Chilled the Royal Chaos

Chapter 6 The Prince's Progress

~Chilled/Anthony's POV~

I quickly run to the low lands, with Kootra by my side. My bag hit my hip as we ran, full of food. We start to slow down and muddy oursleves up. We slowly saughnter into the low lands and immediatley I try to find Ze. "Hmm... Wondering where oh where your boyfriend could be. Where oh where could he be!" Kootra sang. I punched his shoulder and he laughed. We walked over to the bakery and walked in, "Ze!?" I Shouted behind the counter.

A brown haired head popped out and smiles as he sees his company, "Hey guys!" He says and walks to the counter. "We have food!" I shouted and Ze's eyes sparkle and I put my bag of food on the counter, Kootra does the same. "Not the biggest amount we got, but we got some." I hit Kootra for saying that, "What? What did I do?" He asked rubbing his arm. I roll my eyes and watch as Ze carefully place the different fruits and bread on the stand behind him.

"Are you ever going to stop admiring your prince?" Kootra asks and I snap out of my daze to glare at him, a little embarrassed. I see Ze stopped for a second after he said that, but continued after. "I was not admiring him... I was... Observing how he put fruit on a shelf." I put my head down on the counter and saw Ze stopped once more, "You're not helping your case." I nod, "I know."

After a few minutes Ze was satisfied with his work and gave us back our bags. "Thanks for bringing food Chilled and Kootra." He says with a smile. We nod, "Oh! By the way, I've been curious for a while... How did you guys find each other? I mean Chilled came here alone the first two times, but then brought you." He gestured to Kootra.

We both suddenly got nervous and I tried to quickly come up with a lie, but Kootra was faster to think than I was, "We always knew each other! He left me alone in the woods while he left to go find a village that would give us food, or a village that we can give food to." He explains. It was silent for a moment and Ze seems a little uncertain, but nods, "Okay. I'll go with that answer." He walks out from behind the counter and goes outside, we follow.

He stops and turns around, "So how did you find this place?" 'Aren't we curious?' I thought to myself, "Actually, we were run out of the last kingdom and continued north until we stumbled upon this little town. We kept going until we found the castle and from then on, we began stealing food and giving it to you." Ze nods, "Okay... What kingdom were you run out of?" He asks, "The Derp Kingdom." I said without thinking.

Kootra gave me a panicked look, but tunred to normal when turning back to Ze. I stared at Ze's amazed face, "The Derp Kingdom?" I nod, "Woah... What I would give for this low land to have the luxury of that kingdom..." My heart skipped a little, "Wait? You know about the Derp Kingdom?" "A little. We get a few updates here and there. Nothing big. The latest news was the prince leaving, but the location was never revealed to us. Neither was the reason." I sighed mentally, with relief. "Interesting. Wonder where he could be." Kootra said. Ze nods, "Yeah. If he was here, maybe he could change the king's ways." Ze's eyes glittered a little then went dull.

"I'm sure, somewhere, someone, will help this whole kingdom out. I promise." I stated. I saw a smile spread across Ze's face, "Thanks Chilled." I smile and look at the afternoon sun, "We should really get going." Kootra nods, "Agreed." I look back at Ze and see his face full of dissappointment, "Hey. Don't worry. I'll be back soon." I peck his lips, "Promise." Kootra made an exagerrated gag noise and I giggled along with Ze.

Then we took off towards the castle, careful to not get spotted by the GaLm along the way. We were panting by the time we reached the castle and we did our normal routine of getting into the window. As soon as we were safely in my room, I sighed loudly and plopped down on my bed. "You alright man?" Jordan asks sitting down next to me, "No... I made a stupid promise, and I realize that I am in a high risk of Ze finding out I am the prince..." Jordan smiled, "Whatever you need, I can help. Don't forget that." He said and with that, he left the room to go clean up. After a few minutes I decide to do the same.

I come out of the bathroom just in time to here a knock on my door, and depending on how hard the knock was, it was the king, "Come in!" I yell while trying to find my crown. The king steps in carefully, almost like he thought just the slitest sound would scare me, "Good evening Prince Anthony." I bow, "Good evening your majesty." I start to look for my crown after our greeting.

"Prince Anthony. I thought I would come in here and tell you how you are doing." I stop and turn towards him in confusion, "I'm sorry?" I asked politely, "Your progress. How you have been doing." I nod and slowly take a seat down in a nearby chair. He did the same in a chair close to mine, "Look. You have been doing amazingly, the training, the work, your intelligence. I don't even know why your father sent you here in the first place... So... I decided to cut your visit in half." My heart stops and my eyes widen, "What?" I ask dryly. He gives me a smile, "The queen has told me about your princess waiting at home. About your family, she said it wasn't healthy for you to be away for so long." My eyes remain wide as I bite my bottom lip.

I take a mental breath and smile, "That's great news." I choke out. "When is my departure date?" I ask. The king looks at the ground for a moment then looks at me, "In about... I say two weeks." My heart dropped, but I cover it with a smile, "I can't wait." The king smiles and stands, "See you at dinner." He then carefully walks out the door.

After it shuts, I wait a few moments. Taking in all that just happened. 'But this place was actually starting to grow on me...' I put my head in my hands as I hear the dinner bell. "Fuck!" I yell and slam my hand down on the armchair. I sigh and try my best to make my mood seem upbeat as I walk out the door and down the usual stairs, stone, then marble.

I step into the dining room and sit in my normal spot. Which would soon be empty in two weeks. I eat and pack away food for a later visit to Ze... Ze... I slowly saughnter to my room and slump on my bed, 'What am I going to do about Ze? My little prince...' I put my head in my hands when I hear the door open. I switch my mood and sit up straight. It was Kootra, "Hey dude." He said walking into the room, "What's up?" I ask trying to be cheerful, "Stop trying. I heard about your departure in two weeks. And I know you are bummed about Ze." I smile, "Eh... No big deal. I'll be fine. Plus, I'll get to see my family!" My mood suddenly dropped, "Right... My family..."

Jordan looked at me with confusion, "Are you having family issues?" I shake my head, "No. No. I love my family, I really do! It's just... If I go back and continue to travel down to the lowlands..." I shake my head and sigh, "You know what? Nevermind. Who cares. Who fucking cares." Jordan seemed shocked by my language, "I'm happy I'm leaving in two weeks! I'm happy that I get to leave the people that could have potentially been my friend! I'm fucking happy! You know why!?" I got closer to Jordan and stared at him my head full of anger, "Why..?" He asks shyly, "Because no one would miss me." I say happy and go to sit in a chair.

It was silent for a good few minutes. Jordan was finally brave enough to talk again, "Chil-Anthony, look, it doesn't have to end like this." I heard his steps slowly approach me. "Leave me alone right now. I wanna be left alone." I stated and I heard his footsteps stop... Bu then turn and walk away. After a few steps the door to my- the- room was closed.
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Ooh... A depressing chapter. Sorry. Geez. Sorry for not updating in forever. See you guys soon!

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