Requested by Wolflove1o1 and lizzpup

in this world, you were either two things

a puppet

or a royal

puppets were used for entertainment

while royal's watched in amusement

the best puppets were shown to the world on the biggest stages

the worst were thrown into scrap pit, never to be seen again

kuroiro was a king

a high ranking king of darkness

he owned 20 kingdoms and he ruled them with an iron fist

he lived for entertainment

but through the millions of puppets, he was never captivated by one

except for tonight

claps echoed around the room as the curtains raised and the music began

the show was said to host the worlds most talented puppet dancer in the world

kuroiro was ready to close his eyes in boredom before his eyes seemed to lock on the beauty of this puppet

his head represented the bird that was a raven, he wore a back swan ballet dress with purple and silver sequins, he also wore flat feathered shoes and tights

his head was adorned with a black crown designed with thorns

but was captivated kuroiro the most was his glowing red eyes and graceful movements

he made no noise and was as swift as a feather in the wind

for 30 minutes kuroiro made no noise and barely moved, staring intensely at the dancing raven like he was being hypnotised

the show ended before kuroiro knew it

he found himself clapping more intensely then he had ever done in his life

he rushed to find where the mysterious dancer was

only to find him being scolded by his "owner", these types of royals were like deputies in charge of a ranch

"what were you doing songbird, you Arabesqued when you should have Assembléd" she shouted angrily

the man was about to hit the raven before kuroiro grabbed the woman's arm

"I don't see the problem, I was very entertained," the dark prince said menacingly to the woman but complementary to the dancing bird

he was more beautiful up close

"your legacy, I uh-" she began before she was cut off

"I revoke you of harbouring this angel on earth and command you to run back to the pit your crawled out of" he threatened

as he let her arms go she did as she was instructed

the dark magician sighed before turning his full attention to the reason why he was here in the first place

"Are you ok?" he asked as he came closer

the raven looked down in respect

"you don't have to do that, I just want to make sure you are ok" kuroiro explained

puppets were taught to never speak until spoken too

kuroiro hated that puppets were treated as second class citizens, that's why there were no puppets in any of his kingdomes, he had only gone to a show because he was advised he had to make an appearance outside

and he was so glad he did

"why, sir, did you do that? I am merely a simple puppet" the raven said lowly

only for his head to be raised

"There is no such thing, I see you more than just that" kuroiro stated

"But why-" the raven was about to ask before kuroiro cut him off

"I want to free you of your chains, you need no master, you need a friend, possibly more than that and...I hope to be that individual" kuroiro explained with a blush

"come with me, and I'll show you a world out of your cage," kuroiro said as he held a hand in the ravens

the raven looked behind him for a split second, looking at where his past life had kept him and then to this wonderful stranger that will give him the wings he needs to fly

"ok" as he agreed, holding kuroiro's hand tighter as they left for their new future