[$]My dear...fiance?

[anime_creator]

The grand prince of the kingdom had never given much thought to his marriage, but since he was coming of age his marriage was prearranged by his father, the King. The prince didn't exactly like having an arranged marriage, but with his father living in a different kingdom than the prince, there wasn't much arguing he could do. And besides, what if he ends up liking this fiance? What if his fiance isn't the one the King arranged for his son to marry? How long can this dressed up peasant keep up the impersonation?

 

[anime_creator]

Name: Meme Pear
Occupation: Husband
Age: 17
Picture:

Name: Kuro Suji
Occupation: Butler
Age 30
Picture:


Name: Sarah Ohara
Occupation: Nurse
Age: 28
Picture:

 

[theasama]

Name: Rufus Arthur Rayne
Age: 21
Picture:

Name: Akito Nakamura
Age: 20
Picture:

Edit: Plans:

Anime: real bride suddenly fell sick and stayed sick for about a page or so, long enough for the Prince to become comfortable with Meme and then like later on the King calls the prince and asks how he likes his new bride and the prince starts describing Meme and then the king would be like 'umm that's not the bride I arranged you with!'

Me: what if we made it a princess that he was supposed to marry, and the sickness turned out to be pregnancy so that even when Rufus realises his mistake and his father confronts him, he can't divorce Meme OR marry the princess.

Anime: I like the Butler+Servant idea, I could be the butler while you can be the servant, that way we won't have convos by ourselves lol and I like that last idea better. It sounds plausible  

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

Rufus, who demanded everyone call him Arthur on pain of death, was pacing.

To cross the room, you had to take fifty steps exactly. Even better, his ancestors were so focused on the Proper Amount that every other direction, including diagonal, was also fifty paces.

Beginning to feel cramped and isolated - he hadn't been allowed outside in the grounds since yesterday morning - Arthur stalked to the window and fought the urge to smash one of the painted panes.
Soon, too soon, his butler would bring the news that his Bride had arrived. Then he would put on the 'gorgeous' suit, fit for a Prince, and go meet them at the altar.

I don't even know if I'm to have a husband, a wife or a husband dressed as a wife! Could this day get any worse for me?!

At the sound of the knock, he turned around and glared, arms folding over his chest. "Come."

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

 

[anime_creator]

**Meme**
He just had to find out if the Prince was seriously getting married to a complete stranger, it just wasn't right. Meme always believed that people should marry for love, not because their daddy told them to. He had managed to sneak past the guards easily since they were busy arguing with each other and knock on the door. Once he heard the Prince's voice he got chills down his spine and his heart started pounding nervously as he turned the door handle. Meme entered the large estate and stared at the Prince for a few minutes, unable to believe he was actually in front of royalty right now. He finally snapped back to reality and took a low bow. "U-uh hello my name is Meme." he said softly, daring not to stand back up until the Prince told him so.

 

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

The Prince raised his eyebrow.
Hmmm. So is this a servant, or am I marrying a mouse? A golden-eyed mousie, who looks to be about ten.
My father never mentioned my marrying an infant and waiting for them to grow up...

Stepping forward, he kept his arms folded and that eyebrow aloft.

"Did you not know it's bad luck to meet your groom before the wedding? I understand that you're not wearing your 'formal attire', but the rule still applies, My Little Mousie..." Rufus drawled, eyeing Meme from top to bottom and back to his eyes.

They really are wonderful eyes. Pity if he now says he's merely here as a messenger or something...

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

 

[anime_creator]

**Meme Pear**
Meme blushed when he was called a mouse and looked up. "A mouse?......It's because I'm short isn't it!?!?" he yelled frustratedly, he was always being picked on for being short, but it wasn't like he could do anything about it. Meme managed to put aside the mouse comment for the moment when he heard the words 'groom' and 'formal attire'; thats when he got an idea. What better way to find out if the Prince was marrying for love or to please his father than to get married to him? "U-Um yes, I'm sorry. I left in somewhat of a rush, I didn't really have much time to change...Could I maybe borrow something? I would hate for everyone to see me in these casual clothes.."

 

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

Rufus frowned. The 'mouse' comment was all about the timid nature of the boy - young man? - coupled with the baby face. Though now he mentioned it, he was rather short.

As he listened, he grew slightly incredulous. Surely they wouldn't marry him to someone who had no money, no clothes and no entourage? Someone that couldn't greet him, then retreat to let their servants see to their attire?

Not that I care about money, but I don't know what my 'Bride' looks like, so this could be a test...

"First, I shall address the 'My Little Mousie' comment.
That was due to the way you entered this room: all nerves and no spine. Made you appear smaller than you are, and coupled with your facial expression, well, what was I supposed to think?

As to the request for clothing: unless you ran away and ahead of your entourage, I would assume you would want your own perfect dress or suit. I am certain it is custom for the Bride's family - indeed, the Bride herself - to spent countless hours on picking out this dress.
Therefore, it confuses me that you would want to accept something of mine.

Unless..."

