"I don't know how it happened, it just happened! I'm sure I'm in love with him!" Marlow said angrily.
"Ok calm down!... I'm well aware... these things can...happen...though as rare...as they may...be.
I'm well aware...sometimes some family...members get attracted...to each other...but it's not... something you'd expect... anyone to react...to with ease!" Tacito replied.
"How do you think I feel! Huh?! I'm the one losing my mind here!" Marlow said.
Sighing, "Look, You're still...young Marlow you're...just 15 you...could do something...like move on...and find somebody...else.
I mean I'm...not judging you...like i said...these things happen...and you're obviously...not expecting your...feelings to be... returned...I mean you...haven't confessed to...Marlin, have you?" Tacito asked worriedly.
"Are you insane?! of course not! if I tell him he's going to get spooked and run to Mom and snitch on me! and then I would be the disgusting brother who's in love with his brother!" Marlow replied.
"So let me...guess...you've been bullying... Marlin in hopes...your feelings will...change?" Tacito asked.
"I was hoping that Marlin would hate me and decide to stay away from me, but the idiot won't get it! he keeps asking for forgiveness and trying to hang out with me, he thinks he did something wrong!" Marlow replied.
"No shit Sherlock?! can you fucking blame him?! you're making him feel like he did something wrong! oh my God this kid is illogical!" Kimberly said while fisting the air in frustration.
Doing his best to ignore Kimberly's mental breakdown, "Listen Marlow this...isn't the way...of dealing with...things like this!" He said.
"Do you think I don't know?! I'm well aware of that! and I know your situation is different than mine because at least you and Yurei are not blood related, so even if you were adopted Brothers it doesn't matter that you're together now.
But sometimes I wish Marlin was like I don't know, adopted?! or my step brother! I mean why out of everyone I have to be obsessed with my goddamn Omega twin! it's like narcissism on top of incest!
A disgusting combo Like a disgusting fruit cake, I mean who thought putting fruits other than strawberry on top of a cake that's not made of chocolate, was okay!" Marlow complained.
Shocked, "What the hell is wrong with this kid?! first of all fruit cakes are awesome and second of all who the hell compares incest to cake?!" Kimberly said.
"Marlow, you're not...at fault for...liking Marlin...you didn't choose...to.
but you will...be at fault...for acting like...an asshole to...him.
you're hurting your...brother and he...doesn't deserve that!...you have to...do something about...it." Tacito said.
"Like what?!" Marlow asked, "Come clean to...Muriel...explain the situation...maybe he can...help you!" Tacito replied.
"Oh really?! so I should go to my birth mother and tell him 'hey you know what? I like my twin brother whom you also birthed few minutes after me!' Are you joking?!" Marlow said angrily.
"I know it...sounds ridiculous but...it's better than...torturing yourself and...your brother.
It's not Marlin's...responsibility to deal...with your feelings...you're the one...who supposed to...do something.
If you can't...tell anyone at...least leave the...castle for a...while!...maybe you'd get ...over him this...way." Tacito replied.
"Great, So either I confess something so disgusting to my mother or I run away like a goddamn coward!" Marlow said.
"Didn't you want...Marlin to distance...himself from you?"
"But I don't want to be the one doing it...I wanted him to hate me and not to hang out with me, so he wouldn't feel guilty for cutting me off because if I cut him off, Marlin will definitely think he did something wrong!" Marlow explained.
"But he does...think that he...did something wrong...since you're bullying...him all the...time!"
"I know my method backfired Tacito! but I have no idea what to do now! I don't want to stay away from him but at the same time I have to stay away from him.
I'm a young alpha, I'm terrified I'd hurt him because I'm still not able to control myself well!
I mean Marley and I both became Alphas before Marlin, but when Marlin manifested, he got his first heat around us and Marley was completely unaffected by it, he even helped marlin get into his room, but I froze!
I couldn't breathe and I felt like my chest was going to crack open, and my heart was going to jump out! this isn't the reaction of a sibling?!" Marlow said.
"Oh wow... that's...wow." Kimberly's eyes couldn't be wider.
"It's true that...usually blood related... families members don't...get affected by....each other's pheromones....but that doesn't...mean they never... get affected at...all.
Maybe it was...just a little...accident and you're...reading too much...into it." Tacito said.
"It's more than just an accident, I have feelings for him and No matter what you're going to say, you won't change the fact that I just feel disgusting, I'm an alpha of his own blood, I'm supposed to protect Marlin and care for him.
Maybe make sure he finds the right person when he grows-up but instead here I am dreading the very thought that he might end-up with somebody other than me.
And I know we're just 15 and life is still ahead of us, but with every moment I just feel like if I don't have him, I'm just going to go crazy.
So there's no way I'll tell anyone other than you about this!" Marlow replied, his eyes started to fill with tears as his voice cracked at the end.
"Oh, Poor thing." Kimberly mumbled, "And here I thought my love life is a disaster." She added.
With a gentle tone, "I can't lie...to you Marlow...you and Marlin... can't have a...future together.
And I personally...don't know what...to think of...your situation.
