AKB:Kingdom ~ PART I
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“Onii-sama!”
The short blonde haired man flinched as he was called by a familiar voice. He turned around and saw his taller younger sister staring at him. She was a very elegant princess with a very long beautiful raven hair just like the Queen, which was completely opposite from him.
“You got a letter, it’s with Miichan.”
“Ah! Thank you Yukirin.”
He smiled to his sister before he decided to return back to his room. Miichan was his special attendant and messenger. She was the one that sent personal letters for Kai, and she was the only one that knew his darkest secret as well… As soon as he arrived back at his room, Miichan was already waiting for him at the front of his room with a smile across her face.
“It is a good day, Kai-sama.”
“I heard from Yukirin that you have something for me…right?”
“Indeed sir.”
Miichan took out a letter from her pocket and handed over to Kai. It was as he expected. He remembered this scent and the handwriting on the letter. He smiled with relief that he received another letter from his lover successfully once again.
“Please come back at the usual time tomorrow.”
“Yes, your highness.”
Miichan bowed before she left. She had accomplished her mission as Kai’s personal messenger. The prince walked back into his room and made sure to lock the door in case anyone would come in. He sat down at his study table and unsealed the letter neatly. He unfolded it and slowly read word by word on the letter that addressed to him… it was from Matsui Atsuko, the princess of Roseus Kingdom that was about to declare war against his Vitis Kingdom.
It was another lovely letter from his beloved lover. It’s filled with happiness despite that their country was about to wage a war against each other. It was Atsuko’s letter that made Kai’s heart rest at ease. The moment he finished reading the letter he couldn’t stop smiling at all. He missed her so much. It’s been so long since they had met with each other…and the last time would be 2 years ago. It was right before the declaration of war between Roseus and Vitis Kingdom. Both of their family had no slightest hint about their relationship at all; they were forced to keep it a secret. At first, they had a feeling that their feelings would slowly disappeared as they distanced themselves away…but it ended up being the opposite. The more they’re separated the more their love grew.
-///-
“A-Ah, excuse me! I think you dropped this…”
Kai turned around, as he believed someone called him. His eyes met with this beautiful woman with those attractive brunette eyes. She was wearing a white dress and seemed to be one of the royal family members from the banquet in his castle. She was holding his handkerchief and it made him surprised. He walked up towards her with a smile filled with thankfulness.
“Ah, thank you so much. This is very precious to me…”
“Not at all, prince Kai.”
He wasn’t that surprised that the woman in front of him knew his name. He was the eldest child and the succeeding King of Vitis in the future. It was his nature to treat everyone kindly despite he was a spoiled prince. He was well taught by his mother to be a gentleman to anyone despite his or her status.
“P-Prince Kai! It’s about time you have to return to the banquet hall.”
It was Miichan that came out to look for the prince. He was summoned back into the hall once again since it was a party to welcome the royal members from other kingdom. He hadn’t met with any princesses and princes so far yet. Despite it was his job to talk to everyone, he disliked crowds of people.
“I suppose we should return to the banquet hall…”
“Yes, I suppose so. It’s nice to meet you.”
She smiled back to him before she returned to the hall with him. Kai didn’t think about anything else afterwards as he tried to ignore Miichan’s complain about him escaping from the banquet hall. As he was holding the handkerchief he couldn’t shake off the face of that woman he met. She was truly elegant and pretty, maybe even prettier than his younger sister. He didn’t know her name and a tinge of feeling inside him hoped to meet her again…
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“Now then…I want to start the welcoming for Roseus and Crystállum Kingdom for joining us tonight.”
The king of Vitis welcomed the royal family guests. The king and queen of the kingdoms didn’t actually come, but they sent their prince and princess to join instead. Kai was standing with his younger sister, Yuki, while their father welcomed their important guest onto the stage. His eyes suddenly grew wide with shock as she saw that same woman he met earlier walked up the stage with another playful boy. He seemed to be younger than her, as it was her younger brother.
“Thank you for inviting us to the banquet tonight, King of Vitis.”
