Summary: Amu is a nobleman's daughter, to be married off to the other noble family in her city. But what happens if she doesn't love him? What will she do if a certain cat comes along and steals her heart?
AN: Hey everyone! I'm back with a new story! Hopefully, my writing will be more better and improved as I write more and more chapters xD. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this story, ( maybe as good as the first story, Love?) and as some of you might have noticed, I deleted my first story, No Matter What I'll Save You. I deleted it because I felt like I couldn't continue it anymore, so there isn't a valid reason as to why it's still there anyway. If some of you readers want it back, I'll consider it, but it's highly unlikely.
Sorry, rambling, onto the story!
~The Engagement Complications~
Amu~
The wind was soft as it blew gently in from the west, ruffling my hair and creating ripples through my cream colored, knee length dress that I was wearing at the moment. I was standing at my balcony with my chin resting on the palm of my left hand, as my left elbow rested on the wooden railing, watching the sun set, in an array of various shades of orange, creating a pleasant feeling. My eyes closed as I inhaled the scent of daffodils and daisies that my mother and father grew in our spacious backyard.
"Amu-sama, Tadase-sama is here to see you." A voice said.
"Tell him that I'll be down shortly." And off went the maid, scurrying to fulfill her duties.
I opened my eyes, the peaceful moment ruined already. What does Tadase want? We don't get married for another month or so. Yes, my parents bestowed upon me, an arranged marriage with Tadase, saying how princely he is, and how intelligent and successful he is. Honestly, I don't care for his type. But who am I, to talk back to my parents in such a disrespectful way?
I made my way back inside my room, and closed the balcony door behind me gently. Making sure I looked presentable in my full-body mirror, I left my room, and began my descent down the grand spiral staircase, my light pink heels click clacking for every step. Halfway down, I saw Tadase waiting at the bottom of the steps, watching me gracefully walking towards him. Once on the last step, he took my hand, and kissed it.
"Amu-san, I have been waiting for you." He looked up at me, my hand still in his.
"I'm sorry for the delay, Tadase-kun." I slowly removed my hand from his grasp, to not make any offense to him, and gave him a slight curtsy.
"Amu, Tadase, stop acting so formal with each other. You are going to be married soon, you two should start acting that way." I turned my head towards the voice, and saw my mother, father, Tadase's mother and father all sitting together formally in the parlor.
"I'm sorry Mother. Please forgive me." I curtsied. Then, I turned towards Tadase and curtsied as well.
"I did not mean any offense Tadase-kun." He took my hand, to lift me up from the curtsy.
"None taken, milady." He smiled.
"Come, come, sit down you two." Tadase's father instructed.
The maids led the way to our seats. My parents sat together in front of me, as Tadase's parents sat together right next to them, but on a different sofa. I sat down with Tadase on the sofa that faced all of our parents with Tadase on my right, still holding my hand. On the outside, I may have looked calm, but on the inside, I was suppressing the urge to let go of Tadase's hand, since I did not feel any sort of attraction to him whatsoever.
"Now, we need to discuss the details of the wedding together."
"What is there to discuss, sir?" I replied.
"Such as where to hold the wedding, what kind of music, the floral arrangements, who will be coming, and much, much more." Tadase's mother answered.
"I believe that we should hold the wedding somewhere romantic, such as a place where the sunset can be easily seen." My mother sighed, imagining it.
"Dear, this is not our wedding, it is our daughter's."
"It is fine with me, father. As you know, I am not very good at deciding what is best at a wedding, so suggestions would be much appreciated." I smiled.
I looked up at the clock, to find that it was already about five pm. So, I slowly stood up and curtsied again.
"I am sorry, but I must leave for my violin practice now."
"Oh, we are sorry for intruding for so long." They began to stand to prepare for their leave as well.
"No, no! Please stay! I am sure you have much to discuss with me, but don't worry about it. My mother and father can decide for me in my stead." I turned around, and made my way up the stairs to get changed for my violin practice.
"Such a nice and lovely young lady you two have!" Tadase's mother complimented.
"Thank you, but as you know, she will be your daughter-in-law soon, so please, consider the fact that we are family now." My father beamed.
"Yes, and back to the wedding. I believe that-" And that is all I could hear before I walked into my room and shut the door behind me.
I sighed in exhaustion as I slid my back down the door, ending up on the floor. It sure is hard to act all elegant like that 24/7. Well, no time to dilly dally, I got to get ready for my violin practice. I took off my dress and looked through my closet, and picked out a lavender colored thigh high skirt, a white v-neck, with a cream colored cardigan on top. To finish off the look, I straightened my silky pink hair, and pinned back my bangs with a silver butterfly clip.
Then, my maid knocked on the door and entered, carrying silver flats. I thanked her, then dismissed her, as I grabbed my music folder and violin, and handed them to the other maid that was waiting at my door. She took it, and I followed her downstairs, where a butler handed me my purse, which contained my phone, wallet, and other necessities for this trip.
"I'll be on my way!"
"Have a safe trip, dear!"
The butler opened the door for me, as I stepped out into the bright sunlight. He began to open an umbrella for me, but I told him that there was no need. I walked to the limo, got in, and began my trip to town. Once I got there, the driver opened the door for me, as I stepped out. Of course, being a nobleman's daughter, I had several bodyguards following me as well, guaranteeing my protection. I slung the violin case over my shoulder, (since there was a strap), and held the music in my right hand as I walked daintily down the street to where my practice was being held.
However, like usual, there were people out on the streets whispering to each other.
"Hey, isn't that Hinamori's daughter?"
"Yeah, I heard she's really talented."
"But isn't she getting married?"
"Really?! To who?"
I just ignored the whole lot of them and continued walking. Once I past that corner up ahead, I'll be at the auditorium, which is my destination. I turned the corner, and it happened to be that I had to bump into someone, and I fell backwards on my bottom. My bodyguards suddenly surrounded me, protectively.
"Milady! Are you alright?" He held out him hand, and I took it as he helped me up. I brushed myself off of the dust.
"I'm alright, thank you."
"What do you think you're doing? Don't you know better than to knock a nobleman's daughter to the ground?!" The rest of them surrounded the man that bumped into me, and because they were all huge and muscular, I couldn't see who it was, nor what he looked like.
"*Gasp* Someone dared do that to the nobleman's daughter?"
"I know right! It's unthinkable!"
"Can you please clear the way so I may see who it is?" I asked them, politely.
"O-Of course, milady." They all parted and so I was face to face with the one who crashed into me. He had azure eyes that matched the color of his hair, that went all the way down to the tips of his shoulders, a black school uniform, laced with dark blue thread and black jeans to match.
AN: So? What did you think? Sorry if this chapter seemed weird, I just wanted a different kind of fanfic out there, since some topics have been overused way too much it's unbelievable. And sorry if the ending sounded bad, since I actually had no idea where to end it. But I know that this story is going to better than my first one (hopefully ^^). Anyway, read and review? Please? You'll get a (fake) cookie ^^