Hey guys! I'm getting my hands on another PoK-fanfic. The side of Lanny you've never seen before. Almost in every story, he's the one who wants to become King, but what are his motives. Not only to do the island a favor, or even Yamakoshi. He has his own, personal reason to become King, and none of it has something to do with revenge, or the island... I do not own Pair of Kings. Enjoy!

-Writer207

"Look here, it's the little troll!"

"Why're you still here, little evil?"

"Don't you gotta run to your troll-parents? Oh wait, they're dead!"

"Gotta lock us up in the dungeon, royal brat?"

"You know what'll happen if you do, eh, little troll?"

These thoughts always followed him around. He told nobody, it was his secret, and nobody needed to know. Nobody must know! If he told anyone, he would be beaten up so bad, he would buy a room in the Royal Nursery until he was recovered in ten years.

There he went again. Running past the guards, who gave him odd looks, but didn't ask. If they did, they were going to the dungeon – and not for guard-duty. They would when he was mad. And boy, he was very mad. The only one who dared to ask something, was Mason. He had luck the Kings got him out in time before he could burn at the stake.

Up the stairs, past the servants, not looking back, ignoring all looks he got and the sound that came from the King's room. He needed all his power to go to his room, the only place he could be himself, without anyone doubting him. Yamakoshi was the exception, it was his pet, and the fish always doubted him. That was different. Different than everything else. Different than anyone else. Nobody understood him. Not even the Kings. Not even Yama. Nobody.

Only Lanny knew what really was happening to himself, whenever he dared to go out without the guards.

"What happened to you," Yamakoshi asked. Lanny just locked the door and laid down in his bed. Not having any intention to answer the question. He looked exactly like the time the Kings were stupid enough to bring those stupid lightning bugs out of their cave, but no burns this time. No, this time he had a bruised leg, a possible broken left arm and a crushed ego.

"You know you can tell me anything," Yamakoshi said – the first thing related that seemed like he cared about Lanny. Off course he didn't, he just wanted to know what was wrong.

"As if you care!" Lanny scowled. His voice sounded broken, as if he had been crying. He didn't need to tell anyone. It was his secret, and nobody asked. Because they learned. The guards learned not to ask anything. The servants learned not to ask anything. The Kings asked and next day, they were hurt by him, therefore they learned that if they asked, something bad could happen any minute. Only Yama didn't learn not to ask. Couldn't the fish just leave him alone, at once?

It all began just after the ogre told him that if he didn't get his goulash, he was going to be his snack, already five years ago. That one moment had been the only moment he was scared since his parents were killed by Kaita, just like the triplet's father. He always had been tough, not trying to befriend someone but a talking fish, feeling better than anyone. Until that day.

At school, there were some bullies, just like every school had one or two. The school in the village had five, with one of them being the grandson of one of the Elders. Someone with power, but nothing compared to the power of a 'royal brat', like they called him. First, they just kept the nickname, ignoring the prince as much as they could. But when they heard Lanny had shown fear in front of the ogre, they used it against him. And then, the bullying of the prince really started. These five children became Lanny's five-headed-nemesis. One Lanny couldn't defend himself from. Because there were no guards at school.

There was Rean, the silent one. He was strong, however, and Lanny guessed far family of Mason's, the royal advisor and guard he hated the most. He wasn't that smart either, but he enjoyed bullying. Ever since Lanny personally made sure his parents were in the dungeon. They were a family of thieves, of people with muscle.

Herald was the brain of the group, and former friend of Lanny's. He joined them after Lanny dumped him for Yamakoshi, however. He was the one to have most compassion with him, but when they begin to threaten him again, that goes away as fast as it came.

Vic was the stupidest of the group, and was maybe even dumber than the Kings. They only kept him for his strength, so Rean wasn't alone as the muscle of the group. But, when Rean still had some brain, Vic believed anything his 'friends' told him.

