32. Crash, Crash, Burn: Infinity
33. Childhood
They remained hidden in the narrow crook, huddled close together as children raced past them, laughing and giggling and enjoying the company of their mothers and fathers and siblings. The cursed princes remained out of sight, knowing better than to let the guards know that they had snuck out of the castle to watch the winter festival despite having been told they were not allowed to go. The kingdom was still recovering from the shock of the death of their beloved golden-haired princess, they did not need to see the reminders of why she was dead. Only once the festival had begun did they deem it okay for themselves to sneak out of their hiding place and join the crowd of festival goers, making sure to keep their faces hidden beneath the hoods of their winter jackets.
There would be times when Fai would want to go play a game at one of the stalls but only ever manage half a step in that direction before faltering. It was as the night was almost drawing to a close that Yuui had finally had enough of watching his younger twin want something before freezing where he was with a guilty look. Telling the blond to stay where he was, Yuui approached the stall, meeting the owner's gaze with a hesitant smile. The man smiled back, encouraging him to try his luck. Maybe he would be lucky enough to win the big prize- the phoenix toy his brother had been looking at so longingly for the past hour.
Nodding shyly, he took the proffered ball and tried to hit the neatly stacked pyramid of metal cups. Eyes fixated on his target, Yuui let the ball fly.
"Oh that's too bad." The stall owner gave a hearty laugh, when the ball missed by almost a mile, "maybe you want to try again? Who knows, Lady Luck could be in your favor this time."
Shaking his head and trying to keep the tears from gathering in his eyes, he shrunk back. They were the twins of misfortune. Lady Luck would never bestow her favor upon someone like them.
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