Okay guys I thought I would do something more in my range. This is something I think not to many people acknowledge. I'm talking about Ristelle. Yes I am a supporter of Ristelle from Tales of Vesperia. I know a lot of people will think I'm a pervert for it but it makes more sense than Yuri X Estelle. This will not be a simple one-shot yuri lemon, nor will it be a fluffy mildly suggestive yuri. This will be a multiple chapter lemon/relationship fluff story about Rita and Estelle's relationship. It will be hook-up, honeymoon phase, tribulation, then a little surprise for you all.

Third Person POV

It had been three months since the defeat of the Adephagos, and our heroes had gone their marry ways. Yuri, Raven, Flynn, and Estelle had returned to Zaphias, Karol returned to Dahngrest to work on the guild's reputation, Patty continues to sail the seas as a pirate, and Judith continues to travel the earth on Ba'ul. After the destruction of Aspio Rita didn't have a place to go, so Estelle offered her a room in the castle until she could find her own home. Estelle was working on her fairy tales, so she could sell them and move to Halure.

Our story starts with Rita in her room. She had been working on chemicals that could increase physical capabilities to help compensate for the loss of blastia. So far it wasn't going so well as the chemical she was experimenting exploded in her face. She was flung back at the force of the explosion.

"DAMN IT" she yelled. It had been the tenth time the potion had failed, so Rita was frustrated. Suddenly the door flung open and Estelle entered.

"Rita are you okay?" she asked worried.

"Ya I'm just fine" Rita replied. "I'm just frustrated that I can't make these stupid potions."

"It's okay Rita you'll get" Estelle reassured the mage. "You're so smart, and talented it's just a matter of time." Rita blushed from Estelle's words. She loved it when the princess complimented her, it made her feel better than when anyone else did. "Well you've been working for hours I think you need a break, let's get something to eat."

"Estelle I'm fine. I just need to get this formula right" Rita replied. Estelle pouted.

"But Rita you need to eat" Estelle protested.

"Estelle I'm fine" Rita argued.

"BUUUTTT RRRIIITTTAA" Estelle whined grabbing Rita's arm. Eventually Rita gave in and went to the dining hall with Estelle. For lunch the Royal chief had made curry.

"So Estelle how's the book coming along?" Rita asked.

"Oh it's going great" Estelle said half heartily. Rita knew something was wrong. Usually every time Estelle talked about her book she would glow with excitement and go on for hours about ideas for the book.

"Estelle what's wrong?" Rita asked.

"What? Nothing is wrong" Estelle replied.

"Estelle I know you better than that" Rita reminded her. "What's wrong?"

Tears started flowing down Estelle's face. "The publishers rejected my book" she said. She soon started crying in full.

"Oh Estelle I'm sorry" Rita said trying comforting her. Rita walked up to Estelle and she put her arms around her to try and make her feel better.

"I-I wo-worked so hard on that book and for nothing" she continued to sob.

"Hush there" Rita said continuing comforting her. "If they're too stupid to acknowledge your writing then it's there lose. You'll just find another publisher and they'll publish your book. You can't give up after one failure."

"Thank you Rita" she replied after calming down a little bit. "You're right I can't give up after one failure." Estelle hugged Rita in sign of gratitude. "I love you Rita" Estelle said to Rita. Rita's mind suddenly went blank, her face went red, and her heart rate increased. "Rita are you okay?" Estelle asked.

"I-I'm fine" Rita stammered. "I-I h-have to go back t-to my work." But before Estelle could protest Rita already ran back to her room.

Rita slammed the door and locked it. She fell on her bed and screamed in her pillow. 'What has gotten into me' she thought to herself. 'Why did I fell so strange when Estelle said 'I love you'? Is it possible I think of Estelle like that? No that's not possible, we're both girls, there's no way I could think of her as anything but a friend. But I always want to be around her, I always want her to talk to me, I hate it when she isn't with me.

As Rita thought about her feelings for Estelle there was a knock on the door. "Rita you okay?" Estelle's voice asked through the door.

"Ya I'm fine" Rita replied.

