The Prince of East Cannon was known for his flirtatious manner and easygoing attitude. His parents have been sending him to town to meet possible matches for marriage but none have caught the prince’s eye.
Chapter 1
This is the story of the Great Prince Lui of East Cannon,
Once upon a time…Prince Lui sat out in the dead of night to return home after a day of meeting women for possible marriage. Midway through the dark forest that would separate the kingdoms.
“Master, why did you have to set off at midnight? It's dark and windy outside. What if we come across something ghostly.” one of his best friends and guard Kiwi said with sleepy eyes.
“Shut up, stop talking about the sinister words.” The prince replied not wanting to hear such intolerance; it made his tongue feel like paper.
“Kiwi, if we had stayed there, they may have gotten enraged and paid someone to kill us,” Ado said to Kiwi warning him to keep his words in check. The carriage shook with the action of the bumpy ground, Prince was so tired but he also knew if he didn’t get home his father would be furious and he’d never see the end of his mother’s wrath. But now the idea of going home without a match made the desert in his mouth even worse, how would he explain that the three women he interviewed were not to his liking? He wanted a woman with long black hair down her back, milky white skin, and smooth as silk. At least close to his age, slim, but not bony.
“Why is it I can’t find the girl of my dreams, I was sure I’d find her by now, I’m at the marriage age and soon I’d need to marry to take the throne.” Prince huffed pouting, Kiwi tried to hide his smirk that the Prince would define to his father’s wishes. With his features of an elegant man, it would be hard for women to find him attractive. He was a man, but his features showed a small build with medium-length black hair, a heart-shaped face, round button eyes, a flat nose, and thin lips with even teeth. His outfit didn’t show manly either, although the expensive hanfu was powder blue and white.
While chatting the carriage lurched forward sending both the Prince and Kiwi to the floor.
“What happened?” The Prince snapped open the door, seeing the battle in the middle of the forest. Kiwi and Ado draw their swords thinking they’d need to protect the prince.
“There’s a fight,” Kiwi whispered, pushing the Prince back into the carriage. Prince Lui had never seen a fight before, and he was amazed by the fighting skills of the women battling four attackers.
“Wow! She’s the one… the heavens sent her to me.”
“Hurry…Hurrry excuse her, save my wife.” Kiwi and Ado looked at each confused.
“What?”
“She’s the most beautiful woman in the world,” Prince said dreamily, but Kiwi and Ado looked at him as if he had a screw loose.
“I won’t marry anyone but her.” Prince huffed
“Master, there’s something wrong with your head, that’s not a woman,” Ado said, knocking on his head. The prince nudged them to go save the woman from fighting. The three ran to the battle, Prince cradled the woman as she fell to the ground, and Ado and Kiwi fought with the fighters killing them all. They put the woman into the carriage with Prince and he sat watching the woman sleep soundly. He couldn’t believe he’d found his wife. Her delicate features and fierce nature of the little he saw during the fight.
The group arrived at the mansion just after sunrise, Ado went to get the doctor as Kiwi and Prince laid the woman on the bed. Prince got a much better look at the woman. Her very long black hair down past her butt, the triangular shape of her face, her long nose, high cheekbones, full big lips. Her eyes opened as the doctor entered the room, Prince took in a breath as their eyes meant, big round eyes color of the sky.
“Wif…” Kiwi covered Prince’s mouth as they rushed him out the door.
“What the hell was that for?” Prince Lui snapped with his hands on his hips.
“I’m keeping you from making a big mistake, people like that are not allowed to be alive, anyone with eyes like that is cursed.”
“He’s got eyes of the sky, meaning he’s never held the power orb.” Kiwi and Ado explained.
“I’ve never held the damn power orb and my eyes are as black as coal. And what do you mean “he”” Ado and Kiwi looked at each other?
“That’s a man, did you not see that?” Ado pointed to the closed door where the man lay on the guest room bed.
“No, looks like the woman of my dreams.” Kiwi and Ado both smacked his head.
“You can’t marry a man, men can’t have kids,” Ado said with frustration in his voice.
“How would it work… You know, in the bridal chambers…” Kiwi held his chin in his hand and looked to the sky as if he were picturing the wedding night between two men.
“Like where would it go?” Ado did the same motion and Prince tried to think it, but to picture the woman as a man made his skin crawl he did a shutter that made Ado and Kiwi look at him.
