The Emperor's New Groove:
Falling in Love Isn't For an Emperor
Chapter 10: The Truth Is Broken

Raina looked back and forth between me and Pacha. "Kuzco? But I thought your name was Kuno...."

I gave Pacha one of the most evil glares I had given anyone. After a while, he finally caught on.

"Oh? Did I say, Kuzco? Oh, silly me. I mean, visiting that emperor..woo! It can take your mind off things. I didn't mean to call ya Kuzco, buddy...I mean, you're not the emperor...ha ha..haaa..." He looked at me as if to ask, "Did I do that right?"

Pretty good save..I thought, as I nodded to him.

"Oh.." Raina giggled. "Of course....so.....Mr. Pacha...it's good to see you again....remember me? I'm Raina..."

"Oh.." He nodded. "Good to see you again, Raina dear."

"So how was the emperor today? Was he moody? Happy? Excited? Glad to see you?"

"Oh, actually yeah, he was pretty excited. His nineteenth birthday is coming up ya know.." He kinda looked to me when he said that.

I heard Chaca and Tipo laughing, probably at the whole situation. Then, Chicha came in the room. "Welcome home dear.." She said, giving Pacha a kiss. "So, how was....the emperor...." She said, sounding sarcastic and possibly assuming I hadn't told Raina who I really was.

"Oh...um....he was fine....Um...well, Kudo..." Not again..

I slapped my forehead just as I heard Raina. "Kudo?"

I mouthed to him Kuno! Kuno!!!

"Oh, did I say Kudo? Stupid me, my mind's in a trance or something. Of course, Kuno....well, come here Kuno, I need to talk to you." He said, pushing me into the kitchen. When we got inside, he burst out laughing.

"Oh, not you too?" I glared at him and crossed my arms.

"Kuzco...why are you keeping your identity from that girl?" He asked me.

"Must I keep on repeating this? Pacha, I just can't tell her who I am.." I sat down in a chair. "I mean, she'd freak out to much, maybe even hate me. I mean, she wants to go to The Kingdom and meet the emperor more than anything else in the whole wide world; I mean, she admires me! She thinks I'm a great god.....but I'm not..."

Pacha cocked his head at me. "Kuzco...this isn't like you.....what happened to your old arrogant self?"

"You took it out of me and replaced it with a concious, that's what happened!" I snapped at him. I then sighed. "I'm sorry, Pacha. It's just....I've never felt this way about someone before.."

"I know how you feel.." He smiled, and sat in a chair next to me.

I looked up at him. "Well, you're married.....so....how do I take control of this whole...love thing...I mean, what did you and Chicha do?"

"Well, we went on dates and such....and we never shared secrets...." He winked at me.

I rolled my eyes. "Oh please...not you too. Chicha already said I should tell her who I really am and now you're going and saying the same thing, but I CAN'T! She..she would hate me!!!"

Pacha shook his head. "I don't think she would....I think she would just like you even more..."

What we didn't know, was that Raina, had walked past the kitchen door, carrying a vase and other things since she was helping out Chicha and she stopped to listen in on our conversation at that moment.

I sighed, unaware of her being right outside the door. "No she wouldn't, Pach...she'd hate me..."

"But, you said yourself she admires the emperor....and has always dreamed of seeing of seeing the empire..."

What could they be talking about? Raina thought as she continued to listen.

"But.....it doesn't work out that way, Pacha...if she knew I was the emperor..."

Raina let out a gasp and dropped the vase she had been holding, which I heard and went out the door to see what it was. I stared at her blankly, and she stared at me blankly. Suddenly, I realized she had been listening....