September 8, 2007

3:38

Chapter 4

No Choice but to Agree

Haruka threw her backpack against the marble floor of her mansion, her expression flaring with annoyance and anger. Maids looked at her with concern but she just ignored them as she began to pursue the location of her father to get her whole engagement thing sorted out. She was not in her cheery mood that she usually was in everyday; after the day she had with Shuu, she couldn't help but feel agitated and frustrated. When he first told her they were engaged she thought that he would treat her as any fiancé would even if the person they were marrying didn't want to marry them but Shuu was a whole different story and he tortured Haruka to no ending point.

Flashback…..

"I can't believe you have an arranged marriage." Kasumi sighed as the group of friends sat on the cool grass in the field behind the school as they enjoyed their break. Haruka just nodded her head at her friend's sympathy.

"I'm just really upset my father didn't tell me." She breathed as she looked down at her crossed legs with depression. "It sorta hurts to know that he would keep something that important from me."

"Well Haruka my mother said that some princess's are chosen to do this as a duty to their realm and to their people. My parents had an arranged marriage and without that they wouldn't have such a special gift like me!" Kumi said with a broad smile. Haruka smiled at her friend's optimism about the whole situation.

"You are completely right. My parents believe this can help the realm, then I'll do what's best. I was raised to become ruler one day and if this is another part of that then I guess I'm gonna have to do what I have to do." She said in her happy-go-lucky tone.

"So you're that eager to be with me?" A voice that made Haruka flinch but sent an interesting feeling through her body said. (A/N: Not that kind of feeling!!!!) The group of friends turned their heads simultaneously to see Shuu standing above the seated group. Shinji had no interest in whatever would occur next so he returned to his normal meditation. Satoshi gave him a weird look then poked him making him sneer. Mostly only the four girls were paying attention to the Emerald region prince and the remark he had just made. Haruka got to her feet and placed her hands on her hips enraged by his arrogant self-flattery.

"Never did I say that." She snapped as he crossed his arms and let his charming smirk play his lips. Kasumi, Hikari and Kumi kept their seats in the grass and watch this in interest unlike the short attention spanned boy's.

"I'm pretty sure that was what you were implying; sad to say I don't feel the same way back at all." Haruka let her arms dangle at her sides at that comment. Her mouth hung open in shock while her eyes were slightly wide. He didn't like her at all; well that was the impression she got from his rude retort. He obviously had no respect for her.

"You no good jerk!" She exclaimed balling her fists and stomping her foot childishly. Shuu chuckled at her behavior and flicked some stray hair out of his face.

"What made you think I would be interested in a girl like you? Sure you're the most important girl in this region but to me that really doesn't matter." He scoffed. Haruka felt her power's energy flare within her but restrained herself from freezing him in a block of ice and dropping him in the deepest trench in the Sapphire seas, she knew how to keep control when she was extremely angry and she would not let one boy get the better of her.

"Well you are no prince charming yourself. Ever heard of a little thing called common courtesy or respect?" She sneered through clenched teeth. Her anger was very obvious and her three girl friends could tell she was reaching her peek. Kumi had the urge to intervene and show that prince what happens when you mess with her friend, that you are engaged to non the less but Kasumi restrained her knowing that Haruka could handle herself and if things became out of hand they would insert themselves.

"Please, this little marriage thing has no real meaning so don't expect any respect at all," He said while his smirk grew as her anger increased. He cupped her chin in his hand and leant forward so that they were a mere centimeter apart. "No matter how cute you are." Haruka could feel the heat rush to face at his hushed words. Her cheeks flared a scarlet color and regaining herself from her shock she pushed his hand away while keeping a firm icy glare on him, the blush never leaving her cheeks. He laughed lightly at her reaction and turned to leave.

Kumi, Kasumi and Hikari shot looks at each other not sure to why Haruka had a deep blush overwhelming her. They obviously didn't catch his last remark and Haruka didn't plan on telling them just yet. 'Did he refer to me as cute?' she questioned herself as she crossed her arms in thought. It didn't seem logical at the moment; one moment he is making rude remarks about her then switches off and say's she's cute. Haruka looked at his retreating form with her pinkish red color still gracing her face. 'Such a confusing boy' she thought shaking her head and taking her seat in the grass.

"That boy has problems." Kumi stated crossing her arms.

"What boy doesn't?" Kasumi giggled and soon her other friends joined in as Satoshi, Shinji, and Takeshi all gave the group of girls looks that they crudely.

Flashback End….

