Prince Raji spat out his wine in shock, abruptly standing up, "Excuse me?" he asked with a choked tone in his voice, coughing slightly to clear his voice. She snickered a bit, sitting back down and motioning at the food that had been delivered, "Now everyone, enjoy dinner."

After, another prince clinked glasses with her and congratulated her, but didn't even drink any of his drink.

It took him a moment to sit back down peacefully but he didn't eat like everyone around him. The brunette spent his dinner time staring curiously at the girl, with stern eyes. Why him? And why was he not informed before now? It was as if she was out to drive him nuts.

"Prince Raji, if you do not eat, you will be hungry until tomorrow morning's breakfast," a kind voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He looked up to see Prince Zen and Shirayuki smiling gently at him from across the table.

"We're assuming you didn't know about the marriage until now," Zen spoke soothingly, "Don't worry too much, if you really despise her you should be able to get out of it, and if you get to know her you may like her." He smiled as if there wasn't a thing to worry about, it only made Raji more angry.

Raji scoffed, taking a small nibble off of his food, "As if you understood," was all he mumbled before he ate his meal, and eventually dinner was over. Everyone moved on to their rooms, but Azira stayed behind, just sitting there with her long hair draped over her left shoulder, arms crossed.

"Raji, stay," she said, as he was about to walk away. "I would like to speak to you about this matter before tomorrow." There was a sense of melancholy in her voice.

"Sure.." he stared at her confused, for about the fifth time since they met. He waited until she stood and walked in front of him. She looked exhausted, not as hyper as she seemed to be before dinner.

Raji blinked but maintained composure, waiting for her to speak. "I apologize for the abrupt notification of the marriage, but this is how it is. My older brother is taking the throne soon, and since I am now of age, my father wants me to rule a country as soon as possible, and your father felt the same about you."

He nodded, "Yes, I understand completely.. We will have to deal with it, whether we like it or not." Raji tried his hardest to seem proper and intelligent, but in reality he was a mess. He always wanted to marry a wonderful woman that he loved. Ever since he met Shirayuki, he believe in love, and believed he'd find somebody.

"Yes, I agree.." her voice trailed off, and suddenly a flash of red came towards him. Azira was now in his arms, standing there out cold.

"Princess?!" he said very alarmed, "What's wrong?!" Raji shook her, but there was no response. Not even a blink, so he had no other choice but to pick her up and dash to the hospital. They took her away, and left Raji to wait impatiently.

A while later, a doctor came out disappointed, "Poisoning." was the only thing he said. Automatically he felt a sense of deja vu, remembering a point where he knew royalty that was poisoned around him, but he felt as if he was in Shirayuki's shoes at this moment.

Someone you just met, being poisoned, and wanting to help in every way. "How bad? Deadly?" he asked worriedly. But the doctor shook his head, telling him she'll be fine by morning if she took prescribed medicine.

..

Raji didn't sleep much that night, he was too worried about the girls health. Why would anyone poison her? Sure, she seems like a brat, but that doesn't mean poison someone.

He took a walk outside, leaning against the fence, staring up at the stars and sighing. Suddenly there was a giggle a few feet away, he turned abruptly and saw a small figure laying in the grass, looking at him. The female sat up, "Hello."

"Ah, it's just you," he smiled at Shirayuki. "You scared me." She laughed a bit, sitting up and looking back up at the sky smiling gently.

"You know, if you're stressed, just lay and look up at the stars," She stated. The redhead noticed his puzzled expression. "It's calming to look at stars. They are bright, and don't move much. It makes you wonder what things are out there."

Raji obviously was still confused by what she was saying. She motioned for him to sit next to her, so he went and did so. She didn't have her hair covered anymore, it was longer now, and just as beautiful as always.

For a long time they sat in silence, staring at the sky, until she forced him to tell her what's wrong. Stubbornly he agreed.

"Well.. She may be a pain.. but you obviously like her a bit," Shirayuki had a big smile on her face, "maybe get to know her and give it a chance. As for the poisoning.. she'll be ok, and I'm positive the guy will be caught."

The two stand up, "Thank you..," he blushed flustered, "it means a lot from a friend."

"You're welcome," she smiled, as they walked back to the castle, past midnight and went back to their own rooms.

That was when he was finally able to sleep, but still worried about the silent kingdoms princess, Azira..