Hello! Shadow (Inspire) iz back! The holidays have just really been getting in the way of my wrinting. I'm warning you, there is a yaoi ship of Flandre Scarlet x Remilia Scarlet in here. And Remilia is not Flandre's sister in this fic. Also, as you might know from my other fic (if it's still up) Alex/Ultimate Evil is a half vampire, half demon version of Atem. Anyway, enjoy the story!
Elaine's POV.
"Queen Remilia Scarlet!" The guard shouted. My sister Remilia walked down the isle, looking gorgeous as usual. Today was her coronation, she was now of age to become queen, which is 9000. I watched as her pink dress dragged along behind her. I'm only 7000 right now, much to young to be queen. My name is Elaine Grace. No one really aknowledges me. It's always, "Do you know where Remilia Scarlet is?" As if I'd know, or care. I don't have any friends, but my sister has a girlfriend. Flandre Scarlet is her name. Flandre is one of those girls who thinks her life is over if she isn't around Remilia. When I'm around them, they usually start making out with each other, so I normally stay away from Remilia if Flandre is around. But I knew that some day, Flandre will live here, and I wouldn't be able to just avoid them. I sighed and looked around, not paying attention to Remilia. I looked at the people behind me, kings and queens from other kingdoms had come to watch the coronation, even the royals from the enemy kingdoms. Each king had a queen next to him. I counted all of the beautiful girls in brightly colored dresses. I was coming to the end of the line, when I noticed that one king did not have a woman next to him. I gasped a little. The one who didn't have a queen, was the most hated of our kingdom. The king of death and the one that they call the Ultimate Evil, King Alex, who, instead of ruling just one kindom, monitors all kingdoms of the land. And judging by the look on his face, he was bored. This was the first time I've ever seen him in person, and, he looked nothing like what they taught us in school. He certainly didn't Look all that bad. Maybe. "I'll talk to him after the ceremony's done." I thought. I felt a nudge on my shoulder. I looked over to see Flandre trying to get my attention. "Pay attention." She hissed. I nodded, but took another look at Alex, only to find him staring back at me. I quickly faced forward and used the fan I was holding to hide my face. "Hey, this annoying thing really does come in handy sometimes." I thought. Finally, the ceremony ended, and after my sister, I was the first to get up and leave.
Later, at the reception, 3rd person POV.
Remilia and Elaine stood in the front of the room, watching the people dance with each other, and occasionally accepting dances of their own. "What's wrong, Elaine? You look a bit…uncomfortable." Remilia asked in concern. Elaine fake smiled and lied. "I'm just tired. That's all." Remilia nodded, though she was unsure about her sisters' words. She looked up and groaned. Alex was heading their way. "What's wrong, sister?" Elaine asked. "Alex is heading this way." She said quietly. Elaine felt her heart skip a beat. "Try to be nice to him. It's a manner of respect that you be nice to everyone tonight, even your enemies." Remilia groaned, but nodded. Instead of wearing a dress like most of the queens and princesses tonight, Elaine was wearing a kimono, showing that I was single. Alex bowed to her sister. "Good evening, Remilia. You look nice tonight." Remilia nodded. "Thank you." She said, but there was still a tone in her voice that Elaine didn't like. He turned to Elaine and kissed her hand. "You look beautiful, Princess." He said. Elaine felt her face darken.She took a good look at him. Due to what he was wearing and the condition of his clothes, he was wearing every day wear. Nothing too formal, showing that he was also single. Remilia watched as he asked her sister to dance and, despite he signals and warnings, Elaine said yes. She sighed, and watched the two as they danced. Remilia had been watching Alex dance for years, because he would come to every big party their palace held to show a little respect for once, and she did the same to the parties at his palace. Having watched him for all these years, she knew he was a great dancer. She was just unsure about her sister. But Elaine was surprisingly good with him, which made her smile. Not because of who she was dancing with, but because her lessons had paid off. She looked at the two of them. Elaine looked a bit flustered, but then she looked back at him. Alex looked surprisingly happy, and not that, fake-respect happy that he somehow pulled off perfectly, but truly happy. He smiled down at her, and in response she smiled back slightly. Remilia wondered a bit if he had feelings for little Elaine, but then shook it off because they had just met and love couldn't spark that fast. Their dance eventually ended and Alex guided Elaine back to her place, bowing to her and kissing her hand again before leaving to do other things. Remilia looked at her sister. "So, how was it?" She asked. Excitement immediately sparkled in Elaine's eyes. "Remilia, it was wonderful. He's an amazing dancer and he even complimented me several times!" Elaine clasped her hands together. "Now, now, Elaine. Keep in mind that he's not always like that. It's a rare occasion." She told her. "I know, but, the experience was amazing." Remilia smiled, but secretly worried about her sister. "Anyway, that aside, I'm going to go get me something to drink." Elaine quickly left. Once she was out of earshot, Remilia mumbled to herself. "I'm starting to think she's gaining feelings for him…"
Elaine's POV.
