Kingdom of Hearts, Anonymous [story reading .txt] 📗

family, Mitchell not included.”
“No, me and Mitchell...”
“Were great friends and it is hard to let a great friend go, right Tyson?” Elanor, arriving at the end of the conversation, interjected.
“Elanor, where are my sons?”
“Opillas took them to the quarry, Jakob and Mira wanted to learn about the things the quarry gives us.”
“Soturin, why don't you take Sydan down to the quarry with your brothers?”
“Yes, Father. Before I go may I ask the cook to prepare a feast in honor of the king's return? And maybe a snack for the boys?”
“Yes, but be quick.” Soturin nodded and walked away.
“Elanor, Mitchell told me what you did. Any reason why I should not throw you into the prison after you have the baby?”
“Tyson, it is me. It's Elanor, the love of your life. Your wife, the mother of your children, I made a mistake, do not punish me for that.”
“After I divorce you, I must marry another within the month and I cannot marry someone whom I do not love and who does not love me. That is no reason to be happy for yourself, in public we may act like we are happy and dedicated to each other, but at home, you will have your own bedroom and we will not discuss things as husband and wife. In my mind you and I are over, but in the public's we are together, and we are happy, and perfect and celebrating my return.”
“But you admit you love me? You said that you do not love anyone else, but marriage is, in your eyes, all about love and trust, since trust is out the only thing left is love keeping you in this marriage.”
“First, I have admitted to nothing. I said someone who does not love me and whom I do not love. Second, I have no one to love, there is more love between us than anyone in the village and I. Don't expect it to last forever, I will be trying to find someone to love and, hopefully soon I will. You will remain in the castle, just on your own floor, the kids will visit, and I will have new children with my new wife.”
“Please, give me one last kiss.”
“I can't do that. I will fall into the same pattern we have made for years, now a more pressing matter, where is my...Mitchell? Where is Mitchell?”
“Your brother Mitchell? Or someone else?”
“You know. He told you?”
“Yes, he was explaining his good heart. Mitchell is in prison, until you bail him out.”
“Alright, I will be gone for a while, expect me back for dinner and remember that is a public event. Sit next to me and we will hold hands, and maybe at the end of the night a kiss, none the sooner.”
“Tyson, I still love you.”
“I...must tend to my brother. What cell block is he?”
“Tyson, please talk to me.”
“What cell block, Elanor?”
“C. Cell block C, cell 25.”
“Thank you.” Tyson walked away.

“Mitchell, last place I thought you would be.”
“Last place I thought I would be. Come to take me away from here?”
“No. You probably already knew that. So I heard from Elanor that you told her about us.”
“I was explaining your good nature and how you are far too good for her.”
“If I didn't know better, I would've believed that you were trying to win me over. Aside from that, what have you done, while I was away?”
“Nothing. I kept up with your rules, basic attack patterns, did what you did.”
“I have something I must do, before we as the royals are most important. We have been controlled and denied by the Zotat, but no longer! I am going to rule the Zotat out. If the second and third and the rest overrule the first, it will never regain its power.”
“Who is going to follow you in destroying the Zotat? The rulers of our country before we accepted the king idea? They were chosen by the gods! We cannot overthrow the god's chosen ones. Rethink this, brother.”
“I am king! I am going to do this! If the gods chose them, they will not allow me to throw them out of power.”
“What are they to do? They cannot murder someone of clean heart! They have no choice, but to reluctantly accept.” That was the end of that conversation, Tyson's head couldn't clear of his pain.
“I cannot tell Elanor I love her. How can I? She betrayed me.”
“Ty, what can I tell you? I am sorry, I should not have done what I did. I know the pain of betrayal. I lived with mine, can you with yours?”
“I don't know. I might have the right answer in time, but with the child coming, my options are limited. She could run. She could leave after she has the baby, for fear of prison. She knows that I would be stuck. I have to have a Queen. I cannot rewrite the rules set in stone. I will have within the month to find a new Queen, but I cannot marry someone I do not love.”
“Then try to patch things up with Elanor. For a while, at the very least. Insist that she is not going to go to prison after she has the baby. Meanwhile, tell her you are not back together, and then try to find someone new to become Queen.”
“Thank you, Mitchell. I will soon free you, but I must insist you tell Mira that you are over and you move into the castle with Elanor.”
“She doesn't want me.”
“I will talk to her.”
“You say you do not love her, but why are your eyes wet at the mention of her and I?”
“I loved her once, I love her still, I just cannot say it.”
“You just cannot forgive someone that easily, it will take a while.”
“I forgave you.”
