White Knight Boyfriend: Amir 2 (special preview)

It has become a nightly thing to go and visit Amir atop the Queen Piece. We meet every day, often spending hours together talking, sharing, maybe just watching the sky until the stars come out. Amir had a big family too, but unlike me, he was the youngest of his brood. His parents had also been Chess Piece pilots, but they had passed away during the Battle of Alice when their King Piece was destroyed. Amir was then raised by his elder siblings, all of whom despised the Chess Board.

“I don’t remember much of what happened before the Battle of Alice,” he confesses. “I was just a baby. But my siblings all remember, they remember our parents, everything.”

“They aren’t one of the Coup Talkers, are they?” I ask.

Amir sighs, rubbing the back of his head. “Not exactly, they’re more into the idea of removing the wall. They don’t care about taking the throne back or anything.”

“My parents are Coup Talkers, and it’s starting to seep into the heads of my little siblings. All they talk about is war and fighting these days,” I huff.

Amir looks at me and moves a little closer. “I can understand the want for revenge some of the elders have, but right now, all I want is freedom, and I think as long as we do have Coup Talkers, we’ll never see that from the royal family.”

I look up to the sky as it becomes painted in pale blue, baby pink, and wisps of orange that almost smell like citrus. “I’ve been to the palace before.”

Amir’s antennae stands on end and his amber eyes widen. “You’re kidding?”

I shake my head. “The palace was holding a birthday party for the princess. Her favorite color was black, so some of us in the Dynastinae Court were selected to serve as decor for the party.”

Amir looks horribly offended. “Wasn’t that embarrassing?”

Looking back on the party, I had felt uncomfortable. People stared and pointed, some tried to touch me. But the royal family had set up guards to protect us, and watch us too, I suppose. “The princess was cute. She asked us to play with her, which was fun. Apparently, they turned the Court of Chess into a board game.”

“I have heard,” he scoffs. “All our lives were devoted to those battles. I mean-”

“Our lives?” I giggle. “Neither one of us has ever fought in a battle!”

Amir sticks his tongue out at me. “You know what I mean.” He leans back to look up at the sky. “It is too bad the Chess Pieces have been disabled. It would be so easy to knock down the walls with them. Then we could just leave and live our lives as we wanted. We didn’t have to worry about there being Courts or old feuds. We could just be in this world.”

I follow his gaze up into the stars. “What would you do in the world?”

“I’d go to Pirlipat, just leave Miror alone. I hear Pirlipat is sweeter anyways,” he sighs heavily.

“Does the White Knight prefer white sugar?” I tease.

He smirks as he looks back at me. “I think you’re the one with a preference for white sugar these days.” He reaches over, putting his hand underneath mine.

I giggle nervously as he sits up, stretching his neck to place a soft kiss on me. “I have barely a thought in my head when I’m with you. How could I have a preference for anything?”

He cups my cheek in his hand. “I want to be able to spend my time with you, and not worry that someone is going to start a fight. It wouldn’t matter where we went, just so long as it’s away from feuds that don’t make sense anymore.”

Holding his hand close, I give him a soft squeeze. “I know. I know.” I slowly move his hand down from my face. “I wouldn’t mind just staying here if the feuds would end. But that won’t happen anytime soon, it’s all some have that’s normal for them.”

Amir sighs heavily and places both his hands around mine. “It’s getting late. We should go back home.”