Disclaimer: Kurobasu is NOT MINE, except for this fic plot *grins* and the drama play XD.

Warning: Major craziness and insanity *lol*, crack-ish dialogues, some horror (you'll know when you read), shounen ai, foul language, possible spelling mistakes and grammar errors.

A/N: I am very sorry for the wait. Life gets busy as always. Anyway, I'm really happy that you guys find the previous chapter funny (I couldn't stop laughing either as I made it *lol*). And thanks for all the supportive reviews and critiques, some new faves ad alerts! Also, some for suggestions about the side pairings… I cataloged them. I will try to include them all (if it's possible), but if it's not, then a poll will be issued (but KagaKuro will stay as the main pair). Saa, now please ENJOY this chapter!

Chapter 10: The Doll Princess, Kuroko!

"So… who are those brats, again?"

Kagami's eyes and eyebrow twitched as he incredulously eyed the six year old that looked exactly like him, only smaller, younger and a LOT cuter. There was also a bigger and older kid with red and brown hair and split eyebrows just like Kagami. What the hell?! But, the brat still looked like a middle schooler to say the least, a little bit lanky too in muscles department, and shorter in height.

"They are my brothers. Don't mind them. They only appear at the first several acts anyway," Sasaki answered distractedly, since she was trying to negotiate with Akashi about something.

"Liar! There's no way! They don't look like Iinchou at all! And what's with those eyes and hair color?! And those eyebrows—"

"Oh, SHUT UP! Can't you see we're busy here?!" Sasaki cut Kagami's frantic ramble with a high pitched shout and a murderous glare, successfully making Kagami cringe. "I told you to not mind them already!"

Well, isn't she on edge...?

Kagami inched further away from the agitated dark haired girl, and also was aware of the way Akashi smirked at his dismay, being scolded by Sasaki like that, from his peripheral vision.

Damn that shorty and his superiority complex!

"But… it's kind of freaky! It's like I'm staring at myself in my kid's version!" Kagami paled as he was still eyeballing those children warily. This must have been some kind of trick. There was just no way had such coincidence existed in this world. They couldn't be some kind of the alternate universe version of Kagami, right?

Kuroko though, looked absolutely transfixed with wonder as he stared at the six year old Kagami lookalike. His clear sky-blue eyes almost sparkled even though his face was passive. Somehow, Kuroko moved closer to the little kid that spoke shyly to one of the female students that cooed at him while squealing at how cute he was.

"Kuroko?" Kagami of course noticed his partner's peculiar behavior.

Kuroko didn't seem to hear him as he squatted down carefully, minding his dress, while his eyes never straying from the kid as he smiled. "He is so adorable," he complimented fondly, surprising the little boy and the girls immediately with his sudden appearance near them very much such that they yelped.

"Eh?" Kagami was the one that blushed seeing such sweet expression in Kuroko's face. Because… damn it! It was the -usually deadpanned- Kuroko! And he was telling Kagami's kid version that he was adorable!

What kind of expression is that?!—Kagami screeched inwardly, almost exploding in embarrassment.

Kuroko ruffled the little boy's hair, causing him to smile cheerily at the bluenet immediately. In addition, Kuroko glanced at Kagami's direction, seeming to perceive Kagami's discomfiture as he smiled at him as well, causing Kagami's face to heat more prominently.

Daaaamn! He can't be doing that on purpose, can he?!—Kagami was in the verge of yelling at Kuroko to cut that out, but someone else beat him to it.

"Tetsuya, come here for a second."

Kagami turned to face the owner of that authoritative voice and scowled at Akashi who always called Kuroko's given name too casually. How irritating.

"Yes," Kuroko stood as the little boy jerked slightly in alarm at the call from the scary king. He immediately hid behind Kuroko for safety. Kuroko chuckled slightly as he said "Later." Then he petted the boy's head gently before he left to approach Akashi.

"What are they discussing?" Kagami narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Akashi and Kuroko as they spoke.

"Apparently, Tetsu will come out at the next act."

A familiar deep almost sexy voice from his behind jolted Kagami in surprise. He immediately turned around only to find Aomine with a Prince's outfit. Though, it was colored black instead of white like Kagami's, and it fit perfectly on Aomine's body, outlining his toned built very nicely.

Kagami almost hated how good-looking the dark-blue haired teen was in the costume, and definitely shocked that he actually considered Aomine to be so damn attractive such that he was flabbergasted.