“I’m glad you’re both are able to attend, I hereby welcome the prince Jun and princess Atsuko from the Roseus Kingdom.”
Everyone clapped his or her hands to welcome the two royal members from the Roseus kingdom. As for Kai, he was too shocked to even think about anything, as he was stunned to learn that the woman he met was the princess Atsuko of Roseus. It was no longer surprising that she knew him at all… but the more he stared at her, the more he felt so attracted to her. He didn’t pay attention to the welcoming ceremony afterwards at all, he just waited for the whole welcoming thing to end before he could’ve approach the princess of Roseus once again.
“P-Princess Atsuko?”
“Yes that is me.”
“I didn’t know you’re the princess of Roseus…I’m sorry for my rudeness.”
“Hehe, you’re not rude at all.” She giggled at him and it made his heart skipped a beat. She looked really adorable when she was laughing. Now it made Kai wondered why the more he looked at Atsuko, the more she became adorable to him.
“Princess Atsuko, thank you for earlier.”
“Not at all, prince Kai. It is something that everyone would do.”
“I see…”
He smiled back to her and it caught the princess’s attention. It was a very gentle smile from the prince. She didn’t understand why her head felt a little blank, but she wanted to see more of Kai’s smile. They both spent their time talking about many things during the banquet hall, as it was Kai’s job to accompany the royal family members from another kingdom. While they were having a drink at the side of the hall, Kai spotted Atsuko’s younger brother flirting with other high-class family members within Vitis.
“Ugh…not again?”
“Your brother sure likes to flirt…”
“He’s too much of a playboy!”
Atsuko sighed while watching her brother flirting with other girls. He would always do like that even under the presence of their parents. However, the princess didn’t know how to deal with her playboy brother any longer.
“Jeez…I hope someone can fix him.”
“I heard that love really changed people…what do you think?”
“I do agree, what about you?”
Atsuko asked him back and it made him flinched slightly. He looked at the drink in his hand and giggled softly. He never fell in love before, so he didn’t have a proper answer he could give to princess Atsuko.
“I wish to know whether its true or not…I never have fallen in love before.”
“Ah…so I believe we’re the same.”
“E-Eh?”
“I never have fallen in love before too, and I’m already 24. My father was nagging me to find the great man that can support Roseus…it will be Jun that will succeed the throne.”
“I see…”
Kai didn’t ask anything further as he knew about the royal rules very well. Only male can succeed the throne despite the princess was the eldest child. Since he was the eldest child himself that would become the next King, he wasn’t in a position to say anything much at all.
“…I believe you will become a successful King.”
Atsuko spoke up and it caught Kai off guard. He turned to her and then their eyes met with one another. That’s when he felt his heart beating faster once again. It was a very funny and weird feeling. No one ever made him felt this way, but only Atsuko could do so.
“I can tell, you’re a very nice man…and a great leader too.”
“I’m not that great as you think. Sometimes, I want to be born as an ordinary man and live an ordinary life…”
“Me too, I wondered how does it feel to live an ordinary life…”
They both shared same feelings and thoughts. It was the first time Kai and Atsuko felt so much opened up to someone and they were willing to tell each other about their thoughts and feelings. Atsuko thought that it was the effect of the alcohol that she had that made her had this funny feeling when she’s beside Kai right now.
“Also, my family and brother always call me Acchan…you can call me that.”
“A-Acchan?”
“Yup~”
Atsuko giggled when the prince called her name with such a wobbly tone. She could tell that he was nervous and it made Kai looked so adorable to her. As for Kai himself, that nickname was just so cute for him to even say that it made him so nervous. He gulped and turned away, blushing like a shy boy.
“My name is already short…so it’s just Kai. Since you allowed me to call only by your name.”
“Okay…Kai.”
His face flushed so badly when the princess called his name. He felt tons of butterflies in his stomach and it’s driving his mind crazy. The princess giggled at Kai’s blushing expression and it seemed their relationship was going on very smoothly… since the royal guests would be staying at Vitis palace for 3 days, Atsuko and Kai got to spend more time together. He would escort her around the garden and showed her his personal horse.
