The Castle Runaway

Prologue: The Pierre Kingdom

There was a kingdom that remained of a King and Queen- Christopher and Kitsune Pierre. In this kingdom, there were also the princes- Theo, Cris, Nagito, Nagisa, and Bean, the adopted sons of the King and Queen. Whenever a child was welcomed into the family to be a part of the kingdom, the King and Queen would throw a celebration of acceptance. But soon enough, there was about to be a new child that would soon be welcomed into their royal family. Adopted of course, but the child was also... an extraordinary one.

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Natural light from the sky reflected on the castle as the sun broke free from the clouds. Mythica, the maid of the castle, was walking down towards the fruit trees and berry bushes nearby, holding a basket in hand to pick some fruit, as requested by Rune, who was the farmer of the castle.

Normally, Rune would've done this task, but he somehow got sick, and wasn't able to do the job. But luckily, Mythica took his place for him, seeing it as an opportunity to try something new that wasn't her usual chores in the kingdom.

She picked apples, blueberries, and whatever type of fruit she could. Soon enough, her basket became full of the requested fruits. "Hm... this seems like the right amount that Rune would get!" She confidently spoke to herself, walking back to the castle... until she stopped.

She heard quiet whimpers and the shaking of leaves coming from one of the berry bushes nearby. Curious, the spider maid went over to investigate. "Hello?" she softly spoke, being careful as to not scare the one that the whimpers and shaking belonged to.

Peaking over the bush, she found a young girl and a fluffy white samoyed dog with ethereal blue markings under its eyes, both sides of its face, and on its forehead. The young girl in question however, had purple and pink hair, along with fluffy ears and a tail. When she looked up at Mythica, gasping slightly, she looked to have lavender colored gloves, bright blue eyes, and scars under her eyes that almost looked like tears.

"Hey... don't worry.. I'm not going to hurt you.." Mythica spoke to the girl, in hopes to not scare her away. Slowly, the girl stood up, letting out a faint "H-hi.." in her response. "Are you alright, young one? Do you have a home?" Mythica asked her, eyes filling with concern. "N-no to both..." The girl responded, looking down at her fluffy buddy.

Mythica frowned, humming in thought for what to say next. "What's your name, sweetie?" she asked, "T-Tessa... this beside me is Quester.." The girl, now known as 'Tessa' responded, petting the dog now known as 'Quester' beside her.

"I'm Mythica. It's a pleasure to meet you, Tessa." Mythica said to her as she smiled, "L-likewise-!" Tessa responded, still a bit nervous. Mythica hummed in thought, "How about you come with me? Are you alright with going to the castle? I'm sure the King and Queen will find you a place to stay!" Mythica requested, looking at Tessa with hope in her eyes.

"A-A castle? This is a kingdom?!" Tessa exclaimed, Mythica chuckling a bit at her surprise, "Indeed! But don't worry- the King and Queen are very friendly and are especially loyal to their people!" Mythica explained with a smile.

"Come with me, I can show you!" She requested. "O-okay!" Tessa responded in acceptance as she and Quester began to follow her, not sure what to fully expect yet.

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It didn't take the three long to arrive at the castle gates, getting permission from the castle guards to allow Tessa and Quester to enter the castle grounds. The castle was gigantic in size, with colours of vanilla with violet accents. Anxiety continued to run through Tessa's veins when Mythica knocked on the doors, which allowed the doors to automatically open upon the vibration of her knock.

Tessa hid behind Mythica at that moment, Quester staying close to her side. Stepping inside the place of royalty, they had entered the entrance hall. There were doors up past the excessive amount of stairs ahead of them, that of which opened, revealing a pale man and a red-haired woman.

The woman with the red hair wore a black, strapless dress with a dark gray corset around her waist, and purple accents were visible at the skirt of the dress. As for the pale man with white hair, he wore a dark gray dress shirt with a cloak over his shoulders. At his waist was a purple corset, and below that he wore black dress pants and black high-heeled boots.

Glistening from the sun on both of their heads was each a silver crown with an amethyst, signifying that the two were both people of royalty, the Queen and King, no doubt. Tessa let out a small gasp upon seeing the two, feeling slight anxiousness when they began to walk down the stairs.

"Good afternoon, Christopher, Kitsune." Mythica greeted the two with a nod of respect. "There you are, Mythica." The man, now known as Christopher remarked. "I got the fruits as requested, but I also found... some other things."

Mythica informed, stepping a bit away from Tessa to reveal her and Quester. "I found this young girl and her dog hiding in the bushes. The girl is Tessa, the dog is Quester. They don't seem to have a home..." She explained, frowning with sympathy.

Upon seeing how shaken Tessa and Quester were, Kitsune's motherly instincts immediately set in. She quickly made her way down the stairs and ran over to their aid, Christopher following her at normal speed. "Are you two alright? You two must've been so cold out there!" She exclaimed, worry visible in her eyes.

"W-we're okay, your majesty..." Tessa softly spoke as Quester rubbed up against her leg. "Aw... I promise you'll be safe here, sweetheart..." Kitsune soothed the young girl, gently patting her head.

An expression of concern remained on Christopher's face, which Mythica caught onto instantly as she walked over to him. "I know what you're thinking, Christopher." Mythica pointed out, causing Christopher to look at her. "...What?" He asked, confusion audible in his deep voice.

"You have that look of worry in your eyes- a parental urge, nonetheless." Mythica explained, "You're thinking of adopting Tessa, aren't you?" She asked, a slight smirk on her face.

"Now what makes you say that?" Christopher asked, "Like I said, that look of worry in your eyes. You had that look when you met your sons for the first time, and I can see it as we speak." Mythica explained as Christopher let out a sigh.

"Fine, you've got me." He confessed, "You're very much correct." Just then, Kitsune walked over to him, giving off evidence that she had been listening to their conversation.

"You're just as much of a softie as I am, sweetheart. That's why I love you~" Kitsune stated teasingly, placing a soft kiss on Christopher's cheek, which made him smile softly. But he still attempted to remain calm and collected as he cleared his throat to speak.

Before any of them knew it, there was about to be a new addition to the family.