Royals ♕ ziam (Boyxboy)

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After their huge disagreement, Zayn eventually let Liam off the hook. Liam was fuming absolutely hating that this man can push him around like a his personal puppet. The Bradford prince was sound asleep on his California King sized bed while Liam was sitting on the edge of it. The young boy was thinking of a way to escape so he could go down to the dungeon to see Louis again. It took him about twenty minutes just to untangle himself from the sleeping Zayn's clutches.

Out of the corner of his eye Liam saw a key on the dresser, most likely the key to unlock the door to the room. Liam lifted himself from the bed, careful not to make any noises as he grabbed the metal tool. He looked back at the bed seeing Zayn still resting peacefully, Liam then began to make slow, soft steps to the door. He slid the key into the keyhole turning it slightly to the right, when he heard the click Liam opened the door and quietly slipped out. The former prince of Wolverhampton prince slide down the railing of the Grand Stairs, seeing if he walked down the stairs it would make noise and who knows what will happen if he got caught.

Liam stood behind a wall that lead to the entrance of the castle and to the far right of him was the door that hid the steps down to the dungeon. The door was guarded by the same man who brought him to Zayn's room and the one who caught him trying to escape the dungeon, Paul. Liam mentally groaned knowing there was no way he could pass him unless he made up an excuse. A light bulb lit up in Liam's head, he recited his plan to himself a few times before making his way to guard.

Paul gave Liam a confused look as to why he down here at this time of night. "Why are you here? Aren't you suppose to be with Prince Zayn?" Liam gave a sigh of relief thinking the guard was going to pull out his sword but instead he only asked two simple questions. Liam shifted on his feet and took a deep breath before replying to Paul.

"The prince wanted me deliver a special message to one of the prisoners, if you don't mind?" Liam lies straight through his teeth smiling softly and tilting his head to head slightly. Liam never had to lie so this was new to him, he was surprised when Paul grabbed his keys from his belt and unlocked the door.

"Make it quick Payne!" the guard sneered making Liam flinch. Paul opened the wooden door reveling the steps down to the cells. Liam gave Paul one last look before descending down the stairs. Half way down a rat came running up and Liam almost fell down the stairs screaming like a girl. Liam absolutely hated rodents, having to encounter them when he'd go down to the dungeon to talk with some of the prisoners at his own castle.

Once Liam reached the end of the stairs he looked around the dark hallway and grabbed a torch off the wall. He waved the flamed stuck in front of him so he could see what's ahead of him. Liam heard the footsteps coming down the stairs so he made a run for it, he ran down the hall taking a left to see all the holding cells. Every last one of them filled with his people. Liam checked each one making sure everyone was okay, most of them were asleep while the others were too scared to close their eyes. Liam felt terrible knowing this was all his fault, he should've fought harder for his people. He let them and his father down.

Liam reached the last cell hoping to find Louis in there. He saw a small figure in the back, most likely asleep, slumped and covered with an old ripped blanket. "Louis?" Liam whispered trying to call out to his friend. The figure stirred. "Louis!" The figure shot up straight and jumped to his feet. When Louis saw who it was he ran to the bars and reached his hand out trying to grabs at Liam's. "Oh my gosh Liam! What are you doing here? Aren't you going to get caught? Do they even know you're down here? Bloody hell, Liam you crazy bastard!" words and questions shot out of Louis obviously thrilled but scared to see Liam.

Liam was taking back by outburst of curiosity but answered the questions anyway. "First of all, I'm here to see you, I don't know if or when I'll get caught but I know it's soon. Well, the guard upstairs knows I'm here but Prince Zayn doesn't, I snuck out because I needed to know if you and the others were alright and if they were treating you guys well."

"Liam!" "What?" "Do you know what Zayn would do to you if he found out you snuck out in the middle of the night just to talk to one of the prisoners that's, may I not I forget, part of your former kingdom. Liam I care about your safety and well being, you can't just risk yourself trying to see the others and I. You could get yourself executed." Louis sighed.

"I don't care" Liam said, barely above a whispered. "Repeat that please?" "I don't care! I don't care if I'll get executed! Better me than you, better me than any of you guys! I should've been the one to die on that battle field, not my father. I wish this stupid war never started, I hate it so much. This stupid agreement thing was so dumb, why did they become enemies in the first place? Weren't we, the Maliks and Paynes, once friends? There once was a time were there was no rivalry between us, it was peaceful, happy, and joyful. Full of laughs and happiness, what happened to all that?" Liam was crying now, fat tears streaming down his face. Chocked in his tears, he continued, "My father said, once the Paynes would win he would break the agreement and make friends with the Maliks. He said there would be no more fighting, no more hate. When he died, I was determined to make his dream come true, but I failed. I'm a bloody failure! I was our only hope, and I threw it all away, now you guys have to suffer!"

Liam dropped on his bum and brought his knees to his chest, sobbing. The young boy was broken, he lost his father, his mother was locked in this secret chamber somewhere in the castle, his people had to suffer being trapped in these small cells, and he was forced to be a slabs for the arrogant Prince. He just wished things would go back to the way they use to.

What he didn't know was Zayn was around the corner, listening to their whole entire conversation now feeling guilty for the way he treated Liam. He didn't know Liam was totally against the agreement, if he would've known that he would've called the whole thing off. Zayn stepped out of the shadows and sat next to Liam who was still sobbing with his head in his knees. Louis gasped when he saw Zayn, a scared expression on his face. Zayn put a finger to his lips signaling Louis to be quiet. The raven haired lad wrapped his arms around Liam's waist bringing the young boy to his chest.

Liam gasped out loud, shocked at the sudden action. He leaned into the touch needing a bit of comfort at the moment. Liam clutched onto Zayn's silk pajama shirt and cried into his neck. Zayn rubbed Liam's back trying to soothe the boy, he kissed the top of his head and lingered his lips there savoring the moment.

"Don't worry Liam, I'll fix this I promise."

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The idea for this inspired by @hebacool thank you for this idea! I dedicate this chapter to you, and you guys can keep on sending in request in the comment of my last author's note.

I hope this was a long enough chapter, have testing this week so I won't be updating for a while. Love you guys!

- Kayla xx.