Thank you for coming and reading my story. I can't appreciate it more. Your visit means so much to me. This story is written especially for readers who happened to look for something to read in this holiday season. Hopefully this humble article could help to celebrate your holiday! Happy New Year 2015 !

This story is based on Candy Candy Manga by Kyoko Mizuki, Yumiko Igarashi.

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1. My Prince

This story happened a few months after Albert was announced as Sir William in that doomed engagement party...

Candy helped Annie prepare for her wedding. The night before the wedding day, Candy helped actively and didn't go home until late. When she prepared to go home, Archie approached her. He always loved and deeply cared for her. Tomorrow he'd marry her best friend, Annie. He's concerned that she'd feel left out.

"You know that you are the one that I love the most, Candy. If you want, tomorrow I could marry you instead," said Archie generously.

"I'll be very happy tomorrow when you make Annie the happiest woman, Archie," replied Candy. She hugged him. "Thank you for always be a big brother to me."

The wedding party was a success. Annie and Archie looked very happy, Candy was happy for them. She saw Albert from the far when he, as Sir William, gave the new couple a toast. Suddenly she felt so lonely. While in the past she'd have at least one of them accompanied her and be next to her, now all were gone. Annie and Archie were married. Albert became Sir William. She decided to go back to Pony's home, back to the arms of Ms. Pony and Sr. Lane. They always be there for her.

She went to Albert to tell her plan.

"Are you sure you want to go back to the Pony's home?" asked Albert.

"Yes," said Candy.

Albert saw no other option but to let her go. As soon as she closed the door he felt the ground beneath him rumbled. His heart sank, it seemed that part of his life disappeared. He thought he got her back when she came to visit him in Lakewood. He thought they'd be together forever, he couldn't believe that she decided to leave. He waited until she reappeared from the window. He saw her waving at him. With a fake smile, he waved back at her .

I am losing her, he thought. I shouldn't let her go. What should I do to call her back?

What he didn't know was that Candy was thinking about exactly the same thing. She felt anguished. With a fake smile, she also waved to him. But, as soon as she knew he couldn't see her, she broke down and cried.

Albert, Albert, I love you, I really want to be with you day and night. Why should you be Sir William? Why couldn't you just be the simple Albert I knew?

As soon as he couldn't see her, he sank in his chair.

Why couldn't I be a simple Albert? If this is the way it becomes, I'd rather never recover my memory and live together forever with her.

The sadness was so deep. Yes, he's been busy and occupied after he became Sir William, but if he wanted it, he could have found time to spend with her. He should have done that. He shouldn't be afraid to show her that he's happy to be with her. He sat in his chair reflecting and thinking about Candy. Without knowing it, he fell asleep in his chair. In his dream, he saw him wearing a kilt, playing a bagpipe, and seeing a little girl. After a while, he woke up and jumped almost at the same time. Suddenly he realized and remembered.

My goodness I am her prince of the hill!

Albert was excited. He wanted to tell Candy what he just discovered and used the opportunity to take her back to Chicago to live with him in the mansion.

On the day Candy went back to the Pony's home, he went there too. He left earlier. He visited Ms. Pony and Sr. Lane and told them that he'd wait for Candy on the hill. He went to the hill and excitedly thought about the event that happened years ago.

Yes, it was here when I met that little girl. She's Candy!

Albert couldn't wait for Candy to come. He climbed the tree next to him and waited for Candy there while thinking how to best tell her the surprise. After a while he saw her coming. He saw her crying and right away he got an idea. He climbed down the tree and repeated the line he told her years ago.

"Little girl, you look prettier when you smile."

The effect was immediate. She turned around and right away she smiled and ran to his arms.

"Albert you are the prince of the hill!" said Candy excitedly in his arms. They hugged one another.

Albert laughed.

Candy thought, my my he's handsome. His blonde hair, his blue eyes, that's him. But he's grown up. The cute handsome boy transformed to be a handsome mature man.

Candy kept observing him. After a while she realized that Albert was staring at her too. She blushed and both laughed.

"How come you didn't tell me earlier?" asked Candy.

"I didn't know that either," he said. "Ever since that day when I suddenly recovered my memory, once in a while I still recover some more loss memory either suddenly or gradually. Sometimes I see snap shot of images for a few days or weeks and after a while I remember what they are. This prince of the hill memory appeared suddenly after you left the other day."

"Have you regained all your memory now?" asked Candy.

"I don't know," Albert replied.

"Candy, since I was announced as Sir William, I have been busy and occupied. But, please come back with me to Chicago. If I don't travel, we can use the opportunity to do things like we did in the past."

Candy was very happy. Of course she agreed. Albert was very happy. They hugged. Candy wondered if she should declare her love to him. They looked at one another and Albert moved so closed to her but at the end he only kissed her cheek like usual. So she decided not to tell him yet.

From that day on the two went out together often to visit balls, ceremonies and other family events together. They took a walk together and did many things together.

They visited Annie and Archie who're expecting a baby. Candy was very excited.

"It's very nice, I can't wait to see them," she said to Albert.

"I'd be more excited to see you pregnant than to see her pregnant," Albert said with a teasing smile. Candy hit him playfully.

Aunt Elroy and other Ardlay elders loved to see the love birds. Their chemistry was unmistakable. The man was handsome, the lady was beautiful, the soft flirting between the two was pleasant to the eyes.

George was beyond thrilled. He was the one who made Candy go to Lakewood to visit Sir William. Without his interference, Candy would have got engaged to Neal. His heart was beaming together with the beaming couple.

- TO BE CONTINUED -

Thank you so much for reading. Have a great holiday season. Happy New Year 2015!