Unbroken Ch. 18

"What?" The king moved his hand away from Luis, looking at him with shock all over his face. He moved his eyes to stare at all the other family members and noticed that they had the same expression on their faces. They all seemed lost; in fact they were more than lost. They just couldn't understand the word he had used on them. "Luis!" The king gasped, resting his hand on him again.

Luis moved his eyes to his father and chuckled bitterly. "Yes! I have a son."

"That's impossible..." The queen said, nodding her head. "How come you never told us about this? You are gay, remember? Or did you actually..." She paused and nodded. "Where is the woman then and..."

"I actually had no idea that I was a father." Luis couldn't stop laughing. "I only found out today, five hours ago to be precise."

"What?" The king gasped, opening his eyes wider. "Who told you? Where are the child and the mother?"

Luis moved his eyes to his father and cried softly. Then he laughed bitterly, feeling tears building in his eyes. He had no idea how the family members were gonna take it or even if they were gonna believe it or not.

"Aidan left here pregnant." Luis announced, tears falling down his cheeks. "I had actually impregnated him when he left this place."

"What?" Hanna furiously rose up from the couch, gasping for air.

Hearing him, the king got shocked at first but he burst into laughter, holding his son tightly. He laughed his lungs out and the family members joined him. They all laughed together, staring at Luis whose face just got even more serious than they had expected.

"Funny, isn't it?" Luis asked, rubbing the tears from his face. "It might be funny to you but it's the truth. Aidan was pregnant when he left this place. I had actually impregnated him. It's the reason he hates me so much right now."

Hearing him the royal family stopped laughing and just stared at him, trying to get what was going on. Luis seemed serious and they later realized that he might have been telling the truth. All of them were really confused and they couldn't quite understand anything.

"You are not serious." Hanna nodded, sitting back on the couch. "You do realize that... he is a man right? This is impossible. Aidan can't possibly be pregnant and..."

"He was pregnant." Luis yelled. He had no idea where that anger came from. "He was pregnant and now he has a child. All this was confirmed to me. In fact, the priest was actually the one that said it and then confirmed it to me. I... I don't know how he could have been pregnant and..."

"The priest?" The king gasped. "If the priest was the one that told you then..." He paused and nodded, still staring at Luis' face. "Then... then that means that..." The king was visibly trembling. He was scared of what Luis had actually said to him. It was impossible for a man to give birth. It was just impossible. "I need to see the priest."

The king quickly got up from the couch and just when he was about to make a move the priest appeared right in front of him with his trident. He was staring at him, gripping the trident even harder. Then he slowly started coming closer to the king, sniffing the air.

"Congratulations, my Lord..." The priest chuckled in a really deep manly voice. "Your kingdom and your household are finally safe. You can now live peacefully because Aidan has saved your kingdom."

"Thank you..." The king said, getting closer to the priest. "I am happy but now I am confused. Can you please..."

"Don't be confused my king." He hollered, hitting his trident harder on the floor as he moved his eyes to Luis. "What the prince has just told you is the truth. The prince's groom was actually pregnant when he left this kingdom. Now he has a one year old son."

"What?" the king felt as if his entire strength had left him completely. He sat back on the couch with his eyes fixed on the priest. "How is this even possible? You and I know that..."

"Aidan is not an ordinary boy." The priest moved his head robotically, sniffing the air. "He is different from any other man on this earth. Do you think the almighty chose him for no reason? The almighty chose him because he is unique. He is not completely mortal. While you thought that the prince wouldn't produce an heir, the almighty had other plans. He knew the prince would have a child, his heir."

"I am still confused..." Luis sighed. "I can't believe that I am actually a father. I don't even..."

"Do you remember that night Aidan woke you up because he wanted you to make love to him?" The priest asked Luis.

Luis stared at the priest and without hesitation said, "Yes!"

"Good!" The priest chuckled. "That day, Aidan was different and you noticed it too. When you actually made love to him, you got him pregnant. The process might have taken some time but he took in and got pregnant in the next two weeks. But it was rather too late because you had accused him of being a warlock..."

"Oh my God..." Hanna's voice was barely above a whisper. "I can't believe that Aidan actually gave birth. Now I understand him but..."

