Bodyguard part 58

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Ohno, Masaki, and Sho all bowed as the emperor entered the hospital room followed by the crown prince and princess Kazuko. Nino’s mother looked around the room a little nervously before her eyes settled onto the prince in the bed. Nino was looking healthier and stronger today. It had been over a week since his ordeal and the doctor was finally saying that he could return home. Of course there was still psychological wounds that needed healing but they had already talked to the man that would be Nino’s therapist that morning. Satoshi knew that his prince was hurting but he hadn’t yet been to visit Jun in the hospital room that was down the hall and Ohno knew that it was because he was feeling guilty. It was unlikely that Jun would ever recover the use of his right leg and the strength in his left hand and Ohno knew how much that would damage his love.

“…You may leave…” The crown prince said sharply glaring at them all and ordinarily Ohno would do as he was told but he stood firm even as Sho and Masaki scuttled out of the room “I said that you may leave…”

“With all due respect, your highness…I don’t care…I will stay here…” Ohno growled back standing firm in his position by Nino’s head. The emperor gave a small chuckle and held up a hand stopping the crown prince’s retorts as he sat gracefully down in the chair Masaki had just vacated.

“How are you feeling today?”

“…The doctor said that I could go home…My therapist will visit me there…” Nino answered his voice bland and devoid of any real emotion as his eyes moved to Kazuko who had inched forward a little before stopping and staying at the crown prince’s side her head bowed. Satoshi wanted to growl at them both. He knew that the princess wasn’t as cold as her husband or as unfeeling towards her son as she was pretending but it was difficult to believe that when she was acting like such a big coward. Her son had been kidnapped, drugged, beaten, and almost raped and yet she and the crown prince just stood there staring as though they were discussing hi breakfast. Even now it was only the emperor who gave a warm smile and reached out to take his hand gently in his own saying;

“I see…I’m glad that you are recovering…”

“…I don’t want to rule…” Nino blurted out as he pulled his hand free shuddering a little at the touch and Satoshi reached out to put a hand on his shoulder gently knowing that only his touch calmed him and brought him back to himself. The emperor noticed the touch but didn’t say anything saying softly;

“…Kazunari?”

“…Let my cousin be heir…I don’t…I mean…I don’t want to be emperor…” Nino told him with more composure now “…Before…Before what happened, happened I would have gone along with it…I would have done it and been miserable…But…But I can’t…I can’t do that…I can’t marry somebody…I almost died…I thought that I was going to die…And I can’t…I’m sorry, grandfather…I’m gay…I’m gay…Homosexual…”

“Ah…I see…” The old man said gently his eyes softening while the crown prince’s hardened and his lips tightened;

“So this last week…Was it a kidnapping or you acting out…?”

“Samii…Don’t…” Nino whispered pleadingly when Ohno clenched his hand into a tight fist wanting to bring it down onto the man’s face. He stopped short at the tone in Nino’s voice not wanting to bring him any more pain “...This is not me acting out…This is me wanting to live the life that was saved…I would not make a very good ruler…”

“…I disagree…It is certainly…Different…But…Not something that can’t be worked around…” The emperor smiled about to take his hand again before stopping himself “For now…I think that you should be discharged and go with Satoshi when you return we will discuss matters in more detail…”

TBC
A/N: hmmmmmm…I think this story stopped being enjoyable ne…I’m sorry…I will finish it soon and we can all relax ne >.<