Allen and Tia kept on talking until it was time to leave. Allen reflected on himself and Tia became nervous as to how she was going to confess to Sein. Allen was able to sleep peacefully. However, unlike him Sein and Tia were restless that night to excited to sleep. After about an hour they fell asleep.
•••Time skip to the next day•••
Aristia woke up early in the morning and after getting her morning practice, she got ready for the party.
At this point she was thinking of multiple ways to confess to Sein.
She was nervous not only because she was gonna confess but also because she had no idea as to whether he'd accept her feelings or reject her.
Thankfully she didn't have to worry about her clothes or accessories, otherwise she might've not made it to the party.
While in the carriage on the way to the palace, Aristia started to have doubts, not just doubting herself, she was also doubting her decision to confess.
•••
Meanwhile at the Rass estate Carsein was nervous yet excited, he didn't know what would happen in the future but for now he would enjoy the time he gets to spend with Aristia.
Sein(Carsein) knows very well that the Marquis had intercepted the communication between Allen and Tia(basically the Marquis cockblocked Allen) and though that was beneficial towards him, it also meant he had to be wary since he didn't know when he'd be cockblocked.
It might even happen before he confesses. His cousin the crown prince already knows he had feelings for Aristia and is going after him. After all no normal person would be happy to know that their cousin was in love with their Fiancé especially not when said fiancé might have also developed feelings for said cousin.
Sein had always hated Ruve for being stuck up and annoying, so he didn't particularly care that the woman he loved was his fiancé.
At the moment however he felt a series of complex emotions, his emotions weren't affected by any of those reasons, but rather by the fact that he had realized that not only would he and Tia were matching outfits but also that they'd dance together.
•••
At this time they were both on their way to the palace, both had a lot in common. For instance they were both nervous, they both planned on confessing, they were wearing similar clothes, and most importantly they shared the same feelings.
Sein arrived at the palace first. He got off the carriage and waited for Tia. She arrived and he was glad to see her, it could be seen quite visibly by the way his face lit up when he saw her.
Though he was happy to see her, he wasn't the only one that was happy. Tia was also happy, thanks to her vigorous years of studying to be the perfect empress in her previous life, she was able to put on a facade. Her stone like face didn't show emotion, but looking closely at her Gold sunlike eyes, one could tell that not only was she happy but also that she was in love.
Sein's sapphire eyes that resembled the clear ocean, were filled with warmth as he saw her. It could also be visibly seen in his actions, tone of voice, and bright eyes that he was in love.
••• Inside the hall•••
Aristia was clearly not comfortable, there however she had to stay, she greeted the royal family and lady Jieun zena, before joking back to her partner, whom had already greeted them previously. After the first dance, it was clear that the crown prince was trying to avoid his partner, after all he was clearly rejecting her. However Jieun did want to give up as such she just followed him not caring that she was pestering him and acting like an attention wh0r3.
Ruve decided to go talk to Tia he had seen her dance with Sein and he didn't approve. " Lady Monique, would you mind sparing me a moment to talk?" He asked. Sein knew that this was a chance that could possibly open a path for him to be able to be with Tia, additionally he noticed the pest near, as such he asked her to dance with him knowing she couldn't refuse him.
Whilst dancing they didn't talk, however he noticed that she would try to step on him every chance she got.
At this time Ruve informed Tia about his findings, he also complained about her relationship with Sein and denied having feelings, in order to not further complicate things with her. Ruve explained himself once to her, but despite that he kept denying that he loved her.
He didn't do it because he was conflicted or because Jieun suddenly appeared, and he still remembered the contents of the letter she wrote for Allen. The reason he denied his feelings was because he knew that their engagement might fall apart and they might not even get married despite their union having been planned since before Tia was born. After all everyone had assumed that she was going to be a girl because the prophecy was announced while Marchioness Jeremia was pregnant, and the Monique family was known as the most loyal so it only made sense for their daughter to be the child the prophecy spoke of.
Despite this he, just like Allen, only wanted to see Tia be happy.
•••
As soon as the music stopped Sein and Jieun appeared and saw their partners just standing there in silence.
Even though neither was talking and you could hear their peaceful breaths, it wasn't awkward.
With that, their meeting concluded and Tia and Sein went to the dance floor, there they dance to a song normally meant for couples.
Since they were partners nobody really questioned it, but as they danced they could feel each other's love for themselves, with that they became more confident and determined to confess.
While Tia was thinking, [" what should I say? I honestly don't know how I should word it. I don't want to plagiarize Allen's work again. Though using his confession would save me the trouble of thinking about it." ]
Sein already knew what he would say however he still needed to think of something as such he kept coming up with ideas. [Where should I tell her? Should I take her to that field we saw on our way back to the capital? No it has to be done tonight, otherwise I won't be able to do it. I'll chicken out and then she would end up marrying that blue bastard.]
*Pause to let you know that at this moment, while Ruve was sitting on his throne besides his father he sneezed* Ruve sneezes, " Son are you alright or did you catch a cold?" The emperor sincerely asked worried about his son. " I'm okay" *Back to the main story*
[Carsein De Rass, you can't seriously back out, look at that happy go older brother of yours that takes after your father, he just gathered up his courage and confessed, and look at him now, married to that princess from the north and expecting his first child.] After mentally telling that to himself he kept his words in mind and decided he'd confess in that garden, where the view was particularly beautiful, he thought that would increase his chances of success.
•••After the dance•••
They left the hall and headed to the garden to breathe some fresh air.
Once they arrived both spoke at the same time(the format will be like in scripts that you get in speech in theater class, if you have that class and have ever done a play, otherwise just the type of script actors are given to rehearse their lines. Whenever there's a [^] or [*] it means they're speaking at the same time).
Tia: *Sein, I have to tell you something*
Sein: *Tia, I have to tell you something*
Silence filled the garden as neither wanted to speak up to avoid the awkward situation again. After a second Tia finally said
Tia: Sorry, you can go first
Sein: No, it's okay you can go first.
Tia: No I insist
Sein: I also insist
Tia:*You can go ahead*
Sein: *You can go ahead*
Sein finally said the words he had kept in for years.
Sein: Tia, I know you're engaged. I also that it might not happen. And I'll finally tell you what I wanted to tell you that day in that field
Tia remembered that day clearly, she saw how handsome he had looked as the sun shone on his face and reflected his innocence and pureness. It was the day she unknowingly started to develop feelings for him and started to think of him as more than a friend.
•••End of Chapter•••
I know you don't like cliffhangers, neither do I. But in the next chapter you'll see Tia's reaction as well as some other other NSFW scenes.
Apart from that THE ANNOUNCEMENT, it's simple, I recently read a fanfic (Ein x y/n) and I have decided to write an Ein x OC fanfic. For those of you who don't know Ein is the father of the FL(Estelle) his full name is Ein Castielo, you know from " I'm a child of House Castielo" aka " I belong to House Castielo" And I wanted your opinion, should I post it here or on a different site?