Chapter 70 - 70

Gideon's initial plan of trying to make things less awkward seems to have backfired because the two men in front of him started arguing instead. After hearing Amias' refute to his statement, Damien lets out a scoff.

"I was only expressing my opinion, Amias"

"Oh is that so? did I ask for it?"

"What's fucking wrong with you?!"

"I should ask the same thing!"

The two continued to argue and Gideon felt skittish. He felt like he might have been the one who triggered this. But Kaiden suddenly tapped his hand and it surprised him. He looked at Kaiden who had a look of concern.

"Hey, you alright?"

"n-no? can't you do anything about those two?" Gideon pointed to Amias and Damien who were still yelling at each other and bringing up past issues.

Amias brought up how Damien was such a slob that he and the others had to constantly clean up after him. Meanwhile, Damien brought up how Amias constantly threw away his opportunities. If you look at it, Damien was only arguing out of concern-

"I don't give a fuck about those opportunities! What I'm pissed about is the fact you keep pushing these onto me! Do I look like I want it?"

"I'm pushing them onto you because you can do more than what you are as of now!"

Amias suddenly felt like laughing "Oh ho ho, are you saying that I'm lacking as of now? Well I'm sorry if that's the case because I never even wanted to be in this position"

"Why are you such a fucking coward?!" Damien suddenly bursts out and Amias suddenly stopped laughing.

"You keep accepting every insult that hits you but you don't have the courage to even fight back! It just makes me pissed whenever you-"

Amias suddenly threw the first punch and it landed right on Damien's face.

"AND WHOSE FAULT DO YOU THINK THAT HAPPENED?! YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" Amias yelled at Damien who also punched Amias.

"Ah! please stop fighting..." Gideon panicked as he watched the two go neck-in-neck with another.

Kaiden, out of nowhere, pulled Gideon to his side. Gideon was about to make a fuss about it when a bottle suddenly smashed to where he was seated. He couldn't help but keep his mouth open in shock because he didn't expect that. He looked at Kaiden who had an uninterested expression, it was an expression that said he's seen this happen several times.

"Don't bother trying to stop those two, once they're at it they won't stop until one of them is unconscious"

'But in terms of power... isn't Damien the stronger one?'

Kaiden must have read what Gideon thought because he shrugged. He stood up and dragged Gideon out of the room since it reeked of blood and alcohol already. 

"If you want to go to Mrs. Theodora, you can go now. I'd escort you but I have to follow my father's orders and wait for him"

Gideon was still unfamiliar with the palace so he refused and said that he would wait for Kaiden. Kaiden was surprised and couldn't help but smile softly before handing Gideon a handkerchief from his pockets.

"I really can't go and I can't have you witness that anymore" Kaiden gestured to the door where Amias and Damien were still fighting.

"But how would I know the way?" Gideon innocently asks and suddenly Kaiden took Gideon's hand that was holding the handkerchief. He kissed the hand and Gideon blushed before pulling it away from him.

"What are you doing?" He asks but then he notices that the handkerchief was trying to fly away so he gripped onto it tightly.

"I'll guide you using that handkerchief. If you accidentally let go of it, it'll try to go back to you. But if you don't hold onto it again, I'll go immediately to you just in case something happened. This will only be active within the Palace and you can go home without returning it" Kaiden explained to him clearly and Gideon blinked as he tried to absorb all of that information.

'But was it truly necessary to kiss my hand?'

He was still frustrated over that fact but he mustered out a "Thank you" instead before taking his leave. Kaiden watched as Gideon's back slowly disappeared from his view and lets out a sigh.

"It's a surprise you actually obeyed me" Luciel spoke from behind Kaiden. The prince didn't even bother to turn around and simply answered

"You did say it's a special day" Kaiden repeated what his father had said earlier and Luciel laughed a little.

"You're aware that unless you put up a sound array... I'd hear everything you say in this building right?" Luciel crossed his arms and glanced at the door, just like right now he could hear those two going at it by screaming:

Amias: IF YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT ME THEN YOU SHOULD JUST SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!

