Wow, it's been a while since I posted a story. This is a super duper late birthday present for Eli. Now I have to do one for Rin, now that her birthday is tomorrow. For those who gave me their condolences for my family and I, thank you. I really appreciated it. Now that my grandfather's funeral is done, all I have to worry about now is school. Hopefully, the next chapter for Bound will be finished soon…I know I keep saying that it'll be done soon, but motivation and school is being a butt.

Anyways, as always, thank you for reading my stories.

My Princess - Ch. 10

Paring: Eli x Umi

Rating: T

Notes: This chapter is a sequel to chapter 9

xXx

It's been two whole months since the two had gotten married but...

"I feel like she's been avoiding me." The blonde princess sighed as she stretched out her arms across the table.

Eli was currently having spending her free time with her two best friends. The other two, however, had spent the last hour listening to how much the princess loves her knight only to now hear about their problems.

"Elichi, I'm sure Umi-chan is just busy with her duties. Ever since she married you, your father has been very keen on making her take the throne after him with you." The purple haired girl spoke up to lighten up the sighing individual. "Not only that, she still has her duties as a knight to make sure security around the kingdom is at its best."

"I know, but...ever since the night of our wedding...we never did it again..." Eli's blushing pout irked the smaller girl sitting to her left (no only that, but what she heard was just way too much info).

"Ah~, I can't take this anymore!" Nico stood up and looked at the other two. "Why don't you just ask for a day off or two and force her to go on a trip with you? Maybe then you two can do whatever the heck you want afterwards."

"That actually sounds like a good idea. I'm sure the others would like a day or two to just relax and have fun." Nozomi interjected with a smile.

"Oi, I said the idiot couple should go, not all of us." Ruby eyes gave the other a blank stare.

"Why not? It'll give you a chance to get closer with Maki-chan." Nozomi grinned when Nico blush at the mention of the redhead's name.

As the pair argued (more like Nico denies her feelings), Eli was in thought about where they should go. Technically, the two never had their honeymoon since Umi became really busy right afterwards of their wedding day. The blonde grew excited at the many things they would do as a couple.

xXx

"No."

"But-"

"I meant what I said with my first answer Eli." Golden brown orbs gave the princess a stern look.

"You've been holed up in this room for who knows how long. All I am asking for was for you to at least take some time off and get some proper rest to relax." Eli was beginning to slowly get angry with her spouse. "I want to spend more time with you Umi..."

A sigh escaped the lips of the knight. "Eli, I know we haven't properly spent time with each other since our wedding night, but right now I can't take a break to relax just because I'm married to you. My duties as a knight is to also serve the kingdom."

"Forget it!" Eli shouted at the other, making Umi jump behind her desk. "Just keep doing your duty. You can even sleep in here for all I care!"

The bluenette had her mouth open to speak to her wife, but Eli stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind her before words could form in the other's mouth.

Umi let another sigh escape from her mouth. "I'm only worried about you..."

Everyone tried their best to lighten up the mood around the princess. All seven present individuals weren't sure what to do since the missing person from their group was the only one who could fix this problem. It was clear that she was very upset; the air around her was gloomy and dark.

"Elichi, I'm sure everything will be okay so-"

"Um, where's Umi-chan nya? I thought we were all going together."

Rin's question had everyone mentally slapping their faces. Even Honoka, who was just as dense as the other, knew that Eli was angry with their blue haired friend.

"She's probably too busy with her duties. Let's go everyone, it'd be a waste if we don't go and have some fun." Eli frowned at the mention of her knight, but she didn't want the others to worry about her too much.

"Eh, Umi-" Maki and Hanayo slapped their hands over the ginger's mouth to prevent any more fuel become added to the flames.

"Well, so much for having a vacation." Nico muttered to under her breath.

xXx

They took two carriages to make the trip to Maki's villa in near the mountains (Honoka and Rin rode their horses). Eli had asked the redhead for permission to use it because her family (surprisingly) didn't own one there. She had high hopes in going before getting angry with Umi because she knew how much the bluenette loved mountains. Eli knew she was being childish for getting upset with the other over such trivial things, but even she needed some attention. Sometimes the blonde wondered if Umi actually loves her.

Her thoughts became disrupted when the carriage came to a bumpy halt. Maki stepped out to see what was wrong while Eli, Nozomi, and Nico stayed seated inside the carriage. The three peaked out of the door and saw that the pathway had been blocked with debris of trees, which was strange considering that there hasn't been any recent storms.

