Chapter 7

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Another day in Rakuzan castle for Kuroko and it meant another day closer to the wedding of the century between the famous Akashi Seijuro and Chihiro Mayuzumi. One week has passed and Kuroko still have no idea on how to make the King lose interest in marrying Teiko's Princess.

What she manages to do was to fascinate the red haired King even more. Or at least that what Kuroko heard just few seconds ago on her morning walk with the King.

"Excuse me?" she asked the King. She hoped she heard the wrong thing from the King's mouth.

"I said, you are one interesting Princess." She heard the King spoke to her. "I always heard that Princess from Teiko always proud of their unique hair color. And you suddenly appear and colored your hair"

"I am grateful that Your Majesty thinks highly of me" Kuroko answered nervously. She saw the disapprove look on the King's face as he stopped walking.

"Need I to remind you about how to call my name when we are alone?"

"I am sorry Your Majesty, sometimes I tend to be forgetful. Also, I think it will be inappropriate for someone in my status" Kuroko lied. She hoped the King will start to grow to dislike her when she didn't follow his order.

"For you, my fiancé, to call me by my given name?" just as Kuroko expected, King Akashi will not be happy with her.

"My King, I think we should get to know each other more before we can call each other with our given name" Kuroko told him. She has thought about this all night long, if she ended up refusing to call King Akashi by his given name for more than a week. King Akashi will surely understand that she have no intention to get to know him better.

Her plan will be perfect, if Akashi really have no interest in her.

Akashi Seijuro has spent his entire day yesterday to search more about Princess from Teiko. The more he found articles about Teiko's princess. The more he sure this teal haired woman is not the real Princess. His best friend, Aomine Daiki is a reliable person when it comes to female matters. He also asked Aomine to fly to Teiko and get enough information regarding their Princess. He only gave Aomine one week to give Akashi final affirmation that the Princess sent to his castle is not the real one.

If this Princess will only bring harm to him and his country, he will have no choice but to send her and the real Mayuzumi Chihiro to serve the rest of their life in prison. Akashi could see the trouble when he revealed that a Princess from a small country deceived him.

That was Akashi's plan from the beginning. But after he spent one week with this fake Princess, something that Akashi never expected to happen actually happen.

Akashi Seijuro doesn't want to see this fake Princess anywhere near the prison in his country.

"Your Majesty?" her melodious voices made him look back to her baby blue eyes covered by a black veil that cover most of her face. He kept remembering about the horse riding incident when he have one hour of seeing this woman's face. He didn't care if that woman actually screaming for her life when he paced his horse at its top speed. He could still remember how small and soft her body was went he held her. He wishes to be able to hold her once again.

He really make a big mistake when he decided that he want to spend alone time with this woman.

Kuroko could hear a strange alarm ringing in her ear when she saw how the look on the King's eyes changed. It was just a normal morning walk through one of the garden in the palace. And no one follow the two of them, the King ordered no one to guard him as he want to spend more time with his fiancé. She really thought the King might be angry at her, but the look on his face is not something close to anger or rage.

It is something that Kuroko always seen in every man's eyes when they were looking at her sister, Momoi Satsuki.

"Seijuro-kun?" Kuroko decided to use his given name; she is hoping the King will come back to his sense.

"Tell me my Princess" she heard Akashi spoke. She really wants to run away from there and hide. But she has to maintain her composure as Princess from Teiko and face this beast, alone.

"What is it, Your Majesty?"

"How old are you?"

"I am—"Kuroko stopped for a while to remember Mayuzumi's real age. Mayuzumi should be older that her, but is Mayuzumi older that this King? She remembered Mayuzumi complained about Princes who are younger than her and how she didn't want any 'unattractive young and foolish Princes' to be her boyfriend. This must meant King Akashi is somewhat younger than Mayuzumi. "Twenty seven years old, Your Majesty"

"That's funny, you don't look like someone who should be older than me"

"Looks can be deceiving, Your Majesty" Kuroko said with a fake giggle coming from her mouth. How can he be sure she didn't look anywhere near twenty seven years old? She is definitely five years younger than Mayuzumi.

"Then tell me, how far have you been in your past relationship?"

Kuroko stopped walking as she looks at the King with wide eyes. What is it with this person and his random attitude? As Kuroko Tamiko, she never even held hand with anybody. On the other hand, Mayuzumi Chihiro is a very experienced lover. Kuroko couldn't count at the amount of men coming out from Mayuzumi's room in the morning. And Kuroko is very sure Mayuzumi and those men were not just kissing all night long.

How she supposed to answer Akashi's question then?

"I have heard some displeasing rumors about you, My Princess. And I want to confirm about the truth beneath these rumors" she heard Akashi spoke again. What kind of rumor has been flying around about Mayuzumi in Rakuzan? She is really in a deep trouble if she gave this King the wrong answer.

"I have been ignorance lately about how my people viewed me" Kuroko try to give a hint to Akashi that she didn't want him to ask anymore question. it seemed Akashi neither get her hint or simply don't care about it.

"That is not very wise my Princess."

"is it?" Kuroko challenged the King. Even when she could feel her leg just turned into jelly-like and she could pass out at any moment. For a few seconds she could see a light twitch from one of the King's eyebrow. she finally manage to annoyed the cold King of Rakuzan.

"You shall not do things that did not suit your image as my future queen" she heard the King's short, yet menacing answer.

"I am sorry my King, I have no intention to relinquish my habit." Kuroko tried to hold her smile back when she saw a light scowl appeared on his handsome face. She couldn't believe that actually acting like the real Mayuzumi Chihiro might be the recipe for her success.

"Is that so? It sounded like you are not interested in me"

"What are you saying my King, if I am not interested in you I will not accept your proposal" Kuroko laugh a little and she saw the King ceased his frown and she tried to see his eyes and read the emotion in it. she took one step closer to the King, that she is in his arm-length distance from him.

That's when she notice why every girl in this world will do anything to obtain his attention. This man in front of her is not bad looking at all. His face actually very serene and not scary at all. If he wasn't born as a king, he might climb his was to become a royal in no time with his look and brain.

"Is that so?" she heard the King finally spoke. She looked up and she just realized her face is too close to the King's face. She wanted to take a step back but the King already catch her hand. "Are you really want to marry me, my Princess?"

"Yes" but deep inside Kuroko screamed in her head "Get away from me!"

Rather than backing away like her wish, the King give a light peck on her lips. It's just one second and he kisses her over the veil that she used. It should not mean anything if it's Mayuzumi Chihiro.

But for Kuroko Tamiko, she still thinks of that as her first kiss.

And she is just standing there, looking at the King's pleased look as she could feel her face turned into the color of tomato. And her mind still hazy as she tried to held her head high to maintain her image as Mayuzumi.

"That kiss mean you are officially my fiancé. I can't wait for our wedding party to happen, My Princess"

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AN:

Another short chapter for me. I have to apologize, moving to new place really take my time(I couldn't find my laptop for about one week) and my new bed just too comfortable. I become even lazier.

Anyway, next chappie will be about Aomine and the engagement party~

Aaand.. can you imagine what kind of veil I am talking about in this story? do you need an image to explain it or not?

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