Cottontail: Yes, I'm finally getting around to posting this. Sorry for the wait. I've been busy and just a little lazy, but I sat myself down and MADE myself type just for yous. Please don't hate me?

Raenef IV POV:

I couldn't sleep last night. My mind kept sending me images of that boy and Eclipse. It's my fault! I gave him to Eclipse knowing what he would do. I don't know why I don't just tell Eclipse how I feel. It's not as if I'm gay! I just think that Eclipse should be with anyone!

I got up and crept to Eclipse's room. It was still early, so I doubted he would be awake. To my surprise, Eclipse wasn't in his room. I stepped in and looked around. The only life was that blond ball of a boy in bed. I could see why Eclipse would choose him over me.

He was beautiful, small, feminine, delicate.

No wonder Eclipse chose him over me! But I guess I was never considered a choice. I'm his master, he's my servant, and in my seventeen years, I've made it perfectly clear that I like women (which I do). But something about Eclipse… I don't know. He makes me crazy. And things were so perfect: just the two, alone, in this house. I had learned all that I could from him, so now he merely devoted himself to my happiness. What more could I want? Sex? No, I had women for that.

But he didn't. I never took his needs into account. So now, this little blond-haired, baby-faced brat shows up, and he's going to steal Eclipse from me. I won't stand for this.

Where is Eclipse anyway? I mentally searched the castle for him. He wasn't to be found in my domain. Where could he have gone this early? Does he frequently do this? Is there someone else? Was he leaving him/her?

Oh, this was all too much to take in right now. I need some tea, no coffee. Something with caffeine. I doesn't matter.

Eclipse POV:

Wasn't supposed to exist? It makes sense. There is only supposed to be one Raenef in existence to reign. By some mistake, the younger sibling too inherited his father's name. We'd simply have to change it. That should work. I hope.

I went back to the castle immediately. I'd been gone longer than planned, and it would be a disaster if that boy somehow wakes up and manages to piss off my master. But I do suppose the boy's fate does lie in the hands of Lord Raenef. (A/N: Siblings and wives are inherited like objects. It's the eldest son's choice of what to do with them.)

To my dismay, I returned after my master had awoken. I fixed him breakfast, and only after his morning temper had subsided. He took it rather well, all things considered.

"That THING is MY brother! And you SLEPT with him!"

"Yes, he is, and no, milord, I did not."

"Don't lie to me, Eclipse! I saw him up there, NAKED in YOUR bed! Care to explain that!"

"I'd stopped myself once I saw his birthmark proving his relation to you. And he may not be your brother. He could be a cousin, nephew, or something. There's no telling the number of illegitimate children your predecessors may have had. You yourself may have a few of your own, sire."

That didn't help. He got ghost white and dead silent. I flinched waiting for his response.

Raenef V's POV:

I heard it all. I crept downstairs to find something to eat when I heard them. So this castle had never been mine? I hated myself for reading that spell. So many things were going wrong. And last night, Eclipse scared me. Not the normal fright when he yells at me, but a hopeless fear that goes all the way to your bones. What if things never go back to normal? I would be stuck here with a scary Eclipse and an older brother or whatever he was.

Eclipse's POV:

I turned to see what had caused my master's sudden immobility. The younger Raenef was standing in the doorway… slightly disheveled, in only one of my shirts, with the most delicious pink, pouting lips. I shouldn't be thinking of this! But the boy was practically naked!

I ordered him in the room so we could all discuss this. I draped my coat over him, and my master finally regained his senses. Now we could all figure out what to do.

Cottontail: Yes, it's short, but what did you expect from me? You know the more reviews I receive, the faster I update. It's strange how that works. It's like supply and demand or something along those lines. I'm also up to answering your questions if you have any.

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