“You loved her, trusted her and she betrayed that. There was no trust between us.”
“You are right, I expected this from you, not her.”
“Well talk on my behalf or take her back, I understand either way.”
“I will see you when this is over.”
“Tyson? Where are your guards? Shouldn't they be here protecting you from me?”
“I came without guards.”
“You. Came. Without. Guards. What were you thinking?! Do you know the dangers of going by yourself, you are a king, someone who could be killed over something stupid. Take one of these guards.”
“I will be fine.”
“That wasn't a question, Tyson.”
“Mitchell, do not act noble and brotherly now.”
“A simple 'I am fine, thank you' would suffice.”
“Thank you, but I am fine.”
“Where are you off to now?”
“To find Chilles.” Mitchell's laughing smile now became a concerned grimace. Would now be the time Tyson would find that he had been cheating not only for Elanor, but because Mira had been to him? With Chilles? And poor Emily hadn't known. She had a fair chance to reassemble the marriage that was in pieces. Put together the puzzled life. The puzzle that now included Mira which linked to him and Elanor and would she find Tyson standing in the background in full knowledge or would she lean on him as one that was completely in the dark like she was?
“He may be with Mira.”
“Why would he be there?” He chuckled, but as soon as he saw the deep pain in his brother's eyes he tried to put the pieces together. “Mitchell is there something you are not telling me?”
“Mira has been....cheating on me.”
“What does that have to do Chilles?” He was struggling to accept the truth, he had to hear it from his brother.
“I...wanted to keep it a secret, it hurts a lot of people, Tyson.”
“Now! Tell me. What is going on?!”
“Mira had an affair with...Chilles.” He knew this was coming. A chain of cheaters had just been exposed and one of the two innocent had just been informed. Was this justice? For all that had happened to Tyson, there was someone who was going through the same thing, someone to understand his pain, because they themselves had felt it.
“How could this happen? How long has this been going on?”
“Before you became king.”
“Over all those years! Does she even know?”
“Tyson, don't. Don't go over there and tell her.” It was too late. Tyson was running out of the prison to go to Emily. As soon as he arrived he knocked on the door, he was going to demand Chilles to tell Emily. If he wasn't there, he was going to tell her himself. Emily answered the door. He gave her his best smile, she welcomed him in.
“Tyson Chide, or king...should I bow?” She asked in case she was out of line even calling him by his name.
“No. Emily you are our friend, you are practically like family.”
“Um...would you like something to drink?”
“No, thank you. Is uh...Chilles here?” He could barely say his name without puking, but he held it together for Emily. This is the one he used to care for, but as soon as Chilles went after her, he refused to think about her that way, Chilles was ten times the man he was. What he would give to have known that Chilles was a backstabbing cheater before, he would have raced to her side. Emily picked up his hostility, instead of showing confusion, it was understanding most apparent.
“No, he isn't.” Tears welled up threatening to roll over.
“You know, don't you?” Tyson grabbed her hand. She just nodded, the tears making distinguished lines down her face. “I wish I would have made a different choice.”
“What do you mean?” She murmured.
“I wanted to ask you out, before Elanor and I, before you and Chilles. Then Chilles said he thought he was falling for you and my heart sank, I thought he more a man than I.”
“You fell for me? You...you...”
“I loved you. I thought I was doing you a favor. I swear Emily, I wish I made a different choice. Even if you hadn't had feelings for me, I could have done something.”
“That's the sad part, I had feelings for you, but eventually you stopped coming around and I stopped hearing from you. Chilles showed interest and we had a lot in common, this is all your fault.” She teased. He laughed. Maybe it was the electricity between them or he was still holding her hand that led to his question or the answer.
“Would you be mad if I kissed you right now?”
“No.” She grabbed the hair behind his head and pulled him forward until their lips met, the table didn't even exist. It was as if she wanted the same thing he did, but with her it was payback to Chilles. Eventually they stopped for air, and Tyson had time to think.
“I am sorry, Emily.” He hung his head. What had he done? He was no better than the rest of them. He cheated on his wife, and he enabled someone to cheat on her husband.
“What are you apologizing for?”
“I shouldn't have even asked to kiss you, the only reason you kissed me back was because you wanted to get back at Chilles.” She reached for his hand and held it in hers.
“Maybe it was like that for you, but to me...you couldn't have made me happier.” She put her other hand on his cheek. “I have been making excuses and blaming myself for everything. This isn't about Chilles, this is about us. We had something before Chilles and I did, I still love you, Tyson.” Chilles walked in and heard her say that she loved Tyson.
“Tyson, what are you