Kendall gave a small sigh when he stepped out of the shade and into the sunlight. He smiled to himself and sucked in a breath of fresh air, cherishing the beautiful weather and his first time in such a beautiful place. He'd been walking for a while and left the small trail leading from the mansion to explore the forest further.
His attention suddenly fell upon the island's only town and he decided that it'd be nice to go and have a look. Pushing every other thought aside he quickly made it down the hill and exited the woods and walked along the neat road towards the town. He passed a group of children on the road, playing tag and running about giggling delightfully. Kendall smiled shyly when he passed and he was invited in for a game of tag. The young prince hesitantly accepted the offer and a small girl nudged his arm.
"You're it!" She squealed before ducking away and laughing happily when the blond prince chased after her and the other kids, nudging one of them lightly before running away like the rest. Kendall was practically beaming and laughed softly and allowed the small kids to catch up to him and tag him, squealing happily when the blond would start chasing them again. Kendall chuckled and finally admitted defeat after a few rounds and the kids tugged at his gray coat and pleaded him to keep the game going.
"Please, play more." A small boy begged and held the prince's hand.
"Can you tell stories?", "Why are you green?", "Where did you come from? Did you come here with the ship?" The kids asked.
Kendall couldn't do anything but smile at their ruthless honesty and he sighed and sat down on the small hill by the road and the children gathered around him, curiously eying him and asking him to entertain them.
The blond hummed a bit and told them a story he'd heard when he was a child. A story about a dog and a cat that became friends. The kids were delighted about the story but they kept asking Kendall about his marks and children are and will always be very curious and very honest.
One of the girl's tugged at Kendall's arm and pouted her lips. "You're pretty." She told him. "Did someone paint on you?" She asked. "My brother painted my face with tar once." She said and Kendall chuckled lowly.
"No, no one has painted this on me." He said. "It just got that way." He mumbled. "Um... Like magic." He tried to explain and one of the older kids huffed out a breath.
"My mother says that magic is bad." She stated. "She says that it's sinful and evil."
Kendall gave a small frown. "She does?" he asked. "I-I suppose..." He mumbled and looked away, suddenly not in the mood to play nor talk anymore. He got up and brushed some dust off of his coat and smiled sadly at the kids before continuing his walk into the town.
He needed to clear his head and stop thinking so badly of himself. James told him that he wasn't bad and James wouldn't lie to him. He walked slowly with his head hung low. Maybe he really didn't fit in and not only because he looked different but because he was truly different and out of this world.
A sudden shriek had him flinching and a moment later someone yanked his arms behind his back and gagged him with a smelly rag. "Bind him! Don't let him speak!" Someone yelled and Kendall struggled hopelessly.
"He's trying to bewitch the children! I saw it!" A woman yelled. "He had them all under his spell!" She cried and Kendall's breath hitched in his throat. "He's a magician! A devil! Kill him before he curses us!" People yelled and shouted from everywhere.
Kendall's eyes widened and he struggled for all he was worth when he was dragged further into town by angered townsfolk.
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"Old Smitherson is a master weapon smith. He's crafted weapons you would only dream of!" Carlos said. "And there's a woman named Marita who makes the most delicious stew." He continued and told Logan everything he liked about the island. "It's a small town so everybody kind of knows everyone. Rumors spread like wildfire here and I'd myself say that people here are a little bit on the paranoid side since they live isolated to the rest of the world."
"As it would in the fortress." Logan mumbled. "You'd be surprised to hear what soldiers and servants hear and see." he chuckled lowly and Carlos smiled and eyed the raven haired boy who were too busy looking around to really notice. The latino gave a small breath before reaching over and taking a gentle hold of Logan's hand.
The smaller male turned to him and gulped a bit, almost looking frightened but he only tightened the grip on Carlos' hand, trying to relish the comfort the contact made.
However the brief moment of comfort ended when someone ran past them towards the small market place in the middle of town. The latino gave a confused huff and looked over at Logan. "Something's definitely going on..." He mumbled and furrowed his eyebrows. "Come on." he said and dragged the raven haired boy along and followed the tiny crowd.
