Sunshine

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Chapter 30 ~ Back

The crystal king had woken up with an empty feeling lingering in his chest, it was as if he was missing something and you could say that he was. His love for Demian was missing yet he did not feel melancholic about his sacrifice, rather he felt relieved but maybe this was just because his feelings were gone.

There was a song playing on the speaker that seemed ever so familiar to the crystal boy.

I was a liar
I gave into the fire
I know I should've fought it
At least I'm being honest
Feel like a failure
'Cause I know that I failed you
I should've done you better
'Cause you don't want a liar

Sinclair grabbed his phone to check the time but it was dead due to the lack of charging. A sound of annoyance slipped through his chapped lips as he looked around for the wire that would bring his phone back to life.

And I know, and I know, and I know
She gives you everything but boy I couldn't give it to you
And I know, and I know, and I know
That you got everything
But I got nothing here without you

Sinclair sang along with the song with a slight sting in his chest, the lyrics seemed to relate to him despite the fact that he no longer loved Demian.

So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
One more time
I promise after that, I'll let you go
Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home

That was when the crystal boy broke down into tears, he wanted to love Demian but he was not able to do so and that broke him. He was depressed over the fact that the boy who meant so much to him before the surgery, didn't make his heart flutter anymore.

Sinclair wanted his feelings back even if Demian didn't feel the same way, he wanted to have the feeling of loving someone.

It was stupid and he knew that but he felt so empty without Demian in his heart, it was like there was a void in his chest just waiting to be filled. He felt so frustrated and betrayed but he knew that his sister just wanted the best for him.

His phone finally lit up and he could see all the messages his friends sent him.

Apollo 2.0: GET WELL SOON MY LITTLE CRYSTAL BOY 😩😭🤘

Wolf Wolf: Saint told me what happened and iMMA BEAT DEMIAN'S FIRE BOOTY BOIII BOUT TO CATCH THESE HANDS

Sinclair giggled at the couples' messages for him despite the fact that he had tear stains on his cheeks.

CRYSTAL SISTER 💖 : I miss you, please call me when you wake up :(

CRYSTAL SISTER 💖 : Today I had a meeting with the fire king and it's good to know that we are still in his good books even tho I tried to kill his oldest son. Oops 😅

CRYSTAL SISTER 💖 : He agrees that Demian is an ass tho so 👀

Sinclair replied to the messages before setting his phone down onto the table. He waved his arms around to see if he was still strong enough to form a crystal but alas, he couldn't do it.

"This sucks." he mumbled as he wiped his tears away with the back of his hand.

There was a knock at the door before a head peaked through the open gap.

"Sinclair!" Saint squealed as she ran to hug the bed bound boy.

Sinclair greeted her with open arms and a bright smile on his face, "Hello!".

Saint then began to tell him all the things that happened when he was knocked out cold from the anaesthetic.

There was another knock on the door, Oliver stepped in with a bouquet of pink cherry blossoms for the crystal boy.

"How's it going, Clair?" Oliver passed him the flowers before sitting down beside Saint.

"You chose the perfect flower for this situation, wow." Saint blurted out before going into a fit of giggles.

Of course Sinclair knew what the flowers meant and he was grateful for the kind gesture but he just wasn't ready for the change yet.

He was so used to the fire boy and he felt like he couldn't let go. Letting go meant letting go of the memories, something he held close to his heart, something the doctors couldn't take away.

He didn't understand why he still felt this way about Demian, he got the surgery so why does he still care.

His throat felt dry and he felt like there was giant air bubble in his chest just waiting for its release.

Sinclair started to cough violently and in a blink of an eye, he had flowers all around him. The same flowers he coughed up before the surgery.

It was back.

Who was he kidding? He was still madly in love with the boy of fire and he really hated it.

Sinclair curled up and broke down crying, not a single damn given if the two other royals were still in the room with him.

Oliver, being the charming and comforting type that he was, immediately went beside the flower boy and hugged him while whispering sweet nothings into his ear. Sinclair eventually stopped sobbing and fell asleep in Oliver's arms.

Saint was struck, it was like Oliver had the ability to calm anyone down in any situation.

He was so selfless and kind.

Oliver tucked Sinclair into bed before grabbing Saint's hand and leading her out of the room.

"This is really bad, Hanahaki Disease isn't supposed to come back after surgery. This just shows how strong Sinclair's love is for Demian. Dear Apollo, that prick." Oliver slammed his fist on the wall with frustration, he couldn't understand why anyone would leave such a wonderful and kind hearted boy like Sinclair for someone else.

Saint sighed before hugging Oliver close to her, "We'll have to find the cure ourselves to save him." she said into his chest.

"I guess you're right and I think I already know who to ask." Oliver smirked as he pulled away to look at his fiancée's sun kissed face.

"Who?" she asked with eyes gleaming with hope.

"Eros"