Gumi did everything short of passing out and falling to the floor. Miku laughed at her shocked expression after they pulled away, tapping her on the nose. The girl's blush intensified at the action and she covered her face with her hands and silently squealed to herself.
"Gumi-chan, are you okay?" Miku gazed at her. Gumi mumbled something unintelligible into her palms. The princess poked her in the arm. "Gumi-chan?"
Gumi peeked through her fingers and muttered something else that was too muffled to understand. "Miku-sama…"
The two glanced at each other, but the moment was interrupted by a gruff voice calling up the stairs.
"Miku-sama~" Kaito's strong voice carried up the stairs and reached the princess' ears. She sighed, reluctantly turning to leave. She stopped in her tracks when she felt Gumi's arms wrap around her waist from behind.
"Sayonara, Princess," She uttered quietly into her ear. She pressed her lips to the skin of the princess' neck and quickly bowed her head to hide her flushed cheeks. Miku smiled and skipped out of the room and down the stairs. She was greeted by the glowing face of Luka and the lanky frame of Kaito at the foot of the stairs. Gumi's father leered at her and she averted her eyes from the old man, an uncomfortable feeling rising in her chest. What a strange, little man.
"Come along, Miku-sama, otherwise we'll be late." The maid's voice shattered her thought, making the shards scatter through her mind in all directions so she couldn't put them back together. She glanced in confusion, reality suddenly hitting her square in the face.
"Yeah... Let's go."
