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the next chapter and this are happening at the same time 😉 👀 lol I'm in an angsty mood sorry
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Ev followed Flynn out of the room, practically bouncing, he had helped his dad, he had made him proud. "Our parents know! And they are being so helpful, why didn't Cece just help them in the first place?"

Flynn didn't want to look at Ev, he didn't need a reminder of what he would be leaving if he chose to leave. "She didn't want to give the kingdom another reason to hate her," he muttered.

Ev sat down on Flynn bed as he went quiet, something about the way he spoke Ev knew that Flynn wasn't just talking about Cecelia. Flynn looked out the window, normally he loved the snow but today... today he wished it was raining, it would better fit his mood that way. "I know what she feels like."

Flynn scoffed, "Shut up, Ruddiger. You're the son of an aspiring inventor and the best baker in the village."

"The same aspiring inventor who kidnapped the queen! The same aspiring inventor who tried killing your mother! The same alchemist who committed treason, vandalism, assault, terrorism!" Ev stood up, annoyed, very annoyed, maybe even angry. Evan never talked about this, about how his father actions as a teenager sometimes followed Ev, Spot and Liz. The number of old people who hate the Ruddiger family- "Or did you forget?"

"That was in the past! Varian redeemed himself. I'm the 'Rebellious Prince!' Who do you think the kingdom likes more!?"

Ev knew he should probably just end this argument here but the adrenaline pumping through his veins didn't let him, "Why is everything always about you?!"

Flynn looked down, he was right, Flynn was making this about him. He should go and check on his elder sister, make sure she was okay, she did just found out that she has the same destiny that had gotten their mother kidnapped as a baby. "I should go."

"Flynn-" Ev started but it was too late, Flynn had walked out of the room. Evan bit his nail, he didn't like arguing with Flynn and especially didn't like leaving on an argument. He ran after him, grabbing his hand when he reached him, "Flynn, I'm sorry."

The Prince felt his cheeks become warm as Ev gripped his hand tightly, he looked around from the younger teen. "Flynn, what's wrong? You're off, you were even before we started arguing."

"My Papi is sick," though Ev didn't doubt that was a part of the reason, he could tell there was more, "and he wants me to be his heir."

"Oh." That felt worse than a literal kick in the gut, "D-do you want to?"

"No! Yes- No and yes..." Flynn didn't want to leave Ev but he didn't want his judy being passed along to Ana, Wyn or Cecil.

"What do you want," Ev asked. He wanted to be the best possible friend for Flynn right now, he needed a friend right now, not a crush-crazy boy. "What is keeping you from wanting to go?"

Flynn looked at Ev, the two shades of dark brown colliding, sharing their worlds, "You."

"W-what?" He asked, a part of him wondering if their friendship meant that much to him but the look- the look was the same look his pa give his ma every time she laughed.

"Evan Izac Ruddiger, I have a crush on you."

Ev's heart felt like it was beating a million times a second, the number of times he had dreamed of those words escaping Flynn's lips, he wasn't sure if he was dreaming or not. "I like you too!"

"You do?"

He was smiling like an idiot, Ev didn't even know that he could smile so wide until now, "Yes."

Suddenly the two lips met and Ev was sure that he wasn't dreaming, this was too good to be a dream.

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Sorry if this wasn't the best, I've never really written romance before, so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Next chapter Mayra and Raven go to New Old Corona and in the chapter after that Cece meets Eian!!!

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