A broken kingdom

chapter 12.

"So...last night?" Wilbur says clapping his hands together.

"Yah, what happened? I just remember screams, fire, explosions, my mom-" I stop suddenly remembering that she is gone. Dead.

Niki rubs my back slightly as the brothers give me sympathetic looks.

"There was an attack." Techno says in a monotone voice.

Me and Niki are sitting on the floor our backs pushed up against Tommys bed. Wilbur is standing close to the door, fiddling with his hands and messing with his hair. Techno is leaned against a wall with his arms crossed, looking at me with a curious expression.

"An attack? By who? Why...?" I break the silence, looking between the three faces of my friend.

"No one is sure yet but we are staying here by King Jacks orders until the castle is safe and fixed. " Wilbur sighs.

"Does....does Jack know where I am...?" I aak, messing with my hands as I'm nervous for whatever response I'm going to get.

"I don't think he knows y/n. He never got you a room. He might still think you are at the castle." Niki says, turning to look at me while grabbing hands with a reassuring smile.

I smile back and nod, "Should I go back to the castle then?"

"It might be for the best, dad said the repairs are starting and most gaurds and staff were back. " Wilbur says.

I nod and push myself off the floor, wincing at the pain shooting through my shoulder.

Techno pushes off the wall hes leaning on and a flash of worry crosses his face at me wincing at my shoulder. Wilbur turns to him and gives me a look, and a smirk following it. Techno leans back on the wall and his face goes blank.

"I guess I should go. Thank you guys for all the help." I walk towards the door reaching for the handle.

"I'll go with you, " Techno says quickly, hurrying to the door and then rubbing his neck looking embarrassed, "I mean, just incase anything goes wrong...."

I nod and smile as we walk out of the door.

Tiny time skip, yah yah, whatever

We walk through the open gates of the castle. The bottom left side of the castle almost fully gone. I can see the construction on it being started, with the amount of people I can see working, it should only take a few days.

We walk into the doors and we both look to the left. The furniture is misplaced, dirty, burned. The walls once covered in white fancy wallpaper now charred and ruined. The castle walls now littered on the floor.

I turn to look towards the right. Mom. That's where I held her. Saw her take her last breath. This can't be real.

I start to breathe heavier, my mind spinning. Mom? She can't be gone. None of this is real. She loved me....loved...me? We could have been better. I could have been better....for her.

I feel a hand grab mine and Im being dragged up the stairs. Tears are running down my face, I'm hyperventilating. Why me?

The hand lets go of mine but my brain is so clouded and loud to care.

I think I hear a door shut but I'm not sure.

My body needs to fall and I let it. Arms catch me as they help me down to the floor. They craddle me into their arms, holding me tightly. My thoughts are calming down but they still echo through my head.

"Shh...you're safe." Techno?

"I- I...mom she's dead the last blood family that maybe could have cared... she's gone!" I sob a little louder, shaking.