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This is before Alcina and Y/n are together, and in this story Y/n is a maiden :)

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It had been a month working as a maiden in Castle Dimitrescu, and so far the 'experience' has been... interesting. The Lady of the Castle, Alcina Dimitrescu, had somehow captured my heart however, and since my crush was sparked, the weirdest things started to happen. I was stuck cleaning the main ballroom, under the close supervision of Cassandra, one of Alcina's daughters, but soon had to stop my work. I couldn't breathe properly, and I'd started coughing. As usual, Cassandra had no care in what was doing, but soon her eyes widened as I started coughing up something... unusual.

I coughed into my hand, and stared fearfully at what was in it. A large, blue petal had appeared, covered in a bit of my blood. Me and Cassandra looked at each other, before I threw the petal away and continued with my work.

But that was just the beginning of a series of petals.

Everyday, I would end up coughing out more and more petals, along with more blood. It quickly became unbearable, and I ended up asking Bela, another one of Alcina's daughters, about what was happening. She hesitated, but eventually told me.

"It's a Japanese Disease called Hanahaki, and it's caused... by what seems like one-sided love. I'm guessing you're the one who has a crush on someone..." She spoke, looking at me with a sort-of worried expression. Hanahaki... one-sided love... this isn't good.

More days passed, and more petals came.

And I realised that soon, my death would arrive.

I sat in the living room, my mind wandering as I struggled to breathe. It was almost midnight, and I closed my eyes, wondering if I'd live through the next hour.

"Oh, Maiden Y/n, you're still awake..." I heard a voice say.

Opening my eyes again, I see Alcina sitting opposite me on the couch I was resting on. I blushed as I replied with slight difficulty.

"Y-yeah, I guess I am..."

I stared at the ground, but before I could speak again, I coughed up a ton of petals, almost a whole flowers' worth. Alcina looked at me with concern, and asked me what was going on.

I'd forgotten I was keeping the whole Hanahaki thing a secret...

I told her, and watched as her face went from confusion to surprise.

"So... you're suffering from one-sided love? But... who do you even have a crush on?..." Alcina asked.

Shit... I'm going to have to confess to her now...

"I... er... have a crush on..." I stuttered, still struggling to breathe.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but... I think I know who it is..."

Oh god... I'm screwed now, she knows. I sighed, and closed my eyes in embarrassment.

But then I felt something. A soft 'touch' on my lips. My eyes opened immediately after the touch went away.

And I quickly realised what had happened...

I looked at Alcina in shock. She smiled as I started to question everything.

"Did you just-"

"Yes, I did kiss you, Y/n. The truth is... I love you..."

Suddenly, I could feel my breathing improving. Had the disease... gone away?

Alcina kissed me again, and when she drew away, tears of happiness started to flood my eyes.

Finally, I felt pure happiness for the first time in my life. In mine and Alcina's life, I should say...