Hi hi!
You know, the farther I go on with this story, the more it kinda feels like a demonic Beauty and the Beast story.
Who knows, maybe I'll add in a little musical when all of her stuff comes to life, because why the hell not?
Amy: You know, I've seen you create a lot of weird stuff, but that is definitely going to make it to the list of the oddest of the odd.
Me: Shut up and fight me, Amy.
Amy: Any day, any stage.
Erin: Ha, you make it sound like you can actually do a throw down. Hilarious.
Amy: At least I know how to fight, all you do is panic and start throwing fireballs.
Erin: It's better then pretending to be Katara over there in your corner.
Me: See, this is why I stopped inviting you two over, it always begins and ends with the two of you and your trash talk.
Amy: It's better then "Look, I'm emo and I can control shadows. Oh, and I hear voices in my head".
Lilith:...
Amy: At least we're good fun.
Erin: Only difference between the two of us is that one of us is good to have around, the other is kinda what's left.
Amy: Exactly. And being how I came first, you must be what's left.
Erin: No worries, at least the mistakes were corrected and learned from you; so thanks, I guess.
Me: I'm done, both of you shut up, I've stalled this chapter for long enough.
ONWARDS!
Finally finding her room, Kuro flopped onto the bed, mentally taxed.
Once she left that meeting, it was like a hot spike being removed. She didn't realize how much tension she was under until it was removed.
But, now that she was here, she could enjoy some sweet relaxing silence-
Kuro jumped when the door was slammed open, only to groan. So much for some sweet relaxation time.
She sat up, rubbing her eyes, only to jump back a bit, startled. Corvus stood there, looking fairly very drained and disoriented, "Hey, you okay?"
Corvus didn't answer, only moving to sit down next to her on the bed, silent.
"Okay, while the silence is nice, you don't look too good." Kuro went on, seeing what she needed to do to elicit any sort of response, "Do you want me to call in a nurse? Get you some Amarix, or a drink? I don't know what you royals need to feel better...I know, want me to get some sort of child blood sacrifice for ya?"
Corvus was silent for a bit longer, Kuro close to speaking up once more, only to have him murmur, "I am fine...Just thinking."
"You positive, Prince bird brain?" Kuro asked, masking her concern by acting stupid, poking the side of his head, "I don't remember everything after the explosion, but I know that a ticker has some bad side effects on a demon."
"And it hasn't affected you?" Corvus asked. Kuro nearly laughed, he almost sounded worried.
"Nah, I know what to do and how to avoid it best I can." Kuro sighed, shaking her head, "They fill and power those things with holy water. Nasty stuff. And then, if that's not bad enough, they go on and add a whole lot of other things to go ahead and weaponize it more, as if scarred and blistered skin wasn't bad enough."
When Corvus didn't speak, Kuro was tempted to go on, only to stop. She was no Master of the Corvus or anything, she didn't know every little thing about the guy, but even then, she could tell when something was wrong.
And boy howdy was something very wrong at the given moment.
For as much of a self-absorbed prick as he could be, Kuro couldn't help but feel a bit concerned and almost sorry for him. He could be an ass at times, there was no doubt about it, but he also seemed to be trying in his own way. Not to mention that he was slowly becoming a bit more...open? She didn't know, relationships were a first, forced relationships being something she hoped that she'd never have to touch.
His eyes looked tired, but more emotionally and mentally than physically. He kept pulling at his fingers in the same fashion as she twisted her ring, as if he was also unsure where his hands should go. Even his expression seemed to be at odds with itself, his mouth the same straight line as Shax while his eyebrows were pushed together almost angrily like Vale.
...And now she couldn't get the picture of their face fusion out of her head.
Finally, he said something, his sudden voice nearly making Kuro jump, "Are you free at the moment?"
"Well, technically no, but I gotta say, a castle for a prison isn't a bad setup." Kuro said, almost sadistically. She waited for him to ignore her comment and go on, as he normally would have, only to become even more confused when she saw him cringe, just a tiny bit, as if uncomfortable with her response.
