Shirayuki pulled on some of Kiki's clothes and walked down to the kitchen for breakfast. It felt odd that it felt so natural being in somebody else's body.

"You can pull this off!" Shirayuki told herself. "If Kiki can do it, so can I!"

She was full of confidence as she walked through the kitchen doors and reached for a piece of fruit. Shirayuki was about to take a bite when the door was opened again.

In came none other than Prince Zen Wistalia, carrying a small box with him as he approached who he thought was Kiki.

"Kiki! I thought I saw you go in here." He said, smiling at her. "Good morning."

Shirayuki knew that he was brought his own food each morning, despite his constant resistance to the service, so it was clear that he was here to talk to Kiki.

"What is it?" Shirayuki asked, mimicing Kiki's tone of voice.

Zen looked down at the box sheepishly and bit his lip. "Well... Obi has told me that I should occasionally treat Shirayuki, like he did with the hair accessory that he won after that fight. So, I tried to buy her something the other day... but I wasn't sure if she would like it. Um, and I was wondering-"

"If I could offer my opinion?" Shirayuki finished for him.

Zen looked up at her. "Thanks."

He slowly pulled the lid off the box and reached inside to reveal an intricately painted flower pot for the non-medicinal flowers Shirayuki had taken to growing. Shirayuki smiled slightly, which was a lot less than she actually wanted to, but she had to pretend she was Kiki.

"Zen... I bet Shirayuki would like that a lot," She reassured Zen, taking in the beauty of the flower pot. "But I'm not sure if she would like that you spent quite a bit of money on her," Shirayuki said, expressing her own worry.

Zen grinned proudly. "Actually, this didn't cost very much. I saw it in a store on the street and thought she would like it. But I was actually worried about the bottom..."

He flipped it over in his hands and revealed to her the bottom, where he had shakily painted 'Shirayuki- January 18th.' and then a small heart next to it along with the signature 'Yours Truly, Zen'.

Shirayuki was confused. "What's the significance of January 18th?" She asked, staring down at the script.

Zen blushed. "Um... actually, it was the day we met."

Shirayuki's eyebrows raised. Even she couldn't remember the exact date of their meeting. She wanted nothing more than to give him a kiss or hug him, but she knew that Kiki couldn't do that. Shirayuki smiled. "That's very sweet. I'm sure she'll love it."

The second prince thanked her profusely, grabbed an orange, and went out the door.

Shirayuki sighed, thinking about how wonderful Zen was. "I hope I can get back into my body soon."

Shirayuki had spent the rest of the morning trying to avoid as many people as possible, sitting in the courtyard reading one of her books on plants that could be either medicinal or poisonous.

"Hey, Kiki."

Her head snapped up as Mitsuhide approached. "H-Hi." She said, surprised by his presence. She didn't really want a repeat of earlier that morning.

Mitsuhide sat down next to her and put his arm around her waist, peering at the text in her hand. "Huh. That looks like one of Shirayuki's books."

Shirayuki was quick to think up a lie. "Last night she was showing me some of the plants she worked with. I was curious, so I borrowed one of her books." She shut it and pushed it aside on the low stone wall.

"Are you alright?" Mitsuhide asked, pulling the supposed 'Kiki' even closer. Shirayuki subconsciously stiffened, but relaxed a second later, resting her head onto his shoulder.

"You've been acting weird today." Mitsuhide continued. "Is it because of your nightmare?"

Shirayuki hesitated, before shaking her head as the only response.

"There is definitely something wrong..." Mitsuhide thought. "Listen, you can tell me, alright?"

Shirayuki nodded.

Mitushide sighed, then bent in to lightly kiss her on the lips. Shirayuki instinctively backed away, avoiding the simple touch.

The man exhaled once more. "Kiki, please tell me what's wrong." He was seriously worried about her. Even when she was angry, upset, or just irritated with him, Kiki never acted like this. In general, she would just give him the cold shoulder for a while.

Shirayuki bit her lip. "Honestly, I'm alright." She grabbed her book, then walked away quickly, a blush rising to her cheeks. Mitsuhide stared after her, dejected.


Kiki's POV

Kiki had gone back to Shirayuki's quarters and put on some of Shirayuki's clothes. After wandering around a little, Kiki was required to go to the pharmacy and make sure Ryuu didn't need help.

"Good morning, Ryuu." Kiki called as she entered the pharmacy, wearing Shirayuki's nametag around her neck.

Ryuu looked up from the plant diagram he had been staring at. "Ah, good morning Shirayuki-san."

"Is there anything I can help you with?" She asked, staring around at the unfamiliar herbs and plants.

Ryuu was quiet in thought for a second, before pointing over to a small storage closet. "You could take inventory if you want. There isn't anything to gather today."

Kiki was thankful for being given such a simple job, so she nodded and entered the small space, picking up the thick log book on the way.

After spending several hours with Ryuu, Kiki was excused from work and began to wander the halls of the palace. It wasn't long before she ran into Zen.

"Shirayuki!" He hugged her awkwardly, trying not to drop the box he kept firmly in his grip. "Good afternoon!"

Kiki gently hugged back, then stood in silence when he pulled away. Zen, also, was silent. Kiki was very used to this, but Zen was not, so he kinda rocked back and forth on his feet waiting for 'Shirayuki' to say something.

Kiki finally did. "What's in the box?" She asked, making idle conversation.

Zen's face turned red. He fiddled around with it and held his arm out, then retracted it several times before finally handing it over.

Kiki held it lightly. It would be wrong to open a gift meant for Shirayuki, even if she was supposed to be Shirayuki.

Zen bit his lip and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Um, well... aren't you going to open it?"

There was very little time to think of any reason as to why she shouldn't open the gift.

"Listen Zen, now is not a good time. Ryuu just called for me, and I don't want to be rushed when I open your gift," Kiki said in her usual calm, cool, and collected tone of voice.

Zen sighed and realized maybe he should have a more romantic setting to give the gift anyways. "Alright. I guess I'll see you later."

"Goodbye, Zen."

Shirayuki's POV

She rushed down the castle corridor, hoping not to catch sight of anybody; specifically Mitsuhide.

Shirayuki pulled a door open and slammed it shut behind her.

"So close..." She breathed, sliding to a sitting position next to the door and resting her head in her hands. "Why is this so hard?"

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