I Fell In Love With My Fiancé's Bodyguard!
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Calix
Yuki, I have talked with the Emperor of the North and we have come to the agreement that you will be living there after the ring ceremony.
Calix
It will be hard to adjust so take Cici with you.
Yuki
When are we taking off, Father?
Calix
Right, about that... it may be haste but you must leave by tomorrow's morning since the ceremony is after 3 days on Tuesday.
Yuki
Then-! May I... visit Suki before I go?
Calix
*Smiles* As you wish, dear.
Yuki stared out the window from her carriage taking a last look of her Empire. It halted upon a big residence.
A girl with red eyes came running jumping and smiling brightly.
Suki
Sister! Sister! You're here! Oh my-
I hop out of the carriage and clumsily trip over my dress and fall into my older sisters arms.
Yuki
Oh! Suki, how I've missed you dearly...
Suki
Me too, Yuki, me too!!
Suki
I've been well and mother has too, shall we go inside?
We held each other's hand and walked into the residence.
Weixing
Oh, is that you, Yuki?
You've grown well.
Yuki
Yes, mother.
-I've never been comfortable with my mother and my parents divorce didn't help with it either so I rarely came to visit Suki, my older twin sister, due to the discomfort-
Weixing
Come sit, I've received the letter your father sent. You're off to the Northern Empire tomorrow morning, isn't it?
Suki
You're what? Sister, you're what?!
Yuki
Uhm... let me explain, Suki. Father has arranged me in a marriage.
Suki
Did he ask you before doing that?
Yuki
No, but it is for a good cause.
Suki
You mean giving up your freedom for keeping the ties strong?
Yuki
That's one way to say it...
Suki
I strongly oppose it, how can he do that?!
Yuki
I know, I acted like that when I first came to know it... it just came upon me suddenly.
Suki
Mother, don't you think it's unfair?!
Weixing
I do, but you know, Suki. Your father always makes the best decisions.
Yuki
Suki, it's okay. I understand that's it's necessary but this one small thing will be a big change for the world.
Everyone went silent and it broke when the maid came in and served lemon tea.
Suki
You're... already leaving?
Yuki
Yeah, tomorrow morning...
Suki
*Gets up* Yuki, let's go.
Weixing
Suki, you're not planning to rebel against your father, are you?
Suki
No, I am not, mother.
I am just going to town for one last time with Yuki.
We finished our lemon tea and set out for the town for one last time. Suki started by visiting the clothes shop and buys me a many dresses. Then we go to a jewellery shop and buy a matching pair of necklace with one resembling fire made with ruby for Suki and one resembling a snowflake for me. We then, go to a bakery and buy almost all the sweets.
Waiter
MA'AM I CANNOT GIVE YOU ALL THE SWEETS
Suki
WHY CAN YOU NOT WHEN I AM WILLING TO PAY MONEY
Yuki
Suki, that's enoughhh!!!
Let's go home!!!!!!
Suki
What a buffoon! I was willing to pay him 500 gold coins yet he refused it!
Suki
The day ended so fast...
Yuki
Yeah, what a shame. But you can always come visit me.
Suki
I hate traveling long distances but I'd travel through half the world to meet you, Yuki.
Yuki
*Giggles* I love you, sister.
Calix
I cannot come with you due to the paperwork but fret not, since the Prince himself will help you get used to the Empire.
Cici
Shall we go, princess?
We arrive to the Empire about four days later because the each Empire are very long distanced from each other. As soon as we arrive, we were greeted by... many villagers and flowers you might think. But instead, we were greeted by a crowd where no one acknowledged us. The crowd pushed and pulled us, separating the me and my caretaker from each other.
Cici
Princess-! Find me in the palace!!
Yuki
What-?! Nooooooooo!!!!!!
Yuki
(And I am poor and homeless now... since the money was with Cici. Really? Has anyone ever heard of a homeless princess...?)
Noble child #1
The princess is arriving tomorrow, I am so excited!
Noble child #2
Oh yes, I am too! I wonder if she's nice. They say she's a snow beauty.
Yuki
(What adorable children they are! And snow beauty? They wouldn't be able to recognize me in the way I am now. My dress got torn and dirty when I was pushed and thrashed in the crowd.)
Yuki
(So I was supposed to arrive tomorrow but I arrived a day earlier and now, I must find Cici! And to find her, I need to find the palace... ugh what a bother.)
The crowd starts rising again and I was yet again forced to be pushed in a narrow alleyway.
Yuki
(I think I'll have to hide here for a while... I hate this. I already knew it was a bad idea. I don't want to get married!)
Yuki
H-Huh... a cat...? That startled me. Oh, what a cute cat you are.
I said gazing upon the black cat with yellow eyes.
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