Tauradonna AU: Heavy is the crown
Blake Belladonna & Adam Taurus
Chapter one: Crossroads of life
A/N: Thanks to my beta reader, Polatrixu, and Serge who helped me with a lot of scenes and plot points.
For those who don't like OC, I didn't like them, in this story, it won't have a lot of protagonism. It's just a barrier for Blake and Adam, to test their relationship and make things more interesting. Don't worry, the story won't go focused on the OC.
Thanks for the reviews! I'm still trying to decide how I will answer them, here on the same document or privately.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any of the characters of the show.
Summer came along with warm and good news. Her teacher would move to Mistral for three months so Blake wouldn't be taking those annoying ballet lessons. That afternoon she danced cheerfully in the privacy of her room.
At supper, she told her parents in a serious tone the fact that her teacher would go on a long vacation to visit her family. Her father just answered with a short response:
"Then search for another hobby, sweetheart; painting, music, cooking…"
Of course, all the options were ladylike, but she had a better one in mind.
"I was actually thinking of something more athletic." Her mother looked stranged at her. "I just don't want to lose all the strength and flexibility I gained this lasts months." Blake explained.
"And what do you have in mind, dear?" Asked Kali, her mother.
"Maybe some personal training..."
Her father almost choked with the dinner. After some minutes explaining the reasons she had thought previously, finally, they accepted.
"If that is what you want, tomorrow we will be going to the White Fang's training field and look for someone who can teach you the basics of self-defense."
Of course, she used self-defense as an excuse, she really wanted to be useful in the real was a safe place where if you are a faunus you can play at having a happy family game and a home to return every day, but in reality staying on the island was accepting discrimination. The faunus kingdom was a gift from the humans in an intent to shut them up and have them erased from the other 4 kingdoms led by the human race. She wished to make a difference and she would in time.
In the early morning, the crowd of the White Fang trainees was excited. Mumbling all around, rumors and immense smiles as one of the instructors announced the novelty:
"Today our majesties will be visiting, so I expect the best behavior of you."
The Belladonnas visiting the training fields of the White Fang? Was Ghira missing being the High leader of the White Fang? Or that visit had some sort of hidden secret reason? Wait, he said Majesties in plural, would his wife come along?
All of these questions invaded Adam's mind as he stood in his ward in the first line of trainees. He was on the top ranking of the bests so his mentor went to meet him after the big announcement.
"Taurus, I want you to accompany us while I show the Belladonnas our actual training program."
"It will be an honor. May I ask the reason of this sudden visit?"
"It's confidential, Ghira doesn't want people to know. It's about their daughter, you'll know the details soon."
Something strange about his mentor made him tense. Just before he could ask more questions, the Belladonnas entered to the White Fang building. All eyes were on them and in special, the princess who had a shiny smile all over her face.
"Dad, I could have come here alone." Said Blake suddenly embarrassed.
"No way, sweetie. I'm going to make sure you have the best trainer from the headquarters."
"And warn him." Added Kali.
"Obviously." Blake sighed
Adam's mentor and he went to welcome the royal family. They bowed slightly and the one faunus with claws and white hair started talking:
"Your majesty, I did what you asked and I chose my best man to train your daughter."
The old man showed Adam to them, proud of his selection. Taurus at first didn't know exactly what to do but then he realized that he would be teaching the faunus princess so he kneeled before her. Blake blushed and gave him her hand to stretch it but he kissed it instead of squeezing it.
"No, that's not necessary I-..."
"Our daughter is modest, don't mind her." Said the ruler. "What's your name, young man?
Taurus stood up and released her hand. It was hard for him to stop looking at her golden eyes. She had a long wavy hair and was wearing a black lace dress with simple sandals. Her skin was pale and flawless in contrast with her ebony hair and that made her look different from all the others. She was young, still a minor, he guessed. She had two cat ears as her mother, but hers were smaller and cuter.
"Taurus, Adam Taurus, sir." He answered.
Blake kept staring at him. He had a curious red hair that made him more interesting than already was. His body was strong, muscular and he was tall, very tall. She was older than her, by 10 years more or less. She supposed seeing the size of his horns.
As her father spoke at him, occasionally his red eyes met hers. The father noticed that tension and decided to grab the bull by the horns.
"Come here, Taurus boy, we are going to talk in private."
Ghira passed his big arm around Adam's shoulders and guided him to the furthest corner of the room. The ruler glanced at him and then looked at his daughter, then back at him.
"If you touch my daughter in any peccaminous way. I will make sure that you are expelled from the White Fang and from Menagerie." The bull faunus swallowed saliva. Feeling his sins crawling on his back. "Oh, but don't worry, I'm sure your boss made a good decision choosing you, this is just a fair warning."
