Chapter 4

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Kurt's frown was so deep he knew that Puck was going to overreact and ask as to why he was so down. Kurt didn't realize that he telling Blaine that they had to stay away from each other would affect him so much. He planned this whole conversation since he woke up, but he wasn't aware as to how hard it would be. Watching those adorable puppy dog eyes seem so hurt, it killed him. Kurt looked up as Puck started walking up to him; he flinched when he saw Puck realize how hurt he was. "Kurt! I leave you for fifteen minutes, and then this happens! Why are you frowning, where is that fucker, I'll kill him!" Puck exclaimed as he held tightly on Kurt's shoulders staring at him intensely.

Puck knew that Blaine had something to do with this, he thought he could trust him, he felt it in his gut. Puck was very good at knowing who to trust with Kurt. He leaves them for a little while, hoping they could get to know each other, and then he suddenly finds his prince with glistened eyes. "Kurt, where is he?!"

"Puck stop! Blaine didn't do anything, just leave me alone." He pushed Puck away from him and started heading towards his castle. He just wanted to get away from it all, the thoughts of how he could never truly love a man because of his religion, family, rules was just eating him away. He felt like he would never find true love and it hurt him deeply. Puck ran after him, Kurt never got away from him that easy.

"Kurt, why are you like this…" Puck grabbed Kurt's elbow to stop him from walking away. "Why are you crying?"

"Because…" Kurt looked around, they were inside one of the castle's corridors and there were men and woman all around working. He couldn't say anything, not here. "I can't talk here Puck; just let me go to my room."

"I'll go with you."

Kurt knew he would never win an argument with Puck, so he simply rolled his eyes and began walking towards his room with Puck following close behind.

As they entered, Kurt immediately plopped himself on his giant bed and just wept. He cried until he couldn't cry anymore, it was one of those moments where everything you fear attacks you in one instant. Puck held him tightly, letting Kurt cry until he was done. He soothed Kurt as much as he could, but he was just anxious to know why his prince was so sad. He was perfectly fine only less than an hour ago. What on earth did Kurt and Blaine talk about?

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Blaine wiped his tears as he finally stood up from Kurt's sanctuary and headed towards the castle. He stayed where he was for a good thirty minutes, crying as if he had lost someone so dear to him. He knew why Kurt told him this, but it just dawned at him how hard life can be sometimes. He couldn't believe how judgmental and harsh people can be just because of a man loving another man. He never knew why it was so frowned upon, how taboo it seemed towards ignorant people. He knew he never had a chance with Kurt, he told himself he would never want a chance, but the thought of the young prince holding him and wondering if he would ever one day love him was a longing that he knew would never be fulfilled.

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"I had to tell him that he has to stay away from me."

"What?!" Puck exclaimed. "Why?!"

"Because the last thing that I need is to fall in love with a boy that I will never have a chance with. It will only make my life more difficult than it already is. I would never be able to hold him, kiss him…" Kurt's cheeks turned red. "I just can't do anything with him, and I'll feel so awful for being so mean to him."

"Kurt, just relax, you're overthinking all of this…"

"I'm not overthinking! I'm trying to protect us! I don't want our heads to get chopped off!"

"You know I would never let that happen to you."

Kurt sighed, he just didn't want Blaine to ever get in trouble if he made it even more obvious than he already has that he is in fact attracted to him. The prince would love to get to know Blaine, but just the thought of them getting caught, if they ever developed more feelings for each other than just friends scared him.

"Kurt let's just relax and get ready, your father called me because you have to go meet Quinn and Blaine's new body guards. It's your duty to know everyone that is new to the castle. These two body guards are from Italy; they are highly trained and have worked for their king for many years. They are very skilled and are willing to commit their lives to protect the Austrian royals. Apparently their families are close to the Austrian King. Let's go."

Kurt and Puck walked over to the King's office, as they entered immediately they spotted the two guards, they both stuck out like a sore thumb. Kurt and Puck eyed them suspiciously. One of them had bright blonde hair and had pale white skin; Kurt even noticed that he had quite a set of lips as well. The other guard was tall, had bright white teeth, and had light brown short hair. Kurt noticed how handsome, tall and strong they were but he wasn't attracted to them as how he was with Blaine.

The two guards immediately noticed the young prince walk into the room and strolled over to him with bright smiles on their faces. "Hello Prince Kurt." they both said in unison and bowed.

"We are thankful to be of service for you, you family and the Austrian royals." The blonde guard said. "My name is Samuel, but you can call me Sam, Sam Evans."

"My name is Sebastian Smythe."

Puck eyed them suspiciously; he knew something was off with this Sebastian character. His intuition was always on point, so the way he felt about Sebastian made him uncomfortable.

"I will be Quinn's personal body guard." said Sam.

"I will be Blaine's, but we are hoping we can be of any service with you as well."

Kurt nodded with a smile. "Of course, thank you for dedicating your lives to keep us and this palace safe. Sam, I'll lead you to Quinn's room. Sebastian, you will be led by Puck to Blaine's."

