Omg. This is VERY long to be the first chapter. I wasn´t going to make this so long, but it just happened. Anyway, this is an Adam/Sauli fic. Don´t like? Don´t read. Takes place somewhere in the history. Kinda like a medieval thing. Like princes and stuff. I don´t know if this whoe idea makes any sense, because I got it during chemistry class as the teacher mentioned swords and armors. That´s just how my mind works. It turns everything to potential fic ideas. Everything. But enough of that. Here´s the fic and I hope you like it.
Adam´s POV
Ugh. This is so boring. I have to sit here and look at these girls all day. Well, maybe not all day, but that's what it feels like. And I don't even feel any kind of attraction towards them. I mean, yes, they're pretty. Can't deny that. But I just don't work that way. I like boys. But my parents just don't know that yet. They just wonder why I haven't found a wife yet. I mean, what's the hurry with getting married anyway? I'm only 21. I, the prince of California, am not going to find a wife, because I don't want that. And- Oh. That's too much. Now these girls went too far. They're trying to seduce me! That one's taking off her shirt and all! I think my mom paid them to do that. I thought while getting up from my chair and going to the door and straight out from the room. "Prince Adam! Where are you going?" The girls called after me, but I juts ignored them. I made my way straight into the library, where my mom, The Queen, surely was.
"Mom!" I yelled as I barged in through the library doors.
"Yes, Honey?" She said calmly, not looking up from the book she was reading.
"Did you pay those girls?" I asked as I walked over to her and took the book from her hands.
"Why do you think so, Sweetie?" She asked, now looking up at me.
"They were freaking undressing there!"
"I know, Honey." She stated calmly.
"So you did pay them!"
"Yes, I did. But Honey, calm down. This is the library."
"I know and I don't care! Why did you tell them to do that?"
"I thought that getting you to think with that-" She said, pointing at my crotch. "-would make you want to marry one of them." She said calmly, as if she was talking about today's dinner and not about her son's certain body part. Yep. That's my mom for you.
"Mom! Your logic isn't working on me!" I said, blushing a bit due to her comment.
"Why? It has worked on every other prince I know." She said and I could see that she was confused.
"Because I fucking don't like girls!" I yelled at her. Then, I realised what I just said. "Shit... Mom, I..."
"Oh, Honey... Why didn't you say anything earlier? I wouldn't have invited any of those girls over if I'd known this."
"Because... I didn't know what you'd think..." I said, looking down at the floor.
"Honey... You're my son. I love you the way you are. No matter if you like girls or boys." She said and pulled me into a hug. I just hugged her back tightly.
"So... Have you found any good husband candidates?" She asked, pulling away from the hug to look at me in the eyes.
"Not yet. I haven't even been looking for them very actively, because I wouldn't have been able to date them without you finding out about it sooner or later."
"True. Shall we go tell this your dad now?"
"Yeah. Let's go. Do you know where he is?"
"Last time I saw him, he was in the garden." She said, getting up from the chair.
We headed to the front doors of the castle and then outside, into the garden. After a while of wandering around, I spotted Dad sitting on one of the benches we have in the garden.
"Dad!" I said as we approached him.
"What is it, Adam? Something wrong?" He asked, turning to look at me and Mom.
"Nothing's wrong. I just have something to tell you."
"What is it, Son?" He asked, gesturing me to come to sit down next to him. Mom has wandered to the other direction, letting me to talk to Dad alone.
"I know you've been getting those girls to come over here so that I'd find a wife." I said as I sat down to the bench.
"You know? How?"
"I'm not stupid, Dad. And besides, Sarah told me. You shouldn't talk about things that you don't want me to know when she's around. We're friends and she tells me a lot of things."
"Point taken. But that isn't all you wanted to tell me, is it?"
"It isn't. You don't have to invite those girls over anymore. Nor pay them so that they'd try to seduce me." I said, shuddering at the thought of the girls. They knew how to be annoying, at least in my opinion. Every other man might have said that they were hot and very irresistible.
"Why? Have you already found a wife?"
"No, Dad. The thing is, I don't want a wife. If I ever get married, it'll be with a loving husband-to-be."
"So you...?"
"That's right. I'm never going to feel the same way towards women as I do for men."
"Adam... Why didn't you tell us earlier? We wouldn't have tortured you with the girls if we'd known."
"I... I didn't tell you earlier, because I didn't know what you'd think and how you'd react. I needed to gather up some courage." I said, looking down at my hands.
