Lost in the Path of Fate

Chapter 45 - The Sun and Moon

A/N: This is a special chapter for the 10,000 votes! :D. Thank you for continuously supporting me all throughout the story.

Song is "Someone you Loved" by Lewis Capaldi.

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Pier and Asher both stared at the beautiful sunset ahead of them.

"It's beautiful" Pier spoke as the breeze from the ocean went in their direction and made his elegant clothes flap along with it.

"It is" Asher responded as he held Pier's hands tighter.

The soft skin that he never imagined would bring him so much comfort was rubbing against his calloused ones. 

The long slender fingers that he always used to avoid was the one giving him calmness.

Slowly, the sun disappeared in the horizon and darkness engulfed them. 

The crashing of the waves on the shore was still there and the comfortable silence between them created an atmosphere that was neither nerve wracking nor pleasant.

"Pier, how are you?" Asher whispered as his royal coat also swayed lightly on the wind. 

The golden crown on his head no longer shone but it still looked magnificent on him.

"I'm good, your highness" Pier responded the usual answer he would give but Asher wanted to ask further.

"No... How are you all throughout these years?" He asked and Pier turned to look at him.

As the stars started to appear on the sky and the moon took the sun's place, Pier's striking blue eyes met with his fierce dark and red ones.

"It's still the same answer, your highness. I'm good" Pier smiled and his hold on Asher's hand loosened.

But Asher kept holding on to the hand that he dearly missed, that he wanted to have.

The smile lit up his entire world, the beautiful smile that created a thousand sparks inside his body was appearing right in front of him.

"I'm glad you have woken up" He spoke which Pier responded to with a light laughter.

"So am I. Being awake is the best" Pier spoke as he laughed.

"That's good... But I'd like to formally apologize, I decided to throw our friendship away before" Asher's regretful voice can be heard clearly and there were a few cracks here and there.

A gentle breeze passed by them. 

Pier's other hand made its way in Asher's face and he caressed the Crown Prince's cheeks.

"Forgiven, Your Highness" Pier smiled as he continued to soothe the creases on Asher's forehead by his touch.

But that did not seem to work as Asher leaned his head further into Pier's touch.

"We make mistakes, it is in our nature to do so, that's why I understand" Pier gently smiled as Asher could not stop himself anymore. 

"However, the consequences of our mistakes are also inevitable, your highness" Pier continued as his blue eyes went to stare back at the moon.

"We broke each other to the point where we cannot be fixed again" Asher nodded his head as he closed his eyes and he kissed the palm of the young master's hand.

"We were walking on glass steps but it broke when one tried to go to the other" His thumb caressed Asher's nose and the Crown Prince started to sob.

"No matter how much we try to put the pieces back in its rightful place, the cracks will always be evident" The Crown Prince's shoulders started to shake.