Book one: Proposal
Hi Everyone, I re-write chapter 5 because I did not care for it the way I had it the first time. I hope you guys like the new chapter is a lot better. I also re-write this so many times to make it lot longer and more Ideas in this chapter. Oh, I almost forgot there will be a twist coming in Chapter 7: Who is Alphonse? The twist will shock a lot of you guys.
I'm going still taking requests so if you guys have any idea or requests please leave a review at the end of the chapter. Thank you and now let get into Chapter 6 :-)
Sum: It have been two years, Shirayuki and Obi are returning to Clarines and taking on a new role
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Update: 8/16/2020
Chapter six: The Assassin
A few hours later, A gray wolf sitting on the edge of the cliff that is hanging above the beautiful crystal blue lake howls at the magnificent grayish-white moon high in the night sky that shine on the lake making it look like tiny crystal. There a small grayish-black cloud cover most of the moon and some of the stars but it is bright enough to shine over the dark scary forest that is below. The only sound in the dark forest was the owls hooting high in the tree waiting for their next meal, cricketing chirping in the bright green grass, and a small mouse squeaking while running for his live from the owls that preys on mice. There are thousands of tiny fireflies fly in the night that led up the whole entire forest and a baby cub trying to catch the fireflies while his mother is out hunting. In the distance, Thousands of birds fly in the night sky trying to get away from something or someone. A man with long shine pitch black hair that is blowing in the wind after he lost his hair tie that was put back into a ponytail little bit after he entered the forest cuz it got catch on a small tree branch. He jumps on the tree branch just like Obi always do when he is by himself. Alphonse jump to a tree that was a little bit far then the another and scaring the birds away in the night sky. 'I will do anything for Katrina if it means to give up my life,' Alphonse said to himself, swing on the tree brunch. Alphonse jump down from a tree and land on the hard ground below cracked a small twig when he lands his feet on top of it scaring a mouse and hide in a hole that is under a rock with little baby mice already in the hole cuddled up together with their mother. Alphonse pulled out a small map that is folder into four from his pants pocket. He unfolds the map and show him the whole entire kingdom of Clarines and a little bit of Tanbarun on the edge of the map. He stares at the map with the bright moon giving him enough light to see the map very clearly in his hand. "I heard rumors that the bright red hair girl was seen in Lyrias and heading to Wisteria Castle today but there was an avalanche in this area a couple days ago so they can't take that path. The Only path they can take to get back to the castle will be the Rocky River road," Alphonse said, tracing his pointing finger against the map so he can find out which road that Shirayuki and Obi will be on. After a few minutes, Alphonse folded the map up again and put it back in his pocket. "I just need to continue down on this path to reach a village that is just on the outskirt of the forest." He said, continue down on the path when he heard two horse and a carriage wheel coming towards him in the distance.
Alphonse quickly jump back into the tree and hide himself with the branches of the tree so the people inside the carriage can't see him but just enough for him to see them. He peeks his head halfway out of the branches to see the carriage in the distance, but still too far to make out the person in the driver's seat of the carriage. The carriage is getting close to the tree where Alphonse is hide at and saw two black horse with white spots all over there body and wearing an expensive golden rein around their mouth and pulling the carriage behind them. A man with a short light brown hair sitting on the wooden seat on the carriage and holding the golden rain. He is wearing a brown suit with golden outline around his collar and the sleeve. He also wearing a golden belt around his waist. The carriage slowly passed Alphonse and he saw a silver flower all around the base of the carriage with a silver thick line across the carriage until it come to the edge of the door on both side then Alphonse saw the silver royal family crest of Clarines on the wooden door. "This is the carriage I have been looking for," Alphonse said, saw the red hair girl sitting by the window with the curtain wide open and she is talking to a man that is sitting across from her that have black hair wearing a dusty sand yellow headband that wraps around his head and covers his eyes. Alphonse could not make out the man very clearly because most of is face was cover up by the curtains that is hanging over the window of the carriage. 'Crap she have someone with her that will make it little bit harder for me to get near her with him around but it feel like I have seen that person somewhere before but where," Alphonse thinking to himself, narrow his eyes at the carriage and trying to figure out who that person is sitting across to the red hair girl.
