The meeting

I'm training in the main court of Charlottenburg, the Castle where the royal family of Prussia lives. I can't stay still for too long and the absence of war annoys me most of the time. Everyone knows it so they let me train for as long as I want to. The king, especially, Friedrich the first, appreciates any kind of military behaviour and is very satisfied with it.

I don't like the drowsiness of their lives, and nobody will make me change my mind. That's why I also keep wearing the army uniform almost every day, instead of their fancy shirts and wigs. It's not like I don't like them, but it keeps getting in the way and I'm sure it wouldn't suit me anyway. After all, the uniform is not bad, is it? My little brother Ludwig often tells me it looks "pretty" on me. I don't want to look "pretty" but I guess it's his way to tell me I'm awesome.

So I keep training, swaying my sword in the most accurate way since it seems so light after all those years of battle. I'm left-handed but I can rival with the best swordsmen across the country, and maybe even the world (kesese). Suddenly I catch something in the corner of my sight range. Oh, right, the young prince, Friedrich Willhelm. Now that I think about it, we never really had the opportunity of talking before. But according to what they say about him, he holds a real passion for war and strategies, and being so young, he has my respect for that.

Also, this guy is gorgeous, even being only a teenager (technically I am a teenager too but you would have given me two years more) : perfect slim and fit body, pearly skin, deep blue eyes... but he's always with other men, so I quickly lost interest (although I think nothing happened with any of these men before). Well maybe it would be best if I really lost interest, so that's what I want to think. Because if my king were to learn that I have even the slightest crush on his son, he would kill me for sure. Well, a human cannot kill a nation but I highly doubt his humanity, after all. Also, I think God would never forgive me for loving a man, even if that is not so rare anymore nowadays and that I had my own adventures...

So the prince is there, staring at me.

"What are you looking at?

-You, obviously."

This just shuts me up. I try to think about a cool answer but it never comes. It's not so great for a first exchange...

"You're not wearing a wig, like everyone else does?

-Kesesesese, who needs a wig when you have these magnificent hair of mine?"

He chuckles. I'm really ill-at-ease when people point out my difference.

"Why are you so pale? Your eyes are red too. Do you have some kind of a strange disease?" Geez, the boy is talkative.

"Nein, it's because loves me so much, he wants to make me look special.

-It's pretty... Your hair and eyes."

Then, for the second time in my life (the first was a minute ago), I didn't know what to answer. Is the kid... trying to woo me? God, this is a great feeling but... I'll be disappointed anyway. He's the prince. My prince. And he'll get married and kick me out of his life quickly after. Plus, he's a human. So let's not get attached too much.

There it is! This is one of my favourite pairing in Hetalia, so I really wanted to write something about them. My other story, Only a matter of Words now, keeps going at the same time, so I don't know what my update rhythm will be. But I'm glad to write more and more stories for you guys! Don't forget my lover's name is review.

Also this story's title was chosen after Prussia's red eyes that seem to stain his white skin, and everything Prussia lays his eyes on. Red Stained seemed too dramatic so I chose Love Stained because Friedrich should be the most stained, since Prussia looks at him so intensively (in fact you could summarize that in a simple fangirl frenzy).