“Do you want to try to ride him?”
“I never ride a horse before…”
“Don’t worry, I’m here with you. I believe you will love it.”
Kai extended his hand for the princess to take. He helped the princess to get up and he sat behind her. He controlled the horse to go around the fields within the castle. Atsuko’s eyes grew wide with surprise and a huge smile appeared across her face. She was truly enjoying the breeze and the scenery so much. Vitis was famous for having beautiful flowers all over the country. It made her enjoyed Vitis kingdom so much but what’s even more was that she enjoyed the presence of prince Kai beside her. She was able to enjoy everything in Vitis because of Kai’s presence…
“Do you like it?”
“Yes…I truly love it.”
“Thank goodness you love it~”
“Neh, Kai?”
“Yes?”
“Can we look at the flowers? There’s so many kinds of flowers I never seen in Roseus at all.”
“Yes, I shall escort you for as long as you need, Acchan.”
Her heart skipped a beat by Kai’s gentle and sincere words. They finally got down from the horse and walked around the garden as Atsuko requested the prince. He seemed to have a lot of knowledge on flowers as well since the queen would often tell him about it. The princess enjoyed listen to Kai explaining about the flowers in Vitis. The time she spent with Kai felt like eternity. Every single second that passed by brought so much happiness to her, yet she still had to realize her feelings for him…-
The next morning, it was the time for Roseus members to leave Vitis kingdom. Atsuko stayed at her room and was partially upset that she would not meet with Kai again. No one knew when will they meet again. As she was staring out from the window, someone came knocking at her door in the middle of the night.
“Acchan…it’s me.”
“K-Kai?”
She hurried to open the door and it was the prince as she expected. However, the princess was still confusing why the prince came to her room in the middle of the night like this. He told her to follow him since he wanted to show one last thing to Atsuko before she would leave tomorrow. He was actually holding her hand and it’s making her heart beating like crazy. Then she realized they were getting out from the castle into the gardens…
“K-Kai…where are we going?”
“You’ll see, close your eyes.”
She did as he said. While Kai out accompanied her into the garden, she felt the breeze against her skin and she could smell the scent of the flowers around her.
“Look up.”
Slowly, Atsuko opened her eyes and she was amazed with the sky above her. There were no signs of clouds at all; therefore it’s filled with stars. It looked like a milky way to her and it's scenery she wouldn’t be able to see in Roseus. It was just so beautiful that she couldn’t describe into words at all.
“It’s really nice, isn’t? Stargazing is one of the things I do in order to relax myself from having a royal life.”
“Yes…I love it. It’s so pretty.”
Atsuko kept staring up in the sky and didn’t realize the prince was staring at her. He gulped before he held Atsuko’s hand once again and caught her attention. Their eyes met but no words were uttered. They stared into each other’s eyes and it felt like the time around them had stopped.
“…Kai?”
“Acchan…I think I understand now.
“Hm?”
“Love can really change someone. A-Acchan I…”
He took another deep breath before he could’ve continued where he left off. His hand was shaking and Atsuko could feel it. The princess was wondering why he was shaking, but she decided to wait until he would say it instead of her asking for the answer.
“I might sound like lying, since it sounds so unbelievable but for the time we spent together, even just three days…I think my heart is completely captured by you.”
It was an indirect confession from the shy prince. However, Atsuko understood it very well and tears streamed down her cheeks. Kai was shocked and he thought that it made Atsuko upset. It made him panicked even more but then the princess held his hand back tightly and pulled it closer to her heart.
“Kai…it’s because of you, I believe in love at first sight.”
“A-Acchan…?”
“It’s not only you that felt that way.”
