Will You Let Me Be Your Princess, My Darling Prince?
by Artemis
Part Four
I took out my skating dress. It was white, my favourite colour.
It had long sleeves with little rabbits and moons on the skirt.
My mum had made it for me before I went to Europe. It was amazing
that I could still fit in it. I fitted my skates on firmly and
walked out. I clasped on my necklace with my locket and walked
down the steps to the ice. I placed my bag down on one of the chairs
and stepped onto the ice. I felt comfortable and calm. The ice was
cool and quiet. I opened my locket to start the little tune. I loved
the music that my locket played. I hummed along with it softly and
started skating. I closed my eyes and imagined myself skating in an
arena with a full crowd. I imagined myself at the Olympics. Double axel,
camel spin, triple jump and lay back spin. I skated to the little tune
of my locket. Then, I imagined figure skating with a pair. I had always
dreamed of it, but my coach had said that I wasn't good for a pair. I
couldn't skate in unison. I imagined skating with Endymion, my prince.
We skated around once, then we did a triple jump, a double axel twice,
a triple axel, then finishing with a lift. I landed graciously on the
ice just as my locket music finished. I opened my eyes and started to
wind up my locket again. And for the first time, I noticed a young man
in his twenties standing at the judging window. He was looking at me.
He looked just like Endymion. My prince. Could I be his princess? He
turned and walked off.
"Wait!" I shouted. "Don't leave!"
Had I heard that somewhere before? In my dream? What had happened that
made Endymion leave me? I hurried to the change rooms to get changed.
I wore my tracksuit to keep me warm after skating. Keeping warm was
vital after any sport. I did a little warming down exercise. I realised
I hadn't warmed up. I slapped myself lightly. I didn't want to pull a
muscle and have my coach yell at me. No one knew that I was skating
anyway.....except that man at the judging window. I tucked my locket
under my jacket and walked out of the arena. I wondered what Janice
was doing right now.
"Miss Tsukino?" a voice I had never heard, but somehow familiar,
called me. I saw the man standing in front of me leaning against
the wall. He held his hand out towards me.
"My name is Mamoru, Chiba Mamoru," he introduced himself.
He smiled and his eyes reminded me of Endymion. I shook my head
and looked up. I shouldn't be silly thinking he was my prince.
We shook hands.
"How come everyone knows me?" I asked.
Mamoru laughed. Would he let me call him Mamoru? Or was I to
call him Mr Chiba?
"You are famous in case you hadn't realised," Mamoru smiled. "I've never
seen anything as beautiful as you before."
I blushed. Mum had told me to be careful in Paris. She said that I was
an attractive young girl and I should be careful with who I talked to.
But would it be okay back home? Did the same rules apply? I wanted to
talk to Mamoru. I knew he wasn't some weirdo.
"Seen me? Or seen my skating?" I asked.
People always said I was beautiful. They usually referred to my skating.
"Both," he said, and looked at me.
"Thanks," I mumbled and turned bright red.
Somehow, I knew that Mamoru was somebody that was allowed to enter
my life. We walked down the corridor from the ice arena. He didn't
say much and neither did I.
"How old are you?" I asked. "If you don't mind me asking."
"I don't mind," he answered coolly. "I'm twenty, why?"
"Nothing," I replied quietly. "Just wondering."
"You're pretty quiet for a famous skater," Mamoru remarked.
I nodded.
"Well, I don't usually speak a lot. I just skate," I shrugged.
Mamoru nodded. I realised that he had walked me to my room.
"I'd better go," Mamoru whispered. "I don't think I'm allowed
in the girl's boarding house actually."
"Oh, sorry," I mumbled. "You didn't have to walk me here."
"It doesn't matter," Mamoru smiled softly. "I wanted to."
I stood there, turning from pink to bright red. Mamoru turned
around and walked off. I stood at my door for a while. I looked
around to see if anyone had seen me and Mamoru. I walked into my
room and threw my bag on my bed. I opened up the wardrobe to find
my uniform. I got changed quickly and decided to go visit Rei.
