Hello. This here is a one shot dealing with if the roles were reversed. Here's how this AU goes: 1) Mare is Cal's sister, the daughter of Queen Elara. 2) Maven is a Barrow. 3) Mare has fire abilities and Maven has lightning abilities.

So basically everything is the same but Maven and Mare switched lives. This means though the love triangle is not between two siblings and a Red. Actually there is no love triangle. In this AU, it's strictly just Mare/Maven.

This takes place after Red Queen. Only difference is the Scarlet Guard got Cal out only. They couldn't reach Maven in time and Maven escaped by himself.

Enjoy the story.

Maven's Pov

I can hear her steps coming closer to me. I can feel her fire.

She's close.

"Come out wherever you are. Aren't you tired of playing this game already Maven?"

Her voice is sugar sweet. Sweet enough to make someone believe that she's not a murder. But I know better. She's the monster that her mother created.

I try to stay quiet as I stay behind a tree, hoping all the plants around will keep me hidden well enough.

I don't know how she found me after all this time. She became queen and still somehow found me even though she's still hunting for her brother.

I do hope Cal is okay though. He's like a brother to me and it's terrible that he was betrayed by his own sister. Hopefully, if I get out of this, I'll be able to find my way to the Guard and join him and everyone else to go against this psychotic girl.

I just want to get back to my own family. I know Mom and Dad are worried and Bree and Tramy are probably out looking for me. And Gisa, I miss her. I'm supposed to protect my little sister but here I am stuck hiding from this crazy queen.

Mare's going to kill me if she finds me.

I killed her mother on the way out of that death trap. She had to look at her mother's charred body and I know she's not too happy about that. She wanted to be queen but she didn't expect to be alone so soon.

My lightning killed someone.

Good riddance though. I hated when Elara was in my head. She just went through my mind and looked at everything I held private. She raised that monster who's searching for me now. She's the one who made Cal kill his own father. It's a good thing she's not here anymore.

Besides, Mare can't do much without her mother leading her. Everyone knows that.

My thoughts stop as I hear her footsteps get closer. If I didn't know that she was a Burner, I would have sworn that she could hear my thoughts.

I pray that she keeps on walking and does not get any closer.

I have no such luck though.

Fire blazes past me and it's clear that she knows I'm here. I try to get out of there quickly but fire surrounds my paths out.

She crosses through, smiling at me.

"I've finally found you my little lightning boy. You sure do put on a chase." She says.

"Step any closer and I'll electrocute you." I threaten.

Her smile falls and anger fills her eyes. She stops and stares at me, glaring daggers.

"You mean like you did to my mother! Go ahead, try to shock me. Just know it won't end well for you." She snarls.

"What do you mean by that?" I ask, cautious of her.

She smirks even though I can still see the anger in her eyes.

"I know where your little group is hiding along with my brother that you hold so close as a friend. Make any move to attack me and when I leave I'll go destroy them all." She responds.

She knows where they are? She wouldn't actually kill them all would she?

"You're lying." I say.

"You wish I was. I'll kill them all. And then afterwards I'll still take you back with me so you can suffer before I punish you." She says.

I don't want to believe that she does know where they are but I don't want to risk that. I can't risk that.

She continues to walk towards me as she picks up on my defeat. She gets close enough to me where she can touch me.

"That's my boy. You'll protect them won't you." She says.

I glare at her but don't respond.

It's amazing, I'm taller than her by a lot and I'm physically stronger than her but yet she still has me beat. Even though Cal took time out to train me with my abilities outside of class, Mare is still better than me. She's been training all her life.

She knees me in my stomach as hard as she can, knocking the wind out of me as I double over. She then hits me in my back, bringing me to my knees.

She roughly grabs me by my hair and lifts my head up until our eyes meet.

"Now this is how I like it. You shouldn't look down on your queen like that Maven." She says.

"It's not my fault my queen is so short Molly." I reply, using the name Cal called her often.

She kicks me again and yanks my hair harder.

"Don't you dare call me that." She growls.

I made her mad. Part of me is proud of myself and the other part is calling myself stupid.

"You always did seem to be more interested in my brother. You two were such great friends, so much so you forgot who your fiancée was. You were the little brother Cal always wanted, which once again put me in the shadows. Another person who thought my dear ol big brother was better than me." She says.

She puts her finger on my collarbone and I feel the searing heat through my shirt. She moves her finger, writing out a letter in my skin. It burns like hell. I bite back a scream as hard as I can.

