All I Ask
Knight!Keigo Takami x Princess!Reader
Day 17!!
You paced your room, late into the night, heart racing as you nearly worried yourself to tears. It was the night before your wedding night, the last night you would be in the palace you grew up in, the last night before everything in your life changed. You had only met your soon to be husband once, and he had been less than cordial, less than impressive. Your families had agreed though, and there was nothing you could do, the only daughter for your kingdom. It was your last night as your own person, with your own choices.
“Princess? Are you alright?” A voice asked from outside your door, and you nearly felt the tears fall as registered just who was on the other side.
“Keigo?” You asked, voice watery.
“Yes, Princess.” He said back softly through the door, and your heart squeezed. He had been appointed your head guard only two years ago, around your age, but despite the short amount of time, you had begun to care for him more than you liked to admit, even to yourself. He just had a way of making you feel at ease, a few words and a smile from him able to clear any worries you had.
“Please come in?” You asked, sadness growing in you. It had been far from the first time you had invited him in, despite the trouble it would cause if he ever got caught. It was always innocent, and you had thought of him as your closest friend, laughing quietly late into the night under the burning candles, but all of that warmth was gone now.
Your room felt gray and cold as he stepped inside, silently closing the door as he looked at you. His face was solemn, “Oh Princess.” he said softly, stepping forward and opening his arms. You fell into them, tears falling as you clung to him. By far the worst part of this marriage was the fact that you would most likely never see him again. You would be leaving the kingdom entirely, not even able to take your childhood cat, let alone an important guard to your father’s palace. Your heart seemed to crack as he squeezed you tightly, shushing your sobs, sinking to the ground with you held in his arms.
Not even that seemed to help in the way it would usually do so, your fears and sorrow only being felt deeper as you realized this would be the last time he ever held you. He ran a hand through your hair rocking you slowly, “You’re okay. It’s going to be alright.” He whispered, his own voice sounding weak as he kissed the top of your head.
“I have to tell you something.” You said, voice catching as you looked up to him, tears staining your face as he frowned at you, his eyes almost looking hollow, the light that usually resided there gone.
“I know.” He said softly, scanning your face as he hands cupped your cheeks, wiping your tears that had yet to stop, albeit falling slower. “I know, Princess. I can see it everytime you look at me.” He continued, voice cracking. “I love you, too.” A sob escaped your lips at his words, the way he read you open like an open book.
“You know?” You asked, voice shaking. It was stupid on both of your parts. Even if you weren’t already engaged, bags packed to travel across the country, there was no way you could have ever been together. You both had danced around it for years, the realization falling on you as you looked into his eyes. “What am I going to do without you?” You asked, a fresh set of tears welling in your eyes.
“Don’t think about that right now.” He said softly, running his thumbs over your cheeks. “You have me now. You have all of me, Princess.” Something snapped at his words, your mind unable to catch up with your body before your lips crashed onto his, the salty taste of your tears filling your mouth as he shifted, kissing you back with just as much force, hand sliding to cup the back of your neck.
Your heart seemed to stop, divided between the pain of leaving him and the joy of finally having him with you in a way you had longed for. He deepened the kiss, shifting to lift you in his arms as he carried you to your bed, a sigh leaving you. Your tears had slowed, almost nonexistent as his hands traced over your sides, gentle as his touch always was, making you want to cry all over again.
Both of your movements were near frantic, teeth almost clashing as the kiss deepened, clinging to each other like either of you would disappear if your hold wasn’t tight enough. His hands were hot as they slid your gown up and over your head, the kiss only breaking for a moment. “I love you.” he repeated, pulling away, mouth trailing down your chest, careful not to leave any marks.
“I love you.” You nearly sobbed as he returned to your lips. His movements were slower now as if he was trying to memorize every inch of you, your grip on his shirt tightening. “Keigo, I love you.” It was like a prayer as you said it, feeling it deeper than you had ever felt anything before.
“(y/n),” he said softly, dropping the honorific in a way that made you curl into him. He was the only one besides your parents who ever called you by that. The only one who ever made you feel like more than just a Princess, more than a symbol, like a person instead.
“Please?” You asked softly, looping your legs around him, “I need you. I need to have all of you, just for tonight we can be together.” He nodded at your words.
“You are all I will ever need.” He said, like a promise. He leaned back, your legs loosening around him as he undid his pants. You melted at the sight as he freed himself, the love between you finally filling the room with long gone warmth. He moved closer to you, his lips catching your own in a kiss much less frantic this time, as if he was trying to pour his feelings into it as he slowly slid in.
Your heart bloomed at the feeling, your tears returning, this time out of joy as he moved slowly, gentle in the way he always was. “Please, don’t cry (y/n).” He said softly with a grunt.
“I can’t help it.” You said back with a moan. The feeling was so foreign, yet so good as he ground his hips into, hitting a spot that had you crying out before his hand covered your mouth.
“Shh” he hushed softly, smiling slightly at you, a little bit of the light returning to his eye, “bedding the soon to be queen will surely get me killed.” He teased, causing you to roll your eyes, not wanting to think of a life outside of this bed with him.
The strange pressure had begun to grow as his pace quickened, his mouth falling on yours again, swallowing your moans as you curled into him. “I want you to take me away, Keigo.” you cried, pulling away from his lips as your eyes fluttered shut, your grip on him tightening.
“Don’t ask me to do something you know I can’t do.” he said hoarsely, his head falling to your shoulder as his breaths grew heavier. You moaned again, his hand coming back to cover your mouth softly. Your cry out as you came was muffled, a soft noise as you collapsed around him. The pleasure was something you had never felt before, and the thought that this would be the only time pressed into you, despite the way you tried to ignore it.
He had cum with you, you realized as he stilled, head still on your shoulder as he tried to catch his breath. “Stay with me then?” You asked, almost desperate, “Stay with me and hold me, just until sunrise.”
You felt his nod, “Until sunrise.”