Jeez, maybe that ticker really did a number on him.
The two sat there in silence, every passing second slowly but surely becoming a bit too much for Kuro. Usually it was awkward, but at least she'd have something to concentrate on, like constantly trying to dodge Corvus' "affection". Finally, it became a bit too much.
"...Look...I'm super tired, and it's kinda late." Kuro murmured, making her yawn look as big and obvious as demonly possible, "I'm gonna get some shut eye."
"Yes, of course." Corvus murmured, as Kuro crawled back under the blankets, making herself comfortable, "Goodnight."
"Night." Kuro yawned, trying to lull herself back into that tired-sleepy trance she was in earlier.
She slowly but surely got there, with one thought on her mind right before she went to sleep.
He wasn't trying to hold her.
...What was wrong with the guy?
She was woken up not be what felt like forced cuddling, but rather a gentle yet firm shake, "Kit-erm, Kuro?"
Kuro mumbled something, she herself wasn't too sure, but she assumed it was something along the lines of either "What?" or "Fuck off, I'm trying to sleep".
Finally, when she did roll over and open her eyes, Corvus still in bed next to her, looking off out the window. Now it was even harder for her to read what he was thinking.
It was as if a night's worth of sleep did little to nothing to help him. He looked just as, for lack of better word, jumpy. His eyes were the only thing that held place, as his fingers fiddled with each other.
He was an almost completely different person.
And that realization was slowly getting to her.
Finally, Kuro sat up, rubbing her eyes as she yawned, "Good morning?" She tried. It really unsettled her, she'd dealt with a lot of demons that had to be silenced and ended up being jumpy like this.
You couldn't tell what they were planning, like a cornered animal. One moment, they could snap, no pattern, no logic.
Kuro really hoped that Corvus wasn't that kind of nervous.
"Good morning." Corvus murmured, giving her a small smile, before rising up off the bed. For a second there, he almost looked like his old self, shit-eating smile, that sort of "I-wonder-what-I-can-get-out-of-you" twinkle in his eyes.
The two sat there, Kuro wondering if she'd have to make up some bullshit excuse to get her out of this, only to have Corvus clear his throat, "I know that it seems a bit rushed, and I had meant to ask you last night, but you were sleepy."
"Guilty." Kuro added, waiting for him to ask. Even if he was out of it, his tone and his body language suggested that he wanted something, but the way that he kept pulling at his fingers made it obvious that he was agitated, almost like he was...ashamed of something.
"I was wondering...If you're free...Would it be alright for me to take you out?"
Kuro did what she could not to look too baffled, "...Like a date?"
"Like a date."
She felt as if dating PTSD was settling in, ready to turn him down, only to get another good look at him. He just looked so pathetic, and that was putting it kindly. It was like trying to say no to a begging dog.
"...I don't see why not. Where?"
"I, umm, can't tell you that."
"...Oh."
She hated the uncomfortable reticence that seemed so fond of the two as of late, the both of them unable to look each other in the eye, before Corvus suddenly stood. For once, Kuro noticed, he had a shirt and a pair of shorts on, "I'll be off to make sure that preparations are ready. Would you be okay with leaving within the next hour?"
Kuro nodded, silently sliding out of the bed while Corvus walked over to the door of the room, disappearing behind it.
An hour or so to herself once meant that she had an hour more to sleep. One more hour to just be a lazy lump of cat demon, and nothing more.
It almost scared her how her autopilot had changed from slumping back into bed to actually getting up and getting ready for the day.
It was only now she realized that she'd taken a huge jump. Usually she'd never wake up before the sun got up, and even than she'd wait in bed or whatever she fell asleep on until the red sun was at its brightest.
Looking out the window, she noticed that it was still fairly dim, which made her scowl, just a bit.
Where had the time gone?
She chuckled, opening up the dresser door as she did so. The question itself was enough to make anyone felt old, she thought as she looked through her choices, but it made her feel a different kind of old. It was a word that decided to allude her at the moment, much to her slight and childish irritation.
