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Summary: Hitomi lives in Fanel and becomes a maid in the castle to help her mom pay for food. Van is a prince, an heir to the throne. But they can't fall in love! It's a for binned love that they rise everything for!

Title: Forbidden Love

Chapter Two: Taking a Liking

Hitomi had put all her clothes in her dresser and seen the giant castle and only got lost three times, a new record. Hitomi had bin with Van the whole day, he was telling her about the houses.

"Ok mom mother told me to tell you about all the stuff you need know. You'll be cleaning my room." He kneeled down and whispered "that's good don't tell anyone else!"

Hitomi laughed and asked "what about your dinner or your bathroom? Oh where is my bathroom?"

"Ummm. . . you can use mine."

"Oh no but then I would have to came into your room and bother you-!"

"No you wont b bothering me. I never do anything in my room but lay there and relax or sleep."

"But you'll be 'relaxing' I couldn't."

"Fine you can go in the woods." He looked at her with a smirk.

"But there are dragons out there!"

He laughed "Its ok just use mine. When I'm relaxing I like to talk to someone."

Hitomi smiled "So can I see your room?"

"Sure you're going to see it any way." He put his hand on the small of her back and led her to his room. He opened the double doors that lead to a very large room. There was a huge four-post bed that could hold four people in it and they would not be crammed. He also had a dresser but it was not so big, only a bit bigger then hers. There was a small sitting area too. But the floor had clothes piled on it and papers and some books. "Sorry about the mess. I'll clean it some before you start tomorrow. Here you want to sit we've bin walking all day!"

"Oh yes please you." She smiled and looked around his room and smiled "it's so big and the walls are beautiful!" she looked around the room. The walls were painted in gold and very royal looking. "It looks like it's telling a story."

"Yeah its is. It tells about our kingdoms history."

"Oh, well its very nice."

"Thank you."

Hitomi smiled and slightly blushed and looked at her shoes. Van stared at her and stood "well do you want to see the library I think that's the only place you have not seen."

"Yes please." She grabbed his hand that he offered her and he smiled at her.

He was being very very kind to her. More then she thought, she was his maid! Was he taking a liking to her? Was it allowed? I mean the Prince of Fanllia was holding her hand very warmly. But did it bother her? No, why would it, she was enjoying every minute.

"Ok, this is the library, usually no ones in here." He pushed to large doors open and pulled her in.

Like he said no one was in there. Hitomi signed then gasped at the room, the walls had hundreds of books in them. It was a circular room and in the middle there was a pit with three steps leading to a sitting area.

"Wow, it's beautiful!" she gasped.

"Yes it is." Van walked down the steps and sat on the blue sofa. "You can sit down."

"Oh yes." She woke from her daze.

Van and Hitomi sat there for about and hour talking about random things till Vans mother pushed open the doors to the library. "There you are! Did you forget about princess Millarna!?"

"Oh yes my apologies Mother. I was show Miss Hitomi around." He stood up and bowed as a woman about Vans age walked into the room. She had long blond hair and a pretty face. She wore a pink lance dress that covered her feet and dragged on the floor.

"Hello Sir Van." She bowed, she had no emotion as she talked to Van and bowed.

Hitomi stood up and bowed too, for respect.

"Van meet Miss Millarna in the living room, please. Sorry Hitomi please go ahead and find your self a book you take it to your room or read it here." Vans mother said and walked away with princess and following them was a handsome man that started at Hitomi and then walked out of the room.

"Wow, that's Princess Millarna, she's so pretty!" Hitomi signed.

"Yes but not as pretty as you." Van said and hurried out of the room.

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I hope you liked it next chapter should be up soon.