I just want to write something new and this is a twist so it'll be OOC. Anyway, English isn't my first language or second so please be gentle. Thank you for your reading.
(It's just fanfic. I own nothing)
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Fujioka Haruhi was the only daughter of Fujioka Ryoji (Ranka) – a member of Royal Congress. She was thrust into an unwilling engagement with Ootori Kyouya, the third son of the King's prime advisor. He was also the youngest General of the country. She – a beautiful 18- year-old girl with big brown eyes and long brown hair, he – a handsome 20- year-old man with a tall building and black hair, they made a perfect couple, except for one thing
"WHAT? ENGAGE? I have never met him before and you want me to MARRY him?" Haruhi shouted at her father when he told her about the engagement.
"But darling, he is a good man and he attractive too" Ranka was hiding behind a pillar to avoid the death glare of his daughter
"I DON'T CARE. I will marry the man I love and I never accept this arranged marriage EVER" She began throw as much as pillow she could reach toward him.
"But The King blessed this marriage. He even wants to be our honor guest at the wedding" said Ranka softly
"It's your fault" She turned her back at him. Ranka stood straight up, adjusted his clothes
"No more talk about this topic. My decision is final. Prepare yourself for the wedding. Kyouya-kun and his soldiers are at the front line to defend our homeland. As soon as he comes back with victory, the wedding will be held. Don't worry. It'll be only matter of time before this war ends."
He turned on his heel, left angry Haruhi behind then ordered the servant to lock her room. He knew his daughter too well; she would try everything to get out of this marriage, even running away.
That night, at Fujioka's resident, the alarm bell rang loudly. Someone stole a horse and broke out through the back gate. Ranka immediately knew what was happening. He burst out in Haruhi's room. There was no sight of his precious daughter. On her dressing table, he saw a pile of her brown hair.
"My dear daughter, what have you done?"
Outside the castle, a person wearing a black suit rode the horse toward the dark forest as fast as possible. It was Haruhi.
Flashback
She took a pair of scissors and cut one by one curl until her hair was short and she looked just like a man. Then, taking a cloth in her hand, Haruhi wrapped it around her chest, tied it tightly to make sure she was totally flattened. After putting on her black suit, she pulled out her luggage and dropped it to the ground then soon threw herself out the window. She snuck in the stable to steal a horse and ran away
End flashback
Now she cared about nothing. All she wanted was the horse ran faster and faster so that she wouldn't be caught
"Father, I'm so sorry. But I can't let you decide my life. I am going to find him. I will meet Ootori Kyouya and tell him to cancel this engagement. This is the best solution for all of us."
The horse took her deep into the forest. They ran all night long through it. When a forest trail was in sight they stopped for resting under a big tree. It was at the crack of dawn and Haruhi drifted off. Suddenly, she woke up because of some noise. There were footsteps on dried leaves. She instinctively reached for the rein of her horse. The footsteps became closer. Haruhi felt terrible butterflies in her stomach. Her legs seemed weaker then she stumbled on a stone and fell. From a dense bush in front of her, emerged five fierce men. Each of them had a sword and some daggers. 'Damn, the first day being out of the castle, I bump into a gang of robbers' She thought.
"Well, well, well… what do we get here?"
"A skinny boy"
"What are you doing alone in this forest, little prat?"
Once they took one step closer, she backed off until they cornered her. One of them reached for her luggage and laughed roughly but she didn't/couldn't resist. 'I'm gonna die' was all she could think at that moment. Suddenly, there was someone swinging above them. And just in one blink, five robbers were knocked out on the ground. Haruhi hadn't recovered from the shock yet. Appeared in front of her two men (or one tall dark-hair man and a blond boy)
"Are you ok?" said the little boy in the sweetest voice she ever had heard
"Y-yes"
The boy grinning from ear to ear helped her get back on her feet again while the tall man stood till and kept a blank face.
"So what are you doing here? This forest is very dangerous. There are not only gangs of robbers but also the enemy's soldiers" he said while picking the luggage up and handing it to her.
"I-I …" Haruhi stuttered, She still wondered if she could trust these people or not
"Don't worry. We're good people, ne Takashi?" The blond tilted his head and gave his friend a quick look
"Ah" The tall man spoke. Somehow, these men really put her mind at ease
"I'm going to the Royal's boot camp" Haruhi told the truth
"Errrrrrrr ….?" The boy cried surprisingly while the tall man's face showed no emotion
"What?"