“She’s not a man, and I’ll marry her within three months.” Prince Lui snapped his fingers and then walked away. Ado and Kiwi looked at each other, hunching their shoulders there was nothing else they could do.
Two days later the Prince walked into the guest room, finding the woman on the bed sitting up, she was drinking broth.
“Miss, how are you?” She looked ready to run, so the Prince encouraged her there was no harm.
“You’re safe here, I’m Prince Lui Esten and this is my family kingdom,” the Prince said with pride.
“I’m not sure if you’ve heard of us before.” Lui smiled widely, making sure to flirt with the woman.
“Prince?” she spoke softly, so soft the prince barely heard her. The prince slowly sat on the bed next to the woman and smiled, “I still don’t know your name.”
“Taro Wild,” She moved a little bit away from the Prince, the Prince stood giving the woman her space as he smiled.
“Taro is a strong name, but I’ve never heard of the Wild family name, why were you alone in the woods last night?” Prince questioned, but the woman just scolded him and turned away.
“Have you encountered trouble like that before? You can tell me miss, my family has short fame and prestige in the kingdom we can help you. And I'm willing to do my best to keep you safe.” The Prince rabble happily making the woman even more uncomfortable.
“Thank you, Prince… Lui for the rescue, but it was just an accident, I’ve come to visit relatives, don’t worry too much. I must get going, I have business to attend to.” Taro tried to uncover the blankets and dress to leave when Prince stopped him pushing the blanket back up, brushing his hand against the velvet skin of Taro’s chest, with his eyes closed.
“Miss. Taro don't torture my eyes but seeing something I mustn’t see yet.” Taro stared at Prince and noticed he’d been calling him a woman. Snickering he shuffled back into his seat covering himself with the blanket.
“I’m covered now,” Taro said, Prince peeked one eye open seeing that Taro was indeed covered.
“Get some more rest I’ll check on you in a bit,” Prince left the room standing outside he sighed looking at his hand, just the memory of the contact made his heart race and heat in his cheeks.
Taro and Prince set off to return Taro to his family home, in the carriage Kiwi sat on the outside while Taro and the Prince sat on the inside, although they didn’t speak to each other the comfort of the silence eased them both. The prince wanted to talk to her so badly, but couldn’t find the words to say.
“What?” Taro nearly snapped Lui’s head off, and the prince sunk into his seat.
“Nothing, just how do you get your skin to feel like that?”
“Like what?” Taro looked at his hand flipping front to back.
“Your skin feels soft and smooth,” Lui rubbed his hands on his hands a few times before looking outside of the carriage.
At nightfall they stopped to camp for the night, Lui brought a blanket to cover Taro with while he slept, staring spellbound at the beauty before him.
By morning light they arrived at the location of Taro’s request. It took another day to get back home to his family's house. The Prince addressed his parents with laughs and hugs. Lui’s mother kissed his cheek and they left him to chat with his father.
“I heard you failed to propose a marriage this time around, but brought back a stunning beauty half-way and declared that you will marry no one but her.”
“Dad…” Prince chuckled nervously as he walked with his father to the counting room. A medium-sized office room with a tea table in the middle of the room, a large sitting desk at the back of the room, shelves of books and leaguers lining the walls of the room, all colors of red and brown, with white curtains.
“Ah, you idiot, if you indulge yourself in beauty, you will die from women sooner or later.” His father snapped harshly as Prince sat on the chair waiting for him to stop ranting.
“Dad, she’s different I’m truly into her”
“These are the famous last words, words even little girls chatter about outside. They see money and want it.”
“Dad… She is different. She’s of refined temperament, no matter how much gold and jewelry I gave her, she doesn’t even look at it.” Lui says profoundly knowing that money can buy so much, but Taro doesn’t want that.
“Lui, I’m telling you, there are two kinds of people in the world, one who wants more from you, the other is someone who wants all your money. People who don’t want a penny are the most dangerous ones. I heard Kiwi say that she just appeared in the woods at midnight and was hunted down by her enemies. You have to find where she came from, understand.” Lui’s father scolded him like a petulant child.
“Right father, I was just about to send Ado to investigate more, to get a better understanding of her.” Even though Lui’s father was admitted about this new woman, he trusted his son’s intuition.
Chapter 2
Kiwi and Ado joked with Prince Lui as the carriage bounced on the road. The laughter eased the tension. Prince felt hurt that not only did Taro refuse his proposal, but now she was dismissing any letter he sent. So in return Prince Lui waited no longer and headed to the lady’s address.