She finally decided on what looked to be a short and light blue dress, a thick dark blue ribbon around her waist to hold it in place.
As she changed, not needing to have to feel cramped in the (rather spacious) bathroom, she couldn't help but think on. In a way, it was the only fun thing to do when she was alone and unbothered, for the most part.
Too much had happened recently, the span of her being here had to be maybe just over a week, tops. It's been a tough ride, and something tells her that it's far from over.
One she had it on, she looked herself over in the mirror, before scowling slightly. Her hair had never looked too good short, but it was getting to the point where it was too close to her mid-calf.
Mental note to self: get that hair cut later.
Being as it was naturally curly, getting it tied back was a challenge, but she managed. The person in the mirror now looked nothing like she'd ever look. The demon in the mirror looked almost royal, almost perfect. The only thing that really helped her to stand out was the ludicrous smile, as well as an almost malevolent glint in her eyes.
In a way, she almost looked like that science guy, Cresil.
Or, more so, he almost looked like her…?
Shaking her head, she gave her reflection a look, "You're thinking too deep into this, you're going to go insane like bird brain soon."
"But I think that we can both agree that we've crossed the line of batshit crazy," Her reflection answered, shooting her an all too familiar grin, "This isn't the first time you've come to talk to me."
"Well, I haven't had much alone time to do so." Kuro shrugged, giving the mirror a small grin, "Don't worry, buddy; I haven't forgotten about you."
"I'd hope not, I am you, after all." the reflection smirked right back, "If I go mad, that means that you'll do the same, as like you said already, there's something up with the crow."
"Tell me about it." Kuro laughed lightly, her hands playing with the ribbon of her dress, the cat demon behind the glass doing the same, "I don't know what it is though, and that's starting to bug me, a lot."
"That's understandable, we've always hated not understanding something." The reflection agreed, before putting one hand under her skin, an action Kuro soon copied, "The question from here is how will we manage to discern?"
"Woah now, buddy; that's a big word." Kuro laughed lightly.
"How is it a 'big' word? It's only seven letters thrown together."
"True that, but so is the word flummox."
"...What?"
"Exactly."
Kuro's head whipped away from the mirror when a knock came to the door, about to open it, before shooting her reflection with finger guns, "still as wonderfully weird as ever." She grinned, before walking over to open the door.
While he wasn't as dressed up as he normally would have been, but it was still more formal then she'd ever want to go. Instead of his usual black dress coat, he only wore a light grey dress shirt, khaki dress pants, and his feet were, surprisingly, bare.
"You look lovely." Corvus said, offering a small smile, before walking into the room, "Your hair looks nice when it is held up."
"Umm...thanks?" Kuro said, making it sound more like a question then an actual expression of gratitude.
When he walked by, Kuro couldn't help but eye the two long slits going down the back of what looked to be a fresh dress shirt, one over each shoulder blade. If Corvus was anything, it was a near perfectionist, so why would he ever agree to wear something that looked like it was stolen from a Rifter?
Corvus didn't seem to notice, both the answer andthe staring, as he walked over to the balcony, taking something small out of his pocket, before looking it over, "We still have a bit of time before the preparations fall into place." Corvus murmured, sounding more like he was talking to himself then her.
But hey, Kuro knew better then to ask. Sometimes the best person to talk to is yourself.
He then turned to her, his expression one she'd never seen on his face. Was it...embarrassment? No, it couldn't be, at least, that wasn't the only thing on his face, "I'd like to apologize for our, umm, first date." Corvus said, almost sheepish, "I was only thinking about what I assumed most demon women wanted, and for that, I would like to try and make it up to you."
"You really don't have to." Kuro said, all the red alarms in her head going off. She didn't like dates, and from last time, she was sure that she'd be too traumatized to ever want to go out with the other gender, even if just for fun.
