KISS Oneshots

#10 Eric Carr x Reader

"Please focus Princess!", the teacher scolded me after catching me zoning out. I sighed and began reading the poem again, trying to focus on it. But in my mind I was somewhere else, where I could do what I wanted and didn't need to stay at the castle, hidden from everyone. After what felt like forever I was finally finished with my studies for today, meaning I could go out into the garden and read. I grabbed my book and almost ran out to the garden.

Sitting down on the bench by the pond I immidiately began reading, getting into the story. Way to early one of the servants found me, telling me I was awaited by my parents for dinner. Sighing I left them standing in the garden, making my way towards the grand hall. Upon entering I could tell they had been fighting again. I sat down and opened my book again, taking my fork and began to eat. My father cleared his throat loudly and I let the book sink a little to look at him.

"Father?", I asked. "Would you please put the book away? It's not good for you reading about those fantastic stories all day. You should read more of the poems our ancestors wrote.", he said and I rolled my eyes, laying the book to the side. There was an uneasy silence in the room, the only sound being the clanking of cutlery. Until there was shouting coming from the hallway. "You can't talk to the King right now, he's really busy!", I could hear our butler shout, right before the door burst open and one of the villagers stomped inside.

"Oh I see how busy he is! Eating a luxurous meal with his family while his people are starving! Stop taking more of our harvest than you need or sooner rather than later there won't be anyone around to produce it!", the man shouted angrily, pointing at my father accusingly. There was silence while I looked between the man and my father back and forth. Until my father stood up. He looked at the man angrily and I braced myself for his outburst. "Philippe! Take him away and make sure no one else is getting into the castle! Else you'll be a head shorter soon!", father said, staring at the man still.

Philippe took the man out of the room with the help of two of our guards and after the doors closed, father sat down again. He resumed eating like nothing happened, making me look at him angrily. "Really?! That's all you're gonna do about it?", I asked and he looked at me questioningly. "What else should I do? Leaving them more of the harvest so that we stay hungry?", he asked, making my blood boil. "Maybe!? Or get more land for them to harvest from! And you know what, since I already started. Situations like those make me want to be able to defend myself! Let me learn how to fight with a sword!", I said and he slammed his fist down onto the table.

"Enough! When it's your time to rule you can decide what to do! Until then I don't want to hear your opinion about my decisions! And for the last time, a princess doesn't need to know how to fight with a sword!! The guards will protect this castle with everything they have!", he shouted back, staring at me for a moment before starting to eat again. I scoffed at him, grabbing my book and standing up. "I´m not hungry anymore. And from now on I´ll refuse speaking to both of you!", I said, storming out of the room afterwards. I heard my father shout after me but didn´t care at all.

For the next few days I refused to eat with them and doing anything except going to the garden. Reading the last pages of my book I sighed. I wanted to be like the hero in my book, fearless and able to fight for what was right. "Why can´t he just let me learn how to fight?!", I mumbled, shutting the book forcefully. "You want to learn how to fight?", someone asked suddenly, making me jump and look up. Our gardener stood at one of the rose bushes cutting it into form. "I...uh....didn´t want to be rude. Sorry.", he said ashamed, resigning to cutting the roses. "No, you weren´t rude! And....yes I want to learn how to fight. Seeing how my father treats the villagers and really everyone I think there is something bad happening sooner than later. And I want to be able to defend myself in that case.", I answered, smiling at him.