𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫(𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞)
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐔
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲: -ASTRAVITY
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"𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞,"
and she sat there listening, with her head low as the next King in line spoke to her. Her husband-to-be, Iguro Obanai. She slowly lifted her head then, smiling ever so gently at what he had said. And he knew all too well, she was different then.
But it was forced upon them to get married, which led him to believe that he will never be capable of loving the princess who was now the Queen of his kingdom. His heterochromia eyes narrowed dangerously as she remained smiling.
"I understand," those words were whispered out from her pink-tinted lips, and he raised an eyebrow at the way she was acting. Rather surprised that she was taking it calmly rather than throwing a fit at him.
"I understand, my position here is nothing more than to ensure the bond between our kingdoms are strong. But, may I request something?" she asked, and Obanai narrowed his heterochromia eyes once more at what she had said, nodding his head, allowing her to speak of her wish.
"What is it?" he asked.
"That we will speak as if we are in love, and the actions we do are the same. And that you will allow yourself to love yourself," she spoke out, still with that gentle smile on his face and Obanai's heterochromia eyes widened at what she had said.
"Alright," he agreed, not realising what he was getting into as the Queen lowered her head in respect to her husband before her, despite her pink-tinted lips pressed into a fine thin line then.
"Thank you for listening to my request," she spoke out as she lifted her head, and little did Obanai know why she was acting in such a manner. He watched as she was soon escorted away by her bodyguard and the personal maid as well, and he could only let out a sigh as he sat on his throne.
"Iguro-sama," and he turned to look, shaking his head in response to the look his bodyguard was giving as he rested his hand against his forehead and looked as [name] took her leave. Rather intrigued with her behaviour as well.
"Now, what is it that you are plotting?" he whispered out to himself as Kaburamaru, his close friend who was a snake, slithered up his leg and soon towards his neck, wrapping himself around his neck comfortable as he hissed slightly.
With his tongue flicking in and out of his mouth with ease. Obanai then raised an eyebrow at the way Kaburamaru was acting and soon shrugged his shoulders in response instead. He leaned back against his throne and turned to look as one of the palace maids came over with a tray.
"Iguro-sama, the Queen has suggested for you to try this blend of tea. It seems to be able to help calm you down better than the usual," she spoke out and Obanai raised an eyebrow at what was going on and he accepted the cup of tea.
"Hm.." he mumbled out after taking a sip of the hot liquid and nodding his head did he put it back onto the tray and waved her off, where the maid took her leave then. He waited till he was alone then, hearing the sound of footsteps echoing through the room, and soon the door was shut.
"Sweet..." he softly whispered to himself with a soft smile on his face as he looked at Kaburamaru, tickling him gently beneath his head.
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The attempts that the new Queen had seems to be rather annoying in the King's eyes. Whenever he woke up, she would be up and about fulfilling her duties as the Queen, but she would waltz back into the room they shared and she would greet him with a smile on her face.
No matter the attitude he had shown.
He noticed it for quite some time now, how she would instruct the Kingdom's cook and servants, what to prepare for the day. Which he was rather surprised, as he hardly speaks of what he enjoys, but instead, she observes.
There was once where he had fallen ill, where she took care of him. But it resulted in them drifting further apart despite how much she tried to be a good wife, a good Queen. He had refused to allow her to come near him when he was sick.
Refused to let her touch him and nurse him back to health. It resulted with the basin being thrown at her, hitting her harshly on the head where a bruise was formed. Yet, all those times, she only had on a gentle smile as she listened to him yelling.
And with just that, did words get out to the rest of the rival Kingdoms that the King was not getting along with the Queen, hence, an evil plan was plotted. No matter the attempt, it seems the bond between Obanai and [name] was getting weaker.
And eventually, it snapped on the very day where hell was brought upon the Kingdom.
"I told you time and again, this is nothing but just an alliance! Nothing more!" he snapped as he hurled the cake on the floor, not caring if it was creating a mess. His heterochromia eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked at the Queen, who stared at the cake.
