Love At First Kingdom

Chapter Fifteen

" What is he?..."A voice mutters and I groan.

"Human." A voice snarls and I can her teeth grit.

"But he appeared in the middle of a battle completely untouched and killed the person closest to him." A soft voice mutters from across the room.

My eyes crack open slowly and every muscle screams in pain. What the hell happened?

"He's awake." A diffrent voice gasps but I dont hear any feet shift back. Everything's a blurr and the low light is like looking intothe sun. I hiss and put a hand over my eyes.

"L-Lafayette...." I growl through my teeth. The room goes silent and I slowly move my hand away. My eyes widen and my hand goesto my hips for my knife. It's gone.

I look around the room and eyes clear up. I know these people...... I see John, he looks calm and younge. Like a teenager.His faceis emotionless as he scans me and teeth grind.  George Washington, his eyes are cold and tuere are deep bags under them. Hercules, he's no older then thirteen but his eyes look like they've held a life time of pain.  And many,many, many more faces I dont know. We're in a ball room.

"How do you know that name human?" John snarls and the room spins as I thow my legs over the table. I glare at him and I snarl at him, the sound of thousands of weapons drawn fill the room.

"I'm not allowed to say anything until I talk to Lafyette." I hiss at him, I can feel the energy building in my bones and soothe it . It goes to a low hum.

"You're in a room full of people who would gladly take you out and be done with this conversation. I suggest you follow what we say." He snarls in my face lowly and I lift a snarl in my lip.

"I would like to talk to Lafyette, please." I hiss back and plant my hands on my hips. He growls and murder flashes in his eyes, I dont flinch. I just glare back.

"What in the name of God is going on here?" The doors open and a tall man moves through the crowd. Laf. But his eyes are cold and body seems tense everywhere.

"This is the human that apppeared in the middle of a battle and killed anyone that got too close." John snarls and glares at me." He's demandingto speak with you."

"Hey," I point at him and glare back." I asked nicely after you started being an asshole to me."

John's eyes flare and he raises a hand at me and I kick his knee.  He snarls and hand slaps my cheek, I grab his arm and flip him onto the ground.

"Hey!" Laf snaps and puts himself between us." I was put here to help win a war, not to babysit." I take a step back and pull my sleeves down to hide the slave cuffs.

"Yes sir." John and I say together as John gets up.

"Now," Laf's eyes shift to me." What's so important to talk to me about you flipped one of my best men?"

"I need to talk to you, alone." My eyes meet his and I cross my arms over my chest.

"Why alone?" He cocks his head. We have a staring contest before a sigh and sheild my wrist away from everyone but laf and turn it over. His eyes widen and breath gets caught in his chest.

"That's why.  Can we talk now?" He nods and leads me into a room off the main room. He slams and locks the door after us.

"Why the hell are you here?" He snarls and teeth bare at me as he sits down.

"I need the time stone." I set my jaw and his eyes snap to me.

"How do you know about that?" He growls.

"You told me." I sit across from him, he cocks an eyebrow and I start from the begging when I killed the deer in the forest." And thats why I'm here."

"Thats why you have a hand mark on your jaw...." He muses and smiles." I always knew Thomas would find love somewhere." I smile and nod.

"He's a good man. Just on the wrong side."I look out the window. " I need the time stone to A, to get home, and B,  save everyone.  "

"Smart man." Laf smiles. "Well, consider me at your service. Alexander . "

"Can... I see my parents?" His smile falls and he glances at the door.

"I don't see why not." He shakes his head." Just don't tell them your last name."

"That it's Jefferson or Hamilton?"

"Neither. " He laughs." If anyone hears your last namr is Jefferson they'll have a cow, and either kill you or take you as a prisoner."

"Understandable. " I glance at the sky,its getting dark out.

The stars are always listening.Thomas' voice says softly in my eyes. I remeber that night.  He looked so young and innocent,like he could never hurt a soul. A child with too much power.

"So what's my cover?" I look at him.

"Good question." Laf stares uo at tje first star thats appeared. " Say you come from the North end of the kingdom, up by Aaron's castle, say you led a secret restance. Your entire army was slaughtered like pigs when your camp got ambushed and your last Fae lord sent you here."

"And make the rest up as I go." I nod  and smile as I study outside." And the tattoo?" I show my wrist.

"Say it's your family emblem." He shrugs. "In a way it is, I can understand the manice head, but the wings confuse me."

"You and me both." I smile." Whats a manice."

"It's a type of demon, Thomas' second form." He nods and my eyes widen.

"Its a demon?"

"That's why it scares the shit out of everyone. "He shrugs and I nod.

"Fair enough. "

"Are we done here?" He cocks his head.

"Im ready." I sigh and he gives a mischief filled smile. 

"Lets do this." He stands and opens the door,I nod at him and I walk into the ballroom with a smile.