Miguel's POV:

I have finally had the courage to ask Lura to the Seltor. I have been wanting to ask her a while but the first plan didn't happen when she didn't show up to the stables. But eventually everything came together. She seems a bit distracted because she hasn't even noticed that I have been making her dance to the wrong moves for almost half of this song. "Lura are you alright?" She steps on my foot indicating to me that she is finally present now. "Sorry my mind keeps on dwelling on something." We get back in the dance. "Dwelling on my brother?" She always thinks about things that are out of her control and she ends up worrying about it.

"I am dwelling on how your brother is ruining my life. Guel you should understand the pressure on me Lilly has won the Seltor and Samba came second in his year so I can not fail at all." I do understand but I am so drained from being the peacemaker and defender. "I understand you, but should you understand the pain of being in someone's shadow." If I didn't make my personality strong I am sure people would not know that Pedro has a brother. "I do, be grateful that none of my siblings are ruining your life." She still doesn't understand what I mean, but it's understandable that she is upset at Pedro. But I will fix it.

"Pedro will apologize he still does have morals believe me." I will have convince him but he will nether the less. "Fingers crossed." we both laugh. I just know I want to see my closest friend happy no matter what that looks like.

Later that day

Pedro has been at Ratchball practice the whole day he always does this when he is upset or under pressure. When he gets in the room he immediately enters the shower without saying anything. He then head for his bed to sleep but not before I talk to him. "Have you apologized to Allura yet or at least spoken to her?" He pulls the blanket from his face and stares at me for a while before responding. "No I am busy you know and she could apologize too." It wouldn't be like him to not be cocky. "She should apologize for being embarrassed by your girlfriend and also for you not giving her credit for work that she was a part of." He sits up in his bed ready to argue.

"You are my brother you are suppose to know what I am going through. I didn't mean for any of this to happen you act as though I planned for all that to happen to her. And Cara wasn't that serious at all brother" Pedro will always blame everyone but himself he has always been like that. "You didn't plan it but it happened all because you were somehow involved and Cara and you were serious. I mean mother even knew her well enough to not like her." He likes her I know it but he would never allow himself to actually feel more than that for her. "Why did you suddenly break up with Cara anyway?"

"I had to do it okay besides I think we both knew we would have to end someday. I just ended it quicker because someone else might be in my future." I wonder who he is talking about? "Who is it?" I hope it's not who I am thinking of. "Don't worry brother you will know in time. But she will be one lucky girl" What does that even mean? "Wouldn't you be the lucky one since anyone who could end up with you forever must be a brave woman." He chuckles under his breath. "Love is not the fairytales Mother used to read to us. I mean have you seen Mother and Father. They are together just for the idea and advertising of marriage not love. I will apologize to your best friend don't worry."

Mother and Father have the most horrible romantic love life but that didn't discourage me in finding what mother would read to us. The books where a brave prince would risk it all for the princess who would chose him. Their horrible love has always inspired me to never have the very thing they have. I will never treat a woman the way my father treats my mother. The more my father hates me the more I know I am on the right track. Pedro has always been favored by our father, my father's pride. However I was close to my mother which is why I feel for her but she never feels for herself.

*Flashback*

Age 11

"You know very well Victoria that Pedro is the one capable of taking over one day. I know he is not as bright as Miguel but the boy is much more fierce and he will rule with an iron fist. Miguel is too soft you know how I feel about him!" My father yelled from his room. I just got back from sword training and I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I had to listen in to check that he wasn't mistreating mother. "Don't harden your heart Carlos they are both your sons how can you even have thoughts of putting one before the other. You know that Miguel is the first who had been born and now you want to rob him of his right to the throne?"

If only mother knew that I don't want that throne, not if it were to follow into my father's footsteps. "What robbery? We have never announced to the world which son came first and what I decide is final, I decide who will take my place the other will have to settle for the title of a Duke. Don't forget who is in charge here." I can here his footsteps walk further away from where he was. "Carlos are you truly that cruel, I am about to give birth to a daughter possibly and yet you hate a son so how will you treat your princess?" She is getting upset her tone and voice are louder.