They stared into each other’s eyes and they could feel each other’s body close to one another. It seemed no words needed to be conveying at all. He gently stroked Atsuko’s cheek and tilted up slowly. She did not resist as she saw Kai’s face slowly moving in closer to hers. They gradually closed their eyes and moved in a little closer for their lips to make a soft contact. They could feel each other’s lips against one another. It was so soft and sweet. It was their first kiss that they had for one another. They slowly pulled back at stared at each other again…but it seemed they didn’t have enough of it yet. Kai caressed Atsuko’s body and slowly moved to the dark shade of the tall tree close by. He pinned his princess against the tree and crashed his lips against hers. As for Atsuko, she snaked her arms around Kai’s neck and pulled him closer. She opened her lips in order for her prince to snake his tongue in to make a contact with hers. It sent countless sparks up her brain as she had this funny yet addictive feeling. The more and longer they kissed, the more she desired for Kai. They slowly broke the kiss and breath heavily against each other’s lips.
“K-Kai…”
“…I love you, Acchan.”
Finally he confessed his feelings to her and she nodded with a smile of utmost contentment. It was the most beautiful smile he ever seen from the princess of Roseus. It was a smile that completely stole his heart for eternity.
“Me too…I love you, Kai.”
She confessed her feelings back as well and they didn’t wait to kiss one another again. They shared same mutual feelings for one another and there was nothing to stop them from loving each other. Under the dark sky that no one would see them, only the stars were witnessing their love for each other. Before Atsuko would leave, Kai gave her a ring to prove for his eternal love for the princess. It was the only memento that the princess had from her prince. After that, they had met each other several occasions in royal meetings at Roseus and Crystállum banquet event just like how they met each other at Vitis kingdom.
However…it wasn’t that long until the Roseus declared war against Vitis Kingdom. No one knew about their relationship until now and as there would be a war between their countries…their love became forbidden. They’re not able to meet each other again and the only thing they could convey their feelings for one another was…through the letter.-///-
The next day, Miichan came to Kai’s room in the middle of the night to pick up the letter that was Kai’s reply to Acchan’s letter. She took it and kept inside her coat safely.
“I owe you so much Miichan…thank you for everything.”
“Not at all, Kai-sama. I’m grateful to help you.”
She left and headed to send the letter to princess of Roseus immediately. She had connections with people at Roseus kingdom; so she was able to manage to send the letters to Acchan, as well as bringing it back to Kai. It’s been 2 years since they exchanged letters, however they had no clue how long would this last.
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Haruna received the letter from Miichan at the outskirt of Roseus kingdom. She was Atsuko’s personal attendant, just like Miichan was Kai’s personal attendant. As she handed over the letter to Haruna, it was the time she had to leave and come back again next week, at the same spot, at the same time.
“I will meet you again.”
“Yes, we will, Haruna-san.”
Miichan left before the guards of Roseus would catch her lurking around here. It was Haruna’s turn to pass the letter to princess Atsuko safely. As she was returning back to the castle, she went straight up to Atsuko’s room immediately. However on her way there, she accidently bumped into one of the maids at the corner of the corridor. She fell back on her butt due to the sudden bump.
“W-Whoa! Oh, Haruna-chan? I’m sorry I didn’t see you there.”
“N-No it’s my fault! I’m really sorry I’m in a hurry now! Please excuse me!”
Haruna ran off and the maid was confused. However, she saw the letter on the floor and picked it up with curiosity. It was addressing to princess of Roseus, and Kai’s name was on it. The maid was shocked that the prince from the enemy’s kingdom sent a letter to the princess. She immediately put into her pocket and rushed through the corridor immediately in order to give this letter to the king…
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“W-Where is the letter???”
Haruna searched for Kai’s letter but she didn’t find it. It made her panicked so much where she could’ve dropped it. She must find it before princess Atsuko would learn that she had lost the letter. It she had lost it inside the castle, it would be a huge problem…
“N-No…where did it go!?”
“Haruna? Did you lose something?”
The attendant turned around and it was the princess herself. She didn’t know that she just lost prince Kai’s letter but it made her felt even worse. She couldn’t tell Atsuko the truth, she would severely felt guilty if she couldn’t find it.
“N-Nothing…”
“Princess Atsuko, the King has summoned you to the throne hall.”
One of the soldiers came to tell the princess to go to the throne hall. He also told Haruna to come as well and it didn’t make the attendant felt that well at all. She had a very bad feeling about this. They were heading there and Atsuko had no clue what was going on, when they entered the throne hall she could see dissatisfaction on his face.
