Grimm fairytales and Samurai Deeper Kyo are not mine.

Author's note: Kyo, Kyoshiro, and Benitora are bothers, when hunting they come across three beautiful sisters who are cursed. Benitora and Kyoshiro fall instantly in love with two of the sisters but if they are to free all three have to fall in love. And that can only be done if Kyo agrees to take the third.

Queen Bee

Chapter One

Three brothers alike in every respect…ahh who's kidding who, Kyo, Kyoshiro and Benitora were as different as a three-sided coin, if a three-sided coin ever existed.

Benitora the youngest was the fun loving and adventurous kind, slicked back pale red hair hidden under a bandana, with green eyes that peeked out only when a pretty lady went by. Kyoshiro the middle son was black haired and blue eyed, with a gentle personality and well educated. Kyo…was…neither of the two. Being the oldest he was arrogant, self righteous and stubborn as a mule, hair the colour of blood with demonic glowing red eyes. He was both frightening to look at as well as the most tantalising of the three.

The brothers were sons to Lord Hitetada. A great man of superior military power, but since the land had finally fallen into a normal and relaxed atmosphere his eldest was seen as a possible instigator of war. Many believed that Kyo's personality needed to be curbed and they hoped that Lord Hitetada would find a way. Currently Lord Hitetada was contemplating giving up rule to either Kyoshiro or Benitora, neither of which had the training that Kyo had had since childhood.

"I want the three of you to travel to Lord Nobunaga and see if he is willing to give you one of his daughters in marriage. I had heard he had three and depending on whom the eldest chooses, will rule in my stead." Lord Hitetada declared one summer day. He sat in his royal court looking down upon is sons as they bowed. Long greying hair pulled back into a braid that wrapped over one shoulder. Since the death of his wife Aiko he had been considering who would take over ruling.

Kyo still being the leader of the three spoke first, "if that is your wish father then I will simply stay here. The people do not want me to rule, therefore to please them I should not go."

"No. That is not an option. You being first born have every right to rule as your brothers. The only reason I am using marriage as a way to my throne is because I had heard there was unrest in Lord Nobunaga's lands. If one of you marries the eldest daughter then we would be able to settle most of the disputes."

"Are you sure that Lord Nobunaga would agree to that?" asked Kyoshiro, his education in politics was vast. "I have only seen Lord Nobunaga when he was forced to meet with us, and when he did he wasn't the nicest person."

"Yeah pops, he was always ranting about how we're trying to take over his land. And the fact that he had three daughters would only make him angrier."

Lord Hitetada nodded lightly to his youngest argument. It was true that Nobunaga was rather…rude, but that did not mean that any relations between the two countries was totally impossible. "Either way I want you to go and make yourselves known to him. But take care."

The three nodded and leaving that night they made their way to Lord Nobunaga's lands.