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Into the fields of Summer - 62. Playing with Fire 3
I did not go to the realm that night, my emotions were all over the place to concentrate, couldn’t risk accidentally finding myself in a place I’m not familiar with.
I had to rationalize everything, I thought of various possibilities and reasons as to why or how.
Maybe Victor didn’t even realize that I looked like Gustav until he saw him again? Right? Or maybe I do look a little like Gustav but Victor’s with me now right? That’s really what matters right? Yeah, maybe that’s it, Victor’s just being friendly with Gustav, that’s all, but why is it that Victor has never mentioned Gustav with me? Should he have mentioned that I look just like his ex? Is that what’s bothering me? But he is his ex right? Key word ‘ex’ I’m the current boyfriend, but Gustav did say that they were in an on and off again relationship. Am I just someone Victor’s decided he’d play with until he’ll return to the original? Am I a past time for Victor? Just a toy for him?
The questions running through my head are certainly taking an emotional and mental toll on me, my pillows and blankets are now soaked in tears,I’ve been crying for the past 3 hours now, I’d have episodes of loud crying where I’d be screaming into my pillow, and I’d then have these quiet moments where I just sniffle, let the tears flow and stare blankly into the dark room.
I love Victor so much and the thought of him just ‘fooling around’ with me breaks my heart. There has to be a reason, and I aim to find out! If Victor’s just playing with my heart, I had to know, I’m not going to make a fool out of myself, I’ve already done that with my first boyfriend, not again this time.
I barely slept that night, and before my alarm I was already in the bathroom, washing my face, looking at myself, my eyes were red and puffy, I had to splash water on my face several times to make me look more decent, my eyes were certainly still red but it wasn’t as bad compared to when I got out of the bed.
As I walked into the kitchen,
I’m surprised to find Dad and Victor both already had a cup of coffee on their hands and were in deep conversation.
“Good morning, son” Dad says as he sees me walk in.
“Good morning Chris” Victor said as he walked over to me and gave me a hug. He looked quite sullen as he approached me. As he hugged me he whispered in my ear “we have to talk”
“Yeah, I think we do” I looked back straight into his eyes.
“Chris, are you alright?, your eyes are a little red” dad said to me as I walked pass him.
“Oh, I’m fine, just some allergies”
I said, my eyes laid at Victor.
We three sat and ate our breakfast, it was mainly quiet and I wasn’t really in the mood for a good conversation. Dad and Victor made small talk over breakfast but it did seem that Victor was thinking deeply as well.
After breakfast, dad and I were off to the study for my worksheets.
Dad’s supervision was already minimal at this point as by now was just a few more modules away from finishing the entire program. I should be ready for the matriculation exam by mid January at the earliest.
Every now and then my thoughts would drift off towards Victor and Gustav, at several moments i thought I’d start to cry but I was able to brush them off and work on my worksheets.
Dad didn’t have lunch with us as he had a lunch meeting at the university. Lunch with Victor was quiet and I barely even looked at him.
After lunch, Victor and I sat quietly in the living room and he said “Chris, is everything okay?”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re clearly being distant with me, did I do something wrong?, and you left the house yesterday, you didn’t even say goodbye, are you mad with me?, this isn’t like you”
“Oh... I did say goodbye, you just didn’t notice” I said bitterly.
“Really?” He asked rather surprised at that.
“Yes... really” I said flatly, I was certainly on edge right now and I had a feeling I’d start to cry or scream at any moment.
“I’m sorry bout that Chris, maybe we were just really deep into the planning, you know, work and stuff, sometimes I can get really caught up with it” Victor reasoned out.
“Victor... that’s an excuse you give to HR, this is not a job interview”
I said to him, trying to keep a hold of my emotions was becoming more and more difficult by the second.
“Chris... why are upset? It’s obvious that you are, Chris... I don’t like this”
Victor’s voice clearly showed signs of sadness. “You didn’t answer my calls last night”
“Hmm... so have you ever thought of telling me that Gustav is your ex?” I asked him with a straight face but with a single tear running down from my left eye.
Victor’s eyes grew wide when I said that.
“Wait... what? Who told you that?”
“Does it matter? Just answer me”
I said to him.
“Chris... is that it?, you think I’m still going back to Gustav?” There was a slight shaking in his voice.
“So you do indeed plan to go back to him?” I asked with raised eye brows, and another single tear slipped from me.
“No... hell no! I’m with you Chris!, Did Gustav tell you this? Did he tell you that he’s my ex?”
“Does it really matter?” I ask.
“Yeah... coz me and Gustav were never a thing, yes, I do admit we’ve fooled around before, we’ve travelled before but then for me we were mainly friends with benefits, Gustav was never the type of guy to commit, we were really just some sort of fuck buddies, hell... Gustav barely knows Patrick, Lucy, and Henry...he knows so little about my extended family, he’s not like you”
“So you did intend to commit with him then?” I asked.
