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Mini Series: A Wish 04

Nol woke up with a painful headache as he sat up and looked towards the nightstand beside his bed. This time there was no hangover medicine to be found. He once again had drunk too much alcohol, but this time at yesterday's graduation party. Nol was happy that his two best friends were now in a relationship, but it left him feeling rather sad when he stood alone in the party.

"I have to stop doing this." Nol groaned as he forced himself out of bed and got dressed.

Nol immediately headed down the staircase towards the pharmacy room. He hoped to find his aunt Shirayuki's miracle medicine and that he wouldn't be caught and grounded with more chores. As Nol sneaked into the pharmacy room, his eyes searched for a trainee to help him but he instead found a young lady he hadn't seen before. His green eyes gazed at her long silver hair that framed her long face. She then turned and their eyes met. Nol stared into those deep indigo eyes and found himself slightly flushed. He quickly stepped forward from his hiding place and smiled.

"Hi there. Could you do me a favor?" Nol asked as friendly as possible as he noticed her stoic expression.

"You don't remember me do you?" She replied back, still with an expressionless face.

Nol looked at her once again and knew he had seen those eyes before, but he couldn't remember where and when. He felt his head hurt more as he tried searching his memories. The girl sighed before heading towards the medicine cabinet and grabbing a flask. She poured some of its content into a cup and offered it to the prince.

"Drink this." She stated.

Nol looked at it and without any questions drank the liquid. It tasted very sour and he began to cough. Nol then felt his head clear up after a few minutes as the throbbing pain was slowly vanishing. He looked up at her after a few minutes and smiled brightly.

"Wow. Did you make that?" He questioned knowing that it was a different medicine from the one Shirayuki had made before.

She nodded her head before returning to her task. "You are welcome."

Nol walked towards the other side of the table to face her. "What's your name?"

The girl continued working on her task. "We have met before. By now, you should know my name."

Nol looked at her work while he searched his memories once again. There was the graduation party and there was a girl. She looked lonesome and was standing at a corner watching the crowd from afar. He had a few drinks and had approached her because he thought she was beautiful. They exchanged words and they got to talk. Nol might have poured out his feelings and she had counseled him. The girl was nice and she distracted him from his own thoughts. They talked more, laughed, and one thing led to another.

Nol suddenly blushed as he came to a realization. "Did we kiss?" He then tentatively asked.

The girl suddenly began to blush as well and she quickly moved to another table behind her, still continuing to work. Nol knew the answer and he slumped down on the high stool.

"Sorry." Nol apologized as he sighed at his misstep. "I didn't mean to be so bold. Especially since we just met yesterday."

The girl then suddenly turned around and she had a frown on her face this time. "You really don't remember me do you?" She asked sounding frustrated.

Nol looked back still clueless. "So we have met before the graduation party?"

"You are a jerk." She called before turning and leaving the room.

He stood there helplessly trying to remember where he had seen those indigo eyes before. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. Kiki walked in and she was surprised to see Nol.

"Good morning Kiki." He smiled, trying to seem nonchalant, as he was aware that he wasn't suppose to be in the pharmacy for no reason.

Kiki eyed him suspiciously, but then looked around the room. "Have you seen Nina around?"

Nol's eyes opened wide in realization. "That was your daughter Nina! The little girl that used to play with us since we were thirteen years old?"

Kiki eyed him again. "Yes. Why do you ask?"

Nol then quickly shrugged. "I was just surprised how grown-up she is. Where has she been all these years?"

Kiki then smiled. "She has come back from her studies up at the Northern Kingdoms. Nina wants to be a royal pharmacist. Mitsuhide and I thought it was a great opportunity for her to spend a few years up north with the best scholars."

Nol then recalled how good Nina was in identifying herbs and plants. She always managed to bandage their wounds when they were younger and whenever they played outside in the forest without their parents consent. Thanks to her work, they managed to hide their wounds from their parents and from being grounded. He chuckled at the fond memories.