Once she finishes she moves her hand from my collarbone and to my face.

"Too bad though Maven. Mother thought you were a distraction and a hazard to our plans. I thought you were just what I needed. A precious boy who knows what it's like to be in his sibling's shadow. A powerful boy who won't let anyone walk over him. Someone who can notice my flame. And for a while there you did." She says caressing my face.

She suddenly stops though and her eyes harden.

"But then you turned out to be like everyone else. You thought Cal was better than I was. You thought his company was better than mine. So much so that you actually believed that Cal would choose his "new little brother" over the crown. Pathetic. Cal never loved family that much." She says.

I glare at her. She tricked me with that and she knows it.

"I did see your flame. I actually thought marrying you wasn't going to be a terrible thing. It's not my fault you turned out to be a backstabbing crazy person." I spit back.

Her nails dig into my face as she let's go of my hair.

"I did what I had to do. He didn't deserve the throne. My mother raised me for that throne. She had me so I can rule. I'm tired of being in Cal's shadow. It's time for Norta to see me." She growls.

Her other hand lightly traces the new mark she put on me. Even the lightest touch still stings.

"You're mine now and my mark will be there to prove it. I'm going to take you back with me and have my fun with you. Who knows, if you're good I may still make you my Red King. Until we find out, you'll be in the cells." She says, her voice suddenly losing all harshness.

"I will never become your king. We both know Cal is supposed to be ruling. The Guard will come for me and Cal with take the crown from you." I say, challenging her.

She hold my face still and crashes her mouth on to mine. It's a rough kiss, one that shows her anger and want. Her hand that was tracing over the mark is now gripping my arm tightly. She holds me the way she held my hand back when she first asked me to be her Red King.

She needs me.

She pulls away abruptly and glares at me.

"I'm the queen now and I rule Norta. You'll be by my side whether it's in a cell or on a throne. Cal will not save you because I will kill him. The Guard will not save you because I will kill them." She says.

Her arms wrap around my neck and she holds me tightly as she pushes me into her stomach. Her want and need for me spills out in the way that she holds me. She's angry at me but yet still needs me. She needs someone to notice her and I'm the only person who has done that.

She wants me.

"You are mine."

Her voice says she's powerful but her hold on me says she's breaking.

"My mother is not here to try and push you out of my mind now. I can do whatever I want with you because you are mine. Either you love me and forget about those rebels or I'll make you love me."

Her nails claw into my back but not with the intention to hurt me. It's to hold me tighter.

"I loved you before. I told you that already. You're the one who betrayed me." I say, trying to hold my stand even though she's pulling at my heart.

It hasn't been long enough for me to hate her while she's this close to me showing me her insecurities.

She'll take me.

She's trying to be strong but she's lost without her mother in her head. For once she has only her thoughts and it's driving her mad. I can tell because it would drive me insane too if our roles were switched.

"I didn't mean to. You weren't supposed to join the Guard. You weren't supposed to draw close to Cal. You was supposed to stay by my side so I can protect you. I would have convinced Mother to let you become my king. I would have showed her you were on my side. But you chose Cal. You chose him as a friend over me as a lover." She responds, her pain slipping through her tough facade.

"You're a murder." I whisper out.

She runs a hand through my hair.

"I didn't kill anyone. Cal did. Mother put the thought in his head and Cal killed him. I was a piece in Mother's game just like you. But now she's not here. Now it's just us. We can be together and rebuild Norta up from its roots. A Red King; it'll shake the whole foundation. You and I, we can make a whole new Norta. We won't be in anyone's shadow. Everyone will see us. You'll see me and I'll see you." She says.

I can't make out if it's desperateness or loneliness in her voice. Maybe it's both.

"I'm never letting you go Maven. I'll make you love me. I'll make you forget all about them. I'll make you mine even if it means I have to lock you away."

I slowly fall into the gentle movement of her hand through my hair and I curse myself for it. Mare is going to be the death of me.

"You'll be by my side for as long as we live. I'll make you regret choosing Cal over me. I'll make you suffer so much until you finally choose me." She says, her words laced with sweet poison.

I already know as I slowly wrap my arms around her waist, falling back into that trap of hers.

She has me…

I hope you all enjoyed that twist of roles. I may make it into a two shot if you guys really want it to be but for now it's a one shot.

Thanks for reading!