Title: Another Rose

Characters: Haruka Sakurada, Alvin R. Rose, Angelica W. Rose

Pairings: [Alvin R. Rose/Haruka Sakurada]

Summary: Just as Princess Angelica is about to return to her own country, it is revealed that she and Haruka are engaged in an arranged marriage! Now, with Haruka joining her in her country for a week, the pair must attempt to get along for a change. But aside that task, Haruka starts to feel something towards the pampered princess' older brother... (Alvin and Angelica are not OCs, they are side characters that appear only in the manga. Hopefully, you don't need to know much about them to understand this story, as they don't appear very much in canon anyway.)

Hello there. For those of you who are reading this because you were originally following me, thank you for giving this story a try. That goes to those of you who clicked on this because you were actually on a search for Castletown fanfics, too. This is only the second story for this fandom as far as I know...

Just to give you some insight on Angelica and Alvin, if you are unfamiliar with them: They are the princess and prince of a foreign, unspecified Western country. Angelica is pampered, so not exactly rude and spoilt but unused to doing things by herself. Alvin is her older brother, who, from the scarce canon material available, seems to be more responsible and capable than Angelica. Both of them are well-mannered and are assumed to have light hair and blue eyes. Alvin has expressed romantic interest in Akane while Angelica seems to have expressed interest in Shu.

That's all there is about them. My favourite character is Haruka, hence why this story is focused on him. If anyone wants to request anything, pairings for other characters in the story and so on, for this fandom, I might give it a try.

I hope you enjoy this! I'll do my best!

Disclaimer: I do not own Joukamachi no Dandelion / Castletown Dandelion or any of it's charcters. I would argue that I at least own part of Alvin and Angelica's personalities as there is very little canon of them, and that I do own the actual storyline of this fanfic alone itself.

"Ah~! I'm finally going to get back my large bed, my decent closet, my servants and familiar food... No offense, Akane," Angelica added, running her hands down the handle of her suitcase, "It's not that I don't like it here, but-"

"It's okay!" Akane laughed. "It's only natural that you'll miss your home, after all."

"I think our little princess is just tired of putting on her own clothes everyday," Haruka muttered. Angelica noticed this and sent him a withering look.

"Oh, Haruka, if only you had more thought for-" the western princess was cut off as the doors to the castle sitting room opened.

The two kings entered the room (King Soichirou of Castletown and King Roland of Wales). Angelica stood up daintily, smiling at her father. "Daddy! Are we going now?"

"Just a moment, Angelica," King Roland calmed her, a fond smile adorning his face. "There's something we'll like yo say to you."

He glanced at Soichirou, then carried on. "We've decided that it would be best if Haruka comes to stay in Wales with us."

"What?!"

The children exploded with exclamations of disbelief. And Angelica-

"Is this about the engagement?"

-Went ahead and said that, which shut everyone right up.

Roland nodded silently.

Misaki slammed her hands down on the coffee table. "What engagement?!"

Haruka blinked, worried. "Hai, what engagement?"

Angelica looked shocked and confused, blinking her pale blue eyes at the boy in question. "You mean... you didn't know?"

"No," the Sakurada children deadpanned simultaneaously.

King Roland whacked the younger king around the head.

"Ow! Roland!" Soichirou complained, rubbing the back of his head.

"I think you deserved it, Sou-chan," Queen Satsuki spoke up, frowning. "What haven't you been telling us?"

Soichirou looked nervous. Roland seemed to suddenly feel awkward.

"Um..." Angelica hesitated. "That is... Haruka and I are engaged. It's an arranged marriage."

The violet-haired boy seem stricken.

Kanade turned to her father with a dangerous aura building up around her. "Dad..."

"H-hai?"

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Gah!" He reeled back, panicking. "K-Kanade! H-hold on! It's for the good of the kingdom... A-and it's not like I didn't consider your feelings!"

The king looked to Haruka, who still remained speechless (right next to Misaki, who was now holding a baseball bat).

Roland sighed. "Haruka," he said, in his usual formal-sounding tone. "As I told Angelica, either of you are allowed to call off the marriage when you're sixteen and of legal age-"

"Call it off now!" Everyone seemed to jump a bit. The fourteen-year-old did not seem as furious abd calm, his voice strong but leveled. "I won't marry this girl!"

"Rest assured that I am equally appalled to marry an ill-mannered boy like you," Angelica added, looking away from him.

His hands were clenched tightly, trembling even, giving the only clue of his hurt and anger.

"At least I know how to wash my own hands," he threw back evenly.

The pale-haired princess went red. "I-I know how to wash my hands!"

"As of four days ago."

They glared at each other. Roland sighed. "See, this is what we mean. You haven't spent enough time together yet so you can't be sure that it wouldn't work-"

"We've spent two weeks together. That's plenty."

"Two weeks with barely any interaction, aside from these petty arguments." He folded his arms and frowned at them. "There are too many of you here, so it's far too easy to avoid talking to each other. Our palace is a better choice."

Satsuki raised an eyebrow at Soichirou, giving him her 'Sou-chan, I'm not impressed' look. The king of Castletown had the grace to look guilty.

It seemed that the king was unmoving on this matter. Haruka glanced at Angelica. She had her arms folded, pouting sightly, but with an air of resignment.

The violet-haired boy let out a long sigh. "I'll start packing."

Misaki clung to Haruka, crying her eyes out as they stood waiting in the airport. the younger of the two was starting to look a bit awkard.

"M-Misaki, I-I think you can let go of me now..."

"But Haruka~!"

The adults watched, slightly amused, as Haruka desperately tried to calm his older twin sister down.

Soichirou looked at Roland seriously. "So... in terms of safety-"

"We have more guards than in your entire squad patrolling the perimeter and entrances of our palace at all times and you'll be informed if there's any chance your son would come to harm," King Roland promptly replied, no doubt anticipating this from his long-term associate, "Anytime they leave the palace they'll be escorted by a large, proper escrot who will keep an eye on them at all times. Okay?"

He nodded, still looking worried.

"I'm sure Haruka will be fine," Satsuki assured him. "As long as he and Angelica don't kill each other."

"Misaki," Akane called. "You're going to have to let Haruka go, I don't think he can breathe."

The pinkette pulled away and began tearily apologsing, to which Haruka laughed weakly and waved it off.

"I think we should go now," Angelica said quietly. Haruka silently took hold of his bag. Judging by his expression, if they stayed any longer he may have started crying too. It was only a few weeks, for pity's sake, but his departure was just and abrupt as hers, if not more.

The family said goodbye to each other once again, and then the three of them boarded the plane (accompanied by a troop of maids and guards).

And so begins the journey Haruka Sakurada and Angelica W. Rose in their mission to continue hating each other as much as possible...