Chapter 7 of 55

VI

Among Royalty1,282 words~7 min read

"Okay, please don't kill me but like, I've never thought that I'd be doing this, you know? You guys are.... You guys can seem scary.."

There was an involuntary pout on Adrian's face when he said that, which made someone's heart beat faster.

"Yeah but we need to let out steam as well, you know! Besides, we have been doing this ever since high school." Queen Reyna replied.

The now rulers of the Super Kingdoms do not vary a lot when it comes to ages. Jae Hyun was the eldest, followed by Zion and Reyna and there were only a few month's difference between the three. Aldrich was a year younger than them.

The four went to the same high school in London, which was a school for really wealthy students. Royals from different kingdoms used to attend that school.

And when it came to these four, they instantly clicked. The Super Kingdoms were known to be close, but these royals were closer than anyone would have thought. And they basically forget everything when they're together, just living their lives like normal friends.

"You guys are so close!!" Adrian gushed. "Even though it might be hard for all of you but you find time for each other, your Highnesses!"

The royals just looked at him with a blank face.

"After all this you still doubt we'll allow you to call us by our positions? I know Al and Zion gave you the permission, so you can call us by our names as well you know!" Jae Hyun was really not scary when he was with people he liked.

"I.. I really feel honoured. Thank you so much." Adrian said gratefully. He had an honest smile on his face.

"Okay come one!!" Reyna screamed.

"Let's startttt!!!"

And with that, they started with 'Hotel Transylvania'.

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Apparently the movie night included loads of junk, snacks, and even a bit of alcohol, though Reyna made the maids take it back. There were a lot of board games as well, and Adrian would be lying if he'd say he wasn't enjoying himself.

Right now, they were playing truth or dare. Except, there was no option for dare. As they wanted to get to know Adrian well and vice versa, they thought it would be better to play this way.

"I still can't believe you messed up making instant coffee, though." Jae Hyun exclaimed.

"What can I do? Cooking can be very tricky." Adrian chuckled, trying to make an excuse. Taking a bite of the pizza he felt his eyes close.

Damn this be tasty...

"I like eating, though. Especially junk."

"Oh believe me, you do." A smug Aldrich smirked.

Adrian blushed. Trying to move the attention away from him, he spinned the bottle, just for it to land on him again.

SERIOUSLY???!!?

"Are you interested in men?" Zion asked almost instantly, his deep voice shaking Adrian to the core. Zion looked very interested, as if his preference would matter to the King.

Okay.....this is something new..

Everyone looked at him, curious for his reply

"I.. I'm bi." Adrian honestly replied. As he was about to spin the bottle again, another question stopped him.

"And that Vincent guy? Who is he to you?" Zion questioned again.

Adrian almost laughed, not specifically paying attention to the hard face of the person who asked the question.

"Oh hell no.. he's just a very close friend and I don't even look at him that way. And also, he's straight, though he gets bi-curious a lot. And we talk about hot men and women all the time, talking bout our love lifes a lot." He chuckled.

Zion felt something weird when he was talking about his potential love life.

"Interesting." Zion said.

"Let's focus a bit on the movies now, I honestly can't think of anything to ask. We've talked a lot for the past few hours." Aldrich exclaimed.

Everyone agreed. They were all soon spread out on comfortable couches, focusing all of their attention towards the movie.

Adrian was sitting on the couch with Zion, both now more comfortable around each other.

"Can I ask you something?" Zion murmured in a little voice, sure no one was listening in on them. They were situated on the couch at the farthest end.

"Sure." Adrian replied.

"Will you be in a relationship anytime soon?"

That seemed to take Adrian back by surprise, but he didn't feel the need to hide the truth from his new friend.

"Honestly... I don't know. But I'm not interested in anyone currently."

That made a smile stretch upon Zion's lips, and even if it was super dark, it was enough to make Adrian's heart flutter.

What the hell was that???!! What- why did my heart skip a beat??!!

Adrian could feel Zion stretching his arm behind him to let it rest on the backside of the couch. He realised they were sitting close to each other, enough to feel their thighs almost brush.

Were we this close? Even if we were why does it make me excited?

He turned his head to look at the man beside him, focusing on his features.

Zion's jet black hair looked so soft, that all Adrian wanted to do was rake his fingers through it, feeling the softness, tousling them a bit more. He wanted to touch his flawless skin and feel the smoothness on the pad of his fingers.

Most importantly, he wanted to look at those beautiful light green eyes a bit more longer than now. Looking at the depth of the secrets he hid behind them, just the way he is doing now.

Wait, I'm looking at his eyes?

It was like his brain had been stopped, and the only thing he can see were the deep pits of those light green orbs, which seemed to be getting a bit more closer by every passing second.

And then as if coming to his senses, Adrian realised if he were to move even an inch he can brush his lips against the Kings. His eyes seemed to widen, not knowing what will happen from a second from now.

Zion looked back at the younger, smaller man. His cute eyes staring back at him in anticipation. But he knew better.

With a sigh, he moved his lips towards the boys ears.

"Sleep. I'll be back." And with that he got up, apparently to the washrooms.

What the-

How the hell am I alive after my heart was beating that fast??

Exhausted from the day, he laid back and snuggled into the huge couch under a fluffy blanket, doing exactly what the King told him to instantly after hitting his head on the pillow.

He fell into a deep slumber very quickly. He did not know when Zion returned. And he certainly did not know when he scooted the boy a bit and made place for himself on the couch.

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Click!

Adrian was in a very deep sleep to understand what was going on. Not knowing if the things he was seeing was reality or his dreams.

Maybe he was actually awake.

Maybe Reyna was taking his picture.

Maybe-- oh maybe Zion was sleeping with him.... And most definitely cuddling him.

Oh yeah he's not imagining things at all. He still was very sleepy, but looked at Reyna with confused, squinted eyes.

"Oh no hush babe, sleep. He won't wake up now that he got his cuddles."

His hazy mind did what he was told to do.

Why is Zion hugging me so nice and warm? Why is his head resting on my chest? Why do I not want to move?

He did not, returning back to the peaceful sleep.