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Chapter 35: A Queen's Need For A Familiar
"I don't know how I never noticed how screwed up your days of the week, months, years and holliday names are." Yuudai says sitting in the attic again. It is, apparently, Rag day for the inn, so Louise is calling is it their Void day off thoroughly frying Yuudai's brain.
"They're not screwed up, mind you!" Louise retorts giving him a dirty look. "Since it's our day off...I want to see a play." She tells him growing quiet.
Yuudai hums to himself thinking about it. "It has been a long time since I sat down and watch some actors act out a good story." Yuudai mutters. "You know what?" Yuudai asks her rhetorically. She tilts her head assuming him to just say yes. "I'll pay for some tickets so that we can go."
A giant smile threatens to grow on her face, but she makes sure it is a small smile. "Good. It's going to be a date." She tells him.
Yuudai sighs. "I knew there was a catch." He says to himself. "Sure, why not. It's not like going on a date means you are in a relationship." He convinces himself. "If anyone asks though, I'm going to say I'm looking after someone's kid for a while."
Louise grows a tick mark and throws a wooden spoon at his head hitting it. He falls on his back laughing from the fact she actually hit him. She has been able to hit him once in a while lately. He allows her to since he knows it stresses her out more when she isn't able to. He wouldn't tell her that though.
'I can't believe he actually said he would!' She thinks happily in her head. "Meet me at the fountain then. I'm going to get myself ready." She tells him.
The familiar stands up nodding. "That seems pointless, but oh well. Just don't leave me there forever." He tells her leaving for the fountain.
Once there he sits on the edge looking into the water. In it, he sees his reflection. His hair has gotten longer in the longs months he has been in this world. His face has become more defined adding to his tough guy look. The teen has realized long ago he has changed from the guy that was always paranoid about things and people into what he is now. A worker in an inn.
"Time seems to fly by when you are waiting for others. Am I wrong, commoner?" A noble man with silver hair. Yuudai looks up to him and nods.
"Yes you are, Silver." He replies using the color of his hair as his name.
The man keeps his composure hearing the nickname from nothing more than a commoner boy. Another reason is that he's heard about a boy that has stricken fear in the hearts of many noble as of late. He doesn't want to chance it since this boy seems way too confident around nobles. In times of war, one can never be too careful.
"Well goodbye, commoner." Silver says walking away.
"He seems suspicious...oh well. It's my day off. Not going to trouble myself with conspiracies right now." Yuudai mutters uncaringly.
"You seems comfortable." Louise states looking at Yuudai. He looks at her finding that she fell victim to a disease called fashion trends. She is wearing a black dress adoring her body while a black beret sits on top of her head.
Yuudai stands up. "Not really. Kind of got bored waiting on you." Yuudai states bluntly.
A tick mark appears on her forehead. "Rule one of dating, never say that!" She yells at him getting a grin out of him.
"If I didn't do what I always do, you wouldn't want the date in the first place. Am I wrong?" He asks. She blushes and shakes her head. "What made you want to call this a date anyway?"
"Can't I just take my familiar out and enjoy our time together for once rather than yell and put our lives in danger for once?" She questions. A lot of what she said is part of the reason why she wanted to do this. Adding the fact that she actually likes him.
"I guess so. Never thought you would want to see a play though." Yuudai comments. He holds his arm out for her to hold surprising her. She takes hold of it hesitantly
"I thought such a mutt as you wouldn't know the proper dating etiquette." Louise admits. "Pleasant surprise."
Yuudai ignores her jab at him deciding to walk to the Tanaijiiru theater. "I know where we should go." Yuudai tells her. Louise looks at him with a curious look. "If you want to know, it is the Tanaijiiru theater."
Her eyes widen in excitement. "A royal theater? You actually do know something!"
"When you walk around enough you tend to remember places you pass by." Yuudai says taking exact directions.
"Have you...ever been on a date before?" She asks him now wondering if he has.
"I have not." Yuudai answers feeling like the question took a lot of energy out of him. Maybe the feeling of relaxation is finally kicking in. Or she needs to stop the questioning.
The rest of the walk was one made in silence. The both enjoy it up to when they finally arrive. Yuudai pays for the tickets and the proceed to walk in. They find their numbered seats taking them right away.
"So tell me, I understand this is supposed to be some type of holiday type play, but what is it about?" Yuudai asks already having an idea from the number of younger women are sitting around.
"If I must explain, the Princess of a certain country and the prince of a certain country come to Tristania secretly. The pair meet each other hiding their identities, however once they fall in love. They then learn each other's identities and separate. A sad story." Louise explains to him.
Yuudai's eyes widen hearing what most guys wouldn't dare do. "I just bought tickets to a holiday chick flick." He whispers wanting to find any way out now.
Next Day
"How dare you?!" A customer yells again at Louise whom is getting in his face as well.
"Time to go out the back." Yuudai says using the distraction to leave for his break. He can't go out the front door for breaks anymore since Scarron has learned of him doing it through there. Therefore, he goes out the back door now.
He walks out into the alley taking a big breath of fresh air before being ran into by a small girl. He staggers a bit, but the girl falls on the ground. Yuudai looks down to find Henrietta using a cloak with the hood over her head to hide herself.
"So how's the queenly business going, Henrietta?" Yuudai questions giving her a small smile.
She tenses up before recognizing the voice. "Yuudai?" She asks getting a nod from him. "I need a place to hide." She tells him.
