Happy Birthday Chichay12!
I know you always asked this so here it is :3
Chapter 2Arriving at the private manor where their allies are waiting.
“Princess Atsuko? Is that you?” Sashiko the castle’s informant greeted her with a bow and shook her hands.
“Where is he?” Sae asking
“He’s upstairs waiting” Sashiko
“Let’s go Princess..” Sae
They hear full steps going near “No need..” Shinoda shows off opening his arms “Atsuko..” His eyes gone red and wet.
“Niichan..” acchan runs toward where her brother is and hug him tight. “I’m so happy you’re alive..I thought im all alone..I thought the emperor got you too..”
“Faith it is princess..I manage to escape..But I left you that’s the most painful decision I’ve ever done..I’m sorry..”
“No..It’s not your fault at all..It’s worth the wait..it doesn’t matter at least were together now again both alive..”
“As long as we heard the emperors plan marrying you at the right age, me and the others immediately make an out plan, we’ll have to take you out there no matter what..Sae thank you for making this possible and I’m hoping Sayaka was still there..”
“That monster! So cruel! Shinoda This is the perfect time, the princess is here our long wait is over..”Sae
“I know..I’ll take back what is ours..” Shinoda
“Princess you’ve grown so much..After 10 years this is the first time seeing you again..” Umeda one of the council spoke to her.
“Arigatou..” She bows down, as she touch her chest something is missing “My necklace..”
“Atsuko did you lost it?” Shinoda
“No..I left in Minami’s house..” Acchan
“I’ll take care of it..” Sae
“Can I go with you?” Acchan
“Too dangerous your highness” Sashiko
“Niichan onegai? I promise I’ll be cautious.. I need to thank them..personally..” She begs.
“Alright..But Sae will go with you..” Shinoda
Acchan felt relieve as she heard her brother’s word.
“Taidama!” Yuko shouted when she opens the door.
“Okaeri! I’m here in the kitchen preparing for dinner I’m sure Acchan will like it this is my specially” Their mother proudly say.
“You’re just wasting it mom..” Takamina said it in a sad voice.
“Eh? Nani? What happen to her?” Their mother quickly leaves the kitchen and wipes her hand on her apron.
“She found her family mom!” Yuko happily announce it.
“Oh yokatta!” Their mother felt relax.
“And she’s a princess….” Takamina adds.
“Yes she’s really like a princess” Mother
“Mom she’s really a real princess like she has a kingdom and a crown” Yuko blurting out.
“Honto?”
“Yuko! That’s supposed to be a secret right?” Takamina narrows her eyes.
“But mom can keep a secret right mom?” Yuko
“Hai..so she’s home..I’m happy for her and I’m glad we’d help in our own little way..I’m so proud of you girls..”
“My sister is sad because she already miss Acchan!” Yuko teases her.
“I’m not!” Takamina
“Don’t deny it darling it’s obvious you’re flushing”
“Mom! Seriously you and Yuko were so alike” The ribbon girl pouted.
“And you and your father were so alike too” Their mother’s mood changes when she mention her husband when the girls notice it they immediately cheer her up and help her in the kitchen.
The Takahashi household was back to normal again after the day of the revealing incident Takamina tries to be normal again although she’s not used to it because she’ll always remember how Acchan waves at her before going to school.
“Takamina hayaku!!!! We’re gonna be late!” Yuko shouts outside the house stretching her arms.
“Hai! Chotto! Mom ittekimasu!!” She hurried up and catches her sister starting to run.
“This is the first time I shouted at you like that because I’m always the one who’s late” Yuko curiously talk to her.
“I was just tired and I woke up late” she reasoned out.
“Yosh iku yo! Lets hurry up or else we will end up cutting our classes because were late” Yuko laughs.
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Panting, the siblings run towards the corridor to their classroom, they notice that many elder guys were there wearing a formal tuxedo like a bodyguard.
“Nyan nyan!!” Yuko jumps out to hug her beloved.
“Yuuchan! Baka! Not now!” Haruna grip her off.
“What’s happening?” Takamina asks.
“That’s what I’m about to tell you midgets..Why are you late?” Haruna lower down her voice.
“Kojima san you didn’t answer my question..” Takamina wonders.
“Their looking for someone..” The cat ear girl whispers.
