Velvet Red

20: Love and War

    Akaashi sat on his thrown watching his daughter run around. Pretending she's a princess running away on her horse.
   " Sir Akaashi " Kita entered the thrown room.
   " UNCLE KITA! "  Idalia ran up hugging Kita tight.
   " What is it Kita-san.. " Akaashi sighed looking at the gray haired man. 
    " Sir Noya is here" The gentle fox patting Idalia's head.
   " Send him in" The moon huffed resting his head on his hand. Kita stepped aside picking up Idalia.
   " ROLLING.. " then came a pause.
   " THUNDER ! " And when Akaashi blinked. A 5'2 horny tornado was kneeling I'm front  of him holding flowers.
    "... Could you stand.. Stand up? "
    " Of course my handsome man" Noya winked standing up to his first height. The raven then waved Kita over who sat Idalia down next to him.
   " :0 I'M ALMOST AS TALL AS THE GREMLIN! " Idalia giggled.
   " Hey! I'm 5'2.." He looked at the child. Idalia giving a cocky smirk before she dragged Kita to the play room.
   " You're short for someone of your age.. "
   " I may be short. But I can still fuck you like bear~" That set Akaashi's bells off.
   " Ok! Good day sir Noya" He laughed nervously pushing Noya out of the thrown room.
   " Ooooo very straight forward~"
  "Yep.. Sure am. So much so I'mma need to blind fold you" Akaashi forced a shy smile as he ripped his sleave off. Wrapping it around Noya's eyes. The moon made a gagging face when he had to hold the clamy sweaty hands.
   " Ok stay right here.. When you hear the signal you can remove the blind fold"
   " Will do baby doll~" Noya smirked. And with that Akaashi turned on his heels leaving Noya in the woods. Once he was far enough away Akaashi gave the signal. A quick arrow skimming his ear.
    Akaashi laughed from his tree as he watched Noya panic and run away.
   " THE BEAST IS AFTER ME AGAIN! ASAHI HELP ME" he cried as he ran. Akaashi sending another arrow skimming past the man child's forehead.
   Once he couldn't hear Noya anymore Akaashi climed down from the tree laughing as he entered the palace.
   " Keiji" An annoyed Konoha spoke.
   " What?! Idalia is almost as tall as him. And he's like a horny teenager on steroids! " He complained to the knight.
    " Akaashi they've given you four years to find someone. You can't keep loving Bokuto. Your daughter needs a father " The ash blonde pleaded.
    " Idalia has a father already.. She knows it's Bokuto-san. I'm not taking that away from him or her" Akaashi watched his friend give a long sigh/ groan.
    " It's a good thing I love you and Idalia. I'll try and get you more time. But what ever they give you is your limit. No going over. " Konoha warned poking his friends chest.
    " Thanks Akinori" Akaashi smiled slightly
    " You're welcome Keiji-"
    " MAAMAAAA! " Idalia screamed. Both Akaashi and Konoha took off running to the princess's room.
   " What's wrong Little Velvet Red" Akaashi panicked throwing open the door. Idalia sat in the playroom with a smile.
   " I'm hun- UNCLE KONOHA! " the silver haired girl ran over to her uncle. The ash blonde picking her up and spinning around.
   " I've missed you! "
   " I've missed you too! You haven't been too much of a pain for your mama right " The knight laughed seeing Idalia think about her answer.
   " Uhhh no.. I've been good! " She smiled.
   " Good,good. What's this? " Konoha asked setting her down.   He pointed to the silver around her neck.
   " It's a gift. Mama got it-"
  " Don't lie Idalia. You can tell Konoha " Akaashi reassured his daughter.
   " Daddy gave me it... I miss him. Mama when can I see him again? " Idalia looked to her raven. Konoha followed her glance.
   " I don't know... "  The moon watched the light in his stars eye's fade slightly. Konoha took this time to run. Akaashi picked up his daughter walking to his room. He sat down on the bed snuggling her close.
   " Wanna hear a story? Will that make you feel a bit better"  The star stayed silent but nodded her head. Slowly the little girl got out of her mother's lap.
   " Where you going? "
   " To get a story book" Idalia raised her eyebrow as Akaashi pulled her back into his lap.
    " This story can't be found in a story book" Akaashi smiled.
   " long before a war of Sun and Moon.." He began with a small smile.
    " Two lover's. A prince and princess..found themselves in  a tangled vine. A vine of love and lies" The star snuggled up into the moon.
    "They were to blind to see that their loving was wrong. Cause to them it was right. But soon the princess made a mistake. One that could cause the prince his life-"
     " This doesn't sound like a happy story mama... " Idalia looked up at the raven. Akaashi just booped her nose.
      The raven continued.
   " Word had gotten  out to the king of what his daughter was doing. And she turned her lover in. So they found their love before the court. The prince being sent to death" 
   " Mama I want a story with a happy endings" Idalia hugged Akaashi tight.
   " Most stories don't have a happy ending babygirl... Happily ever after only exist in a story book. But this story is different.. Cause while the prince was on trial. The princess was hidden in the crowd. She objected to the courts decision and ran to her prince. Defending him from the kings sword-"
   " Mama! "
   " It gets better. Hold your horses " Akaashi laughed.
   " You're just like your father.. Once the princess saved the prince. The court settled on a deal. The prince would stay away from the prince. And he'd stay out of their child's life... And so he did. And it was then the princess promised she'd never love anyone-"
    " Do you even know what a happy ending is? " Idalia crossed her arms.
   " Until one day. Four years after the promise the prince, who was a king now,showed up. And greeted the now Queen... That was the first time the king had seen his daughter. And you'd think.. They'd known each other for a life time. But the king had to go away. And the Queen was left again. Her heart turning to stone" The moon looked away. Staring at the lace table cloth now hung on his wall.
    " Both found themselves falling in love with each other again. So they did what anyone would do.. And found each other. Together the king and queen raised their daughter to be the most powerful queen the kingdom had ever seen.. The end" Akaashi looked at his daughter who was not amused.
     " Mama.. Just stick to the story books please " Idalia patted his head then hopped down from the bed. She was off to find her uncle Konoha to bother. Akaashi gave a sigh laying back on his bed.
    " Happily ever afters aren't real.. You fantasize about them too much. Dream that one day you'll have yours. And you think you get it. Till the man you love leaves you with his daughter " The raven spat walking out to his balcony.
   " All is fair in the game of love " He held up a little bottle a smirk painting his thin lips.