The Princess and I
Prologue
[POV Shizuru]
My name is Shizuru Fujino and I'm the oldest daughter of one of the richest families in Japan. Although the term 'oldest' was a bit hard to determine, though my sister Shizaru Fujino was only about five minutes younger than me, those five minutes has made a big impact in my life.
My story was not like any other, from birth, I was prepared to take over my father's business, our family was one of the most powerful firms in Japan, whose annual profits come to about thirty billion US dollars. Corporation Fujino, which was now signed over to me after my father resigned offers services in designs and constructions here and abroad. The corporation that my great grandfather had founded after the First World War, and so it was passed on from generation to generations. To make our company even more powerful, my parents decided to make an ally of our competitor, Corporation Kanzaki, through marriage of their first borns. As 'fate' would have it, I was seven when I've learned of this accidentally while playing hide and seek with my sister and our friend Michiru Kaioh. I overheard the telephone conversation of my father with Mr. Kinji Kanzaki. As to this day, my whole life was turned upside down, and being a good daughter that I am, I kept to my parents about my knowledge of the matter.
I met my future husband for the first time at the age of eleven, at a gathering in honor of my grand father's retirement, my father taking over the company, and at him introducing me as his successor. The oldest child of the Kanzaki's was Reito. He was a year older, has black hair and golden eyes. Anyone who was in my shoes would have been charmed by him (my sister included, ) but I hated him.
At age twelve, my parents decided that we should start learning the meaning of independence for real, so they sent us both to a private, secondary school in the district of Fuuka. On my first year, I found out that something was wrong with me. While my sister looked and vied for the attention of cute and handsome boys, my attention on the contrary was directed to cute and beautiful girls. The year after was the first time I fell in love. The girl was Saori Matamoro. She takes a parallel, but I never had the courage to approach her. From that day on, I knew that I am what others call a 'lesbian', and the only person I could share this information with was my sister. And then, at that same evening, after realizing myself, I signed the documents for my future marriage.
When I reached the age of fifteen, my parents thought that it would be beneficial that I meet my future husband in a regular basis, and going out on a dinner date from time to time was the best way to accomplish this. If not for the fact that Shizaru was similar to me like two drops of water, I would have to go to each of these meetings and endure it. During the times my sister has to go with Reito for a dinner date, I have to make her homework, since it was part of the deal and I have to follow through my part. So far, Kanzaki and our parents hadn't realized yet that it was Shizaru who went with him on these 'dates'.
However, the real story of my life began during my Highschool year, that's when I first met her... the love of my life... Natsuki Kuga.
[POV Natsuki]
My name is Natalie Natsuki Kruger. I'm the eldest daughter of the King of Germany, Alexander IX and his wife Saeko Kuga - Kruger. My parents met at a Genetic conference in New York and they fell in love at first sight. For my father, it wasn't important that my mother was Japanese, it doesn't matter if she grew up in an orphanage in a village in Fuuka. What matters most to him was the real 'her', which was beauty, grace and intellingence. My mother had a p.h.D in bioengineering and an alumna at the University of Waseda, she worked in Science Laboratory in Tokyo. Their love story was so great that I too hoped to fall in love at first sight. I have a younger sister, Annabel Alyssa who was ten years younger.
At an early age, I've learned how to be a benevolent ruler of my kingdom. Although I was spoiled and could get everything that I wanted, my parents made it a point that I learn how to be a responsible woman. My father took me to various business meetings, and my mom make me come with her during her visits to various hospitals and orphanages to help our people.
When I was thirteen, I already knew that I will never marry any man. At one of the meetings that my mom attended at Klinik für Chirurgie Minimal Invasive, I befriended one of their patients, her name was Rosalie Claudel and she was fifteen years old. Ever since then, I visit at least once a week as a guest of their resort to talk to her. At first I thought what we had was just friendship, but with time it turned into something more... she was my first kiss. Of course, what comes around goes around, so when she recovered, she left Berlin and our contact ended. I was left crying in the arms of my beloved mother.
When I was fifteen, my parents decided to send me to Japan to be more responsible. They believed that no one should recognize me there so my mother let me use her maiden name, and for the time being, become one of the ordinary citizens of Japan under the name of Natsuki Kuga. So I packed my bags and set off with my friend, a Siberian Husky dog named Duran, and we lived in the small district of Fuuka where my mother's alma mater was located.
And my story began when I first met her... the love of my life... Shizuru Fujino.