“Master, what do you wish to accomplish by going here?”
“Yea, he’s sent all letter’s away and refused all the gifts.” Kiwi and Ado only wanted what was best, but Prince was blinded by the fair skin and sky blue eyes. Prince Lui placed his elbows on his knees and rested his head in his hands as he looked outward to the forest and darkness.
“I don’t know why, but I feel this pull to her, her eyes, skin, voice, everything…” sword clashing and fighting sounds stopped the carriage. Once again the three men started at the familiar site of Taro and bandits fighting, this time it was twice the amount of men fighting. Kiwi and Ado sighed as they drew their swords looking at Prince Lui who only nodded for them to defend the lady. Prince Lui lost sight of Taro and followed after her, finding her by the pond embankment panting for air as the men stood there laughing.
“Die now, bastard.” a man snapped kicking Taro in the side. She coughed up blood glaring at the man, the other man went to finish him off, but Prince Lui suddenly jump in front of them.
“Stop, Miss. Taro, are you ok?” Prince said, not looking away from the men. Taro stared at Prince Lui in disbelief that he’d make the effort to find him.
“I’m sorry I was late, are you okay?” Prince Lui shook with fear, but determined to fight the men hurting him.
“Don’t worry, I’m here now.” The men stood dumbfounded at the Prince.
“Who the hell are you?” One man snapped drawing closer with his sword, making Prince straighten his stance.
“I’m Prince Lui of East Cannon and this is my wife-to-be, you will not harm her.” Taro gasped trying to catch his breath as the men looked at each other then looked at the Prince again. Within five seconds the forest erupts in laughter. Taro only silently shook his head, thinking of how this idiot was going to rule the East Cannon region.
“Wife…”
“Girl… Wow,” The men looked at the Prince,
“Here, take this, two gold bars for your trouble.” They took the bars.
“Take the money and leave.” The Prince barked as he turned to leave one of the men turned around and blew a powder at the Prince, but Taro jumped in front of him taking all the powder in with one breath. The men laughed watching the Prince hold Taro in his arms.
“Are you ok? Miss. Taro, are you okay?” Taro panted as the toxic leaked through his body, feeling the arousal building.
“Boy tonight you can have your wife early, she won’t mine.” The men laughed as they stood watching. Prince tried to hold Taro up, but she started to fight with her clothes.
“Antidote, give me the antidote, I’ll give you more money.” Prince snapped, worried that he may not be able to control himself with Miss. Taro.
“How can you get an antidote for an aphrodisiac?” The men laughed more, as they left the pair. Taro gasped as he pulled on his clothes.
“Miss. Taro, please calm down,” Taro stumbled as he fumbled to remove his clothes.
“You were poisoned, we need to find a way to get it out of your system. Tell me how to help you, let me help to detoxify you, I’ll marry you for sure, just like me help you.” Prince wanted to make sure Taro at least was comfortable when they did it.
“I can’t leave you like this, someone might hurt you in this state, I’ll take you to the manor.” Taro tripped over his foot, sending him and Prince falling to the ground.
With the Prince straddling Taro’s hips he looked at the truth in full view, Taro was a man, everyone was right.
“Why..” Taro flipped the Prince over pushing himself closer rubbing his hard erection against the Prince’s back hole. The Prince gasped with wide eyes,
“Leave…” Taro fall over pulling to open his clothes,
“What? You lied, but I can’t leave you here, let me take you and I’ll be responsible for you.” Taro eyes landed on Prince Lui’s and Taro pounced onto the Prince ripping open Prince Lui’s clothes kissing and sucking on his neck.
“Not… Not me, you can’t take me… I’ll ahhhhh.” Prince Lui gasped as Taro’s finger slipped inside. With the rush of hormones and uneducated men Taro thrusted inside Lui causing a loud scream.
Prince Lui scratched and huffed crying from the burning in his gut.
“Please… stop, Taro…please.” Prince Lui cried, but Taro was lost to the drugs.
“I’ll take responsibility for you, I promised.” Taro tried to kiss Prince Lui, but Prince bit his tongue. Taro curled his legs under the Prince’s hips and cradled his shoulders as he rough thrusted.
“Oh… ahhh, Taro… I….I’ coming.” Prince shook as Taro beat his prostate before filling his insides with cum.
Taro pulled out and sat on his knees looking at Prince’s shaking body as he curled into a ball and cried.
“I’m sorry,” Taro fixed his clothes, the clarity awaking in him as the Prince laid there.
