Chapter nineteen

°vampire°

Zila made his way to his room and zike followed him, getting there he saw his little brother seated on his table playing with his daggers.

"hey brother." hatin said as he saw his brother.

"Hey kiddo." zila said as he took off his clothes and his huge wound which derin had caused came to view, zike narrowed his eyes as the bruises were much zila still managed to walk? impossible he should be aided by something or someone this injury was much but he said nothing as he knew the prince was quite strong.

"WOW! brother who did this to you?." hatin zila's brother exclaimed.

"was just training kidoo."

"no way."

"would you need ice for that?." zike said

"That's not necessary." Zila gave him a quick glance seeing how dirty and bloody he was he said "go freshen up zike." zila dismissed him as he entered his bathroom.

°In Yan room

Ama followed Yan to his room once the door closed ama threw her self at Yan but he moved away as he wasn't in the mood for romance and they were both sweaty.

"What's wrong Yan are you okay, you've been acting up since the training." ama said worriedly.

"I'm not just in a good mood."

"is it because you lost?."

"no."

"then what?."

"I don't know." Yan said this time his tone a bit high

ama stares blankly at Yan this was the first time Yan had raised his voice at her "Yan what's wrong?." this time her voice was calm than earlier

"I want to be alone please ama we need to freshen up." Yan said

"are you-."

"Please ama." he turned away from her once he heard the door he knew she left.

Yan sat on his bed as he struggled to keep his mind calm, he didn't know why he was pissed but he was sure it wasn't because he lost to zike, the only thing that clouded his mind was aliz getting whipped, he took a deep breath before going to have his bath, he got dressed quickly as he made his way to aliz room the guard there stared at him but eventually bowed as he was still the cousin of the princess. as Yan was about to knock, the door opened just to see the queen coming out "ah Yan your here to see your sister."

"Yes aunt."

"Alright she said she will be quiting training with you guys."

"I'll talk to her."

"That will be lovely dear, aliz bye." the queen tapped Yan and bid farewell to aliz.

"Bye mom."

the queen left, Yan asked "can I come in?."

"of course you can."

aliz said and Yan made his way to the bed "How do you feel?."

"better."

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine it's not your fault anyways." she smiled sweetly Yan stared at her silently, his eyes went to her lips which made aliz a bit uncomfortable blinking a few times she called out to him "Yan?."

snapping out of his daze he said "Your mom said you are quitting training why?."

"Well I just feel I should look beyond it and maybe learn other things from my mom since I'll be leaving the palace soon."

Yan frowned "Leaving?."

"Yes king Nate wife had a talk with my mother and from the way I see things they would be a marriage plan for me and derin." she wasn't happy about it but she couldn't do anything either.

"No you won't dear I and zila will make sure that you end up with a great guy like the duke's of Marvin's son."

"I don't want him either." aliz frowned

Yan came closer "then you could have anyone you want."

Aliz started straight in his eyes and said "I don't want anyone Yan I really don't."

Yan stared deeply at the beautiful pale skin princess with a rich black hair and her beautiful red lips that were inviting, how can he let that coward have his beautiful cousin he won't let it, aliz is mine wait what? he thought to himself before he could realize what he was doing he bent forward but before he got to her aliz threw her face to the other side "Yan!." she called out, realizing what he almost did he quickly apologize "I'm sorry umm I'll leave now." he said as he hurried back to his room, on his way to his room he was lost in thoughts that he didn't notice zike and bumped into him

"Hey." zike called him immediately as he bowed.

"Oh hey." said Yan

"I'm sorry for-."

"No no it's fine."

"umm is aliz still inside?." zike asked, hearing her name he stared at zike

"Hmm."

"Ok." zike immediately left

Yan stared at zike for a while before heading to his room once he got to his room he tugged at his hair "Shit! shit! what did i almost do she probably going to hate me, what do I do shit if zila hears-."

"if I hear what?." zila who had been watching him quietly since he entered the room spoke out.

feeling shocked yan looked at the person who stood inside his room "Where.... when did you enter?."

"Been here for a while so what's up with you and what don't you want me to know?." zila strolled towards Yan.

"I umm I...I and ama had a fight." Yan blurted out in fear.

"so what is there to be mad at about?."

"I also heard that your sister would be courting derin."

"Where did you hear that?."

"From your sister she told me your mom told her." Yan said as he avoided zila's eyes.

"is that all? cause you look pretty tense your heart is raising." zila said as he pointed at Yan's chest.

"must be because I met Zike..."

Zila raised his brow "Are you still mad about the fight, you can always beat him back tomorrow.." he said carelessly as his curious eye searched Yan's

"I know." Yan stole a quick glance at zila before turning.

"Well I came to ask if you would join me and zike out tonight?."

"Oh I will."

"Alright get ready."

"But it's just evening."

"I know we leave early as the castle is far from the village and we go on foot as we wouldn't want to attract the villagers would we?."

"No."

"Something is really off about you Yan, hope you haven't done something stupid or broken the ancestral vases like you did-."

"No."

"Alright I'll leave you to get ready." zila stepped out of the room looking at the closed door he frowned slightly, he made his way to his room and saw his little brother with some guards making a fake cough to get there attention he asked "What's going on here?."

The guard bowed "Young master, your brother asked me to do something for him."

"And what must that be?."

The guard looked at hatin who had a smirk on his face he got down from his sit and made his way to his brother's bed and beckoned to his elder brother "Come have a seat."

Zila dismissed the guards as he smiled at his little brother making his way to the bed "Am all ears."

"Well I was angry at that Claire's brother you know."

"mhmm."

"How dare him try to hurt you?."

"so?."

"So I ordered the guards to deal with him." hatin smiled triumphantly.

"What?." zila chuckled.

"When someone hurts my brother they hurt me!." Hatin said as he placed his hand on his chest with a hurt expression.

"So what did you tell the guard?."

"I told them to put a poisonous frogs slime on his bathing water."

"What hahaha why would you do that?."

"When his skin goes all red, swollen and itchy he'll learn to think with his brain."

"That wasn't necessary Hatin, I can see your still rebellious I'll have to report it to father." zila stood up and made his way to the door.

Hatin widened his eyes in fear and anger he looked over at his brother table taking the pretty artifact he threw it to the ground once zila turned Hatin laid flat on the ground like a dead dog sticking his tongue out.

zila chuckled at his childishness, strolling to his brother he played along "Oh no hatin, hatin oh no that means I'll have to call for jazzer to give him the bitter west leaves."

Hatin widened his eyes "no no I'm fine please don't go zila please." he tug at his elder brother.

"fine fine I won't just don't do silly things like that next time."