My Prince
written by: delusionallady
Chapter 2: Maya'c Celebration
In the three short weeks that Ayu had gotten to know Nina, she was honestly glad that she wasn't assigned anywhere else. Nina was almost always well-behaved. Of course, she did cause a lot more damage than the average princess but the young beauty's heart more than made up for it.
"Okay, Nina. Try the shoes once again." Ayu directed as her charge slipped on the pair of white heels. Nina took a deep breath and walked steadily forward.
It was four in the afternoon and they were at the palace's ballroom. Ayu was busy helping Nina practice smooth and graceful strides with high heeled shoes. Granted, they have been practicing for more than two weeks and the princess was already getting the hang of it.
"You can do it, Nina." Ayu encouraged her. Only a few hours remained before Maya Orihara's birthday ball. The princess had to look perfect by then since a lot of people were going to attend the gathering. Plus, a lot of princes were going to come as well and Nina had to look appealing to them.
Opening her eyes, Nina looked around. She had crossed the entire floor without tripping! Her face brightened up and glowed with excitement.
"Look, Ayu-chan! I finally did it without tripping or breaking anything!" Nina cried out in delight.
Ayu grinned and scratched her head. Well, they were making progress. "Okay, Nina. Now we'll try it with the long dress on." She said.
A few hours later, Nina had already passed Ayu's tests and now they were ready for the ball. Well..sort of..
"NINA!"
The servants weren't surprised. They were already used to hearing the king bellow.
The king crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently. "Girls will always be girls!" He muttered. Upstairs, Ayu was busy trying to get Nina ready. They had done a little too much practicing and Nina was exhausted. She had left the young girl alone to dress herself but when she came back, she found the princess still in her robe, fast asleep on the bed.
Because the princess was her top priority, Ayu had to forget about preparing herself for the evening.
"Nina, hear, slip on these shoes!" Ayu cried out, frantically tossing the pair at her charge. Nina tried to slip them on while her right hand was busy fixing the ribbon in her hair and her left hand was busy putting on her necklace.
"No! Don't wear that necklace! It doesn't match! Wear this diamond one!"
"Ayu, I'm getting dizzy.."
"You have the shoes on the wrong foot!"
"NINA!! AYU!! HURRY UP!!"
"Waah!!"
Finally, after what seemed like eternity, Nina was ready to come down.
The king gazed at her with pride and tears in his eyes.
"Nina, you look beautiful." He remarked.
Nina smiled. She was wearing a beautiful white off shoulder balloon gown and her hair was styled the usual way, except that she had white lace as ribbons. Behind her was a haggard looking Ayu.
"Ayu, you look.." The king started, trying to find something complimentary.
Ayu raised her hand. "Daijobou. I'll just catch up with you guys later."
The king nodded his head and took his grandchild away. "Don't worry, Ayu! We'll send another coach for you!" Nina cried out as the carrage sped off.
At the Orihara kingdom, a lot of guests had already arrived. From the peasants to the royalty. Maya gazed around and sighed. Her prince was still nowhere in sight. A lot of guys had already asked her for a dance but she refused each and every one of them. Clad in a beautiful black gown, Maya was a sight to behold. her long blonde hair flowed freely behind her back, contrasting with her dress.
"Excuse me, may I have this dance?"
Maya turned around and saw a familiar face. It was Yuta, one of her childhood friends. Maya took one last look at the guests before finally agreeing to the invitation. The orchestra played a lively tune and some of the guests also danced on the floor.
"Seen your prince yet?" Yuta asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I mean."
"Why don't you ask Nina to dance?" Maya asked, glancing at the girl's direction.
Yuta smiled. "There's no reason to."
"You're a very bad liar, Yuta."
"So are you, Maya."
And the song ended.
Kaji Tetsushi looked around. The ball was as fancy as one could get but he was getting bored. He didn't have a lot of interest in attending these parties.. At the corner of his eye, he spotted an attractive girl with short blonde hair. She looked vaguely familiar.
