Hihi! :welcome Everyone! I am back with a new fiction, absolutely different from all stories I had ever written! Well, it's being requested by somethingone about writing something that I had never thought I would be able to. With that request in my mind, I had came up with a rough storyline, and together with some constructive comments and ideas given by her, the commerce of the story began. And of course, with me, the main coupling of this story will definitely be AiGaki :) After much seriously from the past two stories, this current one will be a light comedy, which is something I'm trying for the first time. Hopefully I will be able to bring out the fun parts as planned.
And here we go. . .
Before I start, let me disclaim:
Risa in this story will be a male.
Ai will take after Ikuta as her last name instead of Takahashi.
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Strawberry Penguin. . .
An Unexpected Meeting
An Unexpected Love
An Unexpected Destiny
Niigaki Risa, Best known as Prince Gaki in the Land of Penguin, is the current Heir to the throne of the Land of Penguin.
Ikuta Ai, a yokel living in the outskirts of the Land of Strawberry.
What would happens when two from totally different world met each other in a most embarrassing way?
From meeting, till falling in love,
Would the destiny draws up a perfect ending for them?
That's what Strawberry Penguin is about.
Let the journey sail on. . .
[ 0 ] - The Unexpected Meeting
"My Father," Risa kneeled before his father king, bowing forward, paying respect to his reigning father as he greeted. "Can I ask of you for a request before I follow your promise of the marriage to the late General's Daughter?"
"Yes my son. Just speak your mind." Niigaki Rina, the current king of Land of Penguin allowed, while signalling Risa to get up back to his feet.
"Father, I would like to take a year of absence from to court. I would like to explore the country, while I still have the freedom to, before the day that I step up onto the throne, fulfilling the marriage?"
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"Erina? Where are you?" Ai called out for her little sister while moving around the small spaces within the wooden hut. Both Ai and Erina had stayed alone together in this wooden hut left behind by Ikuta Papa and Ikuta Mama after they had passed on. That was 8 years ago, and the young Ai, at the shy age of 18, had took the whole responsibility to take care of her barely 7 year old younger sister. They had managed to survived without their parents, all thanks to the earnings from selling the strawberries that they grew at their 10 hectares worth of land in their backyard. Though that, the earnings had barely kept them alive, due to the fact that almost half of the harvest had ended in their stomach, rather than in the marketplace. Their love for strawberries were not comparable to the normal public.
"I'm over here!" Erina replied, as she came out of her room, rubbing her eyes tiredly. Obvious to Ai, Erina had just awaken from her afternoon nap.
"Come on, get wash up! Let's explore the mountainous skirt today to see if we could find fertile soils for the cultivation of the next batch of strawberries." Ai rushed, as she pushed her younger sister into the ridiculously small toilet outside the hut, only furnished with a simple sink and toilet bowl, that lacks the use of automatic water flush system.
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"Prince Gaki, are you sure that it is alright for you to go out of the palace alone to explore the country?" Young guard, Suzuki Kanon asked as he sent Risa out of the palace gates. "Kanon can accompany Prince Gaki for trip, protecting you from dangers if you like me to do so." Kanon offered, as he crossed his right arm towards his left chest, bowing down in respect to the Prince.
"I want to do this alone, Kanon." Risa replied, placing a soft pat on the top of the young guard's head. "This would probably be the last time I can do something by myself." Risa continued. "I want to make this trip a memorable one." Risa finished.
"But Prince Gaki - " Kanon tried to persuade Risa, knowing that the 23 year old young Prince had knew nothing about taking care of himself.
"Say nothing, Kanon. I know your intentions. That's one of the purpose of my trip as well. I want to grow independent. I want to mature into a good man, a good ruler whom the people of the Land of Penguin can trust their life into the my hands." Risa further explained. The sadness on Kanon's face deepens as Risa moved his hand down onto Kanon's shoulder. "Remember to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied by your fellow generation." Risa encouraged, knowing that the younger guard was often the target of teasing, due to his age and his height, by his fellow guards in the palace. It was said that Risa was his only friend in the entire palace.
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"Ai-nee, the soil over at this region looks nice! I'm pretty sure that it can harvest the sweetest strawberry produced by the Land of Strawberry?" Erina chirped loudly in excitement as she linked onto Ai's arm.
"Yes, I'm sure it will!" Ai agreed, standing back onto her feet, dusting the soils residues that where left on her hand.
"If that's the case, I will ask Miki-nii to send some men over to help us bring part of the land over here back to the fields." Erina suggested, only to be stopped by Ai.
"No, you shall not." Ai stopped.
"Why is that so, Ai-nee?" Erina enquired curiously.
"Let's stop troubling Miki, shall we? He does not have the responsibility to help us out each time when we have troubles. Plus, who said that I alone can't bring the whole of this land back to the field?"
"Eh, Ai-nee, are you sure you are going to carry them back alone by yourself?" Erina puzzled, unable to believe that Ai had actually said that.
"Did anyone had stated any rule that only men can carry stuffs? Your Ai-nee is strong enough to carry them by myself. I don't want to trouble Miki too much." Ai finished and begin to take her lead back to their hut. Just then, the sound of the water fall caught Ai's attention. "Erina, do you want to catch a bath over at the waterfall spring right ahead before returning home?"
"Eh? Taking a bath in the wilderness? Are you crazy, Ai-nee?" Erina rejected the offer right into Ai's face. "I would rather go home and bring in the bucket to bring the water back home. Though the toilet is small, at least there's something covering my dignity." With that, Erina began to head towards the direction of home, leaving Ai standing alone back at her original position.
"Fine, I can take it on my own." With that, Ai head towards the opposite direction Erina had went and stopped before the waterfall. She removed her shoes and began to test the water temperature with her feet. "The water is cool!" Ai exclaimed, unable to keep the excitement just within herself. She untied her bun, allowing her long hair to cascade down her shoulder before beginning to further remove her clothing, including her undergarments, leaving them on the bank before sliding down into the cool water of the waterfall spring. She then got into the deeper waters, submerging her whole body into the clear water. With her back facing where she had entered in, Ai grabbed the ends of her long hair to the front and began to rub them gently, washing them with the clear water she's now submerged into.
Couple of moments later, Ai heard some shuffling from the back, followed by some movement of water. Thinking that it was her younger sister, Ai stood up and turned around. "Erina, can you - ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH "
Just a short teaser for the story. :) Hope that it had caught your attention.
Anyway, just as the Graduation of Risa had been announced, I hope that I would have the will to finish this all smiling , before I get too depressed as Risa's graduation draws near.
Let me hear your opinion about the story so far. :)
About search, I will reply the comments when I find the time to :) heheh
prob in a day time or two :)
De wa, Until the next time then ^.^
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