The Secret Of The Kingdom

A Request, Or an Order?

Yuuren looked up at her red-haired best friend. "Gaara, you have to marry me!"

The tattooed man raised his eyebrows, the man's forehead frowned at the command of his best friend. "Are you proposing to me, or giving me orders?" tanyakanya.

The young king snorted softly, he broke the arms of the father. "Of course it's a proposal for you! Are my words unclear?" reply with a mocking tone.

Ai tattooed man sat next to each other, challenging the young king in front of him. "What if I don't want to?" his challenge.

Unlike Gaara who challenged, Yuuren instead moved forward and pulled the Hakama collar worn by the man. "Of course you have to want my best friend, because this is my absolute command. Thinking of refusing you can't!" he smiled with a sadistic smile.

"Then this is coercion. You are so selfish" Gaara said, disagreeing. Intentions just wanted to joke around, Gaara did not expect Yuuren would cry in silence while looking at him. The man with the tattooed ai instantly panicked.

"I'm sorry, I don't.."

"Would it be wrong if I was a little selfish?" yuuren asked in a soft tone. He wiped his tears violently, he could not cry anymore. He was a king, Yuuren had to be strong. Those are her words of encouragement when sad.

"Yuuren, I want to ask you one thing" Gaara said in a serious tone.

Yuuren looked at her best friend with watery eyes. "What do you want to ask at a time like this?" reply Yuuren annoyed.

Gaara sighed softly, the man looked at the Queen Mother and the king of Raido in turn. "How is your honor? Would you allow me to marry her?" ask Gaara politely.

Raido glanced at his wife for a moment, then looked at the man younger than him. He had known Gaara for a long time, his eldest daughter would definitely be fine with that ai-tattooed man. "I give you permission, prince."

"But.." Raido hung up his words. The man looked a little anxious.

Yuuren approached her father, holding the hand of the man who had always been a role model to her. "What is Tou-sama worried about?" tanyanya gently.

Raido flinched, "It would be better for you not to rush, what they said later. Sara's.."

"Tou-sama, however, the empress' position should not be empty. Regarding Sara, I still really appreciate her as my best friend. If Otou-sama feels sorry for sensei, then I myself ask permission from him." Yuuren said earnestly.

"Tou-san is too worried about you as it turns out, I didn't think my son grew up this mature." murmured Raido lirih.

The ai tattooed man chuckled softly at the expression on his best friend's face. "All right, I'll marry you" she said with a smile.

Yuuren smiled at Gaara's response, though she felt a broken heart a moment ago. But somehow now feels relieved, as if the burden of his life feels lifted. Yuuren smiled at Gaara, then said a word of thanks to his best friend.

The next day, the marriage was held. At first the royal court officials strongly rejected Yuuren's decision to marry the crown prince Takahashi. Because they all considered this a disgrace to their kingdom.

Because there is nothing in the history of the two men who are bound to each other in marriage is of course a taboo.

But on her wedding day, Yuuren was wearing the bride's clothes. Also wearing decorations like brides in general, they seemed to be bewitched by the beauty of Yuuren.

Seeing Yuuren wearing the bride's clothes made them all speechless. Yuuren was truly beautiful, making them sigh in envy at the beauty Yuuren possessed.

"What a pity, huh? They're fellow men." chapped one of the prime minister's children.

But the pleasure of the red-haired man was only limited there, he was suddenly upset and wanted to quickly finish his ceremony.

"When Sarah's consort died not long ago, but the noble one married again? Even without hesitation, the noble married his best friend" said Karin in a speech. "I become suspicious, if the death of the noble empress plans from them." he continued.

Karin did not accept if her cousin got this kind of treatment. Because Karin thought Kakashi had helped the previous king a lot, but there was no good reply for their family. Karin did not know, they were helping Yuuren earnestly. Karin is just upset, why her rival is just a man. It was the same as breaking down her pride as a woman.

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Two months passed, after the wedding ceremony. Yuuren or Yukari lives her life as a female mostly. Although it was difficult at first, Yuuren got used to wearing women's clothes, which he should have worn.

And that does not mean his life is peaceful, however, because both the people and their palace officials protest. Feeling deceived by Yuuren for so long.

But Yuuren firmly said. "What if a woman becomes a leader?" he said with a high tone. As soon as Yuuren called out the question, Genma immediately approached her.

"The noble should abdicate from the throne, as far as the history of the kingdom of Tachibana was never led by a woman. And that's if you're a woman." she sneered. Genma was upset, he already knew Yuuren's identity when Yuuren proposed to Gaara in the palace hall. The man silently hid and listened to what they were saying.

Yuuren raised her eyebrows, she looked at Genma sharply. "You know for yourself, right? About my identity?"

Genma retreated, feeling that he had lost against his nephew. Since he could not ascend the throne, however hard he seized the seat of greatness with Yuuren. As a result, the life of his only son was lost.

Hayate had already told him first, that their deeds would only be in vain. Genma who is a son of a concubine cannot ascend the throne.

the puk!

The clap on his shoulder made Yuuren wake up from his daydream, when he turned his head and found the ai-tattooed man smiling towards him.

"Think what? Why does it feel so busy, that I have to pat you on the shoulder first." asked Gaara in a soft tone.

Yuuren hugged her husband, for some reason the slightest attention Gaara made was sweet to her. "Many things I think about, sometimes make me tired if I remember them."

The man rubbed his wife's back slowly, he understood what Yuuren was complaining about. "Then why do you keep on holding on? Didn't I promise you, I'll take good care of Tachibana."

Yuuren silently smiled, looking up at the handsome face of her husband. "You have borne a heavy burden on your shoulders, I cannot add to the burden you bear."

"We're husband and wife, we should both sling help, right? And is that a burden? To me, the thing that has to do with you is not a burden at all. Instead I always feel happy when I can help you" Gaara said slowly.

Yuuren had always considered herself a burden to others. And Gaara hates that.

"Nadly.."

"Hm?"

"What about Sara and Sasori?"asked Yuuren lirih. While the red-haired man stared at his wife, honestly both of them could not forgive themselves because when Iru, he hugged Yuuren.

"They've been united in heaven there, like the two of us." whispered Gaata affectionately