Got a secret, can you keep it? p2

As the two men alongside Kimberly walked together to find Yurei, Ned has told them that Yurei has been spending his morning in the royal kitchen.

"Doctor...how did you...come to the...conclusion that I...wasn't the other...Tacito?" Tacito asked.

"Yeah, I've been curious about that!" Kimberly said.

"At first I was tricked like the rest, I had my doubts about you Taci but since you are after all very similar to the other Tacito, I believed I was worrying for nothing.

But Just when I started to feel comfortable about you, You did something yesterday that made me question things." Ned replied.

Curious, "What did I...do?" Tacito asked.

"You defeated Garrick in a combat...and not just defeated him, you actually fractured some of his ribs." Ned replied calmly.

Shocked, both Tacito and Kimberly stopped walking.

Feeling guilty, "I did what?!...Oh god is...he okay I...was worried I...might've hurt him...pretty bad yesterday!...i'm so sorry...I should go...apologize to him...immediately!" Tacito said freaking out.

"What? No! He's fine! It's nothing serious and I'm taking care of him, it's not the first time Garrick broke his ribs, it's just the first you broke his ribs." Ned replied nonchalantly.

"The first time?" Kimberly questioned.

"The other Tacito was strong, he did defeate Garrick once or twice but with a little difficulty, after all Garrick's not just anybody.

He's a commander.

However you Taci, not only easily won against him but you managed to injure him.

Fighting while depends a lot on physical strength, it also depends on technics and strategies, your defeat of Garrick was an excellent example of that.

Which made me believe that something was off about you, since people don't usually go unconscious for days then wake-up with a master level of martial arts knowledge." Ned explained.

"So from then...on...you started suspecting...that I wasn't...the other Tacito?" Tacito asked.

"Yeah, after that match you had with Garrick he came to me for a check-up, he was in pain and didn't tell you because he knew you'd feel guilty, also he was a little embarrassed to be defeated by you in such fashion, so he didn't tell anyone else that you broke his ribs...Hehe!" Ned replied sniggering.

"Garrick although has a good sport spirit about him, he's still a bit of a sore loser, once when we were still in highschool, he was so mad when he lost an arm wrestling match to Agu because he didn't think Agu could beat him, so when he lost, he kept asking Agu for a rematch for a whole month." Kimberly said.

Chuckling, "I didn't take... Garrick to be...the sore loser...type." Tacito replied.

"You'd be surprised how many things you wouldn't think are Garrick's things to do." Ned said, "Anyways...I believe we'll find our prince here." He added as they made it to the royal kitchen.

"Lunch time is pretty soon, I hope he's making something good!" Kimberly said excitedly.

"I may not be able to see her, but I have a feeling Kim is excited about food!...is she also a vegetarian btw like the other Kimberly?" Ned asked.

"Yes I am!" Kimberly replied, "Yes she is." Tacito said to Ned.

Together, the group entered the kitchen, Yurei was by the stove with his back facing them, but aside from him there were no servants around like they're supposed to be, "That's unusual, No one's here, not even His Majesty Thorn." Ned whispered.

"Maybe Yurei wanted...to cook alone." Tacito replied.

"Idk why but I don't feel good about this." Kimberly said.

Tacito decided to approach Yurei on his own, so he walked until he could tap on Yurei's shoulder.

"Huh?!" startled, Yurei lost his balance and nearly tripped face first on the stove if it wasn't for Tacito who saved him immediately by hugging him from the back.

"Are you alright!...i'm sorry Yurei!...I didn't mean...to scare you!!" Tacito apologized to Yurei who was shocked and still wrapped in his arms.

Seeing what happened, Ned and Kimberly hurried towards the two and Ned immediately asked, "Are you both okay?!"

Instead of responding to the doctor, Yurei bursted into tears, it further shocked the other three.

"Yurei!" Tacito said before letting go of him, "Why are you...crying?" He asked.

"I wasn't going crazy *hiccups* I didn't feel you coming towards me!" Yurei said, he desperately tried to wipe the teardrops that were overflowing his face.

"What do you...mean?"

"We're mates! I'm supposed to be able to feel you when you're close by *Sobbing* but since yesterday when you woke-up, I wasn't able to feel you at all! *Hiccups* it's like you're not My Tacito!"

Astonished, the trio looked at each other in worry, "Poor thing! He must've been doubting himself all day!" Kimberly said.

"I...felt like I was being an idiot, because I'm supposed to be grateful and happy you're awake and alive but...I couldn't help but feel conflicted..." Yurei spoke again, "Tell me, are you really Tacito?!" He added Asking.

"I came here...to actually tell... you the truth.

You're right to...doubt me because...i'm not your...Tacito.

I don't know...how but due...to his accident...he might be...in a coma...and I was...having my own...incident...so by accident...I woke-up...in his body...instead of him.

I am Tacito...but a different...one from a...different world and...life." Tacito explained.

He watched with a sad heart as Yurei crumbled to the ground, he was now crying more than before while covering his face with his hands.

"Your highness I understand your shock but could you please come with us?" Ned asked but understandably, Yurei didn't respond to him.

"You were right doctor, he's heartbroken." Kimberly said while glancing sympathetically at the crying prince.