I did consider...myself Yurei's brother...growing-up, but...because we were...adopted...it helped me...get over the...fact that we...ended-up being... Destined mates." Tacito said.
"I know there's no future where I could love him and it'll be normal." Marlow replied.
"The best thing...you can do...is move on." Tacito said.
Sniffling, "You know what? running away might be a good idea after all.
I don't like it but if it means Marlin would be safe from me, and I could forget about him, I should leave." Marlow said drying his tears,
"Since I'm highschool student, I don't really have many options currently.
To be honest I never thought I'd leave before it's time for college...after all I had planned out my path and chose my dream job already." Marlow responded, "Tell me about...your plans." Tacito asked.
"Well...*sighing* I know I'm a prince, but since you're going to be king obviously, neither me or my twins are ever going to see the throne, unless something would happen to you which I hope not." Marlow replied.
"I'm sorry if...you ever felt... underappreciated...because of my... position as next...in line." Tacito apologized.
"No, I don't care about being king, neither my twins do.
Marley is a fun loving guy, he loves partying and music and such, he wants to own a club.
As for Marlin, he has a thing for fashion and cinema and he said that he'll try his luck in that field after highschool.
And you know me, I've been playing detective since I was a baby, so I want to be a detective...someone like Sherlock Holmes." Marlow explained.
"A prince becoming a detective! that's movie material!" Kimberly mumbled.
"Like a police...detective?" Tacito questioned, "Does my sleepy Arse look like I can do a 9to5? Of course I'm going to work for myself as a private investigator." Marlow replied confidently.
"Okay...Btw do you.. know how to... fight and like protecting...yourself just in...case?"
"No...not really, although I dance, it's a thing that me and my twins do, mom got us into dancing as a sibling activity, so I'm pretty flexible and athletic, but why did you ask?"!
"Then maybe I...have an idea...you can join...the knights academy!
They start accepting...students from around...your age." Tacito replied.
"You think I should join the knights?! but I want to be my own man, I don't want to be a bodyguard!" Marlow protested.
"You don't have...to!...at the academy...you can learn...how to fight...since you're a... dancer you should...be able to...stand your ground.
You'll also learn...some policing skills...and they do....train Alphas and...Omega so they...can control themselves...especially around pheromones.
Plus if you...graduate you won't...need any other...degree to get...most jobs within...law enforcements department...because the academy... is a special...case.
So even if...being a private...investigator didn't work...for you somehow...you can always...comeback and...be a bodyguard... or Maybe become...a police officer...in some Police department...somewhere." Tacito explained.
"You mean like a plan B?" Marlow questioned.
"Yeah! I mean... just because you're...a prince doesn't...mean you don't...deserve to work...a normal job...Also it's a...good thing to...have a plan...B...because you never...really know whether....your plan A...is gonna be...long-term or... not!" Tacito replieds smiling.
"Tacito, you'd really make a good king, and parent!" Kimberly said making Tacito giggle.
"You know what? this isn't a bad idea!" Marlow's face lit-up.
"The academy functions...as a boarding...school... so you'll have... a good excuse.... and a lot...of time to...be away from...home...and from Marlin.
if you're lucky...you may be...able to meet...someone new there." Tacito said.
"Do you think Mom will accept this idea? Without getting suspicious?" Marlow asked.
"Since you're not...comfortable telling him... what's wrong with...you and Marlin...I think you...should take the....opportunity and go...to the academy.
I'm sure Muriel...will support you...he always does.
But let's hope...he doesn't visit...you there and...cause you some...trouble." Tacito replied giggling.
"I would hide if he visits me there! I mean imagine he'd come by very often! everybody would think I'm getting special treatment because I'm the King's son!" Marlow said frowning.
"So I guess...when you make...it to the...academy...you'll have to...earn your spot." Tacito replied.
"Although I don't like the idea of a boarding school where my sleep time is limited, I guess once I become an investigator, I can have my own schedule and sleep as much as I want." Marlow said.
"He's seriously thinking about sleeping?" Kimberly asked.
Laughing, "Haha!...I wouldn't advice....you to sleep...much if you...wanna make money." Tacito replied.
Smiling, "Hey, thanks for listening to me, I don't know how to thank you!" Marlow said, "You're gonna...thank me is...by helping yourself.
Do whatever it's...necessary for you...to live a...good life." Tacito replied.
"Damn, no wonder everybody loves you Taci...if I were to meet someone else and forget about Marlin, I think I'd love to meet someone like you." Marlow said happily.
"You flatter me...sugar." Tacito said petting the boy's head.
"Do you think I'll actually be able to get over Marlin, and maybe find a mate myself?" Marlow asked.
"I can't predict... the future for...you...but hopefully you'll...do just fine." Tacito replied.
"Thanks for your honesty, I'll go apologize to my siblings so I can sleep tonight." Marlow said standing-up.
"Go darling...good night." Tacito said waving goodbye as his step-brother left.
Once Marlow was gone, Tacito's smile faded.
"Is everything alright?" Kimberly asked, whatever this world is, I'm starting to doubt it's just a dream." Tacito replied worriedly.