"It's great to hear that she is back." Nol spoke. "Nina just left the room a few minutes ago."

"If she comes back, let her know that I was searching for her." Kiki spoke before she left the room leaving Nol with his thoughts once again.

…

Nol opened the door to his cousin's bedroom to find Rin getting changed from his royal attire to casual clothing. Nol was catching his breath as he entered the room.

"You heading out to town?" Nol guessed, knowing that his cousin was sneaking out.

Rin nodded. "Can you cover for me?"

"I need a favor first." Nol immediately asked as he took a seat and proceeded to talk without waiting for Rin to reply. "Do you remember Nina Rouen?"

"Yes of course I remember Nina. Why wouldn't I remember her?" Rin replied as if this question was silly.

Nol raised his eyebrow. "Are you both good friends?"

Rin nodded his head surprised that Nol was unaware of that. "Aren't you? We write each other letters. Nina would play with us whenever you came for summer. Do you not remember her?"

"I really don't. She was gone for 4 years and I just somehow forgot about her." Nol admitted a bit embarrassed that he did. "I need you to help me find her so I can apologize."

Rin looked at him surprised. "Was that why you were out of breath?"

"I tried looking for her all morning, but she isn't anywhere in this castle." Nol sighed in frustration. "I kind of messed up."

Rin eyed him. "What did you do now?" Afraid to hear what he had to say, especially since Nina had very strong and powerful parents that could get them grounded for months.

Nol suddenly looked away as his face turned red. "I might have kissed her without knowing it."

"She just arrived yesterday afternoon. How did that happen?" Rin asked in disbelief and shock. "This isn't funny Nol."

"I know." Nol replied back guiltily. "You and Annie weren't there beside me and I had too many drinks. Things happened. I feel bad enough as it is."

Rin took a seat next to his cousin starting to feel guilty as well. "Sorry Nol."

Nol looked up and punched his shoulder. "Don't be. I'm happy for you both. I just need some time."

Rin nodded his head in understanding. "I'll help you with Nina."

Nol smiled back gratefully. "Thanks, that would be great."

"No problem. Now if you would excuse me I need to get ready to leave." Rin spoke as he stood up and then suddenly smiled as an idea came to mind.

…

Annie and Nina sat on the opposite side of the table from Rin and Nol. They were all seated together at the small café in Clarines town. Rin and Annie were suppose to be having their date but Rin had asked Annie this favor, which of course she agreed without any complaints. Now the four young adults sat there awkwardly looking at each other.

"It's good to see that you are back Nina." Annie spoke breaking the silence.

Nina settled down her cup of tea and looked up with her stoic expression towards Nol. "What is he doing here?" Referring to Nol coldly.

"Well it is a small get together to welcome you back, and I thought it was a good idea to invite the people that you knew to join us." Annie answered, hoping that her explanation was a good enough excuse.

Nina didn't look so pleased. "I am not sure prince Nol considers me as his friend."

Nol opened his mouth to explain but Nina's eyes immediately darted away from him as she looked down at her cup of tea, he felt discouraged to proceed to explain.

Rin then spoke up. "Of course he does. We've been playing together since we were kids. We all grew up together."

There was a long silence as Nina took to drinking her tea. Rin and Annie looked between them hopelessly. Nol then sighed as he stood up feeling dismayed. "Well then I guess I'll leave."

The three of them watched as Nol grabbed his jacket and left the café.

Rin looked at Nina. "Nol is a good person. I know he messed up, but he asked for this meeting in order to apologize to you."

Nina then put her cup down and they saw her expression suddenly change. It was very rare for them to see her emotions being expressed on her face and right now they were witnessing her cry for the first time. Annie quickly handed her friend a tissue.

"Are you alright?" Annie asked shocked but worried at the same time.

"Do you remember in my letters that I mentioned about liking someone?" Asked Nina as she sobbed. Although it was hard for Nina to express her emotions through her expression, she always found it easier to open up through writting.