“No... certainly no, Chris, please... believe me, you’re the only one” Victor got up from his spot and went over to me and hugged me tight. He whispered into my ear “you’re the only one, I swear, Gustav... Gustav’s just a friend”
“Hmm... that’s curious, didn’t you call me as just your ‘friend’ yesterday?” I said remembering the label used on me.
“Chris... I’m so sorry, I just didn’t want to ‘out’ you with Gustav and his associate, I wanted you to decide for yourself who you want to
know” Victor said, he was now sniffling on the crook of my neck.
“Victor... just tell me if you like him, I’d rather know now than later, it will hurt for sure, but...but” my voice now cracking, “but... I’ll get by, I’ll try to move on if you want, just be honest with me, I can’t stand to get hurt again” I was crying at this point and so was Victor.
“Chris... please believe me, it’s only you, you’re the only one, I swear, I can’t imagine life without you Chris! Please believe me, please...” Victor has this look of fear in his face, it was as if he really thought he was losing me. His hands were now on my shoulders, gripping them as if to hold me steady as he looked into my eyes.
“He does look quite like me, I can’t help but think that I’m just a substitute Victor”
“The resemblance is uncanny,
I know... that’s also one of the reasons I never brought him up with you, I had a feeling you’ll feel that way, but please believe me, yeah the looks are the same but your heart, your soul, those things are way more beautiful than Gustav’s, I’ve fallen for you not because of how you look but because you’re you... you’re my Chris... please ... please don’t break up with me... I can’t handle that pain, Chris... please, believe me” Victor cupped my face as he said that, he kissed my forehead and said “please stay with me, what do I have to do to show you that you’re the only one”
I could stand seeing Victor be so miserable, he was a mess in front of me. At that point, my jealousy faded, the doubts in our relationship slipped away, “just be with me” I said to him as I hugged my boyfriend.
“Yes, I’ll be with you, always” he said as we kissed.
For the next 15 minutes or so, Victor and I cuddled with each other as we just enjoyed each other’s warmth.
“So what now?” I ask Victor as I laid my head on his chest.
“Now... we tell Gustav and his associate that we’re together, and that we’ll always be together” Victor said with a grin.
“I like the sound of that” I said with a grin as well and gave my boyfriend a very passionate kiss.
As we drove back to Victor’s place, I asked. “So how are the missions going?”
“Oh... Gustav, Nicolas and 3 other of my agents will be hitting a rogue hideout in a suburb of Richmond early this evening, then they’ll be hitting another one just a few miles off Norfolk before dawn”
“Can’t believe there’s quite a number of rogue hideouts in the area”
“Yeah, caught us all by surprise when we found out, when the threat became clear, we quadrupled our intelligence operations and then we found out that there’s quite a number in the district and in other districts as well, within District 4 alone, we have 4 here in Virginia, 2 in North Carolina, 3 in South Carolina, and 6 in Georgia.”
“6 in Georgia?!” I asked in surprise.
“Yeah... it’s worse in other districts though, Gustav will team up with Patrick once he gets to Georgia,
I trust Patrick and his agents will be enough”
“Are you sure about that?” I asked.
“Patrick’s strong Chris, you may be stronger but Patrick and his men will be more than enough for the rogues, especially with Gustav and Nicolas helping us”
“Are Gustav and Nicolas really that strong?” I ask.
“Well... they’re with Stratos, that should mean something, I just know they’re really skilled” Victor replied.
“You’ve been with Gustav...”
Victor gave me a look when I said that. I paused then continued “wait... that’s not what I meant,
I mean... since you’ve gotten to know him, how strong is he anyway? Was there any clue that he was Stratos material before?”
“Hmm... he’s always been faster and stronger than me, and he has a special skill too, he’s a recoverer”
“Recoverer?”
“Yeah, vampires that have fast healing and recovery abilities, Gustav heals and regains his energy twice as fast as a normal vampire”
“Wow...”
“Yeah... vampires like Gustav can fight long drawn out battles, they nearly never tire”
“That’s scary”
“Hmm... you’re scarier though, I’m sure you can beat him easily”
“Hehe, you want us both to fight over you?” I teased Victor. My boyfriend froze at that statement, and I poked him on the side and said “just teasing... don’t be too tense”
I smiled at him to which Victor only replied with a sigh of relief.
When we arrived at Victor’s place, Gustav and Nicolas were already in the study room together with Henry as the went over the palms for tonight.
Victor cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention.
