In Sickness And In Health (Yandere M. Genius x F. Reader x Yandere M. Prince)

Orion's Ending: Culture-Bound

As Orion struggled under Haru's grasp, Presley pulled him off, throwing him to the side and warning him to try anything. At the same time, Ichiro knelt down to care for his choking cousin, the orange-haired male glaring at the brunette with immense hatred, the look only returned to him. The prince didn't want to put up with him anymore. He didn't want to be a nice boy. He wanted Miss Shiratori, so Haru had to die.

"We could have been friends!" he yelled, rubbing his bruised throat, "I only wanted to be friends! If it wasn't for you being so...so mean, everyone would be happy!"

"What did I do?"

"After you came here, everything started getting worse and worse! If you had just left Miss Shiratori here - "

"I came for peace. Frére said he trusted you guys. He said you would help free Umayena from the jerks who enslaved them and their minds. We never came here to hurt anyone. And why did I have to leave her? She was my fiancée!"

"O-Only because she didn't know me! If...If I was healthy, we would've...I could've...she would have loved me first! Y-You made her! I know about the contract, so - "

"And when I broke it, she stayed. She stayed with me. She loves me. You're the homewrecker."

"Shut up, shut up, shut up! I-I-I didn't do anything wrong! I just - I did what Ezdia wanted me to! S-So, I...I'm not...Why don't you just die?! Everything would fix itself if you died! Miss Shiratori will marry me! Umayena will go back to licking our shoes! E-Echal won't be mad at us anymore - "

"Frére won't forgive you if I die, too."

"Ha! No, he'll be so mad! B-But your stupid brother will do anything I say! Unlike you, he wanted to be my friend! If I tell him to, he'll stop your father from doing anything! A-And Miss Shiratori, too! You think he'll hurt Vethela if she becomes its queen?!"

Ichiro and Presley began exchanging looks of concern. Orion had never been so cruel. He was speaking ill of others and threatening such awful things. It seemed like something had possessed him, the typically gentle and well-mannered boy acting completely abnormal. But Orion had always been so scheming. He just wasn't used to it since everyone usually fell into place without any effort. So now he was lashing out in utter frustration. And they weren't the only ones shocked at his behavior.

Enmei stepped out from around the corner, giving a look of hurt to the prince. He had only meant to follow Orion; to offer him support. After all, he knew how painful it was to know that they were products of forced situations. But, it seemed, the prince wasn't at all in need of his help. On the contrary, he stood there shamelessly, proclaiming he would use anyone he could just to get what he wanted. The grey-haired male felt so used to that feeling of trickery. He let out a disappointed sigh.

When the orange-haired male heard the sigh, he flinched, frozen in the headlights. He didn't know how to talk his way out of it; to get the male back on his side. After all, he needed an Akahito on his side. But, when the older male moved to pick up his half-brother from the ground, pushing his pocket handkerchief to the brunette's bleeding nose, he knew it was useless. But it was fine. Because he already knew Enmei was a coward. He didn't need the male to like him. He just needed to fear him.

"Presley," Orion paused, giving a sharp look to his playmate, "Arrest Haru."

"You can't do that, your highness. The retaliation from Echal for breaking his diplomatic immunity - "

"He tried to kill the crown prince of Vethela. His immunity is broken!"

"There could be an argument for escalation. You...You provoked him, and, if he really wanted to kill you, he would have pushed you off the cliff. It wouldn't be wise to - "