Maki, Honaka, Rin, along with the carriage drivers began to clear the path. Nico and Nozomi decided to have a little breather and took a step out of the stuffy carriage.

"KYAAA!"

Once the path was cleared, everything went completely wrong. A group of individuals with covered faces jumped onto the carriage that Eli was in and took off. Everyone was thrown off guard and weren't expecting that to happen.

"Honoka, you and I are going after the carriage! Rin, go back to the castle and get Umi!" Maki shouted the orders and they began to act. "The rest of you will go and wait at the villa."

Rin was gone the moment she was given her orders. The red haired knight climbed onto Honoka's horse and sat behind the other while Nozomi and the others were quickly taken to the Nishikino villa to avoid any more problems.

"Umi-chan!" Rin bursted through the door panting and out of breath.

"Rin, why are you still here? I thought you-"

"Eli-chan...carriage...kidnapped..." The ginger explained in between her breaths.

That was all the other needed to say to make Umi rush out the room with her sword. In fact, all Rin needed to say was the princess's name and the bluenette would have been out the door.

Umi's mind went into overdrive. Her thoughts became unclear of the whole situation, but she knew for sure that her wife was in danger. And that was something she would never forgive herself for if anything were to happen to the other.

There was only one person that would pull this kind of stunt. Umi was sure of it. There was no mistake; if she couldn't find Eli in time, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

xXx

Aquamarine orbs fluttered opened as their owner regained consciousness. After the carriage had taken off, one of the kidnappers had put her to sleep to prevent her from escaping. Unsure of where she was, the princess tried to get up and observe her surroundings, but it was then that she noticed that her hands had been chained to the head of the bed she was laying on.

A wave of panic passed through her body. She struggled to break free from the chains, but each movement she made was futile.

"Who would have thought that a struggling princess would look so tempting?" A familiar voice appeared from the opposite side of the room.

"Tono Saito, release me right now! Do you realize what you're doing?!" Eli yelled at the prince, her former fiancé.

"You wouldn't be in this situation right now if you had chosen to marry me instead of your muscle head of a knight." The prince walked up to her and smirked at the blonde as she continued to struggle with the chains. "Keep moving around like that and it'll leave marks."

"Believe me if Umi sees these marks she'll make sure you wished you never lived." Eli glared at the other and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Oh, don't worry. Your knight will have to worry more about the other marks I plan to give you instead of the ones around your wrists." Saito's smirk widens when Eli connected the dots with what he meant.

She thrashed around even more in hope to loosen the chains. Eli feared of what he planned to do with her, especially when she was vulnerable.

"Don't be so scared. I promise I will be gentle." The prince caressed Eli's cheek, but much to her disgust, she moved away and bit it instead.

"You wretch!" He retracted his hand and glared at the blonde. Angered, he put his weight on top of her, making sure Eli wouldn't be able to move. "I'll make you regret doing that."

"Get off of me!" Eli squirmed around and tried to kick Saito off of her, but she was in a position where he had the upper-hand.

Ignoring her words, he ripped off the clothing covering the front of her chest, exposing the blonde in her bra. He grabbed her chained wrists with his right hand to hold her down as he moved in closer. Eli could feel his cold, dry lips trail against the crook of her neck.

The princess held her breath as he continued to move further down. Tears spilled from her eyes as she closed them and prayed for this nightmare to be over. In the end, all she could do was think about the one she loves. Her dense, but charming knight.

Umi...save me...

*SLAM*

Both individuals jump at the sound of the door breaking down. In the doorway stood a panting knight with long dark blue hair. Swiftly moving forward, she used end of her sheath to knock the prince off of Eli, causing him to pass put from the force.

All the princess could do was watch. Eli wondered if she was delusional for thinking that her knight had caught up to them in such a short amount of time.

Umi unsheathed her sword and cut Eli's chains to free her. The knight disregarded the idea of getting the keys from Saito because of the adrenaline still coursing through her body.

"U...mi-" Eli called out the other's name but was interrupted when the knight suddenly pulled her into a protective embrace.

"Thank god you're alright." Umi pulled her princess closer. She was scared. Scared that if she let go the other would disappear. The warmth that Umi gave made Eli want to burry herself more into it. She dug her face further into Umi's left shoulder and cried.

The gentle pats on her head that the bluenete gave was a soothing comfort. The sound of her heartbeat was more than enough to prove that her knight did really come and save her.