“Good afternoon, everyone...” Victor said then he paused an continued “Gustav... Nicolas, I believe I haven’t properly introduced Chris to both of you yesterday, Chris... is more than a friend... he’s my boyfriend” Victor proudly said as his left arm found itself around my waist.
“Boyfriend?” Gustav said with surprise as he eyed Victor and me.
“Yes... boyfriend, and I do love him so much” Victor said as he gave my right cheek a peck.
“Hmm... I see” Gustav said the he looked at me straight in the eye and said “happy for the both of you”
I sensed a hint of disappointment and maybe even resentment when he said that.
While Gustav, Nicolas, and Victor welcomed the three agents that were joining them for the mission, Henry and I found ourselves in the kitchen.
“Everything alright?” Henry asked me.
“Yeah... all’s fine” I smiled.
“Trouble in paradise averted eh?”
“Averted indeed” I smiled back at him.
“Don’t worry about Gustav, he’s got nothing on you” Henry smiled back as he said that.
“So... I’ve been told” I gave him a wink. I didn’t need to worry about Gustav. I’ll trust Victor on this.
Just shortly before 4pm, Gustav, Nicolas, and the three agents left Victor’s place for their first attack.
“By the time they return in the morning, there will be two less hideouts” Henry remarked.
“How long will this sweeping operation last?” I asked.
“Stratos is doing it three districts at a time, most likely they’ll finish all the known hideouts by mid January”
“Don’t you expect the Blood Army to take notice and be more aggressive?” I said.
“If it comes to that, Gustav told me they already have three more Stratos agents ready to join in” Victor replied.
“A total of six Stratos agents?” Henry said in surprise.
“Yes, Six...”
Henry whistled in amazement and left Victor and myself alone.
“Everything alright?” Victor asked as he hugged me from behind and kissed my neck.
“Yeah...”
“Don’t be jealous anymore okay?, believe me... it’s just you” Victor said just above a whisper.
“I know... thanks, I love you Victor” I said as I grabbed his hands that were already around my chest, I gave his hands a squeeze or two to let him know what I feel.
“Love you so much, Chris”
For dinner, Victor and I went to the diner.
“Hi Sally!” I said as we entered the diner.
“Hello boys” she warmly greeted as back.
“It’s good to be back here” Victor said as he took a sip from his milkshake.
“Yeah... this is the place where I first laid my eyes on you” I replied.
“Yeah... and I remember what I saw in your head when you saw me and Henry then” Victor replied with a mischievous smile. I blushed several shades pinker when I realized what Victor was hinting on, I remember myself imagining giving Henry and Victor blowjobs under the table then, oh how embarrassing, perks of having a mind reader as boyfriend?
“I wouldn’t mind blowing Henry though” I quipped. Victor’s eyes grew wide, he bent over the table and leaned into me, he cupped his hands around right ear, he gave it a couple of licks and whispered “no... just me” I had to stifle a moan or two then.
I replied almost in a daze “yeah... just you” god... I love my boyfriend.
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When I got home, dad greeted me
“So... you sorted everything out with Victor?”
“Huh? You knew”
“Chris ... you’re my son, I know you... and those red and puffy eyes of yours couldn’t have been due to allergies, you don’t even have an allergy” dad laughed.
I giggled a bit and said “yeah, we’ve sorted it out”
“Hmm... good to hear that.” Dad said as he patted my back.
Just before I went to sleep, I checked my email and saw an email from Stoker University.
Stoker University Admissions
Dear Mr. Rogers,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Stoker University for the Fall Semester on 2020...
After reading the entire email which also had attachments regarding confirmation of acceptance and the enrollment process, I ended up with a shit eating grin, ‘Stoker U it is”
I thought.
When I went to bed, I thought of going back to the palace, but instead of Patri, I thought it Yal, I used my energy to feel out the magical signature of Yal, there was a faint gap between us, must be the barrier, with a little more of energy from me, I connected our signatures, and with a gentle nudge, I started to tingle all over and then
I faded out.
“Shit” I muttered as I realize a teleported myself into some sort of office, but wait... this wasn’t a human office, there were several elves in cubicles, sitting in front of desktops, each cubicle had an elf worker in it, with two large flat screen monitors in front of them, on the screens of some elves were maps of some sort, others had blueprints and diagrams on them. Goodness elves and tech, something that I’d have to get used to, I must have watched too much Tolkien stuff, this is gonna need some getting used to. The elves were wearing some sort of military style uniform, all wearing pastel blue jackets, white pants, and boots. All were sort of typing stuff and were all very much concentrating on the stuff on their screen monitors. Clicking sounds were heard as the elves typed away.
A female elf looked behind her and saw me, she slowly stood up and said “What are you doing here? This is a secure area, do you have a security clearance to be here?” Her voice was clear, and her demeanor was calm yet serious. The other elves then turned around and saw me as well. Another elf stood and went closer to me and said “How did you get here? Who are you?” This elf was male and towered above me, he must have been at least 6’3, his piercing gray eyes bored into me and his demeanor though not aggressive was highly intimidating.
