Chapter 4: Civilisation?

A/N Woo fourth chapter. This is what I like to call progress! Nick and Jeff have finally met and now Nick is faced with a very tough decision to make! :D BTW the kingdom mentioned is the name of the one in the movie therefore it's made up!

Disclaimer: I don't own Nick, Jeff, Wes, Blaine, Sebastian or Trent! In fact I don't even own the plotline except for a few moments in the story!

Nick led Trent and Jeff through the jungle and to the tree where Sebastian, Blaine and Wes were anxiously waiting for them. The entire walk was silent as Trent's curiosity and hunger for knowledge was captivated looking at all the plants and trees on the island while Jeff was still staring at Nick, in awe at how amazing and handsome this boy was and in confusion, he was mentally wondering how long had Nick been here if he was able to talk to the animals. Nick could feel Jeff's eye's burning into his back and tried not to turn around and was silently thanking whoever or whatever that Jeff couldn't see him blushing from where he was walking directly behind Nick and he was too shy to say anything to him as he thought the blonde boy was very handsome. The trio finally reached the tree.
"Up you go." Nick said as he pointed up the tree.
"Uuh... Why?" Jeff questioned.
"Because it's safe up there for people who don't know the island." Nick explained. Jeff and Trent climbed up the tree with Nick behind them. Trent and Jeff started looking around the treetop home in wonder about how the boy has lived out here for so long. Jeff came across a trunk with a broken nameplate.
"Is this yours?" Jeff asked.
"Yes, it has my name on it but I remembered that and my age when I arrived here but nothing else."
"So you really don't remember anything? Your family or where you're from?" Jeff questioned curiously.
"Well, Wes told me I came from the sea a long time ago and apart from my name and age the earliest I can remember is a big storm." Nick replied while looking out at sea.
"Maybe you were shipwrecked then." Jeff suggested.
"I don't know, I can't remember." Nick said sadly. Jeff decided to change the subject.
"Who's Wes?" Jeff asked. He could see how Nick's attitude instantly perked up and he grinned making Jeff feel slightly weak in the knees. Nick turned around and looked behind the main trunk of the large tree.
"It's ok, you can come out now, they won't hurt you." Nick called out reassuringly trying to beckon his friends out from hiding. Wes popped his head out first followed by Blaine and Sebastian.
"Wes, Blaine and Sebastian." Nick introduced pointing to each one in turn.
"My goodness, a red panda, elephant and a peacock Your Highness." Trent exclaimed in excitement of seeing such a variety of animals in one place. Jeff glanced at the animals then turned his attention back to Nick.
"You saved us, now let us save you, come back to my kingdom with us." Jeff said hoping Nick would agree to return with him.
"Umm, I still don't know your name." Nick said trying to buy himself more time to think as well as he actually didn't know the blonde boy's name and he wanted to see if the boys name was as lovely he is.
"Oh, how silly of me, may I introduce Prince Jeffrey Sterling of Apollonia." Trent introduced his friend. Nick blushed as he believed he was correct about the Jeff's name being as lovely as he was.
"Did he say Prince? Kingdom? Perhaps we're related!" Sebastian exclaimed as he fanned out his tail feathers. All Jeff and Trent could hear was a warbling sound. Nick chuckled at his friend.
"Okay, okay we get it Seb. He's a prince, you're a prince." Nick said highly amused at his friends antics.
"You really understand him?" Jeff said unbelievingly. Nick looked baffled.
"Yes. Don't you?" Nick asked confused. He didn't know that it wasn't normal for humans like him to speak to animals.
"No, all I hear is WAHHHHKKK BBAAAHHHKKK BAAAAHHHKKK WAHHHHKKK!" Jeff tried to imitate what he could hear from the peacock, not hearing any words.
"I do not sound anything like that!" Sebastian huffed, highly offended.
"Now now Seb don't get upset." Nick told his friend trying to calm his friend down because he knew Jeff didn't mean to upset him and Nick really liked Jeff so he tried to play the peacemaker.
"Extraordinary! Talks to animals!" Trent said thrilled by what he could learn through this boy.
"This is Trent, my friend and royal scientist." Jeff introduced Trent as he realized that Nick didn't know Trent's name.
"I have so much to ask you." Trent said giddy with happiness.
"Please Nick; come with us back to civilisation." Jeff tried to persuade Nick. He knew he'd only just me the boy but he felt like he'd known him forever and wanted to know even more about him. Jeff didn't realize it but he was already falling in love with Nick and Nick was feeling the same and falling in love with Jeff too. Nick wanted to go with Jeff and see if he could find out where he was actually from but he didn't want to leave his island home and his friends.
"Civilisation?" Nick asked as he had no idea what that word meant, barely pronouncing it correctly.
"What lies beyond the horizon. A world of people like you and me." Jeff explained hoping Nick's curiosity was a good thing and that he would go back to his kingdom with him.

(Later that evening)

Nick, Wes, Sebastian and, Blaine were all sat on a cliff edge overlooking the beach and in the water you could see the boat where Jeff and Trent were at that very moment. Nick was contemplating whether to go with Jeff and leave his friends or to stay here, the place he grew up in, with his friends and perhaps never see Jeff again. Although he had only known the teenage prince a few hours he could tell his feeling for the blonde were strong. He knew what he was feeling for the boy was love as he had seen animals on the island fall in love and meet their mates. Sebastian and Wes just wanted happiness for their friend for they had seen him grow up being the only one like him and made him feel lonely although he was surrounded by friends. Blaine however didn't want Nick to leave him. Now you mustn't think bad of him he is only a baby elephant and not only is Nick his best friend Blaine feels that Nick is the only person who can really understand him and in his young mind he thinks that if Nick went with Jeff, Nick wouldn't love Blaine anymore, he is too young to understand that Nick will always love him no matter what he chooses.
"Are you really thinking of leaving?" Blaine asked Nick. He wasn't happy with Nick's sigh and shrug of his shoulders as a response.
"You can't mean it Nick!" Blaine cried out upset at the fact his friend was considering leaving him. Wes could clearly see how torn Nick was between his two choices.
"Nick?" He asked seeing if he could get his friend to say what was on his mind as he knew that sometimes saying things out loud can clear up your choices and make final decisions clear.
"Ugh I don't know what I want to do! I want to stay here with you! You guys are all like my family but I also want to know if I have a real family! I love this island I really do, it's my home but I want to know where the land I'm actually from is and what it's like and what happened to me that I ended up here and why my memories start with a storm! I am so conflicted!" Nick ranted panting by the end.
"Well why don't you tell us your feelings about Jeff." Sebastian suggested wisely not being his regular over-dramatic and bitchy self.
"Wow Seb that has to be the first actually serious thing you've ever said. And I just feel light and happy and I feel butterflies in my stomach. I feel like everything's right in the world." Wes and Sebastian just gaped at him as they realized their friend (who they had raised since he was 6 years old) was in love.
"Well why don't you sleep on it and make your decision in the morning?" Wes suggested.
"Yeah I think I'll do just that." Nick agreed and the group trailed back to their tree and went to sleep.

Ok first off I'm sorry about the 'peacock' sounds there is really no way to write down the sound so I tried and think I failed but oh well. GGGRRRRRR Nick and Jeff won't listen to me I'm telling them it's too soon to fall in love but nooooooo apparently they do whatever they want. Anyways next chapter there are some fluffy Niff moments and Nick makes the big decision! Oooooohhh!

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