Hello! Long tym no update! Srry! Heres the story now!
Warning: contains yaoi
Disclaimer : I do not own Ben ten alien force characters, I only own this story and its OCs. :P
THE FAIRYTALE WAY
Chapter Two : Collin Ethan Laquinelle
Gwen and Julie grinned as the TV switched and buzzed itself, until they could see a scene.
Here is the story that unfolds on the TV...
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"Uncle Samuel, for the last time, I do NOT wish to be married!" sighed the prince who sat upon the luxurious throne big enough to seat two of his build. His sighed deeply again, his fingers tapping on his forehead in impatience. His skin was brilliantly fair, his eyes the creamiest of brown. Soft silk-like black hair flowed to his shoulders. He wore a princely suit made of ivory silk, with golden buttons and diamond brooches, while a red satin cape sat around his shoulders, its length draped aside on the armrest the throne.
Sitting atop the Prince's head was a small, slim crown made of silver and crested with diamonds.
Standing a few feet away, was the elderly man, Duke Samuel, he had sharp blue eyes and golden hair greying slightly at the hairline, he was dressed in royal clothes, the brooch on his cloak glimmering in the light of the chandeliers. Tall and well-built, he looked several years younger than he was.
"Prince Collin, you must understand the necessity!" the blonde elderly man tried to reason with his handsome nephew, "You are the only one left for this! All princes marry at a certain age when they become the king!"
"I am sure that there have been unmarried kings who were successful in ruling kingdoms!" the prince retorted impatiently.
"But all those unmarried kings had siblings! Who in turn were married to have children!"
"What?! What has that to do with your argument?!" Collin did not seem to understand. "Uncle! We have been having this conversation for several days now! Would you be kind enough to tell me why you are so adamant on having me married?! It is extremely vexatious!" the prince whined in restricted anger. As much as he found the Uncle annoying him at the moment, he respected the older man and considered him a father.
Duke Samuel sighed. He gazed at the perturbed face of his nephew, and shook his head, "I supposed that you would understand it for yourself, my prince. But I see you are far too much bothered with the new responsibilities put upon you, hence I will elaborate, if you will be calm enough to listen to me?"
"Yes uncle", replied the Collin in a calmer voice.
"Prince Collin, you very well know that your parents died seven days ago, and you are their only son. And yes, you are now the new King and you must take the affairs of your Kingdom CrollouBelle –"
"A task I very much look forward to, and enjoy", the prince added.
"Yes, you do. But you must be married so that your ancient bloodline is continued for generations to come! You must have a son to take over the kingdom the manner you are doing so for your father!"
"But Uncle, why can I not adopt a child? There are several children who live in the Orphanages who would need a family! It would be a good deed to give life to a parent-less child; I would be more than happy to -"
"Collin! Are you not listening to me?! I have clearly mentioned 'BLOODLINE'! You must have a child who carries the blood of your ancestors that flows in your veins! If you so very much want to adopt children, do so! Have as many as you want! But you must have at least ONE child of your flesh and blood, for you to continue the legacy of the Laquinelle family! It was your Father's dying wish, child!"
"Uncle, you are more than of age, why can you not marry a woman and save me the trouble?!" Collin asked of his unmarried Uncle.
"Oh, good lord, you are not paying attention to me! I am your Mother's brother! I am not a direct descendant of your Father's Laquinelle family! I have been assigned to be your Godfather by Jonathan, your Father, and I have sworn to not leave your side by ruling a kingdom of my own! Besides, I am not capable of producing children."
Blue eyes bore sadly at the murals on the floor. Collin sat up in his throne, feeling rather horrible for his Uncle, "Uncle Samuel?"
"You must be married, child!" the man looked back at his nephew with a determined face, "Why are you so adamant to be against it? After all, you can so easily find a beautiful young woman in the kingdom. All you have to do is so much as look at them, and you would have lines and lines of beautiful women ready to marry you; I am sure you are well aware of your radiant attractiveness?" there was a glimmer of mirth on the Uncle's face that made Collin look away.
"Uncle, it is not that I want a perfect woman! Women are rather clingy; if I married one, she would be forever whining for my presence for her frivolous and silly needs, and it would tamper with my goal of bringing great achievements to CrollouBelle! I would have to look to her needs before I try to bring better changes to my kingdom! I could not go into battles and fights with my enemy territories, for she would fear for my life and try to hold me back, and make me a coward. I find that all women only see me on the surface, raving on and on about how beautiful I am, or how elegant I am, and there is no end to it! Is there ever any woman who will see beyond the physical grace that I am and try to understand me for a person? I think not!"
