For once more he locked with those forest green eyes and a gently smile crossed his lips. 'I love you too.' He had already spoken those words before his head could think them.

Both leaned in, never breaking eye contact as their lips met for the second time. Devin's other hand reached for Kay's other cheek, while the prince just buried his fingers in the brunette's shirt.

They released each other as their lungs screamed for air and both men panted softly as their lips unlocked.

Immediately he turned his eyes away, knowing full well that the blush on his cheeks had turned even darker, he just couldn't look at Devin. The brunette's hands were still on both sides of his face, the top of those gentle fingers brushing over his skin, causing shivers to run down his spine, it felt so wonderful. Devin leaned forwards, letting their foreheads brush against each other's. The other would have probably taken him in his arms if it wasn't for the bars preventing them from fully embracing each other.

'I love you.' Devin breathed out to him, he could feel the man's warm breath against his skin, those lips brushing against his own. 'Kay... Kay...'

'I-.' He started but was cut off as a pair of footsteps echoed through the dungeons. For the first time he looked up again, knowing that the same thought in his mind had spread through Devin's. The guards were coming.

'Go! You shouldn't get caught!' And with that he pulled Kay in for one last quick kiss before he released him completely. 'Now go!'

'I will be back, I promise.' He whispered to the man he loved before he stepped back, starring once more at those green eyes. He shot him a sad smile before he turned and started running, ignoring his heart screaming to him to go back.

X

Will stared up from his book to look at his brother. Kay was staring out of the window with an almost blank look on his face, he only wore a small smile, his eyes staring off in the distance.

He knew that something was wrong with his brother, he could feel it. It had been a week since their birthday and so also a week since Jarl's attack and his accomplish's imprisonment. Will himself had been told of what had happened as he had woken up in the Great Hall in both surprise and shock, the first thing on his mind being Elisa's well being, he and his girlfriend were definitely... hitting it off.

But that was not the case now, now his focus lay on his brother, the other had acted strange ever since that day and... and he knew that Kay had been sneaking out in the middle of the night ever since. He wanted to follow his brother, but something told him that he shouldn't, just to let Kay do what he felt was right.

Still that didn't mean he was going to ignore his brother's behavior this moment. The other had fallen back into his behavior of the shy little prince. So he stood up, slowly making his way towards the other. 'What're you doing?'

Kay looked startled up, apparently he had been deep in thought. 'What?'

'I asked you what you were doing, you're acting like an idiot, you know!'

'I... uhm... Nothing.'

Will frowned. 'Come on, it definitely isn't nothing. Kay, I want you to tell me what you were thinking about!' He ordered. The blond looked slightly panicked up at him, a slight brush creeping over his face and it definitely angered the youngest. Why did his idiotic little brother had to act like this, so shy and... Urghh! Kay had to tough up, he couldn't let his brother become a weak king, he wouldn't let others walk over him. 'So what do you have to say to me in return? If you don't want to tell than you just have to say, but otherwise tell me what you thought of!'

'I... don't want to.' His voice barely more than a whisper

'Oh so you want to tell me it?!' Will replied, acting as if Kay had never spoken those words.

'No, I-.'

'Than tell me you don't want to do it!' He knew that his brother didn't like to fight with him or with any other, but he had to learn it, he had to be strong.

Kay's face hardened slightly, but at the same time he could see the other close himself, wrapping his arms around his waist. 'I'm not going to tell you it!'

Will quickly hid the smile that was about to cross his face, those were the words he wanted to hear from his brother, it wasn't as if he cared for the subject at all. 'Fine, then you don't need to tell me.' He stepped backwards and turned back to his book, closing it before he stepped to the door. 'Now I will go to Elisa, before she yells at me for being late again.' He said with a grin, but Kay just glared at him.

On his way Will greeted Gilli and Rose, but both magic instructors didn't respond to him as they were in deep discussion about the training of one of the new students, the one that kept blowing up the training field... luckily no one was hurt too badly in the process.

'Will!' He turned around as he heard his name and smiled at the sight of his papa.

'Papa.'

'On your way to your girlfriend?' His father asked teasingly as he leaned against the window, signing for his son to come closer. 'So how're you doing?'