A door then opened from behind and said “Good morning everyone!” Then there was a pause “everything fine here?” I couldn’t see who speaking from behind but it was very familiar.
“Yal... A little bit of help here” I said.
The elves then looked at me with a set of confused expressions. I heard Yal walk towards me, I still couldn’t see him as he was behind the two elves in front of me.
“Master Yalekin...” the tall elf started to speak.
“Geharos, it’s fine” Yal said as the two elves gave way to Yal who immediately went over to me and gave me a hug. “Welcome back”, he said
“Hi... sorry, didn’t mean to intrude,
I think, I popped into the wrong place” I giggled a bit.
“Don’t worry about it” Yal smiled.
“Master...” the elf called Geharos started to speak again.
“Yes... Geharos?” Yal said as he faced Geharos.
“As Head of Office Security... I have to ask if he ...” Geharos paused and then pointed at me “ if he ... has the security clearance to be here”
Yal only gave him a smile and said “yes... Level 10”
“Level 10 sir?” The elf had to pause to gulp.
“Yes... level 10” Yal smiled at me and winked. “Chris... will you please put your right hand there” Yal said as he pointed towards a small cylindrical table that stood almost up to my waist, it was made single slab of shiny gray stone. On top of it was an opaque piece of circular glass that was at least an inch thick.
“There...?” I said as I pointed at the table.
“Yes... your right hand would do just fine, just press it on top” he said as he smiled.
I approached the table and with a confused expression written all over my face, I put my right hand on the glass, half a second later, the rim of the glass lit up in green, on the glass elvish letters started to appear.
The letters read:
Christopher Stewart Rogers beyn Haldruin
Age: 18
Height: 173cm
Weight: 70kg
Blood type: B+
Magical energy Level: classified
Element Category: classified
Affiliation: Royal Family
Security Level Clearance: 10
I looked at it and said to Yal “How'd you get all this information?”
“Welcome to the realm’s Ministry of External Scholarship”
“You mean spy base?” I laughed a bit.
Yal chuckled and said “Hmm... that will do”
Geharos looked over at the screen, the moment he read it all, he looked at me and nervously said “apologies... Prince...”
I cut him off and say “don’t mention it, you were just doing your job and it’s kinda my fault anyway for popping in unannounced” I smiled back at him, my smile set the now nervous elf at ease.
Yal then cleared his throat, gathered all the other elves’ attention and said “everyone, this is Prince Chris, the grandson of His Majesty King ZoHal”
Silence consumed the room, you can hear a pin drop. I didn’t know if t he silence is a good thing. I looked at Yal for help and he whispered “Say something”
“Oh...” I said, then I composed myself and continued “Hello everyone, well... I’m not really used to this royalty stuff, so please, just call me Chris, I’m so sorry for bothering all of you, please continue with your work” I smiled and Yal just nodded my way.
Yal and I then left the office area and walked through an empty corridor, the walls were painted white, it had a very sanitized feeling to it, almost like a hospital, except the entire place smelled of roses and lavender.
“Sorry for popping in like that” I said to Yal.
“Don’t worry about it Chris, so I’m guessing you honed in on me instead of the King?”
“Yeah... thought I should mix it up a bit” I replied.
“Definitely one way to mix things up” he smiled back at me. Then he added “don’t worry about the staff, they went let a single word about this slip to the media”
“That’s good to hear” I replied. Then I thought of something and asked “what were they working on anyway?... you know those people over there”
“Oh...” Yal giggled a bit, and then said “Just processing some paperwork, and blueprints and diagrams... from” He paused. “From... the US, EU, Chinese, and Japanese patent offices” he gave me a mischievous smile.
“Am sorry what?!” I said a little bit shocked.
“For the sake of scholarship” Yal winked at me.
Yal then waved his right hand over me and now I ended up dressed in a military style jacket that was pastel red, now with white pants, and boots as well, I then felt my ears and they were now pointy as well.
“Ready for your first drive around the capital?” Yal asked.
“Huh?”
This office is on the eastern district of the city, we’re 4 kilometers from the palace.
“Drive around the Capital?... sure!”
I said almost jumping in excitement.
Hi Everyone!
Thanks again for the support and feedback. 😉
And... just had to say it, the hiatus is back. Need a few days of break to recharge for some more writing.
I promise to get back with all of you as soon as I can.
Cheers!
Thanks again for the support and feedback. 😉
And... just had to say it, the hiatus is back. Need a few days of break to recharge for some more writing.
I promise to get back with all of you as soon as I can.
Cheers!
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