Chapter 2

Blaine held out his hand to help Quinn exit the carriage. They both looked around, seeing many young and old women who seemed to be very wealthy, stare at them with mild amusement. The woman were covered in authentic French dresses designed by the most exquisite designers of the country, draped in jewels and smelled like nothing but flowers. Quin smiled trying her best to present herself as the young and elegant young lady that she is. They were all smiling; however her and Blaine couldn't help but feel like it was all fake. "Blaine do you feel it too?" Quinn whispered lightly in Blaine's ear. He nodded quickly and hooked his arm into hers and led her towards the entrance of the castle.

Looking up he couldn't help but be in awe at how magnificent it was, the tall dark brown doors, the giant stone pillars, the flowers surrounding the whole landscape; the castle was amazing. It was much like his own castle, but Blaine's had a darker scheme to it. He could feel Quinn's tension as the doors were opened for the two Austrian royals and one step inside made them feel in awe even more. It was just as beautiful as the outside, but Blaine didn't care much of how extravagant everything was. He just wanted to meet the royal Hummel's and see already as to who his sister was going to marry. Neither Quinn nor Blaine has any idea as to who Kurt is, how he looks like, or what sort of a person he is. The thing about arranged marriages is that they never really tell you much about who you're going to marry, Lord only knows why.

"Ah! Princess Quinn, Prince Blaine, it is so wonderful to finally meet you both. My name is Monsieur Lumière, and I will be the one to assist you and show you around the castle. Is there anything that you both need in the time being?"

They both observed this white haired old man that stood before them. He had a silly sort of look to him, but he seemed like a nice man to say the least, or maybe he was just doing his job of being nice. Blaine smiled at him and bowed towards Lumière placing his fist against his chest while Quinn curtsied. "It's a pleasure to meet you Lumiere, my brother and I would be happy for you to escort us around our new home." Lumiere only blushed as he continued to show Blaine and Quinn around the castle. Nothing was too impressive for them since they have similar luxurious items of their own back in Austria. Quinn simply examined the building, greeting as many people as she could with a smile on her face and used her manners that she has been taught since she was a young girl because her mother told her that first impressions are everything.

Blaine walked closely beside his sister, and he could see two giant doors up ahead. He knew very well that those doors led towards the Hummel family. Blaine was always very protective towards his little sister. He always hated the boys that she would like in the past, but in this case it was different. Not only did she have to marry this man, but he also had to have sex with her. It made him cringe on the inside, but he could only do as much as he could to protect her.

He recalled back when he was yelling at his parents three nights before their departure to France. Expressing as to how much he hated the idea of having his little sister marry some random stranger from another country. However, because of his lack of respect towards his father, he was punished by having to get marked by a firing hot metal rod which singed his back so badly that his flesh practically burned itself into a crisp. He could still feel the pain of it, but he simply had to ignore it.

Blaine would never let his children be forced to marry any stranger no matter what the consequences might be towards his country, but then again, this is why Cooper became King and not him. Sure he was the first born so he had to either way, but his father was glad it would never be Blaine because his father believes that he is just simply too soft to rule a country.

Blaine only frowned because he knew it was true. He could never declare war towards any country like how his brother could. Cooper was a strong and even ruthless King. He could cut off anyone's head without feeling any sort of guilt or shame. So now here Blaine is, being born to a royal family but to only end up merely as a body guard towards his sister's destiny.

What about his life? His sister is destined to become the queen of France; his older brother became destined to become the king of Austria, so what about him? What was his destiny? He doesn't even have the privilege to even live in his own home anymore. Blaine wanted to do more for his life, but what can he do since he has so many older rich people telling him how to stand, eat, even sleep. However he knew that he had to stop thinking about himself, because today it was about Quinn. Sure she's destined to become a queen, but Blaine knows very well that she'd rather be in his shoes instead of hers. Blaine watched Quinn closely from behind as she tensed up while approaching the doors. They opened slowly and Quinn looked around not having the slightest clue as to who anyone was.

