... I nev' seen someone like you. You look... Otherworldly and strangely... Beautiful." She goes to admit to him.
She lets out a sigh and shakes her head. "I can see what I can do. But it's hard to believe that you are a dragon." She sheepishly admits as he doesn't look like any dragon she knows. "I am sorry, Mu. Truly I am." She will whisper to him before looking over towards her father. A few firey words were exchanged in their old tongue before Leanne moves down and away from the tank, towards her father. She goes to change her tactics on him and a few more moments before a button was pressed and his chains and shackles were released. Leanne cheered and gave her father a kiss.
"You may join us at the table, but we won't hesitate adding seafood to the menu if you make the wrong move." He father warns and lets Leanne near the tank again. Bonding between a wild animal and their new master must happen at every chance if he was going to be a new protector and companion for his little girl. He knew of Mu's strength and what he can do easily, but it was that strength and power which lured him to capture the dragon in the first place.
He's in a mansion, a big human house. Mu can sense the wealth of this family. Seeing the banquet and the luxury and how much effort this family put together for this celebration, it would be a waste to slay these people and make them suffer his wrath and indignancy of his capture.
Mu is more of a benevolent being and he's more compassionate to the subjects he ruled over under the seas, having little to no contact of the humans who lives on the land above. He rather chooses to co-exist and live peacefully without interruptions. He must have made a simple mistake during one of his patrols and he was spotted by these humans.
A gift. He was captured to be a gift. Mu takes a deep, long drawn out breath at her praises, but it doesn't do much for his mood being a captive for these humans against his will.
Mu sniffed at the offered lamb and refused the meat that was offered, keeping his indignancy with self-restraint. But he can feel the sincerity of the celebrant in question. "Release me from the shackles first and let me out."
The chains and shackles were unlocked and that's a relief, gaining his ability to move. Very gingerly, he stepped out of the tank, picking up his wet robes. He was barefoot. The water drops to the floor. He steps down the steps and when he's on the floor, he leaves behind a trail of water. His long serpentine tail like a snake was dragged on the floor.
Mu ignores the father, glaring at him. Nobody told him what's expected of him. He didn't plan in being a pet anytime soon. For today, he'll have his first meal and then will discuss later afterward in the next course of their future. If he could make it out alive.
"Very well. But what is that meat? It is heavy. I will have seafood and vegetables, however. Fish, shrimp, whatever you have." There's an empty seat at one of the tables, and that's where he sat. He is cold and chilly, and dripping wet from the tank. If someone gets an idea to get him a towel to dry, he wouldn't make the banquet table and food wet.
Guilt, she felt so much guilt about Mu's capture that it ruined her mood for the celebration. Leanne blinks as he refuses the lamb and hands it back to the servant that brought it to her.
When he moves to leave the tank, she quickly hurries down the steps so he could have all the space needed to leave the tank. She gasps at the sight of the tail and just stares in awe of him. Though the water trail was something that needed to be taken care of right away.
"Towels quickly! Don't want to tend to any of ya lazy bastards!" She orders, idly noticing the glaring contest between Mu and her father. She hestitantly reaches over to try and rest a hand on his shoulder. "Relax, as long as I am near ya, they can't harm you.... Unless Papa calls for Andre." She spoke in a soft gentle voice.
The towels arrived to not only clean up the water trail but Leanne herself moves to wrap him in them. He would find that they were high end luxery towels, best rated for their softness and ability to dry. "You are so cold... We should try and warm you up."
She stops when he goes to speak again and tilts her head. "Lamb, it was a piece of lamb shank. Of course it is heavy, it is to help give the family strength." She frowns a little before clapping her hands. A butler came and after speaking in some more Gaelic, he hurries off to come back later with some cooked shrimp over jasmine rice and vegetables.
During the wait, her father kept a close eye on Mu, only relaxing when other members of the family walked by Leanne to give her a kiss on the cheek and drop off a present. The empty seat that Mu took was the seat next to her own.
For the most part, Mu ignored the rest of the people in the room and remains seemingly untouched by her words, being a strange creature from another world beyond human comprehension. He kept a calm front as they now reached an agreement for peace. It's only when he shows some emotion when Leanne attended to him, drying him up with the towels.
"No more lamb. It smells heavy." Still frowning and taciturn, he took his seat at the banquet table. He looks better now he's drier thanks to the towels.
Gazing upon the dish of shrimp and jasmine rice, that was actually a much better choice. He picked up the spoon and eats a little bit, each bite careful and diligent. The dish gains his approval. "Mm. This is okay."
At her question, he contemplated and points to the table that serve mostly Asian-type dishes all line-up and catered on the same table. "Hm. Those types." Where there's a lot of seafood, sushi, fish, noodles, rice, spices of that assortment all arranged neatly by type.
Leanne frowns but cannot blame him for his behavior and mannerism towards her. "No more lamb, will do my best to remember that."
She watches as he eats and yup, he is eating like a person. She goes to give her father a look before accepting well wishes from another member.
A small sigh leaves her lips as she watches Mu. Her first instinct is to find a way to take him back home but, the law of the family. Blood for blood. She won't be able to go against her family's creed.
"So... You enjoy Asian style food, yeah? Please ring this bell and point to what you wish ta eat and someone will bring it to you." She spoke and pointed to a small bell between their plates. "Please eat your fill as you are now a part of the family."
Another sigh escapes her and she frowns a little. "After the party, I will need to learn how you like to sleep and what clothes you like."
Being in a room filled with strange people, of humans instead of being in his court where he should be at this morning hour, he should be doing his duty of governing his own state and his people under the sea. Now that he's expected to be a pet of a girl and family he just met with their strange accents and customs, he might as well play along and win the girl's favor if he ever plans to regain his freedom back.
"Not your family." He stated coldly as matter-of-factly because he knew that to be a truth. Contemplating further because the guards are armed with guns and he's wary of them, he quickly corrects. "Benefactor. We will discuss terms of service later."
When Leanne pointed that out, that the service is available to him. He initially ignored her, only responsed with, "Mm."
