The familiar castle soon came into view as the jet slowly approaches it, making its way to the large air strip behind and landed. As everyone waited for the jet to slow down to a halt, I could see my real parents and Stephanie waiting to greet us at the waiting area of the air strip. Taking a deep breath, I removed my seatbelt once the jet grinded to a halt.
"Time to face the music."
I was about to help the doctor escort Chad out but Alex took my place and flicked his head towards my real father and mouthed. "Tell him."
I gulped and took a deep breathe before nodding my head and made my way towards my real father and mother. They looked happy and were crying, pulling me into a big hug. I hughed them back, it was so good to see them again. I pulled back despite the fact i wanted to be in their arms a little longer. "King. Queen. We have to talk about something."
"Of course, let's head to the main study lounge. Let the others help to manage your guests," the King replied. "And please, you can call me Daddy like old times. I truly miss it."
"OK... Daddy," I smiled as I held Stephanie's hand and followed my royal parents to the said lounge. I couldn't help but look around and taking in the sights while we were making our way there. So much memories, so much familiarity, it definitely feels like home again, for real.
Stephanie whined and jumped, holding onto my stomach to try and stay off the floor. I rolled my and lifted her up, placing her on my shoulders. "So iu have a sister, huh, father? Why didnt you tell me before?"
"Technically we did tell your foster parents, but that itself was a big risk, and your foster parents probably thought it's best you think it was a rumour," he replied.
"I guess with Drake on our tail, it's understandable," I said as I tickled Stephanie's ankle, in which she giggled. "But why didn't you tell her about me?"
"The same reason it was risky for us to tell your foster parents about her," my mom the Queen replied. "We really wanted to tell you though, believe us."
"I do, Mommy, I do."
"Here we are, the main study lounge," my royal dad said as he opened the big redwood door, revealing something that can be comparable to the study in the Beast's castle in the Beauty and the Beast movie.
I stared at it astonished by the sight of it. "Wow..." Alex tapped my shoulder and cleared his throat. I rolled my eyes and pulled my real parents away from the crowd. "Mother.... Father... I have something to say." I took a deep breath, hesitating to tell him.... "I... I know I'm going to be the next ruler and as ruler I need to create an heir but.... what if my preference is not necessarily.... girls."
The exchanged a glance with each other and burst out laughing. It was my mother whi finally spoke. "Oh sweetie, we knew this whole time, you're not so good at hiding it, Mister went-through-all-that-trouble-to-bring-his-"friend"-here." They both simultaneously winked at me.
"Wait... Huh?" I was caught off guard by that.
"We knew it even before we sent you to hiding. When we got you your favourite action figures, you always said you wanna marry them when you grow up. When you celebrated your 4th birthday, and you met your cousin from Scotland, you said you wanted to make him your Queen when you grow up," my father chuckled. "We knew then getting you a Queen in the future was out of the question."
"Besides, we still keep tabs on you when you were in hiding with your foster family Ted and Brenda Dunn," my mother said. "We knew of the company you keep. Chad is a nice guy. A little bit rough around the edges, but still a good kid at heart. Anyone who risked their lives to save our son and his family is good in our book."
"So... You're not mad that I'm...umm..."
"Gay? No, of course not. We may be royal, but we're not in the bloody 50s. It's the 21st century."
Happiness burst inside me as i jped into their atms and hugged them tightly. "Oh thank you!" I smiled widely at them before walking back to Alex.
"How'd it go? My guess it went well by your actions" His face full of curiosity. I nodded and he smiled at me, "That's one problem solved."
I gazed around the room. "Um... where is Chad?"
"Oh you didn't notice? They rook him away to the castle hospital room to be seen and treated by our other doctors."
"Is he gonna be OK?" I asked. "Can I see him now?"
"The docs had just finished, so I don't see why not," Alex shrugged. "Go get him, lover boy."
With a wink and a light shove on my back, he sent me off my way before going to my royal parents to give his report. With the help of one of the butlers, I was led to the castle hospital wing and escorted into the room he was in. Taking a deep breath, I entered the room, and was greeted with a soft familiar voice.
"Yo, bro... You're still alive..."
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