"What?" Aomine glared, looking annoyed.

"Y-you… look absolutely ridiculous!" Kagami lied and faked a bark of laugh just to irritate the Touou's ace and because he didn't want to admit that Aomine looked so much sexier than his usual self with that Prince's costume.

"Shut the fuck up!" Aomine made an attempt to punch Kagami's gut, his face turning rosy even if it didn't show much because of his caramel colored complexion. Kagami just dodged as he continued laughing, fruitfully embarrassing Aomine.

Midorima dissected the two bickering boys with contempt in his emerald eyes behind his glasses, huffing while commenting "Can anyone please shut them up…!"

"Mido-chin, the wrinkles in your brows just increased five," Murasakibara, already dressed as the royal guard, didn't stop munching his chips as he poked Midorima's wrinkle-makeup with his salty, spice-covered index finger.

Midorima instantly snapped. "And you! Stop eating right NOW! And get that dirty finger away from my face!" Yes, he was at his worst temper, obviously, probably because he was forced to play in the drama that even wasn't in his own school event, and he couldn't bring his lucky item with him to the stage because the straw doll was ugly, according to the Class 2B girls.

"Huh, I haven't seen Kise, yet. What's he playing again?" Aomine was still trying to mess Kagami's crowned hair while the red head struggled by pushing Aomine's hand and chest, successfully creasing some parts of Aomine's costume.

"As if I'd know! Let go, asshole!"

"You two! Stop ruining your makeup and clothes!" Ayasaki shrieked in horror because Aomine and Kagami were wrestling childishly on the floor, effectively crumpling their clothes. "And Kagami! Watch your damn language! There are kids here!"

Are you really one to reproach me with your own screwed up language?!—Kagami thought incredulously.

"Nooooo! Please don't pull me ouuuuut!"

"Ah."

A shrill voice from one of the changing booth a few feet from their spot informed both Kagami and Aomine about Kise's whereabouts. Apparently, he was still struggling with his own costume.

"It's alright, Kise-kun! You look absolutely gorgeous!" some girls coaxed him with dreamy voice.

"You're lyiiiiing! There's just no way a guy as tall and athletic as me can look good in a dress! I must look hideous!" Kise totally whined, sounding absolutely distressed.

Aomine showed a feral grin. "He must really look hilarious in Princess's outfit."

"I don't want to see…" Kagami felt rather nauseous at the thought before he sighed deeply in resignation. The craziness had apparently just begun, and it would definitely get nuttier… starting from now.

~Kagami x Kuroko~

"So, who do you think will come out next?" Takao was restless on his seat, definitely excited as he ogled the stage like a hawk. No pun intended.

"Hell if I know…" Kasamatsu muttered, worried that Kise would show up onstage as well. He hoped not, because those crazy rainbows would surely wreck the drama if it continued like what Akashi and Midorima did earlier.

The sound of the narrator brought all the audiences' eyes back onstage while the curtain was slowly open to reveal the next act.

"And so, the Great Wizard Midorima worked hard days and nights, pouring his soul into making this special doll that the king had ordered him to make." The light onstage changed from bright to dim repeatedly and gradually to show the pass of time. "It took him three months to complete the task splendidly, and at least… a Doll Princess was born."

Something was lowered from the ceiling. It was a white board decorated with white satin cloth and furs and water lilies, strapped with thin but strong piano wires on the four corners to hold the weight of the person that sat there, giving an impression of a floating chair.

"Whoa! Is our school really that loaded that they can provide a drama club with such expensive and extravagant looking property?" Hyuuga couldn't help gawking.

"Sssssh!" the others shushed him in warning for being too loud. Hyuuga immediately slapped his mouth shut sheepishly as they focused once more on the play.

On top of the board was a very realistic beautiful doll with long white-blue dress and waist-length straight teal colored hair framing a relatively feminine face that hosted a pair of dull but equally beautiful aquamarine colored eyes. A tiara crown was perched on top of her head brilliantly. The audiences gasped in awe as they saw the stunning doll for the first time.

"It's… not actually a doll, right?" a girl whispered from the front seat.

"Holy crap…! I heard it's all boys play. So… is that a boy? Really?" an older guy choked in disbelief from the back seat.

"E-eeh…?! Really? But, it really does look like a doll…!" some younger teens on the middle seats spoke as well in fascination.

"Who plays the doll again?" Some girls asked in bafflement.

