Royal Affection

Things Need To Change

D A M O N

This is unusual.

It has been four days and Elias has not reached to me yet. I was dumbfounded when I received the order that I was granted a one week leave for my shoulder injury, which was not much of a pain. Not gonna hide but I was irritated at myself for all this. The reason for this leave was me, if I would have not been so rude towards Elias, he would have not kicked me out.

Okay! He didn't kick me out but it feels like it tho.

Nevertheless, I was not bothered by the one week leave at first because I thought Elias would come to me. He always does. The first day I keep starting at my door hoping Elias would come barging inside my room, I even kept my door unlocked all day but he didn't come. I concluded maybe he is trying to stay mad at me and seeing my face will not help his case, that's how I comforted my heart. It was soon the next day and there was no sign of him, it passed like a painful death.

And now it's the fifth day and I know Elias is in the finance building, doing his job so I have decided to go and just check on him from afar.

So here I was walking towards Elias current location to check on him from afar. I can't sleep peacefully if I am not assured that he is okay. I soon reached the finance building and tried to be as discreet I could be with my build. I didn't need to ask anyone for his location, I knew all the places he can be present at this time. I remember every fact related to him by heart.

I lingered around his sort of personal room where he handles the papers but found it deserted. It means only one thing, he is in the garden!

I walked towards the garden and even I was surprised how fast I reached there, maybe I was overly desperate to see him. It has been four days without having a glance at him. And the last time we were away from each other for long was the time I went for that war, for which I was getting rewarded to be thr head of warriors of Greenwood which I declined politely.

That was not my place.

My place is with Elias.

I stopped afar from the garden and soon spotted his mop of brown hairs. He was hard to ignore even from afar, he appears to be drinking tea and having a serious conversation with what I can guess is the head chef. He looks like an angel with the sun rays shining on his form. I also found Maxwell standing slight behind Elias but Maxwell eyes soon connected with my own. I didn't try to break the contact or hide because I knew he expected me to come sooner or later. Because we both know this time it was serious, Elias didn't come to me this time and that's weird in a very wrong way.

I run my eyes over Elias for one more time and sighed in relief, he seems to be doing fine.

But I know there is something wrong.

I instantly started to make my way towards the warrior's quarters. I didn't have my own house, I can afford it with the pay I get as the royal bodyguard and the heavy appreciation I got during that war is still kept safe in the bank. It just feels lonely and depressing to live on my own, that's why I prefer warrior quarters. And most of the time I am with Elias so I don't feel a need to get my own house.

And I don't think people will want to live around me after what my father did to himself. I shaked my head, not wanting dark thoughts around me, specifically when Elias was behaving like this.

"Damon! Wait!"

I stopped in my tracks but didn't turn around, I didn't expect him to follow me. The warrior quarters was visible but it was still afar. He shortly walked towards me and standed in front of me, blocking my destination view, sensing the calculation in my brain of my escape plan.

"Why are you here?", I tested even tho I know he can read me better than myself.

"I wanted to check on you, I know this change of scenario must not be digestible for you", he answered and unfortunately he was right. I was on the edge with this sudden change.

"I am fine—"

"Don't even think of lying to me, you know it only gonna be a wastage of time."

I remained silent in reply. I gazed at his face and still tried to flip the topic, "how are you here? Shouldn't you with Elias?"

He chuckled at my failed attempt of flipping the topic but still answered, "you know he is a sweetheart. I asked him for a break and he said yes. I may or may not have used your na—"

"Why? Wait! Did he say something about me these days?"

"Tsk tsk. Just let me complete you shitbag. I informed him that I am taking a break to go and check on you and he said yes. And no he didn't mention you these days at all", I sighed at Maxwell's words.

But then he continued, "but his eyes did say a whole different story when I mentioned your name. And he has been doing too much work these days. You must have fucked up big this time!"

I kicked the pebbles under my shoes like a kid.

"But he always comes to me" I whispered looking at the ground.

I hate to admit but tears were gracing my eyes and I didn't want Maxwell to see it. The last time I cried for someone was for my dad and that was even only in front of Elias.

"Maybe he is tired of running after you all these years", he explained.

"But doesn't my actions tell him that I care for him? I thought actions speak louder than words?", I questioned. At this point, I will try anything to get us back together of how we were.

"Sometimes words hold much weight than actions, Damon. And believe me, the way you act with Elias I would have dropped my feelings for you the next day. But that kid always stands beside you and run after you after all these years. I don't know how he does that", he joked in between to lift my mood.

He took a step towards me and patted my left shoulder, I was still facing the ground.

"Maybe it's your turn to run after him and approach him first" he advised.

I nodded, "I will. I will show him he is not correct about me not loving him!"

I lifted my eyes to look at Maxwell and he gave me a proud smile.

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Suprise!!!
Damon point of view! I decided to give a sneak peak of his mind too.
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