The two guards nodded and smiled as they were led to meet the Austrian royals. Puck led Sebastian around the corridors of the castle, they didn't say a word but he knew something was off about Sebastian. He didn't know what was up yet, but he felt like he will find out sooner than later. As Puck knocked in the large white doors of Blaine's room, he was taken aback when he saw Blaine as he opened the door. Blaine's eyes were red, his frown was deep, and his hair was a mess. He had nothing on but a plain grey shirt and loose grey pants. Puck wanted to ask what was wrong, but he knew that the reason why Blaine was like this was because of his conversation with Kurt.

Puck turned to Sebastian to introduce him to Blaine, but his breath caught his throat when he saw how Sebastian's eyes roamed Blaine's body lustfully. He knew it, he fucking knew it! This guy was gay! Puck smacked his forehead mentally, this was not good. His secret plan will be ruined if this guy gets in the way. Sebastian was staring at Blaine's crotch, not caring if he or Blaine would notice, this set off a few red flags. Puck cleared his throat which caused Sebastian to eye him suspiciously. "Sebastian, this is Blaine. Blaine, this is your new…body guard."

Blaine wiped his eyes; he shook Sebastian's hand and walked back towards his bed. He didn't want to talk to anyone right now. Puck mentally sighed in relief, so it looks like Blaine didn't notice or realize anything suspicious about this man. Sebastian frowned because of the lack of attention that he received from the very attractive Austrian prince. Sebastian cleared his throat. "Well, looks like the young prince is having an off day." He smirked. "No matter, I'll try to get to know him more later on tonight." He nodded towards Puck and walked away.

Puck smacked his face. "Shit I have to tell Kurt."

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"Quinn," Kurt said smiling. "This is Sam Evans, your new body guard. He will be escorting you to wherever you need to know, and help you, protect you, and keep you safe."

Sam smiled as he bowed towards the princess. He was surprised to see how beautiful she was, but he managed to keep his composure. Quinn returned the smile, noticing how handsome he was. He had beautiful green eyes, long blonde hair, and a very nice smile. She cleared her throat when she felt her thoughts wonder off, knowing that he fiancé was standing right by her. Kurt however only laughed on the inside; he knew that her thoughts were exactly like his. He noticed as well how attractive he was, but it wasn't anything too intriguing for him.

"Well I'll leave you two to get to know each other." Said Kurt smiling. "I'm going to go find Puck. Quinn, I'll see you later on tonight for our dinner with the rest of the family." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, nodded towards Sam and walked off.

As Kurt walked around the corridors he spotted Sebastian. He had a smirk on his face and eyed the prince as they reached each other. "Hello Prince Kurt, I just met Blaine. I'm really grateful of your father for giving me this opportunity."

Kurt's breathe caught his throat. The look that Sebastian was giving him was putting him on edge. What was he going at? Kurt only faked a smile and finally spotted Puck who was waiting for Kurt in front of his room. "Kurt let's go inside."

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"He's what?"

"He's gay Kurt." Puck said.

"How do you know that?"

"Because…" Puck paused. "He was staring at Blaine in a way that no straight man would do."

Kurt mentally smacked himself. This was going to be a bit confusing to handle, he knew he was the only gay man in the castle and now there are two extra gay men? But the fact that Sebastian had a strong attraction towards Blaine made him feel uneasy. Kurt had absolutely no feelings towards Blaine, so he doesn't really know why he felts so off about all of this. So what if Sebastian had a thing for Blaine, he didn't care…right?

"And Blaine isn't doing so well." Puck said while frowning.

Kurt looked up at him. "What do you mean?"

"When I went to go introduce him to Sebastian, he was a mess. His hair was everywhere, his eyes were super red and he wasn't the whole smiley happy Blaine that we're used to seeing. What did you tell him Kurt?" Puck asked seriously.

Kurt adjusted himself while he was sitting on top of his bed. Puck was pacing around the room and decided to sit in front of him. He didn't want any of this to happen, he wanted Kurt to be happy and with Blaine. If Sebastian steps in, Blaine might fall in love with him and fool around. Kurt will be stuck miserable with Quinn and never find genuine happiness.

"I just told him that we both needed to stay away from each other to not cause any sort of attention or suspicion. The last thing that I need is for any of the maids, guards, or any of my parents to figure anything out. I can't afford to get caught; it would be dangerous for the both of us."

Puck smirked, why did Kurt think so lowly of his keen skills? He had this whole plan planned out for the two who obviously had an instant connection since their eyes met. Puck was a skillful assassin, he can kill ten men less than three minutes without being heard or seen. He can sneak into a castle and murder the top guards and leave without a trace. So how hard can it be to help to gay men fall in love and help them have their own private time and help them find genuine happiness with whatever their royal lives can let them have?

"Kurt you are overthinking all of this, did you forget who your body guard is? He's the best of the best! He can sneak you around places without ever being noticed, he can help you fall in love with a certain Austrian prince without getting caught either." Puck winked.

Kurt shook his head, he always knew that Puck was over his head but this was to another level. "No Puck."

"Fine, then don't feel sad when you see Sebastian sneaking into Blaine's room at n-"

"I'm in."

"I'm sorry say that again?" Puck said grinning."

Kurt rolled his eyes. "I said I'm in."