That wasn't the worst of the rude encounters she had with the emerald eyed boy. Over the course of the rest of the school day she had been chased down by fangirls that eventually got arrested for attempt at assault to the princess, she was sent to the office because she yelled arrogant pig in the middle of class, he had accidentally brushed his hand across her rear end, and she was attacked, yet again, by those evil fangirls on the way home.

Haruka walker into the kitchen only to see maids, cooks, her mother, and Masato; her father was nowhere in sight.

"Haruka dear, what happened today?" Her mother asked noticing her daughters scowl as she entered the room.

"Oh, nothing. I met Queen Akane's son and I showed him the respect just as father ordered. Speaking of him, where is he?" Haruka asked trying to hide her frustration and anger. Her brother looked at her weird but she dismissed the look as she waited for a response.

"Your father is at Queen Akane's speaking to her about…..arrangements." Her mother responded trying to avoid any talks about it the engagement but little did she know that Haruka was well aware of those arrangements.

"Oh they're probably planning me and Shuu's honeymoon!" Haruka yelled before stomping out the room. Masato looked at his shocked mother obviously missing something and before he could ask she went after his sister. He looked at the maids who stopped their chores to see why the yelling had occurred and then they returned to work as he shrugged and went to his room.

Haruka went into her room and slammed the door shut making the chandelier in her room shake harshly. The gems that hung from it jingled and Yuri came from out of the closet to see Haruka throw herself on her bed with a groan.

"You're highness, is there anything wrong?" Yuri asked sitting on the edge of the bed. Haruka lifted her head from the pillow exposing her angry expression to her hand maid. Yuri could tell that this damsel was in fact in mental distress.

"Did you know Yuri?" The young teen asked in her low depressed tone.

"Know what you're highness?"

"That I'm getting an arranged marriage to the prince of emerald." Haruka stated simply trying to regain herself.

"Oh goodness no, is that the reason that you seem so enraged?"

"The whole I'm engaged part doesn't matter to me at the moment. What's making me upset is the fact no one told me and my fiancé is pretty much a rude arrogant player."

"Mistress I'm sure he isn't that bad." Yuri said with optimism; usually Haruka would feel reassured by such optimism but in this case she just snorted while ripping the bandana off her head with pure annoyance.

"That boy is anything but respectful, good, and overall a nice person. He literally has no morals and no courtesy towards a girl, his fiancé and princess of Sapphire none the less! I can't believe I have to do this!" She exclaimed shoving her head back into her pillow. Yuri sighed as a knock was heard on the door. The maid got up and answered the knock and let the person in. It was of course Haruka's mother.

"Haruka, I'm so sorry you didn't figure this out from your father and I." Queen Matsuko said sitting next to her daughter on the bed. Yuri quietly slipped out the room and left the mother and daughter to talk. "We didn't know how'd you handle it and by the looks of things not telling you first hand has made the situation worse."

"Ya think?" Haruka snapped rudely making her mother frown and stand up.

"Now young lady I understand you are upset but you have no right to speak to me in such a manner. This may be a little drastic and you may disagree with it entirely but you being the princess mean's you have to do what's best for the people who follow you. They are like family to you and me and that is why I had to lose something important because I didn't think that something was right. I was thinking of myself."

"W-what are you talking about mom? You and dad got married naturally and you love him." Haruka stated as she sat up and faced her mother's saddened face.

"Yes well I am not from this realm. My realm was destroyed when I left it. I was the strongest fairy in that realm and if I left that would leave it defenseless. My mother told me to stay but I left with your father and a few months later I found out that my entire realm had been destroyed by sorcery. I put myself before the well being of the people who had faith in me and I cared about." Matsuko explained letting the tears gather at the corners of her eyes, but she blinked them back as her daughter looked upon her with sympathy.

"I'm sorry mom; I guess I am being a selfish brat right now." Haruka laughed lightly. "If helping the ones I love and want to keep safe means that I have to have a royal pain as a fiancé then I won't let you down." Haruka said letting her glorious bright smile break through. Matsuko smiled as well and the two of them hugged.

"You are a very brave and strong girl; much more faithful then I could ever be. You make me so proud Haruka." Her mother whispered as she rubbed her daughters back gently. Haruka's smile broadened and she pulled away.

"I get my bravery and strength from my wonderful mother." She giggled. Matsuko laughed lightly and ran her fingers through her daughter's hair.

"You're such a good girl, now why don't we go have a snack and you can tell me more about your royal pain of a fiancé." The Queen laughed as did the princess.

Ending Time: 4:13

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