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Day 1 of the Cruise! ✰ Exploration and Dancing!

Rein's P.O.V.

"Here's your room keys, have a nice stay." The employee at the service counter handed us our room keys. Fine and I were together, Auler and Solo were together, Lione, Sophie, and Altezza were together, Mirlo and the Seed Princesses were together, and Bright-sama, Tio, and Shade were staying together in a room.

"Rein! Let's go drop off our bags at our room, and explore! Like the dining room and restaurants!" Fine smiled in excitement. "Don't forget the shops and the clothing stores!" I laughed along with Fine as everyone headed off to their rooms.

"Wow.. this room is so big and pretty!" We both admired the room. "Oh! The beds are so cute too!" The room was a bit spacious, with two twin beds in the middle, with light teal coverings on them. There was also a small desk to the right of the door, acting like a vanity area!

"My, Fine, there's also a vanity area, and it's cute and functional, too!" I called out to Fine, who was in the bathroom.

"Rein, the bathroom is pretty big and there's a lot of space! Even a bath!" Fine came out and we both looked at the best part we didn't see yet.

"THE BALCONY!" We ran to the balcony, opened the doors, and stepped out. "Amazing!" We both chorused, looking out at the view.

Since we just left land, the city was still in sight, and the sea was coming up! The waters were sparkling, and the sky was really pretty!

"What a breathtaking sight.." Fine and I smiled at each other. I'm so excited to explore the ship!

After we checked out our room and dropped off our luggage, we decided to go out to the outdoor deck, which was above us by one floor. "Wow! This ship is amazing!" Fine and I gasped in awe at the beautiful outdoor deck, where there were water slides, giant pools, and hot tubs! But the best part of all was all the smiles we saw and the laughter we heard! It really makes the mood a lot lighter and happier!

"Rein! Let's go play-" Fine got cut off as Shade appeared from behind us. "Fine, Rein, did you two see my whip anywhere? I know I had it before we boarded.." Shade asked, looking around for where his weapon could be.

"Shade! I still can't believe you brought your whip on board! How did the people even let you onto the ship? Oh right, we were on a rush and I guess it can't cause any harm.. But you aren't supposed to bring weapons on a fun and relaxing vacation!" Fine said, not realizing what she said.

"Fine, how did you know I had my whip on me before? Wait, Fine.. did you.." Shade's bangs covered his eyes. I giggled. "Oh, Fine.." My sister is so cute! "Um.. Rein and I are going to go play now.. so Shade, you can go hang out with Bright and the others." Fine nervously started taking steps backwards, while sheepishly laughing.

"Fine.." Shade also started to take steps forwards. "I'm sorry!" Fine started running away from Shade, who somehow caught Fine and started dragging her away.

"Rein, I'm borrowing Fine for a bit." Shade sighed. "No! Rein, save me!" Fine reached her hand out for me, with anime tears in her eyes. I just laughed. "Have fun, you two!" I waved, seeing Shade scold Fine and her refusing to give him back his whip.

"I might as well check out what everyone else is doing and explore the ship at the same time!" I decided to go down to the library, where I saw Sophie and Lione reading books. "Oh, Sophie, Lione, having a fun time?" I smiled.

"Oh, Rein, yes, we are having a fun time! Their library is huge here, and they have so many interesting books!" Lione replied.

"Do you want to join us?" Sophie asked me. "Oh, thanks, but I'm checking up on everyone! And exploring the ship, too!" I politely turned down their offer, before exiting the library and going up two floors to the gym.

The first thing I saw when I got to the floor that the gym was on was the view! There were so many windows that had light coming through, so it was all really light inside! "Ah, Tio, Solo!" I then saw the Flame Kingdom Prince and the Seed Kingdom Prince.

"Hi, Rein!" The two boys were working out together, probably training a bit too. "Are you two having fun? Especially since you can look at this view, and see the whole front of the ship!" I asked excitedly.

"Yes, training with the view really amazes us, we noticed that too when we first stepped in here!" Solo smiled.

"Well, good luck you two, I'm going to go see what everyone else is up to and explore some more! There's still a lot that I haven't seen." I started leaving, waving.