I slid up to the drink bar. "Hmmm…" I ended up just getting some soda. A friend of mine, a single princess from another kingdom, slid up to me. "Heya!" she said, ordering herself some water. "Hi, Laura. How have you been?" Laura combed her fingers through her hair. "Good. Preparation for your sister to become queen has been stressful. All of us pitched in, except for Ultimate Evil's place." She laughed a bit. I finished my soda and threw the cup away. "Hey, speaking of, you know, Evil, was that you dancing with him?" She asked. I felt myself blush a little, but I turned to her and nodded. Laura gasped. "YOU danced with the king of death?!" she said loud enough to silence the room a bit. I slapped my hand over her mouth. "Not so loud! You're drawing too much attention!" I hissed. She nodded and I took my hand off as the people started speaking again. "Don't do that. You're going to start rumors." I said worriedly. Laura looked down. "Oh! I wasn't thinking about that. I'm sooooo sorry about that!" She looked around. "Don't look now, Evil's got his eye on you." She said. "What?" I looked over her shoulder. Sure enough, Alex was staring at me again. Except this time, there was a bit of longing in his eyes. "I think he likes you." Laura stated out loud. "L-Laura! Don't jump to conclusions!" I admit, I panicked a little. "Chillax, Lanie. I said I think." I looked at her uneasily. "Okay, if you say so…"
Over by Alex and his brother, 3rd Person POV.
Damon elbowed his brother in the ribs. Hard. "Ow! What the hell was that for?! You seriously almost dumped wine all over the front of me." Damon laughed. "Like I'd care. Anyways, there's that girl you find so attractive." He pointed across the room at Elaine, who was scolding her friend for something. Her friend said something back, which made Elaine shrink back and start speaking fast as her face faded to a slight pink color. Alex muddered to himself. "Dayum, she's hot. Really, really hot." Damon, hearing his brother, smirked. "Well, what do you like about her?" Alex quickly looked at his brother. "Shit, he heard that?!" He turned back towards where Elaine was. He somehow found the way the light reflected off her dark, chocolate brown hair attractive. It went well with her violet kimono. Her darker skin stood out a bit in the crowd like his often did, and her golden eyes (not quite brown, but not quite yellow) sparkled when she got excited, which was just adorable to him. He took a sip of wine and thought for a moment, about how nice it would be to have her in his arms for just one night. He shook off the thought. There's no way she'd want to be with him in that way. She was the princess of his enemy kingdom, after all. But there was something about such a thought that made him unable to push it away. He finally couldn't help himself. "I'll be right back." He said, and with that, made his way over to Elaine.
Over by Elaine, 3rd Person POV.
Elaine took a bite out of a small chocolate, and licked the blood up as it flowed out before eating the whole thing. "Yummy." She muttered to herself. Most of the party had cleared out by now, very few remained. Elaine suddenly felt the presence of someone behind her. She whirled around to see Alex, standing inches away from her. "O-Oh, hello." She stammered. "Hi." He said simply. "Did you need something from me?" She asked. Alex shrugged. "I just wanted to talk with you. Maybe walk around with you for a while…" He hinted. Elaine smiled, and they walked for a while, talking about family and their relationships with others. Elaine took him to the east courtyard, a rose garden that always caught her interest. The two sat on one of the benches and admired their surroundings for a bit. Neither one of them noticed Flandre come out and watch them from the balcony. Alex put his arm around Elaine, then took a close look at her. "You have chocolate and….blood. On your face." He chuckled a bit, and Elaine blushed a little. He leaned closer and gently licked the blood and chocolate off of her face. Elaine made a small noise in protest at first, but eventually just let it happen. His warm tongue felt nice against her cheek. He pulled away and looked into her eyes. He took a quick look into her mind at her emotions and smiled in relief. She had enjoyed that. "May I carry you back, princess?" Alex asked. "Oh, um…s-sure. You may." Elaine responded a bit quieter then normal. Alex smiled and picked her up off of the bench. She had a nice figure, her body shape was pure perfection in his eyes. He showed Elaine a bit of effection by nuzzling her neck a bit before carrying her back to show his graditude. Elaine sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. He gently ran his fingers through her hair, which lured her to sleep. Alex wasn't sure when He'd see her again, so he kissed her forehead as she drifted off just in case he never got to see her again. When he finally got to the palace, he was pretty beat, too. Using the scent of her aura, he found her room, and layed her in bed, not paying attention to his surroundings. Once she was in bed, he looked out the window. Suddenly, he knew exactly how he'd be able to see her whenever he wanted. And he knew exactly where he was going to be the next night.