Hatred and Untold Truths
By:
Me
To whomever reads this tale. This is an alternate universe type tale that is using the characters from MBAV. Benny will be a bit out of character at first, but just wait and you will start seeing his true personality come out as the story develops. The setting is in a more medieval era and not in modern times.
I own nothing, but sure would like to own Atticus Mitchell. Just saying.
Chapter 7
Ethan never left his fiancé's side as the spell master slept. The Royal guards would bring the Prince food, but he found it hard to eat as Benny lay so still. Two days went by and Ethan was getting frantic in his worry for his fragile lover.
"My Prince," a guard called softly from the door, "The High Priestess is asking to be allowed in to check on your fiancé."
"Send her in," Ethan readily accepted as he stroked a hand through Benny's soft hair.
Lady Weir entered and immediately used a magic spell to scan her grandson. Ethan watched anxiously.
"Well?" the Prince demanded when the elderly woman sat back with a smile on her face.
"Benny is doing well," Lady Weir reassured, "He is in a healing state right now and working on building up his strength. When Benny wakes he will need to eat. He is too skinny."
"Whose fault is that?" Ethan gritted out before blushing and sending an apologetic look towards the High Priestess, "Forgive me! That was not fair. You were under a spell and I should not hold that against you. I…"
"Stop, my Prince," Lady Weir chuckled out, "There is nothing to forgive. I am glad that you are protective over my grandson which means that you love him very much. I want you to know that I will be leaving to live at the palace with you and Benny."
"What?" Ethan questioned in confusion.
"Benny's powers will need to be trained," the Priestess continued, "And I want to try and make up for the hurt I caused my grandson. Plus, I also want to be there protecting Benny if Jesse shows up again."
"He will never touch my Baby!" Ethan growled.
"You've got that right," Lady Weir declared as she raised her chin, "I will fry him where he stands if Jesse so much as looks in my grandchild's direction."
Ethan and the Priestess exchanged a nod with one another before Lady Weir exited the room. It was another day later that Benny finally began to stir before he opened his eyes and looked up at his relieved Beloved.
"Baby," Ethan breathed as he stroked Benny's cheek and gazed into cherished green eyes, "How are you feeling?"
"I feel...fine," the spell master croaked out before coughing.
Ethan stood and got his lover a cup of water to ease the dryness of his throat. Benny smiled after he drank and allowed the Prince to sit him up against a pile of pillows, but Ethan couldn't keep his tears from overflowing.
"Ethan?" Benny gasped when he saw how emotional his beloved was.
"I lost you, Baby," the Prince sobbed as he folded the spell master into his arms, "You were gone!"
"Then you found me again," Benny cooed as he cuddled his lover, "I was so scared in the dark of the in-between, but you lit the way and found me. I feel safe when are near. Thank you for loving me enough to bring me back."
"I love you more than anything and I will never lose you again," Ethan insisted as he kissed all over the spell master's face before smiling when Benny's stomach growled, "Let's get you some food, Baby."
Benny wiped the tears from his beloved's cheeks and the two shared a gentle kiss. Ethan then asked the guards to bring some warm food from the kitchen.
"This is delicious," Benny complimented a few moment later as he sipped at the bowl of soup that Ethan was helping him eat from, "I've never had warm food before."
"You will be eating much better from here on out," Ethan stated firmly as he sat the empty bowl of soup to the side and tried to coax his fiancé into eating some more bread.
"I'm full, Ethan," Benny giggled out and then hummed in contentment as the Prince gave him a deep kiss.
"Sleep some more, Baby," Ethan ordered as he helped his beloved lay back down in the bed, "You look exhausted."
"Only if you promise to go clean up and get some fresh air," Benny bribed as his eyes grew heavy.
"I don't want to leave you," Ethan denied.
"The Royal guards are right outside, Beloved," Benny reminded as he reached up to take his lover's face in his hands, "I'm safe. I want to see you looking better when I wake again, please?"
"Okay," Ethan agreed as he leaned down to kiss Benny tenderly, "I'll go once you are asleep."
It was not long before the Prince wandered into his parents' chambers to use the bathing room after he had been given an oath that the guards would not allow any to enter his room while his fiancé slept. It did feel good to clean up and he allowed himself to walk out to enjoy some fresh air from the open windows just down the hall from the guest quarters. After about an hour Ethan was joined by Lady Sarah, Lady Erica, and Rory.
"How is Benny?" Rory asked as he twisted the edge of his tunic nervously.
"He is going to be fine," Ethan admitted as he gave his friends a relieved smile, "I can feel that seeing his mother and knowing the truth of what happened to him has taken a large burden off of my Baby."
"My Prince?" Lady Sarah questioned, "What was it like in the in-between?"
"Dark," Ethan admitted as a shudder ran through him, "The darkness makes you want to give up hope, but then I saw my Baby's beautiful soul shining from the distance. I grabbed him and tore back as quickly as I could."
"Why are you out here and not with Benny now?" Lady Erica inquired.
