Hi! I wrote this based on an idea I came up with earlier. It's set in Cardverse AU and there are some genderbent characters too. This is my first story here, so please enjoy and review!

Why am I the Ace?

My King says it's my birthright

I didn't ask for this

He's my brother

My Queen says I'm special

I don't want to be special

She's my sister-in-law

My Jack says it's a privilege

He's been my guardian

I don't want it

Why me?

Why do I have to live my life in the shadows?

Prologue

Ace.

He was the Ace of Spades.

Matthew Williams had been born with the burden of being an Ace, someone who was hunted down by other kingdoms to bring down the Kingdom he belonged to. Like every Spadian, Matthew had the mark of Spades, a small birthmark the shape of a spade, but instead of it being black like everyone else's, his was a deep, dark shade of blue, that hid of on his neck, covered by his hair.

To Matthew, being born the Ace was a curse, most of the time anyway. Being forced to live your life in the shadows, not drawing attention, being metaphorically invisible to the society… it sucked. No one wants that. Maybe he didn't know many people, but it was like passing someone in a store. You see them, but they don't always see you. It was a said natural talent of the Aces, which Matthew thought of as a curse, that was hard to master. Well, Matthew wasn't rushing to master the ability.

Honestly though, he had gotten used to being an Ace. The Kingdom of Spades had been given him.

Every kingdom had one, and if the Ace was captured...

First, they'd probably try to get all the information they can on the kingdom to help bring it down. Everyone knew Aces knew a lot about the kingdom, if not everything. Their identity was hidden and only the ruling family knew the Ace was.

Second, they could use an Ace to blackmail a kingdom, to get whatever they want. A kingdom without an Ace was a kingdom without a King, Incomplete. That was because in most cases, the Ace is very close to the Royals. They'd help run the kingdom. Though, not many knew that, other than the Royals of each kingdom. It was also why nobody knew who the Ace was for each kingdom. The Ace's identity was kept a secret, and only the Royals of whatever kingdom would know the Ace's identity.

The Aces knew what the people thought, what the people wanted, what the merchants were up to, what politics were rising inside the kingdom and more. The Aces were like spies for the Royals. Like informants. In Matthew's case, it was true.

Out of the fear of discovery though, Matthew was wary of other kingdoms, never venturing out of the Kingdom of Spades.

So Matthew lived life like a normal person would in the Kingdom of Spades. Occasionally, he would visit the Royals.

The Queen, Alice, was a nice young, yet strict woman who understood his burden. She had long, blond hair, (which she refused to let out of her pigtails) and eyes as green as emeralds. Alice knew that he had to live life in the shadows, remaining as invisible as possible, so he wouldn't attract the eye of anyone, and respected him for that.

The King, Alfred, was also a blonde, and lively gentlemen who had eyes as blue as the ocean. He sometimes acted like a kid (though Alice would keep him in check) and was protective of his kingdom, and his Ace. Another fact, the King, Alfred, was his older twin brother.

Oh, the joy.

Lastly, the Jack - Yao was a nice Asian man who tried to help Matthew out as much as possible. He was wise, but sometimes Matthew wondered how he turned out so normal living with his idiotic (yet sweet) brother and his somewhat-controlling sister-in-law. Yao always knew how to fix things though, so perhaps he knew how to save himself from Matthew's messed up... family.

Sometimes, when he would be alone, Matthew would wish he could connect with other Aces, but he knew he couldn't. It wouldn't work out. Still though, he wanted to talk to someone who would understand him.

He wanted to visit different Kingdoms, but he never could muster the courage. The Kingdom of Hearts, The Kingdom of Diamonds and The Kingdom of Clubs weren't far off at all.

He'd never seen a Joker before, but he heard that they drifted though different kingdoms, they had no permanent place to stay. That sounded amazing, in Matthew's point of view. He would if he could, but he could be caught, and he couldn't risk the Kingdom, for his leisure. He was envious of the Jokers, they had free will to do what they pleased

And so, he lived life everyday like a normal, yet invisible, cautious and wary citizen of the Kingdom of Spades.

All until one day.