*THUMP*

An unknown force smacked the back of Umi's head making her slump onto Eli.

"Umi!"

"To think that you were able to make it here when things were just getting good." The prince was holding a broken vase in his hand.

Umi wobbled when she pushed herself off of Eli. Amber eyes burned with rage when they stared into the other's soul. Saito slightly backed away, but still had a haughty look on his face.

"No matter." The male spoke. "I'll just have to take you down, and then I'll make you watch when I-"

The rest of his statement was cut off when Umi brought her foot up to give him a kick in between his legs. When he slumped onto his knees holding his crotch, the navy haired girl kicked him again, only this time in the face with enough force to keep him knocked out for a day or two.

"If you ever think that you would be able to touch Eli again, pray that I will have the heart to give you any mercy." Umi spoke in a dark tone, continuing to glared at the unconscious man.

"Umi..." The calling of her name made the knight turn around. She walked up to the princess, taking off her coat, and wrapped it around the other.

"I'm sorry Eli..." Those were her last words before her vision was filled with black.

"Umi!" Eli's body filled with panic when her lover fell onto her. "Umi what wrong?!"

When the blonde touched the back of Umi's head, she felt a wet substance. Pulling her hand back, her eyes widened when it was covered in red.

"UMI! Please wake up!"

BREAK

I love you...

Umi turned around to search for the source of the voice.

Please don't leave me...

A pale blue butterfly danced around the knight and flew away, as if it were trying to show Umi the way.

Please wake up...

Chasing after the butterfly, Umi was led towards a bright light.

xXx

Citrine gems fluttered open and met with the ceiling of an unfamiliar room. Umi shifted around to loosen up her stiff body. She touched her forehead to recall what had happened and felt the texture of bandages around her head. The bluenette sat herself up slowly to make sure she wouldn't cause any pain to herself.

"Umi!"

The female voice pulled her out of her daze. Amber eyes looked up and met with azure orbs, their owner on the verge of crying.

"Thank goodness!" Everything was a blur when the princess gave the injured knight a tackle hug. Of course, she pulled away quickly in fear that she had hurt the other. "How do you feel? Are you still hurting anywhere?"

As the blonde haired princess bombard the knight with concern questions, all the other could do was smile softly at her. The smile only disappeared when she saw the bruises around her princess's wrists.

"I'll go and get Maki to come take a look at you." Eli stood up to leave the room, but was stopped when Umi grabbed onto her hand.

"Umi? What's-"

The rest of her sentence was silenced when she was pulled into a rough kiss. Eli was thrown off guard with the surprise, but she reciprocated the kiss, resting her hands on Umi's shoulders. Eli wasn't sure how long the kiss was, but she had to pull away from the knight in order to catch her breath. Her heartbeat quickens at the gaze Umi gave and the fact that she was practically sitting on the other's lap.

"Umi...what was that all about?" Instead of responding, the bluenette kissed her again, pushing the princess onto her back. The feelings were overwhelming to the point where Eli had to push her lover off of her. "U-Umi what's gotten into you?" A blush now present on Eli face.

"Where did he touch you?" Citrine irises gave Eli a serious stare.

"Eh?" Eli blinked at the question.

"I want you to tell me specifically where he touched you, where he kissed you, everything. I want to erase everything he did to you from your mind." Umi hovered over the blonde as the princess laid on the bed under her.

Eli was left speechless at the bold statement coming from her usually embarrassed knight. When she didn't answer, Umi slowly brought her lips down and pressed kisses against Eli's neck. Each one was soft yet it burned against her skin like fire, making her body hot as the other trailed down lower.

"Eli..." Umi called out her lover's name every so often with each kiss. The other did the same as she was falling more and more under the knight's lust.

"W-wait Umi...you're still hurt..." The princess was absolute putty under the knight. She was slowly growing feverish and aroused from the touch of the other. "W-we can't..."

Umi stopped her trails of kisses and made way back up to Eli's lips. This time, it was full of passion, causing all of Eli's mind to go blank.

"I don't plan of stopping." Umi spoke in a husky tone sending a shiver down Eli's spine, but that didn't mean she didn't like this side of her knight.

xXx

"Eli-chan sure is taking her time checking up on Umi-chan nya." Rin and the rest of their friends were sitting in the villa's living room.