“Nyan Nyan Nani?”
“Those guys were looking for someone.. Listen carefully..Guess what?”
“What?” The two refrains.
“They’re looking for the princess!” Haruna lowered down her voice as much as she can.
“Oooh a princess..” The midgets chorally answered.
“Baka!! They’re looking for Acchan!” She hit their heads.
“Ittaiii nyan nyan..”Yuko
“Acchan? Why?” Takamina
“They’re claiming that the princess had escaped, but father won’t believe it because they’ve consulted him first, father says their words were not concrete when finding the princess as if they were hiding something..”
“Well that’s not our problem anymore..” Takamina in a cold tone.
“Seriously midget? You don’t care?” Yuko raises her right eyebrow. The ribbon girl stays silent and listens to those men who were talking in front of them.
-“For those of you who recognize this girl we were describing please let us know immediately and we will give a prize to those who could bring the princess to us”
-“Don’t you have any present pictures?”
-“Unfortunately this is the only picture we have and you would recognize her quickly because she wears a necklace with a letter A pendant on it and it has a unique royalty carve, let us know if you still have follow up questions”The students were murmuring about the topic after the men leaves the school building.
“So it’s really her..” Takamina tilt her head.
“I think we should keep this as a secret for the mean time” Yuko was worried.
“Uhn..I agree until we meet her again..” Haruna.
On their way back home as the squirrel clings to her beloved she noticed the silent mood of her sister.
“Takamina!” Yuko patted the girl seriously walking.
Upon her surprised with the sudden tap she bump her right foot on a small rock “ittaaii..”
“Takamina Daijoubu?” Haruna
“Gomene” Yuko wore a straight face.
“Ah I…I’m fine..I’m just sleepy..I should be heading home first see at the house Yuko and don’t go home late you know mom easily gets worried..” Takamina
“Hai…Neh nyan nyan let’s go to the nearest park and spend some time together this is my chance! My chaperon is sleepy” Yuko excitedly grabbed Haruna’s right wrist.
“Takamina we’ll go ahead!” Haruna half shouted as she waves her left hand.
“Hayaku nyan nyan!!” Yuko
“Yuuchan Chotto..” Haruna.
“..Lovers..” That’s all the ribbon girl could say as she lets out a deep sigh.
Minami lie down to bed and soak her face on the pillow half of her is sleepy and half of her is worried. Thinking silently as questions were popping in her mind one by one. “
Why are they looking for her? What do they want from her? Is there something more? Why they’re telling she just escaped? Why she’s hiding her identity?”
She dips her face more on the pillow and grip her bed sheets tightly “Acchan what did you do to me!” she let out a groan inside the pillow. A strong breeze of wind blow from her window that made the wind chimes creates a sound but not just a second something fell on the top of their cabinet that made her shift her head out of curiosity. The reflection was shining a thin gold chain with a pendant on it that made Minami stand up right away and pick the fallen object from the cabinet.
“This was..her..necklace..” She touches it checking the details of the pendant. She flips it back and saw the trademark of the creator. When she saw it, she seems recognize the mark something familiar that made her think where she saw it.
“Nami chan? Can you help me down here?” Her mom’s voice obstructs her.
“H..hai…I’m coming down mom!”
“Ohh there you are my darling..please lend me a hand here.. can you bring the meals here in the table?” Her mother was busy dressing the salad.
“Sure mom no prob!”
While her mother was busy garnishing the meals her eyes were wandering around while she’s holding a bouquet of basils, until her eyes pauses on a certain wall where she saw the wedding picture of her parents, she smiled as she find it a sweet moment way back before. Keening more the details of the picture she almost drops what she’s holding as she saw something related on Acchan’s pendant.
“Mom wait!”
“What now?”
“Who made that ?” Minami points out the picture.
“The photographer of course”
“No I mean the signature below”
“Ah that, your father made that same engraves in our wedding ring” Her mom shows her finger with the ring.
“Mom seriously!?” her eyes widened, too many questions were popping out on her mind she wants to say it all at the same time.
“Nami are you ok? Can you calm down and tell me what’s going on?”
“Mom you know I always asked before why does Dad always go overseas then you just answered me that’s part of his job, I want to know what country he’s in before..” She begs an answer looking to through her mother’s eyes.