Quinn and Blaine entered with everyone around them bowing and smiling towards them and it wasn't until another old man came up to them and guided them towards the back of the room. "Princess Quinn, Prince Blaine, may I present to you, the royal Hummel family…" It was time, after two months of waiting to meet these people; it was finally going to happen. Blaine adjusted his belt, Quinn placed her hands beside her and grabbed onto her dress lightly. She needed something to make her feel secure, and one quick glance behind her made her feel safe. Blaine was there, she knew he didn't want to come but she also knew that he did either way in order to keep her safe and not feel so alone.

Kurt has been actually sweating in his hands the whole day today. He didn't know that they would come so quickly and he just felt so nervous. He didn't know if he should just man up and accept his fate or find an open window and just jump out and run away from it all. He was waiting in the ball room with his parents and all of the servants who lived in the castle. All of the so called important people from France were here, and he just felt even more pressure because all eyes are on him. However it was finally time and it was too late to do anything now. Kurt felt his mother from behind him nudge him gently towards the center of the ball room and he could see a blonde woman standing there waiting for him.

He knew he had to be as polite as he possibly could and act like he will be happy and willing to be the man of her dreams and that they will fall in love and everything will end happily ever after. Although he had to be true to himself that this is all going to be one huge act. However, Kurt would like to believe that he knew how to swoon the ladies. The amount of affairs that he has seen around the castle is too much to count. He has even walked in on many couples while having sex because they either forget to lock the door or don't care at all about having random strangers accidentally walking in. So he technically knew what to do when it came to women, but he just simply doesn't want to.

He went up to Quinn with his parents following close behind. The whole room was quiet as all eyes were on him and the princess. He looked at her from top to bottom and even his gay self-thought that she was a beautiful woman, but he knew that he was going to fake every single thing that he would do to this woman in order for no one to find out that he's secretly gay. They both bowed to each other and Kurt grasped her hand gently giving it a light kiss.

Blaine was standing a few feet behind Quinn and he gently moved to the side to get a glimpse of who this man was. He wasn't able to see very well because of the amount of people that started to surround his sister and the prince, and also because of the fact that Blaine wasn't exactly the tallest guy around. He tried to lean forward but all he could see was his hair. Blaine is going to have to wait.

"Hello Princess Quinn, my name is Kurt Hummel; it's a pleasure to finally meet you." Kurt said smiling. Kurt's mother was smiling from ear to ear; she was so excited for her son to finally meet his princess. She knew deep down how Quinn might feel, because in the past that was once her. It was a new castle, new staff, new country and a new husband. Queen Lillian knew that Quin was nervous, but she knew that she will one day fall in love with her son. Kurt was an amazing man, he was a gentlemen and he was such a loveable person.

"Hello Kurt, my name is Quinn; it's very nice to meet you." Quinn smiled and curtsied again and Kurt nodded while placing his hands behind his back. Quinn was deep down nervous, she didn't feel an immediate connection towards him but she did feel a physical attraction which was something she was at least hoping for. He was taller than her that was for sure and he had beautiful blue eyes with a full head of light brown hair. Quinn felt deep down that maybe things could work, but there was something deep down inside of her that is telling her that this will all crumble down sooner than later. She ignored her gut feeling and tried to have an optimistic look on her face.

"Ah Quinn, It's nice to finally meet you; we have been waiting for so long! I hope you and my son have a good connection because we want our grandchildren as soon as possible!" said King Arnold. He patted Quinn's back and started laughing when he saw Quinn blush and Kurt merely role his eyes. "Now where is that brother of yours? Your father told me that he would come with you to live in the castle as well!" Quinn looked around immediately looking for her brother, she completely forgot about Blaine. She thought he was behind her but she couldn't see him. It wasn't until she saw him raise his hand from the crowd and Quinn quickly rushed towards him.

Blaine grabbed her hand and let her lead him towards the royal family. He rolled his eyes because his sister actually forgot about him during a time like this, but he ignored it and looked straight ahead as the family finally came into view. He didn't know what to expect, but once his eyes met a pair of blue ones he could physically feel his stomach do a flip.