"If we do have a girl indeed then you will be responsible for her upbringing and make sure she doesn't drag my name and put us to shame to the kingdom." I have no idea why mother would bring other life knowing that she would be born with him as the father. "You will be her father too. And she will not be a property to your name." I hear a slap from the door and I barge in immediately.

"Mother!" I walk in an see her on the bed with her hand on her face. "Who gave you permission to enter this room? Alex!!" He yells for the guard. "Mother are you alright? Why would you hit her?" I moved close to her and she is crying but doesn't look at me. "Your Majesty you called?" Alex walks in. "Why weren't you guarding the door. Kindly escort my son out of here." He pulls me by the arm and I try fighting back but he is much stronger than I am. "Miguel leave from here please." She finally looks at me and I just obey her wishes. Pedro is outside the door just looking in and Alex shuts the door behind us.

"Why did you enter our parents room?" He asks as though he didn't see what was happening. "He raised his hand to mother. Will you not say anything.?" I am upset and fuming but he is unbothered I wonder why? "No, it is not my marriage it is mother's. And you know that she does not listen to us. Let the adults be adults." He seems to think a lot like a typical king. "Wow. You truly are the king's son. A true Hailsting wouldn't your dear father be proud." I applaud him and he just rolls his eyes in response. "Just because you won't get the throne you will hate me and father. I am the better one. Maybe if you weren't so weak father might favor you a little more. But instead of being born for the throne you were born to follow mother gown." I punch him through the face and we start fighting he ends up landing a few punches before we are pulled apart by the guards.

"You can have the throne, be the monster that our father is. I wasn't born to just protect mother but I was born to make the King suffer and cause him grief. I live to be hated by him. I am my mother's child after all. I just hope you don't regret it. You have change ever since knowing that you might be king and you turn your back on her."

*End of flashback*

Allura's POV:

Pedro and I are meeting in the qauters today we need to start with research and I hope he won't tell me anything that might stress me out. I am already under pressure I don't need more drama at all. He walks in and takes a seat from across me. "Hello how are you doing?" Did he just smile he must have done something? "I am alright. Why did you ask to meet?" He clears his throat before answering. "I wanted to apologize for everything. You didn't deserve that. I hope we can move pass it and work together properly. And the Cara incident was just not my fault but I am still sorry." He apologized that's amazing. Miguel truly can work wonders.

"I can tell you don't apologize a lot so I will take the attempt to do it. But from now on I am in charge okay?" He looks puzzled and upset as well. "No way after you lost our alliances?" Did he not just apologize for that.? "You caused that, and I have new alliances and I will handle them with your help. You aren't going to steal anything from me again. The pressure on me is a lot and I will not lose because of you" I can't risk losing not at all. "Do you expect me to tell my father that instead of leading I am being lead? Do you know what he will think of me? There is pressure on me too." He tries keeping his voice low but fails.

I can't help but feel uncomfortable like he is confronting me. "You almost stole from me would he be proud of that?" I ask boldly because he can't be prideful right now. "Oh get over it alright. My father would care if I lost, Do you know what he expects of me? For me to be king. To excel in everything I do so that the kingdom stays how it is or get better. Since I was young this was the standard, if I ever went under that standard he would make sure that it would burn into my memory." He raises his voice and I just look at him in shock as my heart starts racing and my eyes start tearing up.

He looks upset and red. The veins of his neck thicken with every word. "I must be the best because if I am not the best then I am nothing in my father's eyes. And Allura I refuse to be seen as nothing before my father. My identity would cease to be known to people." He stops and breaths and paces around to cool down I am guessing. "Okay we can both contribute equally and you won't lose face before your father." I agree so that he can stop yelling I hate it when people shout I hate it. "I didn't mean to raise my voi-" I hold up my hand and smile to control my tears from rolling out my eyes.

I have never seen Pedro like this. Or perhaps he just reminded me that he is a man and I am merely a woman. And he showed me the power that he holds as a man in this world. He scares me, for a second it looks like he became his pain and he took identity in scars. Is this the real Pedro has he finally shown himself or maybe I never saw him.