Kyuubi curse..
Traced 4: The lost boy
It's been few months since they took the lost boy into their household, into the castle – but as a servant nonetheless. There was no other choice unless that choice. Simon country didn't allow any people from other country coming inside, except for merchants and slaves.
Enma watched Tsunayoshi from across the glamorous hall. The boy looked contempt and cheerful as always ever since he was invited to live in this castle. He was serving the food to the people around the table with earnest smiles covering his round face. He sometimes wonder why that boy can always smile earnestly like that? It is normal if he was angry when he was treated as a servant in this castle – but there was no hostility from him that makes Enma less curious about him. Or maybe, -that man was just a servant in Vongola... Enma doesn't want to think much about the status quo of the stranger he saved and simply thought,
"A servant might not know about the princess, huh?" He unintentionally speaks out his inner thought out loud.
"What do you mean Prince Enma?" Enma almost gulp down his hot coffee in one go when he was interrupted. "Do you plan on marrying someone, Prince Enma?" The man on his right asked curiously.
"It was nothing like that Lord Shunri." Enma's red eyes glance at the middle age man who was sitting at opposite of him, knowing clearly Lord Shuri intention.
"Ahaha..I'm sorry. Here I thought my King would have lessened his burden when you married someone." There was a sign of resentment in the lord's words which shaken Enma's thought. "You're at the age of that my prince. I shall present you my daughter if you want, my prince. She seems very infatuated of you." Lord Shunri said as he looked to his side where his daughter was sitting, silently staring at Enma.
"Good evening Princess," Enma greet her gently, but the shy Princess Sakura immediately darted her blue eyes away from where Enma was sitting when Enma's eyes met hers. Her face flushing bright red.
"Prince Enma, why don't you try going out? I heard, you still didn't have betrothal. The tournament last time was canceled because you refused to marry that Princess Silvia Haru, am I right?" Princess Shea who sat at his left side said out of blue causing everyone gawping.
Princess Shea Alfonso is his relative on his father's side; one of the prettiest princesses in his family. They grew up together since their childhood, even knowing each other weaknesses. It was said that they were destined to be married, but until now- there are no progress. They simply thought, they were not meant to be together. Since they knew about each other so much; they find themselves troublesome to live with each other. Some of the other family even thought, they are just friend for benefits.
He smiled at her faking honesty giving her the 'mind your own business idiot' look. She just never missed the opportunity to screw his life.
"I think you misheard Princess Shea. Both of us actually have decided that it's not time to marry yet." He lied straightly in order to mind Sakura's feeling.
"Oh- so, you mean, you will, consider Princess Silvia." Princess Sakura stated gloomily.
"Maa, Princess Sakura, you can get many other than this idiotic looking Prince Enma." Shea reassured.
"So – Prince Enma, you wouldn't take my invitation would you?" Lord Shunri asked.
Enma just smiles at him, "I'm sorry Lord Shunri, but I still haven't thought of living with someone. I'm sorry Princess Sakura."
"No, it's alright. I understand." Princess Sakura said calmly although her heart was disturbed.
"If it happen that I will marry someone, I will surely invite you, Lord Shunri and of course princess Sakura." Lord shunri was loss of words, he cleared his throat and simply laid back on his chair at Enma's opposition. He felt pity for his dear daughter.
"There must be reason for you not to marry yet, Prince Enma." Lord Shunri said.
"Indeed... There was someone I want to find no matter what." Enma said ending his words, his red eyes searching for a small looking brunet, and when he traced him, his eyes fixated on his back, awaiting for him to come closer to his table.
His words and eyes didn't leave Princess Shea unnoticed. She realized, Enma had something to do with this servant which was hired suddenly in this castle.
"There was something about that boy, my prince…" Princess Shea stated out of blue, pointing her finger to the brunette who keeps serving the guests in the hall.
"What do you mean?"
"Just something in my mind. Please excuse me." She said smiling playfully, hiding her obscured intention.
"Speak out Shea." He urged her.
