The Tears of a Prince

"I don't know." Kai answered, shaking his head. "There are many types of poisons. Some of them leave you without knowing what happened. It depends on what they used. I doubt though that they were so reckless. They even made sure that I wouldn't be able to talk about it." The prince explained and John sighed. It wasn't his problem but he was affected by it. 

He was like a child, seeing his favorite character get beaten by the villain in a superhero movie. His heart was breaking. The young werewolf stood up and walked towards his boss, standing by his side before he hugged him. Kai was surprised at first, a bit tense while his eyes widened slightly but he let go, allowing himself the comfort of a friendly embrace. John squeezed him before he met his eyes, an encouraging smile on his face. 

"Please don't give up." he told him and Kai blinked. He couldn't believe his positivity or his support. He smiled without intending to. 

"Let's just give him some time to rest." Lun suggested as he stood up and patiently led all of them outside.

He was the last one to leave, giving one last concerned look at his friend before he closed the door behind him. He didn't know what he supported. Of course he would want Kai to return back home, he was his best friend after all and BloodBound was unbearable without him. At the same time though he was well aware that Kai loved Philip. He loved him more than anyone else and being apart from him, having the werewolf hate him was withering his soul. 

As he walked back to his room, he sighed. His eyes focused on the dirty carpet of the shabby motel when he noticed Xan walking next to him. He didn't say anything, he preferred the silence for now. He was a bit agitated, the truth was. The vampire hadn't liked the fact that the crown prince wanted to drag Kai back, especially after knowing his story. 

"Don't encourage him like that foolish werewolf, Kai needs to come back home." Xan instructed him, making him stop on his track. 

Lun looked at him. Observing his cold exterior, the lack of emotion in his eyes, framed by his black eyes. His strong posture and the certainty in his voice. He believed what he said, he stood strong when it came to his opinions and someone would easily say that it was a good trait but the vampire who was in love with him couldn't be more annoyed by it. 

"Why?" Lun asked, making Xan frown. 

"Why what?"

"Why do you support your mother. You were there. You knew a story none of us did and you can still tell your little brother to go back there? After everything she did. What? Is she going to say sorry and everything will be fine? I am sure she won't even do that." he said. 

"Don't talk badly about my mother Lun." Xan said, a warning in his tone. 

"I am not talking badly about your mother. I am telling you the truth. Maybe you should stop being the crown prince for a second and actually care about your little brother who is suffering from everything your family did to him!" Lun said, pointing at him with his index finger, getting more agitated with Xan's denial.

"Just because you got shitty parents doesn't mean all of us did" The white haired vampire said. 

Lun was  daunted by Xan's words. Without wanting to he took a step back, as if he had just been attacked and his whole face shut down, his expression mimicking the coldness of the prince that stood so arrogantly before him. 

Xan shouldn't have said that, he himself knew it. The subject of Lun's family was one no one dared to talk about because he hated it. It was a scar in his heart, open and still bleeding to this day. Even if he ignored it, everyone knew it was still there. The tall vampire scoffed, his hands forming fists on his sides, his body tense as he tried to stop himself from attacking Xan. 

"You are disgusting, sometimes I hate myself for loving you." Lun said. 

"I didn't ask you to love me." Xan said. 

"You ungrateful son of a…" he told him between gritted teeth, taking a wide step forward and grabbing him by the collar. He stopped himself though, closing his eyes and immediately let go as if he had been shocked by something. Xan stumbled slightly, finding his balance in the end. "You're not worth it. You're not worth my anger, my frustration, the tears I've said for you. You're not worth the times I defended you. You are not worth anything. I must be really an idiot for falling for someone like you." he said, a bitter smile lingering on his lips. "How could I after all, right? You are a prince and my family is fucking drug dealers, traffickers and everyhting bad in this world. You must think of me like such an idiot!" He shouted, hitting his fist on the wall.

"Get a hold of yourself." Xan said between gritted teeth, making Lun laugh. The vampire rubbed his face, frustrated before he looked at the prince again, his expression showing desperatio mixed with a wave of sadness. He had no idea, Xan couldn't fathom how Lun felt at that moment.

"I give up." The vampire said. 

"You've said that a thousand times and here you are, still annoying the shit out of me." Xan said.

"No, you don't get it. I am not giving up on trying to make you like me. I am giving up on the way I feel about you. I am done being a clown, waiting and trying to find excuses to see some good in you. You, Xan, the crown prince of BloodBound…" he said in a sarcastic way. "Are nothing more than a lifeless shell. Zero emotions, zero understanding! You're ridiculous and I am even more ridiculous for wasting centuries thinking that you could change. Don't ever talk to me again, don't think of saving me again. I would prefer to die than to have you save me. I am done with you and everything that has to do with you."

"Took you a while but you figured it out. I see." Xan said, pushing back his hair. Lun had messed them up when he shook him. The vampire stared at him, shocked by his indifferent reaction. 

"Fuck you, really."