“Why do you suddenly asked that now again darling?”
Minami doubts but she knows she can trust her mom.
“Because of this” she showed Acchan’s pendant.
“What about this?”
“Look at the back mom it has the same carve mark in your wedding picture and in your ring”
“Is this..” before her mother could ask Minami spoke the name “Acchan’s pendant..”
Her mother seated and let out a deep sigh before she could talk again while her daughter was waiting for the answer. “I’ll tell you everything since you’re old enough to understand it, Kazu works as a royal adviser in Maeda kingdom, an abundant country with a humble king I’ve been there once because your father bring me and introduced me to the King before we got married..They just had a child, a prince which made the people there very happy because a new heir was born..When we finally got back here and decided to get married and settled things I asked your father to quit the job there so he can with me always..But he refused to gave me that favor because of some important reasons, all I know at that time there’s a rivalry growing between the king and his brother..His brother made a kingdom itself nearby Akiba and calls himself as emperor, his brothers rage grew more when the prince was born..”
“Then?”
“Then 6 more years when you girls were born, I just had this heart breaking message from one of his colleagues, a war has been declared and many people died and unfortunately your father died as well as the king and queen..”
“As far as I remembered I didn’t saw father’s dead body”
“Because as the informer said your father died in a massive explosion”
“So you mean the Emperor was ruling now the kingdom? and..”
“and what Minami?” Her mother curiously asks.
“and Acchan..thats why those men wants her..” She explained briefly what happened to their school earlier.
“Wait so it means Acchan was from that kingdom?” Her mom’s face enlightened.
“Exactly mom..and I just manage to connect the scenes especially about her pendant, now it makes sense father made this..I need to talk to her maybe she knows something about father’s death..”
Just about she mentioned it an unexpected visitor came up.
“Acchan darling you came back” Minami’s mother hugs her tightly like a long lost child.
“Gomene for not properly taking my leave here” The black haired girl bows down.
“No worries we understand the situation and besides you are always welcome here, are you alone? Is it safe for you to go here?”
“She’s fine mom, someone is with her” Minami looking at Sae outside the house.
“Minami..can we talk?” Acchan pleads.
“I’ll leave you two for a while” Minami’s mother excusing herself.
“Can I sit beside you?” Acchan
“mm sure..” Minami was a bit nervous she didn’t expect this.
“I’m sorry” they said at the same time not looking at each other.
“How are you?” their words were in synch again tilting both of their heads for such an awkward convo.
“Actually I wanna ask you something” they laugh as this is the third time they’re saying it in unison.
“Okay you first” Minami|Acchan
Just in a blink Acchan stole a kiss from her, Minami can feel the heat spreading through her face “Why did you..”
“For us to deliver our words separately one must be distracted so I kiss your cheeks and see it went fine” Acchan was smiling.
“Acchan I’m sorry really.. for what I acted last time”
“I understand..It’s my fault I lied but It doesn’t mean I don’t trust you here it’s just I need to..but now I’m willing to tell the truth and answer all your questions as long as I can”
“I think I know almost half of the story and by the way your pendant you left it” Minami gave back the pendant.
“Thank you Minami this is one of the reason why I came here too this pendant is very important to me..”
“Acchan ano..do you know who made that?” Doubting but the smaller girl need to ask that directly because she knows the princess won’t stay longer and she don’t know when will they meet again.
“Hai..it was one of father’s adviser who made this, His name is Kazu..He’s very artistic he loves to draw symbols and signs..”
“Do you know what happened to him?”
Acchan’s eyes went sad as she recalls the scene “Before Sae and the others freed me I saw him, Kazu san on the other room cage but instead of begging us to help him, he smiled at me and showed me a happy face. I regret for not helping the others back there but we have no choice it seems the happenings were too fast”
“You mean he is alive???” Minami faces her holding her hands.
“Yes he is alive when I got escaped, do you happened to know him Minami?”
“He’s..he is my father Acchan..”
They both gasps as it was not a coincident meeting each other, there was really a reason behind everything.
Knock Knock“Your highness I’m sorry to interrupt but we must leave now immediately, They are here..” Sae without any second thoughts hurried to take Acchan away.
TBC <-
i know you hate this part chi :v
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