"Okay. You asked for it." She smiled wickedly, "Are you gay?"
"WHAT?!" Enma shriek out. "Where's that come from?!"
"What?! Seriously Prince Enma? Are you seriously gay?!" Princess Sakura shriek out and fainted seconds after the fits.
"SAKURA!" Lord Shunri called.
"SHEA! What was that for?!" Enma tried to defend himself but fruitless, most of the guests had heard Princess Sakura fitting words. "Oh! I'm damn...Princess Sakura, it's not - !"
He wanted to explained but Lord Shunri acted faster and had immediately brought her daughter out of the hall for treatment.
"SHEA! What the hell was that about?!" Enma's scolding causes uproar at their table which drew attention.
"It's true right? That boy is - " Shea is provoking him again.
"Shut up!" Enma yelled, then he called , "Tsunayoshi!"
Tsunayoshi who passed by that table was surprised when his name was called out loudly.
"Tsunayoshi!" Enma called the boy again which he was surprised himself. His name just comes out loosely from his mouth as if he had been thinking about the boy for all time. Was he worried about this boy?
"Yes, Enma-sama, what do you need of me?" Tsunayoshi quickly came closer and ask politely with small smile on his round face. Tsunayoshi also noticed the strangely heated atmosphere around that table where he comes to.
"Leave!" Enma ordered harshly and was actually surprised with his sudden harshness. Seeing the other boy flinch his heart was weight with sudden guilty. He darted away from Tsuna's face and composing his strict face.
Tsunayoshi staggered for a moment, unsure of the order. "Yes, Enma-sama. I was- was going to." Tsunayoshi said lowly, almost unheard of – He is slightly hurt with the harsh order. He nodded reluctantly as he took few steps backwards and immediately go out of the hall, forgetting the tray he was holding and disappear behind the door in a flash.
"Aren't you harsh with him, Enma?"
"Why do you care?" Enma sighed, trying to settle down his own emotion.
She smiled dryly. "Did you say his name was Tsunayoshi?"
"Yes. Why?"
"I didn't even say which boy I was mentioning."
Then, it struck Enma, that Shea had trick him. "Why – !"
"That Tsunayoshi boy, did you find out where he came from?"
Enma couldn't understand what Princess Shea was thinking right now, "No. He said he can't remember."
"Hurmmm…I will let you know on a little secret Enma." Enma was alarmed, as she suddenly broke the silent with that playful smile on her beautiful face.
"What are you babbling about, Shea? I don't have time to listen to your pranks anymore." He sighed.
She ignores him and moved closer to his face which caused him to blush for a moment as she whispered in his ear, "I heard – the princess survived the war –"
"What – are you - "
"I meant it. The secret heir of Vongola Country, Vongola Prince – is alive." She whispered in his ear.
Enma's red eyes widen as he tried to take the new information. He almost chocked on his own breath and covered his surprise face with a crooked smile and stare into her golden eyes sharply. "So- there was no need to hide it anymore, you know well what I'm searching for. What do you want for an exchange of this information, Shea?"
And she smiles deviously at the questions.
"What was that about? The prince called out to me so suddenly then he just shoved me out. I AM ANGRY! DAMN IT! I was about to leave the room anyway, there's no need for him to ask me like that!" Tsuna cried out hastily while he was walking down to the kitchen, kicking the bench there, which only cause him pain. "SHIT!" He just couldn't help but to shout it out loud. He was really angry at Prince Enma just now and it was just his nature to be monologues.
"What was it Tsunayoshi, what are you angry about?" It was uncalled for - Suddenly a man with three swords by his side was standing behind him, smiling cheerfully.
Tsuna was lost at words. "ah..no – there's nothing, just avenging my anger to the bench anyway." And Tsuna put up a fake smile. "So- I will continue my work."
"Let me help you."
"No. I can handle it myself." Tsuna reassured him.
Yamamoto saw that the small boy was about to lift up so many boxes and it sure looks like the box was not lifted at all. "Are you sure, Tsunayoshi? What was in those boxes anyway?"
