PART 12 Purinsesu No Senshi
"Good morning, Princess Hoshiko!" said Nitsume, the maid.
"Morning already?" complained the Princess Hoshiko, just
waking up. "I don't want to get up! Make the sun go away and
call back the moon and stars!"
"Don't you want to meet Prince Toshinen?" asked Nitsume,
referring to the young prince who was coming over to visit.
"I don't want to!" said Hoshiko.
"I hear he's VERY handsome!" said Nitsume.
"Who cares?" replied Hoshiko. Nitsume frowned and pulled the
princess out of bed.
"We must dress you up nice and neat. He could be your future
husband! And your father will be displeased if you stay in
bed rather than choose a husband!"
"Alright! Alright!"
"The Prince Toshinen of Sensakai has arrived!"
Toshinen walked into the throne room accompanied by three
soldiers. He kneeled down in front of the king.
"Rise, Prince Toshinen." said King Yoru. Toshinen stood up.
"My daughters will be here any moment."
Then the Queen Higure came in and sat on her throne followed
by the giggling twin princesses, Hirameki and Kirameku and the
oldest princess, Tsukiko. There was a extremely long pause.
"Where is the Princess Hoshiko?!" the king asked.
"WAIT! I'm comin'! I'm comin'!" Hoshiko yelled from the hallway.
Then she came running into the throne room.
"Hi!" she waved.
"Hoshiko..." King Yoru said, on the verge of erupting. Hoshiko
bowed and bowed to her father.
"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" she said. Then the king looked at his
daughter and softened.
"Alright, Hoshiko. Sit down."
"Thank you, father!"
"These are my daughters, Hirameki, Kirameku, Tsukiko and Hoshiko."
said the king. "And my dear wife, Higure."
"A pleasure to meet your acquaintance." Toshinen said with a bow.
"Have you had breakfast yet?" the king asked.
"No, sire."
"Then a breakfast feast for the arrival of the prince!"
Later, the royals were sitting down for breakfast. The twins
were giggling and talking. The Princess Tsukiko was talking with
one of Toshinen's soldiers. Hoshiko was spreading butter on her
hand. Toshinen noticed this.
"Are you planning to eat your hand?" he asked.
"Eh? Oh. Not unless YOU want to." Hoshiko said absentmindedly.
Toshinen sighed. Then he noticed Hoshiko staring at him in a
strange way.
"Is there anything on my face?" he asked.
"Oh no. Nothing at all."
"Why are you staring at me?"
"I am?"
"Yes. And in a very odd way, too."
"Am I scaring you?"
"As a matter of fact, you are."
"Are you scaring me?"
"What in the world are you talking about? Are you alright?"
"I am. Why do you ask?"
"You look sick."
"Really? Maybe I am."
"Maybe."
"Maybe you should cure me."
"I'm not a doctor."
"Maybe you can learn now."
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Maybe you should just cure me with...your resources."
"My what?!"
"Cure me like other princes do."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Maybe I got a Sleeping Beauty cold."
"You're not sleeping."
"Maybe I got a Snow White cold."
"You're not sleeping."
"Is the only spell in the book making a princess sleep?!"
"Is there an exorcist in the house?"
Prince Toshinen and his soldiers stayed at the palace. Toshinen
never noticed Hoshiko stare at him anymore. Everyday, he would
train by himself or with his soldiers. Everyday, Hoshiko would
look at him and followed him wherever he went. And she would
go ANYWHERE to see him.
Toshinen was whistling a happy tune with a towel over his
shoulders. He opened the bathroom door and locked it behind him.
He hung his towel on the towel rack and began untieing his bathrobe.
"AHHH!!!" he yelled as he slid open the shower doors. He
quickly grabbed his towel and wrapped it around himself.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!" he demended. Hoshiko stepped out
of the shower. She had on her bathrobes, too.
"I wanted to take a bath with you." she said. "Well?"
"WELL WHAT?! WHY IN TH'HECK WOULD I TAKE A BATH WITH YOU?!"
"'Cause we're future husband and wife, silly!"
"NOBODY EVER SAID WE WERE FUTURE ANYTHING!!!"
"Well, we're destined for each other. Can't ya feel it?"
"NO!"
"Alright! Alright! Don't be so fussy. I'll go. But we're still
destined for each other no matter what."
"WHAT?!"
"And stop screaming, will ya? You sound like a girl."
"I DO NOT SOUND LIKE A GIRL!!!"
"Whatever."
Hoshiko went to her room. She took out a framed picture of
Toshinen.
[I love you so much. When will you realize that?]
Hoshiko didn't bother Toshinen in the bathroom anymore. She
hated his girlish scream. But she always tried to win his heart.
Every single day. But he never seemed to notice her. She sent
him gifts, she treated him special all the time, she tried to
convince him that they were absolutely meant for each other. But
nothing worked. He always kept his mind on training. Then
one day, Hoshiko fell ill.
"Here you are, princess. Some nice hot tea with a drop of honey."
"I don't feel like having tea, Nitsume." Hoshiko replied.
"But princess, you must try to make the sickness go away."