He paused, scrutinising Meme closely. It was possible that he didn't want the match and was being just as much forced into this as Rufus was.
Not flattering, but understandable.

Either way, he would wait for an answer from Meme. An explanation.

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

 

[anime_creator]

**Meme Pear**
Meme's blush darkened. "U-um..well....Since I'm a boy I didn't think a dress would be very befitting of me. Besides, I told everyone I wasn't going to wear any formal clothing as a symbol of how much I'm against forced marriage. If I'm gonna marry someone it should be out of love!" Meme had to admit, he was a bit at a loss of words at first, but then he dug up the reason why he came here in the first place and therefore his passion. Then he realized how much of a fuss he actually made. "I-I'm sorry....I didn't mean to yell." he said softly, staring at the ground in embarrassment and hoping that the Prince wouldn't be angry at him.

 

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

As he listened, Rufus felt a grudging respect grow for the young man. He may be a mouse, but at least he was an opinionated one.

A Mousie with opinions and some guts... but what about the fact that it would mean more if what he was saying made sense? Surely if he wanted to defy his parents and kingdom, he would have taken his passion out of reach so he could marry whomever it is he loves...

Rufus crossed his arms. "So where is the one you really want to marry, then? I might even envy them and help you wed them..."

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

 

[anime_creator]

** Meme Pear **
Meme looked up at Rufus with a sort of blank stare, he hadn't expected that question to pop up. "I....I don't have anyone.....I love....not really." he said softly, once again staring at the ground a bit. "A-And what about you? Don't you have someone you love that you would rather marry?" the question was asked right before the butler came in and Meme was sure he would be recognized as nothing but a peasant and be thrown out, but much to his surprise the butler didn't seem to notice.



}{ Kuro Suji }{
Kuro knocked on the door before entering and took a respectful bow. "Young Master Rayne, your guests await you and your...." Kuro looked up for a brief moment to look at the other boy in the room. "...um....'bride'....at the altar. We musn't keep them waiting Sir." he said calmly and respectfully.

 

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

Rufus shook his head, opened his mouth - and shut it as his butler came into the room.

"Kuro, this is my intended, Meme. He has no bridal wear, as he insisted that he not be forced into marriage with me. I doubt he will change his mind, so I shall head to the altar to wait - what is that?"

A squeaking sound was echoing throughout the palace, out in the corridor and getting closer. He stared at the door.

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

♫♪♫♪♫ Akito Nakamura ♪♫♪♫♪

"Master Pear! Master Pear!"
Akito skidded to a halt outside of the open door. "Don't get married without me there to play! You said I could!"

The words were childish, but the young man who said them was not. He knew Meme from being a messenger who was later told the roads were too dangerous, so he became a stablehand - one who knew how to play a violin. A princess from the land of Rufus' father had taken pity on him, handing it over when she'd decided it was useless to her.
Ever since, that violin was attatched to his back in it's case.

Now he waited, flashing an engaging smile at Rufus and Kuro - he needed to charm them so they would agree to let him stay at Meme's side.
He bowed. "I am Akito Nakamura..."
 

[anime_creator]

**Meme Pear**
Meme couldn't believe his ears, he thought it had to be a dream but it certainly wasn't. "Akito!" he said happily, wrapping his arms tightly around the boy. "I'm so glad I found you I haven't seen you in forever! I never expected you to wind up here!" he said excitedly, looking behind him at the Prince Rufus who was giving him a peculiar expression indeed. "I'm set for the wedding, I even have someone to escort me down the isle now!" he said, giving Akito a playful wink in hopes that Akito would play along with him.


}{ Kuro Suji }{
Kuro was about to close the doors when he heard the stable boy running in. He waited patiently for the boy to run inside the room before closing them and heading to the altar to await the arrival of the Prince.

 

[theasama]

~~~ Rufus Arthur Rayne ~~~

Rufus hid a smile at the bow he was given, then watched the way Meme reacted to Akito's presence.
Perhaps this was a man that Meme would prefer to wed? Granted, he would never be allowed to wed a stable boy - Princes never got away with such things... unless Rufus himself helped out.

"Indeed. Yet how can Akito escort you and play the violin for you at the same time?"

Twenty.
Prince.
Next In Line.

Soon-To-Be Wed.
Trapped.

♫♪♫♪♫ Akito Nakamura ♪♫♪♫♪



"If it would please you, Sire, I could announce Master Pear at the start, then allow the organ to take over?"

That said, he winked back and stepped away from Meme's embrace - that Prince looked like he would turn out to be a jealous man, and it wouldn't do to set off on the wrong foot...

 

[anime_creator]

** Meme Pear **
Meme gave a nod. "Surely that would be alright. Anyways, we should get to the wedding, we wouldn't want to keep everyone waiting!" he said a bit bashfully. He couldn't believe he was about to marry the Prince! Sure he was marrying royalty under false pretenses but at least he would find out the truth and only Meme and Akito knew where the real bride was. Not that the Prince would ever find out of course.