A/N: woah okay 2o thii2 ii2 a total fuck up wiith my part. *bow2 repeatedly* ii'm 2o 2orry! ii'm 2o 2orry! ii'm 2oooo 2orry. ii feel liike ii'm wor2e than Hu22iie! Now ii have two treat you guy2 two an extra long chapter. okay. ii really need two get thii2 thiing 2tarted.
Sollux's POV:
So this is almost awkward of life. Being named prince once more has a few perks like I don't have to clean out the stables anymore since I'm technically a guest at the Kingdom's Castle. We'll all though I could swear that Karkat is fucking avoiding me like the fucking plague. It's so fucking obvious that is what he's doing. He could never be sneaky with anything. A year to convince my father that I do not need to marry someone. War isn't exactly the most peaceful way to make a wider kingdom but dammit if that's how I'm going to prove I can be an awesome king then fuck all peace and let blood shed.
One year, one year. I will not let my dad get in the way of living my life. I've already given up half of my life running and hiding, I'm going to stand up and prove to him I am a fitted future king that needs no help from a marriage to make it to the top. Of course this would mean war that is why I have to gather allies, and what better way to get allies than starting from Karkat. I have seen the other allies of the Kingdom of Blood and if I've done my research right it would be a mighty army. The Kingdom of Blood's allies are The Kingdom of Wild, The Kingdom of Justice, and The Kingdom of Hearth. Which means that The Kingdom of Blood can reel in some allies of allies. The Kingdom of Wild has a deep allies treaty with The Kingdom of Strength, which has strong armies indeed. The Kingdom of Justice has a tipping sort of alliance with The Kingdom of Luck. The Kingdom of Hearth has a restricting power over The Kingdom of Honk as to which they would be force to fight. The Kingdom of Honk had taken over the Kingdom of Courage long, long ago so this does mean that there is another set of army there. This would leave the Kingdom of Technology's alliance besides The Kingdom of Blood which would be...The Kingdom of The Whispered Dead. I haven't seen Aradia in years. I wonder if she is doing well.
What am I thinking of? That is only if things go wrong. What do I always think of the negatives first? Why can't I just assume positive...but that would be stupid to not think of the pros and cons of refusing a marriage proposal from the most powerful kingdom throughout the lands. Not to mention that no one has ever even seen a Kingdom on the other side of the world. There is rumored to be 4 sleeping Kingdoms that no one actually dares to discover. For now that would be 10 armies. Of course The Kingdom of Sea would be the 2nd powerful kingdom and they are in alliance with The Kingdom of Power.
If only there was such a thing as the 4 strong sleeping kingdoms. Who exactly would they side with in a war like this? It would be chaos in the world.
The legend of The Four Sleeping Kingdoms is a story, maybe even a fairytale, that dates back longer than my own father's father. There was once told to be kingdoms on the other side of our world that were huge and vibrant. Our kingdoms that we stand at today would be able to see those kingdoms. Their people were to be peaceful and vibrant. The Four Kingdoms were in alliance, they were strong together. The tale is told that the four kingdoms being: The Kingdom of Leading, The Kingdom of Ironic, The Kingdom of Adventure, and The Kingdom of Wine. There was a beautiful princess who was the heir of The Kingdom of Leading, she was a sweet, caring young lady who wanted nothing more than to rule over her subjects fairly. She had been told she would meet with a prince, the prince of Adventure, that she would wed to this prince to improve the fait of her kingdom. She proudly accepted the proposal in sake of her future kingdom. When the boy and girl met, they instantly connected. They grew fond of each other as they would spend their visits side by side talking the night away till they slept. The princess's heart was swayed by the prince's daring charms and sense of spirit. She had fallen for the prince and with time counted the days till their 16th birthday where they would wed and unite their kingdoms. She came curious as to what the boy felt for her so she wrote to him about the subject. She had waited for a letter that seemed to never come. When she did her heart sunk as the letter read that the boy had no feelings for her in that way. That he was to wed her not for love or for friendship but for the sake of his kingdom. The girl was in tears as she laid in bed weeping her heart out. She was bothered from her sobbing to find a fairy godmother by her bed. The fairy godmother offered her a wish for her sorrows, and the princess wished she didn't have to worry about anything anymore. The fairy godmother heard her wish and told the girl to sleep, she told her that when she wakes it would be her wedding day where she would be dressed into a beautiful gown and the rest would be waiting for her at the wedding ceremony. If only she knew that the fairy godmother was no fairy godmother of hers. The princess woke the next day in a beautiful gown just like her fairy godmother said she would be in, her hair all done in beautiful curls and her shoes bright and white. Her heart fluttered at the sight, so she rushed to the ceremony room where her wedding was to be held but she saw no one there. Her fairy godmother appeared and she asked her fairy godmother on what was this all about. The fairy godmother pointed to the window of the room. The princess peered out the window and gasped as to the sight of it all. There stood a burning kingdom in flames and chaos. She turned to the fairy who was grinning at the gruesome brawl between all four kingdoms. She demanded to know what was going on to which the fairy godmother said she only gave her what she wished for. With no kingdom to rule she would not have to marry a prince who did not love her, and as she wished she would not have to worry about her feeling a prince who was no longer alive. The princess could not believe her eyes as she locked her sights on the prince she loved, he lay on the ground in the battle field not moving or breathing at all. She fell to the ground and her rage began to flow as she looked up at the gruesome fairy godmother who laughed at the war that had begun. The princess cursed on the name of the land that she would avenge him and her burning kingdom. Lost in a battle between a god mother who cursed the land in a frozen state of dream and sleep, she his away the four kingdoms that no one could find them even herself. To which she swore she'd rule over the lands herself. The god mother was said to be a queen from the now existing kingdoms who wanted the power of all the lands. Till this day no one knows who this fairy godmother was and no one has been able to find the Four Hidden Kingdoms. There is a prophecy that the bloodline of the kingdoms could only find the hidden lands, there is to be 4 heirs who will open the kingdoms once more.