Puck smiled wickedly and cracked his knuckles. "Good, faze 1: Get rid of Sebastian Smythe."

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Blaine stared into his giant closet. He dreaded the fact that he had to go to this mandatory dinner. It's not like he's of any sort of importance, so why bother going? He just wants to lay back down in his giant bed and sleep. He felt so rejected by Kurt; however he doesn't know why it affected him so much. He sighed as he examined his choices and eventually pulled out a tight pair of black pants, black boots and a navy blue long sleeved top. He stared at himself in the mirror; he needed to fix his hair.

As he was coming and slicking his hair back he heard a knock on the door. "Blaine, it's Sebastian. I'm here to escort you to dinner."

Blaine finished up his hair, figured that how he dressed was enough for this dinner and opened the door. "Thank you Sebastian." Since Blaine was in a more stable state of mind, he noticed visually Sebastian's physique.

Sebastian smirked while he bowed. "You ready?"

Blaine only nodded. He had to admit mentally, he was a very attractive man. He had beautiful white straight teeth, light brown hair, and a couple of freckles spread across from his cheeks. "So you're my new body guard?"

"Yes, I hope that's okay."

"Y-yes of course, it's no problem at all. Mind telling me a little about yourself?" Blaine was intrigued and figured he had to get to know a bit more about this man since he will most probably be spending time with him for…well forever. Once you are assigned to have your own personal body guard, they have to commit their lives for your safety. If anything would happen to your body guard, then you just simply get assigned with a new one.

Sebastian smiled, glancing at Blaine whenever he could as he began to speak about his life, training, and goals. "I was raised in Italy, and I was trained since birth by my uncle. My father was always out doing missions across the continent, but my uncle is just as skilled." He said smiling.

Blaine was surprised at how much Sebastian knew. "So you know a lot about physicality, what about other things?"

"Well I have my own library back at home. I was forced to study almost every language that I could possibly learn. My strongest are Italian, English, French, and a bit of Spanish. Everything else is still in progress. My mother was a strong woman but she was also very smart, and she taught me how to cook every Italian meal that you can think of." Said Sebastian, he was happy to have someone so intrigued with his past. Usually people only want him for his skills and that's it.

Blaine was very impressed; he seemed like a trustworthy body guard. He seemed very intelligent and was definitely fit for the job. He was also a very handsome man so he supposes that that was a plus. He felt an attraction, but deep down the image of Kurt kept crossing his mind.

"Well here's the ball room Blaine," Sebastian opened the door. "I will wait here for you outside when you finish." He said smiling.

Blaine half smiled and shook his hand. "Thank you Sebastian."

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Blaine walked towards the giant pearled table that was centered in the grand ball room. Classical music played in the background and he was pleased as he spotted his sister beside Kurt and a few other girls laughing away. She seemed happy, spoiled, care free. If she only knew what sort of trap she was falling into, but that was something to be found out for another time. He spotted his seat that was surprisingly right next to Kurt's. He felt nervous because of the conversation that they had earlier, but was surprised as he walked towards him with a smile on his face. Everyone greeted Blaine with a smile and a glass of sparkling champagne in their hands.

The table was filled with salmon, pork and a type of bird cuisines. There were mixtures of vegetables and spices surrounding each of their plates, and the deserts were a combination of pink macroon's and freshly picked out strawberries. It was truly a meal fit for royals.

Kurt felt giddy when he saw Blaine walking towards him and he only wondered how Puck managed to set his chair next to his. The French prince was in awe at how attractive the Austrian prince looked tonight. Kurt didn't know what Puck's plan was, or at least not in detail, but he was happy to take the opportunity to dismiss the conversation that he had earlier with Blaine and happily get to know him. "Blaine," Kurt whispered in his ear. "Meet me in my room later on tonight."

Blaine spit his drink after Kurt's command. The prince wants him to sneak to his room after hours? The thought of this command excited and terrified him. Blaine only turned to Kurt and nodded gently not making it too obvious towards the rest of the people who were dining with them.

As they all continued their dinner, Blaine could hear the roaring laughter of Kurt's father booming the ball room. He could hear the King's comments about babies again, rolling his eyes knowing that it wasn't going to be as easy as the King thinks. Kurt only ignored his father as he continued to eat his salmon, glancing a few times towards the handsome prince that sat beside him.

As the dinner was finally over and everyone said their goodbyes, Blaine was confused as to what he's supposed to do. With Sebastian waiting outside and seeing Kurt hold on to Quinn's hand escorting her to her room, he doesn't know what to do or where to go. So he did what he was supposed to do, he walked over to Sebastian and was escorted to his room. At the door Blaine couldn't help but notice the amount of staring that Sebastian would do during their long walk around the long corridors of this giant castle.

"Here you are my prince." Sebastian said smirking.

Blaine thanked him with a handshake, but froze when Sebastian leaned down towards Blaine's ear. "If you ever need my company, I'll be one call away." He said in a seductive whisper.

Blaine gasped and froze in place as he stared at Sebastian. His body guard leaned back and walked away quietly and Blaine cursed under his breathe when he felt his pants tighten. This was not good, not good at all.