Forbidden

-Chapter Eleven: The Fairies That Flew into the Room-

"What were you thinking?!" Ace exclaimed as he forced Jack to stubble into a room full of coats, once exiting the self-lit passage that captivated Jack's mind. This left Jack dumbfounded since the white-haired boy was so sweet and kind moments ago, only to be full of anger now. Ace noticed this and shook his head before further clarifying, "I know that you have your friends wondering out and about in this castle. Do you understand that by doing so, it is practically a suicide mission?!"

"How do you know about that? I thought Lilith said you weren't supposed to know that!" Jack asked as he watched Ace lean against the wall.

"Yes! They're not supposed to do that at all, but when someone jeopardizes the lives of many people, they tell me. If the wrong person catches your friends walking around that is, not figural, but literal death! I just hope Chester found the one that's supposed to go to the war room." Ace sighed as he rested his head against the wall.

"Many people? What do you mean 'many people'?" Jack asked hesitantly.

"Father would consider that an act of treason of what happened tonight and would call war upon Asterin. Regardless if Asterin fights back, father will burn it to the ground." Ace explained, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I-" "Yeah you didn't think about it. Did you?" Ace smirked as Jack rolled his eyes.

"For someone who was trapped in the castle until 16, you sure know how to run stuff a lot better than me." Jack confessed.

"How did you know about that?" Ace asked, pushing himself off from the wall so he was standing straight up.

"Hehehe... Well, I was bashing on why you suddenly are trying to fight against your people's views and Lilith pointed out how you've been caged up in here like an animal. Then I viewed you with more respect. You're basically risking your life." Jack anxiously answered afraid of the response he would get.

"Hmm. If you chatted with Lilith then you knew I was on your side. Why did you have your friends spread out?" Ace asked, looking at the taller prince. He was unsure of how he should feel at this current moment. The Asterian prince is handsome, but all of his actions were making Ace very mad... very fast. The only thing that prevented Ace from slapping Jack on the face when he first saw him was the fact that he threw his cake on him, regardless if it was an accident it would have not been appropriate. Shoot! Maybe I can find Clara before heading back to the ballroom. Ace thought before focusing his attention back to Jack.

"Honestly I have a lot of suspicion toward you still. This is my first time seeing you, but seeing that you genuinely care about not only the wellbeing of your staff, but the wellbeing of many others in the nation, has eased my trust towards you. I only sent one to find the war room and collect information about what King Oliver is doing next, another one has her own deeds to attend to, and then the rest should be in the ballroom still." Jack answered as he walked aimlessly around the room, but stumbled upon a couple of objects onto the ground. Jack instantly held his hands out in effort to brace himself for the fall, but his body never ended up hitting the ground. Ace quickly launched himself forward to grab Jack and held him up. When Jack opened his eyes; it felt like his whole world stopped for a moment, his heart started to run wild. The moonlight peaking through the large windows touched Ace's features gracefully, his hair glowed with warmth.

"At least your guard is smart." Ace said noticing that the object Jack stubbled on was the Asterian armor before letting Jack go.

"Ow!" Jack exclaimed as he got up from the ground.

"Sorry... no not really. I'm not sorry. Quickly pick something up and follow me." Ace instructed as he picked up the golden chest plate and helmet before opening the door gently. Jack reluctantly followed his instructions, a little mad that Ace had dropped him on purpose. "This is very important. We are going to find Clara who will help us with your stain, do not make a lot of noise." Ace said sternly.