The Royal

19

Nathan's POV

...What?

My family has enough money?

I stared at the prince in shock.

Does that mean...

...I can leave the castle?

I sighed in relief, but I felt like something was stabbing my heart.

Yes, away from this castle means away from this disastrous place with rich folks and money...

But it also means away from the prince and the other servants.

I look away, looking out the window at the garden.

Which is better....

My family....

Or my love...?

My hands curled into fists, and I clenched my teeth.

It's too hard... But I can't chose two...

I realized something, and my eyes widened.

That's right.

I never believed in love.

I never wanted to fall in love.

Love is ridiculous.

Once you fall into it, there's no way to get out.

Unless you kill yourself.

I always brushed love aside, but I fell in love with the prince.

Why does my life have to get even more stressing every day?

I looked at the prince out of the corner of my eye, who was staring at me.

The prince may be in love with me, but that's just wrong.

He has to be straight, not gay.

A prince has to have a princess by his side, not a useless male jerk like me.

So, that settles it.

I'm leaving.

I turned to the prince, smiling softly.

"Thank you for all this time, prince."

I said, and the prince's eyes widened.

"Thank you for everything, truly, your Highness. I may take my leave."

I took his hand and pressed my lips against his knuckles, releasing it, and turned around.

I started walking away and then began running, tears streaming down my cheeks.

Mason POV

I watched as he ran off to his family.

I felt a little sad, maybe not a little, more like really sad.

I shook my head, I wish he would have waited until the intruder had been caught..since he was so good at finding the information.

'Have fun, and live your life Nathan~'

I thought in my head, I smiled sadly as I turned back around.

My vision was blurred out from tears, I stumbled throughout the room, making it to the bathroom, where I quickly wiped them away, and stepped out of the restroom.

I hope I can see him again soon.

A guard ran up to me, smiling.

I smiled back.

"Prince...prince Mason...W-we have found the intruder!"

He said huffing and catching his breath.

I smiled wide and walked to my father's throne.

Where he told me the robber was....Elise...they had found the heirloom in her bag along with the money.

"Hmmmmm, I am over joyed we found her!"

I say.

My father looked at me.

"You don't seem THAT enthusiastic, is something the matter?"

I shook my head, and walked out calmly hands behind my back, I went to the tree I had shown Nathan, where he did the splendid acrobatics.

Nathan had stolen my heart and now i was left here, Oliver had his new friend James..and he didn't spend as much time with me as he did, Willow died not to long ago, and Amy wouldn't talk to me.

I laughed.

"Oh but Mason..this is only what a spoiled brat deserves."