Prologue
You bring good to my lonely life, honestly
It's hard for me to look into your eyes
When I say that I would be nothing without your love
I feel the rush and it's amazing
Once upon time lived a beautiful princess. The Princess is very happy to see a view of city from castle. Anyone who walking passed then saw her always be fascinated by her beauty, even so The Princess would smiling when someone met eyes with hers. But, behind her beautiful smile, there was a hidden sadness. Her father, his majesty, treat her like a bird in golden cage. She could not go anywhere without guardians and she could not meet with anyone except the chosen guest by her father. Although, The Princess want to know the outside of world so badly, it was not enough if she just saw outside of the castle from balcony, and The Princess want to have a someone to take her out from the castle.
One day, her father introduced a private guard for The Princess who also a ronin samurai. Rumor said that he beat all thugs who attacked His Majesty. The bird in golden cage and the stray dog finally became a friend, not just as a princess and her knight anymore. The Samurai took The Princess outside the castle secretly and it was make The Princess so happy. Her smile became brighter and it made The Samurai fallen in love with her.
One day, The Samurai ran away with The Princess then they lived in a village where cannot be found by castle guards. The Princess and The Samurai lived as common people yet they lived ever after. But, that ever after didn't last longer.
The castle guards finally found the couple, The Samurai hid The Princess who carrying her unborn baby in an old hut inside of the forest. Meanwhile The Samurai tried to hold the castle guards The Princess kept praying and waiting.
The time has passed longer than enough The Princess went out from her hideout then looking for her husband. But, what she just found is The Samurai's body which is laying covered with blood. Shocked with what she just saw, The Princess cried hysterically, she wanted to reach her husband's body but the guards stopped her then bring her back to the castle.
Because she didn't want to live as bird in golden cage anymore, The Princess ran away again in pregnant condition. She searched her husband's dead body, The Princess finally found her dead husband which is already buried on the cliff.
"You said we will be together until the end of the time." The Princess cried over her husband's grave.
"No worries, my dear Samurai. I will catch up you soon." The Princess drowned herself into the ocean where no once could chase her anymore.
The End.
"How is it, Gentaro… the story is quite sad, isn't it?" asked the old woman while wiping her tears that come out slightly from her eyes.
At that time Gentaro still eight years old boy so he could not understand the story like that. Plus, that story is made up by his own grandmother because could not purchase the bed time story which is expensive, so grandpa or grandma made a story or tale by themselves. But tonight is grandmother turn to tell the story and her story is full of questions for little Gentaro.
Even so grandmother told that the story had sad ending but Gentaro didn't cry not even a bit of tears. Although, when Princess of The Moon Kaguya left her parents behind then she went off to the moon, Gentaro cried.
"Grandma, why did The Princess fall to the sea? What happened to The Samurai and The Baby?" Gentaro asked to his granny with innocent face. The old woman just smiled and patted the young boy's head.
"This is a story when I was on your age, actually Grandma also didn't know what actually happened next. But my dear Gentaro…why don't you to try make your own ending, could it be a happy ending or sad ending? I don't know, because this is made up story so everything is on your decision."
Gentaro still feel clueless of his grandmother's answer. In the end, he just let it go without asking any question. But time gone faster, Gentaro finally understand what his grandmother said.