"Perhaps one of the princesses from a party or something.." Kaji mumbled, moving closer to get a better look. He stood in front of her and realized that she was fast asleep! It was unheard of for a princess to be sleeping at such a social event. He did one thing he never thought he'd be able to do tonight.
He laughed.
At first, it was a snicker.
Then it became a chuckle.
In the end, the young prince couldn't hold it anymore and let out a loud laugh.
It woke the princess up.
"Huh..?" Nina wondered, rubbing her eyes. Where was she?
"You're at Maya Orihara's birthday celebration." Kaji answered.
Nina gazed at the speaker and turned beet red. She had been caught dozing off! Oh well, at least it wasn't her grandfather.
There was another thing that made Kaji laugh. He pointed at the small drool by her lips.
Nina turned even redder. This was just too embarrassing!
"Don't worry about it. I'll keep it a secret!" Kaji said with a wink. Nina grinned sheepishly.
"Now then, would you like to dance my princess?" Kaji asked.
Ayu hurried out of the carraige and tried to look as dignified as possible. After Nina and her grandfather left, she wasted no time and rushed to finish preparing herself.
She had her hair up and on her neck was a string of pearls from her late mother. She wore a light blue dress that glittered like the stars.
Entering the ballroom, her first instinct was to look for Nina. She found her immediately, dancing with a very handsome guy.
Ayu paled.
It was...HIM!
The dancing couple looked so happy and comfortable with each other. Ayu brought a hand to her lips and backed away. Slowly, she retreated to the balcony where she found a handsome but smug looking man.
"You're Nina Sakura's personal assistant, right?"
Ayu looked up and saw the smug looking person looking straight at her. Ayu nodded her head slowly. The young man approached her and held out his hand. "Hi. My name is Yuta. And you are?"
"A-Ayu." She answered, a bit taken by his straightforwardness.
"Great. Shall we dance?"
How could she refuse when he asked her so bluntly and quickly? Ayu soon found herself dancing with the man.
"Er.. Maybe we could dance in the middle.." Ayu suggested when she found herself dancing too close to Nina and the prince.
Yuta grinned and shrugged his shoulders. "Sure, why not?"
By the end of the song, Ayu finally decided that she should just return home. This wasn't a place she should be at anyway. And what if he saw her?!
Yuta noticed his partner's quick glances at the dancing couple somewhere to the right. It was interesting to find that her eyes always landed on him.
"Well, I'll ask him about it later." He thought as he allowed Ayu to leave the floor.
The night was young and the musicians were enthusiastic. They continued to play a merry tune until the princess of Orihara kingdom herself, asked for a speicific melody to be played.
The orchestra was rather surprised that such a song should be played but it was their princess' request and they could do nothing to say no.
The ballroom became quiet as a solemn tune reached the guests. It seemed like an appropriate theme for the main characters of the evening.
Maya stood by the throne, watching the crowd. There was still no sign of her prince. Sure there were a lot of handsome men around but HER prince was not one of them. She had hoped to see him tonight.. Her father would be speaking to her about her future in a while and how could she make a decision? The man would throw a fit if she told him about the real reason why she was not able to choose a single man out from the eligible bachelors tonight.
A long figure stood by the balcony. Ayu sighed as she looked up to the stars. Her wish had been granted. She had seen him again but...
The image of Kaji and Nina dancing and laughing appeared in her mind again.
"Baka Ayu.." She chastised herself. "What were you thinking? Were you hoping that he would actually remember you? That's stupid.. Really stupid."
Yuta sat by the tree in the garden. In a few hours, the party would soon come to an end. For the meantime, he was content to stay up in the tree and doze off.
"If I'm lucky, I might get a chance to dream about her.." He muttered. "Unlike Maya, I can't dream very well.."
Back inside, Nina and Kaji were busy exchanging stories about their kingdoms. It seemed that they were the only ones truly enjoying the evening. Not even the debutant seemed happy. It couldn't be helped. Not all had happy endings..
