Chapter 3: An invitation for the truth
Fuuko was with her gang along side a riverbank not far from the palace. Yanagi was preparing for their picnic with Recca and Domon was with Fuuko practicing some stunts.
"Hiiyaa!" BAM! Domon was hit at the back courtesy of Fuuko.
"Fuuko! This is only practice, don't get all pumped up!" Domon arched his back.
With a big grin Fuuko patted him, "Soorrry!" Just then Yanagi waved to the two and soon they were eating in peace.
"Reminds me of the castle feud…" Recca said while chewing an apple.
"You're right, let's not do that again."
"...ever" followed by Fuuko.
They were busy wandering off when they saw a silhouette of a man on a horse walking towards them. He stopped in front of Fuuko.
"*ahem* Are you Sir Lei?" asked the man on the horse, who obviouisly is from the royal palace.
"SIR LEI!?" all three shouted at Fuuko, insert chibi form of the poor girl here. She excused herself from the skeptic man and pushed the three aside. After finally shutting them up, she explained everything.
"I'm sorry I missed the part about me pretending to be a boy"
"This is amazing, "Lei", so you ask us to play along?" winked Yanagi.
"Of course! This is the prince, I'll get killed if he discovers the truth!" with the okay sign they went back to the man.
"Uh..mr..sir...by any chance, what does it concern you?" she looked up at the man.
"The king wishes to see you at once" the man strode away mumbling something inaudible.
"How rude!" shouted Yanagi, followed by the three of them nodding.
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She brushed the dirt off her pants, trying to look pleasant. 'Jeez, why do I bother' Her wandering thoughts soon found way at a huge door well crafted in perfection.
Shu muttered a 'whoa' and the guards opened the door for her. Her guide motioned her to step inside. She walked along the red carpet.
'My god, this will take forever..' her bowed head shot up when Tokiya stepped in front of her to greet her.
"Ohayo" he waved his hand then turned to his seated parents.
"Is this him?" a stern voice echoed inside the huge room. Fuuko felt herself shaking, wanting to leave the room. 'What did I get myself into?'
The king stood up from his throne followed by her wife and observed him.
"Tell me your name" the king sounded demanding to Fuuko's ears.
"Uh..Lei..Hojo Lei" she gulped then started fidgeting. Glancing at Tokiya, she found herself alone among the king and queen. 'Where the hell is Tokiya? Jerk!'
Then the unbelievable happened: The king snorted then chuckled and, laughed like some weirdo. Fuuko's jaw dropped in astonishment. 'Is this a king or a monkey?' The king shook his head then quickly regained his composure to say something to Fuuko.
"I understand you met my son, you are Hojo Lei? From what kingdom are you?"
"Uh, well...you see..I..I'm not a prince or of royal decent.." her last words trailed off in a whisper.
King Mikagami (A/N: or emperor in Japanese beliefs *giggle*) arched one of his eyebrow, just then the Queen interupted their conversation. She tapped her husband's left arm then gave Fuuko a soft smile.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you've made him change" her smile grew wider, so is Fuuko's eyes.
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By the time Fuuko could figure out things, she was seated with the queen having tea. The king left them to talk while he hunted with his son. She was having trouble adjusting with the queen, any wrong move would merit her beheaded.
"So, that's how you met my son? He is very reserved, unlikely for him to talk to you especially finding you at that situation. heeheehee" the queen gave out a shrieking laugh that made Fuuko fake a smile.
"Well,"
"Oh! By the way, how is your master treating you?"
"Well, uhm...he is very kind and generous." The two soon well adjusted and was talking life they've known each other for years. They talked about customs, arts, and fighting skills and techniques. Both had similar taste of interest, Fuuko learned that the queen is good at aikido (sp? and let's juz pretend it's an art fitted for the story..gomen)
"Care to try a friendly match young man?" the queen winked at Fuuko. She nodded then stood up to prepare for the fight. They were escourted at a huge dojo not far from where they had tea. After wearing their garments, both stood at the ends of the dojo, bowed to one another then...
"HIYA!"
"CHUU-"
"GWAAAH"
"YAAAA"
Those were words that were heard from them. It was just a matter of minutes when a loud crash echoed. Fuuko was standing tall obviously grinning because of victory.
"No fair! You're a man!" the queen managed the wink behind the rubbing and panting.
Fuuko blushed then looked away, "Aano-"
The queen gave out another heartly laugh, "For a man, Sir Lei, you look so much like a girl" Fuuko couldn't tell whether she was mocking her or she was just unkowingly joking about her current situation. She just scratched her head and chuckled.
'Certainly a girl...a boyish girl. It's time to work the wheels, after all she or he changed my son. Heehee' the queen thought.
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A/N: Goodness, I know it sucks! Sorry, but please don't flame me! I'm running out of ideas and I once thought of putting this down. This was not exactly the story I had in mind after all...maybe I'll change the story line? Help me out here..tips for the next chappie pls!!!