"No, I must insist." Corvus said, his smile probably meant to help ease her into the idea, but there was something that made it almost...predatory?
"Whatever." The word had made it out of her mouth before she even had time to think it over, "But if at any moment I don't agree, you will take me back here."
It proved how far she was gone when she realized how this place was probably the safest area to be when it came to being around the Crow.
"And not a second later." Corvus insisted, looking over his pocket watch once more, before nodding his head, "Alright, I'm pretty sure that the guards have ended their routine by now."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Kuro asked, as Corvus threw open the balcony doors, a harsh humid breeze coming in.
"That's not for you to worry about." Corvus murmured, looking over the side, before he turned to her, his hand held out, a silent command/request for her hand.
Kuro walked over, taking it, before giving him a look, "...What are you on?"
"I beg your pardon?"
"The hell did you snort, my dude?" Kuro asked, giving him a goofy grin, "And, if you're okay with sharing, I like."
"I'm not on drugs, dear-Kuro." Corvus said, a small smile on his face, before his two black wings unfurled from his back, the shadowing making her almost cringe.
The way that his wings blocked out the red sun, his eyes looked a bit more...evil, then usual. While it wasn't much, nor was it even for too long, Kuro couldn't help but take a step back for a second.
Corvus seemed to take notice, as his soft smile fell, "Is something wrong?"
"Nah, it's nothing." Kuro said, doing all she could to shake off the feeling. She'd faced worse before, surely an angry demon prince wouldn't be too bad to deal with, "So, you wanna tell me where we're going?"
"That's the surprise." Corvus murmured, before picking her up bridal style. Kuro yelped, she hated flying air Corvus.
"So, nothing? Not even a small clue?" Kuro asked, trying to ignore how Corvus took one step up, standing on the rail of the balcony.
"Just know that it is somewhere that you'll enjoy. I hope." Corvus said, saying the last part under his breath.
Before Kuro could verbally ask what that last part was supposed to mean, Corvus stepped out onto open air.
Maybe he did it to see what Kuro's reaction would be, because for a few moments, he didn't make any attempt to fly. To this, Kuro made wild grabs at Corvus' dress shirt, the ground coming up a bit too close a bit too quickly, "DO YOU PLAN TO BECOME ROYAL PASTE OUTSIDE THE CASTLE!?"
To this, Corvus laughed, before finally giving a good strong flap down, the sudden change in acceleration making her yelp, once again grabbing at him tightly, "Where is your usual attitude? The one where you laugh in the face of danger?"
"USUALLY I HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER SAID DANGER!" Kuro shouted, half tempted to bite him, only to shake her head. She didn't want to invite any of that behavior, especially not when he had to concentrate on flying.
She instead opted for covering her face, burying it into his chest, as she tried to imagine land, something stable, anything but open air.
"There's no need for that," Corvus gently urged, nudging her with his shoulder, "It's a very nice view."
"It'll also be my last. I'm not an elevation-loving person."
"Suite yourself. I just assumed that you'd like to see what the Rift looked like from above."
"I really don't-wait, what?"
Kuro couldn't help but peer out, and sure enough, below her was an array of red buildings, most of which being sad now that she was used to the views from the capitol, "What the hell are we out here for?"
"As I said, I plan to take you somewhere that I'm sure you'd enjoy."
"So…you're taking me to a bar?"
"Of course-Erm, no."
"Well, what else do you plan to do in the Rift? Get high with the homeless? Swindle the slightly-less homeless? Not much can really be done here."
"Who said that we'd be going here?"
Kuro gave him a look, watching as he kept to his course, flying right over the still-sleeping residents of the Rift, "Well, I don't see where else you could be going to; I mean, Limbo is that way, and the only thing pass the Rift is-No way."
Kuro didn't get a chance to finish what she had said, the truth becoming very clear and very close within seconds.
Kuro had only been to the edge of the Rift once before, and even then, the sight was one that she didn't really want to remember. It was like staring into a dark abyss, since that's what it basically was. Creatively named the edge, it ended like the edge of a cliff, the ground slowly crumbling away, dropping into the black murk.