"I don't have enough energy."
"Then try to sleep."
"I can't. I have to try at least one time to win Toshinen. I
just have to see him."
"I'll call him."
"What do you want, Princess Hoshiko?" Toshinen said.
"I just wanted to see you."
"Just get some rest, will ya?"
"No. Please just stay with me."
"You have to rest, dear." said Queen Higure.
"Your mother's right." said King Yoru.
"Not before I do something first."
"What is it?" asked Tsukiko. Hoshiko motioned for Toshinen to
come closer. He did.
"Prince Toshinen," she whispered into his ear. "I love you."
"Why are you saying this?" Toshinen asked, looking into Hoshiko's
eyes. Hoshiko put a finger to Toshinen's lips and smiled. Then
she closed her eyes.
"Well, she's alseep." announced Toshinen. Everyone went away.
Toshinen stayed. Then he tried to wake up Hoshiko. He guessed
that she was pretending to be asleep so everyone would go away.
Hoshiko did not wake up. Toshinen tried to wake her up but even
when he was rapidly shaking her to be awake, her eyes stayed closed.
He felt her pulse. Nothing. Hoshiko...was dead.
Toshinen stayed by Hoshiko. He held her in his arms, hoping she
would come back again. But she didn't. Toshinen didn't notice
the tears that flooded his eyes. He held Hoshiko tightly as if
she would slip away once again.
"I'm sorry, Hoshiko." he said. "I didn't know this would happen."
He kissed her cold lips. Then he stroked her cheek.
"I...love you, too..." he whispered in her ear. Then he closed
his eyes and lay beside her. He died. His heart had broken into
a million pieces that could never be put back together.
Tears filled the eyes of the goddess of the stars. She watched
as Toshinen died beside Hoshiko.
"They never got a chance live their love." she said. Then
she decided to let their spirits live as beautiful stars. So
that no one else would suffer the same fate. She drained all
her energy making the constellations of Princess Hoshiko and
of Prince Toshinen. But it was all worth it. They were the brightest
in the sky, reflecting the love that could have been. They
were called the Purinsesu no Senshi, the Soldier's Princess,
Toshinen's Hoshiko.
Aeka looked up at the sky. Tomorrow, she would try and get her
Vegeta. When she thought of her Vegeta, her heart ached, thinking
that he had Bulma but it beat rapidly in her chest, thinking
of how much she loved him. She saw the Purinsesu no Senshi.
She blinked her eyes as she saw it. It was at its brightest.
But then she looked at it without flinching. Because her love
for Vegeta...was brighter than the sun.
"Good morning, Princess Hoshiko!" said Nitsume, the maid.
"Morning already?" complained the Princess Hoshiko, just
waking up. "I don't want to get up! Make the sun go away and
call back the moon and stars!"
"Don't you want to meet Prince Toshinen?" asked Nitsume,
referring to the young prince who was coming over to visit.
"I don't want to!" said Hoshiko.
"I hear he's VERY handsome!" said Nitsume.
"Who cares?" replied Hoshiko. Nitsume frowned and pulled the
princess out of bed.
"We must dress you up nice and neat. He could be your future
husband! And your father will be displeased if you stay in
bed rather than choose a husband!"
"Alright! Alright!"
"The Prince Toshinen of Sensakai has arrived!"
Toshinen walked into the throne room accompanied by three
soldiers. He kneeled down in front of the king.
"Rise, Prince Toshinen." said King Yoru. Toshinen stood up.
"My daughters will be here any moment."
Then the Queen Higure came in and sat on her throne followed
by the giggling twin princesses, Hirameki and Kirameku and the
oldest princess, Tsukiko. There was a extremely long pause.
"Where is the Princess Hoshiko?!" the king asked.
"WAIT! I'm comin'! I'm comin'!" Hoshiko yelled from the hallway.
Then she came running into the throne room.
"Hi!" she waved.
"Hoshiko..." King Yoru said, on the verge of erupting. Hoshiko
bowed and bowed to her father.
"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" she said. Then the king looked at his
daughter and softened.
"Alright, Hoshiko. Sit down."
"Thank you, father!"
"These are my daughters, Hirameki, Kirameku, Tsukiko and Hoshiko."
said the king. "And my dear wife, Higure."
"A pleasure to meet your acquaintance." Toshinen said with a bow.
"Have you had breakfast yet?" the king asked.
"No, sire."
"Then a breakfast feast for the arrival of the prince!"
Later, the royals were sitting down for breakfast. The twins
were giggling and talking. The Princess Tsukiko was talking with
one of Toshinen's soldiers. Hoshiko was spreading butter on her
hand. Toshinen noticed this.
"Are you planning to eat your hand?" he asked.
"Eh? Oh. Not unless YOU want to." Hoshiko said absentmindedly.
Toshinen sighed. Then he noticed Hoshiko staring at him in a
strange way.
"Is there anything on my face?" he asked.
"Oh no. Nothing at all."
"Why are you staring at me?"
"I am?"
"Yes. And in a very odd way, too."
"Am I scaring you?"
