The Tears of a Prince

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Kai thanked the night, concealing his worry while he held Philip in his arms. The young werewolf was still unconscious, resting gently in his embrace and they stepped outside, meeting with the cold of the past hours. Soran was waiting, taking a look at the sleeping man and then the two princes. Blood on their clothes, on their pale skins and the stench of werewolf oozing from their bodies. He locked eyes with Kai, the young man nodding without saying a word. They began going down the stairs, hurrying a bit just to make sure they would escape the swarm of werewolves that would be alarmed by Mikain's last howl. 

As his feet stepped on the ground, he sighed relieved. The further he walked the more his tensed body relaxed and his exhaustion began to take over him. He won a few curious glances by some passerbys. Not everyone was asleep, some people still aimlessly roamed the streets. He didn't pay any attention, even though he was fully aware of what they were thinking about. They looked at them as if they were criminals, dangerous people, drenched in someone's blood. 

In a sense they were, murderers, cold blooded killers that had just finished one of their missions. Even though Kai knew it was wrong he felt a bit happy, as if the boulder he was carrying was slowly breaking. He was used to the guilt, slowly nesting in his soul. The image of a decapitated body strongly flashing before his eyes and he gagged. He wasn't like this. A long time ago he wouldn't eleven care but now, just the sight of the body was enough to make his hair rise. Thankfully, it was over. 

"That was a good combo back then." Xan mumbled, mostly talking to himself. "Pity we will get punished for it." he continued, his eyes showing distress. 

"Wait…did you guys?" Soran asked as they headed to their parked car. Lun had managed to secure one for them before they literally sent him off to the crazy witch. The white haired vampire, his friend, couldn't stop but wonder how he was doing. They had no news yet. "You used your powers?" He finished his sentence. "The royal siblings? Oh, Xan you're in a lot of trouble." the pureblood repeated and Xan sighed, fixing his glasses at the bridge of his nose. 

"I know, believe me I do." The crown prince said. 

After a while of walking they reached the car. It was a simple model, not anything too expensive that could draw unwanted looks. Black, with matching seats and a space freshener that smelled like cinnamon Soran entered the driver's seat, placing the key on the engine. Xan sat right next to him, on the passenger seat while Kai carefully laid Philip in the back seats, his injured head resting on his lap. 

The engine roared like a wild animal and the lights that Soran turned on lit up the wall of the dead end before them. Reddish bricks and garbage bags, a rat passed by right in front of their eyes and Xan frowned, disgusted as he watched the gray animal stop, disoriented by the lights and stare right at them, its eyes a disturbing red. 

Soran began driving, ignoring the rat and headed out into the road. Everyone was quiet, even his older brother was too tired to speak, Kai realized as he watched Xan gently place his head on the window, his icy blue eyes looking outside, his thoughts taking over him. Kai looked down, gazing gently at the unconscious werewolf and a small sigh escaped his pink lips. His long fingers caressed his face, cold, Philip frowned, trying to move and ending up wincing by the pain of his wounds. Kai could almost feel his pain, his expression enough to make his heart bleed. 

He was alive, barely he had managed to get back there in time but what would happen if he hadn't intervened? He couldn't bear the thought of losing him. Not now that he had finally found him, not now that Xan had promised to talk. 

"Xan?" Kai called his brother, raising his head.

"Hmm?" The crown prince hummed, too tired to even speak. Using such powerful powers obviously took a toll on their bodies, even though they denied to show it. 

"You will talk to him right?" his younger brother asked him, staring at him through the mirror of the car with big eyes, almost silently begging for his understanding. Xan sighed, rubbing the sides of his forehead and nodded. 

"I will, once he wakes up and I get some rest I will. Now let me be. I am tired." he stated and Kai smiled faintly, his eyes again focusing on Philip. His heart was racing, maybe he wasn't so unlucky after all. Maybe his brother was not so bad, maybe this time he could get the life he wanted. Away from BloodBound, away from the royal family and away from the ones after him. He would have Philip, once again they could be together. Suddenly the few days left were not that scary anymore and the young prince wished that time would go by fast.

Would he be foolish if he hoped? If he believed that one time during those two hundred years things would go his way? Maybe, but in the end, no matter what scenario he chose, no matter how hard he reminded himself of the bad consequences of his crime he couldn't stop his idiotic heart, beating and screaming Philip's name. It was a pull he couldn't resist. The kisses, the touches and the sweet words, all of it, this man right in front of him from head to toe was enough to make him forget everything. That be it his worries or the guilt he felt for so long. 