"Erica!" Sarah snapped in embarrassment.
"Baby, asked me to get some fresh air while he slept," the Prince explained after he sent Lady Erica a stern look, "I've done as he asked and now I am returning. I don't like when I am away from Benny."
Ethan nodded at his friends before heading back to his chambers. The Prince was surprised when a guard asked him to wait.
"My Prince, how is your fiancé doing?" the guard asked in clear concern.
"He is better," Ethan answered as he realized that this was the same guard that he had asked to burn Benny's old clothes, "What is your name?"
"Daniel," the Royal guard clipped out as he saluted his Prince, "I am at your service."
"You will be the personal bodyguard of my fiancé," Ethan instructed since his Seer abilities allowed him to feel the good heart of the man in front of him, "You will guard him at all times."
"I will guard him with my life," Daniel vowed as he bowed before the Prince.
The rest of the guards bowed deeply when the King stepped up from behind his son. Ethan smiled when he saw his father pull out his sword.
"You are now Sir Daniel the Protector," the King spoke as he tapped his sword on each shoulder of the Royal guard, "I expect absolute loyalty to Prince Ethan and his fiancé. Do you accept?"
"I accept wholeheartedly," Sir Daniel agreed, "Nothing will get past me. I will be constantly vigilant."
"Thank you," Ethan expressed as he patted the knight on his shoulder before nodding at his father, "I do not want to be disturbed so no one is to enter unless it is an emergency."
"Yes, your Majesty," the Royal guards called out as Ethan entered his chambers.
The Prince smiled when he saw his lover sitting up in bed with alert eyes. Benny smiled back at his beloved and held out his arms.
"What are you doing up so soon?" Ethan asked as he scooped up his lover and cuddled him on his lap.
"I feel like I have been asleep forever," Benny said as he snuggled in his beloved's arms, "I missed you."
"I missed you too," Ethan agreed before noticing that his lover had eaten some more from the tray of food that was sitting beside the bed, "You ate the rest of the cheese and bread! That's great, Baby. The more you eat the stronger you will get and then I will take you home to the palace."
Benny nodded and looked like he was trying to work out something in his head.
"What's wrong?" Ethan questioned.
"Nothing," the spell master quickly assured as he smiled warmly, "Ethan, what does the word 'fiancé' mean? I heard you and the King call me that from outside the door."
Ethan blinked in shook before turning scarlet in shame. Of course his Baby wouldn't know about engagements. He quickly settled Benny back against his pillows and took the spell master's hands in his.
"Dear Lord, Baby! How could I forget?" Ethan exclaimed, "When two people agree to love one another and one another only, then they agree to become married. Before they are married the two are called each other's fiancé. I didn't even ask you! My manners are appalling!"
"You want to marry me?" Benny squeaked out and smiled happily when the Prince nodded, "Yes! Yes! I want to be your fiancé. When we are married what will I be called then?"
"You will then be my husband," Ethan answered as joyful tears came to both their eyes and the Prince kissed the palm of each of his lover's hands.
Benny leaned up and kissed his fiancé. The Prince eagerly returned the kiss before he leaned away. The spell master whined and turned pleading eyes on his lover.
"I want to be with you," Benny whispered.
"You are not fully healed," Ethan whispered back.
"Need you inside of me," Benny breathed, "Need to feel your love. Please? I was so scared that I would never be with you again. I need to know that this is real."
Ethan hardened at his beloved's confession and gently pulled the nightshirt from his lover before pulling off his own clothing. The Prince kissed, teased, and suckled every inch of his Benny's body as tenderly as possible. The spell master writhed and then gasped when Ethan began to gentle stretch and oil his entrance.
"Take me," Benny moaned out as his muscles quivered around the Prince's fingers.
Ethan so very carefully slid into his fiancé's body and held very still as Benny adjusted to his lover's cock.
"Baby," Ethan groaned out as he so very gently thrust in and out of his beloved, "My sweet Baby."
Benny panted and made little grunting noises as Ethan rode him. His hips arched and he turned pleading eyes on his lover.
"More," the spell master begged, "Ethan, more."
Ethan's tears overflowed as he sped up his pace and made the tenderest love to his fiancé. Benny was here with him and this was real.
"Don't cry," the slight teen instructed as he opened his legs a little wider to pull his lover closer, "We are going to be married. I will never leave your side again."
Ethan's tears couldn't dry up as he continued pumping deep into his lover. Benny began to mew in pleasure and then arched when the Prince's hand caused his own seed to spill.
"Mine!" Ethan grunted out as he continued moving within his beloved, "My Baby. Mine!"
"Only yours," Benny agreed as he looked up at his pistoning fiancé and reached up to wipe the Prince's cheeks clean of his tears, "I am only yours."
Ethan adjusted the angle of his hips to hit his lover's prostrate with each inward thrust. Benny writhed and moaned with lust as he was ridden before the Prince poured his seed deep into the teen.
"I love you," Ethan softly whispered down to his exhausted lover as he pulled out and began to cleanse both of them from their union.