"Collin, your Father was not held back by Bethany, your mother; she did not make him a coward -"
"Mother was special! Father always said so! And I only see how true that is. But women nowadays...they repulse me", Collin uttered the word 'repulse' with such feeling that Samuel blinked at him oddly.
"You know, if you are so hateful of women,... you don't necessarily have to marry a woman", Samuel added rather carefully, watching the young face looking at him in surprise. Brown eyes narrowed a little in suspicion, "What do you mean, Uncle?"
Giving out a gentle sigh, Samuel spoke, "Do you remember your ancestor Friedrich Laquinelle and Giovani Dormanks?"
"King Friedrich and King Giovani, yes I do remember; theirs portraits hang in the Hall of Ancestory of this castle. I do look at them every now and then."
"Ah yes. You know, they were married."
"Oh? But where are the portraits of their wives? I haven't noticed any!"
Samuel shook his head sagely, "My dear Collin; Friedrich and Giovani were married...to each other."
"WHAT?!" Collin sat alert and surprised on his throne. For a moment, his otherwise mature face displayed a child-like curiosity, as his eyes went wide, "They were married? And they produced children that eventually led to create me? How can that be...?"
"Giovani was a wizard. He had been wandering empires and kingdoms, learning magic and obtaining knowledge. At that time, Friedrich had ascended to the throne by his Father's want, and he too, just like you, despised women; or at least, he had the same notion as you do about marrying them. He then met Giovani who reached CrollouBelle, and they fell deeply in love. So deeply, that Friedrich could no longer part with Giovani, and finally married him. And with the help of magic, Giovani could give birth, not once but thrice; your ancestors Carlemon Laquinelle, Juilan Laquinelle and Karissa Laquinelle, each a year or two different in age. The one who stayed in the Kingdom, Julian, retained the surname Laquinelle; while Carlemon sought to find his own kingdom, leaving the Laquinelle name in honour, and the princess Karissa became Queen Karissa Maraquoth of the Grindeir Kingdom. See? The name of Laquinelle stays only in CrollouBelle."
Collin thought deeply to himself, his brows furrowing pensively. He then lifted his caramel eyes to his Uncle, "Are you saying that I must find myself a man? A wizard?"
"No, Collin, all I insist is you find someone to marry you and help you conceive a boy who would be your descendant. You have ample time to think, Collin; even enough time for you to fall in love with someone. That way, you will be in good terms with her or him, about your goals and wants."
"There is no one in this world who would love me sincerely beyond my looks. I predict the person who 'loves' me would cling to me when I'm blooming in youth and leave me in old age when I need company the most", Collin spoke, his voice sour in contempt.
"Collin, do not think that way; there is always someone for everyone. You just have to wait for the right time to be confronted."
Collin blinked at the man who smiled warmly at him. The man then added, "And you will have the apt opportunity to find someone as well; it's your birthday in a few days and I shall arrange a great Ball for you, inviting all the people in the kingdom; the rich, the middleclass and even the poor, for one cannot judge a person's soul by the amount he or she earns for their daily bread! Either way, you will have the chance of meeting every one, and who knows you might find the right person!"
"All in one day, Uncle?" Collin looked tired. The man smiled wider, "Well, it would not hurt to try? We need to continue this bloodline, Collin; besides, you do know that only the pure blooded Laquinelles can protect the most important object imaginable, the heirloom of your family..."
"The Orb of Omnius; yes I do know", Collin nodded wisely, still deep in thoughts.
"Good, I want you to think about it well. And now, if you would excuse me, my prince, I have a few issues to discuss with the Council on the re-decoration of the Church."
Collin nodded and watched his tall, handsome Uncle leave the Hall, his cloak fluttering gently behind him.
Sitting up in the throne that was raised by a platform, Collin imagined the room full of people, laughing, drinking, making merry on the honour of his birthday, and he hoped, rather frailly that one gem would shine amongst them and be that one person meant for him.
"Well, if there is someone meant for me, that is."
- End of Chapter -
ok, to clear any questions..
Yeah, Kevin's starring as prince Collin ethan laquinelle. Samuel is OC. And so are the rest of the names in this chapter.
Yeah and CrollouBelle is a play on Bellwood. :P crappy but cute eh?
Orb of ominous? Tht cudda be the omnitrix, but this times its with Kevin ... :P hehehe!
Oh and no offense to women out there; I am a girl too, but I sorta used the fact that women at that time, you know in the fairytale settings, they were clingy and dependant on men. Unlike now where women ROCK!
And wheres Ben's AU character? Patience my lovely reader! :3