Mu lifted a chopstick and begins to eat slowly. It was good, the food was hot and well-made, that he eat everything off his plate with no complaints and washed it down with the drinks offered and worked on the sweets. Eventually, he did ring the bell, but to only call the servants and gives them orders. Politely, saying please and thank you when served. The dragon's appetite can be a wonder to behold as everything was eaten off his plates single-handedly.
With a long drawn out sigh, he's out of the tank at least, and he was granted his freedom. The tranquilizers started to wear off and he becomes more alert and aware. "All done. You may take me to my chambers."
Leanne was feeling guilt, so much guilt for what has happened to Mu. Why? Why did her father had to go out and get a strange man to be her pet? It just felt so awkward knowing she had a man to stay with her who wasn't either the family butler or servant. If what she pieced together was true than she could never give Mu his freedom back. At least, not intentionally.
Cold, so cold towards her. She frowns at how cold he was to her but... She couldn't blame him. "Of course... It would only be right to know what would expected of you, Mu."
She goes to just quietly eat a large portion of shepard's pie, sipping some wine, feeling a little down but soon the atmosphere brought her mood back up even as Mu just devours his food. At the height of the celebrations, Leanne had attempted to bring up small talk Mu but never pushed it, remarking on how much he has eaten.
When Mu made the request to head to his new quarters, Leanne was about to get up and show him when a group moves to the middle of the room and starts letting out a whoop and cheers, pulling out instruments. Leanne perks up and smiles brightly. "After this I will take you to your new room."
Sorry Mu, she wasn't going to miss and she goes to let out loud whoop as they started to play and sing. Leanne starts laughing and goes join the make shift band, lifting the helm of her dress in order to dance and sing with them during the chorus. By the time they started to sing the second chorus, the whole room started to sing along. They sang the song a couple more times with various men and children dancing with Leanne, her final dance partner was her father.
Once they were done, Leanne approaches Mu again, smiling brightly and panting a little from all the dancing. She goes to hold out a hand towards. "I let Sebastian know to prepare a room for you.... Come, I will show you to your room." So much beaming and smiling now as that was the best way to end her birthday celebrations, not even Mu's rightful coldness could dim the joy coursing through her right now. "Papa will take care of the rest of the guests."
If Mu was too slow to take her hand, she would reach over with no fear to take his hand and lead him away, weaving through the guests and giving last minute goodnights until they were finally alone in a hallway. "We are almost there! Come on!"
It took her just a moment to locate the bedroom in question and she goes to open her door to reveal a bedroom, beaming a little. "This is one of the better guest bedrooms. I hope that it is to your liking... Even just a little bit."
Their food is strange, their culture is strange, and he is unfamiliar with their custom, the scent of the food and from their bodies, and their heavy accents in their voices and the music are loud. Mu simply bear it, being a sulky, sullen guest as he endures their festivities, remaining tight-lipped and wearing a stern, stoic expression to keep his feelings hidden.
The tension eased when the girl, the celebrant started laughing, and he sighs heavily, waiting patiently for the celebrations to end. He sat at the table, drumming his fingers on the table when she went dancing. Part of him wonders if he ever going to go back home within a week or two once he's done fulfilling whatever is it they need of him that lead to his capture in the first place. In the meanwhile, if he succeeds, he has to put up tougher barriers around his palace.
"..." Mu looks away when he smiles at him and was following her lead. He was reluctant. There are men with their guns, but perhaps once she leads the way and he gets some rest, things will get better.
"This room is fine." He said with approval as he looks inside and observed the bedroom fit for a noble like him. "Does it have a bathroom so I could bathe?"
She decided to ignore his sulleness as it will just bring down the mood. There will be a better time and place to address it.
She continues to smile at him when he gives her his approval for the room and she nods her head. "Yes it does. It would be rude to expect you to use mine for such things." She pouts a little, still tipsy. "Plus this room is for in case one of papa's important guests decided to stay with me instead of the main family."
She continues to smile at him before idly glancing down at his tail. ... there was a very strong urge to touch it. "Breakfast is usually served around 8am, please let either Sebastian or one of the servants what you prefer so that they can have it ready for you at that time."
She goes to stretch herself a little in a vain attempt to sober up. "I will be giving you a tour tomorrow so you will know where everything is and let me know what comforts you desire as well."
A frown now as she has a feeling that he is hoping to return home. He... he was trapped now and she risks moving closer to give him a small kiss on the cheek to try and give him some comfort. "Do you have any questions for me?"
Under the water, deep within the ocean. Was there anything more beautiful than these watery depths? To those that live in cities and colonies outside of human reach, nothing could be better. One of the larger cities, there was a large celebration going on. It was a New Year celebration going on and every clan, city and underwater kingdom was celebrating it.
Around the palace, there was a lot of hustle and bustle going on, cooking and setting up decorations. The servants didn't want to disturb the Sea King nor his son for fearing their wrath. The maids though often trying to take glances at the dragon prince for his beauty and maybe, he will pick one of them to keep him company at night as his father was starting to pressure him to find a mate.
Leanne was one of the palace maids personally serving Mu. She was the daughter of another sea king but was sent to this city when both she and Mu were just children for her protection. Throughout the years, she would try and play with him in order to keep his spirits up, only to get into trouble whenever she was caught doing so. As she got older, she became one of his personal maids and made sure to always leave flowers or seashells on his pillow as gifts.
The mermaid goes to swim towards Mu's room, trying to avoid the chaos around the palace and knocks on his door.
"My prince, it is your humble maid here to fix your hair and help prepare you for tonight's celebrations."
In particular, Mu's clan is a palace of dragons. They are one of the many clans who ruled the Eastern sea territory for centuries. Within the palace, there's a lot of business going on, as Mu is coming of age as a prince. With his birthday celebration held within the same week of the lunar New Year, by the prince royal decree, the palace and kingdom is decorated with bright lights and lanterns. Food in this province is cooked and in abundance. The royal family tends to be generous and kind, even to their servants and subjects, as they celebrate in a lavish way.
Despite his father insistence, it falls upon Mu to foresee the decorations and the daily nightly banquets. Their banquets are a sight of the Heavens itself, for their appetites are enormous, and the nightly entertainment of dance, music, and games in the court to match the mood and cheerfulness of the festivities. Every night, food and dishes appear on the royal banquet for the royal family and their servants to feasts.