"I love you too," Benny whispered back as he began to drift off to sleep, "Thank you, Ethan. Thank you for showing me love."
"No, Baby," the Prince denied as he assisted his beloved back into his night clothes, "Thank you for finally showing me what real love was like. It was you who taught me."
The two lovers curled around one another and fell into a deep sleep. None of the Priestesses could figure out why the Royal guards stationed in the hallway of the guest quarters were found with flaming red cheeks as they passed on the way to their afternoon prayers. What a strange last few days this had been.
A week passed by before Lady Weir decided that Benny was strong enough to travel. Ethan had several warm garments specially ordered from the temple seamstress for his fiancé.
"This is so soft," Benny murmured as he stroked down his maroon tunic in wonder, "How is this so soft, Ethan?"
"This is called velvet, Baby. It is known for its softness," the Prince instructed as he finished packing his and his lover's belongings before he allowed the Royal guards to carry the luggage down to the waiting carriage, "You will have such a good time discovering all the world has to offer to you."
Benny smiled when Ethan pecked him on his cheek before bending down to help the spell master into a soft pair of boots.
"I can put my own boots on," Benny laughed out as Ethan tickled one of his bare feet.
"Your balance is still a little off," the Prince explained as he pulled on his fiancé's last boot and then began to wrap his lover in a thick blanket, "I want you to take it easy until you are completely recovered, Baby."
Benny leaned up to kiss his beloved before Ethan scooped him up to carry him down to the carriage. The Prince stopped when he saw his fiancé look around sadly.
"What's wrong, Benny?" Ethan questioned as he looked down in concern at his lover.
"This is where you first told me that you loved me," the spell master explained, "I…I am going to miss this place. I guess I am just being silly."
"No," Ethan denied as he looked around as well before turning an adoring gaze on his fiancé, "This place will be special for the two of us, but it is time to see what lies outside of this temple, Baby. You and I are leaving to start a new life."
Benny tingled in anticipation and wrapped his arms around Ethan's neck as the Prince carried him out of the room. The spell master smiled shyly over the shoulder of his fiancé when he saw Sir Daniel begin to follow the Prince once he exited the guest chambers. The knight returned the shy teen's smile and placed his fist over his heart in a salute of loyalty.
"Oh, my," Benny gasped a moment later when he saw all of the Priestesses and servants that had gathered to wish him and the Royal Family goodbye out in the courtyard.
Calls of "good luck" and "you will be missed" were shouted from the large crowd as Ethan carried his lover to the carriage and placed him gently inside on cushions that would help support the weakened teen.
"Benny!" a voice chirped as a familiar blonde popped his head into the window on the other side of the carriage, "How are you?"
"Fine, Rory," the spell master chuckled out, "Nice clothes."
"I am 'Lord' Rory now," the blonde declared as he struck a pose on the horse he was riding which almost caused him to topple off the other side, "Whoops!"
"Be careful, Milord," the Prince warned as his eyes twinkled jovially.
The King rode up on his own stallion and assisted the blonde dunce in reseating himself back in his saddle.
"How is my son and his fiancé this fine morn?" the King boomed happily as Rory trotted away on his steed so he could bid his family goodbye.
"We are fine," Benny answered as his beloved took up one of his hands in his, "Are you sure that it is okay that I am in his Majesty's carriage? I feel bad that I have displaced you and the Queen."
"Nonsense," the King disagreed, "I love the freedom of riding on horseback. Just ask my son. My lovely Queen is riding in the other carriage with the two Ladies-in-waiting and your grandmother. My wife enjoys a time to chat with other women so settle your mind. You are still healing so you need to be kept warm and comfortable. It is time to depart. The kingdom has a wedding to prepare for."
Ethan laughed as Benny blushed. The Prince leaned over and tenderly kissed his fiancé before stroking his lover's soft cheek. The spell master leaned into the caress as he remembered his first meeting with Ethan.
"I will be riding with the driver," Sir Daniel reported as he shut the carriage door, "Have peace of mind that I will keep you safe."
Ethan nodded his head in appreciation as he sat beside his fiancé and pulled Benny close to help keep him warm. The carriage began to pull away and the spell master waved goodbye to the temple residents as he looked back on the only place he had ever known. The truth was Benny was a little scared.
"It's okay, Baby," Ethan reassured as he sensed his lover's fear, "Look ahead. Your future is bright and I will be by your side."
The spell master cuddled against his beloved and looked outside at the beautiful scenery.
"Let's go home, Ethan," Benny breathed as he looked into the Prince's eyes, "I want to go home."
"As you wish, Baby," Ethan stated as he kissed the top of his lover's head, "I cannot wait to introduce you to my little sister and you will love the palace gardens. They do rival the Earth Temple."
Benny smiled as his fiancé chattered away. Before long his eyes grew heavy and he felt as Ethan tucked the blanket tighter around him before he nodded off.
"I love you," Ethan whispered down to his napping lover, "Sweet dreams my Baby."
To be continued…