All her life, she has seen all the meanest sides of me, they took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street.

-The Script, Superhero-

"You are excused." Ha Yeon sat kneeling before the cold throne room. "But-" The Kingdom of Hearts was a place of mystery, ruled by King Ludwig, Queen Kiku, and Jack Feliciano. She was in the presence of the Queen, and as the man's eyes roved over her, Ha Yeon stood. "You promised, Kiku!"

Kiku glared at her, as if she was dust, as if she was a dead rat he had to clean. "Do you still believe in promises? Now, be a good servant and leave." "I wish to see my brother." Her voice started to shake. "You can see him after your deed is done. As you can see, I am a very busy man, and I have not got all day." Ha Yeon bit her lower lip. "It is really a simple task-kill the man, and Ha Eung will be restored to you. I can promise you that." Kiku smiled, a cold smile made of iron.

"You want me to go to the Kingdom of Spades and kill the King. You want me to betray the trust of our brother, the Jack. What do you think I am?" It was done. She had lost her temper. "Well, it cannot be difficult for you. As you see, our dear brother is on a similar errand with you. That is why you cannot see him." The Queen stood from his chair.

"Where have you sent him?" "The Kingdom of Clovers." The girl felt dizzy. "The Kingdom of Clovers? The King is insane!" "If you finish your errand, your brother will be spared of his. Now, be a good Ace and run along." Ha Yeon walked out of the throne room, wiping her tears.

Once upon a time, Lee Ha Yeon belonged in a family consisted of six. Wang Yao, Kiku Honda, Wang Mei, Lee Ha Eung, Wang Leon. Her five siblings quarreled, fought, yelled, said they hated each other, but loved each other. It was a happy, affluent household in the Kingdom of Hearts.

Then her older brother Yao started acting...queer. The once powerful man lost everything, and was even forced to give his brother, Leon away as a ward to the Queen of Spades. And Kiku edged away from the family more and more, until he became Queen of Hearts. Kiku took Ha Yeon and Ha Eung away, along with Mei in combat, leaving Yao to rot.

Yao? It was rumored that the proud man had left the Kingdom that was no longer his safehaven, and had ventured to the Kingdom of Spades. He was now Jack of Spades. What became of her, Ha Eung and Mei? Mei was sister to the Queen and lived a comfortable life in the court. For the twins it was a totally different story. They had refused to see Kiku as their older brother, had asked for Yao, but Kiku had refused, saying they were useful.

How useful they were, the twins who killed for sport, the assassins, the thieves, the brother and sister of the cold queen. And now she was going to the dreaded Kingdom of Spades to ask Yao for shelter and kill the King. How easy. "Hey." Ha Yeon turned. It was the Jack of Hearts, Feliciano. "I heard about..." "Why didn't you stop him?" "I'm sorry." Ha Yeon glared at Feliciano, who quailed under her look. "You should have stopped him, my brother-" "What is going on in here?" A cold voice, a stern voice made both of them turn. Ludwig.

The King stood there, accompanied by the Joker, Gilbert. "I thought you would have been off, Ace." Gilbert taunted her. "I was going to be off." Ha Yeon clutched her knife. How much she wanted to drive it into the King and the Jack, she didn't know. "Ace." Ludwig ran a hand through his hair. "Yes, sir." "Be good and finish this for us."

At that point Feliciano ran toward the man and embraced him. "Luddy, I missed you!" Luddy? Ha Yeon got the hint. So, the King and Jack was in a relationship. No wonder the Queen was so sour. He would have to see them romancing while he was alone. "Not here-" "I'll be off." Ha Yeon bowed and left the couple. "Do you think she'll finish this?" "She will. She always finished her job." Ludwig was certain, as he took his lover's hand. "I have a bad feeling about this." Feliciano murmured. "Why?" "I think Kiku is going too far." "Don't worry, the Queen knows what he's doing." Ludwig didn't mention his own uncertainty.

"My lady." Ha Yeon sighed as she handed over her documents to the captain of the Oriental Beauty. "Here, your documents. I wish to travel quickly. And I wish to use a room alone." The captain gulped. "My lady, I don't think there are any cabins available for one person." "Well, why?" "Our ships only have two cabins made for one, and it was the Queen's order that they be emptied-God knows why."