As he kept thinking about it, time passed and the distance to the hotel drew smaller. Before he knew it they had arrived and Philip was once more in his arms, steadily moving with him. As he got off the car, closing the door with his leg, he noticed Mikai and Reina sitting in the small lounge of the motel and the receptionist looking at them with wide eyes. She didn't say anything when Xan opened the door, she parted her lips at first, intending to say something but the crown prince glared at her, making her shiver and shrink into her chair. 

Philip's friends rushed towards him, looking at the unconscious werewolf with worried eyes. 

"He will be fine, it's just that his wounds are healing now." Kai told them, wanting to reduce their worry. 

"How did this happen?" Reina asked. 

"I don't know either. When we found them Philip was already unconscious, the good thing is that we managed to kill Mikain." he announced and she gasped, a smile spreading on her face. 

"That's great! We will be able to go back. I think it would be better for us to wait until Philip is fully healed though. We don't want them to associate him with the Alpha's death. Killing the leader without an official duel could be considered cowardly and if the pack wants it they can execute the person they think did it."

"I see, yes it would be best for Philip to rest, heal up and then you can head back. I am sure with all the chaos no one will know you were gone. The pack will have a lot to do now." Kai told her and the girl nodded, eagerly. Mika hadn't said a word, his eyes glued to his unconscious best friend, only paying attention to the vampire since he talked to him. "Are you okay?" Kai asked the red haired vampire. 

Mika remained silent for a few minutes, his eyes showing clearly he wasn't planning on saying anything nice. 

"You didn't do this to him, did you?" he asked and Kai's eyes widened.

"What? How could you think that I would do something like that?" the younger prince asked. 

"I wouldn't be surprised, considering…everything." he told him and Kai sighed, closing his eyes and trying to restrain himself. 

"You have no idea. I will take Philip to his room, he needs to rest." he said and walked past them, deciding to end their conversation right there. He didn't want to start this with Mika.He was aware of how he tended to lose control when it came to this matter, he wouldn't be able to defend himself though, the blood oath was choking him, burning his insides when he tried to speak. There was nothing he could do but wait for Xan to speak and Philip to wake up. 

He opened the door in his room with difficulty and he placed the werewolf on the bed before he returned back and closed it, making sure to lock it. He didn't want Mika burging in, even if it was selfish of him. 

While he was locking the door, making sure no one would get in easily he heard Philip groan and then, the sound of his name faintly reached his ears. Kai's eyes widened and immediately he rushed over, seeing how the man was slowly waking up. 

"Are you alright?" Kai asked, sitting carefully at the side of the bed. 

Philip's eyelids fluttered, his eyes looking around the room confused and he turned his head, meeting with Kai. 

"What happened?' He asked, his voice rough. 

"We won. Mikain is dead." Kai said, a smile on his face but Philip didn't share his excitement. 

"I failed." 

"That doesn't matter. We did it. It's over now."

"I put you in danger. You had to come in and save me." he told Kai and tried to sit up, hissing as he felt the sharp pain on his ribs. Kai noticed it and helped him up, fixing the pillows behind his back. 

"It's alright." He said, caressing his cheek.

"It's not, what if you've gotten hurt because of me?" Philip said, regret carved into his eyes. 

"I am stronger than you think." the prince said, a grin on his face. "But even if I wasn't, I would still try to save you. Even if you didn't need me to, I would still do it. I  can't stop myself. It's just instinct. I want you to live Philip. You have too." the vampire stated, that hurt expression appearing again on his face. 

"I wanted to look cool to you." he mumbled and he chuckled, cupping his face. 

"You're cool. Really cool." he said, making Philip smile faintly, the corners of his lips curling upwards. "You need to rest, you will have to heal up nicely so you can go back and fix things. I am going to get you some water and some food." Kai said and stood back. Philip grabbed his wrist, stopping him from walking away.

"Thank you."

"Don't thank me." the vampire said and walked away. 

Philip remained alone for a little bit, playing with the hem of the sheets when he heard the door open. 

"That was quick" he said, tilting his head to see who stood at the door. It wasn't Kai though, it was Mika, looking at him with a very serious expression. "What's wrong?" Philip asked, noticing how this wasn't his usual expression and his best friend walked in, getting closer. 

"We need to talk, there is something you need to know.." he stated and Philip frowned. 

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