Rhett and link one shots

10. Riches to Rags or Rags to Riches? (Pt 1)

Link's PoV

I sat in my little alleyway, waiting. For what, I didn't know. I was very poor and I didn't even have a box or anything but at least I had some clothes on. Well, they were rags, filthy from everything imaginable.

My hair was in its usual messy state, matted down to my forehead. My usual bright blue eyes hadn't been blue in years, they'd faded to a lifeless grey and had become bloodshot. My hands were dirty as ever, as I used them a lot. On one of my fingers of my left hand, sat my wedding ring. Why don't I sell it, you ask. Well, I was an idiot, in fact, I AM an idiot for still loving him after what he did.

Once upon a time, I had a great job, a big house and a beautiful husband but I shouldn't have let myself fall for him. He stole all of my money and ran away to England, so therefore I lost my job and my house and my fancy clothes. He divorced me after he stole my money. You know that saying 'rags to riches' well, I went from riches to rags in a matter of weeks.

James' PoV

I walked around the halls of the kingdom in my golden outfit. I hated living here, I'm gay in a 'no gays allowed' castle. I feeling like I'm lying because I haven't came out to my parents, yet.

My thoughts were interrupted when I overheard the butler, the maid and the King, my father, talking. I decided to listen in.

"We have to kidnap one of them off the streets." The King spoke. I widened my eyes. "And we're not going to pay them to do it." He continued. "We can't just kidnap someone and tell them that they have do the chores of the maid for a week." The butler spoke.

'What are they talking about?' "Well, would you rather do my chores on top of yours?" "No but we can't-" the butler started but dad interrupted him. "Lola, that's not your decision to make and Brian, we have no other choice, plus, Price James is always asking to go out of the castle. I mean, yeah he won't ever leave the castle, but he'll get to see someone from the streets and he'll never want to leave the castle, with all the vagabonds out there."

'I am almost always asking to leave the castle. And I'll see a real person from the far lands, I guess it's okay.' I tried to convince myself. I'm just nervous and don't even know why!

1 week later.

Link's PoV

I was in my alleyway, looking in people's trash cans to try and find some food. 'Even the tiniest bit, you could leave in your trash.' I thought to myself.

I couldn't find anything so I started walking back to my sitting spot but I heard something behind me so I spun around.

I saw two men walking towards me so I started backing up, until my back hit the wall. I slid down it as they kept coming closer. I buried my head in my knees and leaked out a tear. "P-please, don't h-hurt me. J-j-just l-leave me a-alone, p-please." I hopelessly begged. I knew I was gonna be mugged.

I heard them chuckle. "I-I don't h-have m-much, t-take a-anything j-just p-please don't h-hurt me." I have a terrible stutter and only talk when I need to.

I heard one of them mumble something, then I heard the other one clearly. "Get him." I felt the people grab my arms and pull me to feet. I opened my eyes. "Don't worry we won't hurt ya!" One of them laughed.

I felt one of them let go and the other one hold my arms behind my back. "W-w-what a-are you g-gonna do t-to me?" I asked, my stutter really showing and my voice all wobbly in fear.

"Don't worry about that." The one in front of me said and pulled out a cloth from his pocket. He quickly shoved it over my mouth and nose. I struggled for a few seconds, soon feeling my body become limp. I fell onto the guy in front of me.

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I woke up and noticed my hands were tied behind my back and I was in a van. My legs were also tied up. 'I would have rather been mugged then kidnapped but at least I can have an adventure.. WHAT AM I THINKING, THIS IS TERRIBLE?!?!?' I argued with myself in my head as we drove away.