Hola, people! Yume.chan and I have joined forces to bring you the best Furuba story the world has ever know! …we hope. n.n;; As always, we love reviews and constructive critisism, but flames are returned in kind. You flame, we roast you like a marshmallow. Comprende? Cool. Thanks and toodles!
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Once Upon a Time, in a land Far, Far away, there lived a beautiful princess whose kindness was only matched by purity and devotion. This Princess was Cursed, with her title however, for she was merely a servant of her people and her father. Her Father, the King of the North, used his gentle-hearted daughter in his wicked schemes to gain wealth and land. The hime lamented her fate, but did naught to alter it, as using her brought her father happiness. Bowing her head, the girl accepted her destiny and did her best to help her father, until, that is, she was involed on one nefarious plot too many.
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"Father! I shant be married off to some prince I don't even know! Father, please…be merciful…I have followed you unwaveringly until now, please do not make me do this…"
"Young Lady! You will do as I say!"
"But Father—"
"No buts! Now retire to your room for the evening."
Crystalline tears slipping silently down her pale cheeks, the hime curstied quickly and ran to her room in the highest peak of the tallest tower in the castle.
Gazing longingly out the window of her room, the girl watched her beloved townsfolk milling about and doing their daily chores. She saw children playing with a ball with dogs nipping at their heels. She saw men and women bowed over harvesting rice from the fields. She saw young apprentice geishas walking down the streets with their powdered faces and painted lips. Closing her eyes, the heiress dozed off with the bloody glow of the sunset warming her smooth skin.
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Sighing softly, she recalled how her two dearest friends (who happened to be her maids,) had begged her father to reconsider. It was to no avil, however, when the stubborn king would not budge. Squaring her shoulders, the hime decided to make the best of the time she had left with her loved ones instead of moping about and wasting precious seconds.
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"Tohru-sama! It's moring, sleepyhead!" Arisa Uotani, a Honda family maid, burst into the sleeping girl's room.
"Mmmmm….ugh…it's too bright, Uo-chan…"
"I think it is as well, Arisa."
"You think everything's too bright, Saki! C'mon, get up already, Tohru!"
"Hai, hai…"
The princess' tousled hair mildly resembling a bird's nest, the girl stood and allowed her friends to dress her for the day. A white, silky undercoat was put on first, then quickly followed by a petticoat and hoop skirt. Over that, a royal blue silk dress with dark blue ruffles aroung the bottom hem was put on. The blue dress also had the dark blue silk draped from the waistline falling down in cascades to the hemline. The top of the dress was straight and went directly upwards at the shoulders where the arms came down until the elbows and then billowed out in navy lace. The top was also laced up with ribbon and lace, causing it to look slightly corset-like. Tohru then quickly stepped into her dark blue slippers and went over to her mirror to fix her hair. Once the mess resembling a haystack finally fell into waves of gossamer, the hime stepped away from the mirror and walked out the door.
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With Arisa and Saki at her side, Tohru quickly strode into the dining hall where a luscious breakfast of pancakes covered in Maple Syrup and brimming with seasonal fruits was just being served. Taking her seat and starting in on her meal, the girl never noticed her father walk into the room.
The King pulled out his chair with a loud scrape, alterting his daughter to his presence.
"Tohru."
The hime gulped and manged a weak: "Hai, otou-sama?"
"When you are finished with your breakfast, please come to my study, we have things to discuss."
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Dun, dun, duuun. I know, evil cliffy. And short too! n.n But we shall most likely start slow and then gather speed as we go. I also haven't been able to get in touch with yume.chan for a while, so chill if it takes a bit to get this one out. Thank you and goodnight.
.inu.