"It's here in the flyer… Kuroko Tetsuya! As I thought, it's a guy!"

"Whoa~ so cute!"

"I can't believe it's a guy!"

"Kyaaaah! It's Tetsu-kuuuuun! So cuuuute!" Momoi almost passed out in hysteria seeing how wonderful Kuroko was onstage even though said cross-dressing boy practically didn't do anything except looking pretty.

An instant fan-girl?!—the others stared at Momoi dumbly.

When the board landed in the middle of the stage, the audiences was absolutely thunderstruck, some even murmured in total astonishment at the pretty doll for awhile until the narrator (who was silent the entire time) coughed slightly, apparently also stunned, before continuing.

"T-the Doll Princess looked exactly like the queen, and she almost seemed alive, so when King Akashi brought his little Crown Prince Kagami to see her…"

"Mother!"

A cry of triumph and happiness of the little Prince Kagami from the side stage stole the audiences' attention away from the Doll princess for a moment. King Akashi stood there as well when the little prince ran towards the doll and threw himself at the seated Doll Princess to hug her on the neck.

Doll Princess didn't even flinch at the enthusiastic child, fawning over her cheerily and happily as King Akashi approached them slowly before he sat beside her. His fingers brushed at the doll's hair and brought some strands to his mouth before kissing them gently.

The female audiences swooned at the intimate and sweet atmosphere while the guys squeaked in surprise at the daring gesture. The Seirin basketball team was horrified as Momoi squealed about Akashi being so charming.

Poor Kuroko-kun!—Riko and the other seniors couldn't help thinking in mortification.

Though, the sound of struggle and enraged voices from the backstage seemed to inform the audiences that this scene wasn't supposed to happen at all. Some first years from basketball club snickered at Kagami's undertone yell (which was thoroughly overheard, by the way) about the king being a perverted bastard and 'get your hands off of my princess!' while the second and third years' face faulted.

"Doll Princess Kuroko showed up and all hell break loose, huh?" Izuki couldn't help remarking ruefully.

"I knew it. It's for your new hobby." Wizard Midorima came out from the stage side, scowling disapprovingly at the king who only clicked his tongue at his, apparently, unexpected appearance, and heading to him just to grab and pull King Akashi back to where he belonged: the backstage, while fuming. "It's not your time to come out here, Your Majesty. Let's go back to finish some kingdom matters and please stop ruining the plot." He stressed at the last line while King Akashi only glared at him in enmity.

The audiences immediately guffawed at that scene while the little prince Kagami's sweat dropped, obviously pretending not to notice the instant commotion on the audiences' seat.

"Ahem." The narrator interrupted the fuss before resuming the narration. "The crown prince was very fond of the doll and kept calling Doll Princess 'mother'. He decanted his love for her like his love for his birth mother. He would converse with her like he would with the queen. He never missed a day to see her and tell her stories about the kingdom, about what he experienced outside the castle, and he even spent most nights with her every single day."

The curtain was closed and there was some busy sound of changing the background before the stage was open once again, revealing a room look-alike as Doll Princess was seated at a comfy looking nest made of pillows and mattresses. Beside her was a boy, the Crown Prince Kagami, but he looked significantly older, about 12 or 13 year old, and he smiled at the doll gently.

"Geh! Another Kagami look-alike?!" Koganei dropped his jaw.

"Seriously! How many young endearing Kagami-kun are there?!" Riko couldn't help fawning at the still innocent looking red head. They were so damn cute after all. Though, the others could only stare in shock at this.

"Years slowly passed, and the crown prince was growing up." The Narrator spoke like a cue for the player to start with their lines.

"I'm old enough to know that you aren't my mother now, but I do still love you like my own." The young Prince Kagami said, gazing at the expressionless doll affectionately. "I'll stop calling you mother from now on. Right, I know I should have done it a long time ago. But you are just so dear to me that I want to call you 'mother' all the time. Though, you do deserve a beautiful name. How about… Kuroko?"

The doll's aquamarines orbs glinted slightly right after the name was spoken. The audiences didn't miss that change.

"Just now… did you see…?"

"W-well…"

"For a moment… I saw the flicker in the doll's eyes."

"Wait, the doll is an actual guy, right? Isn't that supposed to be normal?"

"B-but, until a second ago… I honestly thought that it was just a doll…"

"Y-yeah, I did too. I meant… he's so expressionless and so…dead before?"

