At Last!

The people in the palace chattered to each other softly, confused as to why the Prince ran out of marriage. Allenby cursed them all silently as she watched them from a window in the second floor.

"How dare he do that to me?" She said angrily, watching a certain blond haired girl and a fire haired man. "They did something... I know it! That Lady Marie Louise... She has to have something to do with this all..." She said as she glared at them from above.

"They did actually." A young girls voice said from behind Allenby.

"What the? Who are you?!" Allenby said angrily, staring at the girl. The girl was dressed in a plain cotton dress with an apron over it. She had bark black hair and dark brown eyes.

"My name is Akiko, and I know something that should be very much help to you. I want to get that Marie and her cousin back for taking the last person close to me, and I think you want the same for the Prince, no?" Akiko said slyly.

"What's this information you have?" Allenby asked Akiko curiously.

"Its about that girl, Rain Mikamura..." Akiko said as she looked at Allenby's curious face.

~*~*~Palace Courtyard~*~*~

Marie Louise looked around eagerly, trying to see where the Prince had went. Cecil too, looked around trying to find Rain.

"I can't believe this! He's actually going to get Rain?" Marie said excitedly, "I can't wait!"

"Wait for what?" Cecil asked, seeing George talking to the King and Queen for the moment.

"The wedding!" Marie said happily. She soon too eyed George speaking with the Queen and King. "He must be explaining their sons odd actions now..."

Marie listened to the confused nobles talk and smirked a bit.

"where did the Prince go?"

"Who is Rain?"

"Where's Lady Allenby?"

Marie wondered the same thing, where was the lady Allenby? After the Prince had run off, Lady Allenby stormed off into the castle... Marie looked back to the King and Queen to see George walking back, smiling.

"The King is a bit upset, but the Queen in rejoicing." George said smirking as he looked around at the confused people.

"Why is she rejoicing?" Marie asked him in curiosity.

"Of course because Allenby will not be her daughter in law." George said simply. "I for one wouldn't want her as one." Marie smiled as she looked around to hear the gossip once again.

"hey you two!" A cheery voice said. George and Marie turned to see Chibodee and Shirley came up to them. "So, where's Domon George?"

"How am I supposed to know? He left to find Lady Rain." George said simply.

"An you let him go without following him." Chibodee asked flatly.

"Well, yeah, what is the matter with that?" George asked him a bit confused.

"What do you think?!" Chibodee exclaimed. "I don't know about you guys, but I want to see the Oh-So-Stone-Cold Hearted-Prince propose!" George and Marie stared at each other before they both took off to find the Prince, Chibodee and Shirley running off behind them.

After running through several halls and corridors, they were starting to get agitated.

"Where are those two?!" Marie said angrily as they went down another hall.

"Did we check the library?" Chibodee asked.

"Yes, Twice" Shirley replied back tiredly.

"Kitchens?" Marie piped up.

"Yes, several times actually." George answered back.

"Stables?" A voice chimed out. They turned back to see Cecil and Sai staring at them. Cecil smiled. "We've seen you four running all over for the last past... well, however long it was."

"Yeah... You guys have so far checked both the rooms of Rain and Domon, study, library, Kitchen, they both aren't in the gardens or the courtyard, pretty much everywhere but the Stables." Sai Saici said, the adults staring at him.

"Now why would they be in the stables?" Chibodee asked them slightly annoyed, from be questioned and because they couldn't find Domon.

Sai and Cecil sighed. "What are in the stables?"

"Horses, what else?" Marie said.

"Now, what do you do with horses?" Sai asked.

"Ride them." Shirley said. "Do you suppose the two went somewhere on horses?"

"Where else could Rain go without being bothered with people talking about Domon's Marriage?" Cecil asked.

"Viadon Forest!" George exclaimed. "Rain and Domon were trapped there when Rain was dressed as you!" George said thoughtfully. "Why not go there? They had some kind of a bonding time... Its worth a shot to look!"

"Well, what are we waiting for?!" Marie said as she dragged George to the stables, everyone trailing behind.

~*~*~Viadon Forest~*~*~

Rain stopped her horse and got off gracefully. She guided the horse to the small stream and watched as the horse drank. Rain thought about her and Domon's time here, though short still memorable. "What am I thinking... He's getting married at this moment, and I'm sitting here thinking about him. Ugh..." Rain sighed as she looked around.

'So what...? I can find someone better than him... I'll be leaving here as soon as Marie and George finally get together. I won't have to stick around here for very much longer.' Rain thought as she stared as the gleaming water.

She stared at her reflection bored. 'I should have brought a book from the library...' Rain thought as she absent mindedly drew swirls in the water. She soon saw a blurry figures' reflection next to hers. Rain screamed as she got up in a flash, clamped her eyes shut, and whipped her fist as hard as she could to the figures head.

"OW!" The person screamed as she punched him. Rain opened her eyes alarmed to see the Prince Domon, holding his hand to his throbbing cheek.

"Prince Domon?!" Rain exclaimed. She immediately got down to her knees, dirtying her dress. "Please forgive me! I didn't mean to hit you! I-It's just that you startled me and I-" Then it hit her. "Wait... Why are you here?"

"Because I came to find you!." Domon said somewhat angrily, seeing Rain wince, he immediately calmed down. "I'm sorry. I should explain huh?"

