Ch. 2
He Returns
After a while, Adele goes off to her own lessons. The princes go back outside to watch the clouds overhead. A few sad minutes later, their tutor comes around again.
"Care to join me for a trip to town, my princes?" Heine asks softly. Without a word, they go inside and come back in different clothes. They go to the awaiting carriage. Going in as the driver goes into town. Having plenty of guards coming with them for protection.
The ride into town went smoothly yet everyone sat silently. However, the moment they arrive in town, the people swiftly move towards the buildings or rush inside them.
"Hm? What's going on?" Kai asks, noticing what's going on outside.
"That's a good question my prince. Please, wait inside the carriage," Heine says as he gets out. Walking just a few steps away from it to see someone in a dark cloak being chased by strong men from a different country. "The Bulsacks? What are they doing here, I wonder?" His eyes suddenly went wide when the person in the cloak stops all of a sudden. Jumping in the air, spinning and kicking two guys in the head with ease. Heine notices the person in the cloak holding something to each shoulder.
"I know that move," Bruno says, now standing beside Heine with his brothers.
"Didn't I ask you four to stay in the carriage?" Heine asks, not looking away from the scene before him.
"Yes, but once we looked out the window, we got curious," Bruno replies. The person in the cloak suddenly comes over to them.
"Please, hold her," the person says, handing a baby to Leonhard.
"Uh, sure," Leonhard nods, taking the baby gently as the person brings that elbow back fast, smacking the attacker in the gut hard. "You, please hold him for me," to Bruno.
"Of course," Bruno says, taking the other baby. He could already verify this person is a male.
"What's going on?" Licht asks, seeing the boy going back to fight the Bulsack people.
"That's… another good question," Heine says, still watching the scene unfold.
"The way this guy fights… it's familiar," Kai says softly, seeing a man clutch the boy's cloak and rips it off. A gasp escapes the princes.
The boy's black hair came to the base of his neck that also hides his ears. A black sleeveless shirt that slightly covers his shoulders with a blue vest cloth. Black unattached sleeves that covers his bare arms only partly to his shoulders. A black belt around his neck like a choker as he took a stance, his slightly baggy black pants giving him better mobility.
"Yukito!" the four princes shout as the boy knocks out the men from Bulsack. He gazes over at the four with his calm red eyes, huffing for air.
"I'd know those eyes anywhere," Kai smiles, yet still not believing he's staring at the same guy. "Yukito."
Yukito goes over to them, "that's my name. Thank you for holding my kids," he bows to them as Bruno and Leonhard give the babies back to him. He walks off as they speak again.
"Wait, Yukito!" Bruno shouts as the boy stops. "Don't you recognize us?"
"Even if I do, how do you know you're looking at the real, Yukito?" Yukito asks with a sigh.
"That is something you should consider," Heine tells them. "I must say, that was impressive."
"It wasn't a show to impress anyone," Yukito tells him. "Hm?" Hears Licht humming a tune.
~Out on the ocean blue~ reflecting the sky overhead. Soar high above your troubles~ Ooh~ Soar~ Let your heart soar! ~ Above the clouds! ~ Over the vast ocean. The sea life live freely~ In their~ world~ O-oh! ~ Soar~ through the unlimited sky~ freely as a bird. Soar high~ above your troubles~ Soar through~ your dreams~ soar to a land~ without troubles to haunt you. Oo-hh~ Soar towards~ the sunset~ Hmm~ Soar~
Yukito ends the song, staring out to sea.
"Magnificent," Heine awes.
"Licht?" Leonhard asks, seeing his little brother crying. Licht goes to Yukito and gently places his head on his shoulder.
"Licht?" Yukito asks softly.
"Come home… please," Licht softly sobs.
"I'm still a commoner," Yukito tells him.
"Do you think any of us cared about that?" Bruno asks, coming closer with the others.
"Yukito, please come home. We've really missed you," Leonhard tells him, shedding tears of his own.
