Knight!Prussia x Princess!Reader Chapter 1

It was raining, not too hard, but enough to get you soaked if you stayed out for a few minutes. You wanted to go outside, stomp in the forming mud puddles and see how messy you and your friend could get, but you couldn't. Being a princess, you didn't get much freedom. You always had to do as your parents said, and if they weren't there to tell you then your Nursemaid, Patty, would tell you. Your Nursemaid raised you and she is basically your mother, or at least you cared more for her then you did your blood mother. When you were little you were always a trouble maker, Patty would always make fun of you and say your more like a little boy than a princess, which was true.

Patty was a lot looser than your parents were; she said it was because 'They are King and Queen, they need to be strict' but you didn't care, you should be allowed to do as you wanted to! On the bright side Patty had a son that she would always let you play with, you both soon became really close, he was your best friend, and you his. But your mother and father didn't know she had a son, let alone that she was letting you befriend him, so you didn't see him often anymore unless you snuck into the market place. He was always at his friend's restaurant, or his other friend's vegetable stand. You got to know Francis and Antonio rather well, but Gilbert was still your closest friend. Only those three knew you were a princess, mostly because when you did go into town you dressed up as a boy.

You and Gilbert has fallen for each other over the years, it only makes sense, you both knew each other since childhood and he was your closest friend, he knew all of your secrets and troubles as you knew his! But sadly, the rule of the kingdom only permits a princess to marry a prince, meaning you and Gil couldn't wed and spend the rest of your days together. Gilbert was a knight, you figured that should be good, but Patty said your parents would never allow it. You wished you weren't a princess sometimes because of this, but other times you just think of how much you will change the kingdom once you become queen.

When Gil turned 8 you gave Patty some money and she got him a bird, which he named Gilbird. Sometimes you could understand Gilbird's chirps and actions, but most of the time the only one who could get everything Gilbird said was Gilbert. You loved the little ball of feathers almost as much as you loved Gilbert!

Currently you were sitting in your room, watching the rain. A gentle knock sounded on the door. "Come in." You called, not moving from your seat by the windowsill. The door opened and closed, footsteps approaching you, a gentle hand then placing itself on your shoulder. "(Name), I have something very wonderful to tell you!" The voice of your mother rang. You looked up at her standing figure and nodded to let her know she should continue. "Well, (Name), sweetheart, your Father and I have been talking about this for some time, and your almost of age to become a queen and all, so we talked with a family and agreed to join our countries together by having you marry the eldest prince!" She said happily, taking your hand in hers. Your mouth fell open in shock. Getting married? To someone you had never met! You really didn't want this. "And Roderich, the prince you're now betrothed to, is very talented. He can play an array of instruments and from what I've heard from his mother he is very handsome." She said, putting an emphasis on 'very'. You sighed. "But-" You started, but she cut you off, "No buts younge lady! I am your mother, and the queen! Plus this is for the good of the kingdom! Roderich's family said it was perfectly fine for him to change his sir-name to ours so technically our family blood line won't be stained by impurities." She said practically gleaming. You rolled your eyes. This Roderich guy sounded like all the other royal men you'd ever met. They would all probably force you to wear dresses all the time, not to mention they will probably want you to bare their children as soon as possible. Both of those seemed like reason enough to completely call off a wedding in your eyes.

You tried to tell your mother this but she wouldn't have any of it. "Proper women should wear dresses and only dresses. Also, on your wedding day, I'm going to import the finest corset I can find, and you have no choice but to wear it!" Was the only thing she would say. This news of the betrothal completely ruined your mood. You had to sneak out to tell Gil, but you were almost positive today he had training. If only you were actually a guy, then you could attend the knights' training sessions and just say you were seeing how skilled our warriors were. You stood up and walked to your closet. "Looks like I'm going into town today." You said with a sigh as you pulled out the slightly torn pants and dirty button up shirt. You also pulled out some cloth bandages that you used to compress your chest. You grabbed your grapple and rope, tying the two together and pulling your oldest hooded cloak over your shoulders for protection against the rain.

Once you got to the bottom of your window you put the grapple and rope into your messenger bag and put your hair into a loose pony-tail. 'I could always chop off all my hair and run away pretending to be a guy! But I don't think Gil would approve of making him seem like a male-lover, seeing as how some people get stoned [1] for that. You pulled up the dark blue hood and began the semi-long walk into town.