"But no girl is allowed to go to the boot camp." His words made her startled, Haruhi coughed lightly. These people were so sharp that they knew she was a girl at first sight unlike those stupid robbers.
"I AM a man" she said in a lower voice.
The blond examined her from head to toe then smiled
"Don't try to lie us. You 100 percent are a girl. Why do you want to go to there?"
Haruhi sighed. There was no use in lying anymore. Anyway, she told them where she wanted to go and they seemed trustful enough to tell them her whole story.
"So you want to meet General Ootori to tell him not to accept the engagement?" The boy asked after hearing the story
"Basically, yes" She left out a deep breath
"And you know that only men are in the camp."
"That's the reason why I disguise myself as a man. I can't believe that you realize me so soon" She said sadly
"Well, I think we can help …" the boy tapped his chin; he narrowed his eyes a little.
"You can help me?" Haruhi hopefully raised her eyebrows
"Um … I and Takashi work at the boot camp, we can help you get in there and hide your true gender. But …" Haruhi listened carefully "But you have to approach the General and talk to him all by yourself. We won't help you with that because there are a few very strict rules in the army camp, you know"
"Yes, yes. Thank you very much" Haruhi said cheerfully with a wide grin
"And what's your name?"
"Haruhi. Fujioka Haruhi"
"I'm Haninozuka Mitsukuni and this is my cousin Morinozuka Takashi" he looked at the tall man who stayed silent during the whole conversation.
"So Haninozuka-san, Morinozuka-san, nice to meet you"
"Oh, just call us Hani and Mori. Nice to meet you, Haru-chan. Can I call you Haru-chan?"
"Yes, whatever you like. And what do you do at the camp?"
"We are physicians. We treat ill and injured soldiers"
"Oh. My mother was a clinician and I know a little medicine. I think I can help you"
"That's great. You will be our new trainee. We'll work together. Usa-chan will love it" They started their journey to the camp and chatting happily.
"Who is Usa-chan?"
"My lovely bunny"
"Um … Hani-san. How old are you?"
"I'm 22 and Takashi is 22, too"
"Really? So I must call you Hani-senpai and Mori-senpai"
The ride to the camp seemed very smooth. They met no robbers or problem and just two days later, they reached it. Haruhi was surprised that Hani and Mori were respected by the soldiers as if they were in a high position. However, when she asked about it, they just said they were normal physicians. Ootori Kyouya was not in the camp. He and his commander squad were in an important negotiation and just came back after few days. This helped Haruhi have time to get on well with the military life and think about how to approach him.
"Hani-senpai how is Ootori Kyouya?" Haruhi asked when she cut some leaves into pieces
"General Ootori? He is a good man; he usually orders the kitchen to bake some special cakes for me. I hope he will buy me some cakes when he comes back from the meeting. Do you like cakes, Haru-chan? I can share with you."
"Oh" Haruhi rolled her eyes, after some days living with Hani, she knew he has an obsession with Usa-chan and Cakes "You have a very interesting point of view in judging the others. And no, I don't like cakes"
"Ah, Haru-chan, someone has told me that General would return tonight or tomorrow morning. You will meet him soon" Hani smiled widely and bounced to his cousin to help him with some kinds of medicine.
"I just can't wait to see him" Haruhi muttered and kept chopping
If there was something extremely inconvenient in military life, it was bathing, especially for Haruhi. She hardly fought a private bathroom or a secret place to take a bath in this camp. She had to wait to the very late at night to have a wash and it was very cold. Luckily, she came across a lake when she wandering around. The lake was quite far from the camp so it seemed deserted. It also had some bushes nearby. It was perfect. That night was the first night she decided to have a bath at that lake. At the time she managed to sneak out there, the view was breathtaking. The lake glinted in the moonlight and around the bushes there were some firefly. After gaping at the view for some minutes, she took off her clothes then got into the lake. The cool water made her muscle relaxed. Splashing water blithely, she was enjoying herself. Suddenly, there was a male voice:
"What are you doing here?"
Can you guess who he is? Haha. See you in the next chapter.
À bien tôt ^^