Tauradonna AU: Heavy is the crown

Blake Belladonna & Adam Taurus

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Celica: You read my mind. It's scary. (When you read the chapter you will understand why I said that).

Aura: The thing is, if Blake goes to a human kingdom, she will know what freedom is like, and she will like it. So that would be a problem for the Silvers and Ghira, right?

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A/N: I have really good vibes about this chapter though it doesn't end with a happy ever after.

Salutations to all the other readers, even if they don't write a review or if I answer them via PM because they have an account, I hope you enjoy the chapter.


Chapter 7: Vale

The next morning after the White Fang party Blake told how much she enjoyed assisting to her parents. Ghira seemed indifferent while her mother listened to her carefully and sometimes asked some questions. Finally, Blake told then Adam's proposal about traveling to Vale one weekend. She told them everything they needed to know, including the White Fang High leader's speech about the faunus rally last year. She told them not to worry and begged them to have permission to accompany her mentor.

"No." Said the father after her long speech.

"What? How can you say that, dad?" Complained Blake.

"I'm not letting you go with Taurus to another kingdom. You aren't going out of here."

Blake looked concerned at her mother who felt pity for her naive and curious daughter. Kali touched her husband's arm, trying to change his mind.

"Dear, you have to reconsider it. You would have loved to visit other kingdoms before being a ruler. Now that Blake has the chance you can't deny her to go. Besides, Adam is a responsible man and he will take care of her."

"And I want to see Vale because I heard it's one of the bests. Maybe we could improve Menagerie with some sort of-..."

"If you really want to go, tell Adam to meet me in my office and we will talk about it."

That same afternoon after training with Adam and giving him a friendly advice about her father, both went to the office. Luckily he wasn't occupied with some meeting or guest so they would be in peace. The ruler ordered his daughter to sit with her mentor in the sofas. Blake was extremely nervous although Taurus made her stay calm. He told her to leave the speech to him and everything will be good.

Without any hesitation or short introduction Ghira started asking questions:

"What are you planning to do in Vale?"

"Assist to the High Leader speech and show your daughter the city."

"Why don't you go there with your girlfriend? They are short vacations, after all, right?"

"I don't have a girlfriend, sir. Duty takes priority."

"Do you remember what I said to you the first time we met?"

"If you touch my daughter in any peccaminous way I will make sure that you are expelled from the White Fang and from Menagerie." Ghira's voice sounded in echo in Taurus' mind.

"Yes, I do."

Ghira nodded and after observing the couple of faunus for a while, he finally said:

"Keep that in mind and watch her."

Blake and Adam looked at each other.

"Is that a yes?!" Asked Blake excited.


Adam's hands tightened her waist skin as she trembled.

"It feels like I'm gonna fall from the airship!" Yelled her fearing the meters that were between the plane and the ground.

"I'm holding you, my princess." Whispered Adam in her ear.

Blake finally did the steps that lasted to stand at the edge of the airship and saw Menagerie as small as it was compared with the ocean. She was excited, still couldn't believe that he had her father's permission and anxious extended her hand to touch the skies. The cold air made her pale skin shiver as she saw her kingdom become smaller and smaller.

"And this is just a small fraction of earth in this world…" Said her thinking of the maps she had seen in books of Remnant.

"If you think about it, we are small too. Hard to believe how a decision of one individual can cause wars, hunger, and catastrophes around the entire world."

"It can bring also beautiful things although." Replied Blake.

Music, arts, culture, passion, technologies, medicine… All of that thanks to mankind. Now that she thought about it, she had never seen a human even in photographs.

The couple of faunus sat in the back seats of the plane. John and James were controlling the ship and bringing them to their destiny. Luckily John wasn't drunk today.

"How are humans, Adam?" She asked suddenly.

"They are… like us but without faunus traits."

"I already know that." She giggled. "You know what I meant."

After thinking long and hard about it, he could finally provide an answer that would satisfy his pupil.

"The high classes tend to be more discriminatory but luckily these people are minority although they caused such a conflict weeks ago in the faunus rally." He saw Blake listening closely with her shiny curious eyes sparkling. "The majority are nice and warm, I can assure there is no difference between interacting with human or faunus friends."

With all that said, Blake yawned due to the early morning it was. Hours of a long trip were among them and luckily they would arrive punctually a few hours before the midnight.