"Can I come in?" Estelle asked again,

"Umm sure give me a sec" Rita answered. Rita got up from her bed and unlocked the door. When she opened the door Estelle was waiting in front of her. "What is it?" Rita asked confused.

"Well it's just you ran away in such a hurry" Estelle said pushing her index fingers together, her head starring at the ground.

"S-sorry about that" Rita said trying to make it not such a big deal.

"Rita."

"Ya."

"Will you help me with something?"

"What is it?"

"When the publishers rejected my book they said it was too ordinary. I was thinking that you could help me with a new story that isn't so ordinary." Rita didn't know what to say. She was a scientist not an author. Why would Estelle want her help with a book, a fairy tale no less?

"Why would you want my help? I don't know anything about writing" Rita retorted.

"Well it's just you're so smart, and you are a little reckless, so you could help me write a really exciting story" Estelle responded. Rita blushed at Estelle's words of praise; she didn't know that's how Estelle felt about her.

"All right I'll help you" Rita said turning her head to the side.

Estelle's eyes light and hugged Rita saying "Thank you Rita" over and over.

Estelle's Room

Rita was reading the manuscript Estelle had given to the publishers. She wanted to see what the publishers meant by too ordinary.

"So what do you think" Estelle asked.

"I'm sorry to say this Estelle but the book is a little to stale" Rita critiqued. Rita saw Estelle face saddens. "D-don't get me it's wonderfully written, it's just a little too in the norm" Rita recovered.

"But what does that mean?" Estelle asked with disappointment in her voice.

"Well for example the plot" Rita responded. Estelle tipped her head in confusion. "You have the same story as any other fairy tale. The princess is captured, the brave knight saves her, and they fall in love, and live happy ever after."

"But that is what is like in every story I've read" Estelle responded.

"But that's the problem Estelle, most people don't want the same thing as before, they want something new and original" Rita explained.

"How about I make the knight a mage" Estelle exclaimed. Rita rubbed the brim of her nose with her fingers.

"Well it's a start" Rita sighed.

"Is that not good enough?" Estelle asked.

"Well that's not really changing anything" Rita tried to explain. "That's just giving the hero a different class. You need to change it by giving it a twist. Like, like making the princess the hero who saves the day."

"That's a great idea Rita" Estelle said with excitement. "What else."

"Well you could make it a story about a brave princess that travels with a faithful companion to bring happiness and stop evil, or something like that" Rita suggested.

"Rita that's the best idea ever!" Estelle said beaming with excitement. "And I could make the princess' companion another female, a mage." Rita blushed, 'This is sounding more like me and Estelle' she thought to herself. "Rita thanks you so much for your help" Estelle said thanking Rita.

"S-Sure thing" Rita said. "You get to work on your book and I'll get to work on my formula."

"All right" Estelle replied. "I love you Rita." Rita entire face went red and dashed to her room. She knew Estelle only meant what she said as a best friends or sister even but every time she said those words Rita's heart beat faster, her face would turn red, and she liked it when she said those words.

Rita returned to her room and continued her experiments. As she mixed and matched chemicals the only thing on her mind was Estelle. 'I want to be with her, I want to talk to her, I want to hold her, I want to do things to her only couples could do, is it really possible I like as more than a friend'. While her mind was on Estelle she added a little too much of a chemical to another chemical and it exploded in her face. She put her head on her work bench.

"I really am in love with Estelle."

The Next Day

Rita was nervous about what to do. She was in love with the girl that was letting her stay in her castle. Relationships between two women are rarely heard of and she was nervous that if she confessed Estelle would reject her, or worse hate her forever. So to clear her head Rita went for a walk.

'If I tell Estelle how I feel I could risk our friendship' Rita thought to herself. 'But if I don't tell her I will always regret it.' She continued her walk until she found herself in the Lower Quarter. There she spotted her friend Yuri Lowell. 'Plus there's the chance she might have feelings for Yuri or Flynn.' So to make sure there were no complications she would ask Yuri and Flynn about their feeling for Estelle. If both didn't see Estelle as more than a friend then she would confess.

"Hey Yuri" Rita yelled.

