"I Do Wonder, What Happened To That Jester...?" [A Jevil X Female Reader Story]

Chapter Four: Stabbed In The Heart (And The Back)

I tuned out the world around me as I continued to lead the four kids to the castle. It was relatively easy, since all the conversation was taking place behind me, Kris remaining silent as they walked by my side.

It was a pretty nice change of pace, given how noisy the other members of the group could be at the drop of a dime. As Kris and I walked, it wasn't long until my thoughts started to fill in for my artificial silence.

The Castle. The place where I would most likely be jailed, exiled, killed, or some vile combination of the three that only the sick excuse of a King could think of. Never thought I'd being going back again, at least not under this bastard's rule.

A place where my darkest, and my brightest, memories were made. The place that took my parents away, executed, jailed, or runaways... the place that cast me out and made me hide for ten years out of fear... the place that drained all the hope out of me that there was good in everyone, even in the darkest of people...

And yet, it still was home to memories of mom and I baking cookies together, me playing with some of the soldiers of our court in games like "Hug o War" or "Truth or Cuddle," times my father would fall asleep while working and mom and I would carry him to bed and be snuggled up next to him when he woke up... the Jester's shows and his private tricks he showed only to me...

I hadn't realized I had stopped in my tracks until I felt a slight tug on my arm. I turned my attention and saw Kris, their hidden face somehow emitting an aura of worry. Ralsei was behind them, his eyes soft with concern as well.

"Are you alright miss bunny? You stopped moving and started crying." I turned my attention to Lancer, who apparently had gotten a dark candy while I was lost in thought. I raised a hand to my cheek and sure enough, I felt the tear tracks from me crying without realizing.

I was quick to wipe them away, shutting down all the memories that were forced up to the surface.

Those days are long over. Mom and dad are missing, probably dead, the Jester's long gone, and no heart court soldier would hold any sort of loyalty to me.

I'm all alone, I can't trust anyone, and the best I could do is try to keep myself alive in the now.

Snap out of it (Y/N), live in the present, the past won't do you any favors.

"I'm fine. We're almost at the Castle, look alive soldiers." I slapped both my cheeks a couple times to snap myself out of it, returning my attention to the task at hand.

Only to be slowed down by a sluggish, extremely hesitant, Lancer.

"Are you sure there isn't another way home? The fountain is being guarded right now. If you were to go there uhm... Y..you might... Get hurt...and..." What... The hell? This was the KING'S kid right? Why would he worry about that?

... Or was that the reason he was worried?

I tuned out the world as I thought it over. He has certainly grown close to these heroes, especially Susie, and if they want to seal the fountain they'll have to fight the King... His father...

The pieces clicked into place in my head as I heard fast running to the castle. I lifted my head up and barely got to see Lancer vanish before Susie rushed past me to follow him, Ralsei and Kris not that far behind her. I jumped at the sudden movement and dashed after them without thinking.

It wasn't until I felt diamond shaped bullets graze my arms and legs that I realized what was happening, finally coming to my senses right before we reached the entrance of the Castle, skidding to a stop.

Kris turned to me expectantly and I sighed, smiling as I shook my head.

"Sorry kid. Not risking my life for you. Good luck in the dungeon, you'll need it." I quickly dashed out of sight from the guards, trying my damn hardest to burn their expression of hurt and betrayal out of my mind.

Sorry Kris, Susie, Ralsei. I can't help ya.

It's everyone for them self down here.

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Pic above by me and the reader is scumbag ain't she x3c