MY BROTHER
ZARYA'S POV
The relief filled my system when I saw Khal was in good condition. He had herbs on his shoulder, but he was fine. I ran towards him and hugged his shoulder as my body was bent down.
"How are you feeling?" I touched his hair, brushing it.
"I'm fine, but we didn't get back my mother." He hugged my lower arm.
Hali marched towards him, touched his shoulder, and said. "Heal." The light was released from his hands to his shoulder. Hali removed the herbs and I was amazed that they would have disappeared. He glanced at Raiden who was standing near us. "What happened?"
"We are bruised. They were so many, many innocents, too. Pyro couldn't burn the pack by just that. They had full numbers of prisoners and if we fought, they would all die." He walked to the veranda, looking at the view down the kingdom. "This is not just about his mother, but for those low-born people, they captured. We need to free them all."
Hali was in disbelief. He rolled his eyes as he folded his arms. Pyro sat next to Khal in the right location. "Another problem, you need to help me."
"All I hear is a problem." Hali blew a sigh as he went towards me, he pulled me to sit beside Khal.
"Princess Ziraya is pushing the wedding as soon as possible. I can't be her king." Pyro seemed so devastated.
Who is Princess Ziraya? Even if I wanted to ask him, I did not do it because I was not allowed to interrupt the serious conversation of the Alpha Kings.
"She'll not stop unless you marry her." Hali talked as he crossed his thighs. His hands were on my curves. When I looked at Khal, he was gazing at Hali's hand as if he liked to say something, but he chose not to spell it out.
"Can we talk?" Khal whispered to my ear.
I nodded my head. "I'm going to take a walk with my brother," I said to Hali, he shook his head as he chuckled.
"Can't believe it's happening. Brother?" He gazed at Khal with a teasing smile. "Should I call you, Brother?"
"Whatever." Khal looked at Raiden and Pyro, getting permission from them.
We had a great inhaling of air time in the woods. It was already night when we arrived at the Alpha King's world and it was just a minute since I was here. In the woods, it was so dark. The only bright we had was the moonlight, enough for us to see the road.
"I just wanna clarify…" Khal's eyes were on the way. "What's your relationship with Hali?"
"It's complicated and I can't tell you."
He nodded his head. "It's difficult for us to start. This is unimaginable."
"Yeah, by the way, I will show you the river." I pointed in the right direction. Pyro and Fira were always in here, I just did not want to go near them. A lover space.
We arrived at the venue. The silver flow of the river's water bodies was so good in the eyes. "Woah. It looks magical. I thought I'm gonna see this in TV's fantasy movie." Khal chuckled cutely.
We sat on the side of the river. Our feet were touching the cold water. I felt so cold, but it relaxed my whole system, therefore I let my feet soak in the water.
"It's funny." His soft laughter could be heard. "I used to like you. Perhaps, that was why I like you because you are my sister."
"I am so happy, too. We are blood-related. What was makes me feel bad was the past of my father and your mother."
He became serious. "I hate your father so much."
"Our father." I corrected him. I leaned my head on his shoulder. "I will look forward to knowing the truth."
"I hope the truth will not make us suffer even more." He brushed my hair as we were looking at the falls of the river. Nature never failed to amaze me. Its beauty was breathtakingly beautiful.
"Tell me about your family. Hali said you have a little brother."
"Zaiden…" I had a tiny sad smile. The pain started to grow in my heart. My wounds from their death would never be healed. "Trust me, I was a bitch sister. I can't remember the last time I said I love you to him." I let the tears produced from my eyes and rolled down to my face.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't ask. I just… want to know what family your father has."
"Our father." I corrected it for the second time. "Remember that."
"I can't accept him unless my mom tells me the fact. The fact is… he raped her and I was the product." The annoyance could be heard in his voice.
I felt so bad about him. If I were in his situation. I did not know what to feel; so much mad, maybe.
"I know what you feel, Khal Gasper, the most handsome international actor." I was just kidding him. That made him smile a little. "Didn't you miss your career?"
"I am missing it, but now? With this dirt in my name? I should give up it for good."
"Dirt? What a big word." I caressed his shoulder. "It's my father who is filthy."
"Our father." He corrected me as he chuckled.
"Honestly, it's soothing in my heart…" I paused for a while and continued. "To know that I still have a family."
The silence filled the air. I was almost asleep on his shoulder when suddenly the kings came. Hali and Colden were fighting about who would sit beside me.
"Back off!" Hali shouted right in front of his face.
"I'm the first." Colden's low voice filled my air.
"Sounds like two alpha kings are in love with you?" Khal whispered in my ear while he was watching them. "I prefer Hali."
I was shocked when he chose Hali over Colden. "Why?" I could not prevent, but to ask. "Everyone advises me to pick Colden. Why, Hali?"
"Because he's a liar. He's raising his voice to push people away from his life, being rude to everyone, making you feel worthless, but the truth is… he just does that because he loves them." That was what I like about Khal, he was mature. He was also observant and most of all, he knew Hali more than anybody does.
"What are you whispering, huh!" Hali embraced Khal's shoulder. "Brother?"
"Gross." Zephyrus from our back talked. "You are gross, Hali."
"The King of all gross-gross talked!" Hali teased back at him.
"So is this a rivalry?" Zephyrus looked at Colden and then at Hali. "Are you ready to rumble?"
Hali hit the back of Zephyrus' head. Their faces seemed not to have a problem when in fact, there were many things to think about.
"Oh, is that Fira?" Zephyrus pointed at the other side of the river. Immediately, we all looked, including Pyro. Zephyrus laughed so hard when he saw Pyro's excited face, even though he did not talk.
"It's fun in your world," Khal said as he squeezed his feet in the water. "How I wish we'll see mom as quickly as we can."
"I wanna meet your mom."
It was soothing in the heart. I would not be alone again after my mission. I had a family to be with.