"Son... We love you the way you are. No matter who you'll fall in love with." He said and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back, whispering a quiet "Thank you, Dad...".
A few months later, I think both me and my parents have come to the conclusion that there are no single gay guys in the whole kingdom. Actually, there's not even one here. Neither single or taken. Or then they just don't want to admit it. Sucks for me. My parents have pretty much searched the whole kingdom for even one. I'm one of a kind in this place right now. But I'm pretty sure that one day, I'll find someone. Eventually. I hope.
A few weeks later, as I was strolling around in the town, I saw that someone was moving into the old shop. The shop's owner has died a while ago. It looked like a young man and his parents were moving in. After a while, I noticed that the young man had stopped in the middle of lifting a box and was now staring at me. And I couldn't help but look straight back at him. He was, let's say, the most handsome man I've ever seen. And that's something, since I'm the prince and I've seen a lot of people. We just both stood there, staring at each other for quite a while. Then, his mother walked out from the shop and said something in a language I've never heard before, ruining the moment. The man snapped out of it and shook his head to clear his thoughts. He said something back to the woman and turned around, heading inside. Right as he was about to go inside, he turned around and steadied the box with one hand. Then, he did something no man has done to me before. He waved at me with a kind smile. And that's when I fell in love with him. Though I didn't realise it yet. My mind was too busy running around that man. Oh my god, he's so cute! How can he be so cute? Soon, I snapped out of it too and waved back at him shyly, smiling a bit. His smile grew wider as he turned around and went into the house. I just stood there, awestruck and probably blushing too. He is the first guy that has ever showed any signs of affection towards me. Publicly or privately. Hell, I have to find out that who he is. And fast. And then I'll have to get to know him and why is me heart beating so fast? I thought while trying to tear my eyes away from the empty doorway. But all I could see in my mind were those beautiful, blue eyes staring at me. After a while, the man came back outside and grinned as he noticed that I was still staring at him. He just waved at me again before going to get another box inside.
After a few days, there was a merchants´ gathering at the main square and a full-blown market going on. And, of course, I wanted to go there. As I was wandering around there, I got free stuff from everyone. One of the cons of being part of the royal family. I was too lost in thought to think of looking where I was going. In no time, I bumped into someone. The someone fell down to the ground with a groan.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" I said before looking down at the person. Oh, shit. It's the guy. The guy who moved in to the shop a few days ago. But where has he been? I haven't seen him since that day.
"I'm fine. My lower back just hurts a bit, but it'll be fine." He said and sat up, looking up at me.
"And hi. You're the guy who was staring at me when we moved here."
"Am I labelled as a stalker now?" I asked with a chuckle, holding out my hand towards him to help him up.
"Maybe. Depends on how much you know about me. Because I've been away for the last two days." He said and took my hand with a smile.
"I know absolutely nothing about you. Not even your name or where you're from. You have a weird accent, though."
"If you don't even know that much, then you're definitely not a stalker. If you would have wanted to find that out earlier, you could have just walked into the shop and gotten the info from my parents easily. Thought then they would have asked you a dozen of questions in return."
"So, you gonna tell me now?"
"I think I could. But then you have to tell me a bit about yourself in return."
"I can do that."
"Okay. My name's Sauli and I'm from a small country in northern Europe."
"What country? I've been in school. I know where most countries are." I said with a smile.
"How? How did you afford it? Going to school costs a fortune."
"I´ll explain it later. Now, back to you. What country?"
"Okay. Finland." He said, smiling back and then noticing the apples I had. He raised an eyebrow and looked at them.
"You want one?" I asked, offering one for him.
"Yeah. Thanks." He said and accepted it, taking a bite from it.
"So, Finland. It's next to Russia, isn't it?"
"Yep. It is." He said with his mouth of full of the apple. He probably wouldn't have talked to me with his mouth full of apple if he would know who I really am. Not that it bothers me, no. I like it when people act casually around me. It's a nice change from the way the maids and butlers act around me.
"Okay. But isn't it, like, freezing cold in there all year around?" I asked, looking at him.
"No. Only during winter. When it's summer, it's as warm as here now."
"Wow. I would've never guessed that. Oh. And what was your name again?" I asked. I was hopeless when it came to remembering others' names.
"It's Sauli." He said, smiling and playfully bowing to me.
"Sauli?" I stuttered, probably pronouncing it all wrong.