"It's my fault..." Luis cried softly, nodding his head. "It's actually my fault and now I can't even see my son because I had hurt him. He can't even forgive me because he hates me so much. What am I going to do?"

"This is bad..." The king felt tears building in his eyes but he managed to suppress them. "This is really bad."

"I don't know what to do." Luis cried softly. "I love Aidan so much and I need him in my life. I need to show him that I love him so much. I need him and our baby. I can't live without him."

Moving his eyes up to stare at the priest, Luis got up quickly and rushed to the priest. Reaching him, he raised his hands and put them together. More tears made his face wet as a he felt a really sharp pain. His heart was pounding in his chest, torturing him.

"Priest..." Luis said in the most painful voice ever. "Please. Help me. I need to see Aidan. I need to find him and our baby. I am begging you. I can't live without Aidan. You, yourself said that he and I are meant to be. Help me find him."

The priest looked at Luis and gave a gloomy sigh. Then his face got serious and he hit the trident harder on the floor. "My prince," He said deeply. "You have to leave everything to time. Be patient and..."

"Time?" Luis sobbed, getting surprised at the priest's answer. "Time you say? How long is that going to be? I can't give anything to time because before that time you are talking about... I will probably be dead." He actually cried. "I cannot live without my Aidan. I need him in my life to survive. I might have been fooling myself..."

"Time is the best remedy..." The priest groaned. "You must leave everything to time. Those are the almighty's words and..."

"No!" Luis nodded as more tears covered his eyes. "I need to find him as soon as possible. I need to ask for his forgiveness. I need to... I need him to come back and fill this empty space in me. I need him to come and..."

"My prince?" The priest raised his voice. "Aidan and your destiny were intertwined. These are my words. Only leave it to time. Don't even bother to look for him because you will never find him. For now, just pray that he comes back real soon."

With those the priest hit his trident harder on the floor. Before Luis could even say a word to him, he disappeared with a loud swoosh. Luis felt as if his heart had just been pierced. He had expected the priest to help him find Aidan but that wasn't the case. For a second he couldn't breathe. But when he did he felt like his strength had just left him, leaving him weak. He dropped to his knees and just drowned in his pain. He couldn't find his voice but everything that was happening to him was really painful. He couldn't help but start crying.

"Luis..." The queen rushed to him and held him tightly. She had tears in her eyes. "Please, my son, don't do this to..."

"What am I supposed to do?" Luis' voice was filled with pain. In fact, he was so much pain than he could ever imagine. "For how long will I continue to pay for my sin? My groom doesn't want to come back to me because I had hurt him."

"Luis..." She hugged him tightly. "Aidan will..."

"When?" He cried, ripping away from her. "When will he return to me? Does he even love me? Does he still have the same feelings I have for me?"

"Yes!" The queen nodded, rubbing on his cheek. "I am sure he still loves you so much. I am pretty sure that he will come back. The priest has told you that..."

"Why is it so hard to believe?" Luis sobbed, holding his mother tightly. "Why does it fucking hurt so much? I am useless without him. I need him to take hold of my life. I need to feel him close to me again. I wanna hold him in my arms again."

Luis buried his head on his mother's chest, pouring his entire heart out. The love he felt for Aidan was even more than he had actually thought in his life before. He now felt triple the love he felt for him back in the day. It was overflowing and he needed to show him that. Now that he knew his son was born... he loved Aidan even more.

"Why can't he just come back to me? Is it hard to love me?"

"No, sweetie..." The queen was equally in pain. She couldn't mask the heavy pain in her heart. It was excruciating and she couldn't help but shed tears just like everyone else in that room. "It is not hard to love you. Aidan is probably in so much pain but that will go away. What matters is that you told him how you feel and..."

"I can't even hold my son. I don't even know how he looks like. Aidan said he doesn't need me in his life or my son's life. He told me to forget about him but I can't do that." He wailed. "I can't forget about the boy that opened my heart to love. How can I forget about the bond that we share? I was an idiot. Now I have realized just what kind of fool I was. It is really painful and..."

