Chapter 10:

After the revelation that Louise had witnessed the previous scene, Saito couldn't think of what to do or say so he just remained quiet, it was only after both girls had calmed down a little that one of them spoke.

"Louise Françoise… I'm sorry… you must be thinking that I'm a terrible person but…"

Henrietta looked like she was about to cry again

"…I'm just so jealous of you…. I love him too you know…"

Louise just remained motionless as she spoke.

"…Things just never go my way do they? My first love died in my arms and now my second one goes away with my only friend… "

Henrietta's expression changed, now she looked angry and frustrated.

"I can't stand it…. You're so lucky and you don't even know it… all those times that you mistreated him and he's still in love with you, it's unbelievable… now tomorrow you'll take him away from me… leaving me alone again… and I not even allowed to cry for that…"

Louise suddenly hugged her best friend, she wasn't crying anymore, nor was she angry with her, now her voice seemed so calm and soothing that it reminded Saito of Cattleya's.

"Hime sama… I'm sorry too, I know I must be hard for you to have to swallow your emotions, I know the death of prince Wales still haunts you, I know you feel lonely, I know that you're better for Saito that I am… and I would love to grant you the happiness you want, but…"

Louise changed positions so that she could see directly into Henrietta's eyes.

"I can't deny my feelings either… because just like you love him so do I, and I won't hide it anymore, I want to make up for all the bad moments I gave to him… I want to create new memories to replace the old ones… I just want to be happy with him… I'm sorry, I know it's selfish but he's is the only thing I can't give up for you… but you can ask me for anything else, after all… we're friends right?"

After those words had been said, the princess just couldn't hold her tears and began crying again… Louise was holding her gently with a sad expression on her face; it was a few minutes later that Henrietta calmed down completely and had regained her composure as the queen she was.

"Louise Françoise, Saito san; I'm sorry to have showed you such an embarrassing side of myself… I must now take my leave, there will be several representatives of foreign countries tomorrow, and the queen can't look as if she was crying the night before… also… before I leave I would like to wish both of you happiness in your marriage… I think you deserve it"

Henrietta sighted, she looked kind of relieved.

"You know it's funny, now that I let it all out, I don't feel so bad anymore, it's like someone just lifted a weight off my shoulders…maybe that was what I needed…"

After saying those words, the princess took her leave, and as she did both Louise and Saito noticed she carried smile, a real one this time.

The room remained silent, Saito had remained quiet during the entire scene and he still had no idea what to say.

"Saito…"

Louise wasn't looking at him, but when she called his name, she turned around and hugged him as strong as she could.

"Thank you… really, thank you for choosing me…"

Saito hugged her back.

"You don't have to thank me you dummy, of course I'd choose you… I'm sorry I did some things that made you doubt my feelings but… I still love you and only you and that's not going to change… ever"

They remained as they were for a while, just happy to enjoy the warmth they gave each other.

"Louise, you know, those things you said to Henrietta… they made me realize, that I also wish for the same things as you… Look I know I did some unforgivable things to you as well, and I also want to make it up to you… I want my happiness to be with you, no… it can only be with you and no one else"

Saito tried to look her in the eyes, but she was pressing her face against his chest.

" I'm the one that must thank you, you brought me to this world, gave me these powers that made me a hero, and the thing I appreciate the most is… Louise… thank you for giving me the chance to meet you and being your familiar."

Louise turned to look at him, and he noticed that the special glow in her eyes had come back.

"So… you don't regret falling for me, and you don't care about all the horrible things I did to you"

"I could never regret falling in love with you… and it was both good and bad memories that made us who we are now… so it's ok, don't worry about it."

After that they shared a little kiss, they'd love to do more than that but they had to a weeding to attend tomorrow… however as they were preparing to sleep, Saito just had to ask.

"Louise do you mind if I ask you something?"

"Sure whatever you want"

"Why do you think Henrietta would be better for me than you?"

"Well… she's always been nice to you and … I know you prefer her chest to mine"

Louise sighted, this was always a delicate topic for her.

"What makes you say that?"

"Look I know my breasts are not good enough for you, but I c…"

Ok, it seems that Louise had a little misunderstanding that Saito was more than happy to correct.

"That's not true, I love your breasts, they are my favorite among all the women I've ever met"

"Lair, it's true that you don't drool like you used to, but you still stare way to happily at other girl's cleavages far too often"

"So… ok, I'll admit, I like to enjoy the view but that doesn't mean I like them better than yours… look I know it's hard to believe but… other girls breasts I just look and maybe touch if opportunity arises…"

Louise was frowning.

"But yours… I'm really obsessed with … I think about them all the time, touch them whenever I can, and also know everything there is to know about them: size, volume, weight, density, shape, taste, locations of every mole, estimated milk capacity, growth rate, expansion and contraction rate under temperature changes, the color, diameter, and height of your nipples whether they're erect or not… everything, I could even draw them with my eyes closed… I wouldn't go that far for any other girl's chest."

And now she was blushing

"Saito I can't believe this, you pervert, how c… wait a minute… growth rate?"

"You mean you haven't noticed? This past month your breasts increased their size significantly"

"Well, I did noticed my bras were getting tighter… but I thought that was just wishful thinking"

"Not at all, they have been growing tremendously… you know according to my calculations, you will be passing monmon and your sister Eléonore in a few weeks… and if this keeps up, Siesta in less than six months and maybe even Kirche in about a year… I made a graph about it if you want to see it. "

Louise was really happy after hearing this, sure she didn't really expect to reach the maid or anyone else bigger than that… but if she could match Eléonore's then it was all right, after all those were enough to do everything her mother taught her without problems.

"So… now you know your breasts are my favorite regardless of size or anything… ok? ... The only thing I'm not sure is whether I prefer the left one or the right one, they're both just so cute and perfect."

Satisfied with his explanation (and maybe a little scared), Louise wished Saito good night as they both went to sleep, tomorrow they would get married… sure in their minds they had been married since that day in Albion, but now it was time to make it official.