The Tears of a Prince

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When he was young, Lun hated the dark. It was ridiculous, a vampire being scared of the darkness but it could happen. He remembered one time when he was forced to visit Kai for a few days, his parents were forcing him to hang out with him, he still hadn't really grown to like him but he had to go. So the little vampire hiding the fact that was afraid of the dark, not wanting to seem stupid he had agreed to play one of Kai's absurd games. 

Actually, it had been more than a challenge. Lun would have to rush down to the cellar, grab a bottle of wine as evidence and run back up. He was terribly terrified of the cellar though, most of the time it was cold and moist, dark and unwelcoming. He also didn't like the smell of wine and wood mixing up together. Under the starless night of BloodBound the whole room seemed more like a scene from a nightmare rather than a wine storage. 

Nonetheless he had agreed, he couldn't have the prince believing he was some kind of coward so when the huge clock in the throne room signaled midnight Kai rushed the young Lun, barely nine years old, maybe even a bit older, through the dimly lit corridors and made him stand at the top of the staircase that led to the cellar. The young boy had gulped as Kai opened the door, holding a small lantern in his other hand. 

"Go on then, I will be waiting." he had told him and a gush of cold air landed on Lun's face. He looked back, anxious. "Are you scared?" the young prince had asked him and Lun had frowned, seeming insulted. 

"Of course not!" Lun had exclaimed and without a second thought he walked forwards, stepping on the first step with his bare feet. Kai smiled and smacked the door behind him, leaving the poor boy in absolute darkness. 

"I am right here so go and come back, I will be waiting." Kai had said behind the door but Lun didn't answer. His voice wouldn't come out and his feet were shaking as he took small and wary steps. He could feel the moist wood underneath his feet, he could hear the sides of the stairs creaking and he shook, like a scared mouse that was trapped. He placed his hand on the wall, tracing the huge stones and soon, there were no more steps to walk on. The floor was too made of rough stone and the strong smell of wine invaded his nostrils. 

He wanted to go back up but he couldn't. He had to find the wine first. The room was enormous, bottles and barrels spread everywhere. He had hit his leg a few times in the corners of the huge wooden furniture. After a while of walking, getting deeper and deeper into the room, his hands in the air as he searched for a bottle he began to feel uncomfortable. Tears gathered in his dark eyes and he began crying. 

"I want to go back!" he cried and fell to the floor, ugly tears leaving his eyes. He snorted and wiped his nose with the sleeve of his nightshirt but the tears wouldn't stop. He felt like a coward. He was old, a big boy now but still he couldn't find the stupid bottle, still he was scared of the dark. He had no idea where he was, how deep into the cellar he had stepped and now his whole body was shaking.  "Please." he cried when out of nowhere a little light seemed to shine through the darkness. 

Too stunned to do anything, Lun glued his eyes to the flame that seemed to get closer and closer. His lips were parted, tears still running from his eyes, childish waterfalls and soon the figure of a man appeared. 

"I knew I heard something. Lun? Is that you? What are you doing here?" he heard the man say. He held a bottle of wine in one hand while the other held a similar lantern as to what Kai had been holding. He wasn't really a man though, a teen. It was Xan. The crown prince had found him. He had sneaked into the cellar that night, wanting to get a bottle of wine. Lun stared at him, unable to speak. Tall and so handsome, even then. With his long white hair, reminding him of a winter's day. Blue eyes, so bright like the night sky and a questioning expression on his face. 

"Are you alright?" he asked him as he let down the lantern and the bottle. "Hello." he said with a small smile. 

Lun couldn't take it any longer. He began crying again and landed into his arms. The prince was tense at first but he hugged him back, leaving the bottle and raising him up. 

"It's okay, don't worry, I will take you back." he whispered at him, calming him down. "There is nothing to be scared of, see? I have a light with me." he told him and raised the lantern close to the child's face. It was warm, that little fire showed so beautifully Xan's face. He used to be so kind. 

After that night every time Lun was afraid of the dark he would think of him. It was alright. He had light, Xan had been his light that night and even though he now hated him, it was fine. That image, he had engraved it in his mind so he would never forget. 

Lun opened his eyes. Facing darkness once more, disoriented and dizzy he found himself tied on a chair, completely restrained and drowning in an endless darkness again. Slowly everything came back to him, the events of before, the fight with the werewolves, Xan coming back for him, trying to save him. 

The crown prince had fallen on his knees, a wooden stick protruding from his chest. He was dead and now he had been imprisoned by darkness. There was no light no more and Lun felt as if he was nine again. Trapped and helpless. He didn't know if anyone was around, he wasn't sure and in his panic he couldn't hear. All he could think about was Xan, the image of him, his body, his blood everywhere. Tears gathered in his eyes, he didn't try to hold them in, he didn't want to. He couldn't actually. It hurt, it hurt too much to even try to hide it. 

The sensation of your heart being ripped apart, the pain in every muscle of your body, the fear and the ringing in between his ears. Xan was dead. He was dead and now Lun was all alone in this darkness, trapped and scared. He cried loudly, ugly, with shouts and difficulty in breathing. 

"Oh gosh, shut up will ya? Are you still afraid of the dark? I mean, you can't be that ridiculous." A voice echoed in the room and Lun froze, he stopped everything, he wasn't even breathing, worried that he had imagined it. 

"Xan?" he asked.

"No it's Jesus. Of course it's me you fucker. They captured us." Xan answered him and Lun felt as if he would melt. He had never felt such relief in his life before, he had never felt freer than that moment, trapped in some unknown place, probably at the brim of death, with his hands and legs restrained, surrounded by a cold darkness. 

"Xan?" He called him out again. 

"What?" the crown prince asked him, sounding grumpy. 

"I know what I will say might sound crazy but…" 

"You're always crazy."

"I love you. You're my light." Lun told him. 

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