The Tears of a Prince

Lun closed his eyes, his breath trapped in his throat as he hid. He had no place to go, no one to contact and no hiding spot. 

Home? Home would simply be a hell, the Alleys, well the moment he was seen someone would call the guards. When the warrant for him would be out every single one of those low life bastards would be out for his neck and the handsome reward that would come from it. He was all alone, hiding in a musty dirty alley with his breath trapped on his chest because as he was walking he thought someone had recognized him.

He laughed, finding his whole situation quite funny and certainly ironic. The mess he had found himself, how easily he had forgotten Xan, every little piece that didn't seem to fit in the puzzle that called his life.

"Did you really beg her?" Lun whispered, unable to fully believe what Xan had done. Had he really fallen on his knees for him? It was possible since he had gotten a key no one else than the queen and the head guard had. He could have gotten it from the latter but then he would get hunted even earlier. 

He heard footsteps, someone was approaching towards his hiding spot and his body grew tense, wondering if they were actually looking for him. When you were on the run everything seemed to be against you. Every subtle expression, every look was hostile and a paranoia began, conquering your mind. Lun had been like this for a few hours and he couldn't stop thinking how Kai kept doing it for two hundred years. 

The footsteps got closer, a man appearing at the entrance of the narrow alley, hiding the slightest light that was coming from the shops as he stumbled. He tried to keep himself standing but as Lun very easily realized he was drunk so he messily fell down, landing right into the trash. He wasn't sure if it was the smell that affected him or the overconsumption of alcohol but the unknown man began throwing up, having Lun flinch and frown in disgust.

"Gross." He mumbled. The drunk nobody hadn't even noticed him, didn't turn his head while the vampire escaped from the alley, unable to stand this any longer. 

He walked with his head facing the ground,scared to meet a familiar person that would know. His only solution was to head towards the rift, no one went there most of the time because it scared vampires. They didn't want anything to do with the human world and they tried to stay as further away as they could from it. 

He walked for a while, feeling a bit more secure when he left behind him the main city. Now his boots were getting him up the hills, dirtied by the dry land as dust rose up in the night air. He coughed, seeing with his eyes the familiar spot and decided to hide in the old and abandoned barn. He would be safe here and wouldn't stand out, the only person in the middle of nowhere. 

"Let's stay here for a while." He talked to himself, not really fond of the silence that was surrounding him. He would prefer it if the horses were still here but now, he was all alone, the little wooden booths completely empty. "How will Xan solve this mess?" He wondered and then giggled. "I am sure Kai will be the one to do it." He reminded himself. "Well, at least there are two people that care about me. Better than a few years back."

When Kai had left BloodBound Lun had been left completely alone. The home he loved so much, this dark kingdom he was raised in turned into a nightmare because he had indeed lost a part of his shield. While Kai was here no one dared to talk to him openly, insult him about who he was because they didn't want to mess with the rebellious prince but as the blond vampire disappeared Lun had been left unprotected. He had forgotten how hated he was for a second. He hadn't missed only the security Kai brought him though. He had missed having someone to talk to, someone that actually understood him. The wine suddenly did not taste so sweet and all his lovers were not fun anymore. The wide and beautiful moon of the night was simply cold. Being all alone, Lun was scared of it. That's why he prefered to be the one to die rather than lose his friend. Maybe deep down, his decision had been a little selfish and not simply out of heroism.

"I won't be sleeping tonight." The vampire mumbled, hearing the sounds of the strong wind. He was alarmed, trying not to even blink. He moved a bit back, trying to support his back on the old wall when he felt something pinching his waist. He frowned, turning his head and spotting something unfamiliar peeking through the hay. 

He pushed away the golden needles, finding an old brown box. It was a bit bigger than a laptop and the vampire looked at it suspicious. Having nothing else to occupy himself he opened it, curious but the moment his eyes scanned what was inside, he gasped. 

Lun had to get back to the palace. Immediately. Everyone was in danger.

There was no way, there was not a chance that they had missed something this big, something so terrifying. He stood up, closing the box loudly and grabbing it, intending to take the evidence with him. He wasn't concerned about being found out anymore. If he didn't go back, if he didn't tell Kai and Xan about what he found sooner or later all of them would be dead. 

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