Kendall's breathing was ragged and forced when he was pushed up on the small auction stage and shoved down on his knees. He whimpered silently when someone kicked him and he fell backwards, leaning his head against the wooden floor and bit down into the dirty rag. Someone yanked at his hair and another one tried to flip him over to his stomach but he struggled.
"Kill it!", "Kill it! Kill the monster!" He heard people shout and his eyes were flooded with tears when he was – after what seemed like hours of fighting – turned over to lie on his stomach. "Monster!", "Abomination!"
Tears were spilling from his eyes and created small puddles of silver beneath him. By this point he didn't struggle one bit because he knew that they were right. He was a monster. Kendall just hoped that it'd be quick.
"Kendall!" he heard Logan squeak from afar but he didn't look up and kept his head hung low and eyes shut. Be quick, he prayed and sucked in a harsh breath. He hear the unsheathing of sword and felt the cool blade rest against the back of his neck. Be quick, he repeated to himself.
Then for a moment everything went fast forward and the young prince shut his eyes tightly as he could and tensed up, waiting for the blow when – instead of eternal darkness – he heard the clattering of two steel blades smashing together.
His eyes shot open and he was yanked up by his arms and pulled into a tight embrace. "C-Captain Diamond!" One of the men behind Kendall stuttered and James glared at them.
"Explain to me..." He hissed and shoved the man with a sword – the one he'd parried with his own – away and cut his lover free from the restricting rope. "Explain to me!" he growled and Kendall quickly got the rag out of his mouth and then slung his arms around the brunet and buried his face in his chest before bursting out into tears. "What is the meaning of this?!" James shouted, turning to the crowd.
"This boy tried to lure our children away!" A woman in the back cried out. "He put them all under a spell and they were all drawn to him like moths to a flame!" She said and pointed at the young prince. Several others agreed. "He is a sin amongst us!"
"I heard from a girl that he is the devil!", "He is a sin!", "Kill him before he curses us all to hell!", "He came from the forest, I saw it!"
"ENOUGH!" James roared and everyone silenced down. "I bring you a god, a divinity and you all try to execute him!" He yelled and wrapped one of his arms around the blond and soothingly ran his hand up and down his back. "Are you alright?" James asked him softly and Kendall shook his head without looking up. The brunet gave a frustrated sigh and glared daggers at the townsfolk. He opened his mouth to speak but quickly decided that it was not worth it and instead picked the blond up into his arms and walked off the platform and made his way out of the town.
Logan and Carlos followed and the latino gave a worried smile. "C-Captain, do try to understand. T-These people live in isolation to things like magic and such. The only thing they know is their own superstition." Carlos explained.
James grumbled to himself and kicked open the door to the mansion and finally put his blond down. "Did they hurt you, love?" he asked and Kendall shook his head. "I promise you that they will never lay a finger on you again."
"They are afraid of me, James." The blond whimpered. "They fear me and isolate me worse than you would the plague." He sniffled and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. "I will never be anything but a monster to humans."
"You are not a monster." James said. "Not to me. You are the only thing I would ever need. I would starve for a thousand years rather than to lose you." He murmured and stroked his hand over Kendall's cheek. "Do not think so lowly of yourself."
"How am I supposed to do else?"
"Don't think of any of that, my love. Only think of me. Dedicate yourself to me and me only." James ordered softly. A shiver raced down the young prince's spine and he nodded. "You do not have to think about anything but me and my love towards you."
Kendall shook his head and James smiled warmly down at him. "O-Only you." The blond confirmed and gulped. "Y-yes." He mumbled to himself. "Yes, o-only you. A-Alright." He stuttered and nodded his head.
"Come and rest for a bit." James suggested and lead the blond into the great hall and sat him down on a chair by the long table. "Are you hurting?" he asked softly and Kendall shook his head. The pirate captain pressed a kiss to the top of his head and then turned back to the latino and the raven haired boy that lingered in the doorway.
Logan was looking around with large eyes and then turned to James. "You're one of the heirs to the Red Empire." he said breathlessly and James only nodded.
