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"Carefull, Alexander," Dark warned as he almost slipped from a mossy rock, "that spot is quite slippery." Dark was minutly surprised at how well a beginner like Alexander was handleing the walk. Most people would have given up or called a rescue helocopter by now.

he grunted a reluctant affirmation. he had already forgotten the last two times he had shamed himself in front of the other. he wanted to prove he was strong and dependable and worth being loved but it was so hard when he could not even keep up with the shorter boy.

"I hope you like giant trees over large revines." Dark said seriously. "The bridge washed out some time ago but I built an almost bridge as an replacemnet." It had been hard but worth it, taking him almost three eniter months to build.

he nodded his approval and then realized the other could not see it. "of course" he did not mention his relief at the thought of something familiar. he tried to pick up his pace and slid into the other nearly knocking them both over

Dark caught himself and Alexaner before they fell. "A bit too slippery?" He asked softly. "No matter," Dark said standing back up, "We'll be soon out of places where on can easily slip."

he blushed hotly. he felt angry like he did in the caves only this time he knew exactly what he was doing wrong. he half crawled over a large log and leaped over a small sheaf of rocks he put up his hands and pushed the other into the dirt "stop it!" he yelled. "you are not the prince you are the hero! i am the prince i am supposed to be perfect for you!" he stared angrily at the ground for several seconds while dark rolled over and looked at him in shock "i am the prince, you have to love me...." he kneeled down by his lord tears welling in his eyes. "only a prince is good enough for the hero"

Dark was confused by Alexamder's outburst. "Prince and hero?" He was no hero and Alexander ocasionaly said he was the prince but Dark though he had cleared up that misconception. Dark wrapped his arms around Alexander, "I do love you and I never claimed to be a prince." He had never claimed to be a hero either but that was a dicussion for a different time. "If you really want you can be my prince." He did not see the point but maybe it was important to Alexander though he would definately inform Alexander that throwing people to the ground was not a good way to inform someone of anything.

"you can't want to be something you have to live it and you right now are the prince, you are knowing and beautiful, you are clever and perfect. i let you down so much. i am no prince if i cannot be perfect for you." he leaned into the hug wrapping his own arms around the other "i don't know how to be anything else"

"One does not truelly have to be perfected to be loved. I can love you without you being perfect." Dark said and it was true. "You don't have to try you are."

"i am not. i can't even break your curse." he tilted his head and kissed the other's neck "or make you happy" he sighed. "the book says you love me, you say you love me but noone says you will continue to love me" he began fiddling with dark's hair. "noone leaves a real prince"

"Not everyone get a fairy tale ending even a real and true prince." Dark said with a sad smile. "I have no curse that needs removed." He wished he could promise his eternal love, but he knew of no love that transended the mortal realm, he did not even know if there was another realm!

he interupted not understanding "they do. that is why it is called a fairy-tale ending" he wondered how little the other read to come to such a ridiculous conclusion "that is why i was made" the other smiled at him sadly and he pressed his fingers to his head "and you do, it is here and needs to be broken. that is my job"

"Fairy tale ends rarely, if ever, happen here." Fairrytale endings were for fantasy books. "No magic here, remember." As far as anyone was sure that was. "So I doubt I have a curse placed on me."

"but they do happen. and even if they did not i have seen it with my own eyes, that thing that plagues you"

"Plagues me?" Was Alexander talking baout his nightmares? "The dreams I have, is that what your talking about?" If so that was hardly a curse.

he nodded. "it must be fixed if you are to be happy i am sure"