Karell was the brother of Vic, and two years younger than the four others. He's smarter that Herald, but still the youngest, and the one to get the bullies what they want. He was also their messenger and despite his age, nobody better challenged his darn big mouth.

At last, the grandson of one of the Elders was called Teagan. He was the biggest threat. Nobody dared questioning him, and people thought the same about Lanny. Their contest for the most power already went that far, but the people had more faith in this 'caring young Elder Teagan' than 'rude little Lanny', who soon spent his time at school all alone.

And one day, their bad relationship went worse than it's ever been.

That day, it was Lanny's thirteenth birthday, and he invited everyone in his class to his party in the castle, with at least four guards per two guests. He didn't take any risks, and it could be his very last chance to actually make people like him. Everyone came, even some people from other classes, plus Mikayla, and everyone congratulated him. Everything was going very smoothly, until Mason and the guards by the order from one of the Elders about trouble at the Dark Side.

Lanny gave Mikayla the order to take them to the beach. Outside the castle, Mikayla was knocked out by Vic and Rean took them to Danger Beach, the one with the Sand Maggot. Everyone blamed Lanny, who was nowhere to be seen. As if he wanted them to suffer.

What actually happened, was that Teagan beat Lanny up so bad he had to spend the night in the Royal Nursery. When Mason asked what happened, he didn't say anything.

"Hey, little troll," Teagan said, kicking him once more. Lanny was curled up on the ground, helpless – Mason and the guards were doing Dark Side jobs and Mikayla was nowhere to be seen. He felt lonelier than ever.

"You're not going to tell anyone, eh?" Lanny made some sounds, but no word was heard. This made Teagan mad.

"Answer me if I ask you a question!" he shouted, and kicked Lanny in the stomach again. The prince moaned before letting out a soft 'no'. After Teagan kicked him once more, he said it louder.

"And do you know why, little troll? Because if you don't, I'll come and kick you that hard you won't remember who you are." Teagan said with an evil grin. Lanny could only moan and hope they would return soon.

"Lanny? What is happening?" he heard Mason's voice from outside. Before anyone could come in, he kicked Lanny once more and kneeled next to the prince, as if to help him. Just then, Mason came in and thought Teagan saved the prince from the Tarantulas.

Before Lanny blacked out, he could see the worry in Mason's eyes and the evil gaze in Teagan's. that moment, Lanny knew the grandson of the Elder was going to make his life a hell. And whenever he ever tried to tell, he knew Teagan would be there to remind him what the Elder's grandson is capable of, and has the power to push him down whenever he wanted. The last thought before blacking out and waking up next evening, was how hard it was to be prince.

The worst part? Teagan was enjoying him being beaten up.

A plan began to form in his head, that night he spent unconscious in the Royal Nursery. If he only was King… oh, he would give the immediate order to lock them up and let them go when they died. If he was King, nobody could touch him – he was, for the villagers, invincible, nobody could touch him without going to the dungeon, and nobody would dare bully him ever again.

When he woke up, confused, with Mahuma standing next to him, he said "I want to be King", completely forgetting about his twin-cousins he didn't like because they took away his only chance to being as mighty a person on Kinkow could be. Ever since the day they arrived, he'd planned, tried to locate them to kill them outside Kinkow, but nothing worked. The day they arrived, he knew he already failed. No islander could hurt their royal family. And neither could members from the same family.

But it was always worth a try.

Somehow, all his plans failed, not always all of his plans, but they mostly failed. The problem was Teagan. He was protected from bad Muku, and could be compared to be protected by law. He was in advantage. And not the prince. Every time a plan failed, they were there to tell him how lame he was, how he could never succeed, what a big loser he was. Ho he could never be King.

No. One day he'll prove them wrong. One day, he'll be the one to hurt them. One day, they'll bow for him, and he'll be the one to tell them what to do.

And he'll be the one to have all power Teagan once had over him.

So... whaddya think? Hate, like? Please review! One-shot, but if this is a big hit, I might give it a shot as multi-chaptered story...