"Ar, I am." He said. "But the Red Empire is no more, royal blood hasn't run in this family's veins for a long time." He mumbled before turning back to the latino with a very serious expression on his face. "Carlos, I do not intend to stay on this island for much longer. Notify the rest of the crew that we're leaving in three days."
"Ay, ay, Captain." The latino said and nodded. "I'll do it right away."
James gave him a weak smile and ruffled his black hair. "I'm sorry things did not turn out as I had expected them to." Carlos chuckled and shook his head.
"You're a pirate, not a mind reader, Captain." He said and then turned back to Logan who was worriedly eying the prince. James grumbled something about finding Lucy and disappeared down the hall. Carlos hesitated a bit before nudging Logan in the side. "Go and talk to him if you'd like." he said and Logan glanced at him before nodding and walking over to the prince.
He gingerly placed a hand on the blond's shoulder and gulped. "A-Are you alright my pr-... I-I mean Kendall?" The young prince nodded weakly and sat and stared absently into the distance. "Kendall?" Logan asked carefully.
The blond turned to look at the former servant. Eyes blazing green and lips blueish and trembling. Logan furrowed his eyebrows and met the blond's eyes. Within them he could see everything. He could see his entire life speed by him in repeat and even glimpses of what had yet to come. He broke the eye contact and Kendall let out a shaky breath. "Oh my..." He panted. His eyes had gone back to normal and his cheeks grew back into their normal rosy color.
Logan eyed him for a second. "Is that how you see the world?" Logan asked. "Do you see all that?" He asked.
"I have for quite some time now..." Kendall sighed and looked away. "I-... I did not mean for you to see it... It was not my intention to show it."
"I looked... happy." Logan mumbled and Kendall nodded.
"You will be. One day." He said with the beginning of a smile ghosting over his face. "Unfortunately not everyone will..." He mumbled and suddenly looked very serious and sharp. "If you would not mind... I would very much like to rest for a moment and... ponder."
"Of course, my prince." Logan said and bowed his head. "I will stay with Carlos and if you should ever need me do not hesitate to send for me."
"I might." Kendall mumbled and turned away.
Logan felt a small spark of hope light up his chest and he walked with a newly found joy back to the latino that was waiting for him by the door. Logan gave Carlos a warm smile – perhaps the first ever big and genuine smile he'd ever had in his life – and followed him back down to the small town.
James came back and sauntered over to his lovers and knelt by his side. "How are you feeling?" He asked softly. Kendall smiled to himself but did not meet James' eyes.
"I feel loved." The prince murmured and let out yet another breath before turning to the brunet and locking their gazes. "Tell me you love me, James." he said, if rather seriously. The brunet eyed him for a second and then smiled lovingly at him and took his hands in his own.
"I love you, Kendall." He said and brought both of the blond's hands to his chest. "I love you so much that I sometimes feel my still heart flutter." He said and pressed Kendall's hands closer to his chest. "For I feel alive when you are with me. My love and desire for you burns as bright as the stars on a crystal clear night."
The blond smiled and brought a hand to James' cheek and sweetly stroked his thumb over the pirate's cheekbone. He felt his own heart throb in his cheat and he leaned down and pressed a kiss on James' forehead. "I will do anything for you, James." He said. "I will dedicate my life to you and you only because without you I would not have it."
James beamed at him and leaned closer to kiss his lover but Kendall leaned back and stared into his hazel eyes. "Do you trust me, James?" He asked silently. James nodded. "How much do you trust me?"
The brunet thought for a moment before pouting his lips and reaching in under his red coat and digging his hand into the pocket in the inside and pulled out a gold chain with a golden medallion and tiny rubies forged into it. He weighed it in his hand before carefully threading it over the prince's head and letting the medallion rest over Kendall's chest.
"I trust you with the only thing I have left of my former life and my family." He said. "I give you the only thing that reminds me of who I am." He said silently and Kendall looked down at the medallion and gave a heavy sigh.
"James Diamond, until fate tear us apart I will be yours." Kendall said and cupped the brunet's face and kissed him.
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