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Blood-Stained Rose - Chapter 2: The Royal Meeting

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Oddly enough, nothing remarkable happened besides everyone getting used to a new monarchy. Although there were hushed mummers throughout the meeting about the newlywedded couple, it was mostly peaceful. But that just made Damian all the more suspicious. Who knows what any of them were planning to do to get him off the throne. Or to hurt his wife in some way. Lady Rossi was also becoming a nuisance at this point.

She was always giving him these looks. Lustful eyes that made Damian uncomfortable. Marinette also expressed her uneasiness towards her actions, if her tenseness was anything. She had told him of her suspicions towards both Rossi and Agreste before the meeting. Even if Damian did not find Marinette all that trustworthy, she had no reason to lie either. As Damian continued talking about the new monarchy, he caught sight of Agreste giving Marinette bedroom eyes and Rossi sneering at her with an evil glint quite apparent in her eyes. It made Damian frown deeply. If Damian was blunt about it, he feared for what the two would do once the meeting was over.

After meeting between the royals, they were usually allowed to mingle in the Great Hall before they were to go back to their respective manors along with their servants. No one paid much attention to anyone during that time. Most had in mind who they wanted to talk to and would succeed in doing so. That was what made these after-meeting sessions all the more dangerous.

Once Damien finished talking about things that would change during his rule, he dismissed everyone, telling them all to mingle and have a refreshment before heading back. He looked around and saw Agreste walking up to Marinette and then dragging her to god knows where. Damien stood up with a purpose to follow them. The moment he did so, he saw Lady Rossi sauntering over to him, her intent clear in her eyes.

Once she reached him, she put a hand on his chest, trailing it downwards before purring to him with her high-pitched voice", Your Majesty. It is an honor to make my acquaintance with someone of your status. I have to say I am very impressed with your new ways. But not so much with your wife. Why would you have someone like her as your wife when you have so many other choices.“ Rossi then leaned in closer and trailed her hand on his chest some more to prove her point.

Damien said, "Tt”, before backing away from her claw-like nails. “Well, it is not an honor to meet you. And if you are suggesting that you could replace a woman such as Queen Marinette, then you are sorely mistaken.” He then leaned in a bit closer, whispering, “Your idea of seduction is quite laughable. I would never take myself to be with someone of your likes.”

Lady Rossi seeing that she was not going to win this argument today, just sneered to Damien, “Oh, but your majesty, you never know what your supposed queen might do. After all, you just met her on the day of your wedding.” She then flipped her hair and left haughty. But she had already done what she needed to do. She had planted the seed of doubt in Damien’s mind. Phase one of her plan could start. She smirked to herself as she wandered away.

Damien watched Lady Rossi walk away. As much as he did not want to admit it, she was right. Damian did not know anything about Marinette. No matter how much he wanted to believe that she would not betray him, he had no proof that she would not do so when she has the chance.

He was snapped out of his thoughts by a blonde figure shoving him harshly. He snapped his head up, realizing that Agreste must have finished talking with Marinette. “What do you want?” Damian asked harshly.

Agreste looked at him with anger quite visible in his toxic green eyes, yet he did not make any move to touch Damian. At least he had learned his lesson from last time. “I want you to stay away from Marinette. She is MINE. We are soulmates.”

Damian gave him a disgusted look, “The way you are talking about Marinette is as if you will be choosing who she can be in a relationship with, arranged or not. And the lustful eyes you give her at her presence in the room is not the way you should treat a lady, much less a queen. It is insulting for me to watch a man look at my wife in such away. I advise that you stop your poor chosen actions at once.”

The look of rage upon Agreste’s face would have any man cowering in fear. But Damian was not just any man. He was a king, a leader, and a general in a war. It would take more than a glare from a spineless fool such as Agreste to scare him. Damian put the glared back at him with a ferocity that left Agreste pale in the face. Agreste quickly escaped the conversation without a word, in hopes that he could still maintain some of his dignity.

Damian shook his head, disappointed that there were lords such as Agreste that possessed no amount of courage within their whole body. He looked around once more for his wife. Damian finally spotted her at the far end of the room. As he made his way over, the closer he got, the more noticeable Marinette’s pale face was. It left Damian worried. What could have possibly happened to have Marinette acting in such a way?

(Five minutes before Damian’s conversation with Lila)

This whole meeting had left Marinette uncomfortable and mentally exhausted. Between Adrien’s eyes practically trying to eat her up and Lila’s occasional dirty looks, Marinette had no idea how she had managed to survive the meeting. She saw Damian’s uneasiness as well. But with everyone present, she had no choice but to wait until she could talk to him in peace. She nearly sighed in relief when Damian announced the conclusion of the meeting. Eager to have some time to herself, she got up from her chair and walked to a corner of the room.

As she relished the peace, luck was only on her side for so long. She saw Adrien approaching her. Her whole life, she had been taught that it was not proper to leave a discussion, no matter if it had started or not. Once she made eye contact with the person approaching her, she must mingle with them. Although Marinette hated it, the lesson is ingrained inside of her. And it was not something that she could easily forget. So she put a tight smile on her face and watched as Adrien approached her.