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by Artemis
Part Four
I took out my skating dress. It was white, my favourite colour.
It had long sleeves with little rabbits and moons on the skirt.
My mum had made it for me before I went to Europe. It was amazing
that I could still fit in it. I fitted my skates on firmly and
walked out. I clasped on my necklace with my locket and walked
down the steps to the ice. I placed my bag down on one of the chairs
and stepped onto the ice. I felt comfortable and calm. The ice was
cool and quiet. I opened my locket to start the little tune. I loved
the music that my locket played. I hummed along with it softly and
started skating. I closed my eyes and imagined myself skating in an
arena with a full crowd. I imagined myself at the Olympics. Double axel,
camel spin, triple jump and lay back spin. I skated to the little tune
of my locket. Then, I imagined figure skating with a pair. I had always
dreamed of it, but my coach had said that I wasn't good for a pair. I
couldn't skate in unison. I imagined skating with Endymion, my prince.
We skated around once, then we did a triple jump, a double axel twice,
a triple axel, then finishing with a lift. I landed graciously on the
ice just as my locket music finished. I opened my eyes and started to
wind up my locket again. And for the first time, I noticed a young man
in his twenties standing at the judging window. He was looking at me.
He looked just like Endymion. My prince. Could I be his princess? He
turned and walked off.
"Wait!" I shouted. "Don't leave!"
Had I heard that somewhere before? In my dream? What had happened that
made Endymion leave me? I hurried to the change rooms to get changed.
I wore my tracksuit to keep me warm after skating. Keeping warm was
vital after any sport. I did a little warming down exercise. I realised
I hadn't warmed up. I slapped myself lightly. I didn't want to pull a
muscle and have my coach yell at me. No one knew that I was skating
anyway.....except that man at the judging window. I tucked my locket
under my jacket and walked out of the arena. I wondered what Janice
was doing right now.
"Miss Tsukino?" a voice I had never heard, but somehow familiar,
called me. I saw the man standing in front of me leaning against
the wall. He held his hand out towards me.
"My name is Mamoru, Chiba Mamoru," he introduced himself.
He smiled and his eyes reminded me of Endymion. I shook my head
and looked up. I shouldn't be silly thinking he was my prince.
We shook hands.
"How come everyone knows me?" I asked.
Mamoru laughed. Would he let me call him Mamoru? Or was I to
call him Mr Chiba?
"You are famous in case you hadn't realised," Mamoru smiled. "I've never
seen anything as beautiful as you before."
I blushed. Mum had told me to be careful in Paris. She said that I was
an attractive young girl and I should be careful with who I talked to.
But would it be okay back home? Did the same rules apply? I wanted to
talk to Mamoru. I knew he wasn't some weirdo.
"Seen me? Or seen my skating?" I asked.
People always said I was beautiful. They usually referred to my skating.
"Both," he said, and looked at me.
"Thanks," I mumbled and turned bright red.
Somehow, I knew that Mamoru was somebody that was allowed to enter
my life. We walked down the corridor from the ice arena. He didn't
say much and neither did I.
"How old are you?" I asked. "If you don't mind me asking."
"I don't mind," he answered coolly. "I'm twenty, why?"
"Nothing," I replied quietly. "Just wondering."
"You're pretty quiet for a famous skater," Mamoru remarked.
I nodded.
"Well, I don't usually speak a lot. I just skate," I shrugged.
Mamoru nodded. I realised that he had walked me to my room.
"I'd better go," Mamoru whispered. "I don't think I'm allowed
in the girl's boarding house actually."
"Oh, sorry," I mumbled. "You didn't have to walk me here."
"It doesn't matter," Mamoru smiled softly. "I wanted to."
I stood there, turning from pink to bright red. Mamoru turned
around and walked off. I stood at my door for a while. I looked
around to see if anyone had seen me and Mamoru. I walked into my
room and threw my bag on my bed. I opened up the wardrobe to find
my uniform. I got changed quickly and decided to go visit Rei.
------------ TO BE CONTINUED ----------------------