Yes Your Highness

4

It was about dinner time. I prepared the meal for my master. The triplets helped on the table. Hannah washed the dishes.

"I'll go get my highness " I said and took off my apron and put my tailcoat.

I walked upstairs and saw Alois barely waking up.

"Your highness, its dinner time"

"Carry me Claude... I still feel tired..." he sleepily said, he lift up his arms for me to carry him.

I walked and carried him. He wrapped his arms around my neck and his legs around my waist.
He was sleeping on my chest.
I walked out the room and closed the door.

"Don't... Claude don't leave me..."

I was surprised and looked at him asleep. He must be dreaming of me.

"Yes... your highness " I smiled and walked downstairs. Hannah, and the triplets were waiting there and looked at me.

"Your highness wake up." I displaced him from me and put him on his chair.

"Mmm?" He woke up again. And looked at his food
"Claude... Hannah... Triplets... can we all eat together?" He looked down.

I looked at Hannah and the triplets looked at each other. We all gave a simple nod and I walked to the kitchen to bring us food while Hannah and the triplets sat down.

While they ate Alois ate as well. He had a smile on his face.

"You all will stay with me forever right?" He gulped his food.

The triplets nodded and Hannah smiled... but I?

No one looked at me but Alois.

"W-what about you C-Claude?" He stuttered worried or scared, whatever he was feeling I knew if I answered wrong I would let my highness down.

"Yes... I will stay with you until your end" I drank some wine.

I could feel his eyes on mine still... was I nervous of my actions?... maybe because I drank wine so quick made him think I didn't mean it or something else.

"I'm done by now" he got up and left.

I looked at the rest and they stared at me back.

"Claude?" Hannah... she looked frowned.

"No it's okay" I got up and picked up my highness leftovers and dishes.

After washing and cleaning everyone went to bed. I walked the halls to my room but saw Alois's awake. I walked in to see him still on his clothes.
"Your highness, I'll change you to your night gown." I walked to the closet and picked his sleeping gown and walked to him. I took off his bow, and shirt. Changing him on his gown. I lift his gown up and unbuttoned his bootyshorts sliding it down his thighs and high knee socks.
"Claude... Do you..." he hesitated...
I took off his socks and lay him in bed.
"Do you really not feel anything?" He looked at me but I looked away.
"Look at me in the eyes Claude...."
I picked up his clothes and turned to him. "Goodnight your highness "

I walked out the room and closed the door. I changed my mind and wanted to go back and tell him my confession... but once I peeked Through the door I saw him Hugging his knees and facing the wall on the other side. I could hear his small soft sobs and whimpers.

I looked down..I closed the door and faded in the darkness halls.