"It's so strange. How come… did I really imagine the doll coming into life?"

…

…

W-what a scary kid!—the Audiences gaped at Kuroko like Mayuko Shijo in 'Glass no Kamen', admiring (and totally afraid of) the Doll Princess (Kuroko)'s talent in his acting.

"You know, Kuroko. I made a new friend today." Young Prince Kagami continued his dialogue, momentarily pinching the audiences' interest again towards him. "He's from the neighbor kingdom. He's wild and rather conceited, but essentially… he's a great guy. One day I'll bring him to see you."

Young Prince Kagami tilted his face aside, facing the window that the Doll Princess faced. "Look at that. It's the sunset," he pointed at the window as orange light streamed inside, illuminating the stage beautifully as the young prince smiled warmly at the doll again. "I'm glad you can always see the beautiful view from here, Kuroko." Young Prince Kagami took the doll's stiff hand before he bent down and kissed the back of her palm. "See you again tomorrow."

Then the prince stood before leaving the room (stage). It was quiet for a moment before- "See you, My prince," a dry whisper suddenly filled the entire great hall, making the audiences jump from their seats in total surprise.

"W-what was that… just now?!" Furihata almost panicked.

"Ssssh!" the audiences who were very into the play now, got annoyed for every interruption and glared daggers at the brunet, causing him to squeak slightly before clamping down his mouth.

"Then…" the narrators tone turned lower, bringing the air in the great hall down with her voice. "That night of a full moon… a miracle happened."

The stage was dim lit, soft fake moonlight sweeping the room where the Doll Princess was seated. Her aquamarine eyes shone slightly reflecting the light. The audiences audibly gulped with their hearts pounding from the sudden suspense.

For a fragment of second, the Doll Princess twitched, starting from her fingers, causing the audiences to hold their breath. The twitch moved upward to her wrists and then elbows, shoulders, neck until it reached her head. The clacking sounds were in sync with every jolt and pop that happened to the doll joints.

The doll slowly moved her head stiffly, making the audiences gasp as her body jerked forward and fell on the ground, the supposedly wooden hand crackling as it reached out to the audiences, almost like crawling onstage. Part of her hair was strewn across her expressionless face, her eyes glinting mysteriously, and she barely opened her mouth as a hiss of intangible murmur filled the room, once again, that was suddenly freezing with so many dry ices around.

The audiences shivered as the chill seeped down their body, their spine tingling, their face slowly paling at the magnificent and yet terrifying sight of the doll moving on the ground, dragging her deadweight with much difficulty while reaching out to them.

What the—! A horror scene!?

The audiences screamed inwardly, terrified out of their mind as the Doll Princess onstage whispered- "My prince…" with such arid and croaky voice, causing the hair on the back of their neck stand, before the curtain suddenly fell down, covering the stage and closing the scene.

… Silence befell upon the great hall for a few seconds before-

"W-what the heck is that?!"

"Isn't this supposed to be a romantic comedy play?!"

"Mommy! I'm scaaaaared!"

"Hiiiiiiy!"

"T-that's very scary…!"

The uproar was unleashed and Seirin basketball team almost passed out with foam on their mouth while the Kiseki sidekicks were utterly dumbfounded.

~Kagami x Kuroko~

"Kuroko-kun! What are you doing?! It's not a horror play, you know!" Sasaki scolded him in panic the moment he went backstage as the background was being changed once again.

"I apologize. I did not mean it to look that way," Kuroko monotonously replied before his eyes caught sight of Kagami and Aomine at the corner, squatting down while holding their head, their whole body trembling violently. "What happened?" he couldn't help asking Sasaki who immediately snorted as she also saw what he saw.

"They screamed like damsel in distress when they saw your horror act," Ayasaki replied for her while rolling her eyes.

"We did NOT!" Kagami and Aomine apparently heard the mocking remark and immediately hollered in retaliation at the same time, looking completely indignant. Though, their pale frightened faces were kind of a dead giveaway of how petrified they were before.

"I see. Both Kagami-kun and Aomine-kun are bonding since they found their similar trait," Kuroko didn't actually mean to tease them, but it was just a waste not to. They were both very interesting when they sputtered and blushed furiously before going back to insulting each other.

"Come on! Time for the next act! Prince Kagami and Prince Aomine will come out!" Tamaki informed from near the stage.

"It's the time already?" Kagami's voice cracked slightly. He sounded nervous.

