A/N: I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in a long time! I was sort of distracted by my Rimahiko fic...ehehehe...Anyway, here's the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara.Chapter 3 - Miki - To Get To Know A Prince


My dreams were finally coming true. The other class's science teacher was absent and they couldn't get a substitute. This meant the other class were with us today. It was cramped but I didn't care, because Yoru was sitting on the table right in front of me. The science teacher was rambling on but it was like I couldn't hear him. I absent-mindedly picked up a random tube since that's what I think he wanted me to do.

"Commoner?" said Kiseki in a distant voice. Even his voice couldn't ruin this daydream.

And then, Yoru turned around and smiled at me. It was such a cute smile.

"Commoner!" said Kiseki a little louder. I wished that Yoru had been my science partner. Kiseki was such a pain. I then dived into a vision of me and Yoru doing a science project at my house.

I sighed as I started pouring some chemical into this other beaker, which is what I think sensei asked me to do. Yoru had turned back to face the front but I was still gazing at the back of his head.

"Miki-san!" cried Kiseki, but it was too late.

There was a loud bang and smoke erupted from our experiment. Black smoke surrounded my entire face, but it wasn't enough to cover my tomato-red face.

The whole two classes laughed.

"Mayoke-san, Satoji-san, make sure you pay attention in class next time," our teacher sighed. "You'll have to use the emergency shower, the chemicals might be harmful."

I slowly stood up, completely humiliated, and started walking to the back of the room where the showers were. Kiseki followed me and I could hear him say things like 'commoner work…' and 'not for princes…'.

My sisters and friends gave me worried and sympathetic looks as I passed them. The rest of the class continued laughing.

I kept walking until I reached the entered a small room at the back of the class with two emergency showers. I stepped into one of the showers and shut the door of the stall behind me. Thankfully the principal was kind enough to get this room.

I turned on the shower while I was completely dressed except for my hat.

I can't believe that happened, I thought. And Yoru was there…

I felt like drowning myself in the shower.

After about fifteen minutes, I turned off the shower. If I stayed any longer everyone else might think I'm weird. I took of my soaked clothes and dried myself with a towel.

Then I realized, I forgot to take the spare clothes from the cup-board.

"I am totally screwed," I mumbled to myself hopelessly.

I heard someone knock on my door.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"Kiseki," he replied. "You left your clothes outside."

Wow is he a mind reader?

"I'll throw it over," he said.

"No," I said. "If I don't catch it then it'll get soaked too."

"Fine, I'll leave it on the floor," he said.

"No, it'll get dirty."

"Okay then I'll leave it on the bench."

"No, then I'll have to go out with only my towel. That's too embarrassing!"

"God, you commoners are so picky," he said with annoyance. "What do you want me to do?"

"Just hold it out near the door and close your eyes," I instructed.

He mumbled something I couldn't hear.

"Are they closed?" I asked him.

"Of course!" he said indignantly.

I opened my stall door slightly and took my clothes from his hand. I re-locked my door.

"Alright, I'll be going now," he said.

I slipped on the spare uniform and put on my barrette. I hung the towel on the hook and checked myself in the mirror. I looked okay, even if my hair was wet.

I walked back to my seat, looking down, so no one would see my face.

Surprisingly, Kiseki was doing the total opposite. He sat as he usually, did, with his head held high, and was continuing the experiment.

I worked slowly on the experiment, no longer looking at Yoru. What if he turned back? I would die of shame.

Finally, the bell rang.

I helped Kiseki pack up the stuff and went with him to the cafeteria.

"That was so embarrassing. I bet Yoru thinks I'm stupid or something," I said depressed.

"I for one don't care what any of the commoners think," said Kiseki as arrogant as ever.

"What about when you become King? Don't all the commoners have to like you?" I asked him, feeling annoyed that he wasn't as bothered as me about what happened.

"They will have to like me. But I can't do everything right," he said as we entered the cafeteria.

We got our food and I started walking to the table when I saw Kiseki wasn't following me anymore. "Kiseki, where are you going?"

He stopped then turned around and his eyes were looking in the direction of my table.

"They're commoners," he said.

That word put me off. I grabbed his hand and dragged him to the table, ignoring his protests.

"Hey guys," I said as I sat down.

Kiseki sat down next to me looking down.

"Oh Kiseki joined us –desu," said Suu.

"Yo," said Rizumu.

Kiseki didn't say anything. He's too proud of himself…

"Haha, he's just shy," said Daichi, who was sitting in front of me.

"Shy? Him?" I said, laughing. "Whenever I'm with him he can't stop talking about how he's a-"

"Guess what everyone? I got the spot as Head Cheerleader!" cried out Ran.

I didn't know that.

"They don't know that Kiseki's a prince," whispered Daichi to me as everyone congratulated Ran.

"Oh right, oops," I said, covering my mouth. "I don't get why they can't know."

