Familiar of zero:a queen's knight.

Disclaimer: I do not own familiar of zero or any of it's characters.

This is a Saito x Henrietta story and takes place after just before the wedding scene and the story will continue from there.

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Chapter 9:The queen's tournament.

Saito had been doing train out of pure boredom for over 2 weeks and soon it was the princess' birthday. He wanted to get her something incredible, something that would prove his loyalty to her. He went to the Des Ornieres town market to find a present, but nothing seemed to fit what he wanted. Then he saw it.

It was a poster, the queen's tournament, a test of strength. It was a fighting tournament that used fake weapons to prevent death, which was untraditional but it was more than likely what the princess wanted as she hate fighting and death. Saito was thinking about entering, but if he did with out asking his girlfriend first she would surely kill him (metaphorically that is.) so he returned to the manor and waited for Henrietta.

Saito had been waiting a few hours and out of waiting and after and finished all of his duties for the day he decide to go train. He had been train for half an hour when during his round-house slash he saw Henrietta. He finished his combo before he place the sword in the ground and ran over to the princess. He picked her up in a embrace and spun around in circles. "you know if you fought like that in the tournament you would surely win" Henrietta said as she broke from the embrace.

Saito could help but laugh. "I was going to ask about that but it seem you want me to enter." saito said once he finished laughing.

"well of course I do, I don't want to spend my birthday with some old retied creep, you did know the winner get to spend the rest of the day and if I want the night with me." Henrietta said confused that Saito didn't know that.

"well if you put it like that I will have to win." saito said with a smile. "but seeing it'll be fake weapons, both Derf and my powers as Gandálfr won't work so I'll have to use pure skill."

"you better win... for me" Henrietta said with a smile.

"anything for you" saito said before give Henrietta a deep and passionate kiss. Once the kiss broke the couple made their way back to the manor.

Des Ornieres manor.

"hey Saito seeing as your competing do you want to stay at the castle. It'll be a waste of time to leave on the day of the event and be worn out when you arrive." Henrietta asked.

"is this you trying to get me back in your bed for a few days or are you just trying to give me more of an advantage." saito asked.

Henrietta face went bright red as she said he answer. "can I say both."

saito smiled trying not to laugh. "yes of course you can. Now let me go get my things." saito said leaving Henrietta in the grand hall.

The carriage.

Saito broke from their second kiss. "why is it this feels so natural." saito said going in for a third kiss. Their tongues danced for a bit then Henrietta broke the kiss to speak.

"I don't know but I love it, I hate to say it feels more natural with you than it did with Wales." Henrietta said before entering a third fourth kiss. Their tongues danced, and fighting for dominance and then saito took it a step further. He brought his hand lower, running it down her back until it got to her waist. Once there he pulled her closer until she was partially on his lap. Suddenly the carriage bumped and forcefully breaking their kiss.

"I think that our que to stop" saito said jokily

Henrietta pouted and said "we don't have to I mean I kind of like it."

Saito smiled and said "what ever you say princess."

then the couple just started kissing until they reached the castle. When they had to stop but they did hold hands all the way to the castle.

2 days later. The day of the tournament.

"here's your birthday kiss" saito said kiss Henrietta as they woke up.

"my birthday is tomorrow you know." Henrietta exclaimed.

"yeah I know but I might be able to see you tomorrow though." saito then said a bit saddened.

"you'll win, you better win that's and order from your queen." Henrietta said with a smile at a sorry excuse for a joke.

"very funny but I will try my hardest for queen." saito said with a smile.

The tournament.

"ladies and gentlemen. Nobles of all ages. Welcome to this year Queens birthday tournament. Today fights will be filled with pain and lots of bruising." the announcer of the tournament. Said loudly (as they did microphones like in Japan.) "the first fight will between the most wonderful noble, a powerful knight of the griffin squad. It's Jason the winded. And his rival in today first fight for the queen's heart. It's the commoner turn knight (the fact that saito was called a commoner anger the Henrietta) it's the so called saviour of Halkeginia, the slayer of the Ancient dragon. It's Saito Hiriaga." the announcer finished before the audience both cheer or booed one of the two fighters. People mostly favoured Jason, but Saito could see he was better at being cocky than he was at fighting as he accepted all the praise. Saito could help but smile at this fact.

"what you smiling at pipsqueak." Jason asked in a cocky tone. "oh I get it your happy you get to fight such a great warrior like my self." saito said nothing and only smiled.

Then the announcer spoke " the fight will begin in three...two...one...fight" the the opponents charged at one another and the fight had began.