<strong>Side Story 11 – ke has be smaller (11)</strong>
TL: Zimming
‘This is the worst thing ever. This must be a dream.’
ke stared nkly at the emperor’s bed. He couldn’t believe this situation now.
Is he sure that he wants to sleep together with him? No way.
But Tenstheon’s words shattered ke’s hopes.
“What are you doing? Let’s go to bed.”
He really wants to sleep with him. ke looked at Tenstheon’s eyes.
He happened to be in his arms all day today, but he didn’t want to sleep together as he has already grown up.
“I, I can sweep alone!” (I, I can sleep alone!)
“No, it’s dangerous.”
“It’s not dwangerous!”
“I don’t know where you’ll go again.”
“I’m not gwoing. I won’t gwo out.” (I’m not going. I won’t go out)
“No.”
“Huuang!”
Tenstheon climbed onto the bed with the squirming ke in his arms.
“N, no!”
ke, who was struggling to get out of his arms somehow, saw a wound on Tenstheon’s wrist.
“Awe you huwt?” (Are you hurt?)
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Tenstheon hugged ke and lowered the raised sleeve again. It was a wound he got when he was moving in a hurry to find ke.
Tenstheon did not speak directly, but ke could guess why he was hurt.
“I’ll tweat you.” (I’ll treat you.)
ke took his hand to the wound. Then the scar on the wrist disappeared with the light.
“Thanks.”
“Nwo, it’s nothing.” (No. It’s nothing.)
ke bent his head and tried to go. But Tenstheony in bed holding him tightly.
“Hiing.”
ke didn’t give up after he got up and found a way to get down.
Then he could hear Tenstheon,
“I love you.”
“……”
Tenstheon conveyed his sincerity that he had not done so far.
“I should have protected you, I’m so sorry.”
ke looked at Tenstheon without saying a word. After a brief silence, he shook his head.
“No, dwon’t mind what I said during the day.” (No, don’t mind what I said before.)
To be honest, during those days, he missed Tenstheon and med his father for not finding him
But now he knew.
Originally, the heir to the curse should be confined to the southern ind, but Tenstheon ced him in a separate pce instead.
To the end, Tenstheon made a tremendous effort. He was protested by countless people, but he kept his son to the end, pretending to be indifferent. And he wasn’tpletely abandoned.
Those who were so good-natured that they did not despise the heir to the curse were selected and sent to the Amoria Pce, Eunhan was also asked to look after ke before.
Above all, he could marry Ancia thanks to Tenstheon.
“I’m sworry for saying something so hwash. It wasn’t my intention.” (I’m sorry for saying something so harsh. It wasn’t my intention.)
In the afternoon, he was so angry that his childish thoughts came out.
As his body bes smaller, his thoughts also seem to have be younger.
“No, it’s my fault. I wanted to hug you like this…I should’ve hugged you.”
Tenstheon’s face was full of regret.
The two have been separated for too long. Too much time has passed, without the opportunity to apologize and missing the timing.
“ke, can you call me ‘Father’ just once?”
He looked so afraid and cautious speaking to him, unlike an emperor whomanded the empire.
ke nced to Tenstheon.
‘Father.’
It was a word that he had never said since he was cursed.
It was awkward to say it, not because he didn’t like Tenstheon or didn’t want to admit that he is his father.
Of course, it was true that he had resentment when he was told to call him ‘Your Majesty’ instead of ‘Father’ before he was cursed.
In addition, there was a frustration that Tenstheon could not recognize a monster as a son who was cursed like him.
Even after he knew it wasn’t true, he couldn’t say ‘father’ like before.
ke was so nervous that he cleared his throat. And he told Tenstheon,
“Fwather.”
“……”
ke was disappointed in himself.
He can’t even pronounce the easy word ‘father’ properly. It’s been a while since he said this…
He cleared his throat just in case he made a mistake, but it didn’t work.
ke’s face flushed with embarrassment.
Tenstheon, however, hugged ke with a happy expression, as if he didn’t care about his pronunciation.
“Thanks, son.”