'Good, but why do you ask?' The last asking as he felt that there was an underlying question.

A gentle smile spread over his father's lips as he glanced to the people walking on the streets beneath them. 'I guess I was just wondering... wondering how your brother is doing.'

'Kay?' He asked slightly confused, but somehow he already knew that his father knew the answer on his own question himself. 'He's doing fine, yet at the same time he's rather absent... What do you think it's?'

'Hmm... I believe that your brother is in love.'

Kay was in love, with who? 'W-what're you talking about?'

The smile on his father's face grew slightly larger. 'You haven't figured it out yet?... Then I won't tell you, you will understand soon enough.' He stood up and closed the window before he turned back to his son. 'Hopefully their story won't end in tragedy.' He whispered, yet it was more to himself than to Will.

Still those words caused the boy's eyes to grow slightly in fear, what did his father mean with tragedy?

X

The young prince was standing on top of the north wall, watching the villagers and knights roam beneath him in the streets. He had fled to this spot, wanting to get out of the crowds, the busy streets. He just wanted some time to think. He needed to make a plan.

It had been a week since Devin had been imprisoned and he knew that the man was becoming restless. He had to do something to get him out of there, he knew that Devin didn't mean him or his family any harm, but he feared that his dad wouldn't understand. His papa, yes, but his dad... The best thing he could do at the moment was to talk to his papa, to tell him the truth, that he was in love.

'Ah, dear Kay!'

Kay stiffened as he heard that familiar voice. It was Cedric.

He hadn't talked to the man in the past week and he hadn't told anyone, besides Devin but he had seen what had happened, about what had happened between him and Cedric.

He took a deep breath before he turned to face him, not quite sure what was going to happen. He looked at Cedric, the man was walking in a fast pace towards him, a smile plastered on his face. 'My dear Kay.' Dear? 'I have been trying to talk to you for a whole week now, but you keep disappearing.'

'Uhm.. Yeah, sorry about that.' Though he didn't feel that way.

Cedric stood in front of him, a bit too close to be comfortable. 'I wanted to talk about what has happened at the party, before I was so roughly attacked by that barbarian.' Kay wanted to growl at him, hit him for calling Devin a barbarian, but he held it in, knowing that a fight wouldn't make this any better. 'I understand now that we were going a bit too fast for your liking, but I hope that you understand that we both had a bit too much to drink.'

'I understand.'

'Good.' Cedric said with a smile as he wrapped his arm around Kay's waist, one that the prince quickly pushed to the side. 'so I suggest that we start over again, I know we can become a great couple.'

'I don-.'

'Oh, it was so clear Kay. We are made for each other, everyone can see it. Don't you understand how happy you would make your parents with it and the people, a strong partner like me definitely wouldn't hurt you. I know all the etiquettes about life in the court and the people love me.' He didn't give the prince time to answer as he stepped away from him. 'But I will let you think about it, so please excuse me, your father has ordered me to go on patrol in less than an hour.' And with that he left.

Though for Kay the discussion didn't help him. He knew for sure that he was in love with Devin, but... at some point Cedric was right, the people would want him to be with a strong partner, one that would help the kingdom bloom, like his parents did... Yes, his father married out of love, but Merlin had been a powerful ally and the people loved him.

And could he drag Devin into all of these. He had known his whole life how tough it was to become king, the pressure, the responsibility for so many deaths... the fear of losing someone close to assassins. Cedric knows the life, Devin didn't.

So the question was more, should he marry out of love, or should he marry for the benefit of his kingdom?

X

Hello my dear readers, yes this time an ending note. So a bit of an shorter story, yet at the same time I think this one is better than the previous one and I'm far more happy about it. (though cheesy ending). I also have a few questions for all of you. 1. You may have realised, but I will use Cedric more in the story, so the question for all of you is, would you like him to become evil (be evil) or stay good? 2th question, one for later on, but I will still ask it as I had a review about it. Who would you like to see bottom or who do you want to see on top? (when I'm talking about Kay and Devin). That are my questions for now, so please enjoy and tell me what you thought of it! So please review.