Thy Gay Prince

Chapter 7

Cade's POV

I leave the infirmary worried about Noah. There's nothing I can do for him now, other than talk to my father. I walk down the hall to get to the dining room right before the bell rings. My father is at the end of the table again and I sit to his left.

The food gets out and I already spot the difference that Noah was not in the kitchen. There is no decorations on any of the food. Noah normally will decorate the food with a theme but today there is none. Today was beef and noodles. But it wasn't the same.

There wasn't much talk at the table tonight. Valencia sits by me again, she must've been invited to the table again.

"You got the plan still in your head?" Valencia looks at me.

"Yes." I say.

"Are you okay?" Valencia looks clearly worried.

"Yes, just nervous that's all."

"Don't be he's your father."

"Yes but he's also the man who whipped my friend and has made my life hell." I laugh a bit.

"Oh, I see." Valencia looks back down at her plate.

Dinner was almost over, I just had to make it a little further. My father starts to stand but he also lifts his glass. What was he doing?

"So, I would like to make a toast." My fathers voice booms through the room. "A toast for my son, and his future wife!"

I look up at my father and he is smiling brightly. I stand up, furious. How could he do this to me.

"Father, I need to talk to you."

"About what?"

"My 'future wife'" I pull him aside, hopefully no one could hear us. "Father, Valencia told me that she got someone back at home. She can't marry me."

"Well then... You'll just have to duel for her heart!" My father beams.

"Father I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't love her."

"What do you mean?"

"Father she's not the person for me."

"Well, that's interesting." My father pauses for a moment. "Then I will have to kill this person myself!"

"What?!?"

"Yes, that's it!" My father smiles. "Son, you will have that young girl to be your bride. I will just have to get his name."

"What are you talking about?" I ask.

"My boy, that girl is going to be the next queen of the kingdom."

"But father I don't love her!" I yell.

"Son, you need to listen to me. This is what's good for you, whether you like it or not." My father walks back to the table leaving me speechless.

I walk over to Valencia and wave her to get up. She looks confused but questions will have to wait. I'm not even going to ask my father to be excused. I run down the hallway to the infirmary.

When we get there Noah is awake and laying back on his stomach. I let go of Valencia and go to the ice box to get more ice for Noah. I grabbed the past pack from Noah's shoulder  and filled it again and placed it back.

"Cade what happened?" Noah asks. "Did everything go okay?"

"No. He's still going to have me marry Valencia. He's going to kill Valencia's girl."

"What?!? He can't do that!!" Valencia yells.

"Well I'm mean he can he's the king, but I don't think he knows it's a woman." I mutter.

"Well what are we going to do?" Noah asks.

"I don't know." I say.

"Well we need to do something." Valencia looks worried.

"We'll think of something, right?" Noah looks at me.

"Yes, we'll think of something." I say, but there is no confidence behind it.

My words might as well be shouts into a void. Nothing to make sure that my sayings actually got done. Valencia walks over to me and puts her hand on my right shoulder. It was a comforting gesture but I took none from it.

"Cade." Valencia whispers.

"Yes?" I mutter.

"I'm willing to do whatever it takes tot be with the one that I love. Are you?" She looks at me.

"Yes, but not only for me. For everyone that wants to love who they want but can't." I say.

"Good, I'm glad we are on the same side." I give her a weird glance.

What was she thinking? Did she doubt me? Did she have a plan that involved sacrifice? I guess I would just have to wait.

"Wait Valencia. Do you have a plan?" I ask.

"Maybe but I don't know if you're going to like it and I want to get all the details thought out before saying anything." Valencia has a dead stare in her eyes, I wasn't sure what she was planing but I could already tell it wasn't going to be good.

"Okay well tell us when you have something thought up."

"Okay I will, but for now I am tired and going back to my chambers." Valencia leaves the room leaving Noah and I too ourselves.

"Well, what are we going to do?"

"About what?"

"Your father."

"I don't know."

"That's a good plan." We both laugh.

We sit there in silence for a minute, thinking. I really didn't know what we were going to do. I really want to be with Noah but my father has other plans. Valencia has a girl back at home that's waiting for her to return. We can't be married, it would ruin everything.

"Cade?"

"Yes?"

"I like you a lot."

"I hope so." I laugh and kiss him on his forehead.

For the next few hours I sit with him talking and taking care of his back until he falls asleep. He was so cute when he slept, I had never noticed it before. His back would rise and lower at peaceful intervals, it was sweet to watch.

I was falling asleep and my eyelids could hold up no longer so I went over to the couch and hit the hay there. Hopefully to wake up to a productive day tomorrow. Only to figure out the opposite was to come.