The Butler and his Prince

Chapter 6: Failed Attempt

Warning: Mentions of blood.

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The prince doesn't really do all that much because every day it's the same for me, wake up, bring him breakfast in the library, and then the rest of the day is spent in the library until ten at night. When night falls I walk him to his room, and when he dismisses me I go straight to my room. 

To be honest, it's a little dull. Although at lunch we both take a little break from work and we just talk to each other, getting to know one another. We would talk about many different things like what's been happening in our life, other than work, and things like what we wanted to do with our lives, well, that topic was more for me than him. He also allows me to call him by his name now when we're alone with each other, although it took a while for me to get used to calling him that and many times on his half to remind me that I could call him by his name. 

Right now it's lunch and today's topic of choice was a strange one compared to the ones that we've had in the last few weeks. 

"So, any past dating experiences?" 

He had asked the question so nonchalant that I thought he said something else until I stopped and thought about what he said. Then I nearly choked on my food. 

"W-what?!" I take a big swallow of my water.

"I asked if you had any girlfriends or boyfriends in the past." Again the question is so relaxed. 

"Um, no. Like I've said before I was always the one that people picked on, so nobody wanted to be associated with me in fear that they would be bullied also."

"Have you ever liked anyone?"

"Why are you asking me these questions?"

He shrugs, "Because I want to know. You are my butler and I want to know all I can about you."

"Okay then... Well, I have liked a few people in my past but they never went beyond a one-way crush." 

I return to eating my food, hoping that he'll quit poking at the subject. As if he read my mind he doesn't prod at the subject anymore and we finish eating in silence. 

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I return back to my station between the window and the bookshelf in the back of the room, while Daniel returns to whatever he does every day. 

It's not even ten yet and when he stands up and tells me that he's done for the night. I look at a clock that's in the room to read that's it's only eight, strange. I fast walk to get up behind him, when I hear something. I know what kind of sounds that happen in this library from being in here for over three weeks. I'm tempted to stop dead in my tracks but I don't, knowing that if I give away that I know that they're there. A book falls onto the floor and we both look up at the giant wall bookshelf to see that the whole thing is shaking. 

The shelf begins to fall and I quickly run up to Daniel. 

"Daniel, move!" I push Daniel out of the way and try to move out of the way myself, but I wasn't fast enough. I fall to the floor when a book hits the back of my head, I try to crawl out, but again, I'm not fast enough to move. The books help cushion and even out the weight of the bookshelf, but the weight of the shelf when it falls on all the books hurts like hell. With the adrenaline running through my body I barely feel anything as I turn my head to see who it was. All I can see is someone running out of the room followed by the sound of the door closing, then the sounds of clanking armor chasing after him. 

"Adrien! Are you okay?" Daniel comes back from where I had pushed him out of the way. 

"I'm not sure I think-" I'm cut off by the sound of the door being thrown open. 

I can't see who t is, but as soon as they speak I know who they are.

"Your Highness! Are you okay?" I hear Amelia walk up to the bookshelf.

"Yes, I am fine, but Adrien is not." I see her jump over the shelf. 

"Oh my gosh. Adrien, I didn't even see you. Are you okay?" 

I sigh, "Why are you people asking this? I am obviously not okay. I have a giant bookshelf on my legs that I believe are broken now that the adrenaline is wearing off." 

Both Daniel and Amelia look at me with wide eyes. Amelia then runs off, hopefully, to go get help. When the door opens again I'm expecting Amelia to be coming back through, but instead, it's the royal family. 

The first people in are the King and Queen, then all the prince's come in at once. 

"Brother, are you okay?" They don't even pay me any mind, typical royalty. 

"Oh no! Butler are you okay?" Surprisingly the Queen is the first one to notice me. 

"Your Majesty, I apologize for not being able to bow to you. Although I think that I'm fine." 

"You do not look fine at all, we must get this off of you right now and get you medical attention." 

I'm a little shocked at the Queen's attitude toward a servant. She seems like she's ready to lift the shelf herself when the doors open again to reveal Amelia and about seven soldiers. 

They all line up at the shelf, while one grabs my wrists to pull me out. 

"One, two, three and lift." I can feel the pressure that had been on my legs go away. The soldier that had been holding my wrist pull with all his might, I can't really do anything all I'm pulled out. As soon as I'm clear of the shelf everyone drops it. I roll myself over and look at my pants and my right pant leg seems darker, so I touch a hand to that spot on the leg. When I lift my hand, my hand is covered in red. Well, that can't be good. 

Amelia notices this and walks right over to me, taking off the belt that holds her sword. 

"I can't say for sure if anything major is damaged but I am educated enough to know that this leg is definitely broken." She wraps the belt above where I am bleeding from and I then notice that where I put my hand was not where I was bleeding from. The blood was coming from the open wound where my leg bone was sticking out. 

Daniel steps forward, "We need to get him to the doctor now." 

"I do not think that it would be a good idea to let him go to the doctor." The youngest looking of the brothers say. 

"Who said anything about letting him walk?" I'm then lifted into the air. Daniel had picked me up and is carrying me out of the room. 

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