Prompt: "I love Cinder, my Empress, my wife, my friend, and the mother of my kids."
Pairing: Kai x Cinder
"That's why we believe this new initiative will implement the changes we need to see not only in the Eastern Commonwealth, but on Earth as a whole. Thank you. I'll open it up to questions now."
Kai exhaled and pointed to a reporter in the back, a middle-aged woman who looked like she could use a little bit of attention.
"Emperor Kaito, how do you respond to recent rumors regarding the Empress?"
Kai furrowed his brow. "Forgive me if I don't keep up with the tabloids. This press conference is related to Act 25039 between the Earthen Union. Next question please." He nodded to a young man in the middle this time.
"So it's not true that the Empress is having an affair with Carswell Thorne, with whom she was recently seen cavorting?"
Kai laughed. "I beg your pardon?"
"Considering their long history together stemming from the time they were fugitives, would you ever consider leaving her if the rumors turned out to be true?"
"Let me be very clear," he said, sighing. "The rumors are not true. Carswell Thorne is a dear friend to both of us, and a happily married man. Furthermore, I love Cinder. She's my Empress, my wife, my friend, and the mother of my kids. I wouldn't be who I am without her. I don't appreciate anyone trying to taint her name. That will be all."
He stepped away from the podium and rolled his eyes once the cameras couldn't see him do so anymore. Cinder and Thorne? What a joke. They'd all get a kick out of that one later.