Inside the carriage, Obi could sense that someone is outside watching them in the carriage and staring out of the window watching the trees, brushes, grant rock passed by the window. He did not want to worry Shirayuki about it in case if it was nothing. "Obi, is there something wrong?" Shirayuki asked, looking at Obi with a worrying looked on her face.
"No, everything is fine, Miss," Obi said with a fake smile, looking back at Shirayuki who have a blanket setting on her lap because she kind of wake up from a nap just a few minutes ago then he turn back staring out of the window again to see if anyone is following them back to the castle but there was nothing just two squirrel chase each other up the tree and hitting each other with their tiny paws.
Back outside of the carriage, Alphonse watch the carriage slow getting farther away from him before he started to follow them, so They don't know that they are being follow but he kept his distance just a few feet behind the carriage but stay close enough so he does not lose it. After a few minutes, they got to the edge of the forest where Alphonse could see a small village. Alphonse jumps onto a rooftop of an old abandoned building that is just on the edge of the village. The carriage suddenly stops in front of 20-story hotel building that have lot of balconies that have pots of flower on every railing on the balconies and torch on each side of the double glass door that lend into the hotel lobby; it lids up the night sky. Alphonse saw the door slowly open and saw the tall black hair man step out of the carriage. The man stretches his back and scratch the back of his head while looking at the hotel. Obi have his back towards Alphonse and could not see his face. "He looks familiar. Where have I seen him before? If he just turns around and show me his face," Alphonse said to himself, put out a small telescope from his bag and looking at Obi.
"Well, Miss are you ready to rest for the night before heading out in the morning. We still have three more full days before we reached the castle," Obi said, finally turn around and reach his hand out to Shirayuki that is still in the carriage. Alphonse's eyes got wide when he found out who that man really was.
"It has been a long time no see, Obi. It will be so good to see you suffer again," Alphonse thinking to himself with a gran on his face. He then heard the girl speaking to Obi inside the carriage.
"Yes, of course. That path was too long and rocky without any rest for the past two and half hours," Shirayuki said, talking Obi's hand and step out of the carriage.
"You can go and take a bath when we get all settle into our room before suppertime," Obi said, closing the carriage door behind him and walked to the front door of the hotel with Shirayuki right next to him. 'I have this feeling again like someone is watching us,' Obi thinking to himself, suddenly stop and turn his head half-way around to one of the building behind him and saw a black shadow on one of the roof tops then that person disappears. "Who was that person?" Obi asked himself, open the front door for Shirayuki and contuine staring at the building for a while before walked into the hotel. Alphonse saw Obi looked in his direction and quickly jump to another roof tops that he can see the lobby very clearly.
Meanwhile with Shirayuki and Obi...
Shirayuki and Obi walking into the lobby and saw a fireplace that was built in the wall with Brooks that was made the base of the fire place. There are four fire wood burn in the fireplace lids up the whole room. A cross from the fireplace is a white leather couch with two white chair in both side of the couch. There was also a glass coffee table with a wooden base that hold the glass together sitting in middle of the couch and the chair with a stained glass bowl that have different colors all around it. In the bowl there are fruit like apple, pears, and oranges. On each side of the 5 plates were long white vase with beautiful flower that is similar to what king Izana have in his office. (A/N: I can't remeber the flower that was in Izana's office)
In a corner there was a red chair next to a bookshelf and a big window with red curtains off to the side people can come and said to read a book or relax while they are staying there. On the other side of the there room, there a grand wooden piano in front of a window with red curtains on the side and a red cushion bench next to a bookshelf with piano book on the top shelf and regular books on the bottom shelf. There is a clear glass vase with beautiful red rose sitting on top of the bookshelf. There also a big map of Clarines in a golden picture frame hanging on the wall about the bookshelf. Just a few feet from the glass double door that leads into a small restaurant that have a lots of tables and a long counter 5 feet from the wall behind the counter there was a door that leads into the kitchen.
"Welcome, what can I do for you guys today?" A short blonde hair man said, behind the long white glass counter while looking at Shirayuki and Obi with a smile across his face. Obi walked to the front desk and looked back at the older man wearing a very cheap black suit with a white shirt underneath while Shirayuki stand a few feet behind Obi with her hood up covering her very bright red hair.
