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Aoki Lapis: Azure doctor, and a vocaloid of the same name

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When the servant woke up the next morning, he sensed something terrible. A deep, pertaining fear loomed in his chest, as he turned to Riliane.

"Your Majesty...are you alright?"

No answer.

"Riliane?" He lept up from her bed, shaking out a crick in his neck. He lifted the covers slightly, his concern growing. She was shivering, and made no attempt to greet him. Allen felt her forehead, and found that she was burning up.

"OLIVER! LEONHART!" He called out, fearfully. Riliane's face was pale, and glistened with beads of sweat.

The two other inhabitants of the castle ran up to meet him, the sound of their footsteps frantic. The door flew open, as Leonhart stood shocked and Oliver swore under his breath.

"Your Majesty!" Oliver rushed to the other side of her bed, his hand on her forehead. His eyes widened...

"The Queen...this is not good." He turned to Allen. "What did you do to her?!"

He remembered that his eyes were still blue, so he kept his face down to avoid making eye contact. However, it also passed off as suspicious.

"Nothing, I swear...!" His heart was racing, as he willed every cell of his being to remember what happened.

"The adder..." He thought, ominously.

"No...she can't be...she can't-" He stuttered, his world dimming. Had she been...

Oliver threw off the covers, the reveal the Queen in her most fragile form. And the very thing Allen never wanted to see was in front of him. Marked precariously, two tiny holes were embedded in her ankle. Holes that fit a snake's fangs perfectly.

"Oh no..." Oliver and Leonhart gasped, as Allen tried not to cry. The puff adder was one of the most poisonous snake in the world...even the tiniest, most painless encounter could bring death.

Oliver noticed Allen's silence, and his expression hardened. "What happened? What did you do?"

"Nothing..." He closed his eyes. "Someone from the Green Kingdom released a snake under her covers. She was bitten, yesterday night."

The former adviser was about to say something, but then cut himself off. The three men stared at the Queen, who was still unresponsive. The bite mark on her ankle was swelling up.

"Leonhart, guard the castle. This is the perfect chance for someone to slip in. Oliver, we need to get a doctor. Get the messenger to deliver word to the Blue Kingdom's king, to send their most skilled professional. Their advanced doctors might be able to have a cure."

"The Blue Kingdom...?"

"Yes. Now go! We don't have much time."

The two other blondes nodded, and were off. Leonhart returned to his patrolling, and Oliver wrote out a message, calling the messenger. He slapped the scroll into his hands.

"Urgent message to the Blue Kingdom's king. Please, deliver this quick. Take the horse."

The messenger saluted, taking a startled Josephine from the stables, and rode her to the direction of the Blue Kingdom. Oliver returned to Riliane's room, finding the servant desperately trying to tend her. A washcloth had been laid onto her forehead.

"Word has been sent. The messenger took the horse, so it'll be a two hour trip, there and back."

"Two hours..." Allen thought, as Riliane gripped his hand. Things were not turning out well, as her fever increased, and the wound became worse. He bit his lip, as he had experience with venom, but never an adder's before. All that can be done now is to wait.

Two painfully slow hours crawled by, when a knock came from the castle doors. An Azure doctor with very pale hair entered the room, escorted by Leonhart.

"I've been ordered to appear here today. My name is Aoki Lapis." The doctor was very short, even more so than Kaiko. She could've been mistaken for a twelve-year old, if it wasn't for the mature tone of her voice. "What is the problem?"

"The Queen..." Was all Allen could choke out. It was all she needed anyways, for Aoki approached the bed with a case of strange but recognizable instruments, and began examining her and the snake bite. And from the inaudible comments coming from her mouth, Allen could tell it wasn't good.

"Ah, this is bad." Aoki removed her glasses, and started writing things in a notebook. She shut it loudly, with one hand, as her solemn eyes moved from Leonhart, to Oliver, to Allen.

"I've concluded that the Yellow Queen was indeed been infected with the venom of the bitis arietans, an extremely dangerous snake which is native to the deserts. The Queen is undergoing the early stages of cytotoxicity, and her fever is response to that. Later stages would include edema, nausea, swelling, blistering, gangrene, necrosis, unconsciousness and death."

Although he had an idea of what the rest of her report meant, "DEATH" was the only one that stood out to him.

"How long does she have...?" Oliver asked.

"At least a few days. However, it also depends on the amount of poison that had been injected, and that greatly influences on the consequences regarding her life. I wonder, though. What's a creature so deadly and untamed doing here?"

