Like auntie like niece

I'm back with an update that I hope you guys will all enjoy.

It has just caught my attention that this is the 20th chapter of my fanfic.

Thank you so much to all the people who have supported this story because without you this fanfic would still have been just a thought.

For those of you who were upset with Misaki rejecting Takumi, have I got a surprise for you.

You'll see exactly what I mean by the end of this or the next chapter.

Also some of you have been questioning me about Rika, and well she's actually Erika san from Maid Latte. Rika is just her nickname.

I'm pretty sure I clarified that, but here you have it. Hope that cleared things up a bit.

For now enjoy~

Takumi silently walked along the riverside through the cold night.

But he immediately regretted looking at the water, because all he could think about was her.

Misaki.

Her name kept on ringing in his head.

That night he confessed to her right near this river, but only to have his heart broken in the end.

She loved him. Well...at least he thought she did. But he knew she definitely liked him. Otherwise why else would she blush when he got close to her. What other reason could there be for her to cry after he told her how he felt.

What was she afraid of?

What was she hiding?

Why did he have to feel so strongly towards her, when he knew his family wouldn't allow it?

Takumi was pulled out of his thoughts when something tugged on his pants.

He looked down to find a child looking up at him with wide eyes that reminded him of…

"Hey mister!" The child chirped and Takumi bent down on one knee to her level. "Are you lost?" He asked, to which she only shook her head.

He patted her head when he felt her shake slightly. "Then what can I help you with?" He asked gently.

The child remained silent for a moment then smiled. Takumi arched an eyebrow. "Actually I was wondering if I could help you," she gave him a toothy grin and he smirked.

"Help me with what," he didn't want to admit it but this child was indeed amusing.

"You looked upset so I wanted to help," the child said innocently.

"Why?"

"Well," the little girl scratched her head then blushed. "It's because my auntie taught me to help people whenever they're in need of it. Whether they want it or not."

It took him a while to comprehend but he nodded in understanding. "How are you going to help me?" he asked getting back up.

"Talking helps," the little girl said excitedly as Takumi picked her up and sat her down on a bench next to the river. He sat down next to her and folded his arms.

"I'm having trouble with a girl who-" he was cut off by the girls reaction. For some reason there were flowers blooming around her. She squealed in delight, and Takumi swore of someone saw them they would misunderstand and say he was causing trouble for the kid.

"Oh my goodness," the girl jumped up and down. "A prince looking for his princess. Rome looking for his Juliet. I have been waiting for this to come true my whole life."

"What?" Takumi asked. The girl sat back down and scooted closer to him. "Are you in love?" Takumi slowly nodded. Where were this girl's parents?

"Doe she love you?" the little girl asked. Takumi shrugged and the girl frowned.

Takumi was about to speak again when the little girl cut him off. "Does she blush when you speak to her?" Takumi nodded. "Does she scowl at you a lot?" Takumi nodded again. "Does she pretend to hate you?" Takumi chuckled at how accurate the girl was.

"She sounds like my aunt," the girl mumbled.

Takumi cocked his head to look at her. This girl looked awfully familiar. She had light amber eyes, and teal hair with pigtails. The girl looked up at him and smiled bright. "But yes she definitely loves you!"

Takumi smiled at how assured he felt even though this was coming from a child.

"How can you tell?" he asked out of curiosity.

"My aunt does the very thing and I know she's in love because I saw her right a song about him the other day." The little girl was smiling at some memory she was remembering.

"Your aunt rights songs?" Takumi asked looking at the river. The night was young and he had no intention of staying out past that time.

"Yes she does," The little girl bounced of her seat. "She loves music. She can even sing and play instruments like the piano. She's also a great artist and an amazing warrior."

Takumi simply smiled and thought back to Misaki.

He wondered what she was doing right now. He just wanted to see her face really badly.

The competition was coming to its last trial rounds next week. After that the battle round would begin.

So they didn't get to see each other unless they were in the arena. The two schools no longer trained together either.

"Ruri," for a second Takumi thought he was daydreaming at the familiar voice but when it repeated itself over and over again he knew this was real.

The little girl glanced up at Takumi. She was Ruri. "I must get going," she said bowing. "That's my aunt calling me," she shouted over her shoulder as she waved at him.

