Part Twenty Seven

Ferris

Once we got back they rushed me to our room and cleaned me up. I was so tired I could barely keep my eyelids open. I was starting to gain a dull ache in my head but Fraener and Zaelyn gave me a small pill to help with the pain. "Open your mouth, Sweetheart." Fraener mumbled, surprising me. He just called me sweetheart! He even went as far as to brush my teeth for me, getting rid of the bad smell and taste of vomit. It did feel weird but I didn't protest.

"Can he use one your turtle-necks?" I heard Zaelyn asked as Fraener carried me out of the bathroom and onto the bed. Fraener gave him an apprehensive look. "Sure." He mumbled. Zaelyn sighed before plucking a black turtle-neck out. "Most dragons are obsessed with money," The Incubus started, handing the clothing to me. I was so tired I couldn't be bothered moving. "But Fraener has a weird obsession with turtle-necks." He finished as I began to slip off my shorts.

I blushed when I realized I had frilly underwear on and I heard Fraener's breathing hitch. "I want to go back," I mumbled as I tugged off my shirt and Zaelyn helped me get the fishnets off. I wasn't thinking properly. Fraener showed up next to me and gently pressed a kiss to my neck making me giggle. The red glow on my face became darker as I felt his hand trail down my stomach and hooking his thumb on the band of my underwear.

"Hey!" Zaelyn shouted, snapping Fraener out of his trance. I whined when he pulled his hands away from my body. "I-I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me!" The dragon stuttered, a faint blush on his face. I've never seen Fraener blush before. "You're meant to be stopping me from taking him," Zaelyn toyed. Fraener didn't look too impressed. "It was the pheromones!" Fraener accused.

I pouted before slipping on the very big sweater. I ignored their bickering and slipped under the covers. The sweater smelt like cinnamon and oranges, just like Fraener. The two joined me under the covers and snuggled up close though the bed was massive. My cheek was pressed against Fraener's warm chest and Zaelyn wrapped his arms around my waist, spooning me from behind. I was out like a light in seconds.

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"What's with you're hair?" A voice sneered from behind me. My heart dropped and I instantly knew who it was. Zaelyn and Fraener. "It makes you look old, you freak."

I turned around to face my tormentors. Zaelyn's ruby eyes were glazed over with intent and Fraener stayed mute and brooding. They were terrifying. "I-I was just on my way to class," I stuttered before turning opposite way. I knew my way around pretty well as classes were held at home but I was never able to hide from them.

"Where do you think you're going?" Zaelyn growled, grabbing my arm and swinging me against the wall. It knocked the wind out of me and my books scattered everywhere. He started laughing like a madman, clutching his stomach and almost doubling over. "You think you could be a king? You can't even stand up straight!" He wheezed with pure unknown hatred in his eyes. "Why- why do you two hate me so much?" I asked while wiping away my tears. "Because you're pathetic and helpless. You're not fit to be a king. That's why." He spat, before kicking me in the side. More tears spilt as pain seared in my hip. I looked up to Fraener with a pleading look but all I was met with that same face, void of all emotion. They skipped off together down the hall leaving me crying on the floor.

I shot up from my sleeping position in a cold sweat. I looked around only to not find Zaelyn and Fraener. I haven't had a dream about that in ages but it always managed to make me feel uncomfortable.

Then, with all the memories of last night coming back to me my head was hit with a wave of pain. It felt like I was hit by a freight train. I stumbled to the door and called over a maid who quickly scattered over. "What can I do for you, my prince?" She asked while doing a curtsy. I held my palm against my head as I requested some medication for my headache. She gave me a questioning look before going to fetch what I asked for. Being alone gave me time to rethink what happened yesterday. I groaned when I realized how stupid enough I must of been to get drunk. I remember everything up until Fraener rushed us out of the club, anything that happened after that is a blur. Maybe I just fell asleep.

I decided to have a shower to help with my headache while I waited for the pills when I noticed a small yellow sticky note on the vanity mirror. 'We have training from six to twelve. We'll be back in time to make lunch'. It was signed by Fraener with a small heart at the bottom. I smiled, dropping the note onto the dresser and heading off to have a shower. As I undressed I heard the door swing open, surprising me. They weren't supposed to be back until twelve and it was only seven. "I'm just in the shower!" I yelled, wincing as pain bloomed inside my skull.

I didn't get a respond but brushed it off. I didn't hop in until steam seeped from the cracks of the shower door and condensation formed on the mirror. I cleaned myself off then just sat and soaked in the warmth. It was relaxing. I closed my eyes for a bit, assessing everything that has happened in the past month. So much has changed.

Just as I was about to shut off the water I heard the bathroom door open this time. An outline of a person appeared on the fogged up glass of the shower. The form wasn't as stocky as Fraener but just as muscular so it must have been Zaelyn. I blushed when I thought he was coming in but he just stood there. "Zaelyn what're you doing?" I asked, reaching to push the glass door open. He ran off before I could even get a glimpse of him. Zaelyn was weird, so it didn't bother or surprise me that much.

I opened the slightly ajar bathroom door to reveal a room with no one in it. "Zaelyn? Fraener?" I called out but no one responded. I looked around and nothing was out of the ordinary. Just as it was before I had a shower. I picked up Fraener's sweater and was folding it on the bed when I noticed a small wooden box. It wasn't anything too fancy, just a small box.

I grabbed it and instinctively shook it, hearing a soft shuffling inside. I decided to open it, thinking either Zaelyn and Fraener dropped it off or one of the maids. I peered and picked up the big stack of polaroid pictures. I already had a bad feeling about these, the minute I saw them. I didn't even want to turn them around but I did, and instantly regretted it. Blurry pictures of me and the group were taken. There were some taken of me at the palace garden back home, others at the pool and just pictures of buildings. I wanted to drop the whole lot when I realized I was the centre focus of each one. All the pictures of buildings were places I've been to. There weren't any stand-alone photos of Zaelyn or Fraener just me and if we were together they would be cropped out almost completely.

I mix of fear and dread stirred up inside me. Whoever was in the bathroom with me was not Zaelyn. Whoever this is knows where I've been, where I am currently and most likely where I'm going. I wanted to vomit and bawl my eyes out at the same time. I felt like I was being watched in this very room and it made my skin crawl. The last photo, at the very bottom was one of the club, taken in the day. It was the only one which had a message written on the back.

'Hope you had a good time.'

My first instinct was to run out and tell anyone and everyone. I didn't feel safe and these photos proved I probably wasn't anywhere. But I remembered what happened when the photos showed up. I was locked up inside my home with nothing to do and no one to talk to. If anything I'd feel safer here with Zaelyn and Fraener than back home with the thousands of guards. I called myself down. If my father had gotten these I would be shipped off back home this very second. These ones showed that whoever was taking these photos was focused on me if it was evident enough with the last ones. I wouldn't just have to wait a couple of weeks, I wouldn't get to see Zaelyn or Fraener until I coronated.

I closed the box with the photos inside and hid it on one of the many shelves in the closet. I made sure it was on Zaelyn's side as close were everywhere and it would certainly be a challenge finding it. What they don't know can't hurt them.

A/N

So, we got a small insight into their past and a small insight as to what's to come! Also the aftermath of Ferris' drunken disaster. I hoped you enjoyed!