Mu was seen patrolling through the palace halls, wearing his imperial robes with a fan in one hand and a ledger book in the other. His robe is blue and majestic, a symbol of their family who rules the sea long at the sleeves and hem, his blue serpentine tail with a mane of a lion coil on the floor. His hair pin and ornate is jeweled and with his hair tied neatly back.
Mu was getting ready for the night of the party when he heard the familiar knock of his door. He rushed to open the door. He's a bit disheveled if anything rushed. On one hand, it's a notebook where he furiously writes notes.
"Oh, Leanne. It's you." He smiles brightly. "Thank goodness. If you're here for that, come inside." Leanne is welcomed into the prince's room to attend to her duties as expected, where there are a wardrobe and a vanity mirror fit for a prince. "I can't look unsightly tonight. Whatever I should do without you?"
For Mu's family and clan, it's quite large with the families of his father and mother combine living in one place. There are nieces, nephews, cousins of prince and princesses, all dragons, aristocrats, and nobles with their own maids and servants assigned to them to serve.
Leanne had always admire Mu's work ethic and how even if he is supposed to relax, he is working hard. She was never poorly treated while working for his family.
She smiles as he opens the door and invites her in. "Probably work yourself into a frenzy." She teases a little, swimming into his room. She idly reaches over to try and take his notebook out of his hand. "Tsk tsk, lets put that away so we can focus on you, my prince." She leans up to kiss his cheek as a means to distract him so she can take his notebook.
With or without the success of the notebook snatching, she moves to swim behind him in order to herd him towards the vanity mirror to sit down. "Tonight is your big night, my prince. You have finally come of age!" She speaks as she removes the hair pin in order to start brushing his hair. "Soon, you will have to pick a mate. I heard there are already many mermaids hoping to win over your heart. Do you have an idea who you want yet~?"
This was nice, sad but nice and Leanne was enjoying it while it lasted as she knew that she wasn't a candidate to be his mate. Once he pick a mate, she won't have any more one-on-one time with him anymore as she will service both him and his mate. Once she finishes brushing his hair, she moves to give him not only a shoulder massage, but a head and neck one as well so he could relax further.
For Mu, her presence is a simple joy everyday. It's uncommon for mermaids to accompany and bond with sea dragons for protection. They're the most powerful creatures and they're seen as royalty, almost celestial.
Cheerfully, smiling brightly he sat in front of the vanity mirror as he talks about his plan for the evening. "It's a big celebration. Inside the palace, it's only the family and the servants. Outside on the front courtyard, there are food vendors and street markets for the common people to enjoy." While there's a difference in rank, it does bring both the royal family and their subjects together and this is how they keep their subjects happy and loyal, showing their magnanimity and generous for even the commoners were treated as equals.
"It's exciting to be a host." He blinks when his notebook was taken away, his grip on it relaxed when the kiss is given. "Fine, fine. I'll sit still."
The prince's vanity mirror has cupboards with every array of jewels, combs, and even make-up. Even the princes of the palace make-up to look and dress well as much as the princesses. Of course, Mu doesn't share whatever is in the drawers of his vanity, as he lets Leanne keep a few of his prized combs.
The hairpin removed and his hair unraveled. "No, not yet. For now, I only wish for everyone to be happy and pray for the happiness of everyone in the kingdom and for peace across all the seas and for the people above."
There histories of wars written in the family archives. But for now, there is peace won by Mu's father, so for Mu's long life as a dragon, he never experiences wars and there was a century of happiness.
He continues to smile at Leanne, as his hair is being fixed and was given a massage. "Will you be attending the celebrations tonight? You must have a formal dress to wear."
Leanne smiles as he talks abut his plans for the evening. Cute, he was being so cute right now. She briefly remembers when they first met, how scared and terrified of him due to being a dragon and her, a simple mermaid.
"You will be given the top seat for your big night. I am sure that everyone will love all the hard work you have put in for tonight." She smirks a little when she successfully captured the notebook. "And you are done with this for the rest of the day and night. Shall I deliver your notes to the head planner so he can pick up where you left off, my prince?"
His whole look, she is going to have to pick wisely as she doesn't want him to look like a mere merfolk. The comb, jewels, clothes and even make up will have to be perfect! This was one of the proudest moments she had for him and she was going to make him look his best.
"Well, perhaps someone will catch your eye tonight. I will just pray that you will keep this humble maid to continue to serve you after taking in a mate."
Peace, the peace that his father brought to the seas and oceans was something that all the merfolk were grateful for. They were able to live in happiness because of Mu's family.
She continues to message him, enjoying this moment and this small pleasure. She blinks at the question and shakes her head. "I am but a humble maid. I shall only be attending to deliver your food to you and your honored guests. Plus, I will need to get your bed ready fr you when the celebration either ends or pauses." She does start blushing though at the thought of wearing a formal dress. "I am not sure that I will do any dresses justice, especially compared to the other maids and dragons."
And it might make her stand out too much. To try and distract him, she quickly flips his hair into his face so he couldn't see her anymore.
"Leanne, you may deliver the notebook to the head planner. It notes about dinner and dishes to be served."
With a good-humored laugh, he tucks his hair back into place. "Indeed, I will be sitting at the top seat, but I'll be also performing on this instrument called a piano, which I obtained through trade with the humans. Now the piano is different than a harp from what I used to, but it's keys and strings are very divine." Mu finds the instruments of humans fascinating that he encouraged trade with the sailors in exchange for their instruments. "There will be other musicians joining me as well for the concert to play for my relatives that shall be coming to my celebration. There will be a lion show and a dragon show. I got quite a lot planned out for the event." As Mu enjoys so much organizing the event every year.
"Leanne, it's a birthday bash, not a match-making ceremony. So I don't expect to pick anyone really. So let me find something for you to wear on that day. I'm sure to ask one of my aunties, sisters, or nieces to give you one. It shouldn't be a problem."
Then he caught her hand to make her stop the massage, he turns around, holding her hands in his, his hands are big and warm as he grasps her fingers interlocking, and gaze into her eyes. "You should wear something nice. I want you to wear it while I play in my concert. A dress befitting a princess. Do you want one? A dress to wear? I'll badger one of my sisters to find you one. No one will ever know you're my maid." He said with a wink.