"Oh? Foods and stuff."
"Oh, really?" Yamamoto paused for a moment staring at the small boy hard work to pick up a box about quarter of his size.
Tsuna who started feeling awkward from being stared at, fidgeting on his toes, with tint of blushes starting to coloring his cheeks, " Is something that matter? Don't worry, I can handle this kind of thing. You can do your things." Finally with uphill struggle, he manages to lift up one box to the table near to the kitchen.
"You sure?" Yamamoto asked in disbelief. He suddenly move closer to Tsuna and popped up his face in front of Tsunayoshi who was just going to look up after putting down the box causing Tsuna to make a good 'hiiiiii' squeak there.
"What was that?" Yamamoto asked teasingly, hardly trying to prevent himself from laughing at Tsuna's sudden shriek.
Tsuna who felt humiliated and ashamed, unconsciously hit Yamamoto's arm hardly.
"Aww! That hurts!"
"Served you right!" Tsuna still feeling grumpy and look away from Yamamoto's soften brown eyes. It was not his intention to squeak. It was so unfemininelyof him to squeak like that, but Yamamoto keeps staring at him from the side which keeps him at the edge. What if he found out?
"What?" Tsuna looked at him, face all flushed. "I'm fine! Just go away!"
"Enma is worried, he asked me to see you." Yamamoto confessed.
"What?!" Tsuna doesn't know whether he felt happy or just confused with Enma's attitude. "I'm fine! Trust me. Prince Enma is not yelling at me, I know I must keep my present hidden here. I know his good intention. So- you don't have to follow me around like this."
"Well that's alright then." Yamamoto smiled and stood there like a log, just staring at the boy who was struggling to do works.
"Why don't you just help me instead of staring at me closely like that? It's uhmm.." he tried to find suitable words other than irritating, "its uncomfortable." Tsuna added, changing the subject, showing off his angelic smile.
For a moment, Yamamoto did see him as a girl there. He glowed, pleased that Tsuna asked for his help at last. Tsuna smiled down at him and he carefully tried not to falter.
"Tsunayoshi-kun, can I call you Tsuna?" tsuna was surprised, "Tsunayoshi is kind of long name and not easy to say and it's too meddlesome."
"What do you mean, too meddlesome?" Tsuna asked feeling slightly irritated. "It's the name my parents gave me, stop ridiculing me."
"Sorry, sorry. Tsuna! From now on I will call you Tsuna!" Yamamoto spelled out his nick name smoothly with his toothy smiles which caused Tsuna to flinch and blush.
"Y-yes..Yamamoto-kun.."
"Takeshi.. Call me takeshi."
"Ta-takeshi-kun," Tsuna was hesitant, and his face all flushed at the sudden kindness. Wait. Wait. What kind of environment is this?! "No! I'm just a servant, how can I call you Takeshi, what will other servant like me would say?" Tsuna said defiantly, picking up the box.
"Eeh? Really? I haven't thought about it at all." Yamamoto said at ease when he lend a hand to help lift up Tsuna's box.
"Stop playing around and help me seriously Yamamoto-kun."
"Takeshi."
"Yamamoto-kun. Stop playing around."
"Takeshi."
Tsuna cannot hide his flushing face, "STOP IT! Yamamoto-kun!"
"Yes, yes. Tsuna!" Yamamoto continues teasing Tsuna. He loves teasing that boy.
"Tsuna!" he called again playfully.
"What is it?"
"Nothing, Just wanting to call you that." He smiled. "Tsuna.
"Yamamoto-kun!"
"it's Takeshi, Tsuna."
"Mou! Just stop it!"
Author's note:
Please note; Tsunayoshi is a princess in this story, but had to act like a prince since his childhood. I hope no one other than me is confused. Hahaha.
Finally another chapter was up. Took me long time though. Gomenasai. Oh! I edited the 3rd chapter, a bit. Only showing when Enma was hesitant to help Tsuna. That's all, Nothing much.
That's all for now. Thanks so much! Please review if you like it? Nufufufufu..
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