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No One's POV

It had been two weeks since Brady and the Princess had met up late at night, as well as two weeks since the big announcement regarding Sirocco, who actually hadn't been seen since then. Brady had been too afraid to go out at night as Sirocco for he did not want to be caught. He knew that if he was captured then he would most likely be tortured or even killed, after his identity had been revealed of course. This wasn't his main reason for not going out though.

His number one reason was so he wouldn't practically give his love away to some other guy, which is what would happen if he was caught because of the announcement. He loved the princess, and until he found a way for them to be together, he would try his hardest to keep her his. He knew she loved him in return, but even then, he still had his fears. After all, she was a princess. She could have any boy she wanted.

What Brady didn't know though was that the Princess shared these same fears, except about him. She did know that he loved her, but she had seen the way other girls in the village had looked at him. They all stared at him in admiration, and the princess didn't blame them. He was extremely handsome with his beautiful brown eyes and raven-black hair. Not to mention he was hard-working as well. If he married a farm girl then the two would be able to live off of the land very well.

That was the Princess's main fear. She didn't want to lose him to another girl, especially if it was because of her life as a Princess. Other girls could see Brady all day, every day, while Mikayla could only see him on the occasional night visit. She wished she could see him more, but her dad would never agree to let her leave the castle during the day, without a guard. She didn't know if it was because he didn't trust her, or if it was because he didn't want her to get hurt and was being overprotective. Either way, she still wanted to see her love, but she knew it would take a lot of convincing to do that.

It had been another day when Brady and his brothers had worked at the castle, these type of work days having been more frequent since Brady had begun to secretly date the Princess, when he realized that even with he and his brothers taking on more hours to provide for themselves and some of the others in the village, they still didn't have enough money. They weren't making any money; they seemed to actually be losing money. They could barely afford food, and any new clothes were out of the picture.

Things had begun to seem like this after Brady had quit his night life of Sirocco. He knew that he wasn't going to be able to give it up that soon though, because if he and his brothers had been on shaky ground with it, they were falling now without it. He was trying to make everything work without stealing, but it wasn't working. He was most likely going to have to put his costume back on and steal during the night again if he didn't want his family to starve.

He was going to have to put his love life on the line if he wanted to save his family. If this was the only choice though, he was willing to do it, no matter how the results turned out. He would just have to be extra careful if he wanted to stay with the Princess and help provide for his family at the same time.

The past two weeks Brady had stopped being Sirocco in hopes that the man hunt would die out like it had done before. However, this time it was different. Instead of dying out, the man hunt had grown from just the teenage boys in the village to everyone in hopes that they could capture Sirocco and have someone in their family married into the royal family. After all, the royals were very rich, and if a son or someone married one of the royals, then they would have access to that money. King Mason had also promised that whoever captured Sirocco would go down in Kinkowian History as the capturer of the wretched thief Sirocco.

While Brady knew that the best way to be able to be with the Princess was to capture Sirocco himself, he knew that this wasn't a foolproof plan. After all, when he turned in Sirocco, he would be sending some poor soul to their doom as well as a life of misery or even death, and Brady would never be able to live with himself if he did that to someone. Not to mention he would always be lying to Mikayla or her father when they talked about Sirocco.

As Brady left the castle with his brothers, after visiting the Princess of course, he sighed quietly. He was stressed out about what he needed to do to provide for his family, being the oldest and all. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was going to have to be Sirocco again. He would have to go tonight because he and his brothers only had enough food for one more meal, this meal having been earned while working at the castle today.

As soon as he and his brothers reached their cottage, Brady began cooking the food they had earned. All he had was three small pieces of steak and three apples. Quickly cooking the steak, Brady prepared the little dinner they had. After the steak was done cooking Brady slid a piece of each plate before setting an apple on the plates as well. He then poured three glasses of water from the bucket they had, the water having been fetched from the river the previous day by Brady himself.