She goes to offer a small bow before setting the notebook to the side. "I shall deliver it to him after I finish tending to you."
She smiles at the sound of his laugh and then just listening to him talk. She always love this part of grooming him. Listening to him talk. "A piano? I fear that I haven't heard of it. At least, not beyond the word in passing." She sighs a little, smiling fondly and giggling. "You sound like you went above what is normal for this type of celebration. The entire kingdom will be happy because of you and the concert you will provide."
Leanne smiles and idly wishes that she could go and watch him. He would be so magnificent up on stage, she could imagine it. She giggles a little and moves to try and give him a brief tickle session. "It is but you know that people will soon start expecting that of you." All the attempted tickling!
She blushes as he mentions letting her borrow one of his family member's dresses and idly looks away, praying that the water will cause her hair to semi hide her face from him. "You... You don't have to and... Are you sure that they will let a maid like me wear one of their divine dresses?" And oh no! He is being charming and holding her small hands in his big ones! He is even interlocking their fingers together!! She won't be able to resist him like this!!
Her blush only deepens as he gazes into her eyes. She can't lie to him, especially when he is doing all of this. "My prince.... I... I can wear one for you, I can even take an old dress to wear for your birthday and concert." And now she goes to pout up at him. "Cheater..."
With a nod, "My family's true power is channeling qi through music. Hopefully, tonight's concert, the music will inspire harmony, hope, and peace to herald the new year and a new chapter to the entire kingdom. With music, it also helps reinforce the barrier to protect the kingdom." By barrier, it's a force field dome that surrounded the kingdom to protect from invaders.
One moment, he's relaxed with her tending to him, and the next moment, he starts to giggle. "Leanne…hey! Not fair! Who is cheating now with the tickle attack?" To tickle attack a dragon, his tail swish side to side from being sensitive from the tickle attack.
"I don't see why not. They have plenty of dresses from the previous seasons and fashion shows from last year. I'm sure one of them is willing to part with it and donate if I asked nicely."
With a chuckle, seeing her pouts, he reaches out to stroke the long, wavy blonde locks of her hair. He briefly caressed the side of her heart-shaped face and look into her emerald eyes. "I will get you many dresses so you can pick and choose. Just promise you to wear something nice and attend tonight."
At that he rose, giving her a teasing tickle attack on her waists before he goes. "We have a few hours until the celebration commences. So please stay here and let me go to them and asks. It won't take long. I'll come back with dresses for tonight's party for you."
"I know it will. Because you will be the one playing it. I know that your and your family's magic will make the barrier stronger." She speaks softly. She had full faith in him.
And he looked so cute with his tail swishing back and forth as she tickles him. A job she has given herself is to keep him smiling forever. "You are always the cheater! You know I cant resist that look you get!"
She blushes as he mentions her wearing such a dress and she briefly looks away. "But I am just a maid. Your personal maid."
Her blush deepens as he strokes her face and hair. She had the biggest crush on him and was in love with him despite the difference of their stations. "I promise... My prince. I will wear one of the dresses you pick for me."
But then the tickle attack happened and she lets out a small squeal before giggling! "Ah! See?! You are the cheater!" She giggles out, panting as he stops his attack. The gills on her moving as she pants.
"I will deliever the notebook but I will return back here. I still need to finish styling you and put on your make up."
"Mm, the barrier is important to protect the kingdom. Every month, someone in our family must contribute by organizing a concert. This month it's simply my turn to play and orchestrate a song."
After the tickle play, he relaxes. Her presence and assistance always bring him ease he can't explain. His feelings for her grows deeper from the bond they share beyond that of a master and maid, despite the difference in their social station. She may be of lowly birth and he is of royalty. "You're the cheater." But it's clear she's the winner too for her hard work, that he always notice first and foremost.
"All right, please wait for me here while I go ask and find a dress your size."
He slowly rose, not wanting to part from her, but with so many tasks he has on hand, tonight will be a busy night and out the door to go ask his cousins or nieces or sisters he goes in search of a spare dress for his maid to wear.
Leanne smiles as he goes to explain how the barrier is held up. "It sounds like a great honor, my prince. And it is a greater honor that you want me to witness it." She coos a little at him.
This playful moment between them. She loved it and now he is of age, she knows that they will be fewer and far between when he is ready to look for a mate. "No, you are the cheater. You cheater~"
Her work ethic was something she viewed as normal for one of her station. He gave her the honor of being his personal maid so she has to do everything in her power to make him not regret that choice.
She notices his hesitation and tilts her head a little. "I will do as my prince wishes." She spoke in a loving tone of voice before swimming to the notebook, taking it and then swimming away to deliver it.
She must hurry and come back so he wouldn't be worried about her. It was his day but it always made her heart skip several beats whenever he fusses over her. A lowly maid.
Mu takes his leave from the bedroom. On his mind, it's full of plans for tonight's events. What's really important to him is the music pieces for tonight's concert which he hums to himself and strings together in his mind. However, he very much wanted his personal maid and close friend to attend with the rest of his kin, to hear his music since it's very important to him that his close family and friends gathers to listen as he makes his contribution to the event.
He went through halls, passing by the busy servants who are at their lord's and lady's beck and call, going door to door as he searched for his available sisters and aunts, asking for dresses that is Leanne's size. In half an hour, he returned to his room with a handful of colorful, vibrant dresses, a fashion befitting a lady of Leanne's size.
Once Leanne's returns from her task back to his room, "Leanne, I brought many robes for you." The robes he brought looks divine and ranging from many colors. He laid it out for her on the table.
"My aunts and sisters said you can borrow them, and then I have to return the dresses tomorrow. Pick one dress you like to wear for tonight."
[ooc: For reference the dresses: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or make up your own!]
Pet Person flavor
The main event will be taking place soon as there was a rather large tank covered by a large sheet in the middle of the room. Within it, was something that should never exist in this world but yet, it would be the perfect gift for a princess to receive on the day she reached adulthood. Getting this gift was a challenge and a battle itself as her father lost a few good men that day out in the ocean. The top of the tank was sealed shut with a few airholes so that the creature within could not escape easily.