Usually, this is where surface smugglers liked to stay. Unless you were about to start a contract, or you had some sort of royal status, which allowed the king to come and go as he pleased, there was no way that you'd be able to jump in and survive. But, if you were lucky and you studied the abyss, there would be times where a mouth would open, allowing those who time it right to come and go as they please.
Kuro had only gone once, and even when her passage had been guaranteed, she still didn't like it.
"No way, you're actually gonna-."
"Yes, that is the plan." Corvus said, hovering right over the black whirlpool that surrounded hell.
Kuro wanted to say something, anything to discourage him. Now he's done it, Kuro had rubbed off on him, he was going mad. Would this count as surface smuggling? She didn't know, nor did she really wanna find out.
But, before she could, Corvus whispered, "Hold on, dear one; I'd hate for you to forever lost."
And with that, he tucked his wings in, dropping them both into the cold murk.
Kuro was getting mad shudders running up and down her spine. The only thing telling her she was still alive was the warm feeling of Corvus holding her close.
Even if she wasn't fond of him, anything would be the cold that came from this dark.
She remembered dropping out of hell for the first time; and she hated it.
She hated how the wind whispered into her ears, and how the cold made it feel like cold dead souls were feeling her up, as if trying to drag her into them.
She couldn't stop the mad shivers, nor did she have much control over her quickened breathing. Had she been a human, she would have passed out by now.
She didn't even notice that Corvus had held her tighter, or that he was, in a way, petting her.
He didn't like the panic that was coming off of her, this was meant to be free, liberating, especially to a demon.
"Fear not, it'll be over soon." Kuro heard him say, whispering sweet nothings, anything to help her calm down.
Too which, she couldn't help but scoff, ever so slightly, "Whatever." Once again, not the best of comebacks, but one could only do so much when fear overtook them.
At least this time she didn't have to gaze into the eternal gloom.
Finally, that dropping feeling in her stomach vanished, the grip on her loosening ever so slightly, "Kuro, we've arrived."
Kuro looked up, almost timidly, only to have an eyebrow rise. They were at the top of a mountain on the surface, one with grass greener then she'd ever seen, and a cloudless sky.
"If you're taking me out for a picnic, I think you're forgetting...Everything else." Kuro murmured, Corvus finally letting her down.
As shaken as the trip here made her, she couldn't help but enjoy the feeling of grass between her toes. Nor did it hurt to breathe in clear air for once. It was such a huge change from hell, even more so the Rift.
"Do not worry, everything is going according to plan." Corvus insisted, sitting down in the grass, patting the space next to him.
Kuro gave him a look, only to find herself in admiration. He looked so...calm, for once. There was no fake smile, no usual slight irritated masked, just a calm and open smile that, for once, reached his eyes.
His rather nice wine-colored-
Shaking her head, she took the spot next to him, looking the view over, "I take it that you planned on me making a fool of myself in the abyss as well?"
"While not planned, I'd like to think that it was taken into account as a slight possibility." Corvus said, obviously trying to play it off, only to cough into his elbow, "I do apologize for that."
"It's cool; tell no one that I froze up like that, and we're good." Kuro said, about to go on, only to have Corvus hush her.
"It's about to start."
Before Kuro asked, Corvus pointed to the sky. Kuro followed his finger, only to scowl, "You took me to the mortal world to see a sunset?"
"Not exactly." Corvus said, before moving to cover her eyes.
To this, Kuro hissed, smacking his fingers away, "The hell are you trying to do?"
"Like I said, it's a surprise." Corvus insisted, the sun slowly but surely falling behind the horizon, "Don't you trust me?"
Kuro scowled, "Do cats fly?"
"Touché." Corvus laughed, looking rather carefree for just a moment, before clearing his throat, "Please, let me complete the surprise? It'll be well worth your time, I'm sure of it."
