your pov
" I never stood a chance ,
did I ? "
you ask Allen ,
and he sighs .
" I'm sorry (Y/N) ,
but princess Riliane must always come first . "
his sister .
the reigning princess of Lucifenia .
you only smile .
looking down at your maid dress .
" it's ok .
you don't have to love me . "
it was amusing .
the three of you had such similar faces .
but also were so different .
" I'll let you go comfort her over Kyle then . . . "
you turn to leave ,
but he grasps your wrist .
" she uh ,
she requested to see you . "
a small nod .
you both go to the princesses quarters .
she silently greets you both ,
before passing you both bottles with paper inside .
confused ,
you open it .
but you hesitate reading it ,
seeing Allen's fear on his face .
but you do .
" we want you to die ,
no matter what it takes .
we know of your feelings towards Allen ,
and we do not like it . "
ha .
hahaha .
you only nod .
" I understand princess ,
and shall see to it . "
she smiles at you .
" we thank you (Y/N) "
with that ,
you leave .
funny how you always read tragic love stories to pass the time .
you never expected yourself to be living one .
pitiful isn't it .
the next day you did your work as usual ,
questioning why she had not just sent you to the guillotine .
with a small sigh ,
you grab your bag of money ,
heading out to a local bar .
you needed a drink .
thank god they serve kids huh ?
sitting at the bar ,
you notice Germaine ,
Allen's sister .
the two of you end up talking ,
about Allen at first .
but as an oddly familiar masked blue haired man joins the conversation ,
it turns to the princess .
" what next ?
she orders people to kill themselves ?
that'll be a sight . "
the blue haired male jests ,
you had learned he went by Karchess .
you giggle ,
pulling out the note she had given you the previous day .
" no need to wait ,
she's started already . "
Germaine's eyes widen ,
and Karchess merely sits in silence .
" please laugh I think I'm losing sanity .
swear the woman is trying to kill me from panic . "
Karchess shakes his head with a chuckle .
" you won't do it right (Y/N) ? "
Germaine asks ,
worried you might actually go through with it .
you shake your head .
" nah ,
not got reason have I ?
aside from the daughter of evil herself asking me . "
Germaine merely laughs .
" she won't be round for long . "
and that's how you learnt of the upcoming revolution .
and you were an active member of it .
as the day of it drew closer ,
Allen caught wind of it .
and intended to take her place .
but ,
you wouldn't allow such .
after all ,
you love him ,
right ?
as a woman yourself ,
you seem more alike to her than he does .
and so ,
instead of joining the revolution like you had wished ,
you had dyed your hair ,
taking one of her dresses and heading to her quarters .
" (Y/N) ?
is that you ?
what're you doing here ? "
you smile ,
bowing .
" many apologies princess ,
but I am simply fulfilling your wish .
I shall take your place .
and you may live with Allen happily . "
she only nods ,
getting your assistance to change into your dress .
" you look just like us . . . "
you giggle .
" that's the point your highness .
may I ask one thing of you ? "
she nods .
you smile .
" take care of Allen .
as you know I love him .
and all I wish for is his and your safety . "
" we promise . "
after that ,
she leaves you alone in her room ,
leaving to find Allen .
alone in her room ,
you wait .
it didn't take them long to get to you .
" your reign of evil is over princess . "
Karchess states ,
aiming his blade at your throat .
" evil ?
you must be delusional to call us evil . "
the blade draws closer to your throat ,
and you feel some blood trickle down your throat .
" what a disgusting man you are to hurt us like that ! "
you watch him glare through his mask as you yell .
that hurt .
as Germaine ties your hands behind your back ,
she wasn't being gentle .
" unhand us you barbarian ! "
honestly ,
your Riliane impression is pretty good .
alone in a prison cell .
what could you be thinking .
is it about Allen ?
of course it is .
you love him ,
don't you ?
of course you do .
Germaine was the first to visit .
she merely mocked you .
but then ,
Karchess came to speak to you .
it made your heart feel odd ,
though you couldn't explain why .
" feel free to play princess for as long as you live . "
" when shall we die ? "
he side eyes you ,
being leant on the wall beside you .
it kind of hurt seeing him look at you with such disdain ,
but you couldn't figure out why .
your chained up ,
so it's not like you could run .
" when the bell tolls three . "
you smile ,
humming in agreement .
" that works just fine for us . "
Karchess didn't pay attention to your words .
he was merely studying you face .
seeing him look at you with such focus ,
made you feel fuzzy ,
but you hadn't a clue why .
" must you look at us like that ?
such a filthy man shouldn't even glance at us . "
treating him this way ,
it stung your heart ,
you had no idea why .
" then I'll only look at you more ,
(Y/N) "
what .
you felt like squealing with joy of how he said your name ,
though you had no justification for why .
but you can't .
" how . . . "
was all you could manage to squeak out .
Karchess merely chuckles ,
and you feel your face heat up ,
though you had no clarification of why .
" I think I'd remember the smile I fell in love with . "
your heart raced ,
and you had no indication of why .
it can't be that you love him .
can it ?
no no ,
you love Allen ,
right ?
no .
stop deluding yourself .
you don't .
that was your explanation for the feeling .
that was how you figured out the feeling .
that was your clue on why you had that feeling .
that was your idea of why you felt that feeling .
that was your justification for that feeling .
that was your indication to accept that feeling .
" I love you Karchess . "
" just call me K- "
ah .
we didn't start from the beginning did we ?
our sincerest apologies .
once upon a time ,
in a time oh so long ago ,
there was a cruel kingdom ,
and the one who held the reigns was a princess ,
almost fifteen years of age .
her execution was held at three .
the time when the bells of the church would start to ring .
" oh my , it's tea time . "
to history ,
the princess had died .
but to the unfortunate three ,
they bore the truth until their death .
the princess lived ,
and it was a mere lookalike maid who had died .
now then you must be wondering who Karchess is .
it was the princess' ex fiancé .
how amusing hm ?
the three burdened with your knowledge of your sacrifice ,
were the catalysts for it .
but your story does not end here .
it continues .
because you continually got reincarnated .
searching for him .
you lived many lives .
this one ,
was different .
you'd been oh so bored ,
that you became an idol .
inspired by princesses of course .
only right isn't it ?
one day ,
you find an odd song on your phone .
" untitled . . . ? "
how odd .
you play it ,
and your whole world goes white .
huh ?
where are you ?
a palace ?
what ?
wait .
no .
that can't be .
there stood two people before you ,
one you had once loved ,
and now you wished to forget ,
and a face you had grown to love all those years ago .
his true name escapes your lips as you lock eyes .
" Kyle . . . ? "
he merely smiles ,
hugging you ,
tilting your head to him and kissing you gently .
" I've found you again , my princess . "