Wilfred Part 5

After a few days after the ball, it has been addressed that there was going to be an announcement going to be made today in the afternoon. Claude yelled at me to stay inside for it for some reason orders by the king and queen. He is basically showing that everyone in the palace hates me or does not approve me and that I am an embarrassment if I ever show my face outside this bedroom.

As I looked out my room, I see many news reporters and paparazzi swarming the gardens of the palace. Then I can hear the king speak to the audience.

Since I was too up and far, I couldn't underunderstand what he was saying. Then my eyes caught Kai trying to catch a butterfly. He was chasing it around the balcony. All of a sudden he got to close to the railing and slipped almost out of the railing. I jumped out of my seat and ran like the wind to get him before he was completely out and falling off the balacony. I was able to grab him and pull him close to me. I wrapped him in a hug and held him tightly close to me.

I whispered his name over and over, trying to calm myself. My heart was beating so hard out of fear when I held him. He tried to move out of my hug but I didn't let go. I quickly pull him away and grabbed his shoulders and make him look at me.

"Don't ever do that again!" I said with my voice breaking. I fought back my tears as I looked at him with distraught. "It is very dangerous and you can get really hurt! Do you understand?"

Kai looked down understanding how upset I was. He wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me, giving me a kiss on the cheek. I rubbed his back soothingly as I could hear his little sniffs. I picked him up and put my forehead against his.

"How about we play card games with your siblings huh?" I asked. His face lighted up and nodded his head enthusiastically. I giggled a little and ask him what kind of game he wanted to play as I left the balcony to go find the others.

But I didn't know how this little moment can go south so fast.

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It was the next day and I was reading a children's book with Kai who was in my lap smiling. Suddenly Claude burst into the room with such an angry look. He slams a newspaper onto the table and points at it, telling me to read it. I put the book down and carefully picked the newspaper up. On the front page in big letters said 'Secret Family Love Affair!'

I quickly skimmed the front page and see pictures of me and Kai on the balcony when he was about to fall and me saving him and carried him away. Most of the article asking about who I was and who Kai was, was I part of the royal family, and so many questions about my identity.

"The King and Queen order you to come to have an audience with them." Claude said with such a deep, dark voice. His eyes narrowed angrily and slammed the door shut. I felt Kai tug my clothes. I looked down and see him almost in tears, thinking that I am in trouble. I took breathed out and ruffled his hair, making him know that everything is fine. I put him down and left with a lot of weight on my shoulder.

I reached the room, feeling scared out of my wits. My hand shook as I opened the door. The King and Queen were sitting on their thrones with such disappointed looks on their faces. I slowly went to the middle of the room and bowed to them.

"Where do I even began..." the king rubbed his face in frustration. "How could this happen?"

"Dear..." the queen held his hand. Then she turns her focus onto me. "Look what you and your children have done." her voice boomed with growing anger.

"I saw Your Highness." I said softly.

"What do you have to say for yourself? You made us some sort of dysfunctional family! Do you know how bad that is!" I didn't flinch at all. It was my fault that it happened. If I was only watching him, this wouldn't happen. "You and those kids are ruining the royal reputation!"

"Hey!" I shouted back. "I got it, it's my fault that this scandal happened but don't you dare drag my kids into this!" I snapped. She might be royalty but she should know better to blame just a few elementary kids into it. The King and Queen stared at me in disbelief that I yelled at very powerful people. "What kind of role models who would blame just a few kids on something like that?" I was angry now. I could stand a few shouts but just to kids especially mine is like a death sentence if they do.

"I agree." a soft yet firm voice echo through the room. Prince Wilfred came up next to me with a stoic look on his face like he always has but this one seemed more angry than usual. "You shouldn't blame children but you also can't blame her either. She saved her child like a mother would. It isn't anyone's fault but those who have that kind of imagination of thinking that they are some sort of 'mistress with child'." The King and Queen were silent for a while looking at us with a look I couldn't explain.

"We're sorry Miss Yoshihara,we just not want our man tarnished is all. We have to keep the country under control." the king spoke up.

"Yes sir." I bowed to them.

"Just make sure it doesn't happen again." said the Queen. I nodded and bowed once more. Before Wilfred and I left the audience room the king called out to Wilfred.

"One more thing, Wilfried, your brother is coming tomorrow." he said. Wilfred was surprised but nodded and walked away hurriedly. 'He has a brother!?' I thought and quickly went after him.