I wanted to hide this side of me as hard as I could (TCF fanfiction)

Chapter 13

 "Have you found out?"

"Yes, your highness"

"Do tell"

Said Alberu who is currently on the other side of the communication device.

"Young master Cale is suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder."

"Explain"

"Borderline personality disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life, your highness."

"Can you explain further?"

"When you have borderline personality disorder, you will have an intense fear of abandonment or instability, and you may have difficulty tolerating being alone.

"How do you know the problem comes from his feelings or what he thinks when it could just be a problem with his sensory nerves?"

"I have come to that conclusion because of what the hero's party told me."

The doctor then proceeded to tell Alberu everything that the others told him from the time Cale got his hands burnt to when they saw Cale on his knees crying when he couldn't find them.

Alberu tried his best to maintain as calm as possible but he couldn't as the doctor told him everything without leaving a single detail out of the events that happened at the super rock villa.

"The heroes party told me that they think that the incident was caused because of them not saving Young master Cale earlier leading him to think that they abandoned him."

"It is a plausible cause..."

"About the soup and the butler incident, it is the effect of being deep into ones thoughts."

"being deep in one's thoughts?"

"Yes, your highness, I believe he developed this mannerism when he was kidnapped.

"..."

"As of now, we know that the young master was tortured and kept in a dark room. My hypothesis is that going deep into his thoughts was young master Cale's way of coping with the pain from the torture."

".... I see"

"That is the end of my report your highness, shall I tell young master Cale about his condition now?"

"No"

"excuse me?"

"ahem, as his hyung I think it's better for him to hear it from his family. I will inform Rosalyn in advance so only tell the people that Rosalyn has gathered."

"Understood, your highness."

***

"I see"

"As you know Cale would just firmly reject the fact that he has the condition that the doctor is going to tell him since he's all healed up or so he says. So it'll be better if you guys know it and not him. Since once you guys and Cale know his condition, I can already see him hiding his condition much more and saying he's fine."

"Young master Cale is the kind to do that... Understood I will tell Ron and let him decide since he's the one who has been with Cale the longest."

***

"Got it Grandpa Ron!"

"We won't let Cale get near you while you guys talk to the doctor!"

"Well keep him holed up in his room!"

***

"Cale! Want to eat breakfast in bed?"

Cale woke up to a young black dragon asking him if he wanted to eat breakfast in bed.

'Raon do you finally understand my slacker goal's'

"Can I?"

"Of course! You're still recovering so its ok!"

"mm"

"I'll go tell Grandpa Ron now, nya"

Hong jumped down the bed and went out of the room to tell Ron about Cales breakfast.

"wait a minute...What about the others? They must be waiting for us..."

"uhhhhhh actually their all busy right now! Like Rosalyn and goldie gramps are making new kinds of potions and Choi Han is training! So, isn't it better to eat breakfast here rather than in an empty dining room?"

Raon answered in a hurriedly voice.

"... I guess you have a point"

***

"Young mater-nim here is your breakfast."

Ron set up the foldable table on Cale's bed and proceeded to put Cale's breakfast on it.

Cale's plate had fluffy pancakes topped with bits of blueberry, strawberry and banana slices and powdered sugar. Next to it was a sauce boat filled with maple syrup.

The fluffiness of the pancakes. The fruity toppings. The sweet smell of the maple syrup.

Cale was ready to dig in.

"Young master-nim"

Cale looked up to the old man who suddenly called him, then he saw a familiar cup in his hands.

"Please drink your lemonade first"

***

Ron was finishing up putting the dishes in the sink when Beacrox entered the kitchen.

"Father its time for us to head to the room to meet the doctor"

Meanwhile...

"Noona....Cale is staring at the ceiling again"

"He only turns to look at us if we shout at him"

"..."

"CALE!"

Cale turned his head around once he heard On's shout.

"what is it?"

"..."

Their stare-off lasted for 5 minutes and Cale returned back to staring at the ceiling.

Watching his human stare at nothing but the ceiling led the dragon to think.

'is it because we haven't scammed people lately'

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Chapter 13 End

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*Im not really sure on how borderline personality disorder works so im sorry if theres anything wrong.