Life Of A Lady

Domon woke the next morning exhausted. He got up yawning and stretched as he walked get his clothes sitting on a table. Once he was dressed, he was preparing to leave the room when his chamber door opened.

"Hey! What the-"


"Prince?" A voice said rather shyly. For a moment, Domon thought a certain brunette had returned, one did, but not his Rain. A Young woman about Rain's age walked towards him and curtseyed. She too, had short brown hair, but it was left down without a hair band, she had light blue eyes, and deep red lips. "I am to be your new servant, Karin. Do you need anything?"

"Yeah, how about you leaving me alone form now on?" He said sarcastically as he walked out of the room angrily.

"Wait! Prince Domon!" She hollered after his retreating figure. 'How did his old servant put up with this man?!'

Domon walked around the courtyard until he saw George sitting by the fountain.


"Good morning George." Domon said.

"Hello Domon." was the solemn reply.

"Why are you over here...?"

"Thinking... about someone..."

"Oh?" Domon said, smirking. "And who is this someone? Do I know her?"

"Yes. You know her very well." was the acid reply.

"I do...? Who?" Domon asked, getting more and more curious, ignoring the cold voice of George.

"Someone..." George said smirking after a pause.

"Thanks. That really narrows it down George." Domon remarked sarcastically.

"Your welcome. Anyways, here comes your lady now." George said as he bowed down and walked away, bowing again to greet Lady Allenby.

"Domon Dear." She cooed softly.

"Good morning Allenby." Domon said, still thinking who George could possibly be thinking about.

"What's with the thoughtful look?" She asked him, poking his arm slightly.

"Nothing. Anyways, let's go eat. I'm starving." Domon said as he led them off to the dining hall.

~*~*~Later That Day~*~*~

"Prince Domon?" Karin asked, opening the door to the library where Domon sat with Allenby, surrounded by poem books.

"What do you want?" Domon asked her annoyed.

"The King would like to speak with you." She replied with the same amount of anger.

"Fine." He said, telling Allenby he'd be back, and walked off, leaving the servant behind. He approached the kings' study and opened the door. "What Father?"

"Hello to you too Son." Was the tart reply from the King. "Well, since your finally here, I've asked you to come and speak about your eligible wife."

"Time to pick already?" Domon asked kind of shocked.

"Yes. Do you have anyone in mind?"

"Well... not really..."

"Better pick now or I'll do it for you son. I'm tired of your pickiness. You've already scared one lady away, and your servant as well."

"Hush Father!" Domon barked angrily.

"Domon! How dare you use that tone with me?! Just for I tell you the Truth?" His father barked back. They glared at each other angrily, ready to pounce on each other until the Queen arrived.

"Children Children," She said, glaring at both the King and Prince. "Settle down." She commanded them. They both pulled a seat up and sat down angrily. The queen cleared her throat quietly.

"Now, Son, You know your father is right..." She said to Domon softly. "It is past time for you to chose a wife."

"But I have barely gotten to know Allenby!" Domon yelled back angrily, his temper rising once again. "How am I to have a woman I barely know be my wife?"

"Domon, Do not fret. She shall learn to love you, if not already, and you her. But I personally prefer Lady Marie Louise. I did see you and her around..." The Queen said, smiling at her blushing son.

"Mother!" He shouted embarrassed.

"What did you do to scare her off like that? I think she is so sweet." His mother said happily. "I would like a daughter like that!"

"Dear, please. Now, Domon. Lady Marie Louise left for a reason unknown to us, but she said it was urgent. I can only guess you said something unnecessarily cruel to her." King Kasshu said to his son who grew twice as red.

"Quiet! Anyways, I do NOT like Marie Louise. I will take Lady Allenby as my Wife." Domn said, once again letting his pride and anger cloud his judgment.

The Queen frowned at her son's decision. Above all else, she despised the young Allenby. The girl was arrogant, selfish, and a cheating scamp!

"Domon, are you sure-"

"Yes Mother." Domon said firmly. "I am sure of this. Send out invitations to every family in the kingdom, for the Prince's Marriage to Lady Allenby." Domn said as he walked out of the room.

"Dear, I don't think this is a good idea..." Thee Queen started but was hushed.

"Our son must choose his own path. Such as ours" The King said, as he got back to his work. The Queen looked at her son who was walking down in the court yards with his stone face. 'Domon... Please, realize your true feelings... before you regret them...'