"You will be fine." Granny came closer and squeezed his shoulder. "Just pray to the almighty like the priest said so that Aidan can return to this kingdom. Just let him come and then you can tell him how you feel about him. Tell him that... that you will never ever leave him. Pray to the almighty with whole your heart and I am sure he will return."

Hearing granny's words, Luis cried even harder than before. There was just a lot in his mind that he needed to clear up. He couldn't think clearly. The only person he was thinking of was Aidan. He needed him in his life. He needed him like air and food. He needed him to be back in his heart. That was all he prayed for.

"I really love him so much and I can't bear to be apart from him." He cried, gripping his mother tightly. "I need him in my life."

Luis was crying so hard. The king had no words to say to Luis. He definitely had no words to use in order to encourage him. His son had never seemed as vulnerable as he did at that time. He was crying heavily, filling his wails throughout the entire room. That was when the king really realized that his son truly loved Aidan. He truly loved him but the situation at hand was too intense. He had no idea what to do in order to help out his son. He looked at the rest of the family members and they had tears in their eyes. Damn! Even he was getting teary. But he knew he had to be strong for his son.

Taking a deep breath, King Julian moved his eyes to the door. Looking towards the door he found Henry and Charles rushing inside. They were both dressed elegantly and they all seemed really happy, talking and laughing with each other.

But when they heard the loud cries and moved their eyes forward, the smiles on their faces turned to frowns. They looked at each other and then rushed towards the living room. Henry quickly went to Hanna and she gripped him tightly, crying even harder. Charles on the other hand knelt down and stared at his friend. Tears built in his eyes immediately.

"What's going on?" Henry asked, holding Hanna tightly. "Did something..."

"Aidan!" Hanna said in between sobs.

"What?" Charles gasped, looking in the direction of his friend. "What had happened? I thought Aidan had returned. He is the one that..."

"He's gone..." Hanna said in a weak voice. "He just woke up and then..." She buried her head deeper in Henry's chest. "He went away just like that and he... he has a son, Luis' son."

"What?" Both Charles and Henry gasped, looking at each other. "How's that possible?"

"Aidan was pregnant for Luis when he left here." The king sighed. "He has a son. But he has refused to come back to Luis. He couldn't even... he didn't want to come back here. He only saved us and then went back to his kingdom. Now we don't even know what is going to happen."

"Oh my God," Charles covered his mouth as his eyes widened.

"Yeah..." The king took another deep sigh. "I think Luis needs to rest. Charles," He looked at Charles. "Please. Take him to his room and make sure that he rests. He is really tired and this situation is making things worse."

"Yes!" Charles nodded, slowly getting to Luis. The queen let go of Luis and he gripped Charles harder, wrapping his arms tightly around him. Charles hugged him tightly and then helped him get up. The two of them slowly walked out of the living room and went through the elevator to Luis' wonderful room. As soon as they reached, Charles got off his shoes and then climbed into bed with Luis, holding him tightly.

Charles then held him tightly as they both lay on the bed. Luis continued crying but Charles knew exactly what to do. He kept on rubbing his back to make him calm. And just like that, in no time at all Luis' cries softened. Then his soft cries seized and in no time he was snoring softly. He was fast asleep and Charles thanked his lucky stars he did.

"You've gone through a lot." Charles whispered, holding him tightly. "Problems seem to be coming your way all the time. But I know you will pass through this. I will never leave you to handle these problems alone. I will always be by your side."

With those words, Charles gripped Luis harder, planting a soft kiss on his head. He took a deep sigh and prayed for his friend to be absolutely fine. He just wanted the old Luis back.

***

Aidan was seated on his bed in his pajamas with no expression on his face. He had his hand on his baby who was sleeping peacefully and calmly in his tiny bed. He was looking really peaceful and lovely. He had a small stuffed doll that Aidan had made for, his very first toy.

Aidan had his eyes on the baby, staring deeply at him. He was a true image of Luis and no one could argue with that. He was really cute and his skin was perfect. Aidan loved holding him in his arms because he always made him feel really happy and at peace.

The rest of the day had gone perfectly and Aidan had a good time. He had spent his time with his family, telling them different stories and joking with them. Everything had seemed better and he hadn't even had any time to think or get worried but after putting his son to sleep, he was so confused and worried at the same time.

