Here, have some more Kyoru because these guys have my soul

Someone on tumblr requested this with the prompt "Oh no, I think I may be falling in love" and I figured since that's basically just what canon is like, I'd write a monarchy AU because I adore monarchy AUs, haha

I should note, this is the anime-friendly version. I may eventually write a longer piece in this AU in which I have manga spoilers.

Kyo coughed and crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall outside Lady Honda's quarters. He'd been tasked to escort her to dinner after she had finished settling in.

He grit his teeth. She was brought here for Yuki to get to know, why wasn't that damned prince escorting her himself! And if he was gonna make one of his aides do it for him, why not that butthead Hatsuharu? He never complained about the shit Yuki made them do, almost like he liked his job!

"Um, uh..." Kyo turned to see that Lady Honda was in her doorway, looking flustered and red-faced and cute. "I'm ready for dinner, Sir Knight."

Hold on, cute? He never paid attention to whether women were cute or not. But in her long pink evening gown, with ruffles and bows as accents, a flush to match the color of her dress, and her hair pulled up into a simple but elegant ponytail, she really did.

He coughed into his sleeve. "Of course, all right, let's go."

"Are you sick? You shouldn't be working if you are, Sir Knight!" She asked, suddenly concerned.

"Huh?"

"You coughed! Are you okay?"

He had been coughing, hadn't he? "I mean, I guess I've been feeling a little under the weather, but it's nothing serious!"

"Oh please, Sir Knight, go rest if you need it, I don't need an escort!" she insisted frantically. Kyo frowned. Why was she so worried over a cold?

"I'm fine, I don't need to rest! I'm not gonna be so weak that I fall from a simple cough!" Kyo yelled.

Lady Honda winced and bit her lip before dropping her head and looking to the ground. "I'm sorry, Sir Knight..."

Kyo groaned, hating that he'd been so brash. "Ugh, okay, listen, you don't need to apologize. I'm the one that yelled. I'll make sure to take care of myself. I'll go sleep after I've taken you to dinner, okay?"

"Oh, uh, yes!"

"And please, Lady Honda, enough with the 'Sir Knight' crap. The name is Kyo," he smiled.

"Sir Kyo...?" she tested the name out on her tongue.

"Please, just Kyo. I hate formalities."

Lady Honda nodded. "Kyo, okay. It's very nice to meet you, Kyo!" His name had never sounded so wonderful before hearing it from her lips. "And I'm Tohru! If I can't call you 'Sir', you can't call me 'Lady'!" she grinned.

Kyo laughed heartily. "Of course, Tohru." He liked how it felt to say her name. He deigned to say it as much as possible from that moment on.

"Are we ready to go then, Kyo?"

His eyes widened and his cheeks brightened to match his hair. The grin on her face, the flush on her cheeks, the brightness of her eyes while she uttered his name again...

His heart pounded in his chest.

Oh no, I think I may be falling in love...

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