Author's Notes; Royal AU. Shounen-Ai. ZeroX moderately to heavily implied. I'm not sure if this breaks this fucking Writer's Block, but this is what happens when I have too much fun with rping, get inspired by some other ideas floating around, and am sat in front of a certain movie for too long..Been a while since I've written a fic and this will be my first chaptered work..Enjoy..
A old king sat on his throne, his oldest son beside him, the younger one nowhere to be seen awaiting the arrival of the king and prince of an allied country. The king had gray hair off to the sides, bald on top, and a handlebar mustache. His son, Bass, was short for 19 years of age, had purple marks running down his face starting from the corner of his eyes, red eyes, black hair, and clad in black. He wondered what his mysterious younger brother got up to during the day or if he was possibly nocturnal.
A youthful blond boy laid in his bed, starting to move about with the arrival of sunset. He was clad in a mostly black winged armor, a dark blue crystal protruded from the helmet and a dark red orb on his chest guarded by a blue circle and aided by orange and blue stripes on each side. He rose from the bed. He was the young warrior prince of the country, only age 17. He suffered from an injury from a recent battle to his right leg, causing him to limp. He slowly made his way out of the room and out of the castle, taking flight into the nearby forest.
Soon, King Light arrived. He was white clad asides from his crown as was his youngest son, Prince X. He was a well-mannered boy, only 14 years of age and enjoyed reading in his spare time. He followed his father into the castle quietly, looking around. This was his first time at Wily's castle and he'd never met Prince Bass or his brother before.
"Welcome, Light, Prince X." Wily stood from his throne, walking to Light to shake his hand. Light smiled at Wily and Bass. "Its a pleasure to be here." He smiled, shaking Wily's hand before letting X shake his hand too. X saw Bass and started towards him. Bass tutted at the formalities looking down as he sat on his own throne. "Identify yourself." He said, looking towards X.
X nodded, grinning somewhat. "I'm Prince X, the youngest son of King Light." He glanced to the throne beside Bass. "Who's throne is this?" Bass looked over. "My younger brother's, although he never comes into the throne room unless its important." X tilted his head a little. "I had only heard of one prince in this country." Bass shrugged. "He avoids making himself known to outsiders."
Light looked towards the younger prince's throne. "Two thrones?" Wily nodded. "That's prince Zero's throne, although his lifestyle is a complete mystery and he never comes to the throne room unless its important." X pondered. This elusive prince sounded curious to him. "He's very rebellious and to most, often rude. Zero is a warrior and likes to be left alone, that's all I know for certain." Wily continued. X was very curious now, he wanted to know this Zero regardless of what King Wily said.
Later, X was in the castle garden enjoying the evening air and wondering if he would see Zero. He had searched the castle and found Zero's room, but with no Zero. He looked around and up when he heard the sound of wings flapping nearby. A winged figure flew in the sky, coming out of the forest. X watched with interest and caution, slowly standing up. The figure was Zero, but X couldn't see details very well in the dark. Zero stopped and lowered himself close to the ground, spotting X. His head and chest crystals shone brightly in the dark. He saw X, feeling a little curious, but turned his head and flew to the roof, refusing to get involved with a stranger for now. He quietly took his position on one of the castle spires, hovering in midair and flexing his fingers which were purple with long claws as he closed his eyes to meditate. X tried to get a better look, but the little moonlight was against him.
The next day, X checked the garden and roof another time. He was looking for Zero, but he wasn't there so he went back inside to check Zero's room. There the armored prince was sound asleep on his stomach on his bed, wings spread and a pale yellow mane reaching to his ankles on his back. His head was turned to the right, the smaller pair of wings on the helmet folded slightly and arms laid out to his sides. X quietly came into Zero's room, towards the bed to get a better look and careful not to touch Zero's wing. Zero writhed in his sleep a little, startling X a few times. X observed every inch of the blond. His face was so peaceful, his long blond hair soft and majestic, his wings intimidating but graceful. The short brunette felt his heart race a little in his chest, he was more curious than before. He wondered if he could befriend this boy and maybe one day...No, it was too soon for love, but also wondered if a kind and generous heart rested within.
