The One They Call Dark One

7) Forbidden Relationships

Present Day. . .
The Dark Castle

"LIAAAAAAAAAMMMMM!!!!!!!" A woman hidden in a dark cloak covering her face called out, catching the attention of the knights and king. The little boy jumped with joy, running towards her, "Mama! I was just having fun with some knights! Awesome!" The woman scolded, yet gently, "Liam you're supposed to be in the gardens with your father, not talking to strangers." The boy spoke back, whining, "Mommy, daddy's in the gardens again! I can't stay there when he's busy!" The mother smiled, placing her hand cupping the boy's cheek.

"My little boy, he only says that when he's bored. Next time, if he says he's busy burning people give him an ol'slap to the face, okay? If he asks why, tell him it's from mommy." The boy nodded, running as fast as his little legs could handle all the way back to the Dark Castle. "Bye bye royal knights! Play with me later, okay!"

The king waved farewell to the young boy, and looked down to the hooded lady. "You are with the Dark One, m'lady? How do you handle such a beast?" The woman was wide-eyed, as she hadn't heard that voice in years. "F-Father...?" The lady slowly uncovered herself of the hood, revealing her face to them. "Emma...? Emma!" He pulled her daughter in for a long hug, and as her mother joined in to.

"Oh my god, Emma! My sweet baby!" Her mother pulled away, looking at her face, "You've grown so much! Oh, did he hurt you?! Did he try to kill you?! That man has a steep price to pay and he'll suffer-"

"Emma love, did you really have to do that? He came running at me and wouldn't stop slapping me! He's as clingy as a snake!" Someone walked from the distance towards them, with the same child sitting on his shoulders. "Yeah Killian, sorry about that. Just, never tell our son that please?" He chuckled, "Of course, I won't do it ever again." A smile was kept on his face, until he starred into the raging eyes of the king and queen.

"You impregnated my daughter?! I come looking for her for six years, and this is what I walk in to?! You bastard, you're paying for this!" He charged for him, and the Dark One wasted no time to place down his son, and stop the sword from stabbing him with his hand, catching it. "Hello your majesty, it's a wonderful surprise to see you again. How's the war? I assure you, you're winning." The King snarled, "Of course we're winning the war, but I want to win the battles against you! You took our daughter from us, we deserve her back!"

The little boy starred at the shiny blade that was only centimetres away from piercing his father's chest, "You said you wouldn't hurt him! You meanies lied!" The boy started to cry, catching all their attentions. Emma immediately ran for her son, hugging him with everything she had, "It's okay, your father's going to be fine. He's the Dark One remember? He can't die..."

"Yeah, but he can get hurt! No body hurts daddy and gets away with it!" The boy sobbed even harder, leaving the Dark One useless at that moment. He only hissed, "You royals have no respect do you? See? Now you made my an cry. The only way to cheer him up is if he gets what he wants. Tell me, you did something to my son, what does he want?" The King gulped, "We didn't know he was our daughter's son. He said himself, if I guessed his name right, we'd get my daughter back. Guess wrong, we die."

The boy replied, "Yeah, that's what I said. Mister, you still didn't answer yet." The Dark One was in shock, and he knew that the King would have to answer. "Your name's Liam." The boy smiled weakly, "Yeah, that's my name. You wanted your princess back right?"

Emma and The Dark One we're looking at each other, and his mother said, "Liam, the princess is me. Your mother's the princess." Liam nodded, "I know, but a deal's a deal. I still have daddy, but at least I know you're going back home right?" The Dark One pleaded to his son, "The deals off! Liam, tell the the deal's off! Are you actually willing to lose your mother?!"