Young Teito x Young Reader

"(Y/N)! Wait up!" The little prince yelled as you ran in front of him in the garden of the Raggs' palace. Ignoring the boy and turning back after a slight stick of your tongue, you increased your speed but stopped abruptly when you came across some blue roses that seemed a little weird to you. Just as you stopped, the prince crashed into you, bringing both your tiny bodies crashing to the grassy floor. A gasp escaped your lips as well as a giggle. You should have know that was coming considering you had stopped rather abruptly. You then used your hands to slowly push your torso off the floor. The prince groaned as he winced a little from the impact. The giggles turned into laughs. The little prince looked up to you and stared for a second before he himself started laughing.

"Tiashe... That... Was... Fun!" You managed to squeeze out as you laughed harder, clutching your stomach as a sharp pain poked at you due to the laughter. The laughter slowly died down as you heard soft footsteps. The little prince had also calmed down and was currently looking in the direction of the sound of the footsteps. As the footsteps got louder, the two of you scrambled to your feet, and stumbled a few times causing the time to stand to lengthen. As the footsteps stopped, you had pulled your hand back from patting down your (F/H) dress. A higher up peaked behind the bushes that hid the two of you from direct view.

"Ah (Y/N). Prince. I knew I heard something. And a little voice that happened to address the prince rudely. Now I wonder who said that." The male stroked his non-existent beard as his back faced the two of you. You slowly pushed the little prince back and stepped forward, erasing all the prior happy emotions from your face and bowing. "Ah so it was this little bug. So I will have to remind you that you cannot address the prince so casually. How do you want me to make you remember? Beat it into you? Sermon you? Pass you to a stricter person? Or..." As his words trailed on, you kept your gaze on the lush green below you. You were used to this, and had mastered how to not flinch. However the fear was still embedded into you. As the male listed the things he could do, he circled you, trying to see if you had reacted to any of his suggestions. Seeing as he could not get any reaction from you, he stopped talking to think of a new alternative. He looked at the prince and came up with a new course of action and smirked as he walked to face you. He used his hand and pulled your face up to allow him to see your nonchalant features. "Or maybe I should keep you away from the prince altogether."

This elicited a huge reaction from you. You flinched, and your once emotionless eyes brimmed with unshed tears. Your mouth opened to retaliate, but someone had beat you to it. "You can't!" Startled by the interruption, the male had let go of you, causing you to crumple to the floor. He then took a step back as the prince rushed forward and spread his arms out as he stood in front of you protectively. Shock was an understatement to the emotion of the older male to this new situation. You let your tears flow freely now that your (H/C) bangs were shielding your face from the world. You then felt arms encircle you gently. You raised a hand to wipe your tears away and looked up to see the prince wrapping his arms around you as the older male looked down with an unreadable expression. He soon stomped off knowing he was not going to gain anything out of it now and may actually in turn harm his reputation.

You returned your gaze to the floor and bowed as the prince slowly let go of you. "Thank you very much prince." You then looked up and gave him the biggest smile you could muster in your current situation. You then took his hand, completely ignoring the light blush on his face. You were the prince's friend, but because of his social status against yours, you were put down very heavily. So they would pick on you when you were alone. You didn't care, as long as the prince never knew about it. But today was the day you dreaded. And the events prior would haunt you for life. But you chose not to let it get to you for the sake of the little prince's happiness. You stopped when his wrist was lightly tugged away from you.

"(Y/N)... How long has this been going on for?" Your eyes widened a little, still not facing the prince, and stared at a little flower that grew in solitude. After a long silence, you felt warmth on your back as arms circled around your tiny torso. His hands slowly turned you around and gasped as he saw your broken emotions. No words were needed as you fell to the ground bringing him with you. You cried, let out all your feelings in gibberish, all while the little prince listened attentively. Once you were done, you felt a weight get lifted off your shoulders and silence reigned once again. Thinking back, you would imagine how confused the little prince was. So you took the initiative to re explain your situation in coherent language. Finally the little prince understood the whole situation, but it didn't stop him from hugging you.

Surprisingly, you didn't mind either. Finally, the prince pulled away and looked you in your slightly swollen eyes. "(Y/N), I'll protect you by..." He trailed off to think of something he could do to protect you as a warm feeling spread in your chest. His eyes widened as he looked back at you with a huge smile on his face. "By marrying you!" Your face showed nothing but shock. But soon after, tears sprang again as you smiled and hugged the little prince who seemed to be a little confused. During the hug, you nodded your head vigorously.

"I'll tell you a million times. Yes!" You then pulled away and gave him a peck on his lips. "I do. Now and forever. You will always have my heart." For a child, you were pretty knowledgable on these things. He blushed scarlet and grinned.

"Let's grow up fast then!"

You smiled at that and nodded

"Let's!"

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Dammit I'm taking such a long time updating...

~lover of fiction