Chapter One- Here is Home?
A young girl woke up from her peaceful dreams. It seemed like ages since she had seen the sunrise, she always had lived in comfort, and no one dared to wake her up. She glanced at the maids who were making her bed as she got up and stood in front of the window. She stared at the beautiful sunrise and breathed in the fresh morning air. "I want to go out there..." she thought. All her life, the castle walls had protected her. She'd never seen the other side of the world before, it'd be against the rules set for her. She finally snapped out of the trance when a familiar annoying yet loving voice came contact to her ears. What she wouldn't give to just get away from this place for just a day. It was torturing her, rules, boundaries, and acting. She hated to act like a perfect doll every single day. She was a princess, princesses have to be gentle, kind, nice, and ladylike. What she wouldn't give to just be a normal lady for one day.
"Sakayo?" asked a young aged woman in from of her doorway. "Sakayo? You're up already? Did the maids wake you up? If they did-"
"No mother woke myself, I just had too much of the indoors, I have to get outside," said Sakayo heading to the wardrobe closet. "I'll go downstairs after I'm dressed..."
"There's guests tonight..." reminded Queen Umi walking out the door. "Remember to dress nice."
~*~
Sakayo sighed as she sat down in one of the gardens' stone rests. "You don't understand Riku!"
"Come on," said the girl beside her. "I bet you the prince this time is not half bad... he's only 25..."
Sakayo glared at her. "Only 25?? Why can't mother just stop it! It's really annoying, smiling at them all day. My face is going fall off like last time, the other guy was just so... I just can't say how mad I am! You're lucky Riku, you're free to marry whom you want. Your father isn't like this, he's a nice man..."
"Well, Sakayo, I'm going back to visit them in 2 days. I'm sorry I can't be there to give advice, not that I'm really good at it. The least I can do for you is support you and save you from those really ugly fat greedy men who wants to marry you..." said Riku.
"Riku, you're my best friend... why do you always have to leave me at times like these. You know I have to meet those snobby princes almost everyday. Their looks gives me a headache, they laugh like maniacs. They laugh at even the stupidest jokes..."
"I'm sorry Sakayo. It's just that, my family misses me, and I miss them. I have 10 brothers who I love really much. I'm the only one supporting our family besides Takai, just because he's 19. The others are too young to work. Even if they aren't I don't want them to suffer, and father is too old, he needs medical help." Riku explained walking Sakayo back towards the castle. "I wish I could take you with me but it's against the rules and against my principals."
"If you did, you'd do me a favour." Sakayo said. "Please Riku! I never asked you any favours until now, just this once? I promise to behave and take the blame!"
"I just can't Sakayo," Riku told her. "Your mother would be furious and kill me or torture me in anyway..."
"Please!" whined Sakayo. "I really want to see the outside world! I know it's beautiful and 100% natural instead of this cheap castle imitation of the outside world! I beg you! I'll do anything!"
"Anything?" echoed Riku looking at her.
Sakayo smiled. "Yes! Anything! Money, raises, horses, cloth! Anything!"
Riku sighed. "Well... fine! But I'm not responsible if I get your spoiled butt in trouble!"
"Thank you!" yelled Sakayo hugging her friend. "What do you want then???"
"I want..." said Riku. "You know I'm not a greedy person but just enough money to cover my dad's medical fees."
"Done!" said Sakayo. "Thank you so much Riku! You don't know how much this means to me!"
"I do." said Riku. "But this is going to cause damage to me..."
~*~
Sakayo laughed and just smiled at the guy beside her. 'A 25 year old?!?! More like 50 if you ask me...'
"Now Sakayo, isn't he a funny prince? You two would make a good couple indeed! But of course, I want you to approve first..." said Umi.
"I'll think about it," replied Sakayo.
"Thank you for making my time a pleasant one." said the prince, being accompanied to his ride back home.
~*~
Sakayo lay on her bed and sighed. 'Just one more day.... One more day and I'm out of this nightmare...'
Riku peeped inside her room and jumped on her bed. "How was it??"
"You said 25!" yelled Sakayo. "He was fat and 50!"
Riku giggled. "Well... yes, I ma have exaggerated a bit there, but how would I have known? I haven't met him in my life..."
