MOIRAI (Man*Man)

Chapter 42

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Elmer stared a wake feeling his body laying on something soft. His bed has never been that soft, the only soft bed he has had a pleasure to sleep on was Bert's bed. When Bert's name popped in his head he sat up with hope that he will see Bert sitting next to him, waiting for him to wake up like he usually did whenever Elmer slept in. Elmer tried to blink away his tears looking around the room he was in, it wasn't Bert's room and Bert wasn't around.

Elmer got off of the bed, it isn't big but it is soft and fluffy. Elmer fixed the sheets on properly, folding the blanket laying it down too. He walked over to his warn out shoes pushing his legs inside while looking around the room to see if he left a mess and everything was just fine before pulling the door open. He walked out and he was standing near the kitchen where a very big buff man stood with his hands over his chest staring at him intently "Sir" Elmer gulped staring up at the guy "I swear I don't know how I got here, I am not here to rob you. I didn't take anything" Elmer showed his hands and pants to prove he didn't take anything.

"I brought you here kid, relax" Elmer stopped panicking when the guys calm voice sounded, for the first time he wasn't being accused of robbing someone "I found you sleeping on the side of the road and i decided to bring you here" Why would a stranger help him, Elmer didn't know those kind of people existed. It might be because he has been around hate his entire life but he didn't know a stranger would bring him into their house after the reputation he managed to get himself into.

"Am sorry sir, for being trouble, you should have left me there" Elmer said 'That is what everyone would have done anyway' Elmer thought in sadness staring down at his feet

"Why would I leave you out in the cold" That wouldn't be the first time Elmer has slept out in the cold, one time he was locked out of the castle by Logan for the entire night, Elmer had to search for where to crash since the storage room was also locked so that he wouldn't steal their food "Let us have breakfast"

"Thank you sir but no, I have to go" Elmer was surprised by the stranger's kindness.

The guy walked over to Elmer pulling him to a chair "I insist" The guy said handing Elmer a bowl of porridge with bread as he took a seat next to Elmer eating too. Elmer was hesitant but he took a bite of the bread with some porridge "You have the king's eyes, has anyone ever told you that" Elmer has been told that so many times but now he knows why he has the same eyes as them, because they are related 'The family that never wanted him and chose Ernest' that sounded bitter in Elmer's head and he wouldn't wish the life he has had on anyone but why wasn't he wanted

"Thanks for the food sir, I will pay you back whenever I can"

"No need to pay me back" Elmer nodded getting up ready to say goodbye to the kindest stranger Elmer has ever met, Elmer asked if he could use the kitchen and when the man nodded, he got up cleaning his plate plus the guy's plate when he was done eating too "Wiley"

"Elmer, thank you so much for everything but I have to go now" Elmer added wiping off the water on his pants while making his way to the door.

"Elmer" Elmer turned back "If you're still breathing, it means you're still winning" sir Wiley said with a small smile, Elmer turned to go out but gave Wiley another glance before going out of the door what he said still moving around in his head. There was no winning in what was happening to him, he was losing and breathing shouldn't be the only gift that forces him to stay alive, he would want to breath and not feel so much hurt, for people to stop hurting him like he doesn't matter, like his heart was meant to be stabbed over and over no matter how much it bleeds, no one ever stops.

Elmer feels the world against him and it is indeed against him. His only reason to smile, wake up happy, pass through the next day is going away and Elmer will be left alone, so scared to go back home because he is terrified to face his mother as the entire kingdom's embarrassment, the thief, the one.... Elmer breathed hard wiping away his tears again as he walked into the castle with a heavy heart, he doesn't want to see any royal or cross their paths, that might make everything hurt so much. Elmer didn't try going into his bedroom, he used the back door going straight into the kitchen where he knows he is needed and late "Where were you?" Oda asked as soon as Elmer entered the kitchen.

Everyone is a mess moving around that they didn't get time to give Elmer stinky eyes or some words towards him. Elmer didn't reply he just made his way to do the dishes, his first job "What are you doing?" Oda asked when she saw Elmer start washing the dishes "The royals are waiting for their breakfast, get over here and take this to them"

"M-me" Elmer asked pointing at himself, Oda nodded handing him a tray telling him to go "But I don't serve" Elmer complained, he would rather risk facing Oda's anger than meet the royals right after finding out that they were his real family.

"Everyone is busy, now go" Oda ordered pushing Elmer out of the kitchen, there are some things that proved to Elmer that he was indeed cursed, he has never served the royals but now that he knows that they are his family he is being told to serve them. Elmer walked through the hallway his hands shaking that he was scared the food he was holding was going to fall off. He has been meeting the royals, talking them 'In the past anyway' but now he isn't meeting the royals, he is meeting the family that never wanted him and now they have to be served by him. Elmer tried calming himself down when he reached the dining area where they are all seated. The king at the head of the table, Hattie on his right side while Ernest on his left then Era next to Ernest.

Era smiled when she saw Elmer walking in fixing her hair, Elmer had to set her face in a straight line but the fact that his sister kissed him disgusts him to no end, they might not have grown up together but still, same blood. Elmer bowed resting down the bowls, Era touched his hand secretly but Elmer pulled out quickly going to Ernest who was busy in a conversation with the king while Hattie was giving him the stinky in her eye. Elmer served her with his hand shaking more, he moved putting down the king's plate and doesn't know how he did it but the plate tumbled falling onto the king's lap.

Elmer knelt down pulling the plate off while apologizing frantically, trying to clean the king with his hands. He should have been more careful, how- "You piece of trash" Hattie yelled as all the servants moved to the king to check if he was fine.

"Mother calm down" Ernest said getting up to help his father out.

"No, did you see what he did. We don't need people like him around here. Diego come arrest him" Hattie ordered her high pitched voice sounding around the entire room.

"Hattie that is enough" The king's voice was heard around stopping any movement going on in the room "Get up" The king ordered Elmer to get up, he got up without raising his head "You're free to go" Elmer bowed apologizing one more time before storming out of there, running past everyone without looking back or stopping, not even when he heard Era's voice call out to him, he just needed to be alone and away from it all.