“Don’t be a baby about it,” he growled as he threw a rock at Taro hissing at the shooting pain in his hips.
“Come on, I’ll take you home,” Taro stood holding out a hand.
“No, I don’t want your help.”
“You were the one that thought I was a girl.” Taro rolled his eyes at the Prince struggling to put his clothes on.
After a minute of struggling Taro snapped his teeth and picked Prince Lui up, ignoring his cries of protest.
“Leave me alone,” Taro rolled his eyes, lifting the Prince in a bridal hold.
“Put me down, you, crook.” The Prince kicked his legs fighting, but Taro shut him up with a kiss to the lips. The Prince fell slacked against Taro’s chest and passed out exhausted.
Prince Lui woke up in a surprisingly comfortable bed, a warm blanket covering him, he noticed he’d been cleaned and redressed, but the pain was still there. What happened last night was his imagination. It really happened, he let a man take him a Prince.
“Hmp, I should’ve been the one taking him, just wait I’ll get him.” Prince grumbled to himself as he looked for his shoes, the door opened and the Prince curled under the blankets, as Taro came into view carrying a tray of food.
“I thought you’d be hungry,” Taro’s eyes were cold as ever, Prince Lui didn’t see any more signs of the drug so he relaxed a little more.
“I’m not hungry, I want to go home, and forget this ever happened.” Prince barked loudly. Taro sighed heavily, placing the tray on the table sitting next to the Prince.
“I need you to understand what happened last night, I didn’t mean for it to go that far, but you wouldn’t leave.”
“So now you’re saying it’s my fault this happened?” Prince sat up higher, ignoring the pain in his sides.
“I didn’t say it was your fault, I’m just saying it didn’t have to happen if you’d just left like I said.” Taro huffed standing from his seat, taking another look at the Prince he could see why all his marriage inquest was dismissed. Prince Lui was a beautiful man, but when he was flustered Taro tried to hide a smirk when Prince Lui threw bread at him.
“Get some rest, your parents will be here tomorrow.”
“What? My parents why did you summon them,” Prince snapped up on his knees.
“They sent word to every house on East Ridge looking for you, and I told them you were here.” Taro looked unconcerned.
“You didn’t tell them about…us…”
“And what if I did?” Taro caged the Prince between his arms, bringing his mouth dangerously close to the Prince’s. Their lips barely touched as the door burst open revealing a set of wide-eyed early fifties couple staring at Prince Lui gasped pushing at Taro.
“Mom, Dad.” Prince Lui’s mom rushed over, pulling Prince by his arm out of the bed. Prince's father squatted his backside a few times, and Taro felt sorry seeing his teary face.
“Mr. Mrs. It’s my fault really he was trying to help me and some bandits came.” Taro tried to ease it over but only made it worse when his mother screamed.
“Bandits, Lui East, you unruly soul,” she wacked him with a stick, sending him to the floor.
“OKay, enough,” Taro yelled, looking at his parents.
“May I speak with you in private. Nurse makes sure he’s comfortable." The nurse took over helping Prince to his bed as the trio walked into a separate room.
“Mom, dad, please understand your son is safe now.” Taro offered tea
“Why did you call us that?” Mrs. East asked as they sipped the tea.
“I violated your son last night.” Taro said with no emotion, but Mr. and Mrs. East coughed and choked on tea.
“You did WHAT?” Mr. East jumped to his feet turning red with fiery, pulling Taro to his feet by the collar of his Hanfu
“I was drugged and he wouldn’t leave me alone, I took him.” Taro spoke quietly with no emotion. Mr. East wanted to beat the hell out of him.
“My sweet boy,” Mrs. East cried,
“I plan to take responsibility if needed, but because men can’t have children I don’t see the reason in it.” Taro spoke, but Mr. East was boiling.
“You will marry our son, he’ll never be a normal man again because of you.” Mr.East growled, Mrs. East whipped her eyes and stood.
“Harod, don’t,” Mrs. East spoke sternly, looking at Taro.
“Lui is a simple man, we wish you will follow your thoughts of being responsible, although we can’t force you. I only wish that Lui marries the woman he's been parading about for weeks, and that is you.” Taro looked to the floor and then back to the pair.
“I’ll move to your manor with Prince Lui tomorrow, he was still hurt this morning and the beating probably made things worse.” Mr. and Mrs East looked at each other.
“That will be fine, be gentle with him.” Mrs. East whimpered as they left the room.