~*~*~A Week Later in Marie's home~*~*~

"WHAT?!" Marie and Rain screeched in her bedroom. They sat in Rain's new bedroom and were talking when a servant sent them a letter from the Royal Family, Inviting everyone to gather for the Princes' marriage..

"Allenby..." Rain murmured sadly.

"Rain! We must get over there! You are no longer any low servant! You are a lady! Show him that you are better than that.. that... Allenby girl." Marie said, spitting out Allenby's name as if it was acid.

"Marie... I cannot do that... It was his choice. Not mine. If he loves Allenby more than he does me, then so be it. I will go there, and bid a farewell, and leave. I have no family except my father there. He would not mind this.. he wants me to have a better life..."

"Rain. I don't believe you." Marie said plainly.

"What?"

"I don't believe you. Until you can look me straight in the eye and say that over to me again, I will not believe you." Marie said to Rain firmly.

"Fine." Rain said, looking at Marie dead in the eye. "Domon loves Allenby and he doesn't... love me... I will go there... and bid farewell..." Rain said, slowly shifting her eyes elsewhere in the room.

"Ha! I knew you wouldn't be able to do it!" Marie said happily. "Your head can make you say whatever you want, but right now, your heart is stopping you. There is still hope! And your heart knows that!" Marie said triumphantly.

"How about we make a deal?" Rain asked her slyly.

"What kind of deal?"

"If I go back and try to take Domon's heart back, you must go to George De Sand and win his heart back."

"What?!" Marie screeched. "Why, that's absurd!!!"

"What's so absurd?" Rain asked lightly. "If you want me and Domon to be together so much, what's wrong with me wanting you and George together?"

"Because! I am a noble woman and he is a knight! My father would never-"

"Na ah ah!" Rain said, shaking her finger side to side in Marie's red face. "I am a servant, trying to marry with Prince. I do think that is worse, don't you?"

"You are so very tricky Rain Mikamura." Marie seethed. "For someone so kind, you are quite cunning!"

"I know." Rain said, voice dripping with sarcastic sweetness.

"Argh..." Marie sighed in defeat. "Fine! But, we stay only for a week! No longer than that!"

"Alright then." A voice said from the door. Cecil poked her head in and smiled kind of sadly. "Please let me come...?"

"Cecil!" Rain and Marie both shouted at her. "Cecil, Why do you want to accompany us anyways...?" Rain asked her nicely, even thought she was a bit angry at the young girl for eavesdropping.

"Well... Akiko is going... and so is Sai... I... I don't want them to be alone!" Cecil cried out on the verge of tears.

"Cecil..." Marie said, going over and hugging her cousin.

"I don't want her to be there with him... I really like him, and the thought of her being close to him makes my heart hurt... I don't like this pain... And I can't stand Akiko..." Cecil said sniffling.

"Cecil, your feelings for Sai Saici are strong..." Rain said, coming over to the two and bent down onto her knees infront of the sniffling girl. "Do not cry, everything will be fine."

"But... I don't know what's wrong..."

Rain pulled her in for a hug and she comforted her step sister. "Cecil, is the way you feel, like you don't want to be away from him? You don't him to go anywhere without you?" Cecil nodded vigorously. "Then what you feel is love." Rain said smiling kindly.

"l...Love...?" Cecil asked Rain confusedly.

"You don't want to be apart, and when you are, your heart feels like its being squeezed. Its painful... am I correct?"

"Yes..." was the soft murmur.

"We shall bring you with us, but, you must also make a deal." Rain said smiling, lifting Cecil's head and wiping away the tears.

"What...?"

"You too, must confess your love. I will to the Prince, or try, and same with Marie to the Knight George de Sand. And now, you must confess to Sai Saici. Promise?"

"Promise." Cecil said smiling happily as she hugged Rain again.

"Now, come. Let's go tell my father we're off!" Marie Louise said, bringing Rain to her feet and they all walked away, preparing on their journey back to the castle.

There! I updated faster! I hope you all liked it!
Its a pretty uneventful chapter. But, it'll get the
balls rolling! And, no worries! Argo and Nastasha
Will make an appearance! And yes, I will have
little fluff parts for each pairing in my story!!! So,
no need to get worked up about it! ^__^ Well, any
ways! Bye for now! Until the next chapter!

Sayonara! (i'm learning Japanese right now!)

Lina