The King

Choco

The now teen walked up to his grandfather holding a thick book. "Grandpa. You never finish your story."

The old man turned his head to the boy. "Would you wish to hear it? For it seems like old man non-sense." The boy nodded at the elder took the book and opened it to a page.

"Once upon a time..."

I was a fucked up king

I wore a fake crown and tended to take all of everything.

The throne that I sat on was made out of lies.

So maybe, just maybe, I'd finally fit in with the guys.

But that didn't make sense. I was now king.

I closed my eyes.

"Choco! You must come quickly! It's your father!" At that sentence my heart dropped into my stomach.

I ran as fast as I could down the hall. I enter his room to find nurses swarming him. "Move!" I demanded. Quickly they moved to the side.

I crouched down next to the bed. "Dad?" The dark eyes of my father opened. "Please. Stay strong." Tears welled in my eyes.

"Choco... my beautiful son... it is my time..." He softly breathed.

"No! Don't say that! You'll live to tomorrow! I promise!" Slowly Cacao raised his hand to my face.

"You need to let me go... I wish to see you grow but..." he moved it to my hand.

"Father. I need you! Please don't leave me!" The hand moved off mine and something shined in it.

I looked to see his soul jam. "No. Please."

"I trust you... keep it safe..."

"Dad..." slowly the life drained out of his eyes.

Tears flowed down my face as I hugged his corpse. "Dark Choco?" I closed my eyes. "I am sorry for your loss."

Then. I was standing. Slowly being pulled away from the one who raised me.

A few days later I was standing as he was slowly lower into his grave. Caramel Arrow Cookie pulled me into a hug.

We stood in silence for a long time.

I watched later that day as his name was engraved into the Alter Of Fallen.

I opened my eyes to see the familiar lined and red that ran down my arm. I got used to messing up my arm up at 3 am.

It was my favorite hobby ever since the sacrificed lamb.

Still I carried on. I was crowned king soon after the period of dark and mourning was over.

Wake up Caramel.

His servants and peasants saw right through the show

This king. This ruler. My husband. He was beginning to slow.

You see our kingdom was fallen and so were his walls. The walls that promised safety began to crumble.

You could see right inside. See the true inner calls.
For help he would scream. I tried but an inner fight is the hardest to beat.

both day and night. He was left mourning and crumbling.

"Why would we help him? he's the king with all of his might!" Many would say to their friends.

So the peasants then left him. Left him on the floor to yell and bleed. Left him to die slowly but surely.

It was another good story to tell so it seemed. They never cared. For they tried to leave their homes and find a new kingdom.

Many though got caught up in the winter storm and froze. A few villages remained with a small amount of citizens.

Then one day they realized their fatal mistake.

The king now dead. burned himself at the stake.

I remember the day to clearly.

I walked into my room to tell Choco about the now child that grew in me was kicking for the first time. I walked in to find the body of my loved one hanging from the roof.

From there I took my stuff and my love one in a casket to a new place.

There he was buried into the fresh soil. I would start my life there.

"That was a looooong story." The young child said.

"It wasn't that long Velvet." The older said.

"Whatever! Why did you tell us this story though dad?" Mint Velvet said

"Because it's our family history! Actually if you look over there at that stone under it is your great great great great grandfather Dark Choco!" Mint Taffy said.

"So where's our great great great GREAT grandmother?" Velvet said.

"The other rock obviously!" The older Cookie said. "I'm going to now be respectful and pay my respects." She stood up and began to walk over to the rocks.

"Wait for me!" The younger yelled stumbling up and chasing after her sister.

Mint looked at his lover Grey Velvet and laughed. He pulled her up and they went to join their kids.