"He'll get too much attention and that would just add to his ego. He wouldn't be able to concentrate on his studies. Plus, his enemies might hear that he's here," explained Daichi.

"What enemies?" I whispered. "I mean, sure they had those in the old days but they can't still have those now."

"It's not the dragon sort of enemies," said Daichi. "More like the, kidnap him for a ransom kind of enemy, or kill him to get the throne."

I gasped. "Kill him?"

Daichi shrugged. "There haven't been any incidents like that but I heard that Kiseki's father had been kidnapped once when he was a kid."

I stared at Kiseki in awe. He had been listening to our conversation and smirked at me staring.

"Why would anyone kidnap him? He's too much trouble," I said to Daichi.

Kiseki fumed.

Hah, take that.

XOXOXOXOXO

"What's that?" asked Kiseki.

We were walking home together since my sisters had other things to do, as always. It's not fair that I'm the one getting stuck with him.

I stared at what he was pointing to. "That's a tayaki stall," I said, staring at him. He was acting like it was the first time he ever saw one.

"What's tayaki?" asked Kiseki.

It was the first time he ever saw one.

"It's a biscuit in the shape of a fish with chocolate or vanilla or any type of fillings inside," I explained. "How come you've never eaten tayaki?" I questioned him.

He huffed, and said, "Princes are not given mere commoner food."

"Well why don't you try some?" I asked him.

He looked at me strangely. "Fine," he said.

We walked over to the stall. The smell of tayaki reached me and I had the urge to buy ten.

"I'll have one chocolate tayaki," I said, restraining myself. "and…?"

I glanced at Kiseki who said, "Vanilla."

"One vanilla one."

"So have you tasted vanilla"? I asked while we were waiting.

"Of course I have," he said puffing up indignantly. "We have special vanilla ice-cream imported all the way from Germany, and it's only for princes." He looked at me like he was expecting me to be impressed.

Maybe I should tell him that there's a shop that sells ice-cream from Germany right near school.

"Excuse me, your tayaki is ready," called the shop-keeper.

I paid her and we took our tayaki. I bit into mine, and was sent to paradise. Kiseki stared at his for a while, then he bit it.

"T-this is," he said.

"What? Is something wrong?" I asked.

"It's delicious! I must ask all my servants to import Tayaki to your house," he burst out.

I laughed at him. "So you now like commoner food?" I asked him.

He turned pink. "No! Just tayaki…and your mum's cooking." He finished off his tayaki and walked ahead of me.

"You're going the wrong way," I called out.

He turned and walk past me. "I knew that."

XOXOXOXOXO

I sat in my room, on my stool and started painting on my canvas facing the window. It was my favourite thing to do, after all. I was painting a beach with the sun just beginning to set. I think we might go to a beach for the next vacation. I was just painting the sun when a voice spoke up.

"Is that sunset?" asked Kiseki. He was sitting on my bed.

"H-hey what are you doing in my room?" I shouted, startled.

"I was having trouble with my homework," said Kiseki. "There's this equation I don't really understand."

"Look," I said feeling annoyed. I really didn't like people interrupting me when I was painting. "I'm busy painting; my math's book is on the table, take it and leave."

"Take your math's book?" he asked me in a confused tone. "Why?"

Seriously, he wasn't that stupid, was he?

"To copy it!" I said.

His eyes narrowed. "I am a prince!" he announced for about the one hundredth time. "I do not cheat."

I rolled my eyes exasperatedly. "It's only one time."

He glared at me stubbornly and I sighed. "Okay, I'll help you after I finish painting this."

I turned back to painting the sun.

"So is it sunset or sunrise?" he asked me.

"Sunset," I answered, continuing to paint. "There's no difference anyway."

"Yes, there is."

"But when I'm painting, it'll look the same."

"True, but it'd be nicer if you made it sunrise," he said.

"I told you, it looks the same," I said. "Anyway, sunsets are more romantic."

I pictured me and Yoru watching the sunset on the beach. Ahh, wishful thinking.

"I prefer the sunrise," he said. "Sunsets are depressing."

I turned to look at him again. "Why?"

"Because, they're at the end of the days. Sunrises mean the start of a new day."

"So you mean, like the glass is half-empty or half-full kind of thing." I said.

"What?" he said blankly. He probably hasn't heard the expression before.

"Well, it's sunset anyway," I said.

"Make it sunrise," he argued. "I am ordering this as your prince."

I laughed. "You can't make me do anything."

He glared at me. "Sunrises are better! I have this view of the sunrise every time I wake up. If I look out the window, it's like I can touch the sun," he said in a commanding voice, then he lowered his voice. "It means there's another day to protect all my subjects."

I stared at him. That was…deep. And it made me…warm and fuzzy inside. Who knew Kiseki could make speeches like that? Maybe he would make a good king one day after all.

"You know," I said looking back at my painting. "It does look more like a sunrise."

"That's better," he said, smiling triumphantly. I let out a small laugh.

"Come on, I'll help you with your homework, I can finish this later."


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