My lord [Diavolo x Barbatos]

Chapter 6

[Many years ago]

"Stand up straight, keep your feet together and fix your outfit" the old king told his son, who is trying his best to do as his father wishes. "Father, can we please stop with the lessons for one day? I'm getting tired" the young lord tried to rest for a minute but his father immediately placed him back into his original position. "We do not just stop with lessons, you need to learn about proper etiquette if you are to become king" the man straightens out his son's posture.

Then a man in a black suit walked in the room, "Sire, you have a meeting in 1 hour with your associates" the man told the king in a dignified manner. "Alright then, get my best outfit, and as for you...Hm.." the man stood there and thought what he should do with his son, "Sire, perhaps you should allow the young master to skip out on his etiquette lessons for the day" the man quickly turned to face his servent, "Are you serious? If he doesn't learn these lessons then he'll end up not fulfilling my vision!" The man bellowed, with an echo soon following.

The man paused and looked up at the man again, "I'm sorry for the hasty proposal but if the young lord can take the day off then he'll be more active tomorrow for his lessons" the man continued on, "But I digress, it is your decision" as he said this, King Anwir groaned and massages his temple, he then turns to look at the boy, "I'll let it slide for today but tomorrow, you start etiquette lessons again" the man made a sharp turn and headed out the door as his servant followed him

"You three, make sure my son stays out of trouble and keep this place well guarded" he orders the three small demons as they run or roll away. "Alright, is my outfit prepared?" He turned his head towards the servant, "Yes King Anwir" he nodded. "Right then, we're departing now Alaric, and don't keep me waiting" The little D's opened the door of the palace for the man to leave and head into his vehicle. Alaric had one last thing to do before leaving with the King.

He went through the halls in search of the young lord when he saw him looking up at the old royal family painting, "Young lord, there you are" he went up to him and saw what he was looking at, "why are you staring at the old family painting?" He looks at the boy who just had a frown on his face, "I miss her..." is all what the boy said, the man knew who the boy was referring to, his mother.

She had died when Diavolo was just 8 years old, a terminal illness is what did her in. But his father just told him to man up and that a real man wouldn't cry over something as seeing their own mother die.

The man kneels down to get on Diavolo's height level. "It's alright kid. I know how you feel" Alaric pats Diavolo on the shoulder, "My son also lost his mother, in a similar manner too" the man looked down at the floor, "She was special to me. I honestly wished to cherish those moments more" Alaric paused before looking up at Diavolo again. "I don't understand sir" the boy scratched his head at Alaric, but he just smiles "Once you meet your special someone, then you'll understand kid" he then ruffled his hair, the two then hear King Anwir shouting out for Alaric, "Just great" as he begins to walk away he turns to Diavolo "By the way, if you get bored around here while we're gone, go talk to my son, he's out in garden" he then swiftly leaves the boy to his own accord.

Diavolo stood there and looked back at the painting, he then turned and walked down the hall, "you left too soon mama, you left too soon" Diavolo decides to head out in the garden to get some fresh air.

The little D's open the door for him, he thanks them unlike his father who just berates them for doing something wrong. Once he steps outside, the glow of the moon casted its light upon the young lord, its glow lit up the garden in light, making the water reflect its light. The garden was just freshly watered, the plants and flowers still had dewdrops on them that shone the moon's light.

Diavolo breathed in and exhaled before walking through the garden, he walked past the two ponds and went towards the small bridge that had rushing water go beneath the small structure, Diavolo looked over the fencing of the bridge and took a deep breath, the air felt fresh and the feeling of the waters mist made it all the more calming. Diavolo continued his walk through the garden and happened upon the wooden gazebo, the wooden chairs and table seemingly gone untouched for some time as they had accumulated some wear and tear as well as the gazebo, with vines growing around the structure.

He then hears the sound of humming, coming from the direction of the koi pond, Diavolo headed on over to see who it was. When he gets to the pond, he sees a boy with green hair, a light brown sweater vest and light blue pants feeding the koi in the pond with the bread that he is holding in his hands, still humming to himself.

"Hey" diavolo placed a hand on the boy's shoulder, which startled the boy. "Oh, my apologies. Didn't mean to startle you" the boy took a second to catch his breath before responding, "It's alright, I didn't expect anyone to come through here at this hour" Diavolo offer a hand to the boy and he hoisted him up from his knees, "Thanks, The name is Barbatos" he told Diavolo, "Nice to meet you, I'm Diavolo" Barbatos then smiles to him, "So, what brings you here tonight? I thought the son of the most powerful ruler would be out greeting the crowds and kissing babies and stuff" Barbatos chuckled to himself, "Heh, I don't do things like that. Just came out here to get some fresh air, it's all just Etiquette lessons and speech lessons when I'm inside" he rolled his eyes when he mentioned those dreaded lessons, "Sounds kinda repetitive after a while huh?" He surmised, "Yeah, but there is no getting out of it" he then focuses his attention on Barbatos again.

"What about you? Why are you here?" He asked the green haired boy, "Well, my father works here as a servant and I sometimes tag along to help him, so he told me to water the garden and after that I came here to feed the fishes" he turned to look down at the pond and looked at the bread that was still in his hands before looking back at Diavolo.

"Want to feed them with me?" Barbatos asked Diavolo and offered some of his bread to the young master; he was hesitant but took him up on the offer.

The two kneel down and rip pieces off to feed the koi, both marveling in the movement of the fishes. Soon they have both used up their bread.

"I haven't done this in a long time" Diavolo told Barbatos as he watched the koi swim through the water, "What do you mean?" Barbatos tilted his head, "Well, I used to come here and feed the koi all the time with my mom" Barbatos gazed at Diavolo intensely and his brows furrowed, "But, she passed away when I was 8, I never came back here fully ever sincerely. It just didn't feel the same'' Diavolo looked down into the water, averting Barbatos's gaze, but he felt a hand on his shoulder and saw that it was Barbatos, "Sorry about your mother, mine also isn't around anymore" Diavolo's eyes widen, "What? I'm so sorry that I reminded you of your mother" he then begs Barbatos for forgiveness, "Relax, I don't mind. I'm used to this" Barbatos then looks down into the pond.

"You know, before my mother passed on, she would always tell me to keep any type of koi fish well kept and fed" Diavolo listened intensely, "She said that if I always did it, then the koi would give me good luck. That was something she always believed in" Barbatos smiled as he watched the fishes swim, "On the day she passed, she told me that one day, I would end up with the light of my life" Barbatos looked up at the moon, "I don't know what she was referring to though" Barbatos then went silent.

Diavolo stood up and offered Barbatos a hand and hoisted him up.

"Um, do you want to go inside and have a snack? I um don't know how to respond to the silence" Diavolo scratched the back of his neck, Barbatos gave a small chuckle. "It's alright, but snacks sound great" Barbatos smiles at Diavolo.

Diavolo then senses the pitter patter of his heart beating, it was as if Barbatos's little smile had melted its way through his heart. "What's happening? Why is my heart beating quickly?"

Diavolo is brought back to reality when Barbatos snaps his fingers in front of his face. "Hey? You ok? You're staring into a blank space right now" Barbatos asked Diavolo, "Hm? No I'm fine, thanks for your concern though" he shakes it off.

"What was that feeling? Oh well, probably just came down with something"