What is Meant to be

Chapter 4:

Unpleasant Consequences

Lavitz slowly turns around and looks at the door that leads into the throne room. " I….should go and tell someone. I know that would be the right thing to do, but…would I be blamed for all of this once he recovers. I shouldn't be hesitating like this. It's not exactly right…especially for a knight. I can't waste anymore time. I will only have to find out once His Majesty regains conscience." He slowly walked towards the door, but why? Why was the knight that was head of the first knighthood walking at such a slow pace. Lavitz tried his best to move faster but something within him just deterred him from going any faster. So, once he was though the door he simply called out to the other knights that were wandering in and out of the throne room. " Fellow knights!" Lavitz called. " His Majesty is in dire need of our help! He has fallen within his chambers and yet there is no way of reaching him! Please help me clear the way to him." Once Lavitz was finished with his call, five to ten knights rushed up the stairs and out of the door.

Three of the knights were ready to kick the door down to get to their fallen lord, but a call from the very back of the group stopped them. " DO NOT, touch that door!" It was Sir Lucien. He was making his way to the front of the knights with a key in hand. The knight stood in front of the door and began to insert the key into the bronze knob. He jiggled the key around and then turned it, unlocking the door and making it possible to enter the room. Once the door was opened, half of the knights quickly spilled into the room and formed a circle around Albert. Lavitz gazed into the room and immediately, the color flushed from his face.

On the floor was his king. He lay amongst shattered glass and alcohol. From the looks of it the amount of glass appeared to have once been at least three bottles. Albert was a white as a sheet. What did he try to do? He couldn't have attempted to drink himself to death. Lavitz approached the fallen king and kneeled beside him. He didn't know what to think or how to act. Albert surely wasn't dead…both he and the others knew that. Sir Lucien took off his gauntlet and laid it beside him. He took his exposed hand and gently touched the King's face starting with his forehead and then his cheeks. Lucien slipped his hand back into the Gauntlet and looked up at his fellow allies. "He's kind of warm…" Lucien states with his mouth turned up at the end. " And he's breathing…it's just that eerie, pale, color that he has to his skin, is what I cannot figure out. Hmmmmm…Take His Majesty downstairs and into the empty room…you know…That one with the bed and chest of drawers? Annnnnd….Wait…what's your name?" Lucien then asks pointing at a young knight with long red hair and green eyes. "I'm Serafino…What would you like for me to do?" he softly asks. Lucien stands up and commands. " I need you to get someone from the clinic in town to come and visit. Make sure they hurry." Serafino nods and speeds out of the room. " I'll carry him downstairs…it's the least I could do." Lavitz volunteers with a bland tone of voice. Lucien stares at Lavitz with a look of concern as he carefully lifts the king into his arms and makes his way out of the room.

"Is something wrong with Lavitz?" Lucien questions the group. The knights all shrug their shoulders and exited the room, one after the other.

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Thirty minutes had passed. Lavitz patiently waited outside of the empty room. He wanted to know how his lord was. " I don't want to be the cause of this…no. I couldn't be." Lavitz muttered to himself. "But for some reason…I just feel so guilty." "Are you okay, Sir Lavitz?" said a familiar voice. Lavitz looked to his right and found Serafino standing there with a look of concern upon his face. Lavitz shook his head and folded his arms. Serafino sat in the closest chair. " He'll be okay. Don't worry. Though, your face says that you are worried for His Majesty, your eyes tell me so much more." He states. Lavitz closed his eyes and looked away. " Don't do that. I really don't appreciate you reading my mind through my eyes." Lavitz states. Serafino gives a small chuckle.

Serafino had this special ability to read a person's thoughts just by looking through the eyes of a person. He never had to ask a person what was on their mind. He found it to be a unique gift that came in handy every so often.

"I'm sorry." Serafino apologizes. "It's a habit." Lavitz looks back at the young red headed knight and smiles. The door swings open and out walked the doctor. He closes the door behind him and then glances at the two knights that were standing by. " He'll be okay…as long as he remains calm, gets plenty of rest, and stay away from the booze!" the Doctor reports. " He has been under a lot of stress…or so it seems. Plus, his majesty mentions that he has sleep deprivation…not a good combination….not good at all. I asked him a lot of questions concerning his health, just to make sure that there aren't any problems that I am not covering. He's fine in that department…From what one of nobles told me, His Majesty had gone through a sudden mental breakdown when he stepped foot inside of this castle. Thus, he tried to drown his problem in a massive amount of booze…I'm surprised that he's still functioning properly. So much at one time…That's waaaaaaay too much alcohol to be chugging down at once especially when you're a light weight. That's beside the point. What I'm trying to get at is that he needs to be left alone for awhile. He cannot see anything that could put him under anymore stress than he has now…just take good care of him, please." The doctor begins to walk off but he then suddenly pauses and turns around. " Wait…Might I ask, what caused this?" Lavitz looks over at Serafino and the young red head looks back at Lavitz. The two then look at the doctor and shrug their shoulders. Of course, Lavitz was the one lying to the middle aged man. The doctor didn't say anything else, instead he made his way out of the castle.