“Father…is something a matter?”
“What is the meaning of this Atsuko?”
He swung the letter in his hand and it made Haruna shocked. However, the princess didn’t get it much yet and it made the king crumbled it in his hand instead. “What is your connection with prince Kai of Vitis?”
“…!?”
“What is going on between you two that I didn’t know!?”
“F-Father---”
“How dare you have this disgusting relationship with the enemies?!”
“Kai is different! He’s not a bad person!”
“Say no more Atsuko. You shall be confined…guards!!”
The king ordered the guards to confine the princess. Even though they didn’t wish to do so they could not disobey the King’s order. They kindly escorted the princess to the special detention room, which was located in another tower. Only bed, chair and table were inside the small square room. It was the room that will be used to confine and interrogate suspicious people within the castle.
“It’s all my fault…I’m really sorry Atsuko-sama.”
“It’s alright Haruna, I knew that one day this will happen…please let Kai know about this.”
“I’ll definitely pass your words to him.”
Haruna bowed and left the room. Atsuko could hear the door locked by the guards since she wasn’t able to leave. The only view she had was through the top of the tower. She sighed and stared in the blue sky while thinking about her beloved prince.
“Kai…”
~XXX~
Miichan was running through the corridor. She was panting quickly with exhaustion but it didn’t make her stop running at all. She finally reached the prince’s room and knocked on his door immediately.
“Kai-sama…!”
The door opened immediately and Kai was surprised to see his personal attendant panted roughly. He didn’t understand why Miichan was in a hurry like this.
“What's a matter Miichan?”
“H-Here…”
She passed the letter to him and he didn’t wait to open it immediately. It was from Haruna addressing to him. As he read, his eyes grew wide with shock as he learned how the king of Roseus found out about his relationship with Atsuko. Right now, his beloved princess was confined in the tower.
“Acchan…”
“Please don’t blame Haruna-san about this…I begged you Kai-sama!”
“Don’t worry about it. I knew that one day this would happen…”
Kai smiled back to his attendant before he closed his eyes to make up his mind. He took a deep breath before he decided to make this decision that could change his whole life.
“Please wait a minute. I need you to send me one last letter.”
“Y-yes…”
Kai walked back into his room to write another letter. It was the letter that would decide his whole life. He wrote and stated it shortly before he sealed the envelop with his royal seal. Kai came out from his room and passed the letter to his messenger. As Miichan glanced her eyes on the name that the prince was addressing to, it made her shocked and looked back up to him.
“T-This is…”
“Do make it quick. I leave it in your hands.”
“Y-Yes sir!”
Miichan ran off to pass this important letter to Roseus kingdom. It was the letter that prince Kai addressed to the King of Roseus…to Atsuko’s father, regarding his attendance in three days.
~XXX~
“The guest had arrived sir.”
The guard opened the door to let the blonde haired prince entered along with his personal attendant. Miichan was obvious scared and couldn’t control her frustration in the presence of the royal guards and the King of Roseus. Unlike Kai, he remained amazingly calm and collected.
“Thank you for accepting my offer…King of Roseus.”
Kai kneeled down along with his attendant in the presence of the king. However, the king himself did not understand why the prince of the enemy’s kingdom would want to request his attendance to meet with him.
“How foolish are you, prince of Vitis. You came here unguarded into the enemy’s kingdom like this…what is it that you want to speak?”
“…Please allow me to propose princess Atsuko.”
All the guards were shocked that the prince went straight to the point and it made the king furious than ever. He tightened his grip but at the same time remained as calmed as possible. Obviously, he wouldn’t tolerate such a thing like this, especially for the prince from the enemy’s kingdom to marry his daughter.
“Do you think I will come to agree with this? Did the King of Vitis made you come this far to say this foolish thing?”
“I understand very well. This is at my own will. I’m here to prove my seriousness for Atsuko.”
