All For One and One For All [A Cardverse Story]

Prologue

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Young Alfred Jones, heir to the Kingdom of Spades, ran along the dirt road, giggling happily as he outran the servant who was supposed to be watching him. The blond haired boy looked over his shoulder and, upon seeing the fuming red face of the servant, turned back to see where he was going and ran even faster.

Unfortunately, little Alfred never had good eyesight, as he soon (quite literally) ran into another young boy. The two boys fell to the ground, Alfred still giggling and the other one scowling. The young heir stood up and offered a helping hand to the boy he had just knocked down.

The boy had blond hair, rather similar to his own, that looked as though it had never seen a comb in its life. His bright green eyes shone like emeralds and geez did he have big eyebrows!

Alfred gave a grin to the boy, showing off the tooth he had lost only a week ago and said, "Hiya! My name's Alfred! What's yours?" The boy blushed slightly at the heir's interest in him and muttered back, "Arthur."

Alfred tapped his chin thoughtfully and soon his face split into a smile, "One day, when I'm bigger, I'm gonna marry you Arthur and you're gonna be the Queen of Spades!"

Arthur's mouth fell open, which soon turned into a scowl, "The Queen!? Why can't I be the Jack?" Alfred shrugged and thought back to his other friend, "I already promised that spot to Yao. You're gonna have to be my queen!"

The boy's cerulean eyes lit up, "I'll buy you all the fanciest suits and we'll have a big," he paused, sounding out the next word carefully, "Cor-on-a-tion and everything!"

The servant caught up to Alfred and crossed his arms with a huff, "Young master, we must be returning to the castle. Your parents are waiting for you." Alfred grabbed the servant's outstretched hand and, turning back to Arthur said, "See ya around Artie! I promise you'll marry me someday!"

And you know what? Alfred kept his promise.

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In the cold, unforgiving Kingdom of the Spades, young master Ivan dragged his feet in the snow, watching in fascination as he sank down to the middle of his calves. His mother and father were back in the palace, arguing about God only knows what. They were always like, and Ivan always felt ignored.

The ash haired boy soon came to a clearing in the woods. He looked up when he heard screams of joy and a cry of indigence. Ivan quickly hid behind a tree and observed what was happening in the clearing.

Two young boys seemed to be having a snowball fight. One was having the time of his life and pelting his friend with snow while the other had hidden behind a wall of snow and whimpered every time a chunk hit his protective barrier.

Soon, the second of the two boys became tired of being pelted with snow and cried, "Elizabeta! Let's go home already!"

Ivan gasped to himself, so the first boy was actually a girl! Summoning his courage, he stepped out from behind the tree and called out, "Привет!" The girl screamed lightly at the sudden interjection and hid behind the boy, who seemed ready to make a run for it.

Ivan walked forward slowly and repeated, "Привет. My name is Ivan. What are yours?" The girl peeked out from behind the boy and said, "I'm Elizabeta! This wuss here is Roderich!" Roderich muttered under his breath, "I'm not the one hiding behind you..."

The boy's purple eyes shone in amusement, "My parents are going to make me pick a Queen soon for when I'm older. Do you want to be my queen, Elizabeta?" The brown-haired girl gasped and her cheeks flooded with color as she muttered, "I'm not going anywhere without Roddy." Ivan smiled at the sentiment and proclaimed cheerfully, "Then I'll make him my Jack!"