WISTAL CASTLE:

All the castle was in ferment cause in less than 24 hours the ball for Prince HIkaru's birth.

The maids were everywhere, cleaning all the rooms from the grand salon to the corners of the stables.

However there was one person, that apparently was calm and relaxed, that person was prince Zen.

Obi was astonished, really astonished, his gold-cat eyes looked at his master and then spoke

Zen, how can you be calm when you will, well mabye see Little Miss again"

No response

"Zen are you in or are you looking at those young maids over there, I didn't thought that you were such a pervent"

Then Obi suddently shut up, a sword was pointed to his neck and then

"Obi…"

"Yes master"

"PLEASE SHUT UP FOR A BRIEF SECOND, IM TRYING TO CONCENTRATE"

"Y-Y-Yes master I will take my leave" and with a bow Obi jumped out of the room and landed upon a oak tree.

Just then the door of Zen's study opened and Kiki came in, Zen couldn't believe his eyes: Kiki was dressed with a long light-green dress, her hair that now was long was tied in a chiffon but 2 locks of hair fell to her face, she was smiling!

"Zen, I will stay with Keiko and Hiroshi until the evening so Mitsuhide will stay with you until tonight, at the ball, I hope that you will not tease my husband again like you allways do, apart from that, your highness I hope that you will pass a good evening"

Then Zen spoke "Kiki, remember what I said you "

"Yes, you said to me to smile more"

"Yes but not only that, I even said that you speak a little more informal, you nearly sound like Lord Haruka, and it's difficult to beat him up you know"

"Well, I just hope that will not became like that old grampa like Lord Haruka
"Yes, That's the spirit and you are even right, he's really an old grampa"

Then Kiki opened the door and went away.

6 hors after – 1 hour before the masquered ball

The castle was even more chaotic than in the evening, very soon the first carriages will start to arrive, the castle looked like a dimond that sparkles at the moon.

King Izana and Queen Haki where in the throne room where Hikaru that was inside his crib was now playing with the locks of his Mother's hair.

Haki, meanwhile was talking with her husband about the ball, she was so exited about it!

Instead, as allways, Izana appeard with a unemotional expresson and Haki say that expression and said" Darling are you going to put on that face for all the ball or are you going to cheer up a bit otherwise I will force to make you spit out a smile of your"

He immidiately responded" I didn't know that my wife had the power to make me smile, this is new."

"Ok... perhaps I am wrong but please daring, please smile more, will you do it for me.

"When the guest will arrive I will put on a smile but don't worry, not a fake one however not even a real one"

"Then what type is it"

"Just a smile""

"You are impossible"

And with that Haki sat up and took the infant in her arms and said" I am going to the main garden to get some fresh air, I believe that even Hikaru needs some to" and with that Haki disappeared, swalloned by a long corridor to her right.

"Haki is right Lord Brother, you don't smile even in important occasions like this"

"I do what I want however why are you here Zen, shouldn't you stay with your attendands until the ball starts"

"Why, is now Onii-sama worried about me, I thought that you only liked to tease me"

"Yuor right, I wanted to try to speak like when an older brother speaks to his younger brother, it was coming good, don't you think"

"H-Hai it was coming good"

Good, changing the topic, what will you do if it is really her"

"Lord brother, isn't it obvious, I won't let her go away and…"

"Sorry Zen but i think that we will talk next time, the guests are starting to arrive.