Rin and Annie looked at each other in realization. "You were talking about Nol?" They both interjected in great surprise.

Nina nodded her head. "Yes. I've liked him for the longest time, but I didn't have the courage to tell him before and I was too shy to exchange letters with him."

Rin and Annie smiled, knowing how she might have felt bottling up her feelings without letting anyone know. Rin's eyes then suddenly looked up to the person who had appeared standing behind both girls. Annie and Nina both followed his gaze and turned around to find a shocked Nol standing behind them with a blushing face. Nina's own face suddenly turned bright red as an apple.

"I came back for my wallet." Nol spoke and then his eyes looked at Nina cautiously. "Do you mind coming with me? I need to talk to you."

Nina hesitated but slowly nodded her head and stood up, knowing that he had heard her confession and there was no turning back now. Annie and Rin watched as they both walked out of the café and up the street. They then faced each other and looked hopeful.

"Will they be alright?" Asked Annie worriedly.

Rin nodded his head. "Knowing Nol he will try to fix things."

Annie nodded her head in agreement. "This was unexpected."

Rin chuckled. "Hasn't this whole summer so far been full of unexpected surprises?"

Annie laughed and softly blushed to what the prince was referring to. "Yes." She replied as she saw Rin's eyes glow.

Their hands reached each other across the table. Rin leaned forward and kissed her cheek, making Annie's heart race.

"This summer has been the best one yet." Rin grinned back happily.

…

Nina and Nol stood together at the bridge while looking down at the river bellow them. They were alone except for the very few people that made their way across the bridge without paying much attention to the couple. Nol then turned to look at the girl who now looked calmer and composed.

"I want to apologize for not remembering who you were in the first place and for kissing you as well." Nol spoke feeling guilty.

Nina nodded her head and replied. "It's okay. I was always invisible to you. You only had attention for Annie and Rin. It is understandable."

"You might have been invisible back then, but I want to thank you." Nol proceeded to speak earnestly as she looked back questioningly. "You actually took your time to hear my drunken rant at that graduation party. I must have talked about a bunch of things that were in my head that might not have made sense to you. But you helped me feel better. You weren't invisible then. By the contrary you were a savior."

Nina gazed back gently at Nol as her heart pounded. At the party she got to see a side of Nol she had never witnessed before. Nina saw how vulnerable he could be as Nol shared his secrets with her. It felt nice to be relied on and to be helpful to the person she loved.

"I felt a sense of relief afterwards and I am able to move forward." Nol admitted as he turned to face her. "So thank you Nina and I'm sorry for hurting your feelings."

Nina gave him a smile. "I think that is what friends are for, is it not?"

Nol smiled back at her words. "Of course." He then extended his hand out and she shook it. Nol was thankful that he was forgiven and that he had bumped into her at the graduation party of all the people in the crowd that day.

"I realize that I didn't put much effort in my part to make myself aware to you. So for now onwards I'll work hard in building our friendship." Nina spoke determinedly and encouraged to be more open and true to her feelings. "Who knows what might happen afterwards."

Nol laughed at her bold statement before he leaned forward and kissed her cheek, the same way he greets Annie, and then realizing that he used to do that to Nina as well when they were younger. Nol now recalled how stoic and expressionless Nina always looked, just like her mother, and that was why he never paid much attention to her. Her reactions weren't memorable so somewhere down the line he had stopped teasing Nina.

Nol then stood back straight and was surprised to see Nina blushing. He softly blushed as well seeing her reaction and liking it. "I expect to see you more often this summer."

Nina nodded her head. "Yes. Likewise."

"How about we go grab something to eat?" Asked Nol as he looked towards the direction of the restaurants.

"I would like that." Nina answered and they both walked together across the bridge.

Summer once again was chaotic for the royals, but this time with different troubles as the princes were now growing up and experiencing new emotions and adventures.

End of Mini-Series

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