Hoping for Changes

It was very late into the night, but still a couple of hours away from dawn. It was a time when there was usually no awake soul and the night was both dark and silent. Still a faint candle lit glow could be seen from one of the palace’s rooms. The room which belonged to the sovereign of Viera.

“You have just been so tense lately,” small hands made their way down the well defined muscles of the King’s tan, naked back, “If you don’t relax more you will end up getting wrinkles.” Lei said softly into Ghazi’s ear as he pressed his body against the King’s back. A small growl escaped Ghazi when he felt Lei’s lips on the side of his neck, his hands having moved from caressing his back to the front of his chest and making their way south.

Sare just stood to the side of the bed while Lei pleasured their King. They both ended up being summoned by Ghazi and for Sare, it couldn’t have been at a worse time. The blond was still very depressed over the news that Aiden was going to be leaving. Thankfully, Lei was distracting Ghazi and hopefully his friend did it long enough to keep the King from wanting Sare to participate.

“Why are you just standing there?” Ghazi said in an annoyed tone when he realized that Sare was just standing off to the side doing nothing productive. He was craving for both of his ‘special’ attendants and the King was going to have them both their attentions on him. Ghazi stood, pushing Lei off him in the process and made his way over to Sare. “I brought you here to be useful tonight.” Sare felt himself being thrown onto the bed and he couldn’t help from crying out from the force Ghazi used. The King was mad.

“I am getting sick of that melancholy attitude you have been carrying all night.” Ghazi loomed over Sare on the bed and Sare noticed that Ghazi was starting to unfasten his trousers. Without thinking, the blond started to scoot away from Ghazi, which just infuriated the King even more. How dare Sare try and resist him.
“Where do you think you are going,” Ghazi growled in anger as he took Sare by his foot and pulled him back.

“Ke..Keiran…please….please not tonight,” Sare pleaded, tears already starting to roll down his cheeks. His pleading being in vain as Ghazi lowered Sare’s trousers.

“Keiran! Keiran…,” Lei moved in between both of them, trying to prevent Ghazi from raping Sare. “Sare is just tired…”Lei smiled at Ghazi seductively and wrapped his arms around the King’s neck in an effort to take Sare’s place, “Let me be enough to pleasure your Highness tonight…”Just as Lei was leaning in to kiss Ghazi, Ghazi punched him on the side of the face so hard that the punch threw Lei to the side on the floor.
“LEI!”Sare tried to get up and run to his now unconscious friend on the floor but was prevented by Ghazi. “Lei….” The blond cried but decided not to struggle against Ghazi anymore. He just closed his eyes as he was made to turn on his stomach. Sare then felt his clothes ripped off and Ghazi press himself behind him.

“Hnnn!!” Sare whimpered as the King forcefully took him. Sare gripped onto the sheets beneath him as tightly as he could and tried to lose himself mentally. How he wished he could be unconscious himself.
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As Aiden made his way through the palace’s long halls, the prince realized just how empty they were. There was the occasional servant here and there, but compared to his own palace, this palace seemed practically deserted. One thing he did notice, however, was that the palace was heavily guarded.
This was the first time that Aiden ventured out of his room on his own since he was brought to Viera. He couldn’t help but admire the palace’s exquisite Arabic architecture and decorations. By far this palace was the best of its kind that he has ever seen. After a while of wandering, Aiden found himself at the entrance of what appeared to be a vast indoor garden.

Walking into the garden, the prince admired just how breathtaking it was. Viera might be a poor desert kingdom, but it had many beautiful sights.

“I am so sorry.”
Aiden stopped walking when he heard a certain blonde’s voice.

“Please Lei….forgive me. I am sorry Keiran did this to you…” Sare was kneeling on the marble tile surrounding a fountain. His head resting Lei’s lap who was sitting on the edge of the fountain stroking Sare’s blond hair, comforting him.

Aiden frowned as he approached them. The prince realized Sare was crying but what disturbed him the most was seeing Lei. Hearing someone walking up to them, Lei quickly took the yellow scarf that had been wrapped around his shoulder and brought it over his head in an attempt to hide himself. Despite Lei’s attempt to hide it, Aiden had already seen the horrible bruise that covered a huge part of his cheek.
“Aiden…”Sare stood up surprised to see him.

Aiden stopped in front of them, “Lei…what happened to you??”He asked concerned.
“It’s none of your business!” Lei snapped and stood, glaring daggers at the red-haired prince; whom at the moment he loathed with a passion. “Let’s go Sare.”Lei grabbed Sare’s hand was about to walk away when he felt Sare being pulled away from him by Aiden.

“Sare, what happened?” Aiden grabbed Sare by the shoulders and looked down into teary gray eyes, “Why are you crying…why is Lei hurt?” then it hit the prince…”Who is Keiran?” there was an uneasiness at the pit of Aiden’s stomach. “Is it Ghazi??”he asked again not allowing Sare time to respond.

Sare just looked away and nodded.

“Did he hurt you too?” This time Sare didn’t answer but Aiden knew the answer.

Aiden sighed and brought Sare into his arms, “Sare, I am taking you with me…whether your King allows me to or not.”