First Times

A MKR fic made by Pikachu

Author's notes: Here's the 2nd part of the play…I'm dreading there's a third, fourth, or even a fifth part of it… and Umi is 19, not 18. Texts inside colons are what the characters are doing.

***Start…*** ***you know it… all un-italicized text are Emeraude's parts…***

"I see…" Lantis replied, leaning on the tree. "Why are you here, by the way, Princess Hikaru of Cephiro?"

"You don't have to be so formal!" Hikaru laughed as she straightened her gown and sat down. (Okay…just imagine that there was a large tree. Anyway, they were presenting in a real theatre, like in Broadway and etc… Maybe called the Cephiro National Theatre.)

"Well I have to. We are princes and princesses." Lantis replied, looking up.

"I am here because of my father…he had asked me to do an unlikely task to be done." Hikaru mumbled, looking at the grass.

"And what is this task?" Lantis asked.

"It was to marry Baron Eagle, a count in Cephiro." Hikaru continued, tears swelling up her eyes.

***Backstage…***

"She's so good…" Umi said, looking at the two from backstage.

"Look…she's crying…like in the script…" Fuu said, wiping a tear in her eye.

"Oh c'mon ya'll! Don't be so emotional! Look and watch our little princess!" Caldina said, staring at the actors.

"Caldina's right." Prescea said, looking on.

***Back to the play…***

"Against your will?" Lantis asked her.

"Y-yes…" Hikaru said. She tried to hide her tears from the prince.

"That is truly unlikely…" Lantis continued, seeing the tears on the princess' cheeks, he cupped her face in his hands. "Do not worry, Princess Hikaru… I am sure that your mother will not allow you to do that."

Hikaru blinked her tears away. In that very moment, looking into the prince's eyes, she felt her heart throbbing and her body feels warm. She felt completely open to him, feeling that she would like to spend the rest of her life forever with him. She smiled, the last of her tears falling down to her cheeks. It was like he was the only one who could understand her.

"Lantis…" The princess mumbled, looking at her hands that lay on her lap.

"What is it, Princess Hikaru?" Lantis asked, lowering his hands. Hikaru looked into his sapphire blue eyes.

"Do you…well…I mean…I-I think I am –!" Hikaru started, but was cut off by Princess Umi's voice.

"Princess Hikaru!!!! Princess Hikaru!!! Where are you?" Princess Umi, Princess Hikaru's cousin, shouted a few feet away. Hikaru suddenly looked around. Princess Umi appeared a few minutes later, catching her breath.

"Oh Princess Hikaru!! I was looking all over for you!!!" Princess Umi ranted, breathing very hard.

"Umi! How did you find me?" Princess Hikaru asked, forgetting for a while that Lantis was there.

"I was running towards a grassy field and I saw a beautiful silver gateway appear. I ran into it and I saw you." Princess Umi said. Finally noticing Lantis, she bowed and said, "Good morning sir."

Hikaru smiled. "Umi, I'd like you to meet Prince Lantis of Autozam."

"A-autozam?" Princess Umi's eyes grew wide. "Cephiro and Autozam are at war, aren't we?"

"Do not worry, he even hates it that we're at war." Hikaru explained. Lantis stood up and bowed too.

"Nice to meet you, Princess Umi of Cephiro." Lantis greeted. Umi smiled.

"Anyway, Hikaru, Queen Prescea wanted to see you." Umi said, giving Hikaru a helping hand. Hikaru stood up a bit hesitantly, then waved goodbye at Lantis.

"I hope to see you soon, Prince Lantis." Hikaru shouted as Umi dragged her away.

"I am too, Princess Hikaru." Lantis said, standing up and heading to his castle.

***Inside the Queen's bedroom…***

***Curtain was closed and the garden scene props were removed. The prop handlers hurried to get the bedroom props in order before the curtain opens. ***

"Good morning, mother!" Hikaru greeted, walking in happily in Queen Prescea's bedroom.

"Good morning my little angel." Prescea greeted, motioning for Hikaru to sit down beside her. "Did your father tell you about your responsibility, my dear?"

"Yes mother…" Hikaru replied nonchalantly. She looked at her high-heeled shoes again.

"You know, my dear, you don't have to do this." Prescea said, smoothing her daughter's hair.

"What did you do when your father asked you to marry against your will, mother?" Hikaru asked. She looked up at her mother's face.

"Well, I didn't. My mother persuaded my father, the count, to stop the forced wedding. After some months, I met your father." Prescea said, looking at her daughter. "All I want to say is, you don't have to do everything we say." Hikaru was grateful for her mother to understand her. She hugged the Queen and drew back.

"Thank you, mother." She said.  Someone knocked on the door and magically it opened.

"What is it?" Queen Prescea asked the messenger.

"Princess Hikaru is asked to go to her father's chambers." The messenger said. Hikaru quickly stood up.

"Please tell father that I will be arriving soon." Hikaru replied, making the messenger run to the king. "I will see you, mother."

"Good luck, my dear." Prescea smiled as her daughter walked away from the room. The door closed magically.

***The bedroom props moved out automatically, revealing a backdrop of an enchanted hallway. ***

:Hikaru ran halfway across the stage, opening a door and entering the room.:

"My father, I am here upon your words." : Hikaru bowed.:

"My child, you are here to meet the one you are about to marry, Baron Eagle of our own country." King Clef said. Clef points his staff into the darkness and Baron Eagle appears.

"Good morning, my fair young lady." Eagle bowed. Hikaru curtsied a bit hesitantly.

"Good morning to you too, Baron Eagle." Hikaru greeted politely.

***Curtains close and all lights are turned off. Princess Hikaru's bedroom is carefully put in place, Hikaru changing into a pink silk nightgown for her costume. She sat on the bed reading a book Curtains open and Fuu walks in.***

***Nighttime…***

"Good evening, my darling little sister." Princess Fuu walked in. Hikaru's head shot up, looking at her older sister.

"Sister…" Hikaru said, laying the book beside her. "I have to say something, sister." Princess Fuu sat down beside her sister.

"What is it?"

"I met someone…in the garden you told me about years back."

"You did?"

"Yes. He was very kind to me and I felt something unusual about him…" Hikaru looked at her sister hopefully. Fuu rearranged her glasses.

"Did you feel that your heart was throbbing inside your chest, dear sister?" Fuu asked kindly, eyeing the young lady.

"Y-yes." She answered quietly, noticing that her cheeks had a red tinge.

"Then, sister, you are in love." Fuu smiled.

"W-what?! I cannot! He is Prince Lantis…prince of Autozam…" Hikaru's voice faded.

"Prince Lantis of Autozam…" Fuu thought for a moment. "Do not worry, Hikaru. Surely, love would find a way." Fuu said. With that, she bid goodnight and left.

***Curtains close. ***

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We are taking a break from Forbidden Love: Troubles of a Prince and a Princess for some 20 minutes. We hope you all enjoy the play." Emeraude's voice boomed out in the Cephiro National Theatre.

 As the audience dispersed to go to stalls and cafes in the lobby, Hikaru sighed backstage.

"This is too hard!!!!!!!" Hikaru complained.

"Don't worry, Hikaru-chan! You can do it!" Umi and Fuu agreed, gesturing Hikaru towards the dressing room for some snacks and a good change of clothes.

Author's notes: CUT! Let's cut the play short for a while. My finals are finally coming and I have to review, that's why my mom's cutting my computer time short. Anyways, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                -A. Pikachu