Fuuko was with her gang along side a riverbank not far from the palace. Yanagi was preparing for their picnic with Recca and Domon was with Fuuko practicing some stunts.
"Hiiyaa!" BAM! Domon was hit at the back courtesy of Fuuko.
"Fuuko! This is only practice, don't get all pumped up!" Domon arched his back.
With a big grin Fuuko patted him, "Soorrry!" Just then Yanagi waved to the two and soon they were eating in peace.
"Reminds me of the castle feud…" Recca said while chewing an apple.
"You're right, let's not do that again."
"...ever" followed by Fuuko.
They were busy wandering off when they saw a silhouette of a man on a horse walking towards them. He stopped in front of Fuuko.
"*ahem* Are you Sir Lei?" asked the man on the horse, who obviouisly is from the royal palace.
"SIR LEI!?" all three shouted at Fuuko, insert chibi form of the poor girl here. She excused herself from the skeptic man and pushed the three aside. After finally shutting them up, she explained everything.
"I'm sorry I missed the part about me pretending to be a boy"
"This is amazing, "Lei", so you ask us to play along?" winked Yanagi.
"Of course! This is the prince, I'll get killed if he discovers the truth!" with the okay sign they went back to the man.
"Uh..mr..sir...by any chance, what does it concern you?" she looked up at the man.
"The king wishes to see you at once" the man strode away mumbling something inaudible.
"How rude!" shouted Yanagi, followed by the three of them nodding.
++
She brushed the dirt off her pants, trying to look pleasant. 'Jeez, why do I bother' Her wandering thoughts soon found way at a huge door well crafted in perfection.
Shu muttered a 'whoa' and the guards opened the door for her. Her guide motioned her to step inside. She walked along the red carpet.
'My god, this will take forever..' her bowed head shot up when Tokiya stepped in front of her to greet her.
"Ohayo" he waved his hand then turned to his seated parents.
"Is this him?" a stern voice echoed inside the huge room. Fuuko felt herself shaking, wanting to leave the room. 'What did I get myself into?'
The king stood up from his throne followed by her wife and observed him.
"Tell me your name" the king sounded demanding to Fuuko's ears.
"Uh..Lei..Hojo Lei" she gulped then started fidgeting. Glancing at Tokiya, she found herself alone among the king and queen. 'Where the hell is Tokiya? Jerk!'
Then the unbelievable happened: The king snorted then chuckled and, laughed like some weirdo. Fuuko's jaw dropped in astonishment. 'Is this a king or a monkey?' The king shook his head then quickly regained his composure to say something to Fuuko.
"I understand you met my son, you are Hojo Lei? From what kingdom are you?"
"Uh, well...you see..I..I'm not a prince or of royal decent.." her last words trailed off in a whisper.
King Mikagami (A/N: or emperor in Japanese beliefs *giggle*) arched one of his eyebrow, just then the Queen interupted their conversation. She tapped her husband's left arm then gave Fuuko a soft smile.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you've made him change" her smile grew wider, so is Fuuko's eyes.
++
By the time Fuuko could figure out things, she was seated with the queen having tea. The king left them to talk while he hunted with his son. She was having trouble adjusting with the queen, any wrong move would merit her beheaded.
"So, that's how you met my son? He is very reserved, unlikely for him to talk to you especially finding you at that situation. heeheehee" the queen gave out a shrieking laugh that made Fuuko fake a smile.
"Well,"
"Oh! By the way, how is your master treating you?"
"Well, uhm...he is very kind and generous." The two soon well adjusted and was talking life they've known each other for years. They talked about customs, arts, and fighting skills and techniques. Both had similar taste of interest, Fuuko learned that the queen is good at aikido (sp? and let's juz pretend it's an art fitted for the story..gomen)
"Care to try a friendly match young man?" the queen winked at Fuuko. She nodded then stood up to prepare for the fight. They were escourted at a huge dojo not far from where they had tea. After wearing their garments, both stood at the ends of the dojo, bowed to one another then...
"HIYA!"
"CHUU-"
"GWAAAH"
"YAAAA"
Those were words that were heard from them. It was just a matter of minutes when a loud crash echoed. Fuuko was standing tall obviously grinning because of victory.
"No fair! You're a man!" the queen managed the wink behind the rubbing and panting.
Fuuko blushed then looked away, "Aano-"
The queen gave out another heartly laugh, "For a man, Sir Lei, you look so much like a girl" Fuuko couldn't tell whether she was mocking her or she was just unkowingly joking about her current situation. She just scratched her head and chuckled.
'Certainly a girl...a boyish girl. It's time to work the wheels, after all she or he changed my son. Heehee' the queen thought.
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A/N: Goodness, I know it sucks! Sorry, but please don't flame me! I'm running out of ideas and I once thought of putting this down. This was not exactly the story I had in mind after all...maybe I'll change the story line? Help me out here..tips for the next chappie pls!!!