"What, not confident enough to say your lines?" Aomine taunted, smirking sardonically at Kagami.

"Oh, shut up! You don't even have any fixed dialogue, Ahomine!" Kagami delivered a light punch on his arm irritably. Aomine snickered at him for being so jittery in reaction. "Just… don't say anything stupid, okay? We will be there together after all."

Aomine only grinned wickedly and Kagami seemed to have a bad feeling about it. Kuroko just sighed, shaking his head at how childish they were.

~Kagami x Kuroko~

Though, apparently, Akashi had another idea.

King Akashi showed up the moment the curtain was open, not even letting the narrator to start the scene first which was shown with-"What the—?!"–strangled voice coming from the sound system, ultimately to the surprise of the people at the backstage and the excitement of the audiences.

"I begin to really like that king!" one of the male audiences whispered in enthusiasm.

"He's a bit scary, but he and the wizard make a very funny pair onstage!" one of the girls giggled excitedly.

"My Crown Prince is getting too attached to the doll this past years." King Akashi paced back and forth with hand on his chin, seeming to think seriously. "Spending almost every night with Doll Princess… exactly what is he doing there?"

"Uwaaah… the king is worried about his son turning a hentai for a doll…" Takao commented tediously while Kasamatsu was trying very hard to stay calm despite the bubble of chortle that threatened to explode. Himuro though, wasn't so discreet with his amused chuckle.

"Your Majesty," Royal Guard Murasakibara suddenly showed up.

"So tall!" one of the audience gasped, the others murmured in surprise as well.

"Aaaa…! Even Murasakibara is onstage!" Furihata was ready to pass out for real now, seeing another GoM member there.

"Why is everyone from the GoM showing up in Kuroko and Kagami's class drama?!" Kawahara and the others were bowled over by this.

"It's hopeless… this class drama will be destroyed for sure…!"

"Atsushi… so cool…!" Himuro couldn't help his heart fluttering at the sight of the overly tall purple haired boy acting despite looking fully uninterested.

"Oh, good God! This can't be real…!" Kasamatsu shook his head in incredulity as Takao burst out laughing (again).

King Akashi turned around slightly to the very tall purple haired boy with shoulder length hair that was tied up neatly behind, accentuating his very manly and handsome look. "What… it's just Atsushi."

"Murasakibara at your service, my King," Guard Murasakibara corrected as he knelt with one knee looking up at Akashi in bored look. "As your command, I shall protect the Crown Prince from now on."

"Well, I haven't said anything about protecting anyone, though. Still, I can use some eyes, since something seems to be disturbing the castle at night." Akashi said while the audience threw him a strange look.

"Wait, the line doesn't add up?" some people looked at each other oddly.

"Ahem." The narrator cut in, pilfering the audiences' focus from the stage. "It appears that, some strange rumors began to spread among the guards who patrolled the castle at night."

And like a signal, some random nameless guards showed up, walking from side stage to the other side stage behind Akashi and Murasakibara, speaking rather loudly.

"Did you know? Some people claimed to hear strange noises at the north castle every night."

"Ah, the place where the Doll Princess is stored?"

"Doll Princess?" one of them snorted at the name.

"But the doll looks really alive, you know. People said it could actually move."

"Good lord. That's just terror." Some of them shuddered.

"Hey, I really heard something when I patrolled near that room!"

"Cut it out. It's just rumor!"

"But, the Great Wizard Midorima warned King Akashi about it before, right?"

"Ah, I know. He said something about the doll possessing a soul or somewhat…"

The guards looked at each other before hesitantly gradually stopping their walk.

"That… can't be serious, right?"

"But, Crown Prince Kagami really loves that Doll Princess."

"I heard some maids even claimed that the doll position changed every day."

"Prince Kagami must have moved it."

"But wouldn't be it creepy if Doll Princess really moved by herself?"

"You're calling it 'her' now?"

"Stop gossiping, seriously! The doll is just a doll!"

"But if it moved… wouldn't it suck your soul out so it could be human?"

"Dear god, you guys are hopeless!"

"But, really… is it okay for the Crown Prince to huddle himself alone with the doll every day? What if he was enchanted by the doll?"

Then the guards were off stage while still blabbering and gossiping about Doll Princess and Prince Kagami, leaving King Akashi and Guard Murasakibara alone onstage once again.

There was heavy silence for almost ten seconds before King Akashi face-palmed. "My Crown Prince turns into a pervert for a doll."

