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Beauty rubbed his hands together as he cautiously followed the sound , eyes darting in every direction expectantly .
It has been so cold he could clearly see the eddy of his breath spiraling in front of him .
The entrance hall of the castle was dark and dull , deserted too , zero's mind promptly supplied . If he didn't know better , he'd think the it was haunted .
It couldn't .. Could it ?
He did believe in spirits and all but he sincerely wished his luck wasn't that bad for him to walk straight to his death in such sense .
Too busy inspecting his surroundings , zero almost forgot why he was there until he heard it .
Did someone just cough ?
" Kyaah ! " Beauty screamed , despite himself , as he heard another cough , louder and definitely real too .
Was the castle truly haunted ?
Gulping , zero moved forward , belatedly realizing he was somewhere behind the staircase , still in the ground floor , narrowed violet eyes expanding as he saw a silhouette of someone , or something , sitting hunched up in a far corner ,in the dark , behind bars .
hand on chest , beauty took a hesitant step closer to the darkness of that place , not like the rest of the citadel was any different . Zero mocked , a way of masking his nervousness and fear . Yes , he was afraid , to some extent . Who wouldn't ?
A step .
The sound of boots coming in contact with marble tiles resonated about , filling the deafening silence , only ever succeeding in making him feel even more uneasy .
A second step .
Yet another .
Beauty tilted his head to the side , trying to get a better look without getting too close in case whatever he caught a glimpse of spelled danger .
It didn't take long , however , before he recognized just who exactly had been trapped in that ..that cell .
" Papa ! " He'd exclaimed , falling to his knees and grasping the bars so hard till the knuckles of his hands turned a shocking white that contrasted harshly against the shadow cast on his pale skin .
Silence seemed to have followed suit , falling all over the place , encompassing the entire place .
It was almost like his voice had been the last thing his father had expected to hear .
Features scrunching up in anguish , zero tried to calm himself down before speaking up once more , reassuring his father that everything was going to be alright , even though a part of him highly doubted that .
slowly , disbelievingly , the old man turned his head around to make sure he wasn't imagining it .
Had zero really come to his rescue ? or was it all nothing but a cruel illusion , the work of that monster ?
No .. The old man shook his head , effortlessly disregarding such possibility .
That thing didn't know how his beautiful son looked like .. that beast in human form could not possibly have what it takes to manifest in zero's appearance or even create an image of him .
Could he ?
When the man did nothing but blink for good two minutes , ( trying to gauge a reaction , to see if the beast was going to laugh at him , reveal it was all an act , to fool him ) , amethyst depths continued to stare at him with increasing concern , erasing his earlier doubts .
It took a split second for the old man to scurry his way closer to the bars and immediately , he found himself whispering in sheer panic , terror beginning to overwhelm him at the thought of what might happen if the beast were to find out .
" What are you doing here , zero ?! Go back while you still can ! "
He did his utmost to sound as compelling as humanly possible , gathering all of the authority he could muster in one sentence , hoping his obstinate son would yield and prioritize his own safety instead of looking for a way to help both of them out . There wasn't ! If the beast caught wind of beauty 's arrival , there would be no telling what could happen . he'd whispered for a reason , after all . He'd whispered in an urgent yet low enough manner , so as not to attract unwanted attention because he knew what the beast wanted , more like who . But he would never allow that to happen ! Over his dead body !
" Eh ? What are you sayi- "
Before zero could complete his question though , a certain feeling suffocated him , an invisible force seemed to make itself known .
Confused , he broke into cold sweat , not even knowing why . All of a sudden , he felt breathless and tense . the air had become thick around him and for some inexplicable reason , he felt unsettled , to put it mildly .
The way his father's eyes widened didn't really help .
Eyebrows knitting together , facial muscles tensing , beauty inhaled in a snail pace and finally pursed his lips before turning his head around and then directing it upwards , letting out a silent gasp when he saw a figure standing by the staircase built just above the tiny prison .
He couldn't see much in the dark but the person looked too muscular to be a female . He was staring at him too . Zero paled at the realization . Did he perhaps trespass ? was that person the owner ? Was he sick , in the head ? He had to .
What kind of person would lock someone so old , fragile and ill in his home ?!
Why did he even have a prison in the first place ?!
Now beauty knew the reason behind his father's fear and his own .
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A/N
updated 3 sept 2017 .
one scene chapter style . sorry not sorry . I guess it will stretch into 5 chapters instead of 4 .
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