Kuro scowled, giving him a look, before nodding, "If I feel hands on my ass, there will be a body on the ground."
"I don't doubt it for a second." Corvus murmured. Kuro could feel his hands covering her eyes, and for a moment, she panicked.
For a second, she nearly reverted to her fight-or-flight instinct. How easy it would have been to grab his wrist, flip him over and pin him down with her knee.
The only thing that kept her from doing so would be the fact that he was the only way back, and even if she was his "beloved" or some shit like that, she doubted that he'd want to take her back after she pummeled him.
Whatever light that came through the spaces between Corvus' fingers slowly but surely faded, changing from a light yellowish-orange to a dark silver, "Can I see yet?"
"Give it just a moment longer; they need a bit more time to be visible."
To that, Kuro's imagination went into overdrive. What the hell was waiting for her when she opened her eyes?
The moment Corvus took his hands away, all the anger, irritation and overall emotional distress faded.
With the sun gone, the grass was bathed in an almost surreal lighting, from bronze to silver. But, while the grass was nice, it was nothing compared to the sky.
All over the ebonized sky, there were tiny dots of brilliant light, each one like a snowflake, so similar and yet so various. They drew up designs in the sky, the entire thing a huge picture that looked nice both up close and when seen as a big picture.
It was almost too perfect.
"So…Do you like it?" Corvus asked, sounding a bit anxious.
"I never thought that I'd ever get a chance to see it all with my own eyes." Kuro found herself saying, before giving him a smile, a pure happy blissful smile, "It's beautiful."
"I'm so glad you enjoy it." Corvus said, seeming to let out a sigh of relief, before scooting just a bit closer, "I was worried for a moment that I spent all that time in the library for nothing."
"Why would you be in the library?" Kuro asked, giving him an odd look.
To this, Corvus smirked, "I'm told that stargazing isn't done right if you don't know the constellations."
"No way...You actually took the time to read about constellations?"
"Not only that, but I memorized them as well."
Kuro's eyes sparkled in a childish way that she never thought they would again, "Prove it."
That was how the rest of the "date" went. As time passed, Kuro found her head leaning against Corvus' shoulder, as he continued to point out the constellations, the cold winter air doing its job to keep the whole thing cool and smooth.
"That one up there would be Gemini." Corvus said, pointing out yet another one.
"That's honestly gotta be one of my favorites." Kuro grinned.
To this, Corvus gave her a look, eyebrow raised, "Oh?"
"Gemini? The devious twins? How can I not like them?"
"A good point."
Of course, as time went on, Kuro pointed out her own constellations, her own "personal favorite", if she could call them that.
"There is no such thing as the DickButt constellation."
"I'm telling you, it's right there! Look, there's the butt, and right between the cheeks is the-."
"I'll just take your word for it."
After a while, the two just sat in silence. Kuro didn't know when, but she found her hands being held between Corvus' much larger hands. Maybe it was due to how calm and collected she felt, but she didn't pull away.
Kuro knew that it was too good to last for too long, there was no way they could just sit under the stars forever, but she felt that Corvus had stood up too quickly. Had they not just gotten there?
"I don't wish to leave either," Corvus said, as if being able to easily read the expression on Kuro's face, before offering her a hand up, "But we need to go back, before our absence is noticed."
Kuro almost didn't catch the last part, as she smacked Corvus' hand away amusingly, "What do you mean by that last part?"
When Corvus didn't answer, instead extending his wings, Kuro let out a howl of a laugh, "No way; you, the perfect prince, snuck out? You know, even if you're a royal, can't you get seriously screwed for this?"
Corvus seemed to think on the words, before responding with, "It was worth it."
"Look, I know that this place has its perks, but I doubt that-."
"I couldn't care less about the surface." Corvus cut in, giving Kuro a tender smile, "It was worth seeing you comfortable with me."
"...Oh." Was all Kuro could manage. She didn't know why, but there was an odd fluttering in the pit of her stomach, which she quickly ignored, covering it up by punching his arm, "Well, at least I'm beginning to rub off on you."
