1.2.Yandere Prince's Royal Butler

" W..who are.. you ? "

A trembling voice coming out from the hidden figure underneath the sheets , pulled Russ out of his thoughts.

Quickly bowing , he said smoothly , " Greetings your highness, I am Russ , I am your new butler assigned by his majesty " .

Prince Lucius, the little figure looked at Russ with his curious big eyes .

[ Taeyun(Russ) : This baby is too cute to be a Yandere . ]

[ System Pluto: Host ,beware appearance can be deceptive. ]

Taeyun couldn't deny . During his work at villain department, in a certain world he had came across a very cute and fluffy cat with whom he had grown attached until one day the same cat transformed into the evil protagonist and pierced his sword into Taeyun's heart . From that day onwards Taeyun swored to himself that he won't be swayed away by appearances.

" B..butler !... D.. don't hit little Lucius.... Lucius is a good boy... don't hit! Don't hit !.. " The prince let out a panick high pitched screamed before completely covering himself with the sheets. Through the shuffling of sheets , Russ could feel that the prince was trembling...but why ?

Russ was taken aback by such unexpected reaction.

What the hell !!! This kid sounds to be somewhat traumatized. Has the abuse already begun ?

Russ heart felt to his stomach.

" Ofcourse not , your highness, I will never hurt you . I am here to take care of your , protect you . I am your personal butler, I will never hurt you ".

Slowly but steadily the little figure hidden underneath the sheets finally crawled down the bed and took small steps to reach Russ .

Fuck! He is so small and thin . Is he not given proper food . For a prince he is too malnourished and small . It is hard to believe he is only five years younger than me . A seven year old wouldn't be this short. (Russ thought to himself , astounded by the prince's physical condition but he didn't show it on his face. He maintained a friendly smile allowing the prince to approach him .)

The prince craned up his neck to look upwards. Russ didn't wish for the little protagonist to strain himself, he quickly kneeled down reaching upto the prince Lucius's level .

" You wouldn't hurt me ...you would protect me ? "

Prince Lucius asked softly.

" Yes , your highness " Russ replied.

*KNOCK*

*KNOCK*

The sudden violent knocks on the door cut the conversation short.Terrified, Prince Lucius scrambled back onto the bed, yanking the sheets over himself as he trembled violently.

Russ was stupified but he didn't question the prince's reaction, he went to the door and opened it.

The door creaked opened revealing a old woman in a maid's outfit with a frowning face greeting him with a pushing trolley of food .

" Who are you ? " The old maid asked with a unfriendly voice .

" Crown prince Lucius's new butler " Russ replied in the same tone .

" How dare you to talk to me with that tone ? Do you know who I am ? " The maid was furious by Russ's insolence .

" I don't know who you are nor do I care . You are here to serve the prince's food but your attitude is too bad to be interracting with the little prince who also happens to be a royal . I can't allow such behaviour with the prince. So ,scram before I take action against you ! " Russ said imitating his villainous aura .

The old maid was stunned and scared by the hostility in Russ's eyes , abandoning the food trolley she quickly scrammed away.

Russ pulled in the food trolley before closing the door behind. The food on it somewhat seemed rotten. Russ wondered if his eyes were playing games with him . Certainly, the prince wouldn't be served with such bad food . Would he ?

Prince Lucius who was sneaking glances and watching the drama unfold , panicked seeing the food trolley .

" No! No!.... little Lucius won't eat...throw it...blade ..blade! Inside ".

Tears flooded the huge bambi eyes of the prince Lucius, as he tried to form words with his trembling voice but only incoherent words came out of his mouth.

But Russ understood his words.

Russ quickly checked through the food and to his dismay the stale looking bread had small pieces of blade hidden in it . Even the foul smelling soup had small rusted iron nails hidden in it .

[ System Pluto: WHAT THE FUCK !! (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠）⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ ]

Russ didn't waste anytime and quickly threw away the disgusting food .

" Your highness calm down. I threw away those food. Tell me your favourite food , I will make it for you " Russ said as he took tissue and gently wiped away the tears and snort from Prince Lucius face .

" You can ..*sniff*.. make food ? "

Russ nodded , giving a gentle smile to the terrified little prince .