"We just need to king size room for just one night," Obi answer, putting his hand in his pocket check to look all cool and bad so random or enemies people won't see his soft side.
"Okay, two king size room for one night. Can you guys please also sign our guestbook as well how I check you guys into your rooms? " The man said, put the brown guest book in front of Obi with a ink pen next to it then he write in his book that have rooms number on it. Obi pick up the pen and wrote his name and the day on top of a blank line then push the book to the side for Shirayuki can write her name in the guest book. "Thank you, let me go over the stuff we have here at the hotel. We free breakfast in the dinning room at 7am to 9am just down the hallway and we have a small restaurant that is open 24/7. If you want a nice soap and are hot spring it is on the bottom floor in the back of the motel. If you have any question please come to the front desk and asked we will be happy to help you. Here are your keys and you guys are up on the four floor." The man said, hand Obi two keys that is on a small chain.
"Thank you," Obi said, took the keys and went upstair with Shirayuki right behind him. They walked down the hallway where they saw pictures landscape from all over Clarines. Obi and Shirayuki to that room at the end of the hallway. "The servants will bring up our suitcase in a little bit," Obi said, unlock Shirayuki's for her and hand her the key.
"a little bit when my suitcase get here can I quickly go and take a bath before supper time?" Shirayuki asked, looking at a ob and taking the key from him.
"yeah, that will be fine just let me know when you're heading that way. I will be just next door if you need anything else," Obi said, walking over to his door and left back at Shirayuki with a smile.
"Okay I will," Shirayuki replied, wave goodbye to Obi and walk into the room. When Shirayuki I into the room there is a king size bed with a selfie red blanket West for silky White pillows. There was also a dresser that was right next to the big window with red curtains that was little bit cracked open. "This is a beautiful room," Shirayuki said, walking over to the window and open the curtain to see the beautiful let up City but little did she know that Alphonse was watching her on top of a building. Shirayuki walked over to the bed and saw down for the servants to bring up her suitcase from the carriage so she can go and take a bath before supper time. Shirayuki laid her head on top the white pillow and close her eyes before she knew she had fell asleep and having a wonderful dream. After a while, there was a knock on the door waking Shirayuki up. "I'm coming," Shirayuki said, standing up from the bad letting out a yawn and walked over to the door. Shirayuki slowly open the door and saw a man with two suitcase one was hers and the other one was Obi.
"Here are your suitcase madam," the man said, hand Shirayuki suitcase then bow to her before heading over to Obi's room and knocked on the door. Shirayuki close the door and walked over to the bed setting her suitcase on top of the bed. Shirayuki open her suitcase and pull out her pajamas, shampoo, conditioner, and soap.
"I need to go and tell Obi that I will be going to take a bath now," Shirayuki said, gathering up her stuff and walked out of the bedroom to go over to Obi's room. she knocked on the door and waited for Obi to answer. Obi answer the door and looked at Shirayuki with a smile.
"I'm just letting you know that I am going to go and take a bath now," Shirayuki said, looking back at Obi with a smile.
"Okay just let me know when you are back I'm going to check around the area for a little bit but I should be back before you're done with your bath. I will walk you halfway to the hot springs so I know you're got there safe and sound," Obi said, stepping out of his bedroom and close the door behind him. They walk down the the staircase and down the hall when they got off way to the hot springs Obi suddenly stopped. "Will see you when you get done with your bath I will be going out," Obi said, walking back the same direction he came from with Shirayuki and walk into the lobby. Obi walked over to the window and there's outside. Obi looked up at one of those rooftop and saw the shadow figure again just standing there. 'I knew somebody was just following,' Obi said, walked out of the hotel and looked up looked up at the roof-top where he just saw a person. Obi jump up to the rooftop and saw that the person disappeared again. "I know there was somebody just here. So why don't you just show yourself?" Obi said, looking around around the area but no one came out wherever they were hiding. After a few minutes, Obi went back inside to wait for Shirayuki to get done with her bath.
See you in the next chapter of book 1: proposal...