Riku lay beside her friend on her bed and sighed. "You excited??? I've never done something this risky before?"
Sakayo nodded. "I haven't either but I want to. I've always wanted to do this, ever since I was a 5-year-old. When I learned about the world outside those brick walls. Thanks Riku, you're my best friend you know that?"
"Yeah pretty much... you better be after what I'm doing for you." she said while getting a slap on the arm by Sakayo. "I know... we're best friends ever since we found out that we had one thing in common."
"What was it again?" asked Sakayo.
"We both like to eat!" yelled Riku while Sakayo and her laughed.
~*~
"Sshhh~"
"You're making more noise than I am!"
"Sshhhh"
"Fine..."
"SShhh!"
"Sshh yourself!"
"Come on Sakayo..." whispered Riku. "We're at the door, just hide there."
Sakayo hid in the boxes filled with shredded paper. She could feel Riku stopping in front of the door.
"What's in there?" she could hear the guards talking.
"Oh, they're medicine for my sick father. I'm bringing them to him." answered Riku. The guards opened one of them and looked inside and saw nothing but bottles of medicine.
"Thank you, you may pass, have a safe journey." he said.
"Thanks," said Riku riding on with the carriage. "We're out."
Sakayo got of the box and sat in the front with Riku. "Thanks Riku. I owe you a lot. But why did you just ask for the money sooner??? I could have gotten out of that nightmare sooner."
"I didn't want you to think that our friendship is just based on wealth and money." replied Riku. Sakayo looked touched at Riku and smiled at her.
"Thanks," said Sakayo. "I'm glad to have heard that."
Riku smiled at her and they both rode on. Riku looked around the place uneasy and constantly kept looking at the bushes. "What's wrong?" asked Sakayo.
"We're being followed.." whispered Riku.
"What should we do?" asked Sakayo.
"Just stick with me, I can fight them off." answered Riku as she heard Sakayo scream. Riku looked to where Sakayo was but she wasn't anywhere near the carriage. Riku stopped the carriage and looked around. "Sakayo!?! Sakayo!!!"
A young girl woke up from her peaceful dreams. It seemed like ages since she had seen the sunrise, she always had lived in comfort, and no one dared to wake her up. She glanced at the maids who were making her bed as she got up and stood in front of the window. She stared at the beautiful sunrise and breathed in the fresh morning air. "I want to go out there..." she thought. All her life, the castle walls had protected her. She'd never seen the other side of the world before, it'd be against the rules set for her. She finally snapped out of the trance when a familiar annoying yet loving voice came contact to her ears. What she wouldn't give to just get away from this place for just a day. It was torturing her, rules, boundaries, and acting. She hated to act like a perfect doll every single day. She was a princess, princesses have to be gentle, kind, nice, and ladylike. What she wouldn't give to just be a normal lady for one day.
"Sakayo?" asked a young aged woman in from of her doorway. "Sakayo? You're up already? Did the maids wake you up? If they did-"
"No mother woke myself, I just had too much of the indoors, I have to get outside," said Sakayo heading to the wardrobe closet. "I'll go downstairs after I'm dressed..."
"There's guests tonight..." reminded Queen Umi walking out the door. "Remember to dress nice."
~*~
Sakayo sighed as she sat down in one of the gardens' stone rests. "You don't understand Riku!"
"Come on," said the girl beside her. "I bet you the prince this time is not half bad... he's only 25..."
Sakayo glared at her. "Only 25?? Why can't mother just stop it! It's really annoying, smiling at them all day. My face is going fall off like last time, the other guy was just so... I just can't say how mad I am! You're lucky Riku, you're free to marry whom you want. Your father isn't like this, he's a nice man..."
"Well, Sakayo, I'm going back to visit them in 2 days. I'm sorry I can't be there to give advice, not that I'm really good at it. The least I can do for you is support you and save you from those really ugly fat greedy men who wants to marry you..." said Riku.
"Riku, you're my best friend... why do you always have to leave me at times like these. You know I have to meet those snobby princes almost everyday. Their looks gives me a headache, they laugh like maniacs. They laugh at even the stupidest jokes..."
