Royals and Rebels

Chapter 6

'No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed.'
-Imagine Dragons
Demons

He glances down at me, a hesitant look in his eyes, almost as if he's waiting for me to coax him on. I just give him a small nod and a smile. That's all he needs before looking back at the boys.

'My name isn't actually Edward...' He starts, but is cut off by Louis bursting out laughing.

'Ah, this is one of the worst pranks you've pulled yet! Oh, do you remember the one with the banana and the hair dye?' It seems Louis is a bit slow...

'Lou, this isn't a joke. I'm being dead serious. I don't really know how to put this, and I know that you are all going to be cross with me, but I've lied about who I really am.'

Louis' look of amusement quickly turns to one of confusion.

Zayn looks up from his drawing.

Liam looks at Harry with a worried look etched on his face.
Niall looks from Harry to me, trying to work out what went on in the office.

Niall finally breaks the silence.

'Ed, if you've got to tell us something big, should Anastasia really listen in?'

Harry shakes his head.

'I asked her to be with me when I told you guys, besides, she is caught up in the middle of it.'

Now all the boys have looks of confusion on their faces, even traces of betrayal swim through their
eyes.

'Like i was saying, my name isn't Edward. Well it is, but it's my middle name. My mother was not Nancy Mycroft, the palace cook and my name was not originally Edward Mycroft. My parent's names are Helenus and Midas Styles. My full name is Harry Edward Styles.'

A gasp of horror reverberates around the room. Zayn breaks his silence and quickly stands to his feet.

'No, you're lying. You're not the lost prince, you're not one of them, you're not a royal. You can't be!'

Harry looks at the ground and shuffles his feet.

'I'm sorry.' He simply replies in a small voice.

'How?' Louis asks him.

'I...I'll start from the beginning' he tells them, and launches into the story of what happened that night. From when mum tucked us up in bed to when Athena took him from the maze.

'So does that mean that you two are brother and sister?' Liam asks, pointing to Harry and I.
Well done Liam, you cracked the code. 10 points to Griffindor.

'Yes.' Harry simply states.

'I can't believe you lied to us for all this time, I understand why you did it when Athena and Adrian were still alive, but why not come clean when they die. Why carry on the lie for so long, we're your best mates, why are you only telling us this now?'

Niall asks, looking at Harry in a very dejected way. Let me tell you something, never, ever, ever make Niall sad. He looks like a little puppy who has just had all his Beeno treats stolen from him. I have to fight the urge to get up, hug him and shower him with kisses until he smiles again.

I manage to resist when I realise how strange that would look. They'd probably put me in a mental asylum...

'Actually Ana convinced me to tell you.' He tells Niall.

'Seriously? The snobby princess convinced you to spill the beans? So you were never going to tell us anyway? I would thank you Anastasia, but I don't want you to think that I like you.'