"Lione, The Seed Princesses, and Mirlo all have gone to the ice skating rink if you want to see what they're up to!" The two princes told me before I left. "Thanks, Tio, Solo!"

"Well.. since Tio and Solo just told me where Lione, The Seed Princesses, and Mirlo are, I might as well check out the ice rink!" I boarded the elevator and went three floors down. "I didn't even notice, but even the elevators and designing into this ship is amazing!" I just realized how the elevator was really decorated, with some light sea green colored walls, like the sea! "Oh, we're here!" I got off of the elevator and stopped in front of the ice rink.

I opened the doors and saw my three friends immediately. Lione was skating around elegantly, doing tricks with holding the Seed Princesses, too! Mirlo was on the side, watching them, while painting a beautiful picture, I could only imagine!

"Hi, Lione, Mirlo, The Seed Princesses!" I called out, waving, with a smile on my face.

"Hi, Rein!" The 13 princesses waved back at me, also smiling.

I walked a little closer to Lione and the Seed Princesses, and they approached me too. "Are you guys having fun? It really looks like you are!" I really liked how we all went on a vacation and can relax after everything happened with the Black Crystal.

"Yes! Skating with Lione is so much fun!" Lione blushed, but smiled. "Skating with the Seed Princesses is also really fun!" I looked up at Mirlo. "What about you, Mirlo?"

"Yes, painting my friends in a beautiful scenery makes me really happy.." Mirlo shyly said.

"That's good to hear that everyone is having fun and is happy!" I smiled. I really was grateful for all of the friends that I had.

"Oh, if you're going exploring, Rein, then you should check out the shopping area! I heard that Auler and Altezza are there!" Lione told me.

"Eh!? Auler and Altezza? I have to see this! I'll see you three later!" I waved goodbye, went back outside, and boarded the elevator back down another two floors to the shopping area. This ship is really big.. they have so many floors!

"Amazing.." There were so many stores and restaurants, I almost couldn't believe that they were here! "Oh! That store is so cute! That store, too! Oh, and that one!" All of these stores had such cute clothes! I need to show this to Fine!

"Now I know why Altezza would be here first thing, but why would Auler be here with her? Oh, maybe.. They're finally together!?" I smiled, knowing that probably wasn't the case, but those two are cute together!

"Did I just hear my name?" I heard a familiar voice ask from behind me.

"Altezza, I think you're just imagining it.." Another voice said.

"Ah! Altezza, Auler!" I popped up in front of the two. "WAH- Rein!" They both jumped.

"Rein, what are you doing!? You scared me!" Altezza got angry. "Rein, are you here to shop too?" I noticed that Auler was carrying a lot of shopping bags. A lot.

"Auler, are those all Altezza's bags?" I sweat dropped. "Ah.. yes." He sighed. Poor Auler, his arms must be getting tired. But he gets to hang out with his crush!

"Oh, yeah, Rein, I have a list of a few stores you might want to check out," Altezza calmed down and handed me a paper.

"Altezza, did you write down this list for me?" I saw that she had made notes of what styles the clothes were, if they also sold accessories, and more!

"O-of course not! Why would I make a list for you!?" Altezza looked the other way, with Auler smiling.

"Thanks so much, Altezza, Auler, you too! I'll have to go shopping with Fine sometime," I smiled brightly.

"Anyways.. are you two together? You two are shopping together." The two blushed bright red immediately. "W-what!? Of course not! W-why would I date Auler?" Altezza huffed, and tried to look annoyed.

"Y-yeah.." Auler looked slightly hurt. I sighed. If only Altezza could be honest with her feelings.

"I guess I'll go see if Fine has escaped Shade.." I stepped into the elevator, surprised at who I saw. "Bright-sama!?" He looked just as surprised as me.

"Ah, Princess Rein!" He smiled. "J-just call me Rein please.." I stuttered. I'm alone with Bright-sama!

"If that's what you would like, Rein. Oh, since we are both in the elevator, would you like to go see the art collection with me?" He asked, still smiling brightly.

"E-eh? Sure!" I smiled back. I can't believe it! Bright-sama and I are going to spend time together!

"Good! The art collection is on the seventh floor.." He pressed the button to go up.

"So, Rein, did you have fun exploring the ship?" Bright-sama asked me. "Yes! It was so much fun to see what this ship had and to see everyone! Wait, how did you know I was exploring?" I looked at him.