And you're beginning to warm up to him, whispered the winter wind into her ear.
She was half tempted to flip off said breeze, only to know it would be useless and Corvus would probably think her even more crazy.
The two stood at the edge of the cliff for a bit, Kuro looking over the side for a second, before rubbing the back of her head, "...Corvus?"
"Hmm?"
"...Thank you. For…" Kuro waved her arms around, unsure how to describe the scenery or what emotion was bubbling in her chest, "...All of this."
"The pleasure was all mine, my Dear." Corvus insisted. There was a brief moment of hesitation, before Corvus placed a quick kiss on her temple, "I know that we haven't had the best start, and I know that I ask for many, many...renewals, for lack of better word; but I'd like to make this work."
"I hope you don't expect me to take it easy on you." Kuro teased, trying to ignore the warmth that was beginning to crawl up her neck. Sure, it was Corvus physically, but there was no one else around the trigger such a reaction.
"I wouldn't want it any other way."
And with that, Corvus held her close to his body, before dropping off of the cliff. Though, this time, something made the bitter cold and foreboding whispers a little more bearable.
"...So…Y-you're planning to take Lady Kuro to the surface?"
"Do I need to make myself clear once more, slave?" Corvus scowled.
Once again, he couldn't find it in himself to be patient with the tiny servant girl, the one that Kuro seemed to be taking a liking to.
At the moment, he stood alone with the tiny slave, the steam from the drying wet clothes making steam go up into the air.
Ah, yes, the underground laundry room was NOT his favorite place to be, but he had to make sure that everything had been covered before they left.
"N-n-no sir."
He was sure it was the stuttering, it was hard to try and piece together at times, "Good. Now, do you know what you are to do?"
"Keep m-my mouth shut and k-keep everyone from y-your sleeping q-quarters, sir?"
"Good, you do know how to use and recite orders." Corvus murmured, before pulling a shirt out of the laundry, pulling it on quickly, "Now, if something were to happen, I'm sure that you don't need me to warn you about how angry Ms. Sarai gets when she finds out someone from her section angered a son of our king, yes?"
"Of course, Prince Corvus."
"A good girl." Corvus grinned, patting the top of her head, before walking away.
He just had to make sure it was all perfect. He didn't want to just own her, no, that would be too easy. All this time, he should have set his sights on a larger picture. Now that he was thinking it over, the only reason that his brother probably hasn't gotten her yet is because of how busy he's been with Cresil and the "doctor's" new toy.
He wanted her to want him as he did. He wanted to make her happy, feeling that that would be the only way to truly be happy.
And there was nothing that would stop him from getting what he wanted, brother be damned.
So, to balance it out of course, now that we're gonna get some love for Arc.
I don't know if I've clarified this before or not, but incase you don't know it yet:
Corvus = Past!Sebastian
Arc/Aranea = Past!Claude
I'll admit, I feel like I've kinda been neglecting Arc, so I'll probably have him go have fun (for once) with Kuro or something.
You know, I've had this chapter planned out for a while, but I never really knew how to get here, which is part of the reason it took so long for this one to come out. The way that I have my stories thought out are big events and I write the connecting parts basically on the fly, in a way; which is why a lot of my stories seem to be all over the place.
In my opinion, at least.
But, with this chapter out of the way, it'll make it a lot easier to get the ball rolling. There's just so much I wanna write about, but I'm not too good at stringing it all together.
Something I should have thought of BEFORE writing it all out, I know, my bad.
Oh, and on a side note, I plan to go ahead and try out Overwatch again, but after what happened the last time, I'm honestly kinda apprehensive about it.
But, on that note, it was kinda my fault, and maybe I'll be able to right some wrongs from Atrium.
...Or I could end up making them all over again, but hey, there's a tiny chance there that it won't all go up in flames...right?
But anywho, I hope you guys enjoyed, feel free to drop a review if you did, and I'll cya guys next chappie.
Till then. bai bai!