"Blaine my boy!" King Arnold patted Blaine's back roughly and wrapped his arm around his shoulders. "It's nice to finally meet you son, we welcome you with open arms to the Royal Hummel family!"

Blaine shot his glance towards the King and Queen and quickly tried to reconcile his feelings. He straightened his posture and slowly bowed towards them. "I-It's nice to finally meet you all. I will be happy to be of any service towards you and your country." Blaine said. Kurt's mother smiled and went up to him giving a big hug. She seemed like a sweet lady but Blaine couldn't help but glance back at the prince who was apparently staring back at him throughout this whole time. "Hello…Prince Kurt."

Kurt was in complete awe at how handsome this new prince was who was standing just a few feet away from him. It wasn't until he saw that amazing pair of beautiful hazel eyes that made him feel something that he has never felt before. However he knew that the people around him were watching him, so as soon as Blaine said hello to him he caught his breathe but simply bowed towards the young Austrian prince. "Hello Blaine."

"Well how about you three head on out and enjoy the party? Kurt, make sure you start to get to know Quinn very well do you understand son?" said King Arnold.

Kurt only nodded and began to walk around the ballroom motioning for Quinn and Blaine to follow. Blaine was still in awe at how gorgeous this man was, but he tried his best to not let his eyes travel towards places that he knew would get him in trouble. Quinn was completely oblivious towards Blaine's inner emotional and sexual meltdown, she just tried to imagine her life as to how it will now be like towards the man that is walking right in front of her. Then it hit her that she is going to marry him in about two weeks and actually sleep with him. He was extremely handsome but just sleeping with someone that she barley knows is making her feel so uneasy.

"So…" Kurt said as he turned around to face them. Quinn and Blaine froze as they both looked up at him. "Do you all think you'll like it here?"

"Yes." Blaine said immediately after Kurt's question.

'Easy Blaine, don't make it so obvious.'

"Of course, who wouldn't want to live here?" Quinn said.

"Well I've never really had friends my age around the castle except for one…Quinn since you and I will become husband and wife soon, I suppose we should try to get to know each other as much as we can." Kurt said as he smiled weakly.

Blaine smiled but he couldn't help but feel a bit down on the inside. Wait a second, Blaine knew that he was very physically attracted to him there was no doubt about that, but is he actually going to be jealous of his sister marrying this prince? Blaine knew he was gay since he could remember, but he knew that his parents would punish him severely if they ever found out. He has never even really found any boy that he would ever even want to pursue in the first place. The amount of women that have tried to sleep with him back in the castle is unreal, and he had to turn down each and every one of them because he just simply did not want to ever sleep with any of them.

For once in his life he has finally met someone who was most probably the most beautiful and elegant man in the entire world and his sister is going to marry him? His luck has finally run out. "Blaine?" Blaine's eyes shot up towards Kurt. "I said if you would like to join Quinn and I tomorrow to go see the gardens that we have here?" Kurt asked.

"Oh um, yes I would."

"Good."

Kurt was screwed. He knew he was royally screwed. Kurt has just met the woman that he is supposed to spend the rest of his life with, and he's already imagining himself carrying Blaine over the shoulders and taking him to his room for the rest of the night. He had to keep his thoughts under control that was for sure, he didn't want his pants to reveal any sort of ideas that were crossing his mind. He looked over at Quinn who was eating some strawberries and cream. Looking at the two royal Anderson's just made him realize that this was going to be a huge disaster.

"Attention everyone! Attention!" King Arnold rose from his seat looking around his long dinner table where every important person from France was seated in. There was a delicious turkey placed in the center and there were also multiple exquisite cuisines by the finest chefs of France placed everywhere else. Towards the center of the table were Kurt's parents and Kurt, Blaine and Quinn were seated right next to them. This was the first dinner with the Hummel and Anderson royals so it was an important event for the country. "I would like to make a toast." He raised his glass

"Kurt…" he looked towards his son. "I'm so proud of you for taking on this duty for your country. Not only do you get to marry such a beautiful princess and give us many adorable grandchildren, but this marriage will give us a helpful alliance towards Austria. The world is a dangerous place right now, and we have to do our duties as royals to keep our people safe." Kurt nodded and smiled towards his parents. They seemed very proud of him and he was happy to make them gratified.

