Chapter 2: Undeniable Truths

Konoka kept hold of Setsuna's arm, not allowing her angel to escape from her. Setsuna, strangely enough, didn't push the princess away even if she had enough power to.

'I wonder…did she felt the same way toward me as I felt toward her?'

They stood there for a few seconds until Konoka was close enough to touch Setsuna's lips, but just then…

"Konoe-ojou-sama!? The king wish to see you!" Someone was knocking loudly on the princess's room's door, interrupting their personal time together. She really wanted to hear her guardian's answer.

Konoka pushed Setsuna away, leaving her standing there looking really embarrassed and confused. Konoka turned away so Setsuna wouldn't be able to see her colored tomato face. They had a moment of silence. Setsuna was staring at the ground embarrassed. Konoka was looking up at the sky from the hole out the basement clearing up her thoughts of realization. Each faced a different direction.

'W-wha-what did I just do to Secchan?!' Konoka thought to myself. Her thoughts broke out when Setsuna spoke with a slight of hesitation.

"I-I guess, you… have to go, right…?" Setsuna was stumbling on her words, while Konoka was trying to find a decent reply.

"Y-yes…I better get going now, father might get mad…and you get what happens next," Konoka tried to smile, but the thought of having to leave her Secchan even for a bit left her with disappointments. It was hard to talk or even find words to speak was difficult after what just happened.

Konoka climbed up the ladder, beginning to exit the basement. Her inner self wished that Setsuna would pull her back and hold Konoka in her arms, but of course she wouldn't. Although, she would ask Konoka something that was enough to warm the princess' heart, even just by a little.

"So…uh…I'll meet you here at the same time tomorrow?" The raven hair guardian said with her eyes looking at the ground of dirt while fiddling with her fingers.

Konoka was indeed shock to hear such words coming from her. She smiled with a little tear on the edge of her eye.

"Of course!" The princess cheerfully replied to Setsuna's unexpected question.

Setsuna lifted her head up to face Konoka with warmest smile she ever saw.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow, Kono-chan,"

It has been a while to see a smile across her face. It was smile full of truth and beauty. Konoka wasn't able to hold her desires in. She grasped on her thumbing chest. Konoka jumped off the ladder and grabbed her guardian's right arm dragging Setsuna toward her. Leaving one of her hand grabbing Setsuna's arm and one touching her chest lightly, Konoka leaned toward and landed a small, soft kiss on her angel's soft cheek. Konoka could feel heart was beating as fast as hers, or even faster.

"Next time it's your lips I'm aiming for," Konoka teased Setsuna, whose face was now burning. But it wasn't actually a tease, because Konoka really did want to kiss Setsuna, and she forever will be the only one Konoka wanted to kiss. 'I may have sound like an old perverted man, but these are indeed my true feelings.'

"Kono-chan…stop teasing me like that," The embarrassed knight whispered with a face like she just ate the most spiciest food in the world, while avoiding eye contact with Konoka.

"I'm not…I'm serious about you Secchan," Konoka said to her, gazing straight at her eyes, forcing Setsuna to look at Konoka.

"Eh…?" This seemed to make Setsuna even more confuse than before.

Konoka grabbed Setsuna's smooth hand and laid it on her chest where her heart was beating like furious drum beats.

"Can you feel it…? You see, the heart cannot lie…"

Setsuna was trying to force her hand away from the princess' chest but what Konoka said afterwards stopped her mid-way.

"I'm in love with you Secchan," Konoka bravely confessed, with no doubt nor hesitation.

They stood there, again in silence, trying to find what to say next. But that only lasted for a few seconds. The loud knocking on the princess's room's door began once again, as her name was formally called repeatedly.

"Kono-chan…I…." Setsuna began to whispered something but Konoka cut in her.

"Well, I better get going then! Father will absolutely get mad if I continue to delay!" Konoka destroyed the atmosphere right after she created it.

Before the raven hair girl even had a chance to react, Konoka quickly escaped, climbing up the ladder of the basement. She stopped in the middle to turn back to remind the knight of something.

"Secchan, remember to come tomorrow okay?"

"Uh…y-yes…! I'll be there!"

"Promise?"

"…Promise," Konoka tried to look away because Setsuna was smiling at her again. She could do something outrageous if she glance at Setsuna. Konoka quickly escaped.

Setsuna was left hanging once again. The beating of Konoka's heart could suffocate her to death any second if she continue to stay. 'Finally, I was able to say it after so many years.'

Konoka got up the corridor and prepared to head outside, but just as a she looked back, the princess saw a beautiful sight. An angel with pure white wings soaring the sky…

Konoka walked out of her room and saw a maid standing there. She must have waited for quite a long time, but did not dare to go in. After the last time Konoka was frustrated (because of her Secchan), Konoka created an uproar about people raiding in her room without permission. Now it seemed no one dare to opened this door and step in without the princess' orders. Well, it was a good thing after all.

"Konoe-ojou-sama, please dress in this," The maid said handing Konoka something in her arms.

She had a beautiful kimono in her hands. Konoka clearly knew what was going on.

"Am I being introduce to someone again?"

"Yes, ojou-sama."

"Is this my father's doing?"

"Yes,"

"I see…" The Konoe heiress took the kimono and changed into them. Usually it would be grandfather introducing her to boys she would marry, but if it is Konoe Eishun that called out to her, than this was serious matter. Konoka love her father very much, and the least she could do for him was meet up with this person. Konoka was 19 so she did expected them to do something like this. It was about time she found a suited partner.

After one minute of walking, Konoka got to the the assigned place where she was to meet her father…and a man. When she stepped inside and on the tatami mat of the room, the man Konoka saw amazed me, to the point where I almost broke out a cry.

"You're here, Konoka. Let me introduce you to this man here,"

Konoka got back to my formal manners. She took another careful look at the man to see if her eyes were really fooling her… or not. But no, they didn't fool Konoka. This man…he…

"He is the prince of our neighboring country. His name is…"

Konoka cleared her throat and patiently awaited to hear his name to make sure that her thoughts were the truth. 'So he may really be him…'

"Setsuki, Ichikawa Setsuki. Nice to meet you again, Kono-chan," He approached the chocolate hair girl and said with a smile.

Now she was very certain this man is the one from their past.

"It's certainly is nice to see you again…Set-kun," Konoka smiled back with a little of gratefulness

Ichikawa Setsuki, the prince of the neighboring country, Konoka and Setsuna's childhood friend, and the one who has the same face as her knight...

Finally Setsuki appears! Sound those drums of drama! Lmao

Ichikawa Setsuki is my original character that I created it to add a little drama to the story!

Other than him, I DON'T OWN ANYTHING OF NEGIMA! Except the fanfiction...but other than that... NOTHING!

The next chapter will show another important guest that would trigger the climax!

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-Seiren