The Sapphire Dragon

Chapter 6

      Katsuki tossed and turned as the thunder was booming loud outside. He couldn't sleep. Not because of nightmares but because of that damn rain. He got up and put on his pants and boots. He walked out of his room, grumbling. He looked at the grandfather clock in one of the hallways.
[IC]3:45 AM
      He grumbled at this. He then heard a small squeak from a woman coming from Akira's hallway. He ran to check and found…
      "KATSU!!"
      Oh no-

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      "Soooooo," Akira started. "This is one of your ex-fiances??"
      "Yep…" the tired king growled. The woman was hugging his arm like crazy. Her golden blonde hair was in a bun.
      "Oh, my dear Katsu! I've missed you so!" the woman exclaimed happily.
     'THE FUCK?! YOU LEFT ME AT THE ALTAR!!' he thought. He took a breath as he said, "Akira, meet Hoshiko. Hoshiko, meet Akira. My current fiance."
      "Not by choice though," Akira muttered. Hoshiko chuckled and said, "Oh I know! I was there when the queen announced her eldest daughter would be marrying Katsu!"
      "Will you STOP-" Katsuki stared. He took a deep breath and grumbled, "Could you stop calling me 'Katsu' and use my full name? We aren't together anymore." Hoshiko nodded and hugged the young king's arm with a smile. He sighed and said, "I'm gonna get a room set for you. How long are you staying for again?"
      "Oh, just for a few days! I'll be as quiet as a mouse so don't worry!" Hoshiko said. He walked away and ordered the maids to get a room set up.
      'Gods save us all-' Katsuki thought with an angry pout on his face.

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-Day 1-

      "Put your foot on here," Katsuki said. "Yep, you got it. There ya go."
      "Am I there yet?" Akira asked, a bit scared.
      "Oh, hush- You're gonna be married to the dragon king soon-" the young king grumbled. "You need to learn how to ride a dragon properly without me for you to hold onto-" Akira nodded as he helped her get on the medium-sized blue dragon.
      "Oh I remember Aqua!" a shrill female voice said.
      'Damn it-' he grumbled to himself. Hoshiko stood by Katsuki. Katsuki looked at Akira and said, "Hey, short stack, I'm sorry. Maybe I can teach you some other time." He glanced at Hoshiko and noticed her glaring at Akira a bit.
      'The hell is her problem?' he thought.
      "No it's fine Katsuki," Akira said with a shy smile. "I can do it. She won't be a burden. Right?"
      "Oh totally! I can also be supportive!" Hoshiko smiled. Akira chuckled and said "That's fine. It won't be necessary. I'm a bit of a fast learner."
      "Katsu won't like that then," Hoshiko muttered. Katsuki glared at Hoshiko and grumbled "What?"
      "What? I didn't say anything Katsu!" Hoshiko smiled.
      'Yeah right.' he thought.

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-Day 2-

      "AH!! WHAT THE HELL?!"
      Katsuki's head shot up quick. He stood up from the table in the library and ran as fast as he could to Akira's room. "WHAT'S WRONG?!" He saw a sight he never wanted to see - a broken photo of him and his family with Akira trying to fix it. Oh, to say he was angry was an understatement.
      "WHAT THE HELL?!" he shouted. The princess looked up with tears in her eyes as she tried to stammer an apology. And as if on cue, Hoshiko ran in.
      "What's wrong?" she asked. She gasped and said "Princess Akira! How could you do such a thing? Do you have no respect for Katsu?!"
      "N-no! I-I didn't mean to! I didn't even realize this was moved in here!" Akira cried. "I-I'm trying to fix it! I-I promise! I-"
      "To shame!" Hoshiko said. She looked at Katsuki and said "I'm so sorry Katsu. If you need anything, I'm always here. Don't worry." The young king glared at Hoshiko and walked off. He heard the princess sob and it pained his heart. But his anger overpowered it. He didn't even look at the facts or anything. Then he stopped in his tracks when he realized something.
      'The picture was…. Moved?!'

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-Day 3-

      The young king hadn't seen Akira all day. All he saw and heard was the loud bitch.
      "And I told her, 'Alice, why don't you just get both bouquets?' And she said-" Hoshiko looked at Katsuki. She asked him "Katsu? You okay??"
      "Where did Akira go? She hasn't been out all day," the king asked. He got up and started to walk to her room.
      "W-well you never know! She might have gone home!" Hoshiko stammered. He knocked on Akira's door and said "Oi. You in there?"
      No response.
[I]      Knock knock.
      "Go away…" her muffled voice said. "Go back to Hoshiko… You're already with her so why not marry her instead…"
      'What the hell??' he thought to himself. He knocked again asking "What the hell are you talking about?" The door opened and Akira was still in her pajamas.
      "Don't act dumb, Katsuki… Hoshiko told me all about how you and her have been hanging out the past few days… Honestly, I wouldn't be too surprised if you and her did end up together…"
      'OH THE HELL WE HAVE.' he shouted to himself. He turned to Hoshiko and sure enough, her face was as plain as a ghost.
      "Ok look Katsu i-it's not as bad as you think-"
      "OH REALLY?! Let's see - you broke in near Akira's room, kept glaring at her any chance you got. Yeah, I saw you. You kept attaching yourself to me 24/7! AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE FACT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO LEFT ME AT THE ALTAR!!!" Katsuki shouted. Hoshiko stammered "Y-yeah b-but-"
      "But this has crossed the line. Lying to a woman who's had so many people lie to her in the past. But using ME AND YOU IN THE LIE?!" He took a breath and grumbled "Get out." Hoshiko didn't argue. She went to get her things and left. A few hours after she left, Katsuki went to check on Akira.
      "Hey. You there?" he asked. He opened the door and saw Akira peacefully sleeping. He couldn't help but smile at this.
      "Ooooooooh! Looks like Mr. Tough king is having his ice cold heart melted by the warm princess~" Mina teasingly said.
      "SAY THAT AGAIN AND I'LL BLAST YOU ALL THE WAY TO HELL, PINKY!!!"
      "Sssshhhh! You're gonna wake her up!" Sero whispered. Kirishima chuckled "If she isn't used to his constant yelling to not fall asleep to it, I don't know how she fell asleep." The young king looked back at his future wife.
      "Yeah. That's some woman."