The sounds and cheering grew louder and louder as Leanne slowly walked towards the tank, not noticing some of the men, reaching to grab their gun just in case something happens. Leanne reaches over to grab a rope that was attached to the sheets and tugs on it with all of her might, letting out a small squeak as she fell flat on her butt and the sheet was finally pulled off to reveal.... A man that looked like a dragon. He looked so otherworldly that Leanne couldn't take her eyes off of him and the room grew quiet at the sight of him, everyone but the bodyguards giving the tank plenty of space for fear of the creature within.
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Outside the tank, the celebrations went underway. There was an announcement. From inside the tank, the sound of their voices is warbled.
The sheet over the tank removed and the light of the room poured in. Rubbing his eyes, he sleepily swam and rose to the surface. He has a face of a man with pale jade-like skin with horned antlers on the side of his head, pointed ears like an elf. His long hair wet, sticking to his body with the hairpin and ornates that kept his hair in place, his robes soaked. What Leanne can't see is his tail, which is long and serpentine-like a snake, coiled at the bottom of the tank with a lion's fur at the tail's end.
His face looks at her sternly and solemn, a sleepy expression once the drugs wear off. He opens his eyes, looking at her cooly.
"Who are you and where am I?" Seeing the guns, knowing they are human weapons. Keeping a cool expression, seeing the weapons made him a little nervous as he remembered he gave her father a rough tussle back in the ocean for trespassing on his territory and Mu lost the battle, not knowing their tranquilizer guns have an effect on him. "Oh. There's no need for violence. Please, put those away." He's disinterested in taking more lives as he doesn't find that necessary.
Looking back at her again, he peers into her thoughts to read her mind and the minds of the other humans in this room. With a heavy sigh, he smells the food in the air, sniffing. Leaning on the edge of the tank, his wet bangs cover his face and his eyes, so he tucks his bangs behind his ears.
Tilted his head aside, "I'm hungry. What are we celebrating?"
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"I am Leanne and you are in my mansion..." She then blinks when he speaks again and looks back to see the guns and waves a hand towards them. "Put them away, unless you are firing in celebration." She spoke with a thick accent. The men slowly hesitated but shakes their heads, sorry but no, they can't risk the princess receiving the same fate as those men in the ocean. Leanne sighs and looks back at him in time for him to peer into her mind.
Within her mind, he would see that she was practically a princess of a Irish mob, the daughter of the don. Her asking her father for a rare and special gift for her birthday. That and guilt as she knew that she was the reason why he was captured.
Within the men, for the survivors was anger and hate towards him for killing their friends and brothers, but won't do anything as he is Leanne's gift. The others were too stunned to really think at the sight of him.
Emerald eyes watches as he sniffs the air and requests for food. She lifts a hand to wave towards herself as a signal to fetch him food. "My birthday. I just became an adult today... You... You are the main event and my main gift. I am sorry, I am getting you food. Who are you? What are you?"
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Seeing they don't put their guns away, Mu becomes aware and find the situation tense. He might as well obey their whims and do as they say, as he values his life much more than theirs. He can do away those men easily enough, but he sees there are women and children attended the party as well, and he's not interested in harming the innocent. He can settle the peace as this is a celebration.
He can be a chivalrous gentleman and be treated as one if he could remember his manners as he was a well-respected noble from the ocean depths where he ruled as his territory and over his marine subjects. Not like a savage animal. Perhaps he can win favor from these humans somehow. He could tell by how well they dressed and how elaborated this lady's father put together. The man who captured him is wealthy.
"They...should have told me. I must look unsightly to you. I am Mu, and I am a dragon from the seas. If you can unshackle me so I can climb out of this tank, I will come with you and eat with you. I promise I won't harm anyone in this room." He said earnestly. "I will forgive your father for his rough treatment if, in exchange for whatever you're serving from your dinner table, I can eat. I am famished."
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The men were tense and didn't want to take chances with their princess. Some of them still believing that everyone wold be safer if he was dead. But her father's orders were secured and this beast was going to be a protector for his beloved daughter. One of the servants brought up piece of lamb shank and handed it to Leanne. The lid was removed as the chains and shackles seemed to do their job of holding him down.
Leanne climbed to near the top and slowly holds her hand out with the piece of food to feed him it. A small peace token. "Mu... Dat's a unique name if I heard one." She spoke softly as waits for the final permission to be granted to let him lose. "No, you don't... I nev' seen someone like you. You look... Otherworldly and strangely... Beautiful." She goes to admit to him.
She lets out a sigh and shakes her head. "I can see what I can do. But it's hard to believe that you are a dragon." She sheepishly admits as he doesn't look like any dragon she knows. "I am sorry, Mu. Truly I am." She will whisper to him before looking over towards her father. A few firey words were exchanged in their old tongue before Leanne moves down and away from the tank, towards her father. She goes to change her tactics on him and a few more moments before a button was pressed and his chains and shackles were released. Leanne cheered and gave her father a kiss.
"You may join us at the table, but we won't hesitate adding seafood to the menu if you make the wrong move." He father warns and lets Leanne near the tank again. Bonding between a wild animal and their new master must happen at every chance if he was going to be a new protector and companion for his little girl. He knew of Mu's strength and what he can do easily, but it was that strength and power which lured him to capture the dragon in the first place.
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Mu is more of a benevolent being and he's more compassionate to the subjects he ruled over under the seas, having little to no contact of the humans who lives on the land above. He rather chooses to co-exist and live peacefully without interruptions. He must have made a simple mistake during one of his patrols and he was spotted by these humans.
A gift. He was captured to be a gift. Mu takes a deep, long drawn out breath at her praises, but it doesn't do much for his mood being a captive for these humans against his will.
Mu sniffed at the offered lamb and refused the meat that was offered, keeping his indignancy with self-restraint. But he can feel the sincerity of the celebrant in question. "Release me from the shackles first and let me out."
The chains and shackles were unlocked and that's a relief, gaining his ability to move. Very gingerly, he stepped out of the tank, picking up his wet robes. He was barefoot. The water drops to the floor. He steps down the steps and when he's on the floor, he leaves behind a trail of water. His long serpentine tail like a snake was dragged on the floor.