Takumi squinted slightly to see past the dark. There she was. Her raven hair flew against the wind and her amber eyes lit up as her niece made her way into her arms.

This is why she looked so familiar. Because the little girl was Misaki's niece.

The next day

Takumi yawned as he stood outside the ballroom.

Kaon was participating in some sort of cultural event and the Miyabigaoka elite group had dragged him with them.

This event occurred every decade. Girls below the age of twenty all over the kingdom came to participate. It was called Joshi Champion. An event for girls. It was like a talent show for girls only.

The ones below that age of thirteen participated the the Junior Joshi Championships. The winner was crowned the decade princess. The ones aged from thirteen to nineteen participated in the regular championships. The winner was declared the queen of the decade.

Unlike the academy wars it lasted for only one day.

Two hours for the juniors, and two hours for the seniors.

"Hurry up," Son's screams dragged Takumi out of his thoughts. She was nagging her servants again. That girl was really a spoiled brat.

"Hey it's the prince," a little girl came over to Takumi and he smiled at her brightly. It was Ruri.

"Hello," he greeted her. He wasn't fond of kids, but since she was Misaki's niece it practically forced him to be kind to her.

"Hey mister are you here to see me perform?' she asked clapping her hands.

"See you perform?" he mimicked.

"Yeah. I'm going to be in the junior championships."

"Oh really," Takumi asked fascinated.

"Mmm hmm."

"Ruri," Yukimura trailed behind her, and Takumi didn't miss the tears in his eyes. That's when it hit him. The similar features. These two were siblings. Hich meant Yukimura was Misaki's nephew.

Soon Sakura, Kuga, Kano, Shizuko, Aoi, Shou, Yuuji, and Rika appeared. He almost missed the annoying Hinata.

"Ruri let's get you ready," Sakura tugged on her hand. Yukimura cried as he followed his sister. The only thing that bothered Takumi was the fact that the person he desired to see the most wasn't there.

Later

The announcer welcomed everyone and the all clapped. Somehow Takumi's group of friends ended up sitting next to the YSA group much like the way they did in the Academy Wars.

The announcer was the guy from USA. Tadashi, Takumi believed was his name. Takumi was zoned out during the majority of the rules but what caught his attention was this.

"The winner of the senior championships will be determined by a match between our current decade princess and the senior that gathers the most points."

"I wonder who the current decade princess is," Chiyo asked.

"You'll see," Aoi said with a smirk. He fistpumped Kuga.

"Now then why don't we meet our current decade princess, and our current decade queen."

The crowd cheered as a blond lady appeared on stage. She cast out her arms wide as a phoenix spirit flew up into the sky. This lady was a summoner like Takumi himself.

Her spirit shot flames into the air that diminished into tiny sparkles that amazed the audience.

"Ladies and gentleman a round of applause for ther highness Miyazono." Some of the man howled loudly as they saw her appearance. She wore a dress that revealed her cleavage a bit too much and reached down to her knees. It was clearly a seductive dress, but Takumi wan't like the other fools. Unless the dress was on Misaki of course.

Speaking of whom…

"And now let us introduce our one and only decade princess…"

The crowd was already cheering. This girl must be something. "Misaki Ayuzawa," Takumi jaw dropped when he heard the name.

A swirl of ice and wind came into the stage and created a statute of the castle of the goods. The wind cleared and there stood Misaki as beautiful as ever. Takumi didn't think he would ever see her in anything but black but here she stood in a gorgeous midnight blue dress that went down to her knees in the front and to her ankles in the back. She wore a pair of black leggings with knee high silver boots. Her circlet shone as bright as her eyes as the stone on her forehead winked back at the audience. She had the top half of her hair tied back, and wore long black gloves, with silver bracelets. When the wind flew her hair back, Takumi took in the pendant she always wore, with matching black diamond earrings.

Beautiful didn't even begin to describe her.

"She's the princess," Kaon scowled. Aoi and Kuga snickered.

"Misai really is talented" Sakura squealed.

"Indeed," Hinata said as he got up and clapped.

Talented and beautiful.

Takumi would definitely make her his.

So here you have it.

Isn't Misaki lovely.

I know I love her.

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