Vamp Guards ✔️

T W E N T Y-O N E

Iris, for the third time in five minutes, glanced up from his desk to observe his body guard, who was flipping through a book while his back was on the floor but his legs were laying on the bed.

It amused the prince, seeing how he looked like a over exaggerating bored child.

Putting his pen down quietly, Iris placed his elbows on his desk and clasped his fingers together to rest his chin on. Kai flipped another page and his eyes dart left to right with a quick speed. He didn't show much facial expression but occasionally his index finger that would tap on the edge of the book would stop and his eyes would pause. Then he'd continue reading unfazed. Iris liked how he suddenly got interested in books. No..he liked how bored the vampire had to get to be able to allow a book to grab his attention. Iris knew for a fact Kai would rather stare holes into the sun than read a book; so this scene was vivid in humor.

He looked back down at his paper, his eyes struggling to focus on the blurred words and rows of information his attention just wasn't on. When he looked back up no thoughts influenced him, no decisions, he only moved animatedly back and out of his seat and walked over to Kai.

Weirdly enough, he mimicked the vampire. Laying down on the floor with his feet on the bed. While he gazed quietly up at his high ceiling, Kai raised an eyebrow at him and closed the book he held.

"Is everything okay, sir?"

Iris sighed and titled his head.

"Sorry, Iris."

Iris looked back up and closed his eyes. He didn't answer for a while, it was as though he didn't have the energy to confess rather than the hesitation. Which only made Kai more curious.

"I don't want to get married." Iris heard the book be set down.
"There's no point. Why tie two kingdoms together when years ahead the possible offspring will have to follow in the parent's footsteps? It's an endless loop."

Kai clasped his fingers together and rested them on his stomach. He wouldn't say but he never liked the topic, let alone discuss it, however his ears were always open for Iris. No matter the situation. And no matter the discomfort.

"Um, well you know what they say-" Kai glanced at Iris when he did the same, "-stick with the classics."

Iris stared at him before scoffing dryly. He was smiling but it was empty. "My mother said my dad arranged a wedding meeting."

Since humanity thought they were modernizing their laws of marriage, instead of making the arrangements set and stone right then and there-two names on a dotted line-they made a meeting, where the two parties would discuss the terms. Though it may sound like they are giving the princes and princesses a chance to have a say in the cause, it is only a sugarcoat to prevent displeased attitudes. Which has happened in the past.

"When?"

"The end of this week. I wasn't supposed to know."

"Did you ask your dad about it?"

Iris shook his head and inhaled a trembling breath, "I-I was going to tell him but I knew he'd give a speech about maturity and responsibilities and ignore my demands. And I was nervous about telling you especially with everything going on and-that's it! How could he do something with what we've just discovered? Those new generations a-and the auction-"

Kai angled his body slightly to the side when he realized how deep the prince was falling in his frustration. First his shaking words and excessive sentences, like he had no idea what he was ranting about but words kept spewing out. Normally he'd let him talk until his throat ached but now he felt it would be wrong to let him continue.