Mu ignores the father, glaring at him. Nobody told him what's expected of him. He didn't plan in being a pet anytime soon. For today, he'll have his first meal and then will discuss later afterward in the next course of their future. If he could make it out alive.
"Very well. But what is that meat? It is heavy. I will have seafood and vegetables, however. Fish, shrimp, whatever you have." There's an empty seat at one of the tables, and that's where he sat. He is cold and chilly, and dripping wet from the tank. If someone gets an idea to get him a towel to dry, he wouldn't make the banquet table and food wet.
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When he moves to leave the tank, she quickly hurries down the steps so he could have all the space needed to leave the tank. She gasps at the sight of the tail and just stares in awe of him. Though the water trail was something that needed to be taken care of right away.
"Towels quickly! Don't want to tend to any of ya lazy bastards!" She orders, idly noticing the glaring contest between Mu and her father. She hestitantly reaches over to try and rest a hand on his shoulder. "Relax, as long as I am near ya, they can't harm you.... Unless Papa calls for Andre." She spoke in a soft gentle voice.
The towels arrived to not only clean up the water trail but Leanne herself moves to wrap him in them. He would find that they were high end luxery towels, best rated for their softness and ability to dry. "You are so cold... We should try and warm you up."
She stops when he goes to speak again and tilts her head. "Lamb, it was a piece of lamb shank. Of course it is heavy, it is to help give the family strength." She frowns a little before clapping her hands. A butler came and after speaking in some more Gaelic, he hurries off to come back later with some cooked shrimp over jasmine rice and vegetables.
During the wait, her father kept a close eye on Mu, only relaxing when other members of the family walked by Leanne to give her a kiss on the cheek and drop off a present. The empty seat that Mu took was the seat next to her own.
"What other foods do you eat?"
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"No more lamb. It smells heavy." Still frowning and taciturn, he took his seat at the banquet table. He looks better now he's drier thanks to the towels.
Gazing upon the dish of shrimp and jasmine rice, that was actually a much better choice. He picked up the spoon and eats a little bit, each bite careful and diligent. The dish gains his approval. "Mm. This is okay."
At her question, he contemplated and points to the table that serve mostly Asian-type dishes all line-up and catered on the same table. "Hm. Those types." Where there's a lot of seafood, sushi, fish, noodles, rice, spices of that assortment all arranged neatly by type.
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She watches as he eats and yup, he is eating like a person. She goes to give her father a look before accepting well wishes from another member.
A small sigh leaves her lips as she watches Mu. Her first instinct is to find a way to take him back home but, the law of the family. Blood for blood. She won't be able to go against her family's creed.
"So... You enjoy Asian style food, yeah? Please ring this bell and point to what you wish ta eat and someone will bring it to you." She spoke and pointed to a small bell between their plates. "Please eat your fill as you are now a part of the family."
Another sigh escapes her and she frowns a little. "After the party, I will need to learn how you like to sleep and what clothes you like."
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"Not your family." He stated coldly as matter-of-factly because he knew that to be a truth. Contemplating further because the guards are armed with guns and he's wary of them, he quickly corrects. "Benefactor. We will discuss terms of service later."
When Leanne pointed that out, that the service is available to him. He initially ignored her, only responsed with, "Mm."
Mu lifted a chopstick and begins to eat slowly. It was good, the food was hot and well-made, that he eat everything off his plate with no complaints and washed it down with the drinks offered and worked on the sweets. Eventually, he did ring the bell, but to only call the servants and gives them orders. Politely, saying please and thank you when served. The dragon's appetite can be a wonder to behold as everything was eaten off his plates single-handedly.
With a long drawn out sigh, he's out of the tank at least, and he was granted his freedom. The tranquilizers started to wear off and he becomes more alert and aware. "All done. You may take me to my chambers."
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Cold, so cold towards her. She frowns at how cold he was to her but... She couldn't blame him. "Of course... It would only be right to know what would expected of you, Mu."
She goes to just quietly eat a large portion of shepard's pie, sipping some wine, feeling a little down but soon the atmosphere brought her mood back up even as Mu just devours his food. At the height of the celebrations, Leanne had attempted to bring up small talk Mu but never pushed it, remarking on how much he has eaten.
When Mu made the request to head to his new quarters, Leanne was about to get up and show him when a group moves to the middle of the room and starts letting out a whoop and cheers, pulling out instruments. Leanne perks up and smiles brightly. "After this I will take you to your new room."
Sorry Mu, she wasn't going to miss and she goes to let out loud whoop as they started to play and sing. Leanne starts laughing and goes join the make shift band, lifting the helm of her dress in order to dance and sing with them during the chorus. By the time they started to sing the second chorus, the whole room started to sing along. They sang the song a couple more times with various men and children dancing with Leanne, her final dance partner was her father.
Once they were done, Leanne approaches Mu again, smiling brightly and panting a little from all the dancing. She goes to hold out a hand towards. "I let Sebastian know to prepare a room for you.... Come, I will show you to your room." So much beaming and smiling now as that was the best way to end her birthday celebrations, not even Mu's rightful coldness could dim the joy coursing through her right now. "Papa will take care of the rest of the guests."
If Mu was too slow to take her hand, she would reach over with no fear to take his hand and lead him away, weaving through the guests and giving last minute goodnights until they were finally alone in a hallway. "We are almost there! Come on!"
It took her just a moment to locate the bedroom in question and she goes to open her door to reveal a bedroom, beaming a little. "This is one of the better guest bedrooms. I hope that it is to your liking... Even just a little bit."
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The tension eased when the girl, the celebrant started laughing, and he sighs heavily, waiting patiently for the celebrations to end. He sat at the table, drumming his fingers on the table when she went dancing. Part of him wonders if he ever going to go back home within a week or two once he's done fulfilling whatever is it they need of him that lead to his capture in the first place. In the meanwhile, if he succeeds, he has to put up tougher barriers around his palace.
"..." Mu looks away when he smiles at him and was following her lead. He was reluctant. There are men with their guns, but perhaps once she leads the way and he gets some rest, things will get better.