"Yes, especially to why you are here when you should be marrying Allenby. Or is it that You are here to have your little honeymoon festivities?" Rain said flatly.

"No... Thats not it..." Domon said somewhat hurt by her words. "Anyways, do you see Allenby anywhere near here?"

Rain looked around for a moment before noticing that Allenby wasn't there... "Oh... Well, yes, explain why you are here. I am quite curious."

"I called the wedding off." Domon said relieved.

"What? Why? I thought you were in love with her...?" Rain asked confused. Domon laughed softly.

"No, I thought I did..." Domon started. "But, when I was about to say my vows, I realized, I didn't love her." Domon looked Rain in the eyes. "I love You Rain..."

Rain sat there a moment, thinking she must be dreaming. "M-Me...?" Rain stammered. "But... You said that-"

"Yes, you. And no one else." Domon replied. "I know I said some things that must have truly hurt you, and I am sorry for all the things I've said." Domon said sadly.

"You are forgiven Domon..." Rain said smiling. "So why are you here? You still haven't answered that."

"Because." Domon said softly. He gently took Rains' hand, drawing it towards him. "Will you marry me?" Rain stared at him quizzically.

"Your joking." Rain said startled by his request. "Surely your joking." Rain said again, staring into Domon's eyes seeing he wasn't. "B-But where's Allenby?"

"Somewhere... I'm not really sure... I kind of ran out on her... in the middle of the wedding..." Domon said sheepishly. He heard Rain giggle.

"Yes, My answer is yes Domon..." Rain said sweetly. Domon immediately hugged her close. They broke from their hug, only to stare into each others' gaze, slowly inching closer, until finally, they kissed.

~*~*~Somewhere...In the Forest~*~*~

Once at the forest's edge, they all unsaddled and prepared to find the Prince and Rain. Marie, George, Chibodee, Shirley, Cecil, and Sai Saici slowly crept around the forest, trying to be as quiet as possible.

"I am beginning to think it was a stupid idea to look here... George..." Chibodee scoffed, receiving a cold glare from the Knight.

"I am positive they are here Chibodee, Now, open your fat eyes and look around!" George hissed from the front as they all continued searching.

"Look!" Cecil said pointing to two horses waiting by the little stream.

"Now for sure they're here! Those are the horses from the Royal stables!" Sai said happily.

"I guess someone was wrong..." George and Marie said eying a red Chibodee who looked away.

"Well, they can't be far." Shirley piped up. "Let's hurry and find them!" They all took off trying to search for the Prince and Rain.

Suddenly, Sai Saici and George grabbed Marie and Cecil's hands, stopping them abruptly, and also making Chibodee and Shirley bump into the two from behind. They slowly slid behind the two horses which eyed them even more suspiciously.

"Wh-" Cecil started but was stopped when Sai's hand covered her mouth tightly. He and George motioned to the others to be quiet, and they pointed under the horses,

There, from under the horses were the Prince and Rain, embracing each other tightly, also, they noted were kissing. George and Marie gaped a bit, then turned away beet red, Chibodee and Shirley both looked away on sight, and Cecil and Sai gaped openly.

"Cecil!" Marie hissed, trying to close her eyes. It was a useless attempt for Cecil tried to swipe Marie's hands away, ending only to Marie loosing her balance. "EEP!" She squeaked as she fell backwards, grabbing hold to anything, which just happened to be the horses mane.

The horse neighed loudly on surprise, rearing on its hind legs. Rain and Domon stopped immediately, staring at the horses only to see six figures behind the first horse which darted towards the forest.

"George?! Chibodee?! Lady Shirley?!" Domon screeched turning a bright red.

"Marie?! Cecil?! Sai Saici?!" Rain asked shocked, blushing a bit herself.

"What are you all doing here?" Domon and Rain demanded angrily.

"Well... Uh..." Chibodee stammered uneasily. "George here will explain!" He said, patting George hard on the back, each time pushing him forward more and more.

"Um... The thing is..." George said giving a glare at Chibodee who smiled back.

"The reason why we are here is to find the Prince and his to-be bride." Shirley answered for the two.

"The King and Queen are waiting for you and your Bride Domon, aren't you going to go back to the castle an have your wedding?" Marie asked, looking at them smiling.

"We're coming." Domon answered, taking Rain's hand in his and walked towards them all. "Shall we get going? You don't want my parents to wait, right Rain?"

"Well... No... But... my horse ran off..." Rain said, looking for the horse in the trees.

"C'mon! All the Kingdom is waiting! we don't have time to look for a horse." Chibodee said impatiently. "Domon get on that horse!" Domon mumbled but did so. "Now, Rain up you go too!" Chibodee said, making Rain flush.

"Wait-What?" Rain said but squeaked as Chibodee picked her up by the waist and put her on Domon's lap, sitting sideways.

"There!" Chibodee said triumphantly. "Now, let's get to that wedding!" Everyone sighed at Chibodee's rushing, and Rain and Domon blushed a bit. But, they quickly walked back, got the other horses and began their short ride back to the palace.

Bah! Sorry this took so long! Well... I hope you all like it. I really
really REALLY suck at Fluffs, so I know it wasn't so great... I'm sorry
about that too! Welps, I'm going to get on the next chapter! I'm going
to try and finish this story before school starts again!

Lina