The title is obviously from the line out of Romeo and Juliet, "What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet...". Inspiration? Randomly and my sudden obsession with Kiyotaka, though it is a rekindled obsession, seeing as how I've gone through such a phase before. I'm sure you noticed when he appeared in nearly every one of my fics. So, without further delay, enjoy!
A/N: I know, this is a bit of an odd idea and yes, Eyes will be cross-dressing. You know you love it. Also, all ages, names, etc., will be completely fictional other than the obvious (Kiyotaka, Ayumu, Eyes, etc.). A note, I am making Eyes two years younger than he is portrayed in the anime, so he will be fifteen in the beginning of this fic. Those reasons will become evident later on.
Another A/N: . ...I just realized they cut off the summary, so here's the full thing: Eyes, the youngest of four brothers, is invited to a party to commemorate the heir to the throne's birthday. A pratical joke played by his siblings gets taken too far and soon he finds himself decieving the prince of his gender. What will happen when the prince realizes his true nature? AU, KiyotakaEyes. Rating will be changed in later chapters.
It had started out as perhaps a practical joke played by a few of the other boys, Eyes really wasn't sure anymore. The young teen had been invited to a party at the royal castle, though to be fair, everyone who was anyone had received notification of the main event. It was held to celebrate the eldest prince's birthday, Kiyotaka Narumi. From the rumors floating around, the heir to the throne was turning twenty-three this evening. Of course, his father had been the one to arrange it all, as Kiyotaka would have much preferred to have a quiet night to himself. To add to the horror of it all for the brunette, his father had announced (without consulting him first, of course) that the king-to-be would pick a wife from the crowd and they were to be wed that Sunday. The party was held the previous Tuesday, so Kiyotaka had that long to try and get out of the rushed marriage.
The silver-haired boy, though, wasn't quite concerned with marriage right now. In fact, Eyes wasn't paying attention to much else other than the snickering boys in front of him. One glance down at his wardrobe and his head snapped back up, "You can't be serious." He informed them, "I will not go looking like this."
"Why not?" one of the three wondered. He was the third oldest of four brothers, Eyes being the youngest. Next was Azel, who was standing off to the side, looking his little brother up and down, admiring his handy work. He was three years older than Eyes, eighteen, but acted as naive as a child. He, unlike the other three, had messy brown hair and golden-yellow eyes. The next, and the one who had made the comment, was only a year older than Azel. Setsuna had typical short blonde hair and blue eyes, but acted as immature as Azel was naive. His dirty jokes and crude personality grew tiresome for the other three brothers, but it didn't daunt him in the least. The last and eldest, also surprisingly most mature, was Faii. He, like Setsuna, had blonde hair and blue eyes, though his hair was trimmed neater and his attitude mirrored none of his younger siblings. Also, by far, the laziest of the four, and at times could act as a child, though criticized everyone else for doing so. Currently, he was smirking along with Set at his youngest brother.
"Because I'm in a dress?" Eyes suggested, narrowing his vibrant blue eyes at the three.
Azel, ever the child, sniffled and feigned hurt, "You don't like my design?" he pouted, giving Eyes a sad look.
Despite knowing what his elder was trying to pull, the silver-haired boy couldn't help but agree to the, in his opinion, adorable boy. A soft sigh escaped his lips and his head dropped in defeat, "Of course I do." He conceded. A small cheer was heard from the youngest-acting and snickers from the other two.
Azel stepped back to once more look over the dress he had deemed suitable for the angel-featured boy. It was styled to go right along with the era they were in, the 18th century. The petticoat was a light blue, almost white, color that billowed out, fitting his frame perfectly. The bodice was a slightly darker blue color with silver and lighter blue lace decorating it while the gown itself was a much deeper blue to accentuate his vibrant eyes. The sleeves cut off at the elbow and light silver silk continued down to his hands, making a bell shape around his wrists. His soft silver hair fell loosely around his face to complete the look.
"I look ridiculous." He muttered to himself.
"You look beautiful!" Azel exclaimed.
A small blush colored Eyes' cheeks as he shook his head, "I look no such thing, and I'll look silly without a date." He reminded them. It hadn't been required, but most there would be bringing dates.
"Oooooh! Maybe the prince will pick you to be his bride!" the elder boy spoke up again, causing Set and Faii to snicker.
"I don't look that much like a girl." Eyes attempted to defend himself. A small huff escaped his throat when all he got were skeptical stares.
"Hey, we'd be royalty." Set pointed out, "That'd be cool."
"Don't get your hopes up." Faii brought his dreams crashing down, "As soon as Eyes opens his mouth, Kiyotaka will go running."
"Hey." Said boy pouted, "That's mean."
"Even if he did pick you, he'd want to screw you sooner or later, and you know his mother will want grandchildren." As soon as he looks under that pretty little dress, he'll realize you're not a girl." The cruder one pointed out.
"I'm aware, I have no desire for him to pick me in any case." Eyes reminded them all, "I don't even know him."
"Doesn't mean you don't looooooove him." Set teased.
"Hush." The youngest chided, "Why in the world would I?"
"Because you think he's cute and you want to marry him and you want to have his children and yo-"
"Enough." Faii stopped the rambling boy, slightly annoyed.
The lightest-haired one shook his head, "That's preposterous, you realize." He commented, "There's no way in this world or any other that the prince will want me or that we'd end up together." With that, the discussion ended and a new one just as quickly began.
"Now remember your manners." Faii spoke up, glancing at Set, "I know being around your brothers, you may have forgotten them..." He trailed off as the second oldest returned his look with a glare.
Eyes sweatdropped and shook his head, "I haven't, don't worry." He assured the eldest.
"You should go, it'll start soon." Azel said, a bit excited. Due to the number of families that were being invited, and the limited space, it was decided only one member from each household would attend the party. Faii immediately counted himself out, as did Set, both claiming they weren't into formal things. Azel declined as well, saying he didn't like wearing suits and would feel out of place. That, of course, left the youngest who was volunteered unanimously by his elder siblings.
Eyes nodded shyly and blinked as Set hooked something around his neck. His gaze lowered to see that the older boy had placed a necklace on him. The chain was a delicate silver woven in an interesting pattern, leading down to a glistening blue stone that complimented his outfit and features. It sparkled in the sun, but instead of simply having the light peer through the strange rock and making it appear lighter than it was, it was reflected back off and the stone remained its natural blue state. Another blink and Eyes glanced up at his brother, tilting his head as if to ask where he had gotten such a treasure.
He received a simple chuckle in response and patted the soft, silver head, "Get going, now." He reminded the younger one. The boy nodded once again, placing a kiss on each of his siblings' cheeks before gracefully exiting the main hall of their home to slid into the back of the awaiting limo and speeding off toward the royal castle.
Well, what do you think? I don't believe this idea has been fully investigated before, but what do I know? Next chappy we'll see how Eyes fairs at the party and just what happens with him and Kiyotaka (because we know something will). I know it's a bit short, but all first chapters of mine are destined to be so. In any case, review!
