AN: Yes. I hope this is the final one I start before I finish some others but for anyone reading, "A Daddy's Boy" I mentioned this in one of the latest chapters. There will be flashbacks and switched POVs in this fic. I hope you enjoy.

You'll Always Be My Prince

Chapter One

"Mama," Rose says as she pulls my hand and looks up at me with those emerald eyes which shouldn't really be possible given who my parents are. "Are we going to see Daddy?" she asks and I smile as I nod. I check in my bag to make sure I have her ballet slippers and unitard from her practicing. Rose loves to dance. She loves to wear tiaras. She loves when we talk about princesses. I never thought that I would get a daughter like her, to love a daughter like her. Before I became pregnant five years ago, I never believed that I would even want kids and before I got engaged eight years ago, I never thought that I would want to get married.

My name is Hizuri Kyoko. I'm twenty-seven years old and a proud mother with two young girls. I work in the American fashion industry and am very well-known for my designs. I used to have dreams of acting, of being an actress to represent Japan. Kuon would have supported those dreams. He would have kept us based in Japan but the thought of him doing international work for months at a time or him being cooped up only doing work in Japan broke my heart so we moved so he could follow his dreams.

When I had thought about moving to America and the risk of not landing jobs – I don't have stunning emerald eyes and gorgeous naturally golden hair like Kuon does – I debated over whether I would let myself follow a man over my dreams. I had debated on telling him that I couldn't stand in the way of his goals and therefore we couldn't be together. I would have broken his heart but told him not to make sacrifices for what he decided to do when he was fifteen. When I had stood in front of him, preparing to deliver that speech, I couldn't do it. He's Corn. I can't do that to Corn.

So we moved here. We moved to Los Angeles together, and yes, I did start by trying to act but then people saw the bags I'd made and the accessories and asked me if they could see my designs and somehow I managed to slowly open a store and then another one and another one until I became a prominent fashion designer in the United States.

All of this happened because I took a chance on love. I'm glad that I learned that the right people will be supportive of you and that love really does require both partners to support the other. Even when I was his kohai and he was my sempai Tsuruga-san, he always knew how to carefully take care of my weeds and help me grow stronger.

We live in Beverly Hills now. We have a huge estate with a swimming pool and even a tennis court. Best of all, I get to see Kuon in ways that nobody else does. I get to feel him in the bedroom. I get to trust him to take care of me. That's how I became pregnant with Rose and later with Ana – our two-year-old - in the first place.

The sun is shining and I imagine that the beach is sparkling and Kuon said that he'd pick up Ana from her grandparents and meet us here for ice cream. It feels like a perfect day.

"Daddy!" Rose grins as she points to where Kuon is waving to us with Ana in his arms. I'm glad that he always looks so happy these days. He's punished himself far too much in the past. I just want to see him continue to be happy.

"Careful," I warn her as I squeeze her hand. "We have to wait for the walk sign."

This road can get busy at this time of the day. A lot of people driving and a lot of them being reckless. Kuon has always stressed the importance of holding hands and stranger danger and being safe. Once I knew the story about Rick, I could understand why he was so scared during the filming of Dark Moon and then when we travel in the evening with the girls.

"Yeah," Rose nods as she turns to me and I smile back. I prepare myself to meet with my husband and youngest daughter before a hand comes onto the back of my shoulder. I freeze. Somehow this touch feels really familiar.

"I thought if I waited here long enough, I'd find you," a man says and I turn to see my 'childhood friend'. I made my peace with Shotaro when I got engaged. I came to him and told him that I wanted to be civil with him but I found a man who wanted to take care of me and love me in the way in which he says I deserve to feel loved. I don't want to deal with this today.

"Wow, you really did need to stalk me to get a hold of me," I say sarcastically as I put both of my hands on Rose's shoulders so she doesn't try to cross without me. She looks up with confusion. "You couldn't have confirmed things with my executive assistant?"

"What do you need an executive assistant for?" Shotaro asks and I roll my eyes. "All you do is make clothes."

"All I do?" I ask, raising my eyebrow slightly. I shake my head. I don't need to deal with this today. "Sho, if you really wanted to catch up then you could have talked to somebody who would have told me. We could have scheduled some time."

"It looks like you have some free time right now," Sho says and I frown, bringing back a tiny bit of the old Mogami Kyoko.

"I'm enjoying some time with my husband and our daughters. My husband is really busy. He's one of the most sought after actors and he has other commitments as well," I tell him and see that he's still continuing to look bored. Obviously, Shotaro still doesn't see how much more important Kuon is to the entertainment industry then he is. I hear the sound of traffic getting busier. It would be good to cross the road before rush hour really gets into the full swing of things

The Californian sun is beating down on me and I don't want to wait until sunset to move.

"I could still accompany you," he tells me and I look back at Kuon who is trying to figure out what this conversation is about. This isn't the first time that Shotaro has tracked us down and Kuon always tries to act civil but then I let him vent about his dislike of 'Fuwa' after we've seen him or I've seen him.

"I don't want to," I tell him before turning around with Rose's hand in mine "Come on, sweetheart, let's go," I tell her. I try to cross the road but feel something holding me back. I'm standing in the middle of a busy road and Shotaro has hold of my arm and is dragging me backwards. I see the light with the signal to cross counting down the numbers and I feel my heel wedge in a gap in the road.

"Sweetie," I tell Rose as I know I have to either get my shoe off or unwedge it. "Can you go to Daddy for me? Mama's coming when she gets her shoe taken care of," I tell her and she runs. It's at this point I hear a loud honking of a city bus. I start to feel scared about what's happening. "Can you help?" I ask and see that Shotaro is backing away. I look up and see the bus, it's right in front of me and it's not stopping. I take a deep breath, trying to get the shoe off and feel myself get pushed over. My ankle is in agony but the shoe has come loose.

I close my eyes before hearing the sound of something getting hit. Have I already left my body? Is this what happens when you die? You witness yourself dying? At least only my ankle hurts. I try to breathe before hearing the sound of traffic stopping and I open my eyes. I'm still here. I'm still living. I feel confused. Did Shotaro actually save my life?

I turn to where everyone's screaming and the attention is going to and my eyes widen. I can't even breathe properly. In front of a car two away from me is a pool of blood and a limp body on the ground. I can see fairly tan skin and see the blond hair and then it finally registers to me what happened. Shotaro didn't save me. It is always him who saves me.

My prince. My Corn.

End of Chapter One

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