The Way It's Done - YCM Sequel (BoyXBoy)

Chapter 12 - In Trouble

Uruha was in for the surprise of his life when the next morning rolled around. Dachary and Minerva were gone, having left in the guest room empty. He huffed and paced around the bedroom his parents had, still in the silky robe he was wearing when he woke up. It didn't feel worth it to put any clothes on for this, he had no meetings today anyways. This was more important.

Why would they just leave? That wasn't like them at all to only stay a day and a night then leave. Especially since his mother looked like she had packed enough to stay a month. So why? Maybe one of the guards saw something last night.

He went into the hallway and found a goblin that usually patrolled this area from around one in the morning to around noon and it was only six now. Maybe he saw something?

"You there," He snaps and made the goblin jump. "Have you seen my parents? Where did they go?"

The guard meekly walks over and tries his best to stand tall and not be intimidated.

"Ah you don't know? Kingy's dad and mom leave and said to not say anything cause he say you already know they leave so not to tell you that they were leaving, yes? Said big things come up at own kingdom and need leave right away. Did Kingy not know already?"

The goblin's idiotic way of speaking would have made it funny but the context was upsetting. His father was acting... Strange. Like he didn't want Uruha to find out about them being gone until it was too late, so he bribed the goblins into staying quiet. Suspicious, even for his father.

"Did you notice anything strange about them? Weird behavior?" He asks again. The goblin took a second to remember and nodded his head, eager to be of use.

"Yes, Kingy's dad had Kingy's mom around his back, like a piggy back ride, yes? He carry her so she sleep nice and cozy, not wake up so can snore in her sleep. Kingy's dad say be quiet so not to wake up. Goblin get much praises for being quiet, yes? Does Kingy think something wrong with Mom and dad?"

Oh dear, something fishy was definitely going on. Perhaps it was time for another visit with a certain bookmaster... He sighs in defeat before actually giving a weak smile to his stupid goblin. If there were a robber in the palace they wouldn't even have a clue. But he couldn't even bring himself to be mad.

"Thank you for telling me this. You may continue with the rounds if you want, I have to consult with my husband."

The guard salutes before walking down the hallway. Uruha went back to his own bedroom where Aoi was waiting for him to come back, sitting up against the headboard and a blanket covering his lower body. He blushed at the sight of multiple love marks all over his body and tried to be serious.

"Aoi, get dressed. We have a problem that needs our attention."

Aoi frowned and shrugs off his blanket so he could put on some pants.

"A problem? What kind of problem?" He questioned before pulling on a band shirt that was too faded to make out.

"My parents are gone," Uruha says once he was able to also dress himself. "I just talked to one of the night guards, he said they left in the middle of the night and didn't want us to know. Something is happening and I will find out."

Now the situation was becoming much more serious it seemed. Along with the whole Akira and Ruki thing, he was just so overwhelmed with everything right now. What was so important that his parents had to leave? If they went back they would notice something wrong with their powers and that wouldn't be good. It was getting worse around here, even with their secret back up reserves, so they had decided to stop using their powers and stop teleporting everywhere.