Well, here is your long-awaited chapter! Since I have a long weekend ahead of me, I shall try to update my stories (both here and in Wattpad [if you're interested, it's lollipop_1141])

Enjoy!

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*crowd claps, leaves stage*

Heiji did not like the prince, he didn't like the queen's idea, and he didn't like what had happened a few hours ago! Not necessarily in that order.

It had been two hours since Kazuha had fled the scene in anger, with him trailing behind. When she had told him that she was fine and she only needed to cool off, he realized he needed to go somewhere quiet too and so he had headed to the practice ground, swinging his sword around.

He sighed as he stuck the tip of his sword in the ground, staring up at the blue skies. Sweat was dripping down his half-covered chest, the sun beating on his face. He clicked his tongue as he kicked a stone. Kazuha was supposed to marry at the age of 25! So what was up with this sudden advance of engagement?!

And why was he so frustrated anyway!?

Heiji blinked. What? No way. No way! He couldn't…Nah that was impossible. "She's just gonna marry that wimp. She's not gonna be in danger or anything. I'll still be her knight, even if she was already married. It's not gonna hurt anyone."

Oh really? The voice in his mind leered. So how would you feel if tiny kids with black hair and blue eyes ran around the castle, knowing that they're Kazuha and Prince Shinichi's children, huuuh?

He paused. Then Heiji exploded. "WHAT THE HECK! SHUT UP!"

"Excuse me?"

Heiji jumped and turned around, his sword tip under a certain someone's chin. His eyebrows rose in surprise. It was Prince Shinichi. He lowered his arm and gave him a suspicious look. "What do you want?"

Shinichi grinned as he eyed the weapon uncomfortably. "It's nothing. I just wanted to talk. It's about Princess Kazuha."

Heiji gripped his sword handle tighter. "What about her?"

"Look, this wasn't my idea! I just knew about it today!" Kudo quickly said, panicking.

"Haaa?"

Shinichi sighed in relief. "Actually, I came here looking for Ra- my childhood friend. When my mom heard about it, she said I'd have to drop by Touyama-san's castle and I did, though I didn't know the reason why. Apparently she and Touyama-san's mom had arranged an engagement between us just yesterday. I only realized it today."

Heiji was still suspicious of him. "Why should I trust you?"

"Because-"

"Eh?! Shinichi?!" A girl's voice spoke up from behind the two teenage boys. Shinichi turned around and stared at a beautiful blue eyed, long haired girl in a red dress. The prince's face lit up.

"Hey." He grinned, as he waved at her. Suddenly, her leg whipped out and landed two inches away from his nose. He sweated.

"Don't you 'Hey' me. I heard you came here to meet the princess. I also heard that you had an engagement! What's going on, Shinichi?!" She demanded. "ANSWER ME!"

"Erm…" Shinichi glanced at Heiji for help. Heiji, still confused with the relationship between the two of them, interjected.

"Actually, Neechan, it was a misunderstanding. It was all planned between the two queens. Both Kazuha and Kudo-kun were against it, so no worries." He said reassuringly. Ran gave them one last fierce glare (that sent shivers up their spine), and lowered her foot.

Then her attitude changed 180 degrees.

"So," She smiled widely. "Could you tell me where this 'Touyama-san' is?"

"Um, you called for me?" Kazuha asked. Ran turned around and stared at the princess. Kazuha smiled, still unsure of what was going on. "Do I know you?"

"I'm Mouri Ran, princess of the Mouri Kingdom in the North." Ran curtsied. "I'm Shinichi's childhood friend."

Kazuha's eyes widened. "So you heard about-"

"Yes, I heard about the engagement and I'd like to ask why you're engaged to Shinichi when-" Ran abruptly stopped and blushed. The light red on her cheeks did not escape Kazuha's eye and she grinned.

"Ne, Ran-chan – can I call you that? – do you like Ku-" Ran squealed and quickly covered her mouth.

"I-I think we should talk somewhere else." Ran suggested. Kazuha smiled slyly as she nodded. This could be fun.

Before she left, she held out a white towel to Heiji. "Wipe yourself properly or you'll catch a cold, ahou."

Heiji rolled his eyes as he took it. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Kazuha smiled and led Ran back to the palace. Shinichi looked sideways at Heiji and grinned.

"So you like Touyama-san." He said. Heiji swiped his sword at him, but Shinichi just jumped away, laughing.

"Boge! It's not like that! And you should speak for yourself! You like that Neechan, don't ya?"

"O-of course not, idiot!" Shinichi denied.

Heiji just snickered at his new friend's red face.

Surprisingly, he wasn't that bothered about the engagement anymore (temporarily).

=.=

"So, you came to this land to bring that Neechan back to her kingdom because you heard about people with royal blood going missing." Heiji said. Shinichi nodded seriously.

"No one knows why, but my sources tell me that it's a five group organization that goes by the name of 祖俗人の血."

"What do they do?"

Shinichi stopped as a dark shadow passed his face.

"They use those people's blood to make a crystal gem that goes by the name of Pandora. It's said that once it touches moonlight, it will shed tears and the one who drinks those tears will have eternal life."

Heiji's eyes widened. "So that means…"

Shinichi nodded as they looked back to where Ran and Kazuha had left.

"All our lives are in danger, including Ran and Touyama-san's."

Oooooooohhhh, a new development! What could it mean?! It means you'll have to wait for the next chapter to know what's going to happen next! XD

Hint: A new guy comes in and Heiji is J.E.A.L.O.U.S. (slight adaptation of chapter 880 [THE FEELS!]) =.= of course, this block-headed detective/knight of ours is too idiotic to know what he's feeling. Oh well, see ya in the next chapter!

Ja ne!