Switched
Sum: What will happen when the two worlds come together? Will Prince Zen married Princess Akira or will He married Shirayuki? Will Shirayuki fall in love with the Prince Zen or will she return back to her old life?
Genre: Romance
Words: 1,789k
Chapter 21
Last time on the Switched...
"Then let me go," Shirayuki said, turn around and looked at Izana.
"Not a chance," Izana said, narrowing his eyes at Shirayuki. "Zen has not returned home yet,"
"Why are you going this to Zen?" Shirayuki asked.
"Zen is a prince and therefore he needs to marry someone from a royal family, not a commoner," Izana answer.
"You are lying. Zen never said he wants to marry me." Shirayuki said.
"Really, if he did not want to marry you. then why did he cancel the wedding with Akira in the first place?" Izana asked, put his hands on his hips. "And Why did he leave the castle to go and look for you?"
Shirayuki did not have any answer to Izana question instead she just stood there looking down at the ground. Izana put his finger under Shirayuki's chin and lift it up to make her looked at him. "Prince Izana, I know my place and I know that Zen cant married me because he is a prince," Shirayuki said, trying to look away from Izana.
"Good if you know your place then tell Zen that you never love him and you will let go," Izana said, step away from Shirayuki.
"Yes, sir," Shirayuki said, looking down at the ground once again.
"Good," Izana said, walked out of the room and close the cellar door. When Shirayuki know that Izana was gone she falls to the ground crying.
"I'm sorry Zen, I'm sorry, I truly do love you," Shirayuki said, feel the tears run down her cheek and the teardrop hit the hard cement.
Now on the Switched...
Zen, Mitsuhide, and Kiki all woke up and head downstairs for some breakfast. "It looked like the snow stop completely," Zen said, looking out of the window with a small smile on his face.
"Yeah, it did," Mitsuhide said, looking at Zen.
"Well, after we get done here I will take you to Shirayuki," Kiki said, looking at Zen.
"That will be great. Thank you," Zen said, looking at Kiki with a smile on his face. 'I can finally meet Shirayuki again.' Zen said to himself.
"Zen, Zen, Prince Zen," Mitsuhide said, trying to call out to him.
"I'm sorry what?" Zen asked, looking at Mitsuhide.
"I have been calling your name for a while now but you were a daydream," Mitsuhide said, looking at Zen.
"Sorry about that," Zen said with a small laugh.
"You daydream of Shirayuki. Am I right? Mitsuhide asked.
"Mitsuhide shut up," Zen said, looking away from Mitsuhide.
"So, I was right," Mitsuhide said, let out a small laugh.
"Let just eat," Kiki said, pick up her fork and starting to eat.
"Okay," Mitsuhide and Zen said at the same time and starting to eat their breakfast.
After a while, Zen put on his coat and walked out of the room with Kiki and Mitsuhide. They walked down the hallway and leave the inn. The ground was cover in snow and the road have carriage track. Kiki, Zen, and Mitsuhide walked down the street and saw some people shovel their side walked. "I live straight down here," Kiki said, point down the street.
"Okay, thank you," Zen said, walking behind Kiki.
"The Sky is very blue today," Mitsuhide said, looking up at the sky. Kiki and Zen stop and looked at Mitsuhide. "What?" Mitsuhide asked, looking at Kiki and Zen.
Zen and Kiki did not say anything instead they just keep on walking. When they got to Kiki's house and they walked up the step of her small house and open the front door.
When Kiki walked in the room and some throw her arms around her. "Akira, what are you doing here?" Kiki asked, looking at Akira.
"I come to tell you something," Akira said, looking back at Kiki.
"Okay, what is it?" Kiki asked, standing in the doorway.
"Prince Izana took Shirayuki to the castle," Akira answer.
"What did you say?" Zen asked, standing behind Kiki.
"Prince Zen, you are here too," Akira said looking at Zen.
"Yes, now tell me what Izana want with Shirayuki?" Zen asked, looking at Akira.
"He wants you to return back and using Shirayuki as bait to get to come back." Akira or else he will execute her," Akira answer.
"That is going too far," Kiki said with wide eyes.
"I agree," Akira said, looking at Kiki.
"Mitsuhide, we are going back to the castle," Zen said, walked down the step.
"Prince Zen, I want to come," Kiki said, looking at Zen.
"But," Zen was saying before Kiki cut him off.
"She is my best friend," Kiki said.
"I'm coming too," Obi said, jump off the roof.
"Who are you?" Zen asked, looking at Obi.
"I'm Obi, Master," Obi answer, looking back at Zen.
