(A/N: I'm not sure how long this story will be. I guess that depends on how it is received from the Ion/Esther fans out there. So please Read & Review.)

The Duty of a Queen

Disclaimer: I don't own Trinity Blood...damn... I just write. :)

Chapter 1

The sun has started to set over the Kingdom of Albion. A warm wind blew through air. Summer had finally set in. Queen Esther paced on her balcony. For years she had reigned over Albion, and she did it by herself without the aid of a king. The people loved their Queen, and she would do anything for her people.

Esther walked into her room and stood in front of a mirrow. She gazed at the person staring back at her. Over the years Esther had grown into a lovely young woman. She had let her hair grow out and is now past her shoulders and curled at the ends. Her face had a more of a mature look to it now then it did when she was 15.

Esther had just turned 20 and had announced to Albion her up comming marriage to a Duke in Ireland. Her council has insisted on her taking a spouse for the good of the Kingdom. The Queen was not pleased with being forced into an arranged marriage, but there was little she could do about it now.The Duke was already on his way from Ireland. He would be arriving in 3 days for the wedding.

The Queen knows nothing of the Duke other than he's twice her age, and he has children from his first wife. Esther will be step mother to children who are more close to her own age than her betrothed. She did not want this marriage. Esther always knew she could never marry without love. And she did not love this Duke of Ireland.

The sun has now set and the day has turned into night. Esther threw herself onto her bed and covered her face in the many pillows. She was tired and stressed out. Siting up, Esther reached into her pocket and pulled out a folded letter. The seal was from the Empire, it was from Ion. The letter arrived 2 days ago and for some reason she couldn't put it down.

Ion... The last time she saw him was in the Empire. When he hugged her goodbye. He had written to Esther that he would be comming to Albion. He wanted to see her before she is to marry, and Esther needed to see him.

(A/N: Well that's the first chapter. Sorry about how short it is. Hopefully the next chapter will be much longer!)