The comment earned him a union of side-splitting cackles from the audiences, some snorting and some doubling over from their seat.

"That's what he's worried about?!" some guys couldn't help nitpicking at the line, gaping at King Akashi preposterously.

"What about the moving doll that can suck out souls? Isn't that more important and dangerous?!"

"I guess that's why it's romantic comedy, huh…?"

Then the mirthful absurd guffaw continued for a moment until Wizard Midorima wound up onstage again, glaring exasperatedly at Akashi. "Your Majetsy! You can't do this!"

"Do what exactly?" King Akashi threw him a confused look while Guard Murasakibara stood up to step back as Midorima towered in front of the king.

"I already warned you about the Doll Princess having a soul! You can't exile her just because of that!" Wizard Midorima huffed.

"I didn't say anything about exiling Doll Princess Kuroko." King Akashi deadpanned.

…

…

"Oh." Wizard Midorima's face flushed as he realized his mistake. Takao cracked jovially on his seat, causing the others to start laughing as well at Wizard Midorima's expense. "W-well!" his ears still pink as he continued, apparently trying to save his face and the play that was beyond saving from the absurdity. "I just saw it in my premonition dream that you will exile Doll Princess!" he exclaimed.

"Nice… Great Wizard and his omen from a dream, huh?" the girls giggled because the wizard was just so cute speaking out a classic line.

"Oh, you certainly give me the idea, Great Wizard. That doll must have been cursed. My Crown Prince has taken too much liking to it. I am afraid he is totally enchanted. He must be separated from that doll." King Akashi decided with a light punch on his palm.

"Your Majesty! That doll is my masterpiece, like my own child! If you send her away, it will surely break my heart!" Wizard Midorima, even though he seemed very reluctant to say those very embarrassing lines, his tone was quite dramatic, causing Takao to fall from his seat, laughing his ass off while punching the floor.

"Oh, my GAWD, Shin-chan! T-that's just so… so… HILARIOUS! Ahahahahahahaha!"

"Takao, calm down, will you?" Kasamatsu felt self-conscious as large groups of eyes stared at their direction murderously. In the end Takao muffled his guffaw by drowning his face on his seat, his body still shaking violently from the mirth and hilarity.

King Akashi muttered something about "Who cared about that tsundere heart of yours" totally earning demonstrative snickers from the audiences, before the red head coughed and started speaking again, "There are also rumors that Doll Princess is actually alive and sucking soul." He showed a grim look now.

Wizard Midorima looked upward in surprise. "That is not… true."

"What was that pause, oh Great Wizard?" Guard Murasakibara seemed jaded that he was left out of the conversation, so he had to speak up something.

Wizard Midorima gave the taller purple head an irritated glare. He seemed about to scowl at him that he was not allowed speaking so freely like that to him, but Akashi cut before he could.

"Yes, what was that pause?"

Now Wizard Midorima turned back to King Akashi whose eyebrows were raised. "Indeed, there is some black magic that can turn doll into souls-prison, but-"

"There, you have the fact," King Akashi smirked, cutting the wizard's explanation.

Wizard Midorima seethed. "Doll Princess wasn't made of black magic."

"There's still a possibility that you made a mistake in making her." King Akashi turned his back on the green haired mage.

"Are you telling me I'm incompetent in doing my job?" Apparently, Wizard Midorima was seriously offended by that patronizing statement.

"You are a Great Wizard, Midorima. Of course you are excellent at what you do. But… you are just a human like the rest of us. Human can make mistakes," King Akashi turned once again to give Midorima an understanding gaze.

Wizard Midorima blinked, seeming to be taken aback by the king's astute look.

"But more than anything, what worries me most is Prince Kagami getting too drawn in to a doll. He's my Crown Prince, my successor. Instead of playing with a doll, I wish he'd be more involved with my Kingdom, making friends outside, learning how to govern this land." King Akashi looked at the ceiling somberly. "Prince Kagami is not a child anymore. He already stopped calling Doll Princess 'mother' for weeks now. It is the time for him to part with that doll for his own good. He needs some social skill with fellow humans, not a doll."

"Your Majesty…" Wizard Midorima's expression softened. It seemed that he understood the king's worry.

"I know he loves that Doll. But in the end, Doll Princess is just a doll. This land and its people are more important than her. Prince Kagami can't be distracted. I want that doll gone from this castle tomorrow. My Wizard, she is your creation. I leave her in your care." King Akashi looked straightly at Wizard Midorima once again, looking determined and serious.

