I DO NOT OWN REIGN.

Verona, Wisconsin.

As Shawn and Francis drove further out of town, the French King started to get concerned. "Where are we going?" Francis asked as Shawn took a deep breath.

"We're meeting a friend of Chris's," he explained. "He's a Latin King, he thinks that maybe he can help smooth things over with King Blade after what happened at the party."

"I was only protecting Mary!" Francis insisted.

"A lot of Latin Kings don't see it that way," Shawn insisted. "They saw your defending Mary as an act of disrespect. Actual Kings have been killed for far less than what you did. This is our only chance to maybe get you out of this in one piece." Francis nodded as they finally pulled up to the field where sure enough, King 12 gauge was waiting for them. The two got out and started to walk over before the real King stopped.

"Shawn," Francis said as he turned to the boy. "I just want you to know that no matter what happens, you have been a good friend to me and to Mary. I am forever in your debt." This was too much for young Klaas as he broke down and wrapped Francis in a bear hug.

"Francis..." he whispered as the men hugged.

"Why are you crying?" He asked as Shawn stopped back. He should have told Francis the truth, but he wanted to keep it from him for as long as he could.

"I'm just...I'm just going to miss you and Mary when you find a way back to your time. We're boys, you know?" Shawn lied. Francis thought about telling him what Mary had offered, but decided to wait until his wife was by his side.

"We shall discuss that later," Francis decided as they walked towards King 12 gauge who was holding a sawed off shotgun.

"Bout time you gringos showed up," he said.

"We're to reach a settlement with King Blade," Francis stated. "I wish to make peace."

"King Blade don't make peace gringo," King 12 gauge replied. "Black and gold never fold."

"You said..." Francis started to say as he turned to Shawn, he the young man looked away with tears. "Shawn..." Francis was confused for a couple minutes until suddenly, it hit him like a punch to the face. This had been the plan all along. There was no peace meeting. Shawn had brought him here to be killed in retribution.

"Francis..." Shawn tried to say as the King's eyes widened.

"Oh my God..." he said in disbelief.

"Let's go." King 12 gauge said as he tried to pull the Valois king along, but Francis refused.

"Take your hands off me!" He exclaimed as he scuffled with the Latin King. Unfortunately, this was the one time where Francis didn't have his sword on him.

"Move your ass!" He shouted as Shawn finally got between them

"Relax Francis," Shawn begged. "It's not what you think, okay?"

"Yes it is, Shawn!" Francis exclaimed as he tried to reason with the boy. "Please Shawn, you're my friend...you said we were boys."

"We are boys!" Shawn insisted.

"Shawn, they want to kill me!"

"It's not like that, Just stop flipping out.

"Shawn, you swear?" Francis asked as Shawn grabbed his shoulders.

"Francis, everything will work out...on my life, okay?" Shawn exclaimed. "I swear to God!"

"All right..." Francis said as he calmed himself.

"Walk with me man," Shawn pleased as he put his arm around the European monarch. "Just walk with me." The three men walked until they got to King 12 gauge's car where his headlights illuminated the grave that Shawn had dug the previous day. Once Francis saw it, he knew that he was done.

"Shawn please!" He pleaded with his friend. "Think about Mary, this will destroy her!"

"Hey, we're not gonna do this, are we?" Shawn asked King 12 gauge out of desperation. "We're not really going to do this?"

"Shut your fucking mouths!" The Latin King exclaimed.

"Shawn please..." Francis pleaded as Shawn took his hands.

"You know I'd never hurt you Francis," he said. "I'm gonna try and figure something out, ok?"

"All right," Francis nodded as Shawn squeezed his hands.

"Remember, I'm your boy...you know that."

"I know." Shawn turned to King 12 gauge and fell to his knees.

"Please, we don't have to do this!" the boy pleaded. "We could give Francis some cash, put him on a bus to somewhere far away and just fill up the hole. When King Blade asks, we just say that we wasted him and buried him. He'll never know the difference. We can make it work...Please! PLEASE!"

"That goes against the rules of Kingism," he replied as he aimed his sawed off shotgun at the King.

"Please don't kill Francis!" Shawn begged as King 12 gauge lowered his weapon.

"Fine...you do it." He ordered as Shawn's eyes went wide.

"I can't..." he said as the sawed off was aimed at him.

"Do it or I waste you both." the Latin King threatened. Shawn was bawling like a baby as he pulled out the snub nose revolver and put it against Francis's head.

"Shawn please, don't do this." Francis begged as he too began to tear up.

"Oh Francis..." he wept as he he cocked the gun.

"This isn't the way for you."

"I have no where else to go."

"Yes you do!" Francis said as he played his last card. "Mary spoke to me, she wants to take you back with us to France." Shawn paused at this.

"To French court?" He whispered.

"Yes." Francis said with a sad smile. "We can protect you. You are my friend Shawn. Your parents were wrong to disown for you share your bed with because you are an honorable man. You saved me at the marketplace because you knew that it was the right thing. You did not let me die then and you will not let me die now."

"Do it already!" King 12 gauge exclaimed impatiently.

"I don't want to do this..." Shawn whispered as Francis looked into his eyes.

"You don't have to!" He exclaimed. "Mary and I want to help you...please let us." Shawn kept crying until he knew that there was only one way out. He let out a bloodcurdling scream as he turned around and emptied the revolver into King 12 gauge, putting 6 bullets into him. The gang banger fell into the grave that was meant for Francis. Shawn was distraught for he had never before killed anyone.

"CHRIST FORGIVE FOR WHAT I'VE DONE!" Klaas screamed at the heavens as he dropped to his knees. King Francis knelt down to comfort his friend and to mourn the loss of any innocence he had left.

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