Taking a deep breath, Tacito knelt beside Yurei on the ground, "If you were...doubting my identity...then...why are you...crying instead of...being angry Yurei?" Tacito asked.

"Because if you're not my Taci...that means *sobbing* I've cheated on him with you!...you were trying to avoid me yesterday but I convinced you to sleep with me!" Yurei replied

"Sugar I'm as...guilty as you...are...I could've said...no or even...explained everything to...you." Tacito said kindly.

"But you did explain everything! *Hiccups* you asked me yesterday if this was all real and then when I said yes, you told me about this dream where there's another Yurei...and you two traveled the world together and you were even pregnant in that dream...but it wasn't just a crazy dream, was it?" Yurei asked.

"You're right sugar...it wasn't a...dream at all." Tacito replied.

...Half an hour later...

Yurei has calmed down a little, he was now listening to Tacito explaining the Coma theory to him.

"So we have no guarantee that My Tacito will be back?" Yurei asked, his eyes although dry, were puffy red and swollen from crying too much.

"Unfortunately we don't know for sure... I'm really sorry you highness...when this Tacito successfully goes back to his own body, if Our prince Tacito doesn't wake up, I will take full responsibility of everything.

But until the week ends, please help us keep this a secret." Ned said before Bowing nervously to Yurei.

Since his Yurei was quite violent and vindictive, Tacito was surprised when this Yurei smiled sadly at Ned and said in a tired voice, "Don't worry, I know you're worried about Jade...so no one will get punished, if anything I should take responsibility...after all, that day of the horse-fall, Tacito wanted to spend the day horse racing with me but I didn't want to, so he went horse racing with Garrick instead."

Intrigued, "You refused to...spend the day...with Him? Why?" Tacito asked.

"Because I had a fight with Thorn...after he and Muriel discovered my secret relationship with Tacito in the worst way possible, by busting us having sex.

Thorn was furious with me...he called me immature, a Pervert and a bad influence for Tacito.

Ever since that day, I began feeling super insecure and it didn't help that Thorn made it his mission to harass me with complains and insults whenever he saw me, he even went as far as unwantedly try to ruin every moment I had with Tacito.

Then one day...I had enough...so angry, sad... And tried of Thorn's harassment, I decided to avoide Tacito that day.

So when Tacito asked me to go horse racing with him, I refused and told him I wasn't feeling well and that I wanted to be alone all day...I nearly died of heartbreak when they brought him back unconscious after his fall.

I cried till I passed out...if only I didn't let Thorn's words get to me that day." Yurei replied, his tears were threatening to fall again.

"Poor thing! I wanna hug him." Kimberly said, "Goddamn it...is it even your fault or jade's at this point?! Clearly Thorn is the one at fault here! He started the whole thing with his bullying!" Ned said angrily.

As if a dark cloud was now looming over Tacito's head, "You're right doctor...My father's doppelganger...is the one...at fault here." He said with an eerie tone before he quickly got on his feet and dashed full speed outside the kitchen.

Surprised, Yurei, Ned and Kimberly ran after Tacito who was now running like a crazy person through the castle corridors.

"Why is he running?!" Ned asked worriedly, they were unable to keep up with Tacito's speed, "It's not the why! It's the where!" Yurei replied knowingly.

Out of breath, "Shit...We gotta hurry-up before a murder happens!" Ned said.

...Few moments later...

Muriel and Thorn were laughing together in his office, "You two need to stop making fun of the poor woman's name! So what if the Cake maker's name is 'Mavis Crap', she's still the best wedding cake maker in Derora." Socorro said angrily.

"Goodness...haha! Mavis Crap...I cannot believe it coco dear!" Muriel laughed with tears in his eyes, "I bet her chocolate cakes are the shit Man!" Thorn said making Muriel burst out laughing again, "Oh dear...stop! Hahahaha! I cannot laugh...haha... anymore...I might give birth!" Muriel said.

Embarrassed with a red face, "I can't believe you two are kings." Socorro said disappointedly and decided to give-up, "I'm going to go find our soon to be married Princes and bring'em here to see what they want for their wedding." She said and headed for the office door but just when she stepped outside, she found Tacito.

"Is he here...is Thorn here?!" Tacito asked.

"Your highness! Good morning...yes your father is here." A surprised Socorro replied, but her surprise quickly turned into horror when Tacito who was beyond enraged, grabbed a wooden chair that was one of many aligned with the wall outside the office, and smashed it.

He then grabbed one of the broken legs as a weapon and marched inside the office towards Thorn.

"Your highness! Stop! What are you doing?!" Socorro said following him quickly.

Just then, Kimberly, Yurei and Ned managed to reach the office and saw the broken chair with the missing leg.

"Shit!" Ned said and ran inside with the other two behind him.

Inside the office, Muriel who was smiling and laughing stopped as he saw Tacito coming closer, he almost immediately took notice of the sharp long piece of wood in his step son's hand, but Thorn didn't notice anything yet since his back was facing Tacito.

"THORN GET AWAY NOW!" Muriel shouted loudly.

Confused Thorn turned around only to see Tacito with his armed hand in the air about to stab him with the wooden leg.

In sheer anger, "YOU FUCKING SORRY ASS ALPHA! HOW DARE YOU MAKE YUREI CRY!" Tacito screamed.