Toxic valentine

Alex's POV

I walked downstairs and went to the kitchen since grandmother always went to the kitchen.
"Grandmother." I said and went to make myself a tea.
"Leave it for the filth to do." She said waving her hand towards Vlad.
"He doesn't quite get how I like it, no offensive Vladimir." I said using his whole name as in grandmothers eyes they weren't our friends and nicknames weren't allowed.
"None taken Sir." Vlad said quietly.
I smiled and went and sat at the table.
"Alexander your a prince at least dress like one." She said looking at me.
"In my eyes grandmother I can dress how I like and if I want to wear this then I can and no one is going to stop me." I said quietly and started to look at the newspaper, nursing my tea because I had nothing better to do.
"Well I don't approve of it." She said.
"Tough shit on what you do or don't approve too. I'm only human at the end of the day so I'm just gonna dress howi want to." I muttered.
Vlad but some toast on the table.
"Thank you Vladimir." I smiled and looked at him.
"Don't look at him, he has no feelings." She growled.
"My home, my slave I can do what I want." I said looking at her.
She looked at me shocked.
"Are you staying grandmother or are you here to stick your nose somewhere where its not wanted." I said and bit into my toast looking at her.
"I am staying but only for 2 days." She said.
"Vladimir please may you get grandmothers bags out the car and take them to the space room. Put clean bed covers on as I believe the ones which are on will not be up to the standards." I said and looked at Vladimir to grandmother.
He smiled and went off.

We had moved from the kitchen to the sitting room.
"So tell me what public school is like?" Grandmother asked.
I looked up from the work I was doing.
"Better than the last place I was at." I said quietly and went back to my work.
"I heard them places are unruly." She said.
"Well their not, in fact I find it better than private school." I said.
"But they don't give you the education you need, in fact they don't understand anything about your gift." She said.
"Yes they do. The head understands me but I just push him away as its my business and not his, now back off and let me do my work since I have to be here while you are here. And by the way I have someone coming round to help me with school and bringing my work so don't make and remarks about how lower class they are compared to us." I said.
"As you wish." She muttered and got up and went looking round the place.
"Christ she's annoying me already." I muttered to myself and put my headphones in and listened to my music while doing my work.

I got fed up with work so I got my guitar and started to play it and quietly singing to myself.
I didn't know grandmother was watching me until she walked in and sat in the chair opposite me.
"Talented in music as well. What aren't you good at?" She said.
"Jesus grandmother you made me jump." I said.
She chuckled.
"People skills is something I'm not good at. Which is why being where I am is the best place for me as I'm round people who aren't like us and too me that's important." I said.
"I understand." She smiled.
Which was a first. She never liked me and hated me when it happened.
"What's made you change your tone about me?" I asked.
"It hasn't. Nor will it. But I have to accept what has happened and that your my only grandchild and that I have to start to building them bridges which have been down for too long." She said.
"Sadly grandmother them bridges will not be built again. It's been too long and the hatred between us will always be there no matter what. It's better the way we are." I said and looked at her.
"Alex we have to try." She said quietly.
"I've seen what happens and it won't be good, I don't want that to happen. Let's just stick to how we are and leave it at that." I said.
"If you say so." She whispered.
I nodded and turned the TV on.

Vlad came in the sitting room.
"Alec Jack is at the door." He smiled.
I smiled and got up and went to the door.
"Save me." I said quietly.
"It can't be that bad." Jack chuckled and walked in.
I looked at him.
"Trust me it is." I said and went to the sitting room with Jack following me.
"Grandmother this is Jack." I said as I walked into the room.
Her head snapped round quicker than anything.
"Hi." Jack said and gave her an awkward wave.
She came over and walked straight to Jack.
I stood in front of him.
She smiled a knowing smile.
"Hand Alex." She said.
I rolled my eyes knowing what she wanted.
I put my hand on her face.
Once she saw I pulled my hand back.
"Now you know." I said still standing in front of Jack.
"Come forward Jack." She said.
Jack moved and I put my hand out to stop him going to her as I didn't trust her.
"Trust me Alex." She said.
"That's one thing I can't do." I growled.
She looked hurt.
"Let me do as she asks." Jack said quietly.
"You don't have to. Not while I'm here." I said.
"You might not have to but I do." He said and pushed my hand down and walked towards her.
She studied him closely and pulled him into a awkward hug.
She whispered something in his ear and done it quickly so I couldn't catch on with what she was saying.
She let him go and he walked over to me and smiled and walked up to my room.
"What did you say to him?" I asked.
"It was harmless Alex. I know that you two are mates. So I had a little word with him." She said and went to the kitchen.

"Slave where are you?" She said loudly.
"His name is Vladimir not slave so at least have the fucking respect to call him that." I said loudly feeling really angry.
I could feel my eyes turning black very quickly. "I will speak to him how ever I want to." She growled.
"Not in my home you won't. You call him Vladimir." I growled back.
"You watch what you say young man. Remember I can kill that boy upstairs quicker than anything then you'll be left with no one like always because no one in this family likes you why do you think your parents are always away." She said loudly.
"And you wanted to build bridges. You have just proved to me why I don't like you and why I don't want to build the bridges back with you." I said quietly.
"What you going to do about it Alexander? Go to your room and cry about it?" She said.
"What am I going to do. Well first your gonna back you fucking bags and then get the fuck out of my house and don't bother coming back!" I shouted.
"It's you fault why this family is like this. Its all your fucking fault that she's dead!" She shouted at me.
"It wasn't my idea to go there! It wasn't my idea to go in the water! I tried to bring her back but she was too far gone for me to bring her back! Stop blaming me for the things this family fuck up on!" I screamed at her.
"She was my granddaughter.." She started but stopped her.
"She was my sister! She was my best friend! I would fucking kill myself to bring her back because then I wouldn't have to live with everyone blaming me for everything which had happened to her." I shouted.
"You know what I wished it was you that died and not her." Grandmother said quietly.
"So do I." I whispered and walked out the room.
"Alex wait." Grandmother said and ran after me.
"Alex I didn't..." She started but I stopped her.
"Yes you did, now get out of my home and don't come back." I said in a low quiet voice.
She nodded and left.

I forgot Jack was upstairs.
"Is everything Okay Sir?" Vlad asked.
"Go away Vladimir." I said quietly.
He left and I stood there feeling really angry.
Then I heard someone coming down the stairs.
"Alex." Jack said quietly.
I looked at him and then I looked away and wiped the stray tears away from my face.
He came over and pulled me into a hug which I returned.
I didn't realize I was crying until Jack pulled back and wiped the tears away.
"I'm sorry." I whispered and pulled away and walked of somewhere.

I went to my room and sat there and looked at the pictures.
Jack knocked quietly at the door.
I looked up and smiled.
Jack came over and sat next to me.
I rested my head on his shoulder and sniffed loudly.
"How royal that is." He chuckled.
"I don't care. Would rather be normal than be part of this fucking family." I said quietly.
"I heard. They give you a hard time don't they?" He asked.
"Don't say anything about what happened and what you heard." I said and looked at him.
"It's save with me." He said quietly and kissed me.
I smiled and liedlead down where Jack followed.
I rolled over and rested my head on his shoulder.
Not long after I fell asleep.

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