Yuri turned his head to the calling of his name and saw Rita. "Oi Rita how are ya."

"Fine" Rita responded as she jogged to Yuri's side.

"I haven't heard from you in a while. Still staying at the castle?" Yuri asked.

"Ya" Rita replied. Yuri and Rita continued to catch up for a while until Rita asked her big question. "Yuri, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?" Yuri replied.

"What…does Estelle mean to you?" Rita asked.

"What do you mean by that?" he answered.

"I-I mean romantically" Rita responded.

The next thing that came from Yuri's mouth was laughter. "Are you kidding me? Of course not."

"And what's wrong with Estelle" Rita asked frustrated. In her eyes Estelle was perfect. She was polite, cute, innocent, and just all around nice, who wouldn't want that.

"Rita, Estelle isn't my type. I prefer a girl that's not so naïve. Thinking of Estelle that way is like thinking of a little sister that way" Yuri explained.

"Oh that's good" Rita sighed with relief.

"And why is that so" Yuri asked with a sly grin on his face.

"N-nothing" Rita tried to recover.

"Then why'd you ask me about my feelings for Estelle."

"W-W-well it's just" Rita stammered. "You and Estelle are really close so I want to make sure you weren't trying to make a move on her" Rita lied.

"Well you don't have to worry about that" Yuri replied. "I have my sights set for another." Rita was surprised by Yuri's comment and wondered who it could be. But with her question answered Rita bid farewell to her old friend and made her way to the castle to talk to Flynn.

Flynn was in the main hall giving orders to some knights when Rita walked in to see him. "Ah good evening Rita, what brings you here?"

"I came here to ask you a question" Rita replied.

"Go ahead" Flynn said.

"Do you have any romantic feelings towards Estelle?"

As soon as Rita asked that question Flynn's only response was "WWWWWWHHHHHAAATTT!"

"Okay Yuri laughing is understandable but why are you yelling" Rita said.

"Because Rita I'm the commandant and she's the princess" Flynn defended.

"Well that just makes it more sensible for you to go after her. You have rank and wealth" Rita explained.

"Well I can tell you that I have no romantic feelings for Lady Estellise" Flynn stated. "My job is to protect her and maintain a symbol of peace on behalf of the Royal Guard."

"Thanks, sorry to disrupt you" Rita apologized.

"May I ask why?" Flynn questioned.

"J-Just making sure you weren't going to ask her out and make things awkward" Rita lied. She bid farewell to the commandant and made her way to Estelle's room. 'All right both Yuri and Flynn feel nothing for Estelle outside of friendship. I'm going ask Estelle if she has feelings for either of them and if she doesn't I'll tell her how I feel' Rita thought to herself.

Rita knocked on Estelle's door to confess. When Estelle opened the door Rita walked right through. "Rita what brings you here?" Estelle asked.

'"Well that depends on your answer to this question" Rita answered.

"What is it?"

"Do you have any romantic feelings for anyone?" Rita blurted. Estelle was shocked to say the least. Her face was red and she looked like she was about to have a heart attack.

"N-N-No of course not" Estelle stammered. "I don't have any feelings towards anyone." Rita breathed with a sigh of relief. She was happy that Estelle didn't have anyone special to her in a romantic way. "W-Why do you ask?"

Rita's stomach was in knots. She tried to say her feelings but nothing came out. Her heart was racing and she didn't know what to do. "E-Estelle" she mustered.

"Yes."

"I…."

"Rita just say what you feel."

Gathering all the strength in her body she just said what was on her mind. "Estelle I love you. And not in a sisterly way, in a way that I want to be around you all the time. I want to sleep in the same bed as you and cuddle all night. I want to do things to you I'm too embarrassed to say to you" Rita confessed. Tears were strolling down her face and her face was a deeper shade of red that most people couldn't achieve.

"Rita.. I-" but before Estelle could finish Rita had bolted out of her room.

And that's a wrap. You know even though I'm the one writing this thing I still feel angst from the last sentence. Will Estelle feel the same way? Will there friendship stay the same, flourish, or crumble under the confession? All of this will be revealed in chapter 2. Please review and tell me how you feel