Her Sickness, His Cure

Prologue

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Kyle's POV.

Today was one of those rare, loud and busy days. We had our usual get togethers at my place in Red Kingdom. Yes, we would all try to meet up every two or three months. We meaning everyone. Alex, Bessie, our Little Red, Darky, Tonya, her Beta, India, Gabriel and the rest of our family members.

Since we all had children, they would come as well. This time, everyone was here except Tonya's kids. They were busy with wolf stuff. I'll never understand what goes on in their pack and I'll never understand why they have to train so much.

I bet they worry the Alpha King will pick a fight with the wrong people some day. Everybody knows it but no one ever says it.

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After dinner, most of them retired for the night. Only my two nephews Zephyr and Caspian, were talking in the hall with their father.

During that time, Tim and I were in the kitchen alone. From the moment he walked into my house, I knew the boy had a lot on his mind. Yes, he wasn't a boy anymore but he will always be one to me. One of the reasons why I couldn't help but constantly worry about him.

Lately, a lot of things were troubling him. They weighed him down so we spoke about those problems and what bothered him.

"I don't know what to do. It hurts human." He said in a sad tone.

"Have you spoken to her?" I asked softly.

"No, I can't bear to see her like that."

"Did the doctors give her a certain amount of time?"

"She's dying, human. She's dying. Her days are numbered."

"Then why are you shying away from her? You must communicate. Do you love her?"

"With everything I have!"

"And she loves you too. I see it clearly in her eyes. She must be feeling so sad, Tim. You're not talking to her. You haven't even paid her a visit for a long time."

Things slowly got heated as we continued to talk and exchanged our different points of views.

Once it died down, I was tired and in need of some fresh air. Which was why I chose to step outside while Lilian decided to spoil him with tea and biscuits.

Walking out into the starry night, I sat on the wooded bench that faced the small garden Lilian and I grew. I heard the chirping of the crickets and the hooting of the nearby owls. It somehow soothed me. Gave me a peace of mind and reminded me that the world is now a safer place for us humans.

I smiled at that.

I could never relax outside my own house at this hour during my younger days. It was against the law.

Oh what a time that was.

Everything about it was horrific and saddening. But thinking about it now, it was somehow necessary. If we didn't go through the things we did, I wouldn't have found my best friend. India wouldn't have revealed her true nature, Tonya wouldn't have found her mate, the Beta would have probably died alone. And Darky would have eventually blasted the world.

Hmm, what else? I guess that's abou-

Oh, yes. Aeval and Alex wouldn't have found out about their true identities and help end the war. Eventually, building a new world. Yes. that was an important bit I almost forgot.

Well, that was all decades ago.

I took a deep breath and stretched my aching back. I shouldn't be running around too much for my age and that was exactly what I did today. I don't regret it though. My grandson needed someone to play with and he chose me. Since I was his first choice, I couldn't say no to that.

"There you are."

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Prince Timothy's POV

"There you are." I walked over to my friend and sat next to him. He was looking at his pretty garden, just thinking.

"Enjoyed your treat?" He asked with his gaze still fixated on the garden.

"Oh yes. Tea was splendid."

"I wish she would stop treating you like a child."

"Don't you dare stop her human. I quite enjoy the way she treats me."

"Oh I never thought I would live to experience a time where you actually enjoy Lilian's company."

"Don't tease me about that. You know I was willing to put up with her when the two of you decided to get married." I defended myself.

"You took your time." He mumbled under his breath. 

"I took a while."

"A while?! It took you years." I laughed at that. He was right. The moment my human laid eyes on her, I despised Lilian with every fiber in my body. I thought of so many ways in which I could destroy her. She actually motivated me to explore my gifts and enhance them. I did it to get her out of the picture of course.

"I would like to think that we share a strong bond now." I said to him.

"Thank God for that. I was so sure I was going to lose one of you on the way." He mumbled.

On the way. Huh, what interesting choice of words.

I turned to look at my best friend. His walking stick was placed upright against the bench beside him. His back was slightly hunched now and his hands were frail. The grey hair on his head almost ate up the blonde ones completely. The ageing spots on his skin were starting to become more visible and he had more wrinkles now.

Where does the time go?

It stopped for me and not for him. I never thought the fact would bother me so much.

Not wanting to dwell into in those thoughts and not wanting to get into another heated argument, I took a deep breath to calm myself. He had his own beliefs and I had mine. So, I forced my mind to venture into happier times.

"You know you didn't lose anyone on the way. I still remember the good old days. How we worked together and how you first saw Lilian." I nudged his shoulder.

"How could I forget?" He smiled, looking at a distance.

The moment he uttered those words, the old man sitting beside me faded away and in his place sat the human boy I learnt to love and admire.

I gazed at him as his muscles slowly became tight again. His grey hair now blonde and healthy. His blurred brown eyes became clear as they shined with mischief and mayhem. Wrinkles and ageing spots faded away as his skin became smooth and clear. Frail bones, now strong. He was fit as a fiddle. He made use of everything his youth had to offer.

My human was just a few years older than me at the time.

I was back to my 12 year old self going on 13 soon. As my thoughts drifted deeper into our past, we were no longer sitting on the bench.

Kyle's house and his garden faded away and it was replaced with the roads that led us to the countless adventures the two of us shared.

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