"No, no, no. That's not how you pronounce it. I'll teach it to you later. But now, who are you and where are you from?" He asked, taking a bite from the apple again.
"Me? My name's Adam and I live there." I said, turning around and pointing at the castle.
"There? In the castle? What do you do there? Work?" He asked, clearly confused. Of course he was. I don't look like a servant or anything like that. Not that I look like a prince either. I just had a plain white shirt that was a bit dirty and black shorts. My disguise. Though it works only to the ones that have moved here recently. Just like him.
"No. I just sit around all day and go to random parties."
"But isn't that-?"
"-what the royalty does. It is." I said with a smirk.
"You are...? Oh my god! You're the prince?"
"The one and only. You would've never guessed that, right?"
"I... No. I wouldn't have. Aren't princes supposed to wear super-fancy clothes and have dozens of bodyguards with them?"
"This is my disguise. And not here. Here are guards everywhere. I'm perfectly safe. And besides, people respect me and my parents here."
"Disguise? Why do you need one?"
"I mostly use it because I get bored with wearing my "super-fancy clothes" and these are much more comfortable." I said with a smile.
"I understand that. I've seen the things royalties wear. They don't look like the most comfortable things."
"And they're not. Especially with all the layers. It sometimes gets too hot in those clothes and this weather."
"That's why I'm glad that I can wear anything I want. Or anything I have, should I say. I have only these and two other shirts and pants." He said with a small smile.
"Only those? We seriously need to buy you some clothes."
"You don't have to buy me clothes. I've been surviving with not-so-many clothes for the last 19 years."
"Which brings me to my next question. How old are you?" I asked as we stepped away from the busy market area.
"19. You?" Perfect. What? Why am I thinking like that? I don't love him like that. Yet. He's nice, I can't deny that. But I don't even know if he's gay or not. If he's not, I don't want to go through the heartbreak of realising that he'll never love me back.
"21. Why?" I asked and happy-looking smile made it's way to his face. I blushed a bit at that. Why is he happy when he found out my age? He can't possibly REALLY be gay and be interested in me. I can't be that lucky. I just can't.
"Just asking." He said and I could almost literally see the gears turning inside his head as his smile got brighter.
"Okay." I said, smiling back at him and leaning to the wall behind me. Sauli leaned to the wall too, enjoying the cool ocean breeze and the sunshine, closing his eyes. He trusts me already. And we REALLY met only half an hour ago. No one has ever trusted me this fast after meeting me. They're always really careful about what they say and what they do, because I'm the prince. And I don't like it. This is how everyone should act. Carefree and casual. Like he does. I thought, closing my eyes too, smiling a bit happily. We just stood there quietly, enjoying the sunlight. After a while, Sauli's eyes shot open and he stood up straight.
"What is it?" I asked, opening my eyes and looking at him.
"I just remembered why I came here in the first place! My mom sent me to get some carrots, eggs and fish. I gotta go buy them! Bye!" He said, heading back into the busy market area.
"Sauli, wait!" I called after him, still pronouncing his name all wrong. He stopped dead on the tracks and turned to look at me.
"What?" He asked hurriedly. Guess he really should've been home already.
"Wait for me. I can buy them for you." I said while walking up next to him.
"You don't have to. I have enough money with me."
"That's not the point. I want to buy them for you." I said with a kind smile.
"...okay. Let's go." He said, giving in to my idea. I smiled brighter as we walked towards the vegetable stalls. After a while, we had gotten the eggs and the carrots and were now at the fish stalls.
"We'll take that." Sauli said, pointing at a small trout.
"No, no, no. Give us the best and biggest fish you have." I said to the merchant with a smile.
"Adam, no. you don't have to." Sauli protested, still trying to get me to change my mind.
"But I want to. The end. No arguments." He just gave up with a sigh, taking the fish into the basket he had.
"Are you happy now?" He asked from me with a small smile as we were walking towards the shop.
"Yeah. I am." I said, carrying the eggs and the carrots.
"Well, I have to go now. But I had fun. We can meet again sometime if you want." He said as we got to the door of the shop.
"It's be nice. How abut you come into the castle to get me when you have time. I'm pretty much almost always there. And if I'm not, I'll the guards to let you in, so you could wait for me there."
"Okay. I´ll come there when I have time. See you again, Adam. Bye." He said, giving me a small hug before opening the door and going inside. "Bye." I said to him right before he went inside and closed the door. Then I just turned around and headed back to the castle with a smile on my face.
Okay. What do you think? Review, please?