"I just saw you going around to different places today," He smiled. Bright-sama saw me!? But I didn't see him.. "But I didn't see you around anywhere, Bright-sama," I replied, confused.
"I came at those places while you were leaving." "That makes sense. Oh, we're here!" We stepped off of the elevator. "Wow.." The art collection was huge! There were so many paintings, sculptures, and artifacts! "This collection is huge, isn't it, Bright-sama?" I looked up at him.

"Yes, let's go take a look!" He smiled, and led the way. "Oh! Bright-sama, look! These pictures are of the Fushigiboshi!" On the wall, there were picture of each kingdom, and there was a short explanation of each kingdom. "In the Sunny Kingdom, there are two twin princesses that are known as the 'most un-princesslike princesses known in the history of the Fushigiboshi." I read out loud, then sweat dropped.

"Haha! I think that you two are the most princess-like princesses, after all, you did save the Fushigiboshi!" Bright-sama said, cheering me up. "R-really? Thank you, Bright-sama!" I smiled brightly.

Suddenly, a voice on the loudspeaker sounded. "The ballroom is now open for dancing, everyone is welcome to come and dance! There will be refreshments included."

"My, that sounds like a good idea! Shall we go dance, Rein?" He asked me. "Sure!" I get to dance with Bright-sama!~ Going on this vacation was such a good idea!

We arrived at the ballroom, and stepped inside. "Oh, I just realized! We have to get changed in the proper clothes for dancing," Bright-sama said, looking at everyone else who were wearing formal clothes.

"You're right! We should get changed and meet back here," I replied. I could dress up Fine too! Is she here? "Fine, you're going to get a stomach ache." I heard a tired voice. "No way, Shade! I never get stomach aches from eating!" Then a cheerful voice.

"Ah, Fine!" Bright-sama and I approached the two. "Fine, let's go change and dance!"

"Eh? But I want to eat.." She reluctantly put down her plates and fork. "That's a good idea, I think everyone else is going to be coming here as well." Shade replied, then started to leave. "Fine.. I'm still not letting you go for having my whip." Then he left.

Fine sweat dropped. "Thanks, Bright, for keeping Rein company! I guess we should go change.." Fine said, dragging me along to our room.

"Fine! Slow down!" She finally let me go as we got inside. "But I want to eat a little more!" "Fine-sama will never change-pumo." Poomo said as he woke up from sleeping. She hurried to change. "Ah, Fine, we should wear these dresses!" I pulled out a dark pink ball gown dress that had light blue and light pink ruffles on the skirt, along with another dress that was a dark blue ball gown dress that had light pink and light blue ruffles on the skirt.

"Poomo, what do you think?" I showed him the dresses. "I think you two would look fabulous-pumo!" He smiled. "Great!"
"All right.." Fine sighed, but smiled as we put on the dresses. "Ah, hold on-pumo!" Poomo said as he started to dig in our bag. "Poomo?" Fine and I waited, confused.

"Here it is! I think these would look great with your dresses! They're sun hair clips!" He pulled out some gold colored sun hair clips. "Poomo! These are perfect! Thank you!" We both hugged him.

"Now, get out there and have a fun time! You two deserve it!" Poomo smiled.

"Thanks again, Poomo!" Fine and I quickly put up our hair, with Fine putting up her hair in her usual formal twin tails, and with me in my usual formal pony tail, using the sun clips that Poomo gave us!

"Let's go, Rein! I think we spent too long getting dressed!" Fine said, starting to run towards the ballroom.

"Wait, Fine, but it was only ten minutes!" I hurried to catch up with Fine. "That's a long time, Rein!" Fine slowed down a bit to match with my pace.

"Ten minutes is not a long time! That's a lot faster than we took at the party last time!" I replied, hurrying to the ballroom doors with Fine.

"Yes it is, Rein-" We accidentally ran into the ballroom doors, and they opened, which made me and Fine trip on each other's dresses, and tumble to the ground.

"Ow.." We both laid on the ground, dizzy from the impact.

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Fine and I realized that it was completely quiet.

"Sorry for interrupting!" We hurriedly stood up, and bowed.

The music and chatter resumed.

