Chapter four

Author: Hi guys hope you love the story so far, please don't forget to drop your thoughts i am more than willing to give an audience. *Ww means wise words* love you all

WW: Don't forget everything got the good and bad sides to it, including our conscience.

•The past•

Zila was playing with his friends when he felt a pain sting in his eyes, he ran to his mom but immediately dropped to the floor few steps away from her and began to scream in pain before he passed out.

The queen who was talking to her maids rushed towards him as she was consumed with feae "Zila!, Zila my boy what's wrong mummies here."

She turned to the guard in fear "Please hurry and call the king."

The king arrived quicker than expected "What's wrong?."

"I don't know, he's not waking up."the queen replied with tears on her eyes. The king immediately carried the lifeless boy to his chambers "Get jazzer."

Zila's twin sister stared straight at her brother then back at her mom "Mommy is he going to be ok." she said as tears formed up in her eyes.

"His fine my love stay here, mummy is coming ok." the queen said to her as she went to the king chambers.

In the king's chamber

Entering the king's room it looked really massive as there were large doors and windows which had curtains made of expensive lining and the top of the room where designed with drawings of supernatural creatures like angels with bows and demons with spear but the most catching thing was the large bed at the middle of the room that was designed with neat carvings. The queen made her way to the bed as touched zila just to realize "He was burning up."

"Must be a fever." the king said.

Immediately Zila began to shake violently as tears streamed down his eye, yu yang went to him immediately and embraced him. "It's ok am here, mummy is here."

After few minutes Zila woke up and held his eyes. "Are you ok my boy?." the king asked with a frown.

"What happened?."the queen asked

"I had a dream mom, they were hurting me, I told them to stop but they didn't they kept hitting me."he said with tears in his eyes.

" Such a weakling." the king smiled at him as he ruffled his hair.

"Don't say that, my boy isn't a weakling right Zila?." the queen said, the little boy nodded at his mom's comment

"Now clean your eyes, let mommy run you a bath." the queen said

He cleaned his eyes and turned to face his mom who helped take off his clothes, immediately the clothes came off the king's eyes narrowed

"What's that?." the king said as he saw deep lines on zila's back

The queen turned zila over, as she looked at the wounds, sighing she said "Must have happened when he was playing with his sibling."

"Ok.* he said as he handed yu yang an ointment to apply on the wounds.

The present

The king whispered to himself "He has been going through this for a long time this was just like the nightmare he always had, what is really happening and why is he concealing all these pain all these years, at first I thought it was just a mere thing but this is deeper than I think."

He called jazzer and told him to continue the preparations and while at that run an investigation on zila's illness.

Zila went to Yan chi's room, he saw him laying alone, when Yan chi saw him He grinned "Hello little devil."

"How are you feeling?." Zila asked as he sat beside him with a sad expression.

"I'm good wait, no I'm not."

"Why what's wrong?." zila asked with a worried expression.

"Are we even now?."

"Hmm."

"Then I'm feeling better." Yan smiled

"Hmm I could tell, my mom gave you human blood."

Yans eyes widened in shock "How did you know?."

Zila smirked "I'm not the devil for nothing." he joked and they both bursted into laughter.

"I hope you are ok now."

"I guess so."

"Was it the forcefully sleeping nightmare thing again?."

"Yh I guess." zila hated this conversation.

"You're gonna be fine but I still feel you should tell your mom."

"They don't believe, they will say I'm just bluffing."

"An adult needs to know."

"Well that's why I told you."

"I understand, well let prepare for your celebration." he said as he stood up and picked up his clothes, Zila smiles softly before stepping out of Yan's room, he left to prepare, arriving to his room he met Claire again.

"Where have you been I've been waiting for you." Claire said with a pleasant smile.

"Urrrgh! went to see Yan chi." he said as he went to have his bath again, when he was done he stepped out with a towel below his waist as he used another to dry his wet hair. Claire lips dropped open as her eyes widened "What perfection you truly a god Zila."

zila didn't say a word as he was already used to her shamelessness, Claire studied Zila as his hairs were wet dripping down to his chest an his Adam's apple moved slowly making him more desirable Claire approached him and held him tightly while whispering "I love you Zila, your so perfect." she hasn't seen a beauty like this not even her brother was this cute, feeling tired of arguing with the young lady zila just did what he was supposed to while Claire hanged on him like a koala.

"Mmhmm." the queen coughed interrupted Claire, she turned her head to see who interrupted her again when she saw it was the queen, she faked a blush trying to act innocent "Your highness." she bowed shyly.

Yu yang smiled in admiration not because of Claire but the innocent look on her son's face, he was definitely uncomfortable with Claire but still couldn't tell her as he wouldn't want to hurt her "Claire how are you doing ?." she said cutting off her thought.

"I'm fine my queen, I'll take my leave now." she said as she excused herself.

"Hmm someone was having fun huh." the queen teased.

"Ewww no mom." zila said as he stared at his mom.

The queen laughed "I came to check up on you, when I came back they told me you were already gone."

"Oh."

"Are you ok?."

"Yes mom, there's nothing to worry about."

"So how do you feel now knowing after today your free to leave the palace freely." the queen smiled brightly.

Zila looked at his mom "we both know that's not true."

"And who said so?." the queen approached him.

"I'll be going there only at night mom."

"I know my son and I'm sorry about that." she said as she tapped his head.

"It's not just fair mom."

*It's fine my boy, mummy is going to talk to your dad alright."

"Hmm."

"But you should be learn to be contented with what's give as you know-."

"half a loaf is better than none, I know ma."

"Now get dress my boy today is a great day, I get to celebrate my two babies you both grew too fast you were just a little meatball in my stomach but look at you now, all grown your age in the human world is regarded as a young adult."

"But in the vampire kingdom I'm still a child." he said sadly.

Yu yang chuckled "silly boy."

They both felt a presence and turned to the door and saw the king, the queen stood up as she smiled softly at Zila before she stepped out when she got to her husband she tapped his shoulder gently before she leaving.

When yu yang left Zila turned his back to his dad as he sat casually wearing his inner wear.

"You made your mom scared." commented the king.

"Hmm I know but it wasn't my intention." zila said with a frown.

"Your mom told me I've been too hard on you, do you think so?."

Zila kept quiet as he didn't know what to say about the obvious, seeing zila wouldn't reply he said "I'm sorry."

Zila was stunned and turned to his father to check if he was ok, was he dying or something "Dad."

"Zila I want you to know that Everything I do my boy, I do it to ensure your safety not only of the humans, it's not easy and trust me it's never going to be but don't take your anger up on them, you need to control your anger."

"Mhmm." he said

"Happy birthday in advie my boy." the king said as he dropped a box on the table and walked to the door and said under his breath "I'm proud of you." he said as he left.

When he was gone Zila looked at the box his dad left, he strolled towards the table and picked up the box looking at the designs he opened it and smiled "you really are the king dad, you have your way of apologizing." He tapped on it as a broad smile made its way to his lips.