"Thank you dad, when I become King I promise to be the best King that France has ever had."

Everyone in the dinner table cheered. Quinn and Blaine were happy to be a part of this historical moment for this country. They do miss their parents and their original home, but maybe it won't be so bad living here, or at least for Blaine it won't be.

After they all had their dinner and it was already time to head to bed, Kurt's parents requested him to escort Quinn and Blaine to each of their rooms. Kurt tried his best to not gawk at Blaine and forced himself to put his attention more towards Quinn. He wanted her to never find out that he was gay; if he had to live a lie then he wouldn't feel any sort of shame. The last thing that he needed was to make things in his life worse.

"And here is your room Quinn, well at least for now until we get married." Kurt opened Quinn's room and noticed the slight blush in her cheeks. She entered and was in awe at how beautiful it was. The room was covered in flowers, jewelry, and the bed was so large you can practically fit ten people on it. She knew this was only a temporary room but she could definitely get used to this one until she moves in with Kurt. "I hope you like it." He said smiling.

"Thank you Kurt, it's beautiful. It was nice to finally meet you, and I will be anxious to get to know you more tomorrow." Quinn said smiling; she turned to Blaine and gave him a big hug. "Blaine, I'll see you tomorrow as well. Thank you for coming here with me, I love you." She whispered in his ear. Blaine hugged her tightly and then she entered her room. Now it was only Blaine and Kurt who were left alone in the giant corridor.

Kurt started walking and began to motion Blaine towards the room that was on the other side of the hallway. Blaine couldn't help but catch a few glances towards the young prince who was only two feet away from him. He couldn't help but admire that strong jawline of his and that perfect head of light brown hair. Blaine saw that Kurt was about to turn towards him so he looked away quickly before he would get caught. "Blaine, here is your room." Kurt said quietly.

"Thank you, Prince Kurt." Blaine bowed and opened his door to his room.

"You can just call me Kurt." He smirked.

"Oh…" that smirk was going to make Blaine weak. "Okay, um thank you for escorting me to my room." Blaine could only smile but oh how he wished he could just drag this man to his room.

"I just want you to know one thing." Kurt said, leaning towards Blaine's ear.

Blaine gulped and nodded, he felt an extreme warmth reach his cheeks.

"Don't stare at my ass." Kurt laughed on the inside as he noticed Blaine go completely red. Yes it was true, Kurt would definitely notice the amount of staring that Blaine would do towards him. He didn't think much of it though, he knew that he was an attractive man, but he would never dare to think that Blaine was gay or anything. Maybe it was naïve for him to think that way, but honestly he has never met another gay man in his life. He would even come to think that he was the only gay man on the planet since he has lived such a secluded lifestyle.

Blaine cursed mentally, he thought he wasn't making it so obvious but apparently he was. How can he get out of this? "I-I wasn't staring at anything." He said. Denying it was the only trick he could do at this point. Kurt only shook his head and walked away.

Blaine examined his room; it was very nice, maybe even nicer than the one back home. He knew he was going to most probably live in this room for the rest of his life, and he was pleased to feel that he wouldn't want the need to change it. He took off his clothes and was left with nothing but his underwear. He laid down in his king size bed and looked up at the dark blue colored roof.

'Don't stare at my ass…'

Kurt's voice kept crossing his mind. He couldn't help but re-imagine how graceful Kurt looked during the ball, the dinner, and how sexy he looked in dim light when he dropped him off at Blaine's room. Was he really that obvious? He tried his best to not make it so noticeable, especially because he had to keep his sexuality a secret, but maybe his lustful mind took advantage.

Blaine rubbed his hands roughly on his face, as if trying to erase the memory of how good Kurt looked today. He knew he shouldn't have any sort of feelings towards the young prince. He was going to marry his sister, he was going to sleep with her and have babies, and he was going to rule France one day. That was the plan, well at least for Kurt. Blaine's only plans were to live in this castle and protect his sister.

