My Way to Get To You (MxM)

Chapter 2

Here's the continuation of the story, we'll have a little flashback of Kaiden..

Hope you guys enjoy it

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I was 10 and Easton was 8 when we caught for stealing some rice and eggs.
At that time, I don't know it's fate or just my luck, we pass the king's troupes. Some soldier chasing us, me and Easton just know that we have to run, we have to bring this food to our clan, which is so much younger then us, but our little feet can't beat the trained soldier, so, of course, we get caught.

They bring us to the king, who on his visit to the market. He looked at me wisely, the look that make me embarassed because I just get caught stealing.

"Kids, you are so talented and healthy, why do you steal ?" He asked.
No judgment in his tone, he ask us as he ask his sons for what they dream of. So, without hestitation we answeref him.

"It's for our brother." I said
"Today is one of our brother's birthday, he wants to eat some egg.. so, we steal it."
I really can't look at his eyes, I just looked at my dirty feet.

Some feet get closer to me, then kneeling in front of us, then I feel a hand stroke my head. I looked at him
"Take me to your brothers." Said the king.

Me and Easton looked at each other, decided it's a punishment or not. Then we lead a way for king to our home. Which is not an actual home, it just an old abandonex shop far in the market.

They said the owner has no child, so when she died, she just give the shop to whoever want it, but it was so old, so many part broke down, then, nobody want it, and we take it.

Inside, there's 6 children beside me and Easton, 4 girls and 2 boys, they are younger then me and Easton, so we acted as a brother and a father to them.

The king looked speechless. "You two took care of them the whole time ? By yourself ?"

"Nobody care about us.." said Easton  "Just sometimes some priest give us a bread, thr rest we have to do ourself."

The king looked talk to one of his people, then call us to talk outside.

"I've thought about it, it's my duty to take care this abandoned child, I'll take care of them in my own orphan, then I'm going to give them the best teacher so they can be what they want, but you two..."

A sweat comes down in my neck. Will we be prisonef ? For stealing rice and egg ? For our brother ?

"I've seen your skill, I want you to come with me to train to be the kingdom soldier."

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To train to be the kingdom soldier at this age, we must have an inside connection. Most of us are the general or at least a commander's son who's going to be trainned to be a higher part in this soldier.

Of course everybody pissed at me and Easton for being a regular child. We gratefull to the king for not tell them who we was. He said we have talent to be in thia army.

In those society, only prince Shelton, the crown prince of this kingdom who actually nice to us. He's a real crown prince to me and Easton.

Although we seldom to spent time together, almost never, but he always help us if someone pick on us. If this is the street, then me and Easton going to go for it, but, this place have rules, moreover we owe the king for make us a better life, so we don't want to make king regret his choice to let us in. But, the prince who's 1 year younger then me have a heart as kind as his father, at least that's what I think back then.

As long as I remember, I've always drown to the prince. His appearance, his about 1 inch taller then me, with a beautiful eyes, a body build for a high rank soldier, and it's not just his appearance, he really is the strongest among us.
He's smart, he knows many battle strategies.
He's composed and always looks calm even in a battlefields.

He's my role model despites he's younger. I want to be acknowledged by him, to talk to him with pride, although I know it's impossible.

When occasionally we talk, he respect me being older then him and it's not decrease his grace. Little did I know, I feel my feeling for him is not normal feeling again.

I started to imagine to be in his hold, get very nervous when I saw him, even I know he won't know me there.

I got very hurt when the kingdom announched his wedding. I search for many reason not to come to his wedding, it make me want to cry, and cry ia a disgrace for a man like me.
So, I lied.. multiple time.

Until I can't avoid it again.
At his 5th wedding, the king wants to announce new general and commander to the army. Every soldier must come to the ceremony.

As I expected, look at prince's wedding is hirt. When I look at him holding that beautitul woman beside him feels like a dagger slice in my skin, slowly but hurt.

I want to leave immediately, but this ceremony still long way to go. I just look the other way the whole time, it feels better that way.

Finally the kjng come to give announcement. That I'm going to be the new commander, and I can recruit my second commander to help me around.

Teh prince will be second general, as he still young and need more experiance to lead an army.

I don't know it's fake or not, but the whole army celebrate this decision. Everybody congrats me, as if they forget how they despise me for 15 years we train together, maybe because theu want the second command position.
They held a drinking party for me after the wedding.

I then keep drinking out of frustation, thinking about right now princ Shelton is embracing his beautiful new wife. I keep asking myself, why am I this frustation ?
I just get a promotion, isn't that a better reason to drink then just think about prince Shelton's wedding night ?

"Enough Kaiden, you're so drunk right now !" Said Easton

"The moon still high, why are you stopping me right now ?"

"Tomorrow we still training, that's why ! So, you can't be in this state.."

I sort of back to my senses a little, when I heard my folk said

"Long live prince Shelton ! What make you come to this place ? You should be with your wife."

"I need to know how's my troops going on, I need to get to know you all."

I'm in a delirious state, but I still feel hurt for a reasonthat I don't understand, I don't want to see him, at lease not for tonight. That's all I think about in my messy head.

"Bring me out of here, Easton, you can't let prince Shelton see me like this."

"You're right !" Said Easton.

Last thing I remember is I, clinged to Easton while he take me out to the back door. I sort of heard Easton talk to someone with a respect tone, but then I can't think again.

Easton was right, I was so drunk that make me promise to myself even in this delirious state that  I won't drink this much again.

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