"This room is fine." He said with approval as he looks inside and observed the bedroom fit for a noble like him. "Does it have a bathroom so I could bathe?"
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She continues to smile at him when he gives her his approval for the room and she nods her head. "Yes it does. It would be rude to expect you to use mine for such things." She pouts a little, still tipsy. "Plus this room is for in case one of papa's important guests decided to stay with me instead of the main family."
She continues to smile at him before idly glancing down at his tail. ... there was a very strong urge to touch it. "Breakfast is usually served around 8am, please let either Sebastian or one of the servants what you prefer so that they can have it ready for you at that time."
She goes to stretch herself a little in a vain attempt to sober up. "I will be giving you a tour tomorrow so you will know where everything is and let me know what comforts you desire as well."
A frown now as she has a feeling that he is hoping to return home. He... he was trapped now and she risks moving closer to give him a small kiss on the cheek to try and give him some comfort. "Do you have any questions for me?"
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Mermaid flavor
Around the palace, there was a lot of hustle and bustle going on, cooking and setting up decorations. The servants didn't want to disturb the Sea King nor his son for fearing their wrath. The maids though often trying to take glances at the dragon prince for his beauty and maybe, he will pick one of them to keep him company at night as his father was starting to pressure him to find a mate.
Leanne was one of the palace maids personally serving Mu. She was the daughter of another sea king but was sent to this city when both she and Mu were just children for her protection. Throughout the years, she would try and play with him in order to keep his spirits up, only to get into trouble whenever she was caught doing so. As she got older, she became one of his personal maids and made sure to always leave flowers or seashells on his pillow as gifts.
The mermaid goes to swim towards Mu's room, trying to avoid the chaos around the palace and knocks on his door.
"My prince, it is your humble maid here to fix your hair and help prepare you for tonight's celebrations."
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Despite his father insistence, it falls upon Mu to foresee the decorations and the daily nightly banquets. Their banquets are a sight of the Heavens itself, for their appetites are enormous, and the nightly entertainment of dance, music, and games in the court to match the mood and cheerfulness of the festivities. Every night, food and dishes appear on the royal banquet for the royal family and their servants to feasts.
Mu was seen patrolling through the palace halls, wearing his imperial robes with a fan in one hand and a ledger book in the other. His robe is blue and majestic, a symbol of their family who rules the sea long at the sleeves and hem, his blue serpentine tail with a mane of a lion coil on the floor. His hair pin and ornate is jeweled and with his hair tied neatly back.
Mu was getting ready for the night of the party when he heard the familiar knock of his door. He rushed to open the door. He's a bit disheveled if anything rushed. On one hand, it's a notebook where he furiously writes notes.
"Oh, Leanne. It's you." He smiles brightly. "Thank goodness. If you're here for that, come inside." Leanne is welcomed into the prince's room to attend to her duties as expected, where there are a wardrobe and a vanity mirror fit for a prince. "I can't look unsightly tonight. Whatever I should do without you?"
For Mu's family and clan, it's quite large with the families of his father and mother combine living in one place. There are nieces, nephews, cousins of prince and princesses, all dragons, aristocrats, and nobles with their own maids and servants assigned to them to serve.
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She smiles as he opens the door and invites her in. "Probably work yourself into a frenzy." She teases a little, swimming into his room. She idly reaches over to try and take his notebook out of his hand. "Tsk tsk, lets put that away so we can focus on you, my prince." She leans up to kiss his cheek as a means to distract him so she can take his notebook.
With or without the success of the notebook snatching, she moves to swim behind him in order to herd him towards the vanity mirror to sit down. "Tonight is your big night, my prince. You have finally come of age!" She speaks as she removes the hair pin in order to start brushing his hair. "Soon, you will have to pick a mate. I heard there are already many mermaids hoping to win over your heart. Do you have an idea who you want yet~?"
This was nice, sad but nice and Leanne was enjoying it while it lasted as she knew that she wasn't a candidate to be his mate. Once he pick a mate, she won't have any more one-on-one time with him anymore as she will service both him and his mate. Once she finishes brushing his hair, she moves to give him not only a shoulder massage, but a head and neck one as well so he could relax further.
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Cheerfully, smiling brightly he sat in front of the vanity mirror as he talks about his plan for the evening. "It's a big celebration. Inside the palace, it's only the family and the servants. Outside on the front courtyard, there are food vendors and street markets for the common people to enjoy." While there's a difference in rank, it does bring both the royal family and their subjects together and this is how they keep their subjects happy and loyal, showing their magnanimity and generous for even the commoners were treated as equals.
"It's exciting to be a host." He blinks when his notebook was taken away, his grip on it relaxed when the kiss is given. "Fine, fine. I'll sit still."
The prince's vanity mirror has cupboards with every array of jewels, combs, and even make-up. Even the princes of the palace make-up to look and dress well as much as the princesses. Of course, Mu doesn't share whatever is in the drawers of his vanity, as he lets Leanne keep a few of his prized combs.
The hairpin removed and his hair unraveled. "No, not yet. For now, I only wish for everyone to be happy and pray for the happiness of everyone in the kingdom and for peace across all the seas and for the people above."
There histories of wars written in the family archives. But for now, there is peace won by Mu's father, so for Mu's long life as a dragon, he never experiences wars and there was a century of happiness.
He continues to smile at Leanne, as his hair is being fixed and was given a massage. "Will you be attending the celebrations tonight? You must have a formal dress to wear."
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"You will be given the top seat for your big night. I am sure that everyone will love all the hard work you have put in for tonight." She smirks a little when she successfully captured the notebook. "And you are done with this for the rest of the day and night. Shall I deliver your notes to the head planner so he can pick up where you left off, my prince?"
His whole look, she is going to have to pick wisely as she doesn't want him to look like a mere merfolk. The comb, jewels, clothes and even make up will have to be perfect! This was one of the proudest moments she had for him and she was going to make him look his best.
"Well, perhaps someone will catch your eye tonight. I will just pray that you will keep this humble maid to continue to serve you after taking in a mate."
Peace, the peace that his father brought to the seas and oceans was something that all the merfolk were grateful for. They were able to live in happiness because of Mu's family.