Evening fell. X spent most of his time during the day in the library, but he was enjoying this month-long stay so far. He had hoped to search around for the young prince some more, but a ball King Wily was holding for King Light and X got in his way. Maybe after the ball. When Light called for him, he tidied up and followed him to the ballroom. The ballroom was wide open with plenty of room to dance and an indoor balcony on both sides of the room. It was already packed with guests, most of them dancing to elegant music. Light sat next to Wily on the left balcony, Bass stood next to Wily overlooking the ballroom. X wandered into the ballroom, looking around. The ballroom at home wasn't as fancy as this.
A dark figure lurked in a bleak corner of the right balcony where no one could see him. Dark brown hair and red eyes, Vile by name. He never liked royal figures, so snobby and arrogant. The world would be better off without them in his mind and he already found his first target; the wandering unsuspecting X. He readied his knife and waited until X drew closer to the stairs before going after him quietly. Bass could see Vile creeping up behind X from the balcony. "Not him again. X, behind you." X looked up at Bass before turning around, gasping when he saw the knife Vile held and closed his eyes. Suddenly, out of nowhere a loud hiss was heard, making Vile look around trying to find the source. X looked around too and before he knew it, the young blond prince appeared and kicked Vile to the floor, making the knife spin in midair. He saw the knife start to descend and X too surprised to move, swiftly running towards X and pounced on him, pushing him clear of the knife as it landed on the floor. Zero had landed on top of X and the light brunette looked at him wide-eyed, recognizing his armor from before. "You..thank you.." X said shyly.
Zero didn't answer, he got up off X and offered his hand to X. X was a little intimidated of the demonic skin on the blond's hand, hesitantly taking it and letting Zero pull him up. The brunette stood up slowly, looking at the taller blond. He seemed nice, but quiet for some reason. Zero looked back behind him, snarling at Vile when he got up and turned to face him. Vile growled at him angrily and charged at him. The blond growled back and charged too, locking hands with Vile and pushing against him. Vile pushed back against him, they were trying to push one or the other towards and off the outer balcony. They wrestled and growled fiercely, Zero proved to be much stronger than he looked because he soon had Vile near the outer balcony. X was intrigued and watched from the side. When Vile was right next to the balcony rail, the blond pushed hard and used his side, throwing the dark brunette off the balcony and right in front of the castle guards who chased him off. All the guests cheered and clapped as Zero took a moment to catch his breath before walking back inside, a slight limp was evident in his walk. The light brunette watched the tall blond coming back inside. When Zero had passed X slightly, he took another step forward before stopping and looking at the white-clad youth. X felt himself getting a little nervous, Zero's face appeared to show no emotion. Inside, Zero felt his heart flutter a little and his mind was intrigued by the younger brunette as he looked at him. X felt himself getting a little hot from the blond's stare. 'Maybe...Maybe...' He thought to himself. The blond averted his gaze to the knife on the floor, picking up and walking away, he averted his eyes back to X slightly over his left shoulder as he took his leave.
Light, Wily, and Bass came down from the left inside balcony, checking on X who stared after the blond until he was out of sight. "Are you alright, son?" Light asked worriedly as the guests resumed their dancing. X nodded at his father. "Yes, I'm fine. He saved me, but who was that other guy?" Bass shook his head. "That was Vile, he's been trying to assassinate royals for a while now. The castle guards usually catch him, but he seems to have gotten around them for once." Light looked at Wily. "That armored one though, was that your Prince Zero?" Wily nodded. "As a matter of fact, it was. That's the first time in a while he's ever interacted with anyone." Bass looked back at X. "And the first time he's ever shown any remote interest in anybody." X raised an eyebrow. "What?" Bass rolled his eyes. "He was looking at you again on his way out. Basically, he might like you." The young brunette felt himself blush a little.
Outside, the winged blond had taken his spot on the castle roof, thinking deeply about X as he flexed and bent his purple demon-skinned hands. 'That boy...I'm certain that's who I saw last night in the garden...I've never felt so interested in someone before...But...He hesitated at my hand...No, I'm just kidding myself, he won't see me that way...He'll only see me as a monster...' He thought to himself. He really wanted to get closer to X, but it was hopeless if X didn't see past his armor. The blond eventually moved from the castle roof and found the guest room where X was just getting ready for bed. He waited until all the castle lights were out before finding his way inside.