"Sleep for a while, Blake, or you will be tired due to the jetlag." Recommended Adam.

He made Blake lay her head on his lap and then put the jacket on her shoulders. Of course, she didn't care but it was embarrassing and that would have caused problems to sleep if it wasn't for Adam's hand stroking gently her hair.


The airship landed on the top of the hotel, that had specially habilitated the parking for planes and helicopters. Blake couldn't help but stare at the city, it was huge, she couldn't see the end of the buildings even from the roof. It was night so it wasn't difficult to appreciate all the city lights. John and James accorded that they would be there in two days to take them back to Menagerie and an employee of the hotel welcomed them.

Blake and Adam went inside the building and entered the elevator with their suitcases and the employee. The cat faunus had never been in one so it was weird for her to be in a 'metal room that went up and down'. Her mentor loved to see her awkward faces and how she closed her eyes when the doors closed and her hands grasped his arm while going down.

Once in the reception, the employee gave them the key to their room and ordered the bellman to carry the luggage to the dormitories. Blake and Adam decided to go out and look for someplace for dinner.

As soon as they got out to the street, snowflakes started falling from the sky. Blake put her hands up until some pieces of snow fell on it. They melted as soon as it perceived her skin's heat. She had never experienced an intense cold weather like the one in Vale and less she had seen snow before.

"Beautiful, right? But it's cold, do you want my gloves?" Offered him, she nodded.

Blake showed him her palms and he put on his big leather black gloves in her small hands. He held one of them and paced until they arrived at the principal street, where shops and restaurants were all over.

"Where do you want to go?"

"I-I don't know, is the food different from Menagerie?" Asked the faunus princess.

"Not at all."

They walked for awhile, the avenue was beautiful, Christmas lights enlightened the street despite that it was just November, a month away. Belladonna's stomach growled and looked uncomfortably blushed to Adam, who was hungry too.

People walked and no one noticed them. She was no longer a princess, she was just a faunus who didn't have any duties and wasn't being judged by the eyes of the citizens. No one could blame her if she held Adam's hand while walking. They would look like a normal couple of faunus who enjoyed each other's company.

Blake came closer to him and slowly reached for his hand. She caressed his palm with the leather of the gloves she borrowed. For a second, Adam glanced at her and tangled his fingers with hers, but none of them stopped the slow walk. After a few minutes, she finally got the courage to wrap her other arm around his and lay her head near his shoulder. He didn't say anything so she remained silent as both searched for someplace to eat.

A place on a corner of a street kept Blake's attention. An old man shopkeeper was cooking noodles and an extense menu showed that he could do anything with noodles. Vegetables, meat, fish...

"Hey, what about the noodle house?" They have g-..."

Blake stepped out of the sidewalk but she forgot that Vale wasn't Menagerie. A car would have run over her if Adam didn't restrain her by the waist and pulled her back to the sidewalk. The vehicle didn't stop, it passed by creating a cold wind that moved their hair as they breathed accelerated. That was too close but not as close as Adam in that moment who had tightened her waist to his warm body.

"Be careful, Blake! What were you thinking?! This isn't Menagerie!"

"I… I'm sorry." Replied her scared.

Then, she buried her face in Adam's jacket and embraced him tightly. He froze but managed to react and petted her head and hair.

"What would I do without you, Adam?"


The next morning Blake woke up earlier than usual. The night and dinner with Adam were relieving, she was a new person. The first she did was take a shower to start the day clean and shiny. She had already an hour until Adam picked her up, so she didn't worry about being late. Once she finished, brushed her hair carefully and wrapped it in a towel, she chose her outfit. A purple and white dress over the knee with little lace details on the end of the sleeves and skirt. Then she looked at her hair wondering if she should wear a crown.

It was royal business, even the High Leader was aware that the faunus princess would assist to the meeting so she had to cause a great impression. Once she ruled the first thing she planned was to improve the communication between the White Fang. They had to make a difference and without support despite all the members the White Fang had, it wouldn't be possible.

She didn't want to distance herself from the other people so she chose instead to tie in a bun her long and wavy hair. For the last, she left the black shoes with a small heel that made her look slightly taller. She didn't work a lot on her makeup, just did the smokey purple cat eye and added some pink blush on her cheeks. She didn't look like a princess at all but didn't care. She felt better that way, without a crown of long and hot dresses that made her sweat. Some curly locks adorned her graceful face, she was done.