Once he was in front of her, he lifted her hand and kissed it gently, “Milady, I am glad to have the honor to talk with you at the fine hour.”

Tight-lipped, Marinette replied, “It is a pleasure to be able to do the same with you, Lord Adrien.”

Adrien looked at her, his eyes dark with want, “Would you give me the pleasure of visiting me at my manor. I would love to have the company. But by yourself, of course.”

Marinette smiled sweetly, “Lord Adrien, while I do appreciate the offer, I had the wish to spend some time with my new husband. Our marriage was so recent that I have the urge to get to know him better. You do understand, right?” She looked up at him, her bluebell eyes glistening with a look of innocence within them.

While Adrien looked mad with her answer, he let it go, “Of course, my queen. I perfectly understand. I am glad that I was able to talk with you today.” He gave her hand one more kiss before walking away.

Marinette sighed, thinking that it was over. But then suddenly, sharp nails dug into Marinette’s shoulders, harshly turning her around. Marinette whimpered in pain as she felt the blood from the nail marks ooze down her shoulder. She looked at the person that had been the cause of her injury and was not much surprised to find Lila’s sneering face staring back at her.

Lila leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Sweet, little, naive Marinette. Do you trust everybody?” Not waiting for an answer, she continued, “You know, I was infuriated when your families announced that you were to marry King Damian. I do not understand what he sees in someone like you. Now that you guys are married, I am giving you two options. Either you are with me, and you let me do what I want to do to accomplish my goal, or you are against me, and you never know if someone might accidentally slip a secret or two. Or maybe spread some rumors about you.” Lila shrugged, “The possibilities are endless. So what is your decision?”

Lila’s words had left Marinette reeling. Lila was asking her if she either would allow Lila to do something that could potentially hurt Marinette’s kingdom or that Lila’s spread god knows what about her. Marinette was shaking in rage. How dare she make her choose something like this!? Both choices would have consequences, but one would make her seem selfish and the other one selfish. For Marinette, the answer was a no brainer. “While I appreciate the offer Lila, I will not be joining you in your schemes to hurt my kingdom. You can harm me all you want, but you will not hurt anybody else.”

Lila looked at Marinette in shock. She thought that she had Marinette stuck with choosing either one of her options. Lila shook her head. Before whispering, “Oh sweetie, you do not know what I am going to do to you. By the end of my plan, you will be nothing but a memory. You picked the wrong option. It would have been better for you to be with rather than against me.” Lila then sniggered at Marinette’s rage before sauntering away.

The whole conversation left Marinette pale and worried. What was Lila planning?

(Present)

As Marinette wandered around the room, she caught sight of Damian hurrying over to her. He must have seen her pale face as he started walking faster. Once he reached her, he quickly pulled her close. Once he realized what he did, he released her in an embarrassment of his actions. He started profusely apologizing. Marinette waved him off, happy that she was next to him again.

It was then that the clock struck noon, signaling the end of the meeting and mingling. All the lords and ladies bid them farewell and then went outside to their specific carriages. Once everyone had left, the two sighed deeply, shooting each other amused looks at doing it at the same time.

It was then that Damian’s face expressed worry once more, “Are you okay? You looked like you saw a ghost a while ago.”

Marinette smiled at him and replied, “Of course, I had an interesting conversation with Adrien and Lila. It was quite concerning. It left me feeling more uneasy around them than normal.”

Damian frowned, “Did they say anything to you? And please do not lie. I want to be able to protect you.”

Marinette sighed and decided to tell a half-truth, “My conversation with Adrien was not concerning. It was the average conversation we seem to have often. Ever since our families announced our marriage to the public, he had been rather hostile. Lila’s conversation was more concerning. It seems that she also disapproves of our marriage.”

Damian, knowing that she was not telling him everything, asked, “What did she say to you?”

Marinette reluctantly told him, after some consideration of her words, “She essentially told me to back off from you. She also made me choose between being on her side and my - our side.”

Damian raised his eyebrow and asked, “What did you say?”

“I told her that I was not going to be on her side and that I would never let her have you. I could tell that it shocked her, but she then told me to watch my back. It is probably nothing. I mean, what could she possibly do?”

Damian looked at her in doubt for two reasons. He was aware that Lila could easily do something to Marinette. Damian was also still doubting whether what Marinette said was true. Due to him not knowing much about her. When he stopped thinking to himself, he saw Marinette looking at him worryingly.

He quickly reassured her, “I am sure you’re right. Anyway, now that the meeting is over, I wanted to tell you that my family arrived this morning. Your parents will arrive for dinner. Would you like to get to know them? They are in the throne room waiting for us. You do not have to, but it would be most beneficial to get to know them. They are your in-laws, after all.”

Marinette quickly gave her consent before saying, “Lead the way, Your Majesty.”

Damian gave her a look before stating, “Please, I already told you to address me as Damian when we are alone or King Damian in public.” He grabbed her hand before asking, “Are you ready to meet my family.” Marinette nodded nervously. Damian, seeing this squeezed her hand before leading a slightly anxious Marinette with him to the throne room where his large family was awaiting their presence.

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