Ha Yeon face-palmed. "Fine, I will use a cabin for two. Make sure that my fellow passenger is female." "Yes, my lady!" The captain gave her the number of the cabin, and she found the cabin. It was consisted of two hammocks, nothing more. Wonderful. A first step in the wrong direction. She lowered herself into the hammock, and sighed, thinking about her few possessions she had handed over to the captain before she fell asleep.

It was only an hour later when she woke up, to loud voices and footsteps. "Well, your ship is really tiny, captain!" "Sir, please-" "So, which cabin is it? 240?" It couldn't be, her cabin was 240 and the voice outside-definetly male. Ha Yeon gripped her dagger as the door swung open, and as light poured in, she glared at the captain and the newcomer.

"I thought my companion would be female." Ha Yeon growled, her voice menacing. She could be very cruel if she wanted to, and she wanted to be evil. For now. "I am terribly sorry, my lady, but the other rooms were full and-" "Hey! It's a girl!" The so-called male grinned, his teeth flashing. He was tall, and loud. He had golden hair and blue eyes, along with a pair of glasses. He seemed to be foreign, since no one was that loud in the Kingdom. "Yes, I am a girl. Now please be quiet while I ask the captain to rearrange your room."

She stood from her hammock and gave the captain a long, cold glare. "I demand that you give me a female companion." "I'm sorry, my lady, but the passengers are all male. This lad seemed less rowdy and well-educated compared to the rest, so-" "Don't. Explain." Ha Yeon snarled at the man. She wanted to shout at the fool, I am not only the Queen's sister, I am the Ace! I have urgent business, and I am tired! But she didn't. She wasn't Kiku. She wasn't uncivilized. "Fine." She grumbled.

"Wonderful!" The man passed the captain some splendid gold coins and practically threw himself on his hammock. "See you!" The captain sighed. "Please, try not to murder him, my lady. He is important." Ha Yeon nodded, thinking about her journey. It would be most unpleasant.

Alfred Jones bounced in the hammock, grinning. He had ditched his post as King of Spades for a month, and had traveled to the Kingdom of Hearts. It hadn't been as bad as expected, and his twin and Ace, Matthew had filled for him. Only Matthew, his Queen and his Jack knew of his absence. It had been a glorious trip, sightseeing, drinking in taverns...He glanced at the other passanger. She didn't look very happy. Perhaps he could make her smile...

"Hi!" Ha Yeon glared at the man, then at his extended hand. "Yes?" "My name is Alfred Jones, and I'm-" "I'm not exactly interested in who you are." She snapped at the man. Alfred Jones- the name rang a bell, but who was he? "Well, I'm the King of Spades!" The man laughed as he gave his title. "The King. The King of Spades?" She gawked at him. Alfred Jones, the King of Spades, of course. But-no, Kiku's spies had said the King was in the capital.

He had gotten the girl's attention, Alfred was sure of it! He didn't see why she was playing so hard to get, but the girl stopped making a shocked expression. "Liar." The voice was sharp, and cold. "Um..." "The King of Spades? You must be joking. You don't even have an escort. There was no news whatsoever about the King of Spades visiting our Kingdom. And besides, what sort of an idiot tells any random person he meets that he's the King, when there could be assasinators?"

'The man you're talking to' would be a rude response, and Alfred figured that this girl from the Kingdom of Hearts wouldn't be good company. He couldn't wait to go home, where people actually loved and adored him, where people weren't cynical like this girl. I can't wait to leave.

I did it again! I am not even done with anything else and yet I'm writing cardverse! OMG...I am so dead...Yeah, I wanted to write it, but even for me this is...awkward.So, Ha Yeon is South Korea. Ha Eung is North, as you have guessed. And yes, they do Kiku's dirty work for him. Very good siblings. HaHa... Anyway, if you think SK doesn't act like the Canon SK, then you're right. And it will probably be like that for about four more chapters.

Anyway, this story revolves mostly around the Spade Kingdom. It will sometimes focus on the Hearts and the Clovers as well, and the Diamonds will show up as well! Adios, friends and lovely readers!

-Xihwa, or Suhwa.