Love Letters
By: yume-chan29

Standard disclaimers apply.

Dedicated to: All authors and authoresses that have contributed a story to the Rath/Cesia fandom!

Chapter 1: Love Unheard Of

The door to Cesia's bedchambers opened with a slight squeak. A beam of light filtered into the room's dark depths as a head of ebony peaked in. He grinned mischievously.

The room was empty just as he had hoped it would be.

Creeping in cautiously in case he had thought wrong, the Dragon Knight of Fire flipped the nearby light switch and took in his surroundings.

Black and purple ornamented nearly every inch of the room's walls. Carpeted lavender floor, black laced lamps, violet beddings, raven edged dresser, etc. was all Rath could see.

His room was similar, he noted, except for two factors.

One, instead of purple, the Yokai slayer stuck with a blood-hued red.

And two, this was a girl's room. Girl as in frill, lace, an excessive amount of pillows, stuffed animals, and a full-length mirror were promised. Cesia's room didn't prove him wrong, he thought examining the bedroom further as he had already put some distance between himself and her closed door.

Rath snuck over to her dark-themed side tables and began searching the contents of every drawer he could find. Frustration set onto his face when he could not locate just what he was looking for: the reason to which, no doubt, he was in a girl's room in the first place.

"Damn it! She's a wind WITCH for crying out loud!" He whispered harshly to no one in particular. "She HAS to have a spell book in her room somewhere!"

A spell book, damn it.

Lykouleon's damn kingdom for a spell book!

He turned over to her black edged desk and began to check the various file boxes she used to keep organized. He flipped through a few of her documents and books. He sighed heavily due to his lack of success. Why did Cesia have to so expertly hide her magic books?

It wasn't as if he was trying to steal it. He wasn't Thatz, after all.

He merely wished to borrow it.

To pull some pranks on a couple of unknowing Dragon Tribe.

That was it. Some purely innocent fun to ease his boredom while at the stupid Dragon Castle.

Was that really too much to ask?

Finally, Rath came to a wide drawer attached at the desk's side. Opening it, the Pyro Knight continued on his search for the book of enchantments he was sure that Cesia kept hidden somewhere.

Ugh.

All the demon hunter could find contained within were more documents, stationery, pens, ribbon, a love letter, a needle and thread, an empty composition book, a--….

Wait. Love letter…?

Scarlet eyes widened. He scanned the drawer yet again.

Sure enough, there it was. The envelope was clean and white, engraved with curves and swirls at its edges. The letter's seal was a traditional heart shaped emblem, a cherry-red shape bordered with white frill. On the back in neat calligraphy were the words, "To my one true love…" A typical correspondence of romance.

It piqued his interest ten-fold. The spell book plan was long forgotten.

Hands shaking slightly and heart beating quicker, Rath opened Cesia's letter with as much caution and precision as he could manage in his nervous state of mind.

He blinked as his mind processed the thought.

Nervous? Why the hell did he have to be nervous? It wasn't as if the letter was addressed to him anyway, only assuming, of course, that it was Cesia who had written it. And, besides…who even cared if the letter was NOT meant for him .It wasn't as if he wanted that.

Hell, no. No WAY. Period.

Somewhere in his heart, a tiny voice disagreed. Rath brushed it away.

He pulled out the parchment from its envelope softly so that no wrinkles could penetrate the paper's weak state of matter. Finally, unfolding it, he read.

To my one true love…

Whose soft golden eyes shine like the sun, always bright and teeming with the love of life.

Whose strands of wavy ebony that only enhance your already goddess-like beauty, have my fingers itching to run through.

Whose perfect nose and fair complexion is all I'd like to wake up to everyday.

Whose sensual lips that form an enchanting smile, make me want to kiss you senseless.

Whose melodic laugh makes me grin, whose graceful hands call for me to grasp in mine.

Whose intelligence, bravery, and love had inspired me: gave me the courage to write such a letter.

That encouraged me to say this: I'll love you and only you eternally with all my heart.

Yours truly,

Love The Dragon Knight read and re-read the letter again to make sure he wasn't just seeing things. To make sure what he'd just read was actually written on the parchment he was holding.

Golden eyes?

Wavy, ebony hair?

In Cesia's room?

Rath laid the evidence in his mind's eye, putting pieces together so that the anonymous letter made sense.

The sheet of words he held in his hands was definitely a proclamation of love and desire. Love and desire from an unidentified someone whom Rath had no idea about. Love and desire that Rath had absolutely nothing to do with. Love and desire directed toward CESIA.

Strong hands shook slightly with rage. The Dragon Knight of Fire slowly placed the…disgusting letter back into its original spot: In its hideous envelope and back into Cesia's only desk drawer. Swift and silent, the demon hunter left the wind sorceress's room, an expression of murderous intent etching his dark features.

end chapter 1--

A/N: Hey guys! So, what did you think of the first chapter of "Love Letters"? Cliche title, I know. But bear with me. I'm new at being an authoress. Well, I'd just like to note a couple of things so that perhaps my first piece of writing won't seem as horrible:

1) I have no idea where on the DK timeline this will take place on. Anywhere, I guess, where Rath-kun and Cesia-chan have already established some sort of deep emotion for each other. ;)

2) I apologize for any OOC moments you feel my story contains. Jealous Rath's character is hard to peg!

3) Sorry for any grammatical errors you've come across. I've yet to find my beta-reader!

4) I love R/C (if you already hadn't guessed in my dedication ). Usually, drama, angst, suicide, and other dark topics as such theme R/C stories. I love each of them to death! But I figured the R/C fandom needed a slight change of pace. So basically, my story will focus more on light-hearted fluff rather than the usual drama.

So, please! Review! And be gentle, onegai!