This is all a story though, like there is really four unknown kingdoms out there that have 4 heirs waiting for them. I'm pretty sure they also said the fairy godmother was the one who switched the letters as well. The story has a lot of details to it and I just know some basics of it, besides it's been a long time since I've heard that story. Maybe I can just be that prince and die on the battle field so I don't have to put up with wedding bullshit. Who gives a shit about marriage and kingdoms? This is totally.." lame...what the hell am ii thiinkiing of now a day2. ii need two thiink of a way two conviince my dad that ii don't need two marry that giirl..." As if that is easier than war. Why is that when I need someone to talk to, there is no one there but me?" kk...ii wonder what he'2 doiing..." " IT'S WEIRD THAT YOU TALK TO YOURSELF ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE FUCKER." I sat right up and was faced with a very pouty prince." I DON'T CARE HOW AWKWARD AS FUCK THIS GOING TO SOUND BUT I NEED TO TELL SOME OF MY BULLSHIT TO SOMEONE AND YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO SO SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP." How polite of this asshole to just show up and ask for an ear. This is bullshit altogether. Whatever let's see what this asshole has to say about his 'OH SO HARD DAY'. It can't be worse than listening to my thoughts, I probably would have just talked in my head till I gave myself a headache then fallen asleep.
"OKAY SO MY DAD SAYS I SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO MARRY SOMEONE AND IT'S LIKE I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE SO WHO THE HELL COULD I MARRY? I KNOW THIS ISN'T EXACTLY YOUR FORTE BUT LIKE AT LEAST YOU'D BE TELLING ME ADVICE TO SCREW AROUND WITH MY LIFE AND NOT YOUR OWN. ANYWAY THERE IS NO ONE I WANT TO MARRY AND IT'S SO STUPIDLY ANNOYING HOW KANKRI RANTS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. I'VE MET I FEW PRINCESS BUT THEY'RE ALL SO FUCKASSES WITH SOME WEIRD LUGGAGE, THEY MAKE OKAY FRIENDS BUT BEING MARRIED TO ONE IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I WANT. WHY CAN'T I FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ME BEST AND CAN HANDLE MY BULLSHIT AND I DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE THEIRS YOU KNOW? IT'S LIKE THAT WOULD BE FUCKING PERFECT IF THAT WAS REAL." He really is spoiled but he does make a tempted offer of what anyone wants but if only this fucknut understood that it takes two to be a relationship or marriage, well at least the marriage he wants. He can't just pour his shit on other people but he's done it to you countless of time and your fine. Then again you are more like use to his shit by now." WELL IS IT ME OR DO YOU WISH THAT TOO? TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH NO WORRIES WHERE YOU CAN JUST LAY BACK WITH THEM AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING?" You both lay back at the same time and sigh in unison. If only we could live in fairytales. If only fairytales lived in real life. There would be so much more peace than anything in the real world.
I don't know when I fell asleep but when I did it was dark out and I was in my PJ's. I know I was in my PJ's when I was in my room so that explains that. I tried to sit up but feel a pressure onto of my arm, someone was using my arm as a pillow but I couldn't really see who. Of course it's a stupid idea to fall back to sleep when there is a stranger sleeping on you but damn I'm so freakin tired at the moment, I swear I could've heard the other mumble my name. I was drifted into sleep once more.