It was his birthday, and she had noticed how he hasn't been feeling well in the stomach so she opted to inform the cooks of the Kingdom that the cake shouldn't be too sweet or filled with too much cream due to it being upsetting to his stomach.
Yet, when her deed was announced to the King, did he feel that she was overstepping her boundaries. How she meddled with his business no matter the number of times he told her to stop it.
She wouldn't listen.
And that smile on her face whenever she got scolded, he always wondered why she doesn't cry or let the smile disappear. She always wore it, no matter how bad of a scolding she was receiving.
He expected for her to continue smiling, to take the scolding she was receiving. But then he heard a sniffle and his heterochromia eyes widened as he looked at her. Her head lowered as her pink-tinted lips trembled.
"I apologize, this... Will be the last time I'm trying..." she whispered out as she turned to walk away, with nobody chasing after her. Nobody dared to go after her, given how the King didn't give any command to do so.
Yet, Obanai's eyes remained as the Queen left. And somehow at the back of his mind did he realize something was off. How she had decided to speak of what was on her mind after all these times.
He settled back onto his throne, with a deep frown on his face. The guards and maids no longer dared to utter a word or breathe towards the direction of their King who was frowning on the throne.
Yet, to him, he never knew how dangerous it could be for his Queen to be left alone as she walked out of the Kingdom. Walking towards the forest was something she had always done, nothing more, nothing less.
It was the simple stroll she would often take to calm herself down before she breaks down in front of Obanai, hence, the reason why she never once did. All she wanted was to ensure that the duo was happy.
She understood well that Obanai was forced into the marriage, just like how she does. But it would be a lie for her to speak of and her gown would be on fire then if she said she didn't love Obanai at all.
She had loved him for quite some time now after the marriage, looking at his imperfections as a King, she loved him even more. But now realizing that her actions were meaningless and that the King would never fall in love with her.
She had to convince herself then, nothing was going to change between them and the relationship between them should remain as it is.
Her lips parted as she allowed the tears to roll down her face, only for her to hear something that wasn't familiar to her at all within the forest. She turned to look, her eyes widened as soon as darkness engulfed her vision.
Her screams were muffled, and what was left of her existence in the forest was nothing but the necklace that was given to her when she was betrothed to Obanai, along with an arrow that was stuck in the tree with a note against it.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has yet to return to the Kingdom," one of the guards has spoken out, and Obanai raised an eyebrow, wondering why [name] has yet to return. He then placed his two hands together in a tight hold.
He motioned for the guard to take his leave as he looked at the bed they shared. Nothing but emptiness as he laid down upon it. His hand reached out then, and somehow he could feel the lingering warmth on the sheets.
"Good morning," that voice which would always greet him first thing the moment he wakes up. His lips slowly curled up into a smile then as he gripped the sheets.
"Good night, you did well today," that voice which would always tell him how well he did before he goes to sleep. And somehow, his thoughts wavered as he sat up. His lips pressed into a fine thin line as he stood up, walking out of his royal bedroom.
He walked down the hallway, where he would often walk with her next to him. How she would often ensure he doesn't bump into the artefacts that the Kingdom has, which was their most treasured of them all.
How she would ask if he was feeling well enough for a certain type of cuisine before relaying it to the cooks of the Kingdom. And she would always remind him to do something whenever she can.
To love himself. That was all she had asked for back then.
He stood at the top, where the grand staircase was at, leading down to the entrance of the Kingdom. His heterochromia eyes laid upon the emptiness of the area at the end of the grand stairs, and his blood ran cold somehow.
How she would often wait for him whenever he was busy at the end of the grand stairs, no matter how much the maids of the Kingdom would tell her to head over to rest first. Which she often declined, stating she would wait.
Somehow...
He started to miss her presence.
"Order the guards to head out of the Kingdom and find the Queen," his voice echoed through the hallway as he commanded to those who were present, and as if a fire had broken out did everybody rushed to their duties.
Obanai, himself, decided to head out as well, where the maid that was closest to [name] had spoken of the forest she would often venture in whenever she needed to calm herself down. He walked through the forest, looking and somehow he could feel [name]'s presence.