Brady then set the plates on the table, his brothers already waiting for the food. They were dressed in their pajamas already, and after eating they would brush their teeth before going to bed. All three of the brothers were exhausted from all of the extra work they had taken up recently, especially Brady since he had been working twice as hard. As the trio sat down to eat, the room was silent other than the sound of forks hitting plates and the munching of apples. The three were too tired to bother with conversation.

After Boomer and Boz finished their food and washed their dishes they both brushed their teeth before collapsing in bed and falling fast asleep. Brady had taken longer to eat on purpose since he didn't want his brothers to know he was going out as Sirocco again. They were terrified for their brother because they didn't want him to get hurt or killed because he was trying to provide for them. Now as Brady changed clothes into his Sirocco costume, he silently wished his brothers wouldn't wake up and find him gone.

When he had completely changed and drawn his mustache, Brady silently opened the door and rushed out of the house, closing the door behind him. He couldn't take his time for fear that someone would see him leaving the house and add two and two together. Quickly running into the trees, Brady headed to his cave where he kept his sword.

After picking up his sword and sheath, Brady paused for a moment. Where could he go? After all, his usual places were under heavy surveillance. He couldn't go to the rich merchant's stands, or the rather wealthy farmer's farm. He definitely couldn't go to the castle. That would be just like handing himself in. As Brady was thinking of where to go, he didn't notice the footsteps coming closer, and when he did, it was nearly too late. The castle guards as well as some of the villagers had found him. However, that wasn't the worst part: King Mason was at the front of the group.

"There he is! It's Sirocco!" This snapped Brady out of his thoughts and he automatically began running. He quickly dodged plants and bushes as well as several trees. Brady used his sword to cut down leafy branches that were in his way, but even then, he could tell that the hunters were catching up to him.

Finding a cliff side, Brady quickly scaled a tree and hid himself in the branches before the group of hunters came barreling into the clearing. Brady held his breath as they looked around the clearing for him. "He got away? This will not do! Find him, find him!" King Mason yelled in annoyance at Brady's escape. The hunters all cringed in fear of the irate King before they turned and rushed back into the jungle to hunt for Sirocco. King Mason growled and looked around the clearing once more before he followed the group.

Brady let out the breath he had been holding, but didn't leave his tree for a few more minutes in case they came back. As he leaped down from the tree he heard footsteps behind him. Thinking it was one of the hunters Brady spun around while unsheathing his sword before pinning the person to a tree, the sword pressed against their throat. He froze when he realized who he had pinned to a tree. Brady lowered his sword before backing away.

"M-My Princess, I am so sorry." Brady hoped the Princess wouldn't see though his disguise since she had been seeing him more. "It is ok, Sirocco. I presume you thought I was a hunter?" Brady nodded as he backed away more. "I must say, I'm impressed by your hiding skills. It's no wonder you've been able to evade capture for so long." Princess Mikayla took a step towards Brady, causing him to step back.

This confused the Princess. She wasn't being hostile or anything, so why was he trying to stay away from her. "Why are you backing up? I won't turn you in, I promise." Brady hesitated for a moment. This was all the Princess needed. She quickly walked up to him and grasped his hands in her own, causing him to drop his sword. It landed on the grass away from their feet.

Brady's eyes widened at the contact, feeling the familiar spark run through his fingertip where Mikayla had touched him. She must have noticed this too because she looked at him confused. However, when she looked up into his eyes, she seemed to be thinking. Brady hoped that she wasn't making any connections between his two lives.

"You know, it's funny because you seem a lot like a friend of mine. You two both have brown eyes, black hair that's cut the exact same way, and you both smell the same. In fact, the only difference is that you have a mustache and he doesn't, not to mention he doesn't have an accent." Mikayla reached up with her hand and lightly touched the fake, marker mustache. Her eyes widened when she realized that the marker had rubbed off on her fingertips. Her eyes searched Brady's for a moment before something clicked. "Brady?"

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