Hartstone - a sanders sides au

Chapter 2: curses and cats

POV: Roman everfire 

Trigger warning: Suicide Referance, see last chapter.

I sat on my bed silently, just scrolling through my computer, seeing what my kingdom was up to on social media and patting my cat. Well actually, it's not even my cat, he's a stray cat, but he's been following me around, so I let him into my room. It's a good replacement for my brother, who coincidentally went missing the day the cat started following me everywhere. You see, me and my twin brother, Remus, are princes, and my dad rules a kingdom. Anyway, I left for the bathroom for a moment and when I came back, Remus was there.

"Ahh! Remus! Where'd the cat go?" I screamed before quickly composing myself.

"I was the cat. Y'know how I keep going off into the forest with my witch friends?" He asked me calmly. I nod, slightly confused. "Well, one of them, Janus, turned me into a cat for a short while because I was making to many-"

"Ok ok ok, I don't need to know what you where doing." He chuckled a little.

"Also I couldn't tell you about it when I was a cat, but you've got your soul mate's mark." He said calmly and shrugged. "Be carful with 'em though. Looks like they're gonna hang themselves." His tone turned serious for a moment. "It's on your back."

I sighed and looked at him, my eyes crossed. "What is it, what colour?" I say a little sternly.

"It's purple, and it's like a bird cage with wings and a noose hanging down from it." He explains "ooh! I know you should post it to rosenbook and see if anyone responds!"

"That's a good idea. Oh, also, can you go tell Logan and mother about you being a cat?" I say, sitting back on my bed and adding a post to rosenbook.

Prince_Romanthegreat99:

Hey guys, so I got my soul mate's mark yesterday! If anyone else has mine, please try and reach out, I want to meat my future Prince/princess charming!

I sign silently and log off my computer.

POV: virgil

I walk into the forest, towards me and my friends' cottage in the woods, my cloak over my head.

"Janus? You here?" I call softly when I entered the cottage, or 'the nest' as we call it.

"Oh, is that his name? Janus?" Definitely no Janus answers. I grab a couple of small daggers from my pockets.

"Who are you?" I snarl. "Where's Janus?!"

"The names Carl micason" he answers. "I'm head of the H.A.W.K group. I'm bringing you to the HAWK police."

I start running because I know how much trouble I'm in if I'm caught.  In the Rosenia kingdom, everyone is split in two about witchcraft.

There's the HAWKs, and the WAS. The current king, king Richard everfire is part of HAWKs, but his sons, Remus and roman, are part of WAS, with Remus evening being a witch himself.

I run through the forest, taking many twists and turns. Me, Janus and Remus have been almost living in this forest since we were young kids, so I know where I'm going, and where all the ditches and roots and stuff are. I'm suddenly jerked back. I notice my cloak is stuck on a tree branch, but I'm to high on adrenaline to think properly, and just tug and tug. I see micason and start panicking more. He grabs my cloak, frees me, and puts duck tape around my hands and mouth. He then brings me back to the nest and grabs Janus. Next thing I know, Janus lifts his hat slightly and shows micason his snake eye. By the power of magic, he manages to get away from micason and make as run for it. I hear micason swear under his breath, and then he puts some amulet on me.

"Alright you, to everfire castle. Now!" He orders me sternly.

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