"Yukito… doesn't matter to us weather we're blood or not," Kai tells him. "We've always thought of you as our brother."
Yukito gasps lightly, "you… you would welcome me back? Just like that?"
"Yuki," Licht sobs lightly.
"After all these years… you four would," Yukito begins to cry.
"Brother. Please come home with us," Bruno says softly.
"Yes," Yukito sobs happily. "Yes." He turns towards them as they carefully hug him. Heine finds himself crying at this scene. Happy and proud of the princes for not giving up hope. He cleans his tears before clearing his throat. "I believe it's time for us to return to the palace, my princes," he says.
"Right, professor," Kai nods as one of the babies in Yukito's arms starts crying.
"She's hungry," Yukito says sadly. "I haven't been able to feed them for five days. And that's how old they are too. I'd like to find a woman who can feed them before going back. I'll explain what happened later."
"Right," the princes nod, helping Yukito find a woman. Yukito goes to a small house as Kai knocks on the door. A woman holding a baby opens the door.
"Yes? May I help you?" she asks.
"Ma'am. I haven't been able to feed my babies for five days. Please, may I trouble you to feed them? And perhaps some lessons on parenting?" Yukito asks softly.
He sounds like a prince even though he says he's a commoner Heine thought, seeing a smile on the woman's face.
"It's no trouble at all. I'd be happy to," she says. Her smile fades suddenly, "Oh my, you don't look so good." Yukito huffs softly, turning towards Bruno and Leonhard. They gently take a baby before Yukito falls over. Kai catches him in time and carefully picks him up.
"Ma'am," he says softly. "Would it be too much to ask for you and your family to come with us for a while?"
"Will there be good food and work for me at least for that time?" asks the woman's husband, coming over to the door.
"I'm sure we can find something you can do, sir. They'll be plenty of food," Bruno assures him.
"What do you say, dear?" he asks his wife.
"Yes. It would be an honor," the woman lightly bows to them. Whispering, "Your Highnesses."
"Hm?" Heine wonders.
"We'll explain later," the man bows too.
"Then please, come with us," Heine says walking to the carriages with the princes. The couple goes with them, getting in the second carriage with Heine. The princes took the first carriage, happy to have their adopted brother back.
"Yuki?" Licht asks softly as the carriage heads off.
"Helia and Kaylee," Yukito says softly, still huffing slightly.
"Huh?" the boys wonder.
"Heh, their names," Yukito tells them, reaching over to the baby boy. They smile sweetly, trying to calm the crying babies.
In the second carriage, the couple tell Heine everything. "We knew the princes just by their behavior. Of course, we'd never do anything to jeopardies their lives. It's an honor to assist them," the woman says, as her own baby sleeps.
"Understood madam," Heine says before turning to the man. "What can you do, sir? If you'd like to work while you're at the palace."
"I can take care of horses and gardening mostly," the man replies with a shrug. They talk more as the carriages come to a stop in the palace grounds. In front of the palace entrance as the drivers open the doors.
The king walks outside in time to see his sons coming out of the carriage. Heine goes over to him, bowing before informing him about the situation.
"Are you serious?" Viktor asks holding back his tears.
"See for yourself, Your Majesty," Heine moves aside as Kai comes out of the carriage still carrying Yukito.
"Yukito," Viktor gasps, running over to his sons. "Yukito."
"Father," Kai says softly. "He's burning up."
"Right, get him to bed," Viktor tells his son who nods and walks inside. "Hm?" Hears crying before gazing over at his other two sons. Both holding a baby. "So, that's what you meant by, 'had two babies with him'. And…" turns his head to see the commoner family coming over. They bow to him, greeting him kindly. "Thank you for your assistance with the babies, ma'am."
"It's an honor to assist the royal family, Your Majesty," the woman says. "My name's Cathrine. This is my husband Marc and our daughter, Amy."
"A pleasure to meet you three. Please come in and eat," Viktor smiles, walking inside with his sons.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Cathrine and Marc say kindly. Following them inside the palace.
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