Wizard Midorima was silent for a moment before letting out an acquiescent sigh. "Understood. Then, I will bring her out of this castle myself."

"And so, following the king's order, the Great Wizard picked up Doll Princess from her private chamber, to bring her away from the castle and from Prince Kagami." The Narrator spoke while Wizard Midorima was getting off stage.

In turn, Young Prince Kagami showed up, strutting towards King Akashi with a clear protest on his face.

"Father! My Lord! Please reconsider your decision! This isn't fair! Why are you exiling Kuroko?!"

King Akashi glanced at him almost impersonally. "The way you call her like that is the main reason." He responded.

"Pardon?" Young Prince Kagami looked confused.

"Are you even aware of how you look at Doll Princess Kuroko, my son?" King Akashi asked back.

"What are you talking about?" the young prince was more perplexed now.

"You are growing up, my Prince. You are my Crown Prince, and yet you are more concerned about a doll rather than maximizing your preparation to succeed my place in the future," King Akashi reprimanded.

Young Prince Kagami looked snubbed. "You are mistaken, Father. I care about my duty too! It's just… Kuroko is like a shadow for me! She has been with me since I was a child! You can't send her away!" the prince argued with much conviction, earning him the audiences respect at once.

King Akashi narrowed his eyes at his crown prince. "I am always right, Son. I certainly can, and I am sending her away. Rather than indulging yourself with an inanimate object, you should socialize more. Right, why don't we hold a ball tomorrow night and invite some beautiful princess from other kingdoms? I'm sure you will find someone that suits your taste." He smiled then, even though his smile was rather creepy.

The young prince gasped. "Father! I am still thirteen! What are you thinking?!" he definitely looked aghast.

"Wrong. You are already 13. You should be interested in opposite gender." Akashi insisted, his smile slowly turning into a smirk. Young prince Kagami flinched slightly seeing it.

"M-my Lord, you… you are just jealous because I get to spend more time with Kuroko! You are so unreasonable! Father, you are cruel! Waaaah!" and thus the young prince threw tantrum like a child he was, storming off in frustration because for once, he couldn't have what he wanted.

"Well, isn't he just adorable? Fufufu," King Akashi smiled fondly at the retreating crying figure.

That king is a total tease!—in unison, everyone in the great hall thought seeing king Akashi's amused look.

"Your Majesty," Guard Murasakibara addressed the king again, earning him King Akashi's attention.

"Huh, Murasakibara, you're still there?" King Akashi raised his eyebrow.

"Well, I don't know what to do if you don't give me your order, My Lord," the tall guard said.

"Oh, right. Very well. I want you to keep an eye on my Crown Prince, since he's so stubborn. Just make sure to protect him from harm, no matter if it comes from outside force or from himself," King Akashi ordered and Guard Murasakibara straightened his body and bowed.

"Yes, My Lord."

"Why do I keep remembering anime 'Kuroshitsuji' when they call the king 'My Lord'…?" Koganei asked, sweating slightly. Mitobe shook his head anxiously beside him.

"I'm surprised you're so knowledgeable about it, Koga…" Tsuchida observed with an uneasy smile.

"Sei-chan… you've really done it, huh…" Mibuchi could only cover his forehead, feeling rather dizzy with all the insanity. He just hoped that it wouldn't make it into paper or anything, or Rakuzan's name would be in jeopardy.

"And just like that," again, the Narrator spoke, this time, actually, to close the scene instead of opening it. "Doll Princess's name was banned to be mentioned inside the castle so as not to remind the crown prince. However, despite Prince Kagami's effort to get her back, she was still sent away from the kingdom to some far away land, hidden deep inside the forest, guarded tightly by the Great Wizard's magic so no one would be able to set foot near the personal fortress that he had built for her and for her only..."

End of Chapter 10

Tbc…

A/N: Sorry for cutting the play here. I still have a chapter (or more) to tell the play. For some reasons, this wasn't as funny as the previous, but I hope it's hilarious enough for you *grins* and also, I have so much fun making this! XD

Oh yeah, I have to inform you guys that I will be on hiatus for at least two weeks after this, since my works need my entire focus on them, at least until the crisis pass. Don't worry. I'll be back as soon as I can. I don't know when I will be able to update again, but hopefully not so long after the hiatus.

Saa, feedback time, everyone! See you again in next chapter!