Saving brother 2

Training has been nothing but hell for the past two weeks. Asahi was really doing his a job as a captain. If not more than.

In the garden**

Leon and Sol sat down on the garden chair together talking to eachother. Trace of unsettlement could be seen in Leon's eyes no matter how hard he tried to mask it.

" I heard you called for me. Is everything alright?" Their long awaited guest finally showed up.

" Oh you're here." Leon said laughing nervously.

Albert took a seat across from them. He most of less knew what they were about to discuss.

" I'm sorry for calling you out suddenly like this." Leon began

" There's something I need to tell you. It may, no it will sound weird and unbelievable but please I want you to listen till the end" He paused to see Albert's reaction, it was still blank but he was paying keen attention.

" This will be the second time I'm taking this tale." Leon paused and closed his eyes exhaling deeply. Sol's presence alone was his strongest pillar. He felt Sol squeeze his hands sng and he began.

" Before I begin, I want to tell you that I'm fully human. You should know what I'm talking about as you're passed eighteen"

" It all started when I was still a merman in the sea. Despite my father's warning I went to the shore everytime and that was how I met Sol.... I was shy at first, and Lord he looked like he had seen something out of this world *chuckle* We slowly became friends and gradually, we started having feelings for eachother. * pause* My father caught whiff of what was going on, and put me under house arrest. I couldn't see Sol for months and rejected every mermaid my father sent to my room. * Another pause* My father hated losing so he decided to result to despicable tactics. He.....he drugged me and sent your mom to my room that day... I slept with her and she got pregnant. When I got my senses back, I despised myself for doing something so...so hateful and betraying my love. I stormed to my father's palace and found him on his throne as usual looking victorious. I fumed and told him that no matter what tactics he resorted, I won't get married. He sneered and called me a fool. Said the love I was dying and shouting so much for, has found someone to spend the rest of his life with. When he told me I really didn't have any will to live again. After that, I got married and became king of the ocean after my dad died. Then I was betrayed by my brother, and the clan and elders turned their back on me - Though I heard they were captured, used and sold, I'm pretty sure they're wiped mostly out now- I was denounced king, and I, Arias were sent away. You...you were taken away from us. *pause* On land, it took a while before I finally settled down with Arias, and within two years we had Haruki, your immediate younger brother. When she gave birth to Hinata tho...she died. God..... I should have known that after Hinata's birth, she wasn't the same person. The doctors said there was nothing wrong with her, just birth stress. But they were wrong, because the person I married was dead and replaced by her twin sister, Aries. They were so identical and I was fooled, for a couple of months. Then we had a new neighbour. It turned out to be Sol and his son, Asahi. Seeing him again made me happy and guilty at the same time. But because of work, he had to leave America and go back to Japan. My death was orchestrated by Aries. But Sol saved me in the water that day. According to him, I was unconscious for three years, and I used the past seven years to recover. I'm sure you've seen some changes in Hinata. The Hinata you must have met in the past was definitely not like this. He was kidnapped and faced so...some horrible things" * He paused to wipe the tears* He's getting better now tho. The doctor said he'll soon be back to his old self." * Chuckles sadly* " I'm so sorry for not being able to protect you, for not bringing you here, I'm sorry you had to pay for a crime neither of us committed. I'm sorry you've been al...alone all this while, all by yourself. I'm really sorry Harueki, I'm really sorry."

Leon broke down and was sobbing uncontrollably. His head buried Sol's head as the latter comforted him.

Albert subconsciously white the tear that came down his cheek. He had made his own possibilities about why he wasn't with his family. But he never thought his family would have suffered this much. And his baby brother too.

Of course he knew he was a merman. Ever since he was bought by the president, he had been informed of his duty. Be Raphael's toy and be the president's lifeline and source of money ( by winning swimming tournament).

He needed to think. He didn't want to see Leon crying but he needed to be alone. To register what had just been told to him.

" I'm sorry but can I be alone for a while .....to think." He asked, voice weak in a way it had never been before.

" Of of course you can. It's too much of an information to take in at once. But just know that I'll be waiting for you whenever, wherever. I'll always be here." Leon replied, stiffling a cry.

" Please take care of my dad." He finally says to Sol as he took his leave. Heart heavy that he couldn't comfort Leon. Not yet.

Leon couldn't be more happy when Albert referred to him as his dad. " He..he called me dad..... I'm not dreaming right Sol? Did I hear it wrong?

" No baby you heard it right . He really called you dad." He replied, peppering his lover's face with kisses.

" He really did call me dad. Sol he callede his dad. Oh I can't wait to see him again, to hug him, love him, and fill his life with all of the happiness he was denied and all that he deserves." Sol was happy his mood was getting lighter as he hugged him tightly.

Leon felt a little bit relieved and relaxed as he laughed softly. Perhaps the journey forward wouldn't be do difficult.

Right?