Taking a deep breath, Aidan slowly moved his hand away from his baby and got up. He started slowly moving about the room from side to side, trying to make himself think properly so he could actually go to sleep but he was finding it impossible as so many thoughts were in his head.

"I still love you so much." Luis' words rang through his head. "Please. Come back to me. Don't leave me again. Please, forgive me. Let's come together..."

"God!" Aidan actually tried to raise his voice, gripping his head harder. He pulled on his hair and gave a low growl. "Why do I keep thinking about this?" He whispered, taking a really deep breath. "Why are his words haunting me? I need to forget about him and his troubles. I saved his kingdom and he is..."

"Please..."

"Get out of my head..." Aidan groaned, pulling harder on his hair. He'd never experienced a headache as he did at that particular time. It was splitting and it was so damn painful. He couldn't think clearly. He just wanted to forget. He'd wanted to forget but his words kept on coming to him all the time.

"Please." He sighed, trying to get himself under control. None of what he was doing seemed to be working. He didn't like...

Before Aidan could even finish his thoughts, he heard a loud knock on the door. He quickly snapped out of his mood, moving his eyes towards the door. He took a quick breath and said, "Come on in."

The door opened wider, revealing a smiling granny. She was putting on a deep blue night dress that made her look younger. She had her hair covered and she was just looking amazing. She closed the door and walked to Aidan, staring at the sleeping baby. Aidan just hoped granny hadn't heard what he actually been saying.

"How is he?" She gestured towards the baby.

"He's fine." Aidan smiled as brightly as he could. "He had slept about an hour and half ago. But..."

"And you?" Granny chuckled happily. "Why are you still up? Do you realize what time it is? You had quite a day and I think you should go and sleep. I will put you to bed and then go to sleep."

"Me?" Aidan chuckled nervously, scratching his head. "I will sleep later and..."

"Are you still thinking about Angria?"

Hearing granny's words, Aidan lost his smile and frowned. "No, I..."

"Or perhaps it is Luis, right?"

Aidan's heart gave a sharp pound in his chest. He swallowed his saliva hard, gulping in the process. "Granny, I am not thinking about him." But his eyes were betraying him because granny could see right through him. "Why should I..."

"Are you thinking about what he had said to you?"

Aidan didn't know what had happened to him but... he felt tears building in his eyes. He tried to hide his face away from granny but she cupped his cheeks and made sure he was looking right at her. Aidan couldn't control himself. More tears accumulated in his eyes and he knew that granny could clearly see through him.

"No..." He said as a tear poured down his cheek. He quickly rubbed it and dropped his head, trying to suppress his tears. "I am not thinking about..."

"You cannot lie to me." Granny sighed, holding both his shoulders. "I know you. I have known you since you were a baby and I think I know exactly what's in your mind." She chuckled. "What do you think?"

"About what?" Aidan said as he looked into her eyes.

Granny took a deep sigh of relief. "What Luis was telling you that he loves you and..."

"No!" Aidan made a quick turn, glowering. "I don't think anything about that. Luis might have said it but what do I need him in my life for? I have everything that I could have ever needed and I don't think that..."

"You have everything." Granny chuckled, holding his shoulders. "Except a man's love, your husband's..."

"Luis and I were over years ago and..."

"But you never got divorced." Granny said with a smile on her face. "You are still..."

"I don't care about that, granny." He sighed, sitting furiously on the bed, clenching hard on the beddings. "I don't need him. I never needed him the past two years so why should I need him now? He abandoned me and our son... my son." He corrected.

Granny smiled brightly shaking her head. She was laughing inwardly because she knew exactly what was in his mind. She knew what he was thinking and why he had said what he had just done. All that she wanted to do was make him understand.

"Look, I totally understand you." Granny said softly. "I do understand you completely but I am here." She sat with him. "I am here because I can't watch my grandson like this okay. Look if you are thinking about going back or thinking about your child then I will support you in anything. I promise I won't ever judge you in anything."

"I am alright, granny." Aidan grinned. "You don't have to worry about anything. Luis is in my past right now. I was just thinking about... about what has happened in my life earlier."