" I am.. *sniff* ..not picky . I ..*sniff* ..want to ..*sniff*.. eat tasty food ".

[ System Pluto: This is so heartbreaking. My little baby is so pitiful ಥ⁠╭⁠╮⁠ಥ . Host , you have to save him , protect him at all cost ].

" I will bring you the most tasty food , please wait for me ."

Getting approval from the prince , Russ left the prince's chambers. He sneaked into kitchen when no one was in the kitchen. It took him a while but he managed to make one of the many tasty dishes he knew .

Little prince stared at the closed doors hopefully. His eyes glimmered when the door opened revealing Russ with a food trolley filled with delicious foods .

He didn't lie . (Prince Lucius thought).

Seeing the variety of food Prince Lucius was stunned .

"Is all this food for me?" he asked uncertainly.

" Yes your highness". Russ said softly.

Prince Lucius slowly, yet hesitantly, took a bite… then another. As if starved, he soon began eating frantically, shoving food into his mouth until he started chocking .

" Your highness, please calm down neither the food is running away nor anyone is going to take your food away ". Russ said softly patting his back.

As if electrified, Prince Lucius quickly moved away. Russ's hands frozen in air .

Shit!

" I am extremely sorry ,your highness. I didn't know you are not comfortable with skinship. " Russ quickly apologised.

Prince Lucius didn't know what to do . He didn't hate the feeling rather....enjoyed it ? It was different from the cold skinship of his mother that held hostility. It was warm , he felt like flying in the clouds.

He quickly grabbed the pinky finger of Russ's retreating hand with his small fingers.

" I didn't hate it....it was nice. You can pat me however you want" . Prince Lucius blushed in embarrassment earning chuckle from Russ . Prince Lucius's face reddened even more .

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Soon night came . It was time to go to bed . But prince Lucius was hesitant of letting Russ go .

What if he disappears and never comes back ? Will he be punished for being nice to me ? Will mother hurt him too ?

Many questions bubbled inside the little head of the prince, but it was soothed away by the soft gentle pats on his head by Russ .

" Good night, your highness. Have a sweet dream " Russ gently said preparing himself to leave as he draw bedsheet over prince Lucius body .

" Wait!...will you come tomorrow? You won't abandon me right? " The prince asked anxiously.

" Ofcourse, your highness. I will never abandon you " Russ eased out the prince's anxiousness.

" Thank you ....good night to you too " Prince Lucius said hiding his half of the face underneath the sheets as he tried to hide away the blush .

After bidding the prince good night, Russ left . The huge door closed behind him . Prince Lucius was left alone in this huge room .

The little hand underneath the sheets suddenly glowed with a luminous blue glow . A small portal infront of prince Lucius as he sat straight. Using his other hand he pulled out a quill pen and diary before closing the magic portal.

Turning the pages over , he wrote

Dear Diary,

Today I had ample of food to eat . Even a burp left my mouth. It was immodest of me but he didn't judge. Rather he comforted me saying this was a common thing . He is very nice .... different from other butlers—

??? : Are you sure he is nice ? He won't betray you and abuse you like others .

The demons who were dormant since the morning again started to plague his senses .

Prince Lucius grabbed his throbbing head .

??? : He will break your heart.

Prince Lucius: Stop..

??? : He will take advantage of your weakness.

Prince Lucius: Stop !

??? : He will abandon you . Leave you in the cold. You will be forever alone . No one likes you . It would have been good if you would have died during birth . You mother hates you . Your father hates you . Your siblings hates. Everyone hates you . !!!

??? : You are nothing but disappointment. You are the bundle of unluckiness. Whoever comes close to you , starts experiencing badluck.

??? : He will abandon you. He will live you . He —

Prince Lucius: SHUT UP!!!!!

He screamed at the top of his voice , silencing the demons tormenting and mocking him . He was breathing unevenly , clutching his chest tightly.

Prince Lucius: NO! He wouldn't leave me . He promised he wouldn't abandon me . If he dares to.... then he will be added to the list of people who will be soon dead .

His eyes glowed with a sinister glint of blue . The quill pen broke under forceful grip of the little prince. Dark cloudy and gloomy waves surrounding him as he promised himself.

" You wouldn't abandon me , right Russ ? "