Serafino placed a hand on Lavitz's shoulder and then heads off to fulfill his duties. Lavitz on the other hand walked towards the door and placed his hand on the knob. He slowly turned the knob and opened the door. "Lavitz!" Lavitz snatched his hand off of the knob and spun around to find Dart approaching him. "When did you return?" Lavitz asked. Dart answered, "Fifteen minutes ago. I just entered the castle." Lavitz quickly spoke up. " I'm sorry for today…I didn't-" Dart placed a finger upon Lavitz's lips before he could finish his sentence. "No…I understand…You don't have to apologize, it's no big deal." Dart states. He returned his hand by his side and continues with, " Even though, I can't return your feelings right now, I could part with you this." Dart quickly claims Lavitz's mouth in a kiss. Lavitz quickly turned beet red and he could feel his ears grow hot. Dart pulled away and winks. He then takes off down the hall.

To little that they know, the king saw everything through the crack of the door. Though through a normal person's eyes, this would be shocking, seeing the one that they love being kissed by another. Yet, through Albert's eyes, this seemed as if it wasn't a big deal. Or was it? If it was, then the king surely wasn't expressing it properly. The king scuffled back to his bed and sat down and stared at the wall. He didn't have an expression on his face to tell how he was feeling.

The door slowly opens and Lavitz enters. He leaves the door open just in case something was to occur. " Sire, it's great to know that you're alright." Lavitz says with a sigh of relief. " May I ask you a question?" he then asks, approaching the king step by step. Albert doesn't respond, he just continues to stare at the wall. "Why did you do what you did? Why did you put yourself in harm's way? Was it because of me? Did jealousy get the best of you? Was I at fault in any kind of way?" Lavitz was determined to squeeze an answer out of his king.

"no." Albert answers in a small voice. The King looks over at Lavitz with empty eyes. "don't blame it all on yourself…most of it is because I allowed my jealousy to get the best of me." Something didn't seem right. Lavitz felt as if he was talking to a zombie. Lavitz sat at the foot of the bed and stared at his king. He didn't want to comment on what was just said. "I knew that you had no sort of feelings for me and yet…I became persistent. . . "Albert continues. What is he thinking? How could he just continuously blame himself for this? This isn't like him…What's going through his mind right now… Wait! Lavitz thought. He jumped up and moved towards the door. "Serafino! Serafino!" Lavitz called. He then takes a deep and then yells. "Serafino Damien Almeric, Get your sorry ass over here!!!!"

In the distance you could here sounds of stumbling. Serafino flew around the corner and ran towards Lavitz. The red head came to a sudden stop right in front of Lavitz and looked at him with a confused look. "What….what…What do you need?" He huffed. Lavitz took Serafino by the arm and pulled him into the room. Lavitz and Serafino approached the king and stopped right at the foot of the bed. "Him…I need you to use your power on him. He's not his usual self… I would like to know what is going on in his mind right now." The green clad knight explains. Serafino gives a heavy sigh and moves closer to the king. He gently takes Albert by the chin and makes him look through his eyes. As Serafino used his power, his expression began to change rapidly. Lavitz could tell by the expression on Serafino's face that what ever he was seeing was really bad. The knight felt as if he may go on a guilt trip.

"So, what's going through his mind, Sera?" Lavitz hesitantly asks. Serafino slowly let's go of Albert's chin and turns around. He makes his way out the door. Lavitz, in a state of confusion, followed the red head out of the room. Once Lavitz exited the room Serafino closed the door behind him. "How bad is it?" Lavitz questions. Serafino flips his hair back and gives Lavitz a concerned look. "In Dart's case…it's very bad. Lavitz, the only thing that I can suggest right now is to keep Dart as far away from this castle as possible. Don't mention his name in front of His Majesty….Just keep him away! I don't know what went on but it's having quite the effect on His Majesty's psyche…I've never seen anything like this!" Serafino caught himself before he got carried away. He took a deep breath and calmed down. The red head continues, "Give him about a month and he'll probably be able to tolerate Red." Lavitz raised an eyebrow. Red? He has to be referring to Dart…Now that I think about it, you hardly see anybody walking around in red armor. Lavitz thought. "But seriously Lavitz…Don't worry about it. None of this is your fault-"Serafino paused mid sentence to realize that Lavitz was giving him a nasty glare. "I'm sorry…I couldn't help it. I didn't mean to read you…I swear!"

"Tis night fall!" yelled Minister Noish. "All knights get on your posts and prepare for duty!" He walked past the two knights without saying any other words. This surprised Lavitz. He was prepared for the worst from the Minister. Lavitz followed Minister Noish with his eyes making sure that he had absolutely nothing to say. Once he turned the corner, Lavitz gave a heavy sigh and looked at the door that led to room that the King resided in.

"Have a good night, you majesty…" Lavitz whispers. I hope he makes a speedy recovery. I can't stand seeing him like this. Even though he blames it all on himself…I still feel as if I am responsible. There has to be something that I could do. *sigh*

Lavitz drew his weapon and began to patrol the castle. That night, as Lavitz patrolled Indels Castle, He couldn't help but think about his stress ridden king. He couldn't help it…More than likely he felt as if he was the bearer of stressful situations. Lavitz had a strong desire to fix everything, right wrongs, and do what ever he had to do, but he realized that it would have to wait until the King fully recovers before he could take any definite action and make an impact. Lavitz stood by the window and spent the rest of the night gazing up at the Moon that Never Sets…wondering what else was there to come, dealing with these various feelings of love, hate, and remorse….He'd just have to wait and see…wait until everything returns to normal…if that was possible…