"I'm not your master," Zen said.
"Obi live here with Shirayuki and me," Kiki said, walked down the step.
"Fine, but we need to hurry up to get to the castle," Zen said, starting running down the street with Mitsuhide, Kiki and Obi.
"Wait for me," Akira said, chasing after them.
"Akira," Obi said, reach out his hand to Akira. Akira took his hand and run behind Zen and Mitsuhide.
Meanwhile with Izana...
Izana sat at his desk doing some paperwork when there a knock on his door. "Come in," Izana said, looking up at his desk. Izana saw the door handle slowly turn and the door open then saw a guard walked in the room. "what is it and don't tell me it the troublesome girl again?" Izana asked, looking at the guard.
"No, it is not her. Your brother prince Zen had returned and wished to meet with you immediately," The guard answer, looking back at Izana.
"Okay, thank you. Tell my brother I will see him now." Izana said.
"Yes, sir," The guard said, bow to Izana and walked out of the room closing the door behind him. Izana stands up from his chair and walked over to the window.
'How will you handle this, little brother,' Izana said to himself, looking out of the window with his back against the wall. "The show had just begun," Izana said, out loud. After a while, there was a knock on the door. "Come in," Izana said, not turning around to look at the door.
The door slowly opens and walked in the door was Zen, Mitsuhide, Akira, Obi, and Kiki. "Lord brother, what the meaning of this?" Zen asked, narrowing his eyes at Izana.
"Well, it nice to see you again too, little brother," Izana said, turning around and ignored Zen's question. "It looks like you meet a new friend when you went into the village," Izana said, looking at Kiki and Obi.
"Lord Brother, what are you planning on doing to Shirayuki?" Zen asked, put his hand on his hips.
"Nothing, I planning on letting her go anyway," Izana answer.
"Why did you bring her here in the first place?" Zen asked.
"To bring you back home," Izana answer, walking closer to Zen.
"I will go and see her then," Zen said, walking over to the door.
"I will have a guard to go and get her to put her in a guest room," Izana said, watch Zen walked out of the room and close the door behind him.
"Prince Zen," Mitsuhide said, follow Zen down the hallway.
"What is it?" Zen asked, open the door to his office and walked into the room with Mitsuhide, Kiki, Obi, and Akira.
"Are you going to see Shirayuki?" Mitsuhide answer with a question.
"Yeah, when they transfer her to the guest room." Zen answer, walked over to his desk and sat down on his chair.
"What do you want Obi and I to do?" Kiki asked, looking at Zen.
"I want everyone to stay in this room while I go and talk to her," Zen answer, looking back at Kiki.
"How do you know when Shirayuki is transferred to the room?" Obi asked, also looking back at Zen.
"A guard will come to get me," Zen said, letting out a sigh. He was getting annoyed by all the question. After a while, there a knock on the door. "Come in," Zen said, stand up from his chair.
The door open and walked in the room was a guard. "The girl in the guest room now and waiting for you." The guard said, looking at Zen.
"Thank you. you can leave now." Zen said, watch the guard walks out of the room. Zen walked over to the door. "I'm heading out now," Zen said, looking at Everyone in the room.
"Okay, good luck." Everyone said, wave at Zen until he closes the door behind him. Zen walked down the hallway to the guest room where Shirayuki was waiting from him. Zen knock on the door and wait for her to answer.
"Yes," Shirayuki said on the other side of the door. Zen grab the door handle and slowly open the door then walked into the room. He saw Shirayuki staring out of the window.
"Shirayuki," Zen said, walking close to her. Shirayuki turns around and gives him a small smile on her face.
"Hi, Zen," Shirayuki said, looking at him.
"Shirayuki, There something i want to tell you a long time," Zen said, take a step closer to her.
"Me too," Shirayuki said with a frown.
"Okay, you can go first," Zen said, stand in front of Shirayuki.
"I don't really love you. I just pretending for Akira. I'm sorry if I lead you on," Shirayuki said, trying hold back the tears.
"What?" Zen asked in shock.
"I don't love you. you are supposed to married Akira. I'm sorry it turns out like this." Shirayuki said, looking away from Zen.
"Shirayuki," Zen said, trying to reach his head out to her.
"Can you please leave?" Shirayuki asked, turning her back to him.
"Fine, if that you wish," Zen said, walked out of the room and slam the door.
"I'm sorry Zen," Shirayuki said, fall to her knees and cry her eyes out.
See you in the next chapter of Switched...
Sorry, there will not be a sneak peek of the next chapter like I usually do like I usually do I wanted to be a cliffhanger and this story is almost close to the end.