Chapter 93 - Like A Stranger

Jason opened the curtains and looked outside, what he saw was a beauty waiting for him to explore. He was in the middle of the woods with the gang ready to enjoy a weekend out in the wild without adult supervision. They needed that after how far apart they had all drifted from one another.

Camping was the best way to rekindle the feelings that they each had for each other and hopefully get the real magic back. It was not going to be an easy foot to get everyone on good terms again but they had to give it a try.

It was morning, they had arrived there at night and all hell had broken loose on sleeping arrangements. Everyone had an idea of whom they wanted to sleep with in the few tents available and that conflicted with what the others wanted.

So in the end they decided that it would be best if the boys were better off pairing while the girls did the same on their end. Jason ended up sharing a tent with Amaru since most of the girls were against him being alone at night in the same tent with Davy.

In their defense, they were either into him or Davy and wished to keep them apart as fast as possible. "Did you fix your issue with him?" Amaru opened his eyes to the chirping sounds of the birds around them.

"I think I did," Jason responded not really sure what to say in the situation that he found himself in. He didn't know if the light talk they had earlier had made the male change his mind about their relationship or whether he should be worried about the new man that Davy mentioned.

"He didn't particularly object to the two of you not sharing a tent. Are you sure you two are good?" Amaru asked concerned. 

He worried about Freya. Against his better judgement, he had gotten the girl to come with them on the camping trip. There was something about the girl that made him want to take the extra effort with her. 

He truly wished that his friends would like her. The camping trip was a chance for them to get to know each other better. Something that he very much wanted to be successful but feared that it might not be so with the crown prince being on edge around Freya.

"It's a working progress, but I can't really be so sure if his heart is still mine," Jason let out with worry.

He had been thinking about the other man or woman that Davy could have been seeing and how that would affect his relationship. He wasn't much for sharing with anyone what he loved and at the moment that was Davy.

"You know what they say, if feelings are taken for granted for so long they tend to fade away," Amaru let out.

"What happens if the feelings fade away?"

The ice prince smiled at him. He sat up and looked out the window. "Then you have to look at him as though you've just met. And try to win them over like they are a stranger to you," he let out. "If you try to rekindle what was, you might lose what is," he added.

"How is that?"  Jason asked.

"Because, if what was is so effective then it would not have ended. You already know how the past goes so why relive it. Do it differently the second time and hope for a different ending," he advised to Jason.

Jason had his face light up as he thought about how to start a new chapter of his life with Davy. He would look at him the way that Amaru had suggested. Like a stranger he had just met and see if they can ever reach the level of epic that they once had. 

Everything was so perfect before, he was in love and had the best person to experience it with, they had there ups and downs but they made it to the other end because they didn't give up on each other. 

That was before he got cold feet when his secret about being the gay almost got out. Instead of facing it bravely, he took the easy way out and threw Davy under the bus. There was no going back from that. And if the two of them had any chance of being together again, it had to be a different love story. One between prince Nedryn and the crown prince of Aphidia.

"Thank you for the advice," he let out and opened the curtains by the entrance point. "Ahhh," he stumbled back shocked to see Sashina outside the door waiting for him. 

"Good morning Ned," she greeted intimately. Jason gulped. It was too early in the morning to be dealing with her, goodness knew that he would wish for nothing more than for the stop chasing after him. He had nothing to offer her and had enough romantic problems as it was to add her to the to do list.

"I came to invite you for a walk," she let out.

"There is trying and then there is desperate, quite the latter suits you a lot," Amaru commented at the girl. Sashina shot him a piercing glare to stop him from taking any further.

"I'm so scared," the ice prince said shivering.

"I would love to walk with you but as you know. I have a fiancée that I intend to marry someday,' Jason told to her.

"This is a royal my darling, unless you are married every relationship is like a political alliance that can shift at any given moment," Sashina let out confidently.

"What does that mean?" Jason asked not getting what the woman was trying to say. 

"She means that as long as the prince and you aren't married. You shouldn't be too confident that you will get married, it is a royal, the danger zone for getting your heart and hopes broken," Amaru informed him.

The man stood rooted to the ground. The two had a point, most royal relationships didn't last very long. It anacondas lurking at every corner of the palace, it was impossible for relationships, either of political or love bound to survive.

"So yes, until the two of you officially tie the knot. I am never going to stop trying to win you back," Sashina confessed. The male felt a headache coming on. He had so much to worry about with Davy and now the villain was admitting point blank that she was never going to let him go.

"I will also confess to you darling, I will never give up on Davy," he said with utmost confidence.

Sashina just offered him a smile. There was something about her smile that made Jason fill up with worry, it seemed like she was up to something with her plans and schemes. He could swear some people just don't give up, even when it was clear that they were going to lose, they still pushed through with their plans.

He pushed passed her and moved on to find Davy. The morning would be better after seeing his beautiful face. The man was the best part of the story that he couldn't live without. "As long as I don't lose sight of what I want. I will get Davy to be with me again," he spoke out to himself. 

He marched the crown prince's tent to find him in order to have a word with him. To wipe the old slate clean and start afresh with everything. Have an epic love story as the man had hoped to have. It would be a win win situation for everyone. 

He would find love with him, the readers will get to read a fantastic love story and Davy would get to be free from the book. And everyone gets to be happy and get on with their lives. But with the epic love story, he had his fingers crossed that he could get Davy to not want to leave after everything was over. 

The villains could try all they wanted but he had made up his mind and there was no changing it. "Someone seems happy this morning," Jason heard and stopped in his tracks, he turned around and saw Freya standing before him with a sweet bright smile.

"I am, lets just say that I am going into the battle field to fight for someone important to me," he said to her.

"Crown prince Davion, I presume. You must like him a lot to be willing to fight for him, I envy that," Freya replied to his statement. She truly meant it when she said that she envied him. He had a love that he could hold on to and fight for. Something that she dreamt of her whole life, she hoped that Amaru would be that for her.

But was afraid that she might be getting her hopes up with all the people contending for the man's heart.