Meanwhile, Blake and Kali kept waiting with Adam's mentor. A wise and old man who seemed to have everything under control.
"I assure you that he is strong and qualified, he will show you whatever you want to know: self-defense, karate, martial arts, weapons…"
Blake made her unconscious smile wider.
"I thank you for it, I'm sure that we will get along well." Replied her more than satisfied.
"Taurus is a good man, I know him since he was 5 years old. He is serious, organized and introverted but skilled in every kind of fighting style."
"Like Blake, she and her books." Commented her mother.
"Do you read, your majesty? He does too."
One more plus to add.
"That's wonderful, there isn't a lot of people who I can talk about books."
After this brief talk with the leader of the trainees of the White Fang, Adam and Ghira joined them again. Blake was excited to know her mentor better when her father wouldn't be around to control the situation.
"So, your majesty, when do you wish to start?" Asked the old man once they were together at last.
"Tomorrow."
That answer surprised everyone. Adam kept questioning why would a person like her want to train as a regular person of the White Fang. Depending on how he gets along with the princess, he would ask her later.
"If that's the case tomorrow you should come here to test your abilities first. Just to know what should we start working." Added Adam's mentor.
"Tomorrow at 5 pm?" Proposed Taurus.
"That's good for me." Answered Blake with a big smile.
Ghira gave him a last warning glance and spoke:
"Well, that's all, gentlemen. Let's return home."
But Blake had more in mind than just a five-minute visit to talk about business.
"Actually... I wished to visit this installations. You two can return home, I can see this on my own." She asked.
The old man was excited about it and pleased the princess' petition.
"Of course, princess, Adam can show you the training field and the headquarters. Besides you have the opportunity to talk and know each other better."
Ghira seemed to not like the idea but he didn't complain, he just made things a little bit difficult for both.
"You have 10 minutes, no one more, no one less you don't want to be late."
Blake pouted but didn't manage to make her father change his mind. Luckily, they left and she had the privacy to walk with her teacher through the installations. She smiled at him and he seemed to paralyze for two seconds. His mind started to work again after a long awkward minute.
"What would you like to see, princess?"
"Everything."
He would have to improvise but surely she would be satisfied with anything he could show her.
"Accompany me, we will make a fast travel around the building."
Taurus showed her all of the installations. The gym, the training field, offices and a conference room. They even had time to watch a short combat at the ring of the sparring room.
"I want to learn that." Said Blake amazed.
The two fighters were sweaty and hurt, tired from the hard training. She wouldn't care to have an ordinary life like that. Adam, seeing the gentle attitude of the girl, decided to ask her what he had been wondering:
"May I ask you why do you want to learn to fight?"
Her eyes shone brighter and a blush appeared on her pale cheeks. She wanted justice, a peaceful world.
"I feel that I'm doing nothing just being the daughter of the ruler. I want to fight for equality and make a change for the faunus kingdom. I guess that this is a similar answer that all White Gang fighter should say if you ask them the same question."
"And what will you do when you know all about fighting? You will join us or travel to one of the four kingdoms?"
She didn't get to plan so far and besides those were things she couldn't decide on her own. She had duties to attend, even if she thought they were useless and less important than equality.
"I-I don't know yet, my father… I guess that I will have to convince him to do something about it."
That made Adam empathize with her, surely her comfortable life had some dark side. A princess should be someone polite and well-known.
"Do you have any prohibitions?" Wondered Taurus curious.
"Not for now because I never complain but if I asked something out of my place they would forbid it."
Suddenly, the alarm of Blake's scroll rang. She had one minute left to return to the mansion. The time seemed to fly while talking to Adam and just her being herself with no formalities or respects. She liked the sensation.
"I guess I should go now."
He kneeled before her and bowed.
"Have a good day, princess."
She made him get up quickly not wanting anyone on the headquarter to copy his attitude.
"Adam, that's not necessary, you can just call me Blake."
Taurus hesitated for an instant, it was still awkward to deal with royalty without previous advice from his mentor. What happened today was a lucky event and a surprise for him. He, training the faunus princess. And his salary would be more than he ever dreamed.
"Are you sure?" He asked not wanting to screw up things.
"Of course." She nodded and smiled.
"I will have to get used to it, I am sorry."
"No need to apologize." Belladonna received a message on her scroll. "I really need to leave, see you tomorrow."
Blake left without asking any kiss on the hand or some kind of respect gesture. He just watched her until someone opened the exit door for her and while thanking it with a slight grateful head bow, she left.
Finally, they met. As you can see, in this story, there won't be any abuse or abusive relationship towards their characters.
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