"My head was pounding. It was dark..."
Kaon opened his eyes and shot up immediately, "where am I?" He thought as he looked around the luxurious room. There was a big chandelier filled with shining diamonds, gold scattered across the room. Suddenly, a maid came into the room and they made eye contact. Kaon felt a little uneasy.
"Uhh.. excuse me do you know where I am?" kaon asked, biting the inside of his cheek nervously.
She smiles softly, her green eyes analyzed him, "Well, you're in one of the nicest rooms in the kingdom," She says, walking by near the fireplace in the room, "If you don't mind me asking, Your voice sounds weird... Are you sick? D-do you need anything?" She says as she starts to set up her cart. There were big bowls filled with toiletries, snacks, and drinks.
Kaon looked at her with a confused expression. the nicest room in the castle? - sick-?
"No ma'am, I'm not sick," he takes a moment, "Is this Colinia castle?" Kaon asked, his face slightly lighting up.
The maid smiles and nods, "Yes, it's the only castle in this kingdom and you're the chosen one."
"Chosen one?" Kaon scoffed, " what do mean chosen one, this has to be some type of joke?"
"Of course not! Mister Ronald allegedly picked you without hesitation," The maid said happily, "As soon as he saw your picture, he fell for you immediately," She shrugged and chuckled,
Kaon's mouth dropped. He didn't understand what she meant by that, "But i'm a boy. What are you talking about?" He scoffed.
Her face fell in disbelief, "excuse me? Are you not Kaon Marvin?"
He nodded.
"But Kaon Marvin is supposedly a young woman. Is this some type of joke?" she smiled hesitantly.
Kaon simply shook his head with a confused expression on his face. Her eyes widened and she ran out of the room as fast as her tiny legs could carry her.
"Weird. I wonder what that was all about.." Kaon thought as he got up from the king-sized bed and started exploring the room. He looked over at a near by table and saw a few photos of a boy. it starts off with a baby photo, then as he continues to look the boy grows up until it ends with a big family portrait with the boy all grown up. He has short dark curls and dark caramel eyes that stared into your soul. He looked tall and had a huge build. You could feel how intense his energy was from the picture. kaon grabbed the frame, looking close at it. He chuckled softly, "He looks familiar..." He thought, put down the picture frame and kept walking around. He walked into a massive closet, and was immediately taken a back on how big and roomy this closet was.
"Damn! how rich are these people?!" He thought out loud and looked down at his own clothes, they were dirty and slightly torn up.
The closet, it was filled with ball gowns, normal dresses and other styles of clothing. Ironic based on the fact that he was a boy. Kaon took a deep breath as he looked around and thought, "well it wouldn't hurt to try one thing on..." and spotted a shiny deep blue dress and ran right to it. He got undressed, unzipped the lavish dress and bent down to put it on. Only to be interrupted by a loud knock that startles him. Without warning, the door swings open.
"What the fuck?" a deep voice said, confused, "Didn't she say, she supposed to be right here?" kaon can hear him walk around then towards the door. The man walks in, "Kaon, are you in-" He looks down to see Kaon bent over, trying to get the dress on. Surprised, he immediately covers his eyes and turns around, "Shit, I'm sorry. Didn't mean to intrude, m'lady. This is a bad first impression, I swear i'm not a perv or anything-"
Kaon jumps up, kicking the dress away. He quickly tries to get his clothes back on, "N-no, no, no, no-! It's not what it looks like, no need to apologize" His face turns red in embarrassment. "this is what you get for being an idiot.."
The man stiffens, staying quiet for an uncomfortable minute. He turns around and looks at kaon closely. Kaon finally gets a good look at him. It's the man in the photos. He leans down and gets close to Kaons face which makes kaon back up a little.
Kaon smiles Awkwardly, "uhm... hi...?" The guy smirks, his pearly whites sparkling. kaon stands up straight, continuing this supposed staring contest this man is having with him, "God, this is awkward," kaon thought. After an excruciatingly long pause kaon spoke up, "God, is there something wrong with my face? Stop staring at me."
the guy just stares into kaon's eyes as if he's silently judging him, then starts laughing. Kaon tenses up. The man's voice dropped an octave as he spoke, "is it really you?" he smiles.
