Chapter 25
"Nik let's go!" Caroline's father shouted from outside of their humble humble.
Nik pulled away from Caroline's lips and groaned before answering "Coming!" he looked down at Caroline that sat on his lap pouting "Nik where are you going?"
"I promised your father that I would go hunting with him today" he half moaned because of Caroline's sinful lips kissing and nibbling his neck, distracting him.
"Love I have to go, otherwise your father will come and caught us"
She sighed defeated and pulled away from his neck and looked into his eyes with her famous puppy dog eyes.
"Don't give me those puppy dog eyes, you know I have a weak spot for them" he said only making her giggle and she stood off his lap.
"Fine but come back soon my love, I want to go for a walk around the woods before it's too dark" she said before pecking his lips.
He smiled and peck her cheek before leaving with William into the woods to seek for their dinner.
"William what's the occasion?"
"Pardon me?" he said confused
"Why are we going hunting? Usually we go to the marketplace and purchase fresh deer meat"
"I know but I have this strange feeling in my guts and decided that tonight was a good day to hunt down our supper"
Nik nodded and followed William deeper into the woods and spotted their prey. William bend slowly to retrieve a small knife from his boot and looked at Nik. " Do you want to do it, son?"
Wait, did he just said the 's' word?! Holy crap! Nik thought. That was the last thing Nik wanted William to see him as, ofcourse if it had been a few years ago he would have jumped from happiness but not in this moment. He couldn't even imagine the awkward scenario 'Father I'm in love with you daughter and we have been together in secret for the past months'.
Yeah right, not going to happen so instead of answering him he just nodded trying to ignore his comment and took the knife from him.
He gripped the base of the small knife tightly in his hand as he walked up behind the deer silently. In a swift movement he launch himself at the deer and cut the deer's throat making the animal's body fall motionless to the ground.
Nik stood up from the deer and watched the scene in front of him, he had killed that poor animal so they could eat, if Caroline found out about this she would get really pissed at him.
"Good job son, I'm surprised that this is the first time you've done this. You are a natural son" Ugh take a hint, don't call me that! He fought with himself.
At supper everyone sat around the wooden table with a plate in front of them. Nik looked around and then at Caroline as she eyed her plate a little disgusted by the deer meat.
"Caroline those aren't manners for a young lady" her mother scolded as Caroline moved the meat pieces to the side of the plate away from the rest of her food "But mother you know how much I disgust animal meat"
"Caroline! Eat your food, your father and Nik spent the whole evening hunting him down for us to have fresh meat at the table"
Caroline turned her head to Nik "You hunt it down? Ugh I can't even look at you right now Nik"
"Car-" before Nik could finish his explanation a firm knock interrupted him. "I'll get it" he said as he stood up from the table after excusing himself, he walked to the door and opened it to see a royal guard staring down at him.
"Goodnight, letters to William and Nik Forbes" the man said as he pull out two letters and hand them to Nik. Nik took them and nodded, not really bothering to tell the man that he wasn't a Forbes.
Nik closed the door and walked back to the table and stood next William "This is for you" he said quietly as he opened is letter.
"What does it says Nik?" Caroline asked impatiently, as always.
"I don't know Care, you know I can't read. What does it says William?"
"Give me a moment son" he said as he read the letter and his wife moved closer to eye the letter "It must be really important if it has the royal stamp"
"It is indeed Elizabeth" he said with a defeated sigh. "Nik I'm sorry that you have to be part of this but both us have been enlisted in the king's list to join his army"
Caroline gasped and Nik's eyes widened "What?! I-I won't go"
"Nik you don't have an option, we have to report to the castle tomorrow and we'll leave from there"
"Tomorrow? But father that's too soon" Caroline complained standing up from the table. "Father you knew theres a way to get out of it, why do you want to go and drag Nik along with you?"
"Caroline this is none of your concern, beside if I don't accept it they won't benefit you and since we both have been enlisted you will receive double"
"Bloody hell father! You are risking your life and Nik's over some stupid help?!"
"Caroline language! I don't know what has gotten into you to act not lady-like" her mother chastised and his father shook his head disapprovingly "Go to your chambers and stay there"
She groaned and stormed away to her small room and closed the curtain that served as a door. Nik sighed "I'll talk to her" he said and walked to Caroline's room, moving the curtain slightly "Can I come in?"
