The Forgotten Soul

DC.

Thursday comes, making it a bit over a week since I arrived in the Northern Kingdom and almost a week since I started school here. Almost everything was perfect here. I had a job, an awesome tenant, school was only better because no one really knew who I was and the ones who did tended to stay away.

I made friends with Blue, Charlie, Michael, Terra kind of and Anani. Most of the time I was with them at work or at school. A few times I was invited over with everyone at Anani's apartment as a get together and to study. Aside from Terra ignoring me, they were both great hosts. All in all I loved it here.

Just as I'm about to walk home with Anani and Terra I get a phone call. I curse under my breath at the caller ID. Anani gives me a confused look, but I give her a small smile before turning back to the phone. I exhale deeply before answering my phone.

"Hel-"

"What the hell is your problem?! It's been over a week and you decide now to pick up the phone? I've called you hun--"

"Actually your assistant Marilee called me hundreds of times. You were too busy to notice that I was gone. In fact the first call I got from you was today and she started calling me three days ago. I'm actually surprised you got my departure date right. Not exactly," I say, not caring what the consequences were. I was walking a bit farther behind Terra and Anani now so they couldn't hear the conversation. Every now and then Anani would glance over her shoulder at me obviously worried, her blue eyes searching for an answer to the question she undoubtedly wanted to ask.

I smirk down to myself.

Cute.

"You enrolled in a school without my permission, traveled to a different kingdom and then you didn't even call. Do you know how worried I was?"

"I'm sure you were heart broken," I say sarcastically. I hear him sigh.

"Dylan," he says. Now it's my turn to sigh.

"Yes?"

"Are you at least eating well? You have a place to stay right? Some new friends," he asks, taking me by surprise. He was taking this a lot better than I thought. I half expected him to send guards to bring me back. It's been done before under more dire circumstances so I had every reason to think he'd pull the hierarchy cards out.

"Yes to all of the above," I say.

"Girlfriend," he asks. For some reason my eyes immediately looked at Anani who was already looking at me. I smile then wink at her and her face turns red, something that she does a lot around me, but I don't think she notices. If she does then she hides her knowledge of it very well. She smiled before shaking her head, turning her attention back to Terra.

"It's only been a week dad. Do you really think I found someone already?"

"Well you are my son," he says smugly.

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. But everything's going fine. Really, I'm okay."

"Are you sure," he asks again.

"Yes dad. I'm sure. Does this mean I can stay," I say, really not wanting to leave. This is where I want to be more than anything.

"Yes you can stay," he starts, "but only if David accompanies you as well."

A smile breaks out in my face. David was my childhood friend but his family are guardians and generals of royal families. They've always been exceptional at Earth magic. I've yet to meet anyone who exceeds them but Terra comes close. David was sworn to protect me at age ten, but for the past three years he's been working alongside his father to gain actual experience. Him joining me in the Northern Kingdom is like the best vacation ever.

"Hell yeah. When does he get here?"

"He should be there in a few hours," he says. "Call me at least once a day okay, even if I don't pick up at least I know you tried."

"Deal," I say quickly, "thanks dad."

"Behave yourself," was the last thing I heard before he hung up. There was no 'you're welcome' or 'I love you' or 'take care'. We aren't very close knit but I guess you could already tell. I have to make appointments to see my own father, but we both knew how important his work was. It was best for him not to get distracted. I sigh as I quickened my pace until I was walking in between Terra and Anani.

"Who was that on the phone," Terra asks, being curious for the first time. She's all but killed me in the last few days but she does it in the nicest way she possibly can. I mean waking up buried in the ground is no picnic but that was my fault for going in her room by accident the first time I was in their apartment. She wasn't happy about that at all. The only time she talks to me is when she's criticising

"Just my dad," I say. "He was wondering where I was."

"Why," Anani asked. I smile before throwing my hands into my pockets.

"I kinda ran away here," I ask. Anani gasps and hits my shoulder.

"Are you an idiot," she says, "he must've been worried sick." I shrug. I doubt it. He's probably more worried about the press and what they'll say.

"More or less, but the good thing is that I don't have to go back anytime soon," I say. "Plus a family friend is coming here too. "

"Really? You mean another unwanted guest is joining us. How thoughtful," Terra says sarcastically. I smile before hugging Terra and raising her off the ground.

"Let me go," she says through a laugh.

"You know you love me," I say. Anani giggles at the scene. I pull Terra over so now both Anani and Terra are in my arms. Terra breaks free, glaring at me with a smile still on her face, so now I'm just holding Anani. Even though I was holding them both a second ago, holding Anani alone made my heart speed up. She began turning red as she laughed and I smiled as I shrug away my previous thoughts and eventually let her go. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Max in her car at the red light. I wave and she gives a small smile before driving off.

While Anani and Terra talked about their homework and bills, my mind trailed back to what Blue said earlier this week. He said something about Maxine liking me. I told him it was delusional and crazy. I mean, yeah she's nice to me, but she doesn't even know me. That wouldn't work out for her. Although now that I think of it I've kissed plenty of girls each one convinced that I was their soulmate. All it takes is one kiss to know and all of them were disappointed. Not in me, but in themselves. I never understood though. Maybe Maxine is like that too?

Personally, I never really cared about finding my soulmate, which for some people, it's their only goal in life. That's not who I am. That's the path of someone else entirely. My goal is to be myself and not worry about all that pressure. I don't know what I'll do when I actually meet my soulmate though. She might just change my perspective a bit. Who knows what I'll want then?

Truthfully, I don't even want to become king. I get that it's my duty but it's not me.

But I could never tell my father that. He always says that I have time to grow and learn before I do what I'm supposed to do. I'm supposed to be a king.

The Unfit King.