Junjou Cinderella

Chapter Two: The Invitation

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I'm so sorry that I haven't updated as quickly as some people would have liked… I have been trying to think of Junjou characters that would fit certain roles. Let me just tell you now… it is NOT easy! I also had a severe case of writer's block. So… thou enjoy-eth 'tis chapter-eth.

A couple antagonizing seconds later the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Nowaki said happily as went to get the door.

Behind the door was the Herald, sent straight from the castle.

"Art thou the Herald?" Nowaki questioned as he led the Herald in and showed him into the dining room where the three men sat.

The young man nodded as the four men looked him over.

The Herald looked younger than they would've thought the Herald would be. He was dressed in a puffy hat with a feather in it with the usual herald attire with the royal colors. The young man also had sandy blonde hair and wore a permanent scowl on his face.

He sighed, in all truth: the boy hated his job. "Hear Ye Hear Ye! My name is Takatsuki Shinobu and I 'twas sent-eth here by Prince Takahashi to give-eth an invitation for the Usami family."

"Thank you very much. Please continue," said Fuyuhiko as he sat and watched the boy.

Shinobu opened a long scroll and held it out in front of him, "The Usami family is hereby invited to a magnificent ball held by the new King Takahiro himself. At the ball, young Prince Takahashi will choose a spouse to become the future ruler of another kingdom with him. Henceforth, thou shalt be a single man between the ages of twenty and thirty five; any man who 'tis not of these standards will be deemed illegible."

"So when is this ball?" asked Haruhiko, his face still unchanged with the news.

"This Saturday evening till the clock strikes twelve," Shinobu replied. "I must bid you all a farewell; I must be on my way to other houses to deliver-eth the news."

Nowaki showed him out and came back in the dining room with his eyes wide with excitement. "Wow! A ball for the Prince to choose who he wants to marry! Master Usami-san may I please go?" asked Nowaki as he turned to Fuyuhiko.

The man thought about it, "Yes thou art may attend but thou must have the right clothes for it."

Nowaki bowed, "Arigatō Master Usami-san. I'll prepare dinner."

Nowaki headed to the kitchen to make dinner as the three men sat there.

"Akihiko, Haruhiko, you two must both attend or else-"

"Or else what?" Akihiko spat, clearly annoyed. "I'm definitely not going-eth to any ball, even if the Prince does choose a husband."

"AKIHIKO!" Fuyuhiko yelled after his son who had already gone upstairs to his room.

"Father, it would be thou's best interest for Akihiko not to go," stated Haruhiko.

Fuyuhiko sighed, "Yes, I think that would-eth be best…"

Meanwhile, Akihiko was up in his room writing a very sad story. He suddenly got very angry with his work and spilled all the ink from the bottle, throwing the quill to the ground.

Marry a price? For all I know I do NOT want to get married and I HATE parties like that.

Just then Nowaki came in telling him that dinner was ready. When he refused to come down and eat, the servant brought up his dinner on a tray. Nowaki then saw the ink on the desk and went to clean it up.

"Usami-san, please would you even consider-eth going?" Nowaki asked as he cleaned.

Akihiko plopped on his bed and watched the man clean up the ink. "I'll think about it. I just hate-eth the fact that my father 'tis pushing me to get married. I mean, the prince could be a bastard for all we know." He stated while he began to eat his dinner.

Nowaki laughed, "Well, it 'tis still an honor if the prince just dances with thou. Even if he 'tis the bastard you say he is."

Akihiko smiled as Nowaki finished his chores and left the room. After eating, Akihiko fell fast asleep dreaming about the ball and what the price was like.

Oh goodness that was a bad way to end the chapter, but I'll make up for it in the next one. ;) So, I see why people haven't done this story –well actually one person has- this is one difficult story! I hope you guys like the whole medieval talking thing but I guess it fits with Cinderella.

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