Chapter 6
Asgeir POV
I moved a little in my sleep smiling when I felt Arkyn's firm chest beneath my face. I narrowed my eyes a bit when I heard laughter coming from somewhere in the room. I slowly opened my eyes and saw my two older brothers, laughing as they watched us sleep.
"I swear, it will literally take a miracle to separate you two. I mean it's almost impossible." Arvid said as he laughed while he laid across my sofa.
"You know, if I didn't know you two were in fact brothers, I'd definitely think you were lovers." Armod said earning a raised eyebrow from me.
"To some of us, not everything is about sex you fool." Arkyn said startling me a little.
"I didn't know you were awake." I said and rolled off him.
"I've been up for a few hours. I didn't want to wake you so I waited for you to wake up." He said and flipped his finger when he heard a 'aww' coming from the two idiots.
I shook my head and got up from the bed. I walked towards my table and poured some water into my goblet. I could feel Arvid's and Armod's eyes on me, and when I turned my head, I saw them looking at me curiously.
"What?" I asked as I took a sip.
"So. What happened? Details." Arvid asked with his mischievous grin.
"Nothing happened. We just talked." I said and sat down on the edge of my bed.
"Just talked. You can't be serious. You didn't even kiss" Armod asked with a shocked look on his face.
"Not everyone is a man whore like you. Don't pressure him. He'll do it when he's ready." Arkyn said as he got up from my bed and stretched out.
"Oh zip it you old virgin. He knows he's going to get fucked, might as well prepare him for it." Armod said holding up his hand to stop Arkyn from talking any further.
I stole a quick glance at Arkyn, when Armod mentioned him being a virgin. He didn't look like he was bothered by it, but I knew all to well that he was good at masking what he felt. I made mental note to ask him later on when we were alone. I was brought out of my thoughts when Armod snapped his fingers in my face.
"Tell me something. Do you even know how to have sex?" He asked holding in his laughter when I widened my eyes at his question. I could feel my complexion redden and I tried to look everywhere but his face.
"Of course. I read a ton of books so I have a basic idea of what supposed to be done." I said and sipped my water.
"Just what kind of books have you been reading." Arkyn said, earning himself laughter from our two brothers.
"Oh come on big brother. Let him have his dirty fun a little bit." Arvid said and threw his arm over Arkyn shoulder and walked with him to the door.
Although they were almost half way out of my room, I could still hear their conversations over whatever it was that Armod was saying.
"You can't shield him forever. Soon he's going to be married, you're going to have to let go at some point." Arvid said placing his hand on Arkyn's shoulder.
"I know. It's just that, I still see him as a little boy every time I look at him." Arkyn said smiling as he looked down.
"I know. I still can't believe he's a grown man." Arvid said shaking his head and leading them out.
"Are you even listening to me?" Armod said when he saw me daydreaming.
"I'm sorry what?" I said and watched him shake his head in disbelief.
"He doesn't need a sex lesson, now leave him alone. Dinner's ready." Arvid said yelling from the hallway.
I chuckled when I saw Armod sigh and walked towards the door, muttering a 'why do I even bother' under his breath, but loud enough for me to hear it.
"Oh and Gregor is having dinner with us, so wear something nice and comb your hair." He said smirking at me and left.
I slumped down on my bed and sighed. I could feel those tumbles forming in my stomach again. And it wasn't those kind of tumbles that gives you that tingly sensation all over, no this was those kind of tumbles that make you uncomfortable and uneasy.
I noticed that I got them whenever I thought about Gregor and I wasn't sure if it was my own nervousness or if it was due to the that look in his eyes. It was that very look that made me feel so uncomfortable.
All I could see in his eyes were anger and hatred. It was like he had fire in his eyes, and despite the smile that he put on outside, I could still see the viciousness and aggression in his eyes. I couldn't understand why I was seeing that in his eyes, or why I felt so uncomfortable near him.
I mean, he was everything that everyone wanted, he was extremely handsome and strong, and he could have anyone he wanted, but he chose me, and till now, I have no idea why. Sure he might think I'm beautiful like everyone supposedly claims, but so were my brothers, and he hadn't chosen any one them.
And that is what disturbed me, I wasn't sure if it was because of my own insecurities that my mind started playing tricks on me, but I just couldn't shrug the thought that he chose me because I was a bit different from my brothers, and not just in the physical sense, but my emotional state as well.
I wasn't as emotionally strong as they were, and I wouldn't voice out my options as much, instead I just went with everything that everyone said, and chose to ignore what I wanted.
Basically it was easy to control me.
And with regards to our custom, I knew father would most definitely tell him that he couldn't take anyone else but me to his bed, after all, Father hated the idea of having more than one lover, and I couldn't shake the thought, that he chose me because he knew I wouldn't say anything even if he did do it, whereas my brothers would.
I ran my hand through my hair and stripped out of my clothes. I threw on the first thing my eyes set sight on ran a comb through my hair. I took a deep breath and walked out, towards the dining hall.
I just hoped he would change his mind.