He dismissed the fact that for now that that was his only destiny in his life, but he knew there had to be more for himself later on. Blaine knew he was gay, and it was only safe to assume that Kurt was straight. Kurt was a straight prince, so Blaine would never have a chance even if he tried…right?

Blaine dismissed all of his fantasies and rolled over on top of his blankets. 'He's not gay. You can't let anyone know that you're gay. He's going to marry your sister.'

These thoughts crossed his mind more than he could count, even if Kurt was gay, he would never have a chance. Blaine only frowned and he slowly but eventually fell into a deep sleep.

As Kurt dropped off Blaine and Quinn to their rooms, he slowly headed towards his own. He had his head held high and his hands placed behind his back. He gazed at the magnificent paintings that passed him by and how the windows delivered a light to illuminate the hallways. He couldn't help but think about Blaine, how he continuously caught the young Austrian prince staring or even admiring Kurt's…physique.

Kurt couldn't help but wonder, was Blaine gay? Maybe Kurt was over thinking all of this, but why else would this man stare at him so inappropriately? Even if it was inappropriate, he couldn't help but blush. He's never caught a man lust for him before, only woman.

'No Blaine isn't gay, he can't be gay. Even if he was, so what? I have to marry his sister; there was also no way in hell I could ever even consider dating a man even if I had the chance too. My parents would cut my head off if they found out I was gay.'

Kurt frowned as to why his parents were so against being gay was beyond him. He grew up in a catholic based castle. He went to church as many times as his parents would force him to go. He was told that being gay was wrong, but he was also told that adultery was wrong, and no one had a problem committing that sin. Kurt may be gay, but he loves studying multiple types of books, meaning he actually read his bible as much as he pleased. He loved the stories, the wars, and the symbolism of it all. Kurt also read a lot of books about Greek mythology and studies about Buda.

Kurt's father allowed him to study other religions, cultures, and many other subjects because he knew that his son loved to learn. Kurt wanted to be educated on many things if he were to ever be King. Kurt was gay, and even though the bible says to love one another as much as you love yourself, he knew deep down his parents would disapprove.

Kurt looked up as he heard footsteps coming towards him. It was dark until the person came closer, slowly walking up to him. "Hello Prince Kurt." Said the man while he bowed.

"Hello Noah, I see you came back from Germany."

"Well I had to come back eventually. You haven't heard anything about my trip right?"

"Other than the fact that you assassinated twelve men, no."

Noah looked down and sighed. "Hey, your father ordered me to do so, it's my job. He knows I'm the only one that's capable of getting it done too." He said smirking.

Kurt rolled his eyes. Noah Puckerman was King Arnold's personal assassin and Kurt's handy body guard. He was only three years older than Kurt, but he was trained to become an assassin by his father since he started to barley walk. His family came from a long line of protecting the Hummel's. Noah was not only his body guard, but he was also Kurt's best friend. Noah swears that he's the only person in the castle who knows that Kurt is gay. He knows Kurt like the back of his hand.

Kurt has never told Noah that he was gay, but Puckerman has the eyes of a hawk and he may have caught Kurt admire his defined physique whenever he trained by him. He was once practicing his sword skills outside without his shirt, and he caught Kurt from across the field admiring his every move. "So how's your new gal Kurt? Is she as beautiful as they say she is?"

Kurt nodded but half frowned. It's not that he didn't like Quinn; he just wants to not really remember the fact that he has to marry her against his will in about two weeks. Noah felt his discomfort, he would love to one day talk to Kurt about his sexuality and help him in any way that he could, but this is one aspect about Kurt that he cannot protect. Noah wrapped his arm around Kurt's shoulders and led him towards his room. "Come on Prince, let's take you to bed."

As they arrived towards Kurt's room they both entered and closed the doors. Kurt began to take off his uniform as Noah eyes him suspiciously. "So…" said Noah, Kurt looked up at him. "You like him?"

