.:Twisted Wonderland Oneshots:.

❤️‍🩹 Off With Their Head 🌹

Character: Riddle Rosehearts

CW: Mentions of beheading, Fighting, Death, Dead Bodies, Blood

A/N:

   Fantasy AU? Idk, just think of it like Robin Hood or something like that. Also, I am so happy with how this story turned out just- 😭👌. Of course I'm not happy about certain parts but still ok! 

.:Riddle's POV:.

   Something was off about today. No, it wasn't the weather nor was it that the flamingos weren't tended too yet. However, whoever was in charge of that today will be beheaded. But I felt like it was about Y/N, as if something happened to them. See, Y/N was a thief. However, they would steal from the "Pompous Royalty" as they would call it.

   I supported this cause, I'm not sure why, but I did. I always questioned why I did however. Was it because they put a spell on me, or was it just something else? Either way,I brushed it off for the moment. Continuing to sign and or burn agreements, requests, etcetera. I was focused, at least, I was.

   "Your Majesty!" cried one of the guards, knocking on my door. It was odd though, usually the guards would knock in a calm matter, but not today. "Come in!" I said, putting my quill down. "A group of thieves were seen in the castle! They're also attacking us, and many have died!" cried the guard. I hummed, who could it have been to pass my guards. They are well trained, with them having been trained for over several years.

   "Thank you for telling me I'll be out there immediately!" I said, standing up and grabbing my pen. I briskly walked down the hall looking outside the window, it was sunny. Quite the opposite of what it felt like right now. I soon took a turn and started hearing screams. Screams, shouts, orders, and many more things being shouted out. It was then did I see the gruesome sight, the many bodies on the ground and blood splattered all over the wall.

.:Reader's POV:.

   Today started off odd. I mean, living the life as a "thief", especially with my reason, is odd enough, but today was different. Earlier I saw Ace, Deuce, and Grim run out the door saying something about eggs or something like that? It was odd, but I trusted them. I walked into the kitchen, grabbing a pot and starting a fire, hoping to boil some water. "Alright, what's up for today?" I said to myself, looking at the bunch of papers on the dining room table.

   "Y/N!" yelled Epel and Jack, both running down the stairs and towards me. I sighed "What is it you two?" I asked, crossing my arms. "Where are Deuce, Ace, and Grim?" Epel asked, putting his hands on both of my shoulders. He also had a worried expression on his face, as if he himself was in danger of something. "Uhm..yes? Why? What happened?" I asked, pushing Epel back a little bit. "They're planning on robbing Riddle today." Jack said bluntly, crossing his arms like me.

   "They should know that's almost impossible." I said, checking the water. "Well, you know how much they dislike Riddle." Epel said, I hummed and sat down at the table cluttered with papers. "Do you think they're there by now?" I asked, looking at the different plans of Riddle's castle. "Sadly, yes." Jack said "And do you think they got in?" I asked. Epel and Jack looked at each other, but then we heard a familiar voice from outside, Sebek. "Sebek!" we all cried, turning around over to the door.

   "Y/N! Ace..Deuce!" It seemed like he was running several miles. "Sebek, take breaths." Jack said "GUARDS!" Sebek yelled, interrupting Jack. "What?" I said, looking out into the valley of flowers. "They're coming! Ace, Deuce, and Grim got caught!" he said "How do you know?" I asked. "The guards brought in two people and one small cat creature." I scoffed at this. "W-Well maybe it was just some random criminals!" I said, panicking on the inside.

   "It was them Y/N." Epel said "And we need to save them." he added. It was then did arrows start to fall from the sky. "Get them men! The king wants them alive!" yelled the all too familiar captain of the guard. One by one we were attacked from behind, all of us fighting off each guard. "Get them men!" yelled the captain, jumping down from the roof and joining the fight. After a while me, Epel, Jack, and Sebek were knocked out, and a cloth covering our heads.

.:Riddle's POV:.

   "Please, there is a reasonable way to handle this situation!" I yelled. "Your majesty! The Ramshackle leader and their band of misfits. Must be executed!" retorted the captain. "There is a humane way to do this though." I said, looking at the ships in the port. What if we just sent them and the rest of the crew to a random island? That has to work, right? I tried figuring out reasons to avoid executing Y/N, but the law was the law.

   "Fine, but who do we have to execute? Is it just the Ramshackle leader or the others as well?" I asked. The less I had to execute the better, I hoped it would have been none however. "Just the leader, your majesty." I despised that word. Hell, I hated that word even! Y/N wasn't just a leader to their..friends, as weird as they were. But they were kind, funny, daring, and so much more.

   "Alright. Do what you must." I said, sitting back at my desk and motioning for the captain to leave. He bowed and exited, yet another entered. "You can find a way to dodge this, can't you?" I looked up to see Ace, was his name? A member of Y/N's group, would get into fights with some of the others if I remember correctly. "Who let you in?" I said, blankly and with a blank stare. "We did." I then looked behind Ace to see Trey and Cater, two of my most trusted friends, and advisors.

   "Well, to answer your question, I don't think so." I said, knowing the laws, Y/N most likely would be executed in an hour or so. "I know you love Y/N, and if you do, you'll try to get them out of this." Ace said, crossing his arms and looking at me. "I know! Just..just how?" I said, feeling like I was about to cry. Time flew by sadly. Soon, Trey and Cater escorted Ace out of my study, and the captain came in. "Your majesty, it's time for the execution." he said, I hummed.

   Walking down the hallway, taking turns, walking down steps, and much more to reach the center of town. Once I got there I saw some of my guards holding Y/N like an animal ready to be sold at an auction of sorts. It made me sick to my stomach, and the fact that I had to kill them made me even more sick! And almost immediately when I stepped on the first step up to the wooden board, they slammed Y/N against the board. "Hey!" yelled Y/N, they were blindfolded, they were lucky. I wished I was the one blindfolded, that way I couldn't see the faces of my people, Y/N's struggle, and so much more.

   "My king." said the executioner, handing me an ax. Usually if say, Trey was handing me my pen, or Y/N was handing me a fork to use, I would say thank you while looking at them. However, that was quite the opposite from now. "Y/N!" I looked over, it was Y/N's friends. They were in the right, their friend, maybe even their family, was getting executed right in front of them. "I'm sorry.." I whispered to myself before beheading Y/N.

.:Reader's POV:.

   "My king." I immediately knew who that was, it was Riddle. I was ecstatic to hear Riddle was near me. Sure, Riddle could be here to execute me, but he was a genius and he loved me. So he knew how to get me out of this, right? It was then I heard only footsteps and soon after Deuce, Jack, and Ace screaming my name. Was I not fine?

   I then heard Riddle whisper something. What did he say? Was I meant to hear it or someone else? Everything was flashing through my head, my friends, Riddle, everything! It was so sudden, the ice cold edge of the ax. Then everything went black.

Word count: 1415