TBC...
written by: delusionallady
Chapter 2: Maya'c Celebration
In the three short weeks that Ayu had gotten to know Nina, she was honestly glad that she wasn't assigned anywhere else. Nina was almost always well-behaved. Of course, she did cause a lot more damage than the average princess but the young beauty's heart more than made up for it.
"Okay, Nina. Try the shoes once again." Ayu directed as her charge slipped on the pair of white heels. Nina took a deep breath and walked steadily forward.
It was four in the afternoon and they were at the palace's ballroom. Ayu was busy helping Nina practice smooth and graceful strides with high heeled shoes. Granted, they have been practicing for more than two weeks and the princess was already getting the hang of it.
"You can do it, Nina." Ayu encouraged her. Only a few hours remained before Maya Orihara's birthday ball. The princess had to look perfect by then since a lot of people were going to attend the gathering. Plus, a lot of princes were going to come as well and Nina had to look appealing to them.
Opening her eyes, Nina looked around. She had crossed the entire floor without tripping! Her face brightened up and glowed with excitement.
"Look, Ayu-chan! I finally did it without tripping or breaking anything!" Nina cried out in delight.
Ayu grinned and scratched her head. Well, they were making progress. "Okay, Nina. Now we'll try it with the long dress on." She said.
A few hours later, Nina had already passed Ayu's tests and now they were ready for the ball. Well..sort of..
"NINA!"
The servants weren't surprised. They were already used to hearing the king bellow.
The king crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently. "Girls will always be girls!" He muttered. Upstairs, Ayu was busy trying to get Nina ready. They had done a little too much practicing and Nina was exhausted. She had left the young girl alone to dress herself but when she came back, she found the princess still in her robe, fast asleep on the bed.
Because the princess was her top priority, Ayu had to forget about preparing herself for the evening.
"Nina, hear, slip on these shoes!" Ayu cried out, frantically tossing the pair at her charge. Nina tried to slip them on while her right hand was busy fixing the ribbon in her hair and her left hand was busy putting on her necklace.
"No! Don't wear that necklace! It doesn't match! Wear this diamond one!"
"Ayu, I'm getting dizzy.."
"You have the shoes on the wrong foot!"
"NINA!! AYU!! HURRY UP!!"
"Waah!!"
Finally, after what seemed like eternity, Nina was ready to come down.
The king gazed at her with pride and tears in his eyes.
"Nina, you look beautiful." He remarked.
Nina smiled. She was wearing a beautiful white off shoulder balloon gown and her hair was styled the usual way, except that she had white lace as ribbons. Behind her was a haggard looking Ayu.
"Ayu, you look.." The king started, trying to find something complimentary.
Ayu raised her hand. "Daijobou. I'll just catch up with you guys later."
The king nodded his head and took his grandchild away. "Don't worry, Ayu! We'll send another coach for you!" Nina cried out as the carrage sped off.
At the Orihara kingdom, a lot of guests had already arrived. From the peasants to the royalty. Maya gazed around and sighed. Her prince was still nowhere in sight. A lot of guys had already asked her for a dance but she refused each and every one of them. Clad in a beautiful black gown, Maya was a sight to behold. her long blonde hair flowed freely behind her back, contrasting with her dress.
"Excuse me, may I have this dance?"
Maya turned around and saw a familiar face. It was Yuta, one of her childhood friends. Maya took one last look at the guests before finally agreeing to the invitation. The orchestra played a lively tune and some of the guests also danced on the floor.
"Seen your prince yet?" Yuta asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I mean."
"Why don't you ask Nina to dance?" Maya asked, glancing at the girl's direction.
Yuta smiled. "There's no reason to."
"You're a very bad liar, Yuta."
"So are you, Maya."
And the song ended.
Kaji Tetsushi looked around. The ball was as fancy as one could get but he was getting bored. He didn't have a lot of interest in attending these parties.. At the corner of his eye, he spotted an attractive girl with short blonde hair. She looked vaguely familiar.
