And Isn't It Just So Pretty To Think All Along There Was Some Invisible String

[deniles]

[If you had told Niles that a king (a King) would ever fall in love with him and want to marry him, he would have called you stupid. He would have made fun of you, he would have mocked you and then he would have went on with his day. No king would ever love a misfit like him. A street rat. Even being attached at the hip to Leo, he kind of determined that maybe his best life was being single, and never marrying him. He had basically determined that if his parents didn't want him, he shouldn't want kids in his own right. So no marriage for him.

And then Ryoma. Goddamn Ryoma. Who showed up almost out of no where as Niles came into battle, and started to talk to him. Niles was prone to pushing him away, but eventually the man broke through. For whatever reason and he doesn't think he'll ever understand why that was. And then things went from Niles's flirty nature to... far more serious. Ryoma was coming to Nohr for discussions... and staying to spend time with Niles. In secret (which was Niles's choice, not Ryoma). He didn't want Leo to think that he was skirting his duties or for anyone to think that the only reason things were working out was because someone ordered him to fuck the king.

They didn't even do much fucking either, for that matter.

And things grew more and more serious to a boiling point.

And that's how Niles was Ryoma's fiance. The proposal was something that Niles doesn't know if he'll ever remember properly. Not because of the fact that he said no or wanted to forget. It was only due to his mind racing and deciding to latch onto the ring and him saying yes. Because of course. He'd say yes.

Because he loved Ryoma.

With the plans in place, finally, Niles packed up his things. He would be spending two months in Hoshido to get ready for the wedding. Getting dressed and learning how to be Ryoma's spouse. Ryoma offered to take him but he said no, he'll head there and meet him. Give him time to think, and breathe.

Then again, maybe having Ryoma help him get to the castle up top the mountain wouldn't be so bad. He took the longer carriage ride over the pegasus because he definitely could not handle the pegasus. That was not like a horse, and he tried very hard to ride one before he came (he could do it with Ryoma, at least). As he rode up, he started to see more and more people. Ryoma's siblings. Their retainers. The people who stayed in Hoshido, and he's pretty sure he saw Corrin at some point.

...And considering how much of an asshole he was, would any of them like him? He didn't want Ryoma to think he had made a mistake by picking someone who had never really been nice to anyone and that no one would like.

He was dressed in his regular retainer outfit, and only had one suitcase to bring with him, as his own amount of items was limited and important. He also carried a potion to keep himself cool that Leo promised would do that and absolutely nothing else (yeah sure Leo, what is it a pregnancy potion or something?). Stepping out of the carriage and heading to the front door, the guards immediately stopped him from getting any closer.]

...Yes?

State your business.

I'm here to see Ryoma.

That's King Ryoma! What business do you have with him?

I'm his fiance. I'm here to live with him.

[And to that, the guards started laughing. Which made Niles feel really small at the moment. He wanted to get off on the best foot here, so was fighting with the guards really a good idea?

...Yes.]

Ah, sorry, they must not have told you. Perhaps you're not all that important?

[Said with a smirk playing at the corners of his lips, with the guards frowning.

But thankfully, Sakura had run off. And let Ryoma know who was at the gate. Because at least she knew that he was someone important, and that Ryoma would want to welcome him properly.]

Brother? He's here. [Standing at his office door, peaking inside.]