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Kaoru Kamiya stared out of her window
Kaoru Kamiya stared out of her window and inhaled a breath of sweet air. Book in her petite hands, her grip on the book tightened how she loved to dream as she read! In two years from now, on her nineteenth year, she would have her coronation to be queen of the land of Kasshin. She was certainly a princess that the kingdom was proud of. With long, silky, black raven hair that shined brightly, clear cerulean blue sapphire eyes, and plump lips, she was indeed beautiful. Witty, smart, clever, occasionally gentle, and cheerful, almost everyone loved her. Although she did have a rather terrible nasty temper and different personality when she was displeased by anyone. Her talents were with animals, singing, dancing. She also studied sword fighting, which her mother disapproved but in the end Kaoru managed to somehow persuade her.
"Crown Princess! I was wondering if you would have tea with me today at noon!" said her lady in waiting, Tomoe.
Tomoe was a rather lovely lady in waiting. She had long black grey hair tied in a long ponytail. With pink full lips and dull but piercing black eyes, Tomoe was considered a beauty as well.
Kaoru looked up from her book and smiled daintily, "I'm sorry Tomoe chan, but today I am already occupied with business elsewhere."
"I see. Well please join me with tea, until next time," Tomoe replied disappointed.
"Indeed I will," Kaoru replied still smiling. Tomoe curtsied politely and left. Kaoru set down her book and began her dreaming about the line from the book she just read.
Every few hundred years the Kamiya Royal family had a member that could use magic…
It had been too long since magic had shown in the Kamiya family. So long that no one knew whether it was a legend or a true fact. Kaoru was tested if she had the magic long ago as a child; they found not a trace of magic in her. Not even a drop of magic in her at all. Magic was something she wanted more than anything. Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks, "if only it were I..."
"Kaoru nee? Why are you so sad?" Asked a tiny voice.
Kaoru turned her head to face her youngest sister, another who did not have a trace of magic in her, "Tsubame chan….. I'm not sad sweetie….. Please forgive me for worrying you, it is only a whim that I want that will never be mine," Kaoru smiled bitterly, "But what have you come to visit me for, Tsubame chan?" she asked her sister.
"Mama said that, that, that to tell you there was another suitor today and his name was Kamatari san…." Tsubame replied softly. Then Tsubame started to cry "Kaoru nee please don't leave me all alone!"
Being the caring sister that Tsubame always was, Kaoru was touched. She had indeed heard of Kamatari san, "Tsubame chan, do not worry. I won't go away just to be with a guy who's a eunuch,"
Tsubame looked mortified when she heard those words come out of Kaoru's mouth, and then she started to giggle. "Kaoru nee that wasn't very nice of you to say," Tsubame scolded Kaoru.
Kaoru laughed a heart melting smile. "What I say is true Tsubame chan. Well now, I must go and see Mother," she said as she got off her silk plush chair.
"Okay Kaoru nee," Tsubame said as she left the room to Kaoru.
"It would be a real shame that Tsubame may not marry whom she wants," Kaoru sighed.
(Queen's chambers)
"WHAT?!" Kaoru yelled at the top of her lungs.
"I'm so sorry Kaoru, dear," the great queen, Mistuko, apologized while she sighed sympathetically. She was the spitting image of Kaoru; or rather Kaoru was the spitting image of the present queen. The current queen however, was slightly taller than her daughter, and looked older and much wiser. "This is what your father, the late king asked in his will. It was for you to wed the prince of Hiten."
Kaoru muttered under her breath, "Damn you father." Her father had died in an accident and now he expects her to be married to a prince of Hiten who lives a good month ride away?! "But your highness, I'm the crowned Princess!" she protested.
"I know my dear one but these are the late king's wishes. He had some council men from the land of Hiten and Hiten's king discuss about the marriage. This will be an act of alliance. I would do anything I could to stop this, but if we break their plans, they will declare war," the queen spoke to her daughter.
The princess bit her lip until she drew blood, tears of defiance and anger rolled down her face. "Fine, I shall go live among the damned Hiten people," Kaoru sobbed, "but I will bear no child of that kingdom's!"
"Kaoru please! This is why your father would not let you hear of it until today! The child you shall bear will form and alliance between our kingdoms!" Her mother cried.
The blood was rushing to Kaoru's face as she spat venomously, "I will not share the same bed as their prince does! What about the kingdom mother?! What about the people?! They have sworn to me!"
"The people have sworn to our family! Your younger brother, Yutaro will rule the kingdom for you. But you must bear them a child! Kaoru please," her mother pleaded.
She passionately hated it when her mother begged. In Kaoru's eyes it was beyond pathetic and made the current queen look withered and aging. The current queen, the one currently with the most power in all of Kasshin, the proudest of all queens, the one with one of the strongest will some of the kingdom's people had ever witnessed, was actually begging. Having no choice she gave in. "Very well, but I'll never forgive this!" Kaoru shouted once again with tears flowing much more and she ran out of her mother's chambers.
"Kaoru!" Her mother's desperate voice yelled after her.
April 8, 2008
Indeed this story has been reedited. just a bit... yes and i'm still alive! hehe what in the world do u think i'm doing here then lol. anyways till then my dears
with love
serph