Kurt's eyes widened, oh God why was he asking this question? Kurt stayed silent for a few moments as he took of his uniform wearing nothing but tight shorts. Noah smirked at Kurt's sudden shyness and sat in his bed waiting for an answer. "Come on, I'm not gonna just stare at you change and not get any sort of answer."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I was there, but you never saw me. I noticed how he looked at you, but I also noticed how you looked at him."

"I wasn't staring at him if that's what you're thinking. I was staring at Quinn."

"You can tell me you know."

Kurt gulped. "Tell you what?"

"You can talk to me about anything." Noah sat beside Kurt on top of the prince's bed and placed his hand firmly on his shoulder. "Kurt it's okay."

"What do you want me to say?"

"That you like boys and not girls."

Kurt stood up immediately and frowned at Noah. How dare he assume such a thing towards Prince Kurt? Does he know how dangerous it is to even say those words out loud? Kurt's head would be cut off by tomorrow morning if anyone would eavesdrop towards this conversation. "What is your problem!? How could you say something like that?!"

"Tell me Kurt."

Kurt paced back and forth in front of Noah, his mind was racing a hundred miles per hour. How did he know? Should he deny his accusations? Kurt looked into Noah's eyes. He softened slightly but he was still angry at him. Noah was the only man he would ever trust in this damn country; Kurt wouldn't even trust his own parents. Kurt's eyes started to water and the next thing he knew Noah's strong arms were slowly wrapped around the prince tightly. "It's okay." Noah said as he rubbed Kurt's bare back. "I'll protect you."

It had finally hit Kurt and he immediately started to bawl out crying. He has never once told anyone or at least admitted the fact that he was gay out loud. He never even wanted Noah to know, but he wasn't actually surprised at how caring his body guard/best friend was. "I-I don't know what I'm going to do with this marriage." He said whimpering in Noah's shoulders.

Noah soothed Kurt as much as he could, knowing how scared Kurt is with this whole marriage thing. "It's okay Kurt, you won't face this alone. We'll figure something out."

"Figure what out!" he exclaimed. "How can I ever get out of this mess!" Kurt nudged Noah off of him and planted himself on top of his bed as started to cry in his pillow. "I'm gay Puck!"

Noah smiled, Kurt used to call him that since they were babies. "Kurt I know that you're gay, but this marriage isn't going to ruin your life." He laid beside Kurt. "I promise you, you will be happy."

Kurt didn't know how he would ever be genuinely happy, and he didn't understand how Puck would make these promises. Were they just to soothe his pain or did he actually have a plan? Kurt's eyes began to feel heavy, it was a long day and he needed some much needed sleep. Puck wrapped his arms around Kurt and prayed towards God to figure out a way to make Kurt happy no matter how intense his life will be. He was Kurt's body guard, best friend; he would even call him his brother. Puck will make things easier for Kurt; he just had to figure out how. A certain Austrian Prince may be able to help, but he needed to see first if he could be able to trust him.

Going against the rules was always Noah's thing. He never cared about the royal family traditions; ever since he grew to love Kurt he would do anything to keep him happy and safe. He looked down at his chest to see the young prince draped over him who was now fast asleep. Puck rubbed Kurt's arms gently until he finally slept as well. Noah was an assassin, the people that he killed in Germany were planning on killing Kurt because they didn't want them to marry Princess Quinn, and they wanted her to join their country not France's.

Noah was sick and twisted but for the right reasons. He will keep Kurt happy and he'll have to have a sit down with Blaine tomorrow morning for his developing plan to pull through.

So this is chapter two, I know not much has happened but everything will start progressing by the next chapter. The first two chapters are mostly like a transgression for everything else in this story. Since I have such a busy life, I'm trying my best to post weekly. However, since I only have one review I'm not sure if me sacrificing so much time is worth it for this story. If I can receive at least ten reviews, then I will post the third chapter. I'm not trying to be evil, I'm just trying to see if this is all worth it!

Please review and thank you for reading! If you all have any interesting ideas for this whole story, feel free to review and let me know!