After Rin had informed Umi about Eli's kidnapping, the blue haired knight rushed out of the castle and raced out to find her princess. In the nick of time, she was able to get the signals from Honoka and Maki about their whereabouts. After infiltrating the home where Eli was being held hostage, they were sure Umi was going to murder everyone there (especially Tono Saito). They weren't expecting to find two unconscious people when they ran into the room where Eli was being held.

"It's okay Rin-chan, we should let the two lovebirds have their time together." said Nozomi.

"Okay?" The smaller ginger tilted her head in confusion.

"Nozomi, don't you even think about trying to explain it to her." Ruby gems glared at the purple haired girl who had a grin on her face.

"What do you mean by that Nico-chan?" Golden irises questioned the smaller girl.

"You don't need to know." Maki replied in place of the brunette.

"Eh~ Maki-chan too nya?" Rin groaned. "Kayochin~."

"There there." The sandy brown haired girl gently patted the head of the knight as the rest of their friend's sighed.

*THUMP*

All heads looked up at the sound that came from the ceiling. Everyone except for Rin knew what the married couple was doing in their room.

"I'm sure we would just be interrupting them if we went to check up on them. They're probably still in the process of making up." Nozomi added with a sly smile.

"Remind me to ask the maids to change those sheets tomorrow." Maki grumbled under breath.

OMAKE

The sunlight slipped past the curtains as birds could be heard from outside the window. The blonde haired individual shifted under the sheets when the rays of light touched her face. Azure orbs fluttered open as their owner stretched in bed. A soft snore could be heard beside her. She turned to face the still sleeping person who had no clothes on.

Eli quickly sat up and noticed that she too had nothing on. It was no surprise since she and Umi were up all last night with their...activities, but even now the princess had only thought it was a dream. The way Umi touched and kissed her...

Everything that happened that night replayed in Eli's head. As it continued to do so, a nice hue of red spread across the blonde's face. She wondered how she was going to properly face the others when all she could think about was how Umi passionately touched her throughout the night.

OMAKE 2

It's been three months since Eli's kidnapping. Surprisingly, the prince was able to make it back to his kingdom in one piece. His father deeply apologized for his son's actions and promised that he will be punished for his actions.

Now, Umi was going through proper training to be a suitable ruler. Every so often she would do her duties as a knight, but Honoka and Rin would scold her when she does. Days at the kingdom was peaceful. There wasn't anything in the world that Umi would trade to be able to see her people smile and be by the side of the person she loves.

"Congratulations Sonoda-san!"

"Eh?" The blue haired knight turned around to a pair of maids passing him by as she was making her way back to her room that she shared with Eli. "What do you mean by that?"

The two giggle at each other and just smiled at Umi, leaving her confused. Strangely, everyone around the castle have been acting like that. They were giving her words of congrats like when she had been engaged to the princess.

When she opened the door to the room, she met with the blonde princess and the red haired knight. Eli looked nervously at Maki while Umi tilted her head in confusion.

"Is there something that matter?" The bluenette question her wife who fidgeted in a chair.

"You can't hide if forever Eli. Might as well tell her now." The redhead nudged the princess who just a small nod. Maki left the couple to have their moment of privacy together (in truth, she didn't want to deal with what would come afterwards).

"Before anything, Umi, I think you need to sit down before you hear this." Eli stood up from her seat and pulled the other to sit on their bed.

"What is it that has you so worried? If you think I'll get mad at you, you should already know that I won't." Umi gently took Eli's hands and gave them a squeeze.

"That's not I'm worried about." She mumbled. Taking a deep breath, Eli looked into amber orbs with a solid resolution.

"Umi…" The knight nodded for her lover to continue as the princess hesitated to finish what she had to say.

"Umi…I'm pregnant."

Silence invaded the room after the statement.

"Huh?"

"I'm pregnant." The princess stated again. "The baby is yours."

It took another minute for the words to finally process inside the knight's brain.

"B-b-b-but h-h-how-"

"I-it's because of what you did back at Maki's villa. I-it's only natural that this happened…" Eli's and Umi's faces were beginning to rival each other, although, Umi was winning by a stretch.

It wasn't long before everything came back to the knight. Inside her mind she was screaming SHAMELESS at the mention of what occurred back at the villa. Not long afterwards, steam could be seen coming out of her head and she fainted onto her wife.

A pout was present on Eli's face before she giggling at the resting knight on her lap.

"You better take responsibility my knight in shining armor."

I think the world needs a jealous/possessive Umi every once in a while. Is there anyone else who agrees with me?

Until Next Time…