She continues to message him, enjoying this moment and this small pleasure. She blinks at the question and shakes her head. "I am but a humble maid. I shall only be attending to deliver your food to you and your honored guests. Plus, I will need to get your bed ready fr you when the celebration either ends or pauses." She does start blushing though at the thought of wearing a formal dress. "I am not sure that I will do any dresses justice, especially compared to the other maids and dragons."
And it might make her stand out too much. To try and distract him, she quickly flips his hair into his face so he couldn't see her anymore.
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With a good-humored laugh, he tucks his hair back into place. "Indeed, I will be sitting at the top seat, but I'll be also performing on this instrument called a piano, which I obtained through trade with the humans. Now the piano is different than a harp from what I used to, but it's keys and strings are very divine." Mu finds the instruments of humans fascinating that he encouraged trade with the sailors in exchange for their instruments. "There will be other musicians joining me as well for the concert to play for my relatives that shall be coming to my celebration. There will be a lion show and a dragon show. I got quite a lot planned out for the event." As Mu enjoys so much organizing the event every year.
"Leanne, it's a birthday bash, not a match-making ceremony. So I don't expect to pick anyone really. So let me find something for you to wear on that day. I'm sure to ask one of my aunties, sisters, or nieces to give you one. It shouldn't be a problem."
Then he caught her hand to make her stop the massage, he turns around, holding her hands in his, his hands are big and warm as he grasps her fingers interlocking, and gaze into her eyes. "You should wear something nice. I want you to wear it while I play in my concert. A dress befitting a princess. Do you want one? A dress to wear? I'll badger one of my sisters to find you one. No one will ever know you're my maid." He said with a wink.
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She smiles at the sound of his laugh and then just listening to him talk. She always love this part of grooming him. Listening to him talk. "A piano? I fear that I haven't heard of it. At least, not beyond the word in passing." She sighs a little, smiling fondly and giggling. "You sound like you went above what is normal for this type of celebration. The entire kingdom will be happy because of you and the concert you will provide."
Leanne smiles and idly wishes that she could go and watch him. He would be so magnificent up on stage, she could imagine it. She giggles a little and moves to try and give him a brief tickle session. "It is but you know that people will soon start expecting that of you." All the attempted tickling!
She blushes as he mentions letting her borrow one of his family member's dresses and idly looks away, praying that the water will cause her hair to semi hide her face from him. "You... You don't have to and... Are you sure that they will let a maid like me wear one of their divine dresses?" And oh no! He is being charming and holding her small hands in his big ones! He is even interlocking their fingers together!! She won't be able to resist him like this!!
Her blush only deepens as he gazes into her eyes. She can't lie to him, especially when he is doing all of this. "My prince.... I... I can wear one for you, I can even take an old dress to wear for your birthday and concert." And now she goes to pout up at him. "Cheater..."
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One moment, he's relaxed with her tending to him, and the next moment, he starts to giggle. "Leanne…hey! Not fair! Who is cheating now with the tickle attack?" To tickle attack a dragon, his tail swish side to side from being sensitive from the tickle attack.
"I don't see why not. They have plenty of dresses from the previous seasons and fashion shows from last year. I'm sure one of them is willing to part with it and donate if I asked nicely."
With a chuckle, seeing her pouts, he reaches out to stroke the long, wavy blonde locks of her hair. He briefly caressed the side of her heart-shaped face and look into her emerald eyes. "I will get you many dresses so you can pick and choose. Just promise you to wear something nice and attend tonight."
At that he rose, giving her a teasing tickle attack on her waists before he goes. "We have a few hours until the celebration commences. So please stay here and let me go to them and asks. It won't take long. I'll come back with dresses for tonight's party for you."
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And he looked so cute with his tail swishing back and forth as she tickles him. A job she has given herself is to keep him smiling forever. "You are always the cheater! You know I cant resist that look you get!"
She blushes as he mentions her wearing such a dress and she briefly looks away. "But I am just a maid. Your personal maid."
Her blush deepens as he strokes her face and hair. She had the biggest crush on him and was in love with him despite the difference of their stations. "I promise... My prince. I will wear one of the dresses you pick for me."
But then the tickle attack happened and she lets out a small squeal before giggling! "Ah! See?! You are the cheater!" She giggles out, panting as he stops his attack. The gills on her moving as she pants.
"I will deliever the notebook but I will return back here. I still need to finish styling you and put on your make up."
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After the tickle play, he relaxes. Her presence and assistance always bring him ease he can't explain. His feelings for her grows deeper from the bond they share beyond that of a master and maid, despite the difference in their social station. She may be of lowly birth and he is of royalty. "You're the cheater." But it's clear she's the winner too for her hard work, that he always notice first and foremost.
"All right, please wait for me here while I go ask and find a dress your size."
He slowly rose, not wanting to part from her, but with so many tasks he has on hand, tonight will be a busy night and out the door to go ask his cousins or nieces or sisters he goes in search of a spare dress for his maid to wear.
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This playful moment between them. She loved it and now he is of age, she knows that they will be fewer and far between when he is ready to look for a mate. "No, you are the cheater. You cheater~"
Her work ethic was something she viewed as normal for one of her station. He gave her the honor of being his personal maid so she has to do everything in her power to make him not regret that choice.
She notices his hesitation and tilts her head a little. "I will do as my prince wishes." She spoke in a loving tone of voice before swimming to the notebook, taking it and then swimming away to deliver it.
She must hurry and come back so he wouldn't be worried about her. It was his day but it always made her heart skip several beats whenever he fusses over her. A lowly maid.
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He went through halls, passing by the busy servants who are at their lord's and lady's beck and call, going door to door as he searched for his available sisters and aunts, asking for dresses that is Leanne's size. In half an hour, he returned to his room with a handful of colorful, vibrant dresses, a fashion befitting a lady of Leanne's size.
Once Leanne's returns from her task back to his room, "Leanne, I brought many robes for you." The robes he brought looks divine and ranging from many colors. He laid it out for her on the table.
"My aunts and sisters said you can borrow them, and then I have to return the dresses tomorrow. Pick one dress you like to wear for tonight."
[ooc: For reference the dresses: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or make up your own!]
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