I'm a good king.

I'm the best king.

I deserve to be praised for all of the good things that I have done for my kingdom. I sat in bed, contemplating what to do this morning.

A guard walked in and took a bow, "Good morning, my liege. There is someone who is waiting to see you."

I groaned, "Who is it?"

"It's your mother, sire."

I threw the covers away from my shirtless body, and slipped into my robe then made my way to the throne room. I walked up to where my throne resides and sat down, crossing my legs.

I nodded my head with disdain, "Bring her in."

The doors burst open as my mother hustled into the room with a vengeance, "Your Grace. There are whispers of the Northern Kingdom. They say that their King, Oikawa, plans to invade the Western Kingdom, which in this case, is us. We must appear to be united and reply with strength. If only you'd marry into the Eastern Kingdom, then we'd be able to appear stronger to them. We cannot afford war right now. Not when our economy is slowly crumbling.

I sighed, "Mother, I know. But, I don't want to marry the princess of the Eastern Kingdom. She seems nice and all, but…"

My mother huffed, "Well, you have to do something! We cannot let them invade. War comes with a cost, and not one that we can afford to pay."

I rubbed the sides of my temples, "Mother, I will find a way to avoid this conflict. Just leave it to me. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to go back to my room."

And with that said, I abruptly stood up and walked briskly towards my room, my two personal guards not far behind.

"My liege?" Kuroo asked.

I glanced behind me, "What is it?"

"May I propose something that may help our current situation?"

I stopped and turned to my dark-haired guard, "Permission granted."

Kuroo looked at my other guard, Bokuto, for support, "What Kuroo is trying to say, Your Majesty, is that maybe we should hold a banquet here and let all four kingdoms gather here."

"Yes, my liege, that is exactly what I was trying to say. Maybe then, you can negotiate with the Northern King and make peace."

I pondered about this for a few seconds and then smiled, "That might work, and it might keep my mother's mouth silent for a while. What a marvelous idea, glad I thought of it."

Kuroo and Bokuto sweatdropped, but nodded their heads, "Yes, a very wonderful idea indeed, Your Majesty."

"Good, then notify the other kingdoms, and prepare our ballroom. We're going to have a feast!"

Hinata's POV

Living an assassin is brutal, between the training and the ghoulish boss always barking orders but never doing anything himself. Assassins have a lifestyle where we are thriving instead of surviving.

"Hinata!" The boss bellowed. My ears perked as I swiftly dashed to the boss from a couple of rooms over. I crouched on one knee and bowed my head. The boss was a giant, almost 6'4 with a scrawny build and lanky arms and legs. He wore glasses on the bridge if his nose and like to push them up whenever he was overconfident. His name is Kei Tsukishima.

"What is it, boss?" I questioned.

"You have a mission. You will accompanied by your seniors, Nishinoya and Tanaka." The head explained.

"Yes, sir… your wish is my command. " I vowed.

"Your mission is going to be delivered to you… wait in your room for it to come. Don't fail me, the person paying for this assassination is paying a lot of money for this job to be done, and there are high consequences if you fail." Tsukishima pushed up his glasses.

"Yes, Sir!" I grunted before vanishing off into my corridors.

I sat on my bed and shut my eyes, listening for any movements, and when my note would come. There was the straining sound of a bow being drawn back amidst the shrills of nature. There was the snap of a clean release as the air parted from the arrow.

I opened my eyes and saw an arrow hurling toward me I stepped forward to grasp the body of the arrow but quickly tripped over my feet and crumbled to the floor. The arrow skimmed my hair and pierced itself into the wall.

I thrusted myself off of the floor and trotted over to the arrow to find a note attached; my mission arrived. I plucked the rolled sheet from the arrow and read the note. My eyes widened in surprise and horror to see who the victim was.