"I'm sorry Sakayo. It's just that, my family misses me, and I miss them. I have 10 brothers who I love really much. I'm the only one supporting our family besides Takai, just because he's 19. The others are too young to work. Even if they aren't I don't want them to suffer, and father is too old, he needs medical help." Riku explained walking Sakayo back towards the castle. "I wish I could take you with me but it's against the rules and against my principals."
"If you did, you'd do me a favour." Sakayo said. "Please Riku! I never asked you any favours until now, just this once? I promise to behave and take the blame!"
"I just can't Sakayo," Riku told her. "Your mother would be furious and kill me or torture me in anyway..."
"Please!" whined Sakayo. "I really want to see the outside world! I know it's beautiful and 100% natural instead of this cheap castle imitation of the outside world! I beg you! I'll do anything!"
"Anything?" echoed Riku looking at her.
Sakayo smiled. "Yes! Anything! Money, raises, horses, cloth! Anything!"
Riku sighed. "Well... fine! But I'm not responsible if I get your spoiled butt in trouble!"
"Thank you!" yelled Sakayo hugging her friend. "What do you want then???"
"I want..." said Riku. "You know I'm not a greedy person but just enough money to cover my dad's medical fees."
"Done!" said Sakayo. "Thank you so much Riku! You don't know how much this means to me!"
"I do." said Riku. "But this is going to cause damage to me..."
~*~
Sakayo laughed and just smiled at the guy beside her. 'A 25 year old?!?! More like 50 if you ask me...'
"Now Sakayo, isn't he a funny prince? You two would make a good couple indeed! But of course, I want you to approve first..." said Umi.
"I'll think about it," replied Sakayo.
"Thank you for making my time a pleasant one." said the prince, being accompanied to his ride back home.
~*~
Sakayo lay on her bed and sighed. 'Just one more day.... One more day and I'm out of this nightmare...'
Riku peeped inside her room and jumped on her bed. "How was it??"
"You said 25!" yelled Sakayo. "He was fat and 50!"
Riku giggled. "Well... yes, I ma have exaggerated a bit there, but how would I have known? I haven't met him in my life..."
Riku lay beside her friend on her bed and sighed. "You excited??? I've never done something this risky before?"
Sakayo nodded. "I haven't either but I want to. I've always wanted to do this, ever since I was a 5-year-old. When I learned about the world outside those brick walls. Thanks Riku, you're my best friend you know that?"
"Yeah pretty much... you better be after what I'm doing for you." she said while getting a slap on the arm by Sakayo. "I know... we're best friends ever since we found out that we had one thing in common."
"What was it again?" asked Sakayo.
"We both like to eat!" yelled Riku while Sakayo and her laughed.
~*~
"Sshhh~"
"You're making more noise than I am!"
"Sshhhh"
"Fine..."
"SShhh!"
"Sshh yourself!"
"Come on Sakayo..." whispered Riku. "We're at the door, just hide there."
Sakayo hid in the boxes filled with shredded paper. She could feel Riku stopping in front of the door.
"What's in there?" she could hear the guards talking.
"Oh, they're medicine for my sick father. I'm bringing them to him." answered Riku. The guards opened one of them and looked inside and saw nothing but bottles of medicine.
"Thank you, you may pass, have a safe journey." he said.
"Thanks," said Riku riding on with the carriage. "We're out."
Sakayo got of the box and sat in the front with Riku. "Thanks Riku. I owe you a lot. But why did you just ask for the money sooner??? I could have gotten out of that nightmare sooner."
"I didn't want you to think that our friendship is just based on wealth and money." replied Riku. Sakayo looked touched at Riku and smiled at her.
"Thanks," said Sakayo. "I'm glad to have heard that."
Riku smiled at her and they both rode on. Riku looked around the place uneasy and constantly kept looking at the bushes. "What's wrong?" asked Sakayo.
"We're being followed.." whispered Riku.
"What should we do?" asked Sakayo.
"Just stick with me, I can fight them off." answered Riku as she heard Sakayo scream. Riku looked to where Sakayo was but she wasn't anywhere near the carriage. Riku stopped the carriage and looked around. "Sakayo!?! Sakayo!!!"