Damien: ARE YOU HEARING YOURSELF? YOU SOUND RIDICULOUS RIGHT NOW.

"I'm very much aware of that, father"

"Then you couldn't bother yourself to set up an array while you threw yourself into a one-sided oath?"

"If I did that then he wouldn't have trusted me"

"Kaiden"

"You'd do the same if you were given the option back then no?"

"Can you just listen to me?"

"No. I'm old enough to make my decisions and choose who I want to be with"

"Yeah you are but you're forgetting that you're my son and you have an obligation. Kaiden you..."

Luciel didn't know what to say. Actually, he did, he wanted to say he was concerned for Kaiden and that he shouldn't risk his life for these sorts of things. But how exactly should he say this when his son would only refute his arguments.

"I am your son. And I know my obligations even though I never wanted to do those said obligations. So at the very least, just let me have this"

Kaiden began to walk away but Luciel's sudden question made him stop for a moment.

"What if you regret it? What if one day you start to hate him enough to kill him? Then what?"

"Then I'll regret my choices once that happens which is never"

Right... He'll have to die first before Kaiden starts to hate Gideon.

Luciel sighed since he knew that it was already too late to even argue about this. And if he continued to do so, he'd only further strain the relationship he has with his son. He didn't like Gideon Lemery, not even a little. But his son liked the boy and his subordinates seem to show some interest or concern with this kid.

Even he, himself, actually had some interest in Gideon but it was more on curiosity on who exactly the kid was. But just from earlier, he looked like an awkward person. No different from those he sees in the streets every day. The door suddenly bursts open and Amias had a bloody nose and bruises on his face. Luciel wasn't sure whether it was due to the bruising and anger but Amias' face was red.

.

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When everyone had already left the room, Amias and Damien still kept arguing and fighting.

"Can you stop being fucking immature Damien?!" Amias Threw the bottle at Damien who instinctively dodged it.

"But aren't you the one who is throwing the first punches here? Can't I defend myself?" Damien argued back and Amias felt ticked off and tried to kick the guy on the side but Damien caught his foot.

"Stop it"

"I'll only stop if you stop being an asshole"

"What did I even do wrong?!"

"EVERYTHING! YOU KEEP BOTHERING ME! ARE YOU MY MOTHER OR SOMETHING?"

"I'M YOUR FRIEND THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED"

Amias teleported behind Damien and put him in a chokehold.

"If you were my friend then you should have known me already! But you keep getting in my way and you-"

Amias got cut off the moment Damien threw himself forward that was enough for Amias to fly off and land on his face. He raised his head up and his nose was bleeding more than earlier when Damien elbowed his face. He was about to get up again when Damien pinned him down.

"Stop it already!"

Damien's situation was more or less some bruises on his face. Amias found it unfair since he was going all out but it was only a clear indication of who was superior between the two of them. He gritted his teeth and resisted. He managed to free one arm and he elbowed Damien in the side. Damien crouched in pain and it was enough for Amias to totally break free and switch positions with Damien.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?! Isn't it enough that I got ostracized by most of the citizens to the point I can't even go out and be proud to be a noble myself?!"

"That's exactly why I can't leave you alone!"

"Why? tell me the actual reason and not the bullshit "I care about you because you're my friend and you can be better than this" because clearly, I can't so tell me what is it? Do you despise me?" Amias sneered

"I don't despise you"

"Then what?"

"I like you"

"what?"

"I like you so much that it hurts. I like you even if you like someone else. I like you even if you had to flirt with other people. I just like you and I can't handle seeing you just accept the pains that you encounter. I won't mind it if you hated me just as long as it meant that you'll be happy"

Amias suddenly lets go of Damien and exited the room. He even saw Luciel outside, seems like he was waiting for the two to finish arguing. He didn't say a word and walked past the king.

"That fucking idiot" he muttered.