A prince doesn't fight - dnf

Chapter 9

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"Oh George. If you don't stop teasing me like this, you're probably not gonna be able to walk tomorrow. So be careful.", I whispered close into the smaller boys' ear. 

I saw his cheeks turning a bright shade of pink after that statement. But I still didn't get an answer, just a nervous laugh.

The sun was now completely set and the only thing that lit up the forest, were our torches, which we stole from the castle. We were surrounded by many dark purple and green trees. Many of the trees' branches streaked our faces, every time we passed them. The path was rocky and made a lot of sounds, which made George twitch every few seconds.

I thought forests were really interesting, but George really was terrified. I mean, he never was that far away from his home, so I tried my best to distract him. My tactics were the following: holding his hand and rubbing circles in it with my thumbs, whispering things like 'it's alright' or 'you're gonna be fine' in his ear, humming his favorite songs or telling him some funny stories.

Every time sounds came from the dark bushes, the brunet squeezed my hand tightly, almost squashing it. "Ouch!", I yelled for the fifth time after George startled again. "Oh I'm sorry, I thought it could be like a wild animal or worse.", he mumbled. 

I stopped and made him face me. "George, you don't need to be scared, I will protect you. And if I fail, which I never, you still have Sapnap.", I assured him. He didn't look like he believed me, so I groaned and turned around, pulling him with me. "Okay fine George, then let's get put here. Fast.", I murmured and tried to catch up with Sapnap and Karl. "Guys, let's hurry, I don't think the forest is the best place to sleep and the torched are starting to burn off."

"But what's so dangerous about this forest. It's just a forest?", Karl asked, annoyed. I just passed the other two with George in tow and answered after a few seconds with a quick 'Ask George'. The smaller boy immediately got flustered, which was really funny to see, and tried to explain himself with some dump excuses. But no one really believed him, we all knew he was scared of the dark.

I guess he was insecure about that little fear, but I found it really cute. I also felt a big urge to protect the boy. I was always more a protective person, but with George, this habit grew a lot bigger. But it really was necessary, I was still his 'BodyGuard' or what you want to call our relationship, except for lovers, soulmates, boyfriends, future husbands or stuff.

We all now sped up and, as the map said, we already arrived in the middle of the fairy forest. Which was the half of our whole way. We had been walking for twelve hours (but with a two hours break) and were all very tired. 

Karl and Sapnap had been getting to know each other the whole time. They already had insider jokes like 'what the honk' or 'Dream inside a George', whatever that means. They already seemed to be very close, which was what me and George expected. They had always been perfect for each other.

Even if we didn't want to sleep in the forest, we had to. It was very late and if we'd try to find our way out of the way, we would just go deeper inside. It was just too dark. Our torches were now completely burned off, so the only light was the moon, surrounded by thousands of little, bright dots. One of the dots looked like he was moving. But it wasn't a normal star, it was a-

"Falling star! George, look! A falling star, quick, make a wish!", I told George in an excited tone.

"Oh my god yes. Okay, I wish that Clay and I-"

"No, don't tell your wish out loud, otherwise it won't come true!", I cut him off.

"Oh wupsi.", he laughed nervously.