So... hi, BerryBliss here with another story idea *please don't kill me* Well... this is just a reliever for some of my long stories, and this is once again, a royal setting with AkaKuro - rest at ease, this one's chapters won't be long. Inspired from an anime entitled: Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (Still the World is Beautiful) - only the idea of powers controlling nature and whatnot (in that anime's case, the rain) - it's a good anime which just came out recently. I only got those powers idea and the kingdoms - along with the marrying off part, but that's pretty much it.

Disclaimer: I don't own KnB and Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii - all rights go to their respective owners.

Warning: Yaoi, Grammatical errors (I know... my grammar is totally limited, I should research sometime) - but do inform me if you see an error that irks you a lot (I want yo give all of you a promising story... though it may seem it's only for my amusement, it's really not like that), foul language (Aomine maybe... precautions)

Enjoy~!

It was not more than a week ago when the Teikou kingdom had found out that the Kingdom of the Sun's prince wanted... well... another prince.

The Kingdom of the Sun, Rakuzan, was a kingdom of great nobility, grand and formidable in its own way – and ever since Prince Akashi Seijuro had taken charge of royal duties due to the absence of the king, his father, it's economy and resources had improved considerably – living there was considered to be whatever a human could want and have – he, Akashi Seijuro, had to marry another prince in accordance to tradition which was just recently put to action in order to succeed the throne and become Rakuzan's king – normally this would not apply if the queen was present in the king's absence, normally the queen was to take over royal duties – but this was different – for currently the kingdom of Rakuzan had no queen... and they had no intention of having one – due to certain mistakes in the past which couldn't be undone.

The Teikou Kingdom which used to be the so-called Universal Kingdom – now the Kingdom of the Rain - had been known for its wealth and natural beauty rivaling that of every life form on Earth – however that all ended when they were left huge debts due to suffered losses from war and political disputes with the Rakuzan Kingdom itself – most of their previous territory had been reduced to that of a small island in the west shores of their country – so why exactly did they want to sever ties with the Rakuzan Kingdom now?

Desperation was the only answer, for the Rakuzan Kingdom had promised to forgive what had been done in the past – in exchange, political marriage was to be done – an arranged marriage that is.

Now – they only had a few hours left before the Rakuzan Kingdom's crown prince was to come and fetch his fated partner – the only problem was they hadn't chosen who they want it to be yet – thus, the panic.

The Teikou kingdom had two princes to spare – connected by blood through their father's side – they had shared something much similar to that of a friendly kindred bond than that of a brotherly one – perhaps all that was about to end. Not one of them had wanted other people to decide their life for them – only there was no want – there was no time for that.

After all... Akashi Seijuro who was expected to arrive later today had now come to grace his presence – declaring he was the one to choose his partner in marriage himself.

"Mou, you're all so slow, hurry up and dress up Kurokocchi! Who knows, this Akashi Seijuro might fall head over heels form him – I mean, he's just that cute!" said Kise while dabbling with his teal hair, parting it to wherever it was supposed to be... left or right, honestly, Kuroko didn't know for it was being switched side to side for a while now – thankfully it had stopped and his hair was now adorned with a hair ornament – small beads of many colours dangling silently – as if understanding Kuroko's need for silence.

"You're the one who has a slow pace Kise, you've been a chatterbox for a while now, if you want us to help Kuroko prepare – then it would be a great help if you'd tone yourself down and stop babbling – well, not that it's any of my concern, I am just doing my job."

Kuroko Tetsuya couldn't agree more – they treated it as quite a grand occasion – though they all had their different views and opinions of it, only this wasn't their job at all – they were high ranking officers, not in any way personal servants. They were doing all this for him – it was how they showed that they cared – so when Kuroko just couldn't stop one of his most annoying yet dearest friends – Kise Ryouta from complimenting him... and trying to comfort him – yes, trying to, he couldn't help but thank Midorima Shintarou for saving his life by stopping the blonde.

A life that probably wasn't his now.

"Oi, Tetsu, what's with the glum face? Damn, you're getting engaged for god's sake, you're the loner of the palace and you get to get married – look at us, foreeeever single."

"Minechin... I think you're the only one proudly admitting that."

Kuroko doesn't like it, how they say it as if it is all settled, and that it was bound to be him – he would have preferred if it weren't him, besides – in almost all aspects, his stepbrother, Mayuzumi Chihiro is better in almost every way – in the end he was only doing this out of responsibility and love for his kingdom – he had come to cherish it so, no matter how chaotic his everyday life was in it. He felt guilty – other's would treat this as a chance, a one in a lifetime opportunity, yet here he was doubting his true thoughts – it was as if he was being selfish, not considering how all these people were all doing this for him – they all believed in him, after all.

"Yosh! We're going to make Kurokocchi make Mayuzumi Chihiro COMPLETELY dumped! YEAH!"

"Kisechin's over enthusiastic... I agree with him though...~"

"Whoever dumps Tetsu is just stupid if you ask me, overly dense you know... If it were me-"

"No one is asking for your personal thoughts about this Aomine, please keep your imaginary dream life to yourself."

In the end Kuroko finds himself chuckling slightly – the others are slightly baffled – and they start to wonder when was the last time they had seen that – or when they could see that again.

Kuroko thought exactly the same.

No matter how it was going to end up – he promised himself – he was going to go back – or leave, with a smile.

Akashi Seijuro took a sip of Earl Grey tea which was just served to him not too long a while ago – it was cold, reminding him of many things lost – but now he sees it as a measure of the length of time which had passed ever since his arrival.

He was waiting – and his patience was quite limited at times, especially at times like these, in fact.

"Akashi-kun, they'll be here soon... you'll see." King Shirogane hopes in easing the obvious impatience the prince was going through – and he was not afraid of doing so – he was more afraid for his two sons though.

"I assure you, Shirogane-san, your son – whichever it will be, is in good hands. True you need fear for them – however you need not fear for their future – I'll make sure to give them that my way."

"And now, presenting – the two princes of Teikou – Mayuzumi Chihiro-sama and Kuroko Tetsuya-sama!"

It was time to choose his future lawfully wedded prince – and he was going to be king – but not only that... he was going to become a lover.

THAT'S A LIE, TETSU-KUN IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MAYUZUMI CHIHIRO IN MY OPINION!

Sorry about that, so... uh.. if it confused you, Shirogane was that coach from Teikou who got sick... I think you know where this is going -_-

So, about that whole thing about marrying a prince... we'll explore on those reasons when we're further into the story - I have it planned out... and it's partly an excuse for AkaKuro to have screen time - basically, since the king took precautions if in case he was going to die (I might for the sake of them living happily ever after wahahaha, just joking) he left the kingly duties to Akashi... so marriage is a way of claiming his rightful position.

Please review... if you think it's worth your time *sobs*

Next chapter: Akashi and Kuroko's meeting! What's going to happen? How is it? Good? Bad? I'll leave you guessing ;3

-BerryBliss