Second Son, part 1/?
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estiroseTitle: Second Son
Author: Estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Kiva
Summary: Taiga feels sorry for Wataru, and tries to fix things. Wataru may not be too pleased at his attempt.
Rating: 8+
Note: Part 1/?. I tried pulling a random trope from TVTropes as a writing exercise and got "Unwanted Harem". Just as a warning. Some spoilers and speculation for 32 and beyond.
Taiga had to admit that he felt bad about Wataru's love life. His friend had been all ready to settle down, and with a Fangire no less, and then the girl had turned out to be Taiga's Queen. It wasn't anybody's fault, really.
Some would have just let Wataru find another girl on his own. But Wataru wasn't only Taiga's best friend in childhood, he carried a former Queen's bloodline. Taiga didn't want Wataru's bloodline to go to waste, and didn't want his blood kin to be even more human than Wataru was. Fangire hunted humans, after all, and he'd hate to have such a noble bloodline used as food.
"I'm going to find him a wife," he said while his latest majordomo and Bishop stood nearby.
"Are you sure of this?" Bishop asked, eyebrows raised. "Such a fuss about someone with such a short lifespan."
"It'll keep him out of trouble, if he has a wife and an infant to worry about," Taiga said. He knew as well as Bishop did that being Kiva, fighting his own kin, made Wataru's life more dangerous. Taiga didn't want his half-brother to die as stupidly as he was intent on doing. "And like it or not, there's a reason he can wear the Kiva armor."
Bishop bowed. "And what's your plan, my lord?"
Taiga smiled. He didn't totally trust Bishop when it came to Wataru, but the man had a good brain. "Find a nice, quiet girl for him to protect. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find one that wanted Wataru for his ancestry. For that matter, several girls."
Coming out of his bow, Bishop smiled. "I can see why that would keep him busy, my lord. I'll see who I can find that would fit the criteria. It wouldn't be the first time a young noble had a harem."
That was not quite what Taiga had in mind, but he'd learned it was unwise to interrupt Bishop when he had a plan going. And a group of girls would keep Wataru definitely very busy.
* * *
Wataru had come to the depressing realization that unless he could convince Taiga-kun to convince his people to stop killing humans, Wataru might have to kill his childhood best friend and hope the next King would be a bit more human-friendly. At least Mio-san might be more amenable to leaving humans alone.
"Wataru-kun!" Taiga-kun was walking towards him and smiling. "How are you?"
"I'm... okay," Wataru said uncertainly.
"You sure about that," Taiga-kun said, frowning and eyeing Wataru as if visually checking for bruises. "Anyway. I'm hosting a dinner party - want to come?"
"Um," Wataru said. Maybe he'd have a chance to talk to Taiga-kun then. "Yes?"
Taiga-kun grinned and almost bounced. "You won't regret it, Wataru," he promised. "It's not anything formal - just get dressed in good clothes."
* * *
Wataru showed up at the address Taiga-kun had given him, hoping that the outfit was good enough. "Wataru," Taiga-kun said cheerfully, emerging from the innards of the restaurant. "Thank you for coming." The young King was dressed in casual clothing, and Wataru wondered if he was overdressed.
As they entered the restaurant, he and Taiga-kun were directed towards a smaller, more private room. He eyed the diners; all female, all smiling at him. There had to be at least twenty, and none of them Mio-san. He gulped.
At least he wasn't overdressed with them. He wondered if Taiga-kun ever bothered with formal clothing.
"I felt sorry about breaking up you and Mio," Taiga-kun said quietly. "So I thought I'd find you a girlfriend. Or two. Or three."
Wataru wondered how Taiga-kun was going to pull that off, even if he was the King. If these girls were Fangire, then they'd obey their king, though, even tolerating sharing a boyfriend for a short time. "Fangire or human?" he asked as they proceeded towards a table towards the back.
"Fangire, of course," Taiga-kun said, as if that hadn't been a question. Which definitely made sense, at least on the species end. "What do you know about your mother?"
"Um," Wataru said. "She liked the arts." He felt ashamed at not knowing more about her.
"We share a mother," Taiga said casually. "But my father was the former King; yours was some musician mom fell for." He smiled at Wataru, as if to blunt any offense. "But at least your blood through mom is okay. Royal, even."
Wataru nodded numbly, still eyeing the women.
"I didn't want it diluted any further, so I talked to Bishop," Taiga-kun said as a server came into the room. "He said that there's a precedent for how to deal with troublesome younger brothers that involves making sure they settle down with multiple wives." He leaned in closer. "I figured I could either kill you for killing your own kind, or I could domesticate you. Which would you prefer?"
"Um." The fact that Taiga-kun *knew* he was Kiva at all was unsettling.
"Besides, it's a command from your King, since you're half Fangire," Taiga-kun said, leaning back. "I would suggest not disobeying your King."
"I have no clue how to date," Wataru said. It was probably the safest thing for him to say.
Taiga-kun laughed. "Oh," he said. "That's not a problem. I'm just going to introduce you to all of them, and see how you do together, choose a few for you, and then *they* can handle the dating. They all know they're going to share you, they just want descendents that can be Checkmate Four."
Wataru doubted human society handled this kind of situation. "Right." he had to wonder how eager the women really were to be dating someone who was going out with someone else, and what he really wanted to do was talk about the sudden revelation about his ancestry, not date a few women at a time.
"I'm sure there's someone you'll like," Taiga-kun promised. "There has to be."
