I. O. C Royale au... { Not even a goodbye?? }

Back home. ( Chapter 5 )

Home. Is where we belong, where we spend most of our start of the day there, making breakfast cleaning it, etc. Home can be in any shape and size it doesn't matter, what matters is that it's comfortable for you and the others you share it with.

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-Liam

Me and Mike were getting closer to the gates. Since we are coming home early than expected we might have to open the gates ourselves which is fine by me I'm just afraid the guards would mistake me as some intruder- that would be awkward. " Alright, we are here! Oh and uh the key please? "
Mike quickly reached to his pockets, but then his expression changed to a worried one, " Uh oh I think we left i- Never mind haha joking! " My heart skipped a beat, but I quickly calmed down when Mike handed me the key I mumbled a thanks and unlocked the gate. It's opens and we see... Ah! Maki.
" Hey! Who are ya? Your not the prince. Both of you are coming to the dungeons for trespassing! " Mike instantly grabbed his coat and pulls it out making Maki realize that the other coated guy was actually me the prince.

" My apologies my lord. And 'general' forgive me for my lack of instinct. " Maki quickly helped our horses back to their house while Mike excuses himself to go and 'help' her I didn't believe him at all. Their probably gonna have long conversations but it's not really a problem for them to do it. Anyways all I care about right now it's that I'm finally home... " Liam? You're early. " I looked over to the palace door and I saw my mother. Zane. I walked up to her and followed her for the rest of the day. I like doing this makes me wonder what I'll do if my mother decides to take her throne for me. But I also wondered why she didn't stop me yet. maybe she likes the company?.

As we both got back into the palace there baked goods greeted my mother and me on the table and many foods, but there was also Zack in there, which made me confused... and my mother did not look happy! " ah welcome-welcome back your majesty and my lord. i was just chatting with miss Symphony here, i know you forbid me to even approach her your majesty but i just couldn't help it! she was all alone in the palace. "Zack's words made my mama giggle. " Zack. this is the 5th time. leave before ill get Ayven to escort you out with Maki. " yeah my mother Zane was not happy it looks like it happened a few times again when i was gone... mama looked at my mother with a smile on her face " come here dear sit and calm down...now why did you forbid Zack to even approach me? " my mother went blank when mama said that but then she just said that its because Zack was missing his lessons with Ayven and that Zack needs to improve his skills. but we all know that's not the truth. Zack is a flirty guy when it comes to women, some! and he's been flirting with ma ever since! well, his flirting is not really flirting uhm i don't think mama would be laughing hard at his 'pick up lines' its probably just jokes but of course someone has to be against it... "Let's just eat...meeting with trouble, again and again, is making me hungry " mama nodded and pecked my mother's cheeks making them both smile, it was lovely to have a family like this I'm grateful they choose me!

" go to bed you two, ill handle these on my own... good night! " My mother and i got upstairs leaving ma to clean the dining table on her own, " Night Liam. if you have nightmares wake Symphony up not me okay? " i just laughed and nodded heading to my room expecting a mess since i allow my little sister to go to my room...hm no it was still clean! thank lords. i got changed into my sleepwear and sat on my bed with the blankets covering only my legs and half of my waist. I grabbed a book from my nightstand table which has a drawer on it! i read the book until my eyes felt heavy, i put the book back and laid down grabbing the blanket to cover more of my body from the cold. but then i hear walking...and my door creaking oh it was just mama! phew... " Night night dear...don't mind your mother's words back there wake her up too if something is happening alright? " i just nodded and laughed again. and then i slept.

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Today's schedule was different. but i didn't mind that much. i was gonna train with a few people...who might even win before i could make a move, maybe i was just nervous- the first person to train with was Zack. " Mm good morning my Lord. It's time to test your skills! Let's see if you have improved. " As I grabbed the training sticks I did my stance. My left leg on the front my right leg on the back.

-Short 3rd pov

Without a warning, Zack ran to Liam. when he was close enough to reach Liam he swung the stick " Ack- " it hit Liam's shoulder instead of his neck Zack was kind of annoyed by that but kept
focusing on Liam again for a bit, Liam sped up to Zack and swung his stick, and made it flew to Zacks's direction but Zack regained focus and dogged it swiftly, " nice try! but don't play brains with me! " Zack chuckled at the sight of Liam struggling to catch his breath, " keep playing brains with him Liam. he doesn't have the guts to use his. " Both of the males look to the direction of the voice...ah, Ayven! they gestured their hands to both of them to continue this gave Liam a chance to strike a blow to Zack, he quickly sped up again to reach Zacks's stick finally Liam swung his stick hard but it didn't really make the stick fell off of Zacks's hand so he swung his feet to Zacks hand and finally the stick had fallen. Zack was stunned and also a bit annoyed that Ayven distracted him. " wow! good job my lord. you really did him the shocked face! now come and rest my lord...Maki is waiting for you. " Ayven helped Liam and examined him for any bruise or cuts luckily there were none so both of them waved the poor shooked Zack and walked away.

-Short 3rd pov end

As Liam sat on the ground next to a tree, with water and a puff pastry cooked by his two mothers
he gave some to Maki and Ayven but Ayvens also the one who ate the other one for Maki which she didn't really want anyways so it's alright, as i ate the last puff pastry i heard a shuffling behind the walls. i could climb so i did just that climbing over the wall and looking down with my sword in my hand, as my eyes focus more and more something jumped out of the bushes!
" LIAM ITS ME! ENVY PLEASE DONT KILL ME! " i choked. envy? what is he doing here?! i quickly put my pointer finger over my mouth to signal him to shut up, envy covered his mouth immediately.

" look ok if we wanna meet let's meet after I'm done with this training. ill cancel the one i had with Mike and Ayven alright? " envy nodded and gave me a thumbs-up and left after he heard someone walking, " my lord why are you up there? " i looked down to see...Zack? oh no... i got down from the wall and put my sword down " i was just uh- observing i thought i heard something back there yeha- " Zack looked suspicious but i told him i needed to go and train with Maki and cancel the ones i had with Ayven and Mike but then " why would you cancel the ones you had with them? why on a hurry my lord is something pressing you? " i regret mentioning the training i canceled to him he's getting more suspicious of me now great...i looked at him and told him its fine and that ill miss my lessons with Maki if he doesn't get that out of his mind, he just walked away after that. i went to the palace's main training spot to meet with Maki.

" sigh* , yup ya did good my lord- ew- " after Maki spinning me around for about the 20th time i threw up in a plastic bag cause she spun me FAST, she was tapping my back to 'help me' it was doing nothing. " th-thanks Maki for your time- huff I'm tired- " she then told me to go back to the castle to get some rest and then she excused herself out, not a minute later i hear screaming and shouting! oh its probably someone throwing a tantrum... then i heard a slam. " LI- I MEAN MY LORD. UH, WE MIGHT NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE... " oh Mike? oh, i know what's happening. im too tired to deal with this but i need to or else Envys gonna go on the wanted list.

-saved on June 6, 2022.