Disclaimer: I do not own Saiunkoku Monogatari (long, confusing name, huh?)

a/n---I just discolvered this manga and haven't had the chance to watch the anime yet, so I might need to fix it...later...

Prologue

Shuurei got married, had kids, and lived happily ever after. She and Seiran led happy lives, away from the palace and the Emperor, teaching the nobodies to be somebodies.

This left an angry and jealousy Ryuuki to deal with the world on his own. But, once again, he no longer took any great interest in government. He spent his days alone, brooding in his gardens. He had a man cuddle him to sleep, for he could bring himself to go no further. This was a shunned man who had always got what he had wanted.

His need to be alone gave would be assassins hundreds of chances to kill him. With death a constant threat with no way to willingly change, Ryuuki's advisors became worried and started to try and find him another temporary wife. Or better yet, a perminant wife. Either would work.

Ryuuki was setting himself up for disaster.

A/n--man, this is really short...ah, well, the next one won't be so skimpy!

R&R!!