The Boy With Open Eyes.

Chapter 10: Dad's Sacrifice

Cooper's P.O.V.

Just as I'm sitting at Lin's desk I'm somehow now at home at the dining table with my family there which must mean something happened. We seem to sit there for what seems like hours or even eternity until Uncle Mercury speaks up seeming slightly nervous

"There's been a change of plans my nieces and nephews. You guys are going to be staying at your Dad's kingdom AKA the home of Soul Collector's is there any questions?" He asked seeming serious and Uncle Mercury isn't the type to be serious often.

We all seem to be shocked for a moment before many questions pop up and the loudest being Petals question

"Why are we leaving so early? We were going to leave in two weeks but now were supposed to leave before the day ends?" She says which causes us to all to make murmurs of agreement.

It seems after that question is asked is seems each of the three adults have different reactions after processing it. Dad takes a deep breath while Father just glares at us and the best reaction is Uncle Mercury's gaze avoiding ours.

It seems that they don't have anything they want us to know about why were leaving the home we grew up in and leave by today so abruptly. It's giving me bad anxiety so I think positive things like how Lin lives there and we'll see each other more often. Dad speaks up softly seeming to have a hard time saying this

"It's just safer for you to go there. You have been pulled from your schools and enrolled in new ones over at my kingdom which you start going to two weeks from now. It's the best thing to do but it's not because of you and I still love you all very much" Dad says pausing before continuing

"I'll miss you"

We all stay quiet before Petals stands up commanding us all

"Dad knows what he's doing and I'm old enough while we also have adults there to protect us" she says walking to her room to pack.

I eventually get up following her lead as I have many things to pack that will take more than a day so I might as well start packing now. I head towards my room, the only noise being my footsteps as I walk to my room to sadly abandon my Dad with that evil man that is my Father. So many things in my room bring nostalgia as I reach my arms to get them off my shelf, yet I can't help but tear up while sighing at the thought of never seeing Dad again.

I made a promise to him a while back that I wouldn't let him die to the hands of my Father but now he was the one doing that for us to live better lives instead of living happily with no worries of my Father hurting him or us. He really was always a pushover when it came to others safety and health instead of giving one small bit of care for his own health instead which is sweet for him to do. It does worry me more that I'm leaving as well, but I continue to try not to cry as I pack boxes full of my stuff seeing my room grow more empty by the minute. Movers occasionally come in to tale my now full boxes as I continue to fill more boxes with my gadgets while using the option I made my robots have that makes them smaller for things like this. I wish Lin was here to comfort me or anyone to be exact as my siblings don't seem to mind leaving this place and the adults are whispering to each other of things I don't know of.

Dad is holding a brave smile while his eyes show pain, sadness, and a bit of euphoria probably since we'll be supposedly more safe at his home with people who care a lot about every one another. That is what my Dad described his home from what he can remember from all the years of being forced to live here for everyone's peace from war between the two kingdoms. I can't read my Uncle and Father's expressions as they seem to be whisper arguing between the two while Dad stays quiet the whole time they whisper angrily about something.