"Whatever" she muttered and he walked in sitting next to her in her small bed. "What's going on Carebear?" he finally asked and she lifted her face covered in tears ad looked at him.
"I don't want dad and you to leave, Katerina once told me that her father died in war, and Amara told me that her brother was killed the same day he left, and-and" she said between sobs but Nik stopped her by pulling her into a tight hug.
"Shhh love, your father will take care of me and I'll take care of him, we'll both come back alive" he said and pecked her lips "Do you trust me?"
"Yes" she said almost whispering and he smiled "Then trust this, I'll be back alive"
She nodded but still a few tear drops fell down her cheeks and she buried her face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tiny frame in an innocent embrace as he could hear a pair of distant sobs, Elizabeth's sobs. He knew that she was trying to look strong in front of her daughter but deep inside she was devastated by the news.
"Nik would you stay with me for the night?" she asked looking up at him with her wet cheeks and red eyes. He moved a strand of hair behind her ear and kissed her cheeks wiping the tears off with his lips. "Sure love"
He laid back on her bed and she curled up next to him resting her head on his chest and wrapping an arm around his waist possessively.
"Nik?" she asked weakly and he looked at her softly "Yes sweetheart?"
"I love you my love" she said and looked at him lovingly making him smile "I love you too Caroline"
She snuggle closer then broke the silence again but this time a little more determined "Nik'
"Hmm?"
"You better stay away from the foreign prostitutes or ill kill you myself"
He laughed and kissed her head "I will love, I'm yours only"
"Good" he said and closed her eyes trying to fall asleep and forget that her best friend and her father were leaving to war.
In the castle Finn and Elijah were getting ready for the day after, it was the first time they ever join their father in one of his conquest and the truth is that they were frightened.
It's not like they didn't know how to use a sword or anything like that but it wasn't the same. Usually they would practice fighting with each other or one of the guards but they knew that when the time came the fight wasn't going to be that easy.
Even though Elijah wasn't the oldest , he sure was the more mature and thought things twice unlike his siblings. He looked over his shoulder at his brother Finn who was writing something in a piece of paper "Brother we must watch out for Niklaus in the battlefield" he said as he walk closer to Finn's desk only to take a step back when he heard him scoff "He is old enough to watch over himself"
Elijah shook his head in disbelief "He is our younger brother Finn, we can't just abandon him and him die out there, mother would be broken."
Finn rose up from his chair "No, mother would get over it and finally stop crying over her son that will never come back!"
"Have you heard yourself Finn?! You sound just like father!"
"Well maybe is because I've finally grown up and realized that life isn't a fairy tale Elijah. Father had his reasons for what he did and I understand what he had to do"
"He has gone into your head just like with Kol, you two look at him with such respect and adoration when he is only an emotionless asshole"
"Careful what you say brother, he may be our father and let us get away with some things but he is also the king and if he hears you talking to him like that he woul-"
"He would what? Kill me? Abandon m just like he did to Niklaus? I'm not afraid of father and I'm willing to fight for our brother you like it or not"
He scoffed "I don't care what you do Elijah, I just do what I have to and if I have to do this to be king then I will"
"Finn you know that you don't need to be on father's good side to be king"
"I know but who knows, maybe I'll get an advantage over you and the rest of my siblings."
Elijah looked at his brother and left the room without saying another word, he couldn't believe that that was the brother that used to tell him knight stories, or the brother that taught him how to fight, or a brother at all!
As he exited the room he bump into his mother and in that moment he knew that she heard their argument "Mother…" he tried to explain but she shook her head.
"No Elijah, he is right. I should stop crying over him and focus on my children that are with me, I took a lot of time away from all of you by thinking of my lost child but I won't anymore"
He sighed, now he mother thought like Finn, just great. "But, that doesn't mean that I won't ask you for a favor. I heard that you wanted to protect him and I want you to do it but take care of yourself too. I expect all of you back to our home safely and then we'll talk what else I have in mind" she said determined and walked past Elijah to the library where she spent most of her time thinking.
A/N:
Hey so this is the new chap! Sorry for taking so long is just the school started and I don't have as much free time to write as I used to but anyways I won't be quitting this fic or the other one but I might update late.
Anyways what did you thought about it? Thoughts about Finn? Caroline and Nik's relationship?
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