Love, Royalty, and Magic

Part 1: Royal Engagement

I don't own CCS. That means any characters in the show. I do, however, own the plot of the story and the story.

I always wanted to do a fairy tale type fic, so I figured why not? So, here it is. But, first, some background information.

Sakura- maid; loves Yue
Yue- servant; loves Sakura
Fujitaka- king; father of Syaoran; husband of Nadeshiko
Nadeshiko- queen; mother of Syaoran; wife of Fujitaka
Syaoran- prince; loves Sakura; engaged to Meiling
Meiling- princess; engaged to Syaoran; cousin of Eriol
Eriol- prince; cousin of Meiling and Toya
Kero- guardian; advised by Tomoyo
Tomoyo- maid; Sakura's best friend; advises Kero
Ruby Moon- Eriol's guardian; loves Toya
Spinel Sun- Eriol's guardian
I hope that's not too confusing. I still have more characters! By the way, I'm introducing them in the chapters they are first mentioned. They don't even have to be in it, they can just be mentioned.


Far away in a huge castle, there lived a very rich king and queen. They had a son, Syaoran, and many servants. Syaoran liked to tease the maids, especially Sakura.
Sakura, however, did not love him and had her eye on another of the servants. His name was Yue. Yue also had his eye on Sakura. The two would not admit their feelings to each other.
"It's so obvious how they feel," Tomoyo, Sakura's best friend, whispered to Kero, the family protector.
"Yes, but Prince Syaoran also likes Sakura. We need someone to take Syaoran's eyes off of Sakura. She and Yue are meant to be."
"What about the Princess of the next kingdom?"
"Princess Meiling?"
"Yes."
Kero smiled. "It might work."
The two started working on their plan. Tomoyo came up with the solutions to their problems, and Kero persuaded King Fujitaka and Queen Nadeshiko to engage Prince Syaoran to Princess Meiling.
One day, while Yue and Sakura were cleaning the castle, three figures walked inside. It was Prince Eriol and his protectors, Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun.
"Hello. Where is Prince Syaoran?" Prince Eriol asked.
"He is in his study, which is down the hall, last room on the left," Sakura answered.
"Thank you," he replied and walked off, Ruby and Spinel following.
Prince Syaoran was reading a book on fairy tales when Prince Eriol entered. "Hello, Prince Eriol. What brings you here?"
"Your engagement to my cousin, Princess Meiling," he replied simply.
"Excuse me?" Prince Syaoran asked. "I'm not engaged to your cousin."
"It has been arranged by your mother and father and my aunt and uncle."
"Would you excuse me?"
"Of course."
Syaoran walked to the ball room, where his mother and father were preparing a ball.
"Mother, Father, Prince Eriol just told me I'm engaged to his cousin, Princess Meiling. Care to explain?"
Queen Nadeshiko was the one to reply. "We feel that you should have someone to be your wife now, so that the two of you can get used to being with each other."
King Fujitaka explained some more. "Your mother is right, and the two kingdoms will be very powerful when combined."
"I do not love her. I love someone else," Prince Syaoran almost pleaded.
"Is she a princess?" Queen Nadeshiko asked.
"No."
"Then, you can not marry her," King Fujitaka told him. "A prince can only marry a princess. That way, we get more land and build a strong monarchy. Now, son, go and think of how you're going to run your monarchy."
"Tell Prince Eriol your father and I said hello," Queen Nadeshiko told him.
With a sigh, Prince Syaoran walked back towards his study. On the way, he saw his beloved Sakura. He also saw him. 'Yue,' he thought. 'Why does Yue have to always be so close to MY cherry blossom? If only I could get rid of him.'
Prince Eriol walked up to Prince Syaoran. "So, cousin-in-law, what do you say to a drink?"
"Sure."
"Don't worry, my cousin is a fine girl. Just don't make her angry, then she'll hurt you. If you EVER hurt her, I will come to this castle and beat you myself."
"I wouldn't dare do anything to hurt your cousin."
"Good. Those are the words I like to hear."
The two princes walked to the wine room. Prince Eriol poured the wine into two glass goblets. "To your engagement to my cousin."
"Here, here." The two had their wine.
"When will I meet your cousin?"
"At the ball in two nights. The only people with her will be some guards."
Prince Syaoran stayed quiet for a while. Prince Eriol could sense something was wrong. Then, he remembered seeing Prince Syaoran looking at that maid.
"So, who was the maid I saw you looking at?"
Prince Syaoran blushed. "She's just one of the maids."
"If she's just a maid, then why are you blushing?"
"She is a fair maid and has her eyes on me," he lied. 'How can I explain to Prince Eriol, my future cousin-in-law that I love someone other than his cousin, never mind a maid?'
"Why would you blush if you do not love her?"
Prince Syaoran tensed.
'Gotcha,' Prince Eriol thought.
"I- She could be problematic."
"Prince Syaoran, if you love her, just tell me."
"I do. I love her. Yet, she's a maid. I'm not allowed to love her."
"Don't worry about it. You will see my cousin in two nights and Cupid's arrow will hit you as soon as you lay your eyes on her."
Prince Syaoran smiled. "You're right. It's a false love, anyway. I'm a prince. How could I, no, why would I WANT to fall in love with a maid?"
Prince Eriol smiled. "Precisely."
"Prince Eriol?"
"Yes, Ruby Moon?"
"It is time for us to take our leave."
"Well, I'd best be going now. Until we meet again, Prince Syaoran, sayonara."
"Sayonara, Prince Eriol. Arigato for your advice."
Prince Eriol just nodded his to Prince Syaoran and left with Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun.
On his way out, he glanced into all the rooms. In one of them, he saw the maid who held Syaoran's eyes. 'You'd better not get in the way of my cousin's marriage to Prince Syaoran,' he thought while looking at her.
He also noticed something odd. There was a servant with her and she was blushing while looking at him. He saw the servant turn to look at her and he was blushing as well. The man got close to Prince Syaoran's precious maid and, the two of them were blushing furiously. The man took the woman's chin in his hand and placed a tender kiss on her lips. The woman put up no resistance.
Prince Eriol smiled. 'Now, Prince Syaoran will have no choice but to love my cousin.'
His guardians at his side, Prince Eriol walked out of the castle.

What's going to happen when Prince Syaoran finds out about Yue and Sakura?
Will Prince Eriol keep what he saw a secret?
Why did Yue make such a courageous first move?
Find out in Part 2!
Japanese phrases used:
Sayonara- Good-bye
Arigato- Thank you
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