Water Eyes // Closed AU passivedolphinchan
It had been an interesting trade; a little bit of extra water in exchange for the boy with the most perfect blue eyes Rin had ever seen. The boy had collapsed in the desert, coming to the Prince with hopes of finding more water for his village. He certainly wasn't the first person to come begging for extra water, but the truth was even as a Prince, there wasn't much Rin could do about the drought. He too, was suffering for lack of water, though he did have more than most.
But Rin had been unable to refuse the dark haired boy, mostly due to how captivated he was by his beautiful blue eyes. There was a legend in their country...that those with the purest blue eyes had the most capability to draw forth the water from the sky by crying tears from said eyes. No one claimed to believe in the legend, there hadn't really even been talk of it for years until this drought had come along. The legend spoke of a boy with dark hair and bright blue eyes who had called forth the rain, it was said that when another drought came he would be reincarnated and destined to bring water back to the world. As it was rare to have blue eyes in their country, all people with blue eyes were considered to be special, though nowadays no one really believed they could end a drought.
This latest drought however, had been lasting dangerously long. As he was the Prince, the fault of the drought fell on Rin, though there wasn't much he could actually do about it. He'd called upon psychics, magicians, all sort of magic that didn't work. He had asked scholars to offer him advice, none of whom could solve this problem. In a desperate measure he had hired a few servants with blue green eyes, wondering if just having them around would bring their country good fortune. Nitori was first, a smaller boy, with bright eyes and grayish hair. He was immediately smitten with the Prince and devoted himself completely to him. The other, Sousuke, was a quiet man with dark hair and blue green eyes. Rin found he grew to enjoy their company almost immediately. The two were very different, yet they both were so devoted to him. There were times when Rin wondered if Sousuke cried...would he be the boy from legend? Probably not, Sousuke didn't show many emotions...so the probability of him actually crying was low...that and Rin didn't really believe in legends...
At least he thought didn't...that was, until he met Haru. The moment Rin saw Haru's eyes...he had to have him...partially because deep down in his heart he wondered if Haru could possibly be the boy of legend...but also because he was also one of the most beautiful people Rin had ever seen. It was clear the boy wasn't happy about the deal that Rin had struck with him. He would provide a bit of extra water to his village and Haru would stay at the palace with him as one of his hired servants.
Escorted by Sousuke, Rin had permitted Haru to return to his home village, allowing him to say goodbye and pick up whatever it was he may have needed from his home...Rin wanted him to be comfortable and happy at the palace.
Now, Rin sat waiting for their return. It had been quite a few days since they had left and he eagerly awaited the return of his new servant boy. Rin looked forward to showing Haru around...explaining how things worked and all the wonders that he would have available. to him that he had never had before.