He kissed ke’s soft cheek.
He can’t believe that he kissed his grown-up son!
ke hated it, but when he saw Tenstheon smiling brightly, he couldn’t say no.
And maybe it’s because his body got smaller, he didn’t hate his father’s kiss as much as he did when he was young.
ke smiled and said once again.
“Fwather.”
……
And once again, he was disappointed in himself.
***
When I heard the news of ke, I hurried back to the vi.
They lost ke, but they found him right away. I received a letter from Tenstheon that I don’t need toe back right away, but I couldn’t take a rest in the hotel.
What happened?
How did they lose him? Are you sure he’s gonna be okay? You didn’t lie to reassure me, did you?
On the way back, my heart felt like it was going to burst due to nervousness.
“Your Highness, you’re back already?”
Melissa was surprised to hear that I hade back.
“Where’s ke now?”
“He’s in His Majesty’s bedroom.”
I hurried to Tenstheon’s bedroom.
While walking down the hall, Melissa told me the details.
ke and Tenstheon are said to have destroyed the ce. And they must have returned to the vi safely.
“Everyone’s safe. Don’t worry about it.”
I was relieved to hear Melissa say that, but the worries didn’t go away.
She said ke hade home with Tenstheon, was it the right choice to leave them alone?
Then he must’ve asked him to sleep with him tonight.
When I opened the door carefully, I saw Tenstheon and ke sleeping on the bed.
ke, who fell asleep in the arms of Tenstheon, looked veryfortable. There was also a peaceful smile around Tenstheon’s mouth.
When I saw the two, the corners of my mouth went up by itself.
I guess I was worried about nothing.
I closed the door quietly and went outside.
***
Several things happened even though I only went out for a day.
The next day, ke called Tenstheon differently.There was only a little problem.
“Fwa, f, nono, fwa, ther.”
He wanted to call Tensteon ‘father’. But it wasn’t easy.
“Fwather!”
He spoke one letter at a time and when he spoke quickly, ke still couldn’t do it.
“Hiing.”
ke who failed again this time pouted. Tenstheon smiled brightly seeing his son.
“That’s alright. It’s enough now.”
“Right ke, you did a great job.”
I agreed with Tenstheon. However ke didn’t change his expression.
Tenstheon hugged ke and put him on hisp.
“T, there’s Anthia hewe!” (T, There’s Ancia here!)
ke’s face was flushed red. However, the smile did not leave Tenstheon’s mouth.
“ke, if ‘father’ is too hard for you, how about dad?”
No, father, are you being greedy now? How many ‘father’ have you heard from ke?
Oh my god. He’s doing great. You’re doing great, father!
I pped my hands inwardly.
But ke was embarrassed.
“No, I dwon’t want to. E, embawassing…” (No, I don’t want to. E, embarassing.)
Tenstheon smiled happily at ke, whose face had heated up.
The tip of my mouth also went up.
“ke, ah—“
When I fed him pudding for dessert, ke opened his mouth like a baby bird and ate it.
How can he be so cute when he chews?
“Dewicious!” (Delicious!)
“Iw’ll do it like Anthia too!” (I’ll do it like Ancia too!)
He came down from Tenstheon’sp and came to me.
I put ke in the chair next to me. He picked up a spoonful with his small hand, then scooped up the lemon jam and put it in the tea.
He started stirring the spoon very fast.
After stirring all the jam, ke shouted with a proud look,
“I stiwed as fast as Ancia!” (I stirred as fast as Ancia!)
“……”
I was silent. But Tenstheon burst intoughter.
“It’s just like Ancia.”
“Hehe, she’s as fwast as a baby.” (Hehe, she’s as fast as a baby.)
“That’s right. Ancia does it quickly.”
“……”
He doesn’t act like how a child would, he acted like Koreans!
I couldn’t exin and shut my mouth.
One problem has arisen since the rtionship between the two recovered. Whenever they have the time, they make fun of me together.
I pouted and then burst intoughter afterwards.
Well, actually, I can be teased.
I was so happy that ke and Tenstheon were naturallymunicating with each other.