Aoki's rambling words were nothing but a flurry of sounds and syllables to Allen, as the word ''death" repeated itself over and over again. It was finally the chance for her to die, and he wouldn't be guilty of it. Then his mission would be complete. But he shook the thought out of his head.

"W-what can we do to save her?" His voice was faraway from him, making it sound like it wasn't his own. If there was anything he could do...ANYTHING...he was going to risk his life to do it. And it didn't matter that he was on a mission that would kill him it he didn't come back successful.

"So far, there has been no report for any natural cure for the venom. But there is an antidote available, in the palace."

Allen let out a sigh of relief. An antidote exists, and it may be the only way for Riliane to live. But how on Earth were they going to get it?

"Please, Ms. Lapis. If we could just use the antidote..."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I need permission. The medicine is extremely rare, and a vial could cost a fortune. I may be able to get it to her, once I obtain consent."

"And when will that be?"

"If I'm lucky, then a day or two."

"Can't you ask the King now? I sent the messenger to deliver the scroll mere hours ago. Aren't you able to do the same?" Oliver interjected.

"The King and Queen are on a business trip. The one who answered to your messenger was the king's adviser, who sent me. The only Azure royalty present at the moment is Prince Kyle."

"Damn it!" Allen cursed, trying not to punch the wall. After the encounter at the bar, he never wanted to face Kyle again. Let alone ask him for anything whatsoever. Of all the people to ask consent for the medicine...why Kyle?!

But nobody else in the room knew about the bar, so his reaction just caused them to stare. Finally, Leonhart stood up, his face stern and serious.

"Then we shall ask the Prince for the antidote. Oliver, send word. If the messenger is reluctant, bribe him with gold."

Oliver sighed, heading to the study with the messenger. Leonhart walked solemnly out of the room, his face devoid of emotion. Allen was left with the doctor in the corner, who returned to scribbling down notes behind her glasses.

"To hell with what the Blue Jerk says." He whispered to her, trying to swallow the knot in his throat. "I'm getting you the antidote whether he likes it or not."

He kisses her on the forehead, hoping that she knew he was there.

"But how?"

Even with pain wracking her body, and fire burning in her ankle, and the inferno going on in her head, Riliane could still hear everything. She didn't know whether to feel angry or not, with Kyle being the only person to ask medicine from. Because once he knew of her condition, he'll have no other choice than to say yes. Or else his future bride dies.

She had no idea how much time had passed, but to her, it dragged on like a sack of potatoes. It hurt to breathe, as the throbbing of the wound canceled out every other noise that tried to reach her. She could only feel Allen's hand, as her world became a swirling, numb hell.

Then Allen was gone. She opened her eyes weakly, through the covers of her sheets, trying to decipher what was going on. It was nighttime, and the three men were gathered at the door, reading the message from Kyle with much emotion. The Azure doctor was nowhere to be seen.

"I can't believe this." Allen fumes, turning to Oliver. "He won't give permission for the medicine unless Riliane goes on a DATE with him. Does she look like she'll be doing that anytime soon?"

"Actually..." Oliver replies. "The thing is, he DOESN'T know that Riliane's the one with the snake bite. So he THINKS we're using it for something else. I didn't specify why we needed it, exactly. That was my fault. If I wrote that his future bride was bitten, he would've done anything to save her."

Allen cringes, but then his eyes take on a thoughtful look. Riliane noticed that they were back to yellow. "You know what? I'm glad you did that. Because I have an idea."

She smiled. Allen has an idea. And it will never fail.

"Oliver, tell Kyle that Riliane will be appearing for the date tomorrow. No never mind, I'll tell him. Everyone, to bed. The antidote will be ours."

She wanted to hear more, but her body gave in as she closed her eyes. The mild sedative the doctor gave her was starting to take effect...

Meanwhile, as everyone exited the room in suspense, Allen stood in the center of the room. What he was planning on doing was going to be crazy, but it was something he will enjoy. He just hoped Kyle didn't study him enough that night at the bar.

After whispering encouraging words to the Queen, he headed to the study. He had a message to deliver, and a messenger to bribe.

"If it's a date he wants, then it's a date he gets."

The snake events weren't part of the original SOE...but they will be important in the future ;3 I guess it was pretty obvious Riliane and Allen were siblings, but in this story, I'll let you decide.. :D

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