Hey, everyone! Working on cranking this out on my phone. Traveling is so tiring though :(
•I'm taking some small liberties with this one•
Hopefully you guys like it. It's really just a look into how Corrin would see marriage, and how she sees Xander.
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She lost her parents. She betrayed her families.
She reunited two kingdoms.
Corrin, of both Hoshido and Nohr had sacrificed too much to back down now.
Within the next week, the princess had to choose a husband. The next king. At only 19, she would become queen.
The silver haired warrior was sitting in a Zen garden, contemplating her fate. After going through so much, it awed Corrin that something so... so mundane would hinder her.
"Big sister!" Elise pops her head from behind a bell and skips over. Sakura followed shyly and silently behind. "What are you doing all alone? You should be off, flirting!"
Corrin groaned and put her face in her hands, "I'm not really in the mood, Elise. Please leave me be."
Elise pouts and Sakura cuts in sharply, "N-no, sister. We w- will not." Her voice trembles and wavers but her face is stern. "You've been s- stewing s-- since Ryoma presented your r- royal duty. Do you not wish to get married?"
The elder princess clenched her fists hard enough to draw blood, and stares at them for a moment before exhaling heavily and meeting both her siblings' gazes.
"I want to fulfill my duties as the one who unified our kingdoms, but it feels restricted. Because I united both, as a born daughter of Hoshido, I must wed one of Nohr..."
Corrin exhaled, "My own kingdom... I will be the one to seal Nohr and Hoshido's peace."
She closed her eyes and took in another shaking breath "I'm so sorry if I've been hurting you through my indecision."
Elise sits on the bench next to her and Sakura kneels at her feet. "I- It's fine, C- Corin. I'm sorry I yelled."
The youngest Nohrian daughter hugs her arm and asks tentatively, "Do you not have someone you love?" Her big blue eyes stared into Corrin's crimson ones with curiosity and confusion.
"... Big sister?" Sakura touches Corrin's leg when she doesn't answer. After a moment she responds, her voice rough, and husky "I do."
Elise brightens up "Well, that's great!" "Yes Corrin, I- it is. B- but who?" Sakura is leaning forward expectantly.
Corrin stays silent, staring at her feet. The two young girls glance at each other and back at their sister.
"Xander, of course."
Camilla of Nohr strut through the bushes and plopped next to Corrin, who's eyes are wide open. "I could tell from the moment she bloomed that she loved him. And definitely not as she loves me..."
"CAMILLA." Corrin gritted her teeth and grabbed the purple haired woman's hand. Camilla grasped it and held eye contact, "Oh, honey. Don't be difficult. Big brother is of Nohrian royal blood. He's perfect for you."
Disgusted, the dragon princess stood and strode out of the garden, leaving behind three concerned sisters with no clue what to do.
"I wish Camilla were right..." Corrin paced anxiously around her room. She was in her treehouse, away from everyone.
As only third eldest in the family of Hoshido, Corrin didn't expect to become queen until her later years; she didn't expect to pick a husband until then. It was her reunion of the two countries that produced a third, equal power: Valla. Corrin's new country.
And deep in her heart she knew Camilla was right; she loved Xander.
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PSA: I'm going to try and keep working on this one, but I'm working on two others at the moment as well. I should stop and work on one, but hey, that's no fun. PM me with questions or do me a huge favor and LEAVE A COMMENT!! 3 Thanks for reading.