"Come on in. I'll take you to the attic for a bit." Yuudai says opening the door for her. The two quickly make it to his makeshift room he shares with Louise. "So what's up Henrietta?" He asks. "Seems like you are safe now. I'll fetch Blanc for you." He says getting to the point.
"Wait. I not here for Louise." She admits holding her hand up to stop him.
Yuudai raises an eyebrow. "Then what do you want with me?" He asks knowing there isn't any other reason for her being here.
"I came here to borrow you powers." Henrietta answers.
"Sorry, but why do you need me when you have an entire new group of fighter?" Yuudai asks seeing the surprise etched on her face. "I know this because I keep tabs on you once in a while to make sure you don't kill yourself like an idiot." He says bluntly. He seems to be brutally honest lately.
"Well because I can't trust anyone in the castle. I can only trust you. If it's alright, I'd like you to guard me for today and tomorrow." She hopes for him to say yes. She isn't expecting it since the last that they talked was when she help in being the first to injure him since Wardes' betrayal.
"This phrase is going to be the death of me someday, but sure. I have nothing better to do." Yuudai says hoping the phrase won't be. After all, it is a pretty good phrase. "Considering you need me, there will be some danger involved, right?"
Henrietta looks to the floor. "Yes." She replies.
"Alright. At least it won't be completely boring." Yuudai mutters. "I don't want anymore attention than what might already get, so here." He says tossing her an outfit from Louise's stash of commoner clothing.
"Thank you." She thanks turning around. She then starts undressing and dressing in the other clothes. What did Yuudai do during this? He looked away so that he couldn't be accused of watching the queen of Tristain dress herself.
He turns to find that the shirt is apparently super tight on her. Seeing this, Yuudai's mind figures her chest must be bigger than Siesta's own. Not by much though. She unbuttons the top buttons exposing the 'valley' between her breasts.
"Well you definitely won't be mistaken for a queen like this." Yuudai states trying desperately to keep his eyes looking into her own.
"We should hurry then." She says.
With those words said, the two sneak out the back. Once outside, they walk to the street. Never once did Yuudai think he'd be stuck with Henrietta sneaking her around. He throws the thought out in favor for looking around for any kind of unwanted attention.
"Put your arm around my shoulder and lean into me like a lover." Henrietta orders him making him blush. Without giving himself to time to use his head, he does what she says. To make it more believable, she moves his hand onto her chest.
"You're going to kill me." Yuudai whispers trying to keep his face as neutral as possible with a blush. They see guards and easily walk through them. After all, what guard would expect his own queen to let a so called commoner touch her like this while dressed in such a way. Once a ways away from them, she lets out a laugh. "So what now Henrietta?"
She quickly shushes him. "You can't use that name in public. Call me Ann." She informs him.
"You got it, Ann." Yuudai says. "That is the most normal name I've heard in forever."
"Well yours isn't normal, so guess it good." Henrietta replies.
"I guess we should find a hotel." Yuudai says knowing a cheap one. They arrive and pay for a room. They get the key to the room and they walk on to it. The second they open the door, Yuudai sighs. "Of course it would be trashed."
Nobody could deny what he said. The place is like an abandoned room with the lamp glass covered in so much dirt and dust. If you try to light it, it would no doubt be very dark lighting. Despite this, Henrietta lays on the bed that seems to be damp. The teen boy shakes his head sitting himself on a chair.
"Sorry Ann, this is a pretty trashy room." He apologizes.
She smiles at him. "This is actually a good room." She assures him.
"Don't try to give me that line of crap. I know how bad this is." Yuudai retorts laughing a little bit.
"I really do like the room. It has the feel of how civilians actually would live." Henrietta tells him. The two sit in the comfortable quiet for awhile after that sentence. "I want to thank you for comforting me at the Ragdorian Lake. It really helped my mind after everything that happened." Henrietta finally says breaking the silence.
"Don't mention it. I knew that nobody else would and that isn't right. Mourning is always done better with others, after all." He replies.
Her smile widens. "I see. I'd ask about Louise, but I know you wouldn't let her do anything that would put her in a dangerous position."
Yuudai laughs again thinking about that. "It's definitely a tough job sometimes, but it gives me purpose. Therefore, I will always do my best."
"Please tell me Yuudai...about your world." Henrietta requests. He thinks about how she knows, but can't remember if he told her or not. He nods his head deciding to talk about it. "More specifically, what were your wars like? Did the people talk badly about the government?"
"Our wars were always bloody and long. To answer your second question, yes. Everyday they talked and talked." Yuudai tells her. He knows why she is asking. He's heard some things said about her while there. "It's simply a part of times of war."
She sighs as it starts to rain outside. Yuudai looks out into the rain remembering how it rained on the night of the fake Wales' attack on them all. He then looks back to Henrietta finding her shivering. Knowing what he knows, he walks over to the bed and sits next to her waiting for her to get closer to him.
She does and grabs hold of his hand while still shivering. "Because of me everyone died that night." Henrietta says under her breath. "It's always on my mind when the rain starts falling. Can I ever be forgiven?"
Yuudai pulls her into a tight embrace. "There is one way. To never look back and strive for a horizon built from your loving hands." He tells her gently feeling a tug from his heart to help this girl forced into the crown not meant for her so early in her life. She looks up to him shivering still. She then lays her head against his chest for the comfort nobody could ever give her anymore.
End
There we are. The next daily update. I'm proud of myself. I really am.
Next thing is Yuudai going out with Louise. Like he said, they won't end up together. That's a fact. I don't know if he will end up with anyone else though. If so, it might be Siesta or Henrietta. Who knows. Maybe nobody.
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