The Hero King

Chapter XI

**Amelie's POV**

It's been a month since Marth last visited me. I hate that even though I made the decision for us not to be together in secret, I spent most, if not all, of my days thinking about him.

I want to be with him, but not like that. If I were going to be with Marth, or anyone, it would have to be an open relationship. Though I would gladly die to be with Marth, I refuse to let him do the same for me.

Marth's a king, people care about him, depend on him, if he died to be with me it would affect more than just he and I. I couldn't bare to think of all the chaos his death would ensue, especially now that Altea had only just won the war.

So I let him go.

He didn't come back.

That's how it should be right? He said he loved me, but I feel as if maybe he was just lost with the thought of loving his childhood friend. Then again, I'm not him.

All I knew was every time he addressed Altea, I was there, and he was undeniably in love with Caeda. He also acted no different from before, it's as if nothing ever happened. I never existed.

That's for the best...

...right?

So why does it feel like my heart no longer beats inside of me? Why does it feel like every time I hear of the "Royal Wedding" date I need to vomit? Why do I feel cold and lost and empty inside?

He left and took every bit of me with him.

I had nothing more to live for, except the tiny hope that I could possibly be friends with him again. Caeda crushed that hope, however. She didn't want us anywhere near each other.

So in the end, I'm alone. I have nothing.

Except an invitation to the Royal Wedding.

That's right, as if Marth walking away wasn't painful enough, he added to the stab in my heart with a slap to the face. He invited me to his wedding.

Though Caeda and Marth had already wed back at Caeda's home country, they decided to have a wedding here as well. That way Alteans would have a little happiness and partying after the war.

So the real question was, am I going to go?

Had it been a normal invitation, no, but staring down at the signature hand written by the Hero-King himself, I knew I'd ultimately end up at Altea's royal castle, along with all the other formally invited people, in two days.