A Blind World

Chapter 10

Zisteau adjusted his gold crown, which marked him as prince, though his was less fancy, and expensive as his fathers, looking at himself in the mirror. He couldn't wait to see Kurt again, it had only been a day since the last time they'd seen each other, but it felt like forever. He briefly pondered if it was always like this with couples, if they always felt like the time they spent together was never enough and the time apart was far too long.

"Hey sweetie." Came a soothing voice.

"Hello mother." Zisteau replies, briefly glancing away from his reflection.

"You look great in that."

"Thanks, you look lovely as well."

Aurey really did though. She was wearing a dark green, low cut, dress that hugged her thin body. The back was mostly lace and it was accented with black. It went surprisingly well with her red hair, with was pulled up into an intricate, braided bun. Her tiara stood out as well, showing, not only her prestige, but adding to her beauty. And, her emerald green eyes shined brightly, finishing off the already amazing look.

"Zisteau, I wanted to talk to you about something." Aurey says, rather seriously.

"Hmm?" Zisteau questions, raising an eyebrow as he eyes her through the mirror.

"The reason your father changed his mind." She starts simply. "I talked to him about it, and Bdubs. He doesn't want to be like his father, so he's making a change, letting you be with Kurt is one of the first steps."

Zisteau smiles brightly at her reflection. "Thank you so much!"

"Honey, I just want you to know, tonight will be difficult."

"Why?"

"There's going to be a lot of people who will disagree with you being with Kurt."

"Right...."

"But, no matter what Zisteau, just stay strong, I'm positive you can get through this, no matter what."

Zisteau sends her a small smile. "Thanks."

"Now come along, we've got to great guests."

Zisteau follows his mother out of his room and down the stairs. They were mer by Guude, who looked his best, waiting by the closed gates. His attire matched Aurey's, with his dark green tunic and black pants, and his crown, which rested upon his dirty blond hair.

They stood around, greeting guests as they entered. They all made their way to the dinning hall, where a feast was being prepared. He recognized some people, but not many. Though he did spy Bdubs among the crowd. He watched as Guude and Bdubs shared a brief, awkward hello before Bdubs continued on. He couldn't miss the way Aurey sent Guude a pointed look, before smiling again.

Then Zisteau saw Kurt. He was in total awe. Kurt was dressed up in a fancy white dress shirt with a charcoal colored overcoat. And, his hair was not messy, for once, but slicked back. Zisteau honestly couldn't keep his eyes off of Kurt, who he considered the most beautiful thing ever. A huge grin was plastered on his face as he went to meet Kurt. Blue-green meet blue-red and a deep, passionate kiss was shared, and the noise and chaos around them stilled. Zisteau pulled away briefly, leaning close to Kurt's ear.

"You look so hot right now." Zisteau murmured.

He saw the blush appear on Kurt's face, but he smiled anyway. He linked his arm with Kurt's as he continued to great guests, which were slowly dwindling. After the last guest had finally entered, the small group made their way to the dinning hall, where the king and queen took their seats. Zisteau took his and Kurt say beside him, where the princes partner would generally sit.