Forbidden In Love (Kiribaku)

Drug Us Away

Katsuki's p.o.v

   It was Friday. The final day before the weekend. In a few short days, I would be king, married to Jirou, and I would be miserable for the rest of my life. I wasn't looking forward to this. But this wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that I wouldn't see Ei anymore. He would just become a random part of the staff while I had to deal with all the new responsibilities I had. And I wasn't prepared for becoming king. Not at all. We had the entire kingdom ready for such an event and everyone was ready. Everyone expect me. I knew Ei didn't like the idea of me getting married. I could see it in his smile he used to hide his feelings. I could also tell he didn't want to be around me for some reason. I wasn't sure why but I noticed he kept leaving earlier and earlier or getting Yagi to do things rather than him. He no longer woke me up or stayed after prayer hours which he now did in his room alone. And I hated to admit it, but I wished he stuck around. I wish he was still here more often like he was in the beginning.

   I tried not to think about him too much but it seemed impossible. We rarely talked these last few days and when I tried to apologize for what happened Wednesday morning, he would just walk away without a word and help set up the castle ballroom. We had met up with Jirou and the Oryn kingdom dozens of times and you could see the happiness draining from our faces while our parents faces' lit up like fire. They couldn't see the pain on our faces, our eyes void of any kind of love for each other. Did they not realize a week wasn't enough time to fall in love with her. I couldn't fall in love with her in a week. But I could fall for him. I fell for him in a matter of hours, loving the way he simply breathed. He was so gentle and forgiving and always wore a smile no matter his mood. He tried to bring up people's mood, so selfless yet, not hard on himself. His eyes like an ever burning fire, his voice like a beautiful song. But I had to look at her the way I looked at him. Because apparently, our love was wrong. And I hated that the kingdom was so close minded about love. I hated it deeply.

   We had a scheduled meeting, me and Jirou, to have lunch in the garden room like we had the first time we met. This was the meeting where I was supposed to propose to her and give her the ring my parents had chosen for me. They chose both of our rings but I was already wearing mine. I obviously wasn't going to propose to her, because there was no point in saying useless things I didn't mean. I had to tell her something anyways so I was looking forward to this meeting. I had gotten out of bed, saddened to see Ei wasn't in my room this morning, yet not surprised. Getting dressed in my tailored suit for the ball. I had gotten a different one for the wedding which was this Sunday since it's a 'holy day' and my marriage would 'last longer because it was the day of God.' I didn't believe that but I had no say in the matter so it was happening no matter what I said. After getting dressed, I went down to the kitchen to grab breakfast and bring it down to the garden room where Jirou was waiting for me.

   Once I made it in the room, she sat there in her overflowing mass of fabric called a dress. I could see the discomfort on her face. "That must be uncomfortable." I said, pointing to the dress. "It is. It's so itchy and makes me wanna die. I'd rather take a bullet than wear this." She commented, shifting it all away from her. "About that." I said, sitting next to her and pulling out our food; omelets and two canisters of coffee. She grabbed her share of food, and I started talking. "I think I'm going to propose to Ei tonight." I said. She spit out her coffee all over the grass, barely missing her dress. "Are you looking for a death wish?" She asked, unbelievably. "No, I'm looking to prove to my parents who I really am. I know it will most likely get me killed without a doubt. But I'd rather die with the love of my life than hide who I am and loose him forever." I said, closing the basket of food. I didn't exactly feel like eating. "You know, you're alot braver than I am." She said, taking little nibbles of her food. "Why do you say that?" I wondered aloud. "Because even though I love her, you love him with a love that's stronger than love." She stated. "Taht doesn't make me braver. You're brave just by loving her. For being yourself. Because you're the first person I've met in my entire life that will admit that you love her. Because most people in your situation won't love that freely. I'm done with breakfast, I'm going to have as much free time as possible before tonight. I'll see you then." I stated, walking out of the room and off to spend the last free hours of my life in pure bliss.

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    I made it back to the castle just in time for the party to start. I didn't enjoy the idea of the party in the first place but I didn't have a choice. I find myself realizing that. Because even though I was supposed to be king, everything had been decided for me. But I wouldn't  let that define me tonight. Tonight I would be me. Walking through the doors of the ballroom, I was surrounded by girls in ball gowns, twirling all around and swaying to the soft music. The guards were all lined against the wall, watching the party silently. They were here to guard from anyone who was coming in unallowed, which I thought was a bunch of bullshit because of how heavily guarded the place was. I noticed Ei at one end right next to Yagi, talking to him yet looking straight forward with a stern look. It was strange to see him without a smile. It was weird to see him look so unhappy. I started to walk over, ignoring the other part of me that once respected my parents. Tonight was my night. It didn't matter what they thought.

   I walked over to him, grabbing his hand and walking him to the middle of the dance floor. We started walking around while everyone stared, confused as to what was happening. "Kats, did you drink before this? What are you doing?" He asked hushedly. "No, I didn't. And I'm bringing you to the stage. But not before we dance. Orders of the future king." He couldn't hold back his blush as I grabbed his waist and he held onto my shoulders. The wall of gowns and people around the area guarded anyone from seeing what was happening but eventually, everyone knew. But it was too late for them. The song and ended and we were headed to the stage. I had grabbed a microphone and asked for the music to stop. Ei stood on the stage next to me, confused by my actions. "Hello everyone! You're all here tonight for a special reason. And that reason is for love." They all cheered at my statement but I knew they wouldn't be by the end of my speech.

   "I am in love. In a very, very deep love with someone I never thought I would be able to have the chance to be with. They taught me how to love, how to be my better self and how to live. I didn't know how much of life I had been missing until I met my special someone. I realized very early on that I couldn't love anyone else no matter what. I know that this person was my missing piece. My perfect match. My soulmate. They say you can't love someone without loving yourself first. I would call that a lie, because I've never truly loved myself. But the love this person offers makes me forget what hating myself felt like. Which is why I want to do this." I pulled out the small black box from my pocket, opening it up to reveal the gold band with a singular blue sapphire in the middle. I faced towards him and dropped down on one knee, watching as he started to tear up on stage. "Eijirou Kirishima, will you do the honors of becoming my husband and marry me?" He didn't speak and neither did anyone else in the room. But to be honest, I didn't even realize people were here. It felt like the world was only us. I saw the biggest smile engulf his face as he nodded vigorously, wiping away his tears. This had to be the happiest moment of my entire life. But good things always come to an end because by the time I was able to slip the ring on his finger, two guards had come up on stage. We both stared at each other, as long as we could with the biggest smiles on your faces as they

Drug us away.