He looked up to make an eye contact with the king. The seriousness in his eyes made the King startled slightly. He wouldn’t expect such a young prince like Kai to have such an eye of a king that went through countless hardships. It gave him a slight chill down his spine as he realized that prince Kai was a natural talented king.
“…Bring Atsuko here.”
“Yes your majesty.”
The king ordered his men to bring the princess to the throne room. At first he would decline Kai’s proposal and kindly kicked him out from Roseus kingdom. However after he saw that seriousness in his eyes, it seemed to grab his interest slightly.
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As day passed by, Atsuko still remained confined in the brick-walled room. She sighed as she stared out from the window aimlessly without knowing anything regarding Roseus and Vitis’s war. She had learned no news about anything. Her personal attendant was not allowed to even come close to the tower. The only time the door would be open was when the guards brought her food. However it was different today, someone came knocking on the door of her room.
“Princess, you’re summoned to the throne hall.”
“…Me?”
The door opened as the royal guards escorted her out. She did not know what was going on but she didn’t have such a good feeling about this. As soon as the door to the throne hall opened… she saw the familiar blonde haired man kneeling in front of the king. Even just staring at the back she could tell immediately that it was her beloved prince Kai.
“K-Kai…!?”
“Acchan…!”
The prince was shocked to see his beloved princess once again. A smile appeared across his face, as he was relieved to see his Atsuko safe and sound. He was worried sick after he heard that his lover was confined in the separate tower of Roseus palace.
“Then I shall give you a trial…prince Kai.”
The king gave a sly grin but Kai’s spirit remained strong. He accepted the challenge from the king in order to officially propose his lover. He was blindfolded by the guards and was escorted to somewhere he didn’t know. The princess and others were taken to the banquet hall and the king made the whole hall filled with ladies in identical clothes, hairstyle, and mask. Miichan was standing at the side of the banquet with prince Jun, who came to watch prince Kai’s trial.
“I wonder will prince Kai find neechan.”
“Kai-sama…”
“Well well~ aren’t you a pretty attendant? I’m so jealous of prince Kai.”
“I must decline your offer.”
“Eh? I didn’t even say anything.”
“I heard more than enough about you…the young playboy prince of Roseus.”
“Ah~ I’m glad such a pretty lady like you remember me.”
“Jun, behave yourself.”
The king silenced his son with a cold stare. It made Jun shrugged it off and remained quiet as he supposed to be. As it was about time, the king summoned the blindfolded prince into the banquet hall immediately. As he finally opened his eyes, he saw the same identical woman everywhere in the hall. The king explained that prince Kai had only one chance, and he must find Atsuko from this crowd of ladies. There could be a high possible chance there was no princess in the crowd at all, however, it wouldn’t stop Kai from risking. He nodded firmly before he slowly moved through the crowd.
“Zutto zutto… soba ni ita kara…
hanarebanare nante… souzou dekinai”
(Because you were always by my side…
Being apart from you is something I can’t even imagine)
Kai began singing a song as he walked through the crowd of ladies. His voice captured everyone’s mind including prince Jun and the king. He truly had a charming voice that made them forgot about the trial in a blink of second. He kept on singing as he slowly find his way to his only beloved princess. It had been 2 years since he met Atsuko and his heart still fully believed that his guts would lead him to her no matter what.
“Kaaten wo hiitara sore ga aizu no you ni…
shiranda asa no hi ga waki kara shizuka ni…afureru”
(If you open the curtains, just like a sign…
The bright morning sun quietly overflows)
He finally came to stop in front of this woman that was staring at him. He could not see her eyes as it was completely covered by the mask, however he was so certain that this was the woman he was searching. She was the woman that meant more than his life. He extended his hand towards her and sang the last part of the song…
“Mirai wa itsudatte shiranu ma ni chikazuki
taisetsu na ima sae kako ni kaeta shimau naze?
Datte datte…saigo kurai wa iitakatta watashi…arigatou tte…”
(Before we realized it, the future has approached
Even our precious time right now will turn into the past
Because at the end…
I want to tell you…Thank you)
Even though the song didn’t end it that way, he made sure he finished it properly. He held and kissed her backhand gently with a smile filled with happiness. He pulled her in and embraced her tightly in his arms. It had been 2 years since he finally get to embrace his lover once again. This time, he swore he wouldn’t let go of her again.
