𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞| 𝐺𝑜𝑗𝑜 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑢 𝑥 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟

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Me and the Queen sat in the big garden right under the Sakura tree and she gave me one glass bottle filled with beer. I opened it thanks to a knife I was carrying around and then I opened hers. We have each other cheers and we drink from the liquid.

"Tell me your story, child", she spoke to me, "how did you end up in my home?".

"I grew up in the North, then when I turned 18 I got selected for the army", I started telling her my story, "and I fought in the war for 10 years before I finally had enough. So a couple of my mates and I decided to escape. We took the first villager we could find to get us across the border and that's how I ended up here".

"What about your mates? Where are they?".

"I have no idea", I shrugged, "we decided to separate our ways here", I raised the bottle and I drink the half bottle in one sip.

"I hope they are okay", the Queen did the same.

"I hope so too", I looked over at her, "now you tell me yours. Why are you normal and not..".

"A daughter of a bitch?", she finished my sentence, even tho this wasn't what I was about to say, "how do you know I am not?".

"You haven't killed me yet, so I assume you are not as bad as your son".

"You remind me of someone I loved", she gave me a smile, "this is the only reason why I kept your secret from my son".

"A past lover?", I joked and smirked.

"My only lover", the Queen corrected me and smiled too, "he was also a soldier like you".

"What happened to him?".

"My father shot him in the head after he found out about our relationship".

"Damn, granny, that's rough", I drink till there was nothing left in my bottle.

"I know, child", she drank the whole liquid too and whipped her mouth after, "different times, different lives, you know that".

It always sparked something in me, when I hear about love and love stories. I find it so sad how a young woman is forced to live and continue to live her life without her lover. Just like my mother was forced to live without my father with a small child in her hands.

"The way my granddaughter looks at you", the Queen smiled mid sentence, "reminds me of the way I looked into his eyes".

"Really?", I looked at her.

"Yes, child", she continued to smile, "you know what they are saying. The forbidden love is the sweetest love".

"Love, huh?", I looked down at the empty bottle and my face got serious, "I don't think her majesty loves me, my Queen".

"She literally told you she likes you?".

"Love and like are two different things".

"How would you know? Have you ever liked someone to know the feeling?", the Queen stood up and cleaned her dress from the grass.

"No", I admitted to her.

"Then why are you speaking, child?", she threw the bottle in my lap and stood in front of me, "you don't have to take my word, because I'm just an old lady, but don't be afraid to let people close to you. You might regret it later".

"Are you trying to make me your son in law?".

"I want my granddaughter to be happy and have the love that I never had. That's all".

The Queen left me standing there with two empty bottles of beer. I was looking up to the sky wondering what I should do. Y/n hates me, or is mad at me...and I have no idea what to do. And all the pressure I feel is too much for me to handle right now.

I stood up and I took a moment to take a deep breath. Stupid, I thought to myself as a wave of rage ran through my body. I threw the glass bottles on the ground and they broke into pieces.

I was ready to call it quits for tonight, when my eyes spotted her. Y/n was walking side by side with that man she danced earlier with. But her face was so sad, while he was going on and on about how handsome he is. She was nodding her head, but I doubt she was even listening to what he was saying.

It's now or never, Satoru, I thought to myself and I made a step towards them. Maybe the alcohol tonight caught me off guard, or maybe I decided to follow the Queen's advice and correct my wrongs, but before I knew it I was walking up to y/n and that man.

They both looked at me, when I jumped across the railing separating the two gardens and I stood in front of them. He pulled y/n behind him like he was sure I would hurt her and decided to act like a man.

"Stay back, my lady", the man said to her and looked at me with that cocky face, "the man is drunk, he might hurt you".

"I feel pretty good for a drunk man", I spoke back to him, then I looked straight into y/n's eyes and smiled, "my lady, I had no chance to get my dance with you. Would you give me the pleasure to dance with you?".

"She's not interested! Why would a noble dance with a gardener like you?", he tried to act like a man once again. Too bad for him.

"I think our princess has a mind on her own and she can speak for herself", I made a step forward to y/n and I gave her my hand, "I'm sorry, my lady. And I mean it this time, so please stay. I know guilty feet do not have a rhythm, but can you give me this one dance?".

"Gojo...", y/n reached for my hand, but then this fool of a prince grabbed her hand and pulls it away from mine.

"She's not interested", he repeated, "so go take care of the garden. It looks a mess anyway".

"I suggest you stop testing my patience", my face got serious. And you know it's a bad sign, when my voice gets low.

"Or what?", he got in my face.

"Or I'll show you what gardening teaches you".

"You two stop!", y/n involved herself and stood between me and this fool, "that's quite enough from both of you!".

"I'll respect my lady's wishes and I'll step back, but just so you know...you got lucky", the guy smirked and turned his back at me.

Oh, I got lucky? I smirked to myself and I raised one eyebrow up. We both know that, if y/n wasn't here..he'll be a death man.

"What's the matter with you?", y/n pushed me back by the chest and took all my attention to herself. I calmed down and I let her push me a couple more times, "do you know how powerful his father is? You might die".

"I'm ready to risk it all for you", I spoke to her and raised my tone, even tho I didn't want to.

"You don't know what you're saying, so stop!".

"No! Let me talk and then beat me how much you want, okay? Just let me talk, please...".

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