Heir 10
Heero POV
I don’t own anything, so there’s nothing for you to take :P
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I paced my chambers waiting for my Shinigami to come back. How could this have happened? Here I am, priding myself on having such a well-run kingdom and what should happen? I find that my aristocratic class has slaves right under my nose! What sort of ruler am I if I don’t even know what’s going on in my own kingdom? Furthermore, what am I supposed to do with the girl? She’s going to give birth to a bastard child. She won’t be accepted in society like that, especially not since she seems to be a foreigner. Sometimes I really despise being king.
A knock at my door brings me out of my reverie.
“Come in.”
The door slips open and Duo comes in, then kneels at my feet. I can’t help but pet his head and he leans into my touch. Another slave in my kingdom, but this one, I don’t know how to fix his situation.
“It’s been a long day, hasn’t it master?” He leans his head against my knee and I can’t help but sigh.
“You don’t have to call me that here. You know that already.”
“Yes, I know. But if I get too used to calling you by your name, I might mess up when we’re in public and then things will get really bad for you.”
“You’re very perceptive.”
He shakes his head, “No, it’s just that I know just about everyone in that room wants me dead. They all think I’m evil and I’m going to corrupt you.”
“And are you?”
“Not that I know of.”
“Good.”
There is a knock at my door then, ending any conversation we might have had. “Who is it?”
“Wufei, My Lord.”
“Enter.”
Wufei opens the door and enters, closing it behind him. He makes his way to where I sit, on the sofa in front of the fireplace, and gives me a low bow. He then looks to Duo and gives him a small nod in acknowledgement. Good, he knows that Duo is more than just a ’slave.’
“Your Majesty, I have come to ask for a boon.”
Odd, Wufei has never asked me for anything. I raise an eyebrow at him and nod for him to continue.
“I realize that I’m supposed to ask when you are having your daily hearing in the throne room but the situation didn’t present itself until after today’s session, and I’m afraid I am not patient enough to wait until tomorrow’s.”
“You are stalling. What do you want?”
He’s nervous. I see him take a breath and goes down to one knee. This is big. “Your Majesty, I would like the slave girl you took into your custody today for myself.”
I did not see that coming, and apparently, neither did Duo. He’s now sitting up, his innocent eyes wide.
“You want me to give you the girl?”
“Yes.”
“You would have a slave for yourself? Even when you preach justice?”
He looks up at me then. His sloe eyes wide in horror. “No! Never as a slave! I would have her be my wife… with your blessing, my king.”
Duo lets out a breath and smiles up at me. He finds no fault in the request. “You do realize she’s with child, do you not?”
“Yes, I know.”
“And you would have her still?”
“Hai, my lord. The child is mine. I would have them both as my family.”
I get the feeling Duo wants to speak, “Do you have something to say, Duo?” He nods. “Go ahead.”
“I think Wufei deserves to be happy. I think you should let the girl into his keeping and allow them to marry. They seem to be from the same homeland and it would give them both something to hold on to where they are foreigners.”
I nod. “Very wise of you, Shinigami. Wufei, I grant your request. You have my blessing to be married to the young lady if you so wish.”
Wufei smiled then and kissed both mine and Duo’s hands. “Thank you, my lord.”
“You’re welcome. You are excused.” He leapt to his feet and all but ran out the room, no doubt to tell his lovely bride-to-be.
“That’s one less problem to deal with, Master.”
“Yes.”