“Acchan…I love you.”
“…Kai.”
The woman responded as the prince took the mask off from her. She revealed her glimmering brunette eyes to him. It was the pair of eyes that belonged to only princess Atsuko of Roseus. In the first and only one chance he managed to find his lover in the middle of the whole crowd. The king couldn’t believe his eyes but he finally had witnessed Kai’s seriousness for his beloved daughter. As he watched Atsuko smiling in the prince’s arms, it made him realize how he never saw his daughter smile like that ever since the preceding queen that Atsuko dearly loved passed away.
“…Very well then. I had witnessed your love for one another.”
“Father…” Atsuko turned to her king with eyes with slight nervousness, as she still wasn’t sure that he approved about their relationship or not.
“Atsuko, do you love him?”
“…Yes.” The princess confirmed while she held Kai’s hand tightly. “He is everything to me…please father.”
The king sighed softly as he saw both Kai and Atsuko staring with eyes of plead. They wished for the king to accept their relationship and their devotion for one another. Fortunately, it seemed their seriousness had reached the King of Roseus and changed his decision. He turned to his personal attendant and gave an order to him.
“Write a letter to King of Vitis. We’re arranging an negociation for alliance contract.”
Everyone in the whole hall was shocked, including prince Jun and Miichan. Atsuko’s eyes grew wide with shock, as she couldn’t believe her stubborn father just changed his mind and decided to form an alliance with Vitis instead.
“F-Father!”
“Do not get me wrong. No one knows how well the negotiation will proceed. If not, the Vitis shall remain as our enemy, and you two shall never meet again.”
“I promise, King of Roseus…I’ll do what ever I can to assist in the conference.”
The king did not reply after he heard Kai’s promise, however he did seem to believe the prince’s words somehow. The king and his guards left to prepare the conference with Vitis Kingdom for one last time before official war declaration. Both prince and princess were too happy that the king of Roseus opened his heart after witnessing their seriousness for one another. They embraced each other tightly after they had been separated for 2 years. They missed each other’s warmth and presence so much…they did not care who would be watching them at all.
“Kai…I missed you.”
“Me too. I won’t let us be separated again.”
“But we don’t know that--”
“We will make it happen, trust me.” Kai stroked his lover’s head and kissed her forehead tenderly. It made Atsuko blushed and he missed seeing that expression from her. “…Nothing will change my love for you.”
“…Me too.”
What would happen in the future would have to happen. However right now, they were able to embrace each other once again. Even just a slightest, the moment they’re able to be together was just too priceless. They might be separated in the future. Right now, they only cared about the present. To by someone they loved was the only thing they would want to ask above anything else. Embracing each other tightly, Jun and Miichan were watching them from a distance away.
“I’m so happy for Kai-sama…!”
“…”
Jun had not uttered a word but he could see a huge happiness across his sister’s face. It made his heart felt relieved but at the same time, he didn’t know that love could change Atsuko this much. Even he was a playboy, he never seriously fallen in love with anyone before. He wondered how would it feel… He sighed once again and left the hall without speaking a single word to anyone. Miichan didn’t say a word and just watched him walked away in the middle of the romance. She turned to watch her prince having the most beautiful smile ever while embracing his lover. Then suddenly, one of the ladies walked up to her and took the mask off, it was Haruna.
“Haruna-san?”
“I’m glad they’re able to be together again…”
“…Yeah.”
Both attendants watched both prince Kai and princess Atsuko enjoying their moments in each other’s arms. They only could pray and hope that the negotiation between Roseus and Vitis would go smoothly for the sake of the couple’s love. Even the future was still unknown to them, they chose to believe that their love would overcoming anything in their way, just like how Kai proved his love to the king. Atsuko chose to believe in her lover full-heartedly and knew that everything will pass by smoothly…as long as they were holding each other’s hands.
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~THE END: [PART I]: AtsuMina ~ The Forbidden Love