THE PRICE OF WAR [Taka x Reader]

XLIV. I Do

It became addictive. He would come to your room every night, and the next morning each of them would begin their routine to meet again after dinner. Over and over again. You got to the point where you didn't even need to explain yourself to the guards. And what the hell, you were the Queen. You no longer had to explain yourself to anyone. Plus, it was a lot of fun. Very liberating. This was how you always wanted to feel. Taka gave you that freedom, that fun, but also that security that you needed so much. And it seemed like he felt that way about you too. This is how love should always be. But how long would this fairy tale last? The world kept turning and your responsibilities were still there. Did you really want to continue like this forever, hiding like two teenagers, running away from the world?

"Be my wife..."

He told you one of those many nights, the room lit by a few chandeliers and less than a foot from your lips.

"Please..."

The moment had come. This conversation could be the end of something beautiful or the beginning of something even better. Everything depended on the two of you.

"I ... I don't know what to say, Taka ..."

"I would do anything to keep you like this forever ..." he whispered.

His voice and the warmth of his skin gave you a chill.

"Even being the King of Emmeldris?"

He seemed to hesitate for a second.

"Whatever. Even if I don't have royal blood like you "

"I don't know if you understand what you are saying ... I think you are blind"

"So what if I am?" he said, his voice straining "Isn't that enough?"

"A king should not be blind. On the contrary, it should be the one with the best view of all "

Taka looked away.

"I just asked you to marry me ..."

"I know..."

"So? Why don't you give me an answer? "

"Because I don't want to drag you down ... I don't want to force you to pay that price..."

"Didn't you hear me, Yumiko?" he approached again "I would do anything for you. Sit next to you on the throne. Be responsible for a whole country. Lead it with you "

"Do you really want to carry all that burden?"

"We will share it. We will carry all that and more. Together"

"And what about the future?" you asked him "My life is already decided. I will have to reign, sacrifice many things for the common good. Be a leader, an example. Get married, and provide the kingdom with a successor ... "

As you uttered those last words, your cheeks flushed red. It was the first time you mentioned that topic, not just to Taka.

"I can't think of a greater honor than that ..." Taka replied.

You looked up. He brushed a strand off your face.

"Let me be it, Yumiko... Let me be your king. The future father of your child. I will not fail you, I promise "

Your eyes began to water.

"I..."

"Please tell me yes and make me the happiest man in this world ..."

Your forehead and yours stuck. And so, suppressing a sob, you gave him an answer:

"Yes..."

Taka cried out with a cry of joy and pounced on you, hugging you tightly and kissing you nonstop everywhere. Your cry turned into an unstoppable laugh that caught the attention of your guards and made them sigh in disgust.

"You'll see the face of Toru and the others when I tell them that they owe me submission" Taka laughed before kissing you again and covering you with the sheet.