"As a matter of fact, you are."
"Are you scaring me?"
"What in the world are you talking about? Are you alright?"
"I am. Why do you ask?"
"You look sick."
"Really? Maybe I am."
"Maybe."
"Maybe you should cure me."
"I'm not a doctor."
"Maybe you can learn now."
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Maybe you should just cure me with...your resources."
"My what?!"
"Cure me like other princes do."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Maybe I got a Sleeping Beauty cold."
"You're not sleeping."
"Maybe I got a Snow White cold."
"You're not sleeping."
"Is the only spell in the book making a princess sleep?!"
"Is there an exorcist in the house?"
Prince Toshinen and his soldiers stayed at the palace. Toshinen
never noticed Hoshiko stare at him anymore. Everyday, he would
train by himself or with his soldiers. Everyday, Hoshiko would
look at him and followed him wherever he went. And she would
go ANYWHERE to see him.
Toshinen was whistling a happy tune with a towel over his
shoulders. He opened the bathroom door and locked it behind him.
He hung his towel on the towel rack and began untieing his bathrobe.
"AHHH!!!" he yelled as he slid open the shower doors. He
quickly grabbed his towel and wrapped it around himself.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!" he demended. Hoshiko stepped out
of the shower. She had on her bathrobes, too.
"I wanted to take a bath with you." she said. "Well?"
"WELL WHAT?! WHY IN TH'HECK WOULD I TAKE A BATH WITH YOU?!"
"'Cause we're future husband and wife, silly!"
"NOBODY EVER SAID WE WERE FUTURE ANYTHING!!!"
"Well, we're destined for each other. Can't ya feel it?"
"NO!"
"Alright! Alright! Don't be so fussy. I'll go. But we're still
destined for each other no matter what."
"WHAT?!"
"And stop screaming, will ya? You sound like a girl."
"I DO NOT SOUND LIKE A GIRL!!!"
"Whatever."
Hoshiko went to her room. She took out a framed picture of
Toshinen.
[I love you so much. When will you realize that?]
Hoshiko didn't bother Toshinen in the bathroom anymore. She
hated his girlish scream. But she always tried to win his heart.
Every single day. But he never seemed to notice her. She sent
him gifts, she treated him special all the time, she tried to
convince him that they were absolutely meant for each other. But
nothing worked. He always kept his mind on training. Then
one day, Hoshiko fell ill.
"Here you are, princess. Some nice hot tea with a drop of honey."
"I don't feel like having tea, Nitsume." Hoshiko replied.
"But princess, you must try to make the sickness go away."
"I don't have enough energy."
"Then try to sleep."
"I can't. I have to try at least one time to win Toshinen. I
just have to see him."
"I'll call him."
"What do you want, Princess Hoshiko?" Toshinen said.
"I just wanted to see you."
"Just get some rest, will ya?"
"No. Please just stay with me."
"You have to rest, dear." said Queen Higure.
"Your mother's right." said King Yoru.
"Not before I do something first."
"What is it?" asked Tsukiko. Hoshiko motioned for Toshinen to
come closer. He did.
"Prince Toshinen," she whispered into his ear. "I love you."
"Why are you saying this?" Toshinen asked, looking into Hoshiko's
eyes. Hoshiko put a finger to Toshinen's lips and smiled. Then
she closed her eyes.
"Well, she's alseep." announced Toshinen. Everyone went away.
Toshinen stayed. Then he tried to wake up Hoshiko. He guessed
that she was pretending to be asleep so everyone would go away.
Hoshiko did not wake up. Toshinen tried to wake her up but even
when he was rapidly shaking her to be awake, her eyes stayed closed.
He felt her pulse. Nothing. Hoshiko...was dead.
Toshinen stayed by Hoshiko. He held her in his arms, hoping she
would come back again. But she didn't. Toshinen didn't notice
the tears that flooded his eyes. He held Hoshiko tightly as if
she would slip away once again.
"I'm sorry, Hoshiko." he said. "I didn't know this would happen."
He kissed her cold lips. Then he stroked her cheek.
"I...love you, too..." he whispered in her ear. Then he closed
his eyes and lay beside her. He died. His heart had broken into
a million pieces that could never be put back together.
Tears filled the eyes of the goddess of the stars. She watched
as Toshinen died beside Hoshiko.
"They never got a chance live their love." she said. Then
she decided to let their spirits live as beautiful stars. So
that no one else would suffer the same fate. She drained all
her energy making the constellations of Princess Hoshiko and
of Prince Toshinen. But it was all worth it. They were the brightest
in the sky, reflecting the love that could have been. They
were called the Purinsesu no Senshi, the Soldier's Princess,
Toshinen's Hoshiko.
Aeka looked up at the sky. Tomorrow, she would try and get her
Vegeta. When she thought of her Vegeta, her heart ached, thinking
that he had Bulma but it beat rapidly in her chest, thinking
of how much she loved him. She saw the Purinsesu no Senshi.
She blinked her eyes as she saw it. It was at its brightest.
But then she looked at it without flinching. Because her love
for Vegeta...was brighter than the sun.