Tenten was laughing and chatting with her sister Sakura in her room when she heard a knock from the door. They stopped talking and stared at the door trying to guess who was in the other side.
"Come in!" Tenten screamed cheerfully.
Her servant opened quietly the door and bowed to the 2 princesses. The heiress of China frowned.
"Stand up, Serbia! You know that I dislike these formalities." Tenten said.
Shyly, she raised her head and smiled warmly at two sisters.
"Your father has organized a diner with the Emperor of Japan this night at 7 o'clock. He wishes the presence of you 3. A maid is going to tell Princess Ino in this way. He wants you to look unquestionably wonderful. A woman for your make-up and to help you dress will arrive soon. His highness said that it's an important dinner for the peace of the 2 countries. He begged you to act properly with all your manners."
Tenten groaned. She hated all this fluffy stuff. The dress and the make-up and worst of all she will have to act polite the entire night smiling and saying nothing loud only sweetly like every normal Chinese woman is supposed to act.
Sakura was excited about this meeting. Normally, his father will refuse to include them to one of his meeting with the Emperor of other country but for some reason today was different. She jumped on her feet and walked (mostly run) to her room to prepare her self.
As for Ino, she loved all the etiquette of the court. She was jumping up and down. When she finally calmed her breath, she began to order around for the kind of dress she wanted and the way her blond hair will be comb.
A dresser was trying desperately to attach the corset around Tenten. She sighed as the princess was cursing under her breath.
"Lady Tenten! Would you, please, stop to move while I tied your corset?" The servant almost screamed in despair.
It was the fifth that Tenten heard the young woman saying this same sentence. She bit her lips and Lilith finally joined the crushes of the corset. The servant smiled triumphal. The young dresser looked amazed at the Princess. For once, she was looking like a true woman with all her grace and her beauty. Her deep green dress was falling graciously to the floor detailing perfectly her tinny body.
"You look wonderful, your Highness."
Tenten didn't answer. She was breathing difficultly. 'Damn that piece of torture.' She thought referring to the corset.
She sat silently down and the same woman brushed her radiant chocolate hair. She put them up in two buns with golden ribbons trough it. The servant put a black line under her eyes and red bush on her lips. She smiled proudly at the appearance of the princess.
"I feel like I'm a doll!" Tenten cried.
She truly and deeply hated all this kind of stuff and make-up.
1. Because with a corset she wasn't able to breathe properly.
2. Because she wasn't able to breathe properly she wasn't able to yell properly.
3. Because she hate looking like a doll like at this instant.
The servant laughed quietly. The Princess will never change even with a pretty dress.
"Maybe but a wonderful doll. All the men of this country will die to see you like that, princess."
"Thank you very much, Lilith," Tenten smiled.
She gave her 5 coins and the servant bowed before exiting the room. Ino and Sakura opened loudly the door and gasped at her sister. It wasn't every day that they were able to see Tenten in a dress with make-up.
Ino has a blue dress that reached the floor. The colour of the dress highlighted magnificently her eyes. Her long blond hair was dancing freely around her shoulder with turquoises and blue flowers in it.
Sakura was wearing a white dress with pink flower on it. Her rare color of hair was matching perfectly with the motifs of her dress and was put up in a big messy bun with pearls and emeralds fixing in.
"OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?" Ino yelled hysterically.
"You are beautiful, Tenten! I mean, you are prettier than Ino-pig!"
"What did you say forehead?"
"Ino-pig!"
"Forehead!"
The door slid and they stopped their childish fighting. Sabai was in the entrance smiling at them.
"Your father wants you to come at the dinner room, now. The dinner will begin in a few moments. Please follow me, Ladies." She said politely trying to not bow and make Tenten annoyed.
The 3 sisters found their way behind the servant. Sabai opened the door and they walked gracefully in. They cocked their brows when they saw 3 men and their father. The Emperor was sitting on the throne. Tsunade wasn't here for some reason. The 3 men were sitting in a side of the long table in cherry-wood full of expensive food.
Were they not supposed to meet the Emperor of Japan? Something was definitely wrong.