Author: Estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Kiva
Summary: Taiga feels sorry for Wataru, and tries to fix things. Wataru may not be too pleased at his attempt.
Rating: 8+
Note: Part 1/?. I tried pulling a random trope from TVTropes as a writing exercise and got "Unwanted Harem". Just as a warning. Some spoilers and speculation for 32 and beyond.
Taiga had to admit that he felt bad about Wataru's love life. His friend had been all ready to settle down, and with a Fangire no less, and then the girl had turned out to be Taiga's Queen. It wasn't anybody's fault, really.
Some would have just let Wataru find another girl on his own. But Wataru wasn't only Taiga's best friend in childhood, he carried a former Queen's bloodline. Taiga didn't want Wataru's bloodline to go to waste, and didn't want his blood kin to be even more human than Wataru was. Fangire hunted humans, after all, and he'd hate to have such a noble bloodline used as food.
"I'm going to find him a wife," he said while his latest majordomo and Bishop stood nearby.
"Are you sure of this?" Bishop asked, eyebrows raised. "Such a fuss about someone with such a short lifespan."
"It'll keep him out of trouble, if he has a wife and an infant to worry about," Taiga said. He knew as well as Bishop did that being Kiva, fighting his own kin, made Wataru's life more dangerous. Taiga didn't want his half-brother to die as stupidly as he was intent on doing. "And like it or not, there's a reason he can wear the Kiva armor."
Bishop bowed. "And what's your plan, my lord?"
Taiga smiled. He didn't totally trust Bishop when it came to Wataru, but the man had a good brain. "Find a nice, quiet girl for him to protect. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find one that wanted Wataru for his ancestry. For that matter, several girls."
Coming out of his bow, Bishop smiled. "I can see why that would keep him busy, my lord. I'll see who I can find that would fit the criteria. It wouldn't be the first time a young noble had a harem."
That was not quite what Taiga had in mind, but he'd learned it was unwise to interrupt Bishop when he had a plan going. And a group of girls would keep Wataru definitely very busy.
* * *
Wataru had come to the depressing realization that unless he could convince Taiga-kun to convince his people to stop killing humans, Wataru might have to kill his childhood best friend and hope the next King would be a bit more human-friendly. At least Mio-san might be more amenable to leaving humans alone.
"Wataru-kun!" Taiga-kun was walking towards him and smiling. "How are you?"
"I'm... okay," Wataru said uncertainly.
"You sure about that," Taiga-kun said, frowning and eyeing Wataru as if visually checking for bruises. "Anyway. I'm hosting a dinner party - want to come?"
"Um," Wataru said. Maybe he'd have a chance to talk to Taiga-kun then. "Yes?"
Taiga-kun grinned and almost bounced. "You won't regret it, Wataru," he promised. "It's not anything formal - just get dressed in good clothes."
* * *
Wataru showed up at the address Taiga-kun had given him, hoping that the outfit was good enough. "Wataru," Taiga-kun said cheerfully, emerging from the innards of the restaurant. "Thank you for coming." The young King was dressed in casual clothing, and Wataru wondered if he was overdressed.
As they entered the restaurant, he and Taiga-kun were directed towards a smaller, more private room. He eyed the diners; all female, all smiling at him. There had to be at least twenty, and none of them Mio-san. He gulped.
At least he wasn't overdressed with them. He wondered if Taiga-kun ever bothered with formal clothing.
"I felt sorry about breaking up you and Mio," Taiga-kun said quietly. "So I thought I'd find you a girlfriend. Or two. Or three."
Wataru wondered how Taiga-kun was going to pull that off, even if he was the King. If these girls were Fangire, then they'd obey their king, though, even tolerating sharing a boyfriend for a short time. "Fangire or human?" he asked as they proceeded towards a table towards the back.
"Fangire, of course," Taiga-kun said, as if that hadn't been a question. Which definitely made sense, at least on the species end. "What do you know about your mother?"
"Um," Wataru said. "She liked the arts." He felt ashamed at not knowing more about her.
"We share a mother," Taiga said casually. "But my father was the former King; yours was some musician mom fell for." He smiled at Wataru, as if to blunt any offense. "But at least your blood through mom is okay. Royal, even."
Wataru nodded numbly, still eyeing the women.
"I didn't want it diluted any further, so I talked to Bishop," Taiga-kun said as a server came into the room. "He said that there's a precedent for how to deal with troublesome younger brothers that involves making sure they settle down with multiple wives." He leaned in closer. "I figured I could either kill you for killing your own kind, or I could domesticate you. Which would you prefer?"
"Um." The fact that Taiga-kun *knew* he was Kiva at all was unsettling.
"Besides, it's a command from your King, since you're half Fangire," Taiga-kun said, leaning back. "I would suggest not disobeying your King."
"I have no clue how to date," Wataru said. It was probably the safest thing for him to say.
Taiga-kun laughed. "Oh," he said. "That's not a problem. I'm just going to introduce you to all of them, and see how you do together, choose a few for you, and then *they* can handle the dating. They all know they're going to share you, they just want descendents that can be Checkmate Four."
Wataru doubted human society handled this kind of situation. "Right." he had to wonder how eager the women really were to be dating someone who was going out with someone else, and what he really wanted to do was talk about the sudden revelation about his ancestry, not date a few women at a time.
"I'm sure there's someone you'll like," Taiga-kun promised. "There has to be."
