Saint Seiya - Camus X Marie (My OC) - "Unlikely Lovers" (First chapter of short stories)

Disclaimer: Saint Seiya and all the Saint Seiya characters belong to Masami Kurumada. I only own my OC Marie and My other OC Marika! I would like to thank to my Beta: Miya-chan (who is also a character in one of my stories!)

In the France of the XVII century two noble families were planning a wedding. Unfortunately the two people that were going to marry didn't agree with that union. In their minds, they were too young, the boy was 9 years old and the girl was 8.

The boy belonged to the family of the king. He was the cousin of the new king Louis XIV and was seen as a great "catch" for every young lady in France. On top of that he was the heir of his family; his younger brother had already a wife. The name of the boy was Camus.

The girl belonged to the family of the queen, but unlike the queen, she was born in France. Tradition said that the older daughter should marry first, but when the boy's parents saw the younger daughter they were charmed by her. She was so beautiful and so different from her sisters that some people said that she was an angel. Her name was Marie.

The families were planning the first meeting between them. It was in the royal palace of Versailles because the king and queen wanted to see their relatives' reaction.

So, the two families and the royal couple gathered in the garden. The young Marie and Camus were face to face and didn't show any signs of liking each other. Still, the families planned the wedding for when Marie reached 16.

Years passed by and Camus and Marie never saw each other again. Then, two weeks before Marie turned 16, the two families decided to pass those weeks together. By that time Camus had turned in to an elegant young man, that loved a good book and sitting under a tree in the afternoon sun. And it was no secret that some young women were charmed by him. Marie herself had turned in to a beautiful young woman, with her long golden hair and various skills made her the ideal woman for many men. She loved books, ridding and walking in the nature. She was known in the court for having a beautiful voice, that some said it was an "angel's voice". There were rumours that said that even the king had fallen for her charms and that he only didn't take her as his lover because she was promised to his cousin.

When they arrived to the palace where they were staying, both Camus and Marie went to their bedrooms only leaving to have dinner. When they saw each other they were a little surprised by how they had changed over the years, still they ignored each other for the rest of the evening. Secretly Camus was thinking "Well, the rumours were true in one thing: she is very beautiful. Still I don't agree with this marriage. I don't need to get married! But she turned in to a beautiful young woman." discreetly, without her noticing, he would look at her. Suddenly she looked at him and their gazes locked. Camus was the first to turn away when his brother Albert noticed the exchanging looks. During the first week they only said some courtesy words to each other, but Camus and Marie secretly watched each other. In the second week, Camus was sitting under a tree, reading when he saw Marie's horse alone. This was weird, because he knew that Marie had gone ridding. Alarmed, he got up and started searching for her. He found her lying on the floor near a lake. He ran towards her, raised her head off the floor and tried to wake her up. Suddenly she opened her eyes. When they looked into each other's gaze and couldn't look away. Without them knowing, Camus' brother, Albert and one of Marie's sisters, Julie, were watching. They were surprised to see them together because for the first week, they had heard Camus and Marie saying bad things about each other. Then, surprising even further Albert and Julie, Camus kissed Marie in the lips. She put her hand in his face and kissed him back. After the kiss, Camus caressed her face and said:

- Are you alright?

- Yes, thank you.

He took her in his arms and took her back to the palace. There he let her in the care of her mother, sisters and maids. The next day, Camus went to her bedroom. Something uncommon for that time and badly seen. Still, he went there and saw her sleeping in bed with her golden hair spread across the pillow. Seeing this he thought: "She really looks like an angel. She could be my angel. Stop it! This marriage is wrong! But her lips were so soft! Her skin was like the finest silk!" He got closer to her, touched her face and said in a low voice:

- I think I'm falling in love with you. And to think that I didn't believe in love until I met you. You changed my mind. No one had done that.

He kissed her in the forehead and she woke up, seeing him she covered herself and Camus said:

- Don't worry, I didn't look. So, how are you felling?

- I'm fine. Thank you for asking. And thank you for bringing me back.

- You're welcome. I have to go. Take care.

As he was leaving, she got up and said:

- Wait! Please wait!

He turned and said:

- You shouldn't be out of the bed.

He went near her, helped her lay down and said:

- Now, what did you want to say?

- Well, I know that you don't like me, but unfortunately our families will force us to marry. So, can we at least try to know each other better? And maybe be friends?

- You're right. It would be better if we knew each other. Now, sleep! We'll talk better when you are recovered.

Saying this, he left. In the next few days, Camus and Marie started to be together more often. Little by little, Camus and Marie confessed that they were in love with each other. So what it seemed to be an impossible relationship turned out to be the ideal marriage. They were definitely unlikely lovers!

The End

Jane Catt

Next Chapter: "Unlikely Lovers 2 : the life together"