"You two are still the same even on vacation, huh?" Everyone approached us, with sweat drops on the side of their heads.

"I believe that it's fun this way!" Sophie smiled at Altezza. "Yes!" Everyone laughed.

"Well, shall we dance, Rein?" Bright-sama held out his hand to me. "Yes!" I smiled, and took his hand.

"Fine, let's dance as well. Unless you're going to eat more sweets again." Shade smiled lightly.

"Nope! Well, maybe.. But I'll still dance with you!" Fine cheerfully smiled, and took his hand.

"Since they're dancing, let's dance as well, Altezza!" Auler suggested, holding his hand out to Altezza. "Well.. since Onii-sama is busy right now, I guess I will dance with you." Altezza blushed, taking Auler's hand.

I saw everyone else dance around us, with Sophie and Tio dancing, Lione dancing with Solo, and Mirlo dancing with the Seed Princesses. While Bright-sama and I were dancing, I saw sparkles and a bright aura around him, a big smile on his face the whole time. I smiled brightly at him. He is called Bright for a reason!

Before we knew it, a voice broke out on the loudspeaker. "The ballroom dancing is now over, unfortunately. Everyone is free to have free time, or go back to your rooms, for it is getting close to nighttime."

"That was short.. but it was fun!" Bright-sama said as we stopped dancing. "Yes.. it was short," I replied, wishing that we could have still been dancing for a little longer.

"Let's hang out again sometime, Rein!" Bright-sama placed a kiss on my hand before walking away with Shade back to their room, who was looking at us for some reason.

"Rein?" Fine waved a hand in front of my face.

"Rein?" I didn't respond. Bright-sama.. Bright-sama.. JUST KISSED MY HAND!

"KYAH!" I squealed, and hugged Fine tight. "Rein!? What happened with Bright?" Fine struggled to get out of my hug.

"He kissed my hand! He kissed my hand!" I smiled, letting go of Fine and started to dance with her.

"Yay! Yay! Yay!" Fine slowly started to get into dancing, smiling at me.

I still can't believe Bright-sama kissed my hand!

"Today was so fun! Tomorrow we're going to be stopping at the Sparking Sea Town! I can't wait until tomorrow!" We were all dressed and ready to go to sleep, but we were chatting with each other.
"Now, now, I know that today was fun, but it's getting late, so you two should go to sleep! We are stopping at a port tomorrow, after all." Poomo tiredly said to us.

"But, Poomo! You slept all day!" We pouted. "I tired myself out sorting all of your clothes," Poomo replied, pointing to neat stacks of clothes stacked on top of our suitcases. "Wow! Thank you, Poomo! We'll let you sleep!" Fine and I looked at each other, before laughing.

"Why are you two laughing?" Poomo looked at us. "We're just excited for tomorrow! Well, good night, Poomo!" Fine and I smiled at him. "Good night, Fine-sama, Rein-sama.." Poomo tiredly went over to his bed, and fell asleep immediately.

"Yay! Now we don't have to wait, we can keep on talking!" We whispered, careful to not wake Poomo up. I turned off the lights, with Fine turning on the night light on our stand.

"Bright-sama kissed my hand!"

"I still have Shade's whip! Why did he even bring his weapon on vacation, I wonder?"

"Oh, right! Sparking Sea Town! I can't wait! What will we do there, Fine?"

"Eating!"

"Shopping!"

"We can't forget to go to the Sparking Glass Tower though!"

Fine and I kept on talking and laughing throughout the night, happy for what happened today, but even more excited for tomorrow! I hope we get to Sparking Sea Town soon!

I hoped you enjoyed reading this chapter! I just realized how much I wrote.. well, I did take like five days to update.. Sorry about that! I had trouble coming up with ideas, which ended up with me brainstorming, and having problems typing out the story, etc. I really hope there weren't any errors in this story! Well, no one wants to hear this boring stuff :P.

{Moving on, I will be going on a cruise in real life on August 10th. (how I got inspired, except it's to Alaska which doesn't have the scenes in this story) I will hopefully be writing a special one-shot that will be posted in about 3 days (which is out now!), and another one when I come back as well as chapter 5! Thank you for being patient!}

(and for reading this author's note!)

-Kyuu-San