Royal Affection

Always There When I Need

E L I A S

We were back at the palace and word had already spread around the kingdom about the incident. Rumours spread faster than fire. Nothing surprising.

I was walking towards my chamber when I heard someone whispering.

"Did you hear about what happened in the town?"

"Of course, I do. It is no secret now. But Prince Elias should have not done that, he is just a prince, not the king."

"Yes and a fairy prince" the voice snickered.

I was not surprised entirely as after people started to know that I was gay, the talking behind my back was worse than this. I had heard all the words from 'fag' to 'fairy' and they used to get to me in those days. I would cry myself to sleep and started to check my appearance three times before I would leave my room. I even replace my whole wardrobe because people used to call me a fairy.

But then I realised.

It was not me but for them. Even I start to walk differently, start wearing different clothes or started to fight in a 'manly' manner, their thinking would never change. So I stopped changing myself because of them. I stopped letting them get to me and now I was much more comfortable in my skin.

But sometimes it's hard to feel comfortable in yourself. And it's normal, that what I have learnt.

"Let's go, Elias, you must be tired" Damon encouraged.

I nodded and continued my steps to my room.

I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at Damon, "what do you just call me?"

"Uhm, Prince Elias-"

I cut him off "you called me Elias. Just Elias."

"That's your name, isn't it?" with that said he started to walk ahead of me towards my chamber.

I quickened my pace and soon was walking beside him. I can't let this moment go, I have pestered him for months to call me by my name only, without any prefix or rank. I know why he chose this moment to call me that because he didn't want me to focus on those people talk. He doesn't want me to get hurt by others words. He can be a sweet and caring man when he wanted. Such a charmer. But I wanted to hear him speak those words which my mind was yelling at me.

"Why you called me like that right now and not on any other day?" I poked him in his shoulder.

He ignored me but I was not going to back down.

"Okay, I got it. It was just a mistake like how you ended up with me. Remember you didn't want to be my personal bodyguard but by mistake, we end up together" I sighed and dropped my shoulder for a dramatic appearance.

It was uncommunicative till we reached my chamber.

We both entered my room and as usual, he took his place at the door, standing like a statue and I continue to go deep in my room. I started to get my shoes off which was embroidered with gold strings and have some silver beads. It was heavy and pointless in my sense.

"It was not a mistake. I wanted to be your bodyguard from the day I started training. And for your previous question, it was to distract you."

I looked at him with surprise. It's not like Damon didn't speak to me at all. We were together most of the time in a day so it was common for us to char and form communications. But Damon never speaks his heart, and I repeat never.

"Why you wanted to be my bodyguard? You were being presented for the position of head of the warriors. It is the biggest position in our warrior's community. But why this?" I asked which I wanted to ask him from year's but never got an answer.

When Damon went to war to help our neighbouring kingdom, a few years ago he was the best among all in the war. I have heard people saying he was so confident with his sword and killed everyone with just one stroke. People say they have not seen a warrior like him in few years.

So after his successful mission and praises everywhere, it was no doubt the best time to appoint him as the head warrior of our kingdom but he rejected it and continue being my bodyguard.

I ignored him for weeks and pleaded, even begged him to take that position.

My thoughts were stopped by something which makes my heart stop and breathing vanish, Damon next words,
"No one would have protected you as I had. I can't let anyone have this position."

Tears started gushing down my cheeks by his words. I didn't care that I had resolved to ignore him for some days, in this moment I wanted him, needed him with me.

I run towards him and throw my arms around his shoulder and started crying like a baby.

He didn't speak anything but didn't push me away either. This was Damon for you. Even people say he doesn't care for me and he is just fulfilling his duty towards me and his king. But when I needed someone he was always there and that's why I keep falling for him again and again.

He stroked my back with his rough and big hand which make me cry more. But he didn't stop and continued what we were doing. I wanted the time to stop so bad because I knew if I pulled back even a little our little bubble would burst.

We will be back again to be Prince Elias and Guard Damon.

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