Disclaimer: Pot doesn't belong to me. Too sad, isn't it?
Rating: T
Summary: Bunch of one-shot written for my faithful reviewers.
A/N: English is not my first language; feel free to point out the mistakes I made.
If you want your own little one-shot just comment with the pairing and a theme. I will be more than happy to write it.
Princess, princess for Adrian Mikhailov
I know I'm not always in a good mood. I know I can make a fuss about stupid things. I know I don't behave like the other kids. But hey, I've the right to do so. I'm not anybody. I'm Atobe Keigo, heir of the huge Atobe Corporation.
Unfortunately my parents decided that I had to stop believing that people were just here to obey me, to do everything I wanted when I wanted. They made me change school and sent me in a boarding school in Switzerland. Yes you hear the right thing: Switzerland. On the bank of Geneva Lake. At first it was difficult to adjust to this new situation but after one week I already had a bunch of good friends.
I wasn't the only transfer student. There was a girl maybe one year younger than me. I noticed her the first day of school. She sat alone and talked to nobody. I thought she was shy and didn't dare to approach people. It wasn't the case. She was surrounded by bodyguards who prevented her from doing what she wanted. She had enough bodyguards to protect my whole family. She had to be someone really important and I decided to discover who she was.
I tried to ask my teachers but they didn't answer. They just told me to mind my own business. Then I tried to ask the cleaning ladies and the janitor. They didn't answer either. To tell you the truth they said nothing. They just shrugged and walked away. I wanted to yell, to order them to answer, to pay them but I knew it would have been useless. I was no longer in Japan. I was no longer the spoilt brat who could do what he wanted when he wanted and where he wanted. I had to obey, to follow the rules of this school.
If people didn't answer me I decided I could ask her. Ore-sama isn't afraid of bodyguards. He has some too. During lunch break I walked in the gardens looking for the entry of the rosebush maze. She used to sit there with a book.
When I saw her she was reading a book. The title was "Notre-Dame de Paris" a novel from the French writer Victor Hugo. A masterpiece. I read it twice. Her bodyguards weren't near her so I decided to sit next to her. I began to read "The Odyssey" in its original version. Of course.
From time to time I glanced at her trying to catch her attention. At the beginning it was a failure. She didn't seem to notice my presence. But after a moment I realized that she was looking at me. So I looked at her and smiled.
"Atobe Keigo. Well it would be Keigo Atobe as we are in Europe. I'm from Japan. I live in Tokyo. And you?"
She looked at me and then lowered her face.
"It's ok if you don't want to tell me. But if you do I won't repeat it. I swear it."
She raised her face and smiled.
"You won't repeat it?"
"I swear it on my own life."
"My name is Anna Laetitia Van den Bourgh. I'm from Luxembourg."
"Well nice to meet you Anna Laetitia. I hope you don't mind my sitting next to you. It's such a lovely place to read."
"No problem Keigo. To be honest I'm glad you came. It's a nice place but you get easily lonely."
"Especially when your body guards aren't around."
"How did you know that I have bodyguards?"
"Well I'm the heir of a huge Japanese company. I've bodyguards too."
"But I didn't notice them."
"Well they are in Japan. My parents said that I don't need them here as nobody knows who I am and this school is only for the wealthiest people of the world."
"You're lucky. Even if I had gone to Japan they would have gone with me. I can't walk in my own garden without them."
"You are that famous!?"
"Well that's what happens when you are part of the nobility."
I looked at her. I didn't understand what she was saying then it hit me. I'd seen her face in a magazine back in Tokyo.
"Don't tell me you are Anna Laetitia, Princess of Luxembourg, and future queen of this country."
"Well I am. Please don't spread this news. I don't want to be harassed the media."
"I swore I wouldn't tell your secret. Ore-sama always keeps his words. Moreover I've no real friends here. Just a bunch of classmates."
"I'm in the same situation."
"In that case let's become friends. I'll awe you with my friendship."
She looked at me and laughed. She was laughing so loudly that her bodyguards came and nearly threw me on the lawn.
"Is this man bothering Your Highness?"
"Not at all. He is my friend Keigo."
"But Your Highness, Her Majesty told us to prevent commoners from bothering you."
"My grandmother isn't here. And I don't think this school would allow commoners to study here."
"But…"
"No buts. This man is my best friend. You can tell it to my grandmother. I don't care. You can even tell her I am not going home during the holidays. I decided that I'll visit Japan if Keigo agrees."
I nodded.
"But Her Majesty will fire me."
"She won't if you tell her you tried to prevent me from taking my friend's private jet. I'll be the one to be punished when I come home."
"As Her Highness wishes."
She glared at them and they slowly walked away.
"You see I can't do what I want. My grandmother is afraid I'll fall in love with a commoner. My aunt did and she was kicked out of our family. I want her to understand that I lead my life the way I want. She is no longer Queen. My father is ruling over the country but she still thinks she can order people around. That's why I asked my parents to be allowed to go to school here."
I couldn't help laughing.
"It's not funny!!"
"I know it isn't. But my parents sent me here because I like to order people around."
She laughed.
I know it's not in my nature to be this close to people but this girl had a little something that attracted me. It was the same feeling that drew me to Kabaji and to my former teammates.
After that we used to hang out everyday during lunch break and after school. We both applied to the music club. I discovered that she was a great cello player.
I spent my High School years in this boarding school and then I asked my parents to let me study art and music at The Sorbonne. They agreed and asked me to study management and economy too as I was to inherit the whole Atobe Corporation.
What happened to Anna Laetitia? She stayed in the boarding school till the end of High School. Then she had to go back to Luxembourg. Her father was ill and she need to take his place at the head of the country.
We kept touch via letters, phone calls and emails. She visited Japan with me and I visited Luxembourg too.
And now? I am in my room in the south wing of Luxembourg Royal Palace. I am writing about my life, about the way I met my future wife.
Yes Ore-sama will become King of Luxembourg on the day he'll marry his beloved Anna Laetitia.