Not knowing what to say and really taken a back, Kaon awkwardly laughs. Slowly getting mad, "D-do I know you?" kaon asked avoiding eye contact.
The man shrugs, "You tell me."
Kaon looks around, slightly frustrated, "Mister Ronald?" He shrugs and smiles awkwardly.
The man couldn't help but laugh, He covered his mouth as he wheezed, "C'mon, you're living in my kingdom, and you don't know who I am?"
Kaon's eyebrows furrowed, "Well sorry I don't get out a lot? I'm too busy working to try to even graze the debt my stupid parents left me," His face feels hot, as he gets angrier, "What i'm trying to say is that i don't have time to waste to try to go to festivals or whatever. So, forgive me your majesty for not knowing who the bloody hell you are." He says in a mocking tone before stopping quickly, realizing he just messed up.
The man smile drops slightly as his gaze never breaking as he leans against the door frame, "It was just a joke. Take it down a couple notches, 'kay?" That really set Kaon off.
"What the hell is supposedly happening here anyway? What's this whole thing about me 'being the chosen one'? I don't know if you realized but i'm a man, not some dyke. I'm not a fag either, so I don't know how this 'marriage' shit is supposed to work." Kaon says, very tense. He looks around, trying to find a way out.
The man straightens up, "It's exactly how it sounds. You were put in a raffle, you and a couple other girls were picked out, And i picked you out of the group." he finally breaks his gaze and looks away, " I was unaware you were.... A male," He clears his throat, "Guess someone put you in as a joke. It doesn't matter anyway, because I picked you and I'm not going back on it."
Kaon was shocked and his face twisted. He quickly pushed past the man and ran out towards the room door. Stunned, the man hurriedly follows behind, His patience slowly draining. Kaon rapidly swings the door open and scurries down the long corridor. He frequently pauses to think about his next moves on his impulsive escape plan. "This maniac is crazy if he thinks i'm gonna marry him." he leaves the man in his dust. The man gets his men and go after him. Some even splitting up to take a different way to get to Kaon quicker. After running for 5 minutes in the endless halls he finally reaches a dead end. "Fuck. I'm cooked." Kaon looks back, seeing he's not behind him he takes a sigh of relief. He looks around to see another way out when he hears Footsteps and multiple voices.
"Find him. I don't care how long it takes or where he is, I want him."
"Yes sir! I will do my best even if i die trying!"
"Sir, but for all we know he could be anywhere. I mean he could already in town by how you described him sprinting out-"
"Him? Who are we looking for?"
Kaon backs up to an armor display, Causing a big ruckus. A huge wave of panic rushes over him as he frantically tried to figure out his next move.
"Huh?! Did you guys hear that?"
"Was it a ghost?"
"Was it just the wind?"
"Hurry! What ever it was, it must be him! Go!"
Kaon felt hopeless. His heart pounding against his chest as the sound of footsteps echoed down the corridor. Trying to balance his breathing, he leans into the shadows of the armor display. Hoping they would just can past without noticing him.
The footsteps suddenly stop. The painful silence fills kaons ears. He hears a bit of back and forth whispering between the voices but soon comes to a halt.
A figure appeared around at the end of the corridor, it was the man. His face unreadable as he just stands there. Kaon's chest tightened as he pressed himself against the cold stone wall. The man signaled to what it seemed to be his guards to leave. The man's eyes flicked in kaons direction, "You can come out now." he said calmly, not moving an inch.
Kaon was stuck, he stayed glued in his position, "Don't make me come and get you." Ronnie said his voice firm but calm.
Kaon's mind raced, "Why is he doing this? Why can't he leave me alone?!" He thought, he felt an intense feeling about the man. Kaon looked at the unreadable cold look on the man's face, took a deep breath and hesitantly stepped forward into the dim light.