I've been in love with my prince since I was in high school. I followed the footsteps that I knew of to find him. I couldn't wait to see him, the man whose face I didn't even remember.
After a year under intense training and not knowing the identity of my prince, I was told by Tezuka's older brother, Satoshi. I couldn't believe it; my instructor, Dojo was my prince all along, and I never figured it out when the hints were shoved in my face the whole time.
When I found out, my surprise and my actions made it really awkward between us. I didn't want to face him with the shame of what I told him about my prince. It was embarrassing to see Dojo after bickering about my prince; not knowing that he was talking about himself the entire time. After we got over the awkwardness, we started to date, and now I just drank something weird at the cafe we were at.
"Did you put something in my tea, when I wasn't looking, Dojo?" I accused him.
"Don't worry it was a decoy, I had a feeling that you'd swallow it, you idiot. Don't call me by my last name, we've been dating for months," Dojo said.
"Okay, but what did you put in my tea? I almost choked on it."
"It's something that both Tezuka and Komaki gave their girlfriends."
"I still don't know what it is."
"Why do you have the dorm room to yourself..."
"Because Shibisaki is getting married to Tezuka."
"How does one get married?" Dojo said as he got up from his seat and stared to kneel down in front of me. She pondered the question carefully.
"You get proposed to... Oh... OH! You mean you are proposing? Now?" I asked as he took out a black velvet box, and opened it. Inside was a small silver ring, with three small diamonds inside the band.
"It took you long enough to figure it out. So what do you say? Iku, will you marry me?"
"Yes. Yes I will."
Dojo slipped the real ring onto my finger, and got up and gave me a kiss on the lips. His lips were warm and wet from his tea, but sweet from the shortcake he was eating. We pulled away from the kiss when there was both cheering and scowls in our direction. It was improper to do public displays of affection in this cafe, it slows the staff down when people make a scene.
As we got up and left the cafe, there was a strong gust of wind. The wind knocked me into Dojo, making him hold me to keep me balanced. I turned to him and asked. "So, what did you put in my drink exactly, Dojo?"
"A candy ring. I was going to put the real one in your tea, but if I did that, you might have swallowed it. I've scene that happen a few times in the news, but I didn't want to risk it. And you know, you can use my first name." Dojo said.
"Um Dojo... I mean Atsushi, I don't want to make our engagement public yet. It scares me how much people will talk about us. And well, I'm afraid of the gossip getting around so soon after you gave me this ring." I held up my hand.
"I understand completely; once Genda knows, everyone will know." Atsushi sighed.
Author's Note
Hello readers,
I hope you enjoyed what you have just read. I can't stop thinking about how much I've fallen in love with this manga series. The story is so different that I can't help to be drawn to it.
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Enjoy,
shadow-of-doubtfulness