There was a lingering sadness in the air, and he could feel it getting heavier as he got closer to a certain point. The guards who were with him spread out and covered most of the area as they continued to walk.
Only for his heterochromia eyes to lay upon the arrow, and that's when he noticed the necklace on the ground. His eyes widened as he picked it up and dusted the dirt off from it, did he then realized that one of the guards had brought the note over.
He read the note, did anger flush through his blood as he crushed the note. He looked towards the guard, angrily as he realized what had happened.
"Prepare for war," was all that was spoken as Obanai turned to leave, which the guards followed quickly as well. Kaburamaru who sensed the anger coming from the King, slithered out as he flicked his tongue in and out of his mouth.
Watching as the veins on the back of the King's neck was bulging along with the one on his forehead, where it was a clear sign the King was enraged at what was happening.
And somewhere in another Kingdom's basement, where the Queen was imprisoned in, the sound of blood splattering was heard as a blood-curdling scream echoed through as well. A burst of sinister laughter was heard along with it as the same voice taunted.
"Nobody will want someone who is blind as a Queen,"
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"Where is she?" Obanai asked, trying his best to remain as calm as possible. Yet the smirk on the King's face of the Kingdom who had kidnapped his queen was sickening. With his sword drawn out did he point towards the King who was known for his mischievous acts.
"I will not hesitate. Where is my Queen?" he asked once more, and the smirk on the opposing King started to curl up wider then. Obanai's eyes widened as he heard someone coughing, and he noticed there was a curtain covering whatever it was behind it.
He hesitantly walked over then, where the guards moved away, allowing him to do so as he pulled the curtain away. His heterochromia eyes widened at what he saw as he dropped the sword down.
"Your Majesty!" his guards called out as he pounded his hand against the glass, shattering it as he grabbed hold of [name] whose eyes had a slashed across them and was still bleeding. Blood boiling within his veins as he held onto her dearly in his arms and he turned to look.
Looking enraged.
"Slaughter all of them. Every single one of them!" he yelled out as [name] clutched onto him tightly as she tried to control her emotions. He continued to hold her, nobody dared to come close to them as they engaged in the battle.
"Don't worry..." he whispered out as he felt the hold on him tightened.
.
.
She shifted slightly from the bed she was on. Somehow she knew all too well where she was as she reached out, and soon she felt someone grabbing hold of her hand. Her pink-tinted lips trembled slightly as she could feel the bandage around her eyes.
And then she heard his voice.
"Good morning," he whispered out, the sadness within his voice as he held her hand dearly in his. She smiled weakly at his attempt in greeting her as she placed her other hand onto his, continuing to hold it in her hold.
"Good... Morning..." she whispered out as she could feel him reaching out and gently placing his hand against her cheek, caressing it with his thumb. She could feel his body trembled as he allowed the tears to fall from his heterochromia eyes.
"Why are you crying?" she asked as she reached out, trying to feel for his face which she managed to do so and wiped away the tears with her thumbs. She could only laugh softly as she felt him resting his head on her lap then.
"I'm sorry," he whispered out.
"I'm sorry... For not realizing how much you mean to me until you were kidnapped. I'm sorry for all those harsh words I said to you no matter the good deed you have done for me. I'm sorry, that I became the reason that you can no longer see the world," he whispered out, only to have her finger against his lips.
"Hush now... There isn't a need to apologize," she whispered out with a smile on her face as the usual, and Obanai couldn't help but break down even more. How much she had suffered while being by his side all those times.
And all he did was to treat her like trash then.
"I... Promise... I will treat you better from now on," he whispered out, and he watched as [name] giggled softly then as she gently caressed his cheeks once more.
"I trust you, that's all," she whispered out and her cheeks flushed red as she felt a pair of lips against hers. How one of his hand held her head in place, and the other held her on the back. Her hands found its way to his shirt, where she gripped it tightly.
And when they broke apart from the kiss, did her lips trembled.
"𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮,"
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