"Perhaps one of the princesses from a party or something.." Kaji mumbled, moving closer to get a better look. He stood in front of her and realized that she was fast asleep! It was unheard of for a princess to be sleeping at such a social event. He did one thing he never thought he'd be able to do tonight.
He laughed.
At first, it was a snicker.
Then it became a chuckle.
In the end, the young prince couldn't hold it anymore and let out a loud laugh.
It woke the princess up.
"Huh..?" Nina wondered, rubbing her eyes. Where was she?
"You're at Maya Orihara's birthday celebration." Kaji answered.
Nina gazed at the speaker and turned beet red. She had been caught dozing off! Oh well, at least it wasn't her grandfather.
There was another thing that made Kaji laugh. He pointed at the small drool by her lips.
Nina turned even redder. This was just too embarrassing!
"Don't worry about it. I'll keep it a secret!" Kaji said with a wink. Nina grinned sheepishly.
"Now then, would you like to dance my princess?" Kaji asked.
Ayu hurried out of the carraige and tried to look as dignified as possible. After Nina and her grandfather left, she wasted no time and rushed to finish preparing herself.
She had her hair up and on her neck was a string of pearls from her late mother. She wore a light blue dress that glittered like the stars.
Entering the ballroom, her first instinct was to look for Nina. She found her immediately, dancing with a very handsome guy.
Ayu paled.
It was...HIM!
The dancing couple looked so happy and comfortable with each other. Ayu brought a hand to her lips and backed away. Slowly, she retreated to the balcony where she found a handsome but smug looking man.
"You're Nina Sakura's personal assistant, right?"
Ayu looked up and saw the smug looking person looking straight at her. Ayu nodded her head slowly. The young man approached her and held out his hand. "Hi. My name is Yuta. And you are?"
"A-Ayu." She answered, a bit taken by his straightforwardness.
"Great. Shall we dance?"
How could she refuse when he asked her so bluntly and quickly? Ayu soon found herself dancing with the man.
"Er.. Maybe we could dance in the middle.." Ayu suggested when she found herself dancing too close to Nina and the prince.
Yuta grinned and shrugged his shoulders. "Sure, why not?"
By the end of the song, Ayu finally decided that she should just return home. This wasn't a place she should be at anyway. And what if he saw her?!
Yuta noticed his partner's quick glances at the dancing couple somewhere to the right. It was interesting to find that her eyes always landed on him.
"Well, I'll ask him about it later." He thought as he allowed Ayu to leave the floor.
The night was young and the musicians were enthusiastic. They continued to play a merry tune until the princess of Orihara kingdom herself, asked for a speicific melody to be played.
The orchestra was rather surprised that such a song should be played but it was their princess' request and they could do nothing to say no.
The ballroom became quiet as a solemn tune reached the guests. It seemed like an appropriate theme for the main characters of the evening.
Maya stood by the throne, watching the crowd. There was still no sign of her prince. Sure there were a lot of handsome men around but HER prince was not one of them. She had hoped to see him tonight.. Her father would be speaking to her about her future in a while and how could she make a decision? The man would throw a fit if she told him about the real reason why she was not able to choose a single man out from the eligible bachelors tonight.
A long figure stood by the balcony. Ayu sighed as she looked up to the stars. Her wish had been granted. She had seen him again but...
The image of Kaji and Nina dancing and laughing appeared in her mind again.
"Baka Ayu.." She chastised herself. "What were you thinking? Were you hoping that he would actually remember you? That's stupid.. Really stupid."
Yuta sat by the tree in the garden. In a few hours, the party would soon come to an end. For the meantime, he was content to stay up in the tree and doze off.
"If I'm lucky, I might get a chance to dream about her.." He muttered. "Unlike Maya, I can't dream very well.."
Back inside, Nina and Kaji were busy exchanging stories about their kingdoms. It seemed that they were the only ones truly enjoying the evening. Not even the debutant seemed happy. It couldn't be helped. Not all had happy endings..
TBC...