Author's Note: I recently got addicted to Be My Princess PARTY on my tablet and wanted to write some fanfictions of the game as well. I haven't gotten too far in the game so if the characters' personalities are a little wonky, I apologize in advance. I found my old design of a character from my discontinued Ouran High School fanfic and thought she would bring some fun to this series. Please enjoy ^3^
Chapter One:
Keith sighs as he looks around the ballroom. The prince did not find this ball to be exciting in the slightest, although he agreed to the ball because of his parents. The King and Queen of Liberty Kingdom thought the best way to understand the common people of their kingdom was to hold a ball that hosted both nobles and commoners alike. Keith rolls his eyes as he notices that all the commoners wore store bought suits and gowns that looks more suitable for a prom rather than a ball.
" What. A. Joke." Keith murmurs to himself as he hears the music change from the usual classical music to music performed by some of the commoners that came. The prince takes a sip of his white wine as he walks around the ballroom. He did get bored at parties like this quite often, but the commoners that were here made it even more intolerable.
The prince's emerald eyes scanned the room once more until they land on someone that caught his attention. A young woman dressed in a beautiful red dress with black lace dancing very passionately with an older gentleman on the floor. Her dark hair was done up in a simple yet elagant up-do. Her steely-grey eyes were solely focused on her partner, showing the confidence she possesses in herself.
What drew the prince's attention, however; was the bold dragon tattoo that decorated the woman's fair-skinned shoulder. A commoner. As soon as the music ended, the woman curtsied to her out of breathe partner. " Thank you for the dance, kind sir." She kindly tells the gentleman, whom Keith recognizes as a noble.
" Y-You dance very well, madam." The older man tells the woman while trying to regain his breathing. " I-I'm the third man you left breathless with your dances. You are quite the woman." The noble took the woman's hand kisses her knuckles. " If I was ten years younger and not married, I would've asked to court you."
" I'm very honored, sir. But I believe you and your wife are quite a lovely pair." The woman says as an older woman walks up to the pair. The man takes the older woman, who appeared to be his wife; in his arm and walks away with a smile on his face.
Prince Keith took this opportunity to walk over to the commoner woman. " Those were quite the fancy steps for a woman like you." He says bluntly as the woman's gaze met his. The woman curtsies to Keith, in which the prince bows in responce. " May I have this next dance?" Keith asks in a somewhat forceful manner, holding a gloved hand out to the woman.
The woman took Keith's hand and smiles at the prince. " It would be quite an honor, your highness." She says. " Although it might take a bit to keep up." The prince smirked internally. A confident woman, just like he thought.
" You seem to have quite the energy." Keith says. " I have to say, I'm quite surprised that you went through three dance partners and still have the energy to dance some more." The prince leads the woman to the middle of the dance floor and puts an arm around her. " I'm interested in what gives you this energy."
" My jobs require me to have lots of stamina, your highness." The woman explains, putting a hand on Keith's shoulder. The pair begin to dance, neither of them taking their eyes off each other. " I wouldn't wish to bore you with such trivial matters though."
Jobs? So she has more than one? Keith thought to himself as he continued to dance with the woman. " I see..." He bluntly responds before taking a quick glance at the woman's tattooed shoulder. " I'm also quite interested in your tattoo. Is there some sort of story or special meaning behind it?"
" Yes to both, your highness." The woman replies. " I got it when I turned eighteen years old. I wanted to show how much I've changed from the girl I was when I was younger. So I thought a cool tattoo would work just fine. As for a meaning behind it. I just like dragons. I think they are quite strong and magnificent creatures, even if they are just a myth." The woman's eyes turned away from Keith for a brief moment.. " It seems rather silly, doesn't it?"
" I only find it stupid that you would mark your body for such a strange reason." Keith harshly stated to his dance partner. After realizing what he said, the prince turned his gaze elsewhere. " But...I find your tattoo kind of...unique. It kind of...suits you in some strange, bizarre way." Keith bites his lip has he tried to fix his previously harsh statement from before. " Since you know who I am, I would like to know what your name is."
The woman looks at Keith and smiles calmly to the prince. " I apologize, your highness. It was rather rude to not introduce myself beforehand. " She says. " My name is Reya. Reya Williams, your highness." Keith smirks, now liking that he had a name to match her face. " Do you have any more questions to ask me?"
" Just one." Keith reported to Reya's question. " How is it that your feet aren't killing you in your shoes?" Reya just simply laughs as the prince raises an eyebrow out of curiousity.
" I'm sorry for laughing, your highness. That was a bit rude of me." Reya says, staring into Keith's eyes. " I'll have you know that I am very particular when it comes to what I wear on my feet. Just look down for yourself if you're interested." The prince once again raises a questioning brow before looking down as his partner told him to do. His eyes slightly widen, then came back to connect with Reya's eyes. Keith couldn't help but smirk at the woman.
" Miss Williams, are you wearing boots under your gown?" He asks to confirm his suspicions. Peaking out of the skirt of the woman's red gown were the tips of some sort of black leather footwear.
Reya gives a confident smile as the two began to dance a bit closer than they were earlier. " Yep." She says softly, making a popping sound at the 'p'. " Combat boots if you wanna be more precise, your highness. I usually wear them all the time. Since I have to wear an uncomfortable dress, I think I should be allowed to wear comfortable shoes. Besides, this dress is long enough to hide my feet anyway." Keith kind of chuckles at the commoner's confession.
Keith stops dancing as soon as the music ended. " You are somewhat interesting for a commoner." He says bluntly while bowing softly. Reya curtsied and scoffs at the prince's comment.
" I must say. You aren't as boring as I thought you'd be, your highness. " Reya comments back in a somewhat teasing manner. " Usually noble people wouldn't be interested in my tattoo or taste in footwear." Reya was about to leave when Keith grabs her wrist. The woman jumps in shock and looks back at the prince. " Your highness?"
" Let me just say this..." Keith says as he takes his hand off her. " You shouldn't bother to come to a ball if you can't even stand to wear a simple gown." He looks away, trying to avoid the sharp gaze Reya is giving. " But... You did make this ball a bit more bearable for me. I'd like it if you kept by my side for the rest of the night." Before Reya could say anything, somebody interrupted them.
" Awwww! Keithster found himself a lady. How cute!~" Keith turned red in embarrassment and glares at the person that made the remark. Reya follows the prince's line of sight to see a man with dark olive hair wearing extremely fancy formal wear. The man gives the two a bright, toothy smile.
Keith crosses his arms as he stares at the other man. " I told you to quit calling me that! What are you doing here anyway, Roberto?" Reya bit her lip to hold back a laugh. She couldn't believe she got to witness the prince embarrassed over something as silly as a nickname.
Roberto pouts softly before noticing Reya's tattoo. " Oh dear. You marked your beautiful skin! Why would you do something like that?" The older prince asks. Reya raises an eyebrow at the other prince's behavior. She was about to answer Roberto when a butler comes running up to the group of three.
The butler took in a couple of breathes before speaking. " M-Master Roberto, you s-shouldn't...run off like that..." The butler says our of concern for his prince. " I-I am terribly sorry, Prince Keith..." The older man bows to the prince of Liberty Kingdom.
"...It's not your fault, Alberto." Keith tells the butler with a sigh. " Why don't you take Roberto over to meet the others awhile?" Alberto nods his head was about to escort Roberto away until they notice that the prince ran off yet again. Alberto swears under his breath before running off to look for Roberto yet again, leaving the pair alone.