When Adam came both went downstairs to the launch. She had to stand him flattering her and the blush on her cheeks burning while he spoke. Neither of them slept a lot, nervous for the speech of the High Leader. They made a quick tour around the city until they arrived at their destination. The meeting was on an old industrial ship. The couple of faunus entered in, they were early so not much people were there yet. A horned man welcomed them.

"Welcome, brothers of the White Fang. May I ask for your names on the list?"

"Blake Belladonna and Adam Taurus." Answered the mentor.

"Alright. Blake Belladonna and… Wait a second, Blake Belladonna?!"

Both nodded.

"High Leader Khan wants to see you." The man closed the notebook with the list and opened the door beside him. "This way, please."

Blake and Adam stared at each other and followed the man. They entered to an enormous room with White Fang flags and a throne where the leader was sitting. She had four guards that were beside her armed to the teeth, protecting her from any threats.

"Adam, you've kept your promise." Sienna got up and walked towards the couple. "You have brought the princess of Menagerie and apprentice."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, High Leader Khan."

Taurus looked amazed at how the women examined at each other. It happened for just a few seconds but it was still funny to watch and see how Sienna kept her eye on Blake's hair and eyes and she stared mesmerized at her skin tone with tiger stripes not before looking at her clothes.

"I've heard a lot of rumors about you. I find remarkable and admirable that the princess wants to learn to fight and collaborate in our cause." Said Khan still glancing from the feet to the top at Blake.

"We can't ignore our race, as a figure of power and responsibility It's my duty to do the best to help our people."

Sienna smirked softly, her words were not as innocent and inexperienced as her age could tell. She nodded in agreement and put his eyes on Adam.

"It's been awhile since your last cultural visit, but I see you have been occupied taking care of the princess. The other tenants must be waiting for you in the conference room."

Sienna and Adam seemed to have their way back, thought Blake. She talked to him with confidence and trust, as if they knew each other for a long time. Despite the day Belladonna met Adam and the decoration party, she had never seen Adam working as an active member of the White Fang. Of course, he spent his mornings on the Menagerie headquarter training or doing whatever White Fang members did in. But his work training her must have occupied a lot of time and as a consequence, he must have left some tasks to do inside the organization.

"I'd prefer to stay with Blake and keep an eye on her. His father asked me to."

Well, it wasn't completely true. Her father hadn't been specific about him working as her bodyguard, he just told him to keep an eye on her.

"There is no problem, also I'd like Blake to stand with me on the podium. There's no need to give a speech but your presence would be appreciated. Most of the faunus of the human kingdoms don't know you, majesty."

The princess of Menagerie nodded, agreeing.


After a long and intense speech and saying goodbye to Sienna Khan, the couple of faunus got out from the headquarter of the White Fang. Belladonna was really surprised and she didn't even know if it was a good or a bad thing. Sienna talked about vengeance, fear, and violence. Tese kind of topics were not on Menagerie's White Fang headquarter. it felt weird, she was expecting another thing but also she had never seen humans before so she didn't know how racism was. She could understand the faunus but she hadn't lived the same experience as them on Menagerie. Living in the Faunus kingdom was very different than living in a Human kingdom.

"So, what do you think about Sienna?" Asked Adam noticing the uncomfortable silence and Blake's strange attitude.

"Aren't her philosophies a little bit…" Blake searched for the appropriate word "...extreme?"

"I understand why would you think that. After all, you have always lived in your bubble in Menagerie. You hadn't experienced racism and had always been praised…" Adam stopped when he saw the princess' disgust face.

"Of course, I'm a pampered and spoiled child and I don't know anything about the true world." Taurus didn't deny it but kept silent, he knew the princess struggles well and he wouldn't judge her. "My destiny had been determined just for my blood, even before I was born. It's not the life I chose."

"Would you rather live in poor conditions than in the comfort of your manor as a ruler of the faunus kingdom?"

Of course not, but she wouldn't tell him. Everything had its consequences.

"There are some things that are not worth the price to pay."

Taurus didn't comprehend exactly what he meant, but the sadness in her eyes showed that it was something important. He would push her to tell him.


Hope you liked this chapter's cameo: Sienna Khan.

Next chapter we will also have other cameos and it will be the climax of the story.

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