{COMPLETED} The Bloody Leader

4.) birthday

Tom's POV

I lay in my bed, I've been seeing that Prince from the Rose Kingdom since and now I can't stop thinking about him, is that bad? I cover my face with the pillow I was laying on, not too long after I hear a knock on my door.

“My Prince?” I hear, I roll my eyes and move towards the door, “yes Paul?” “Your parents are arriving home today,” he says, I look up and turn around to open the door. “Well get dressed, impress your parents,” I lean on my doors barrier with a look that said everything “No you don't have to wear your suit, but it would be appropriate,” I smile and shut my door grabbing the first thing I saw in my closet.

I take out a dressy yet casual cream blue shirt, a blue suit vest and some grey pants that covered my ankles, my shoes normal dress shoes just navy blue. I leave my room only to forget my always “must wear” accessory my crown. I open my door and head down the stairs “Your Cape, your Highness?” I stop on my steps and turn back around and searched for my Cape, once I find that I head right back down the stairs.

I was hearing horns, cheers, and children scream, I run to the nearest window and the town was the most colorful I've ever seen it, who knew we had so much confetti,  once I saw my parents carriage I run back to my set sitting up like my teacher taught me when I was seven, the once thing that she's failed in teaching me was to stop biting my lip. I stop as soon as I hear the horses come to a halt in front of the castle doors. Laughter and flirting could be heard on the other side of the hall, the typical norm when it came to my parents.

“Thomas!” I hear in front of me, it was my mother “Mom!” I say sitting back, my parents stand there staring at me, but then they start to smile I do to, I get but and run to them like I was five and hug them both. “You've gotten taller my son,”  cos my mom, I let them go and kiss her cheek and look at my dad as he pulls me into a tight embrace. “Hows your birthday so far son?” Asks my dad letting me go.

I look at them and just say eh nothing within the hour of today, they smiled and said good, I raised an eyebrow not catching on to what they were hinting at “Honey, how would you like to spend your birthday?” I look at them confused and simply ask what did they have to do to be out so long, they looked at each other, their mood change so fast.

“Thomas, we were unable to settle a peace treaty between our neighboring kingdom, the Rose Kingdom… we're still at war,” dad says so bluntly,  I wanted to tell them that i made a friend from that Kingdom not to mention he's the prince of that kingdom but I stayed quiet and nodded. My mom asked again what I'd like to do for my birthday, I simply said to not be cooped up in my room and to be out exploring the town and making some friends, they smiled and told me go ahead.

I looked baffled at my parents ever since I turned 15 they've only let me out with Paul, so I asked they smiled again “yes hun, no Paul today, you're 17 and are a well behaved young Prince, go be free,” says my mother, I smile and start for the door taking off my Cape and crown, “but be back once the midnight moon is at its peak!” I hear my mom yell after shutting the door.

I run in and out of town, greeting the village children and playing with the orphans, the town being so lively is such a rare thing to see so I try to embrace it as much as possible I give the people on the streets something to smile about, not long after I stop by the tailor's.

“Hey, Brinda Hey Mrs. Luis,” they look up and say hello Brinda said happy birthday and handed me something wrapped in paper with twin to keep it closed I smile and take it saying thank you. I spend hours talking and catching up with Brinda and Mrs. Luis until it was about supper time, i leave them to there house alone and look in the sky.

The first star was seen so I had about an hour or two to spend before I had to go back home, so I headed to the forest to meet up with Tord, once I got there I noticed he was standing at the edge of the cliff...shirtless, at first I was scared in what he was about to do but the way his skin contrasted so well with the light emitting off the moon and stars, I lost all train of thought.

That was until I saw that he was starting to lean forward, I panicked and screamed wait, he fell back on the entirety of his feet and looked behind him at me, he laughed and turned around “I was wondering when you were gonna come,” he said moving from the edge, I felt my face heat up as he started to move toward me but I ignored it taking a sigh of relief “what where you about to do?” I asked “I was about to take a dip since you where late this time,” he chuckled “you want to come along?” He then asks.

I hesitate with an answer and look up at the sky the moons almost at mid point I have a little time to space so I say yes, he smiles and runs back to the edge of the cliff jumping off yelling once I heard the splash of water I started to take my shirts off and set my gift down putting my shoes on top of it, I went to the edge and saw Tord encourage me to jump, so I took a deep breath and jumped once I touched the water I opened my eyes laughing.

After thirty minutes of swimming we got out, “Thanks Tord, this was one of my favorite birthdays I've had,” “Todays your birthday?” “Yea, I just turned 17,” “lucky I still have to sneak out just to see you, I never was able to just- leave or be free on my birthdays,” “how old are you Tord?” I ask he looks at me and as I start to put my shoes on “18, my birthday was last month… the same day my mother died,” he chokes out, i bit my lip feeling bad for asking, I get up and hug the tall being, it took him by surprise but he soon accepted it “I'm so sorry Tord… I didn't know,” he did a slight chuckle “I know, and it's ok, but your not,” he said I let him go and give him a simple look that I gave my parents earlier today “your cold, ice cold, take this,” he say handing me his shoulder coat I shake my head but he puts it on me himself  “and, what about you?” I ask trying to hide the fact that I was turning into a blushing mess.

“Eh i'll be fine, you can keep it, as a token of my gratitude and my trust,” I smile and look in the sky it's past the midnight moon and i should've been home about 25 minutes ago, we say goodbye and I rush through the woods trying to get home once I get there I enter, no one was up so I continued my way to my room, I take off the shoulder coat and stare at it, once i felt my face heat up i hid the coat in my closet hoping that would be enough to get him off my mind in that time and moment. What a birthday huh Thomas? What a birthday I say to myself smiling and collapsing on my bed slowly but surely falling asleep.

I had writers block, sorry my loves. So is Tom developing feelings, well of course they are, (notice I said they)... why are you still here, my writing is legit shit, but I'm glad you happen to stick around, it means a lot 💜💜💜, byyee

Song: fly away by-TheFatRat