Okay so I thought I put in separators in the last chapter but clearly I did not I am very sorry for that mess and also some stories are like so fucking short I just can't write any longer I don't know maybe I'm sick (no, homosexuality isn't a disease) but I'll try harder in the future so hope ya'll enjoy please give me reviews because I'm a slut for reviews and recognition thank
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Reina has forgotten about how she said her father should suck an egg. She remembers it when she sees him, looking around with a really, really pissed off expression. She tries to sneak away but it's already too late.
'Reina, here, now!' he roars, pointing at the ground in front of him.
With hesitation, Reina walks to her father. She can feel the eyes of the people on her but she keeps her chin up and only locks eyes with her father. His eyes are cold. Colder than Reina remembers them to be.
'We will talk about that egg saying later. Right now we are going to watch the battle between Tsukamoto and Taki. Whoever wins will marry you and don't you dare insult me by saying that I should suck a chicken.' He says. Reina knows she can't go against him. She only nods and follows him.
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She isn't sure when she realised boys just weren't her thing. Maybe it was when Nobaru threw bugs at her, maybe it was when she saw her father naked. Reina just doesn't feel attracted to boys. But she has to marry a boy one day.
'There they are. Pay attention.' Reina hears her father hiss next to her. Her head snaps up and she watches the two knights appear at the field.
Her father himself calls out their names and tells them the rules, what doesn't surprise Reina that much honestly. But she grits her teeth when her father says, 'Whoever wins, will marry my daughter.'
The boys check their spears and armor for the last time. It's boring. Reina plays with her hair. She thinks back to the mysterious knight. Would they come to fight today?
Reina doesn't look up when the boys clack their tongues and get their horses to move. Reina doesn't look up when grass flies around from the hooves of the horses. Reina doesn't look when the public cheers.
She is afraid to look up when she hears a thud and a final cheer. Someone has won.
Reina forces herself to look up now. Next to her is her father, his hands tightly gripped around his armrests. She follows his gaze.
Okay. Both Nobaru and Suuichi are on the ground. That's weird, did they both use enough force to kick the other off their horse? No wait, is that another knight?
The public is quiet, her father and mother are gritting their teeth.
'It's her.' Mother mumbles as she shakes her head. Reina looks at her. 'Who is her?'
'You met her once,' Father answers for his wife. 'Kumiko from Oumae. Honestly she was so shy and sweet, now she goes around wherever Tsukamoto goes to taunt him or something, such a pest.'
Reina looks to the knight. She recognizes that horse.
Okay, so she just ran into a random person and somehow fell in love with them without knowing their face or gender. Now it turns out that person is a girl? Reina needs a break.
Now the knight is taking of her helmet. Thick curls are revealed, an adorable freckled face. Reina remembers those freckles and curls.
'Screw you, Itchy Shoe, I win!' Kumiko yells with a satisfied grin.