Prince Meets Princess
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Chapter One: Candidate One
Yoh sighed deeply as maids gently laid food on the table in front of him. Mere hours ago the first of three girls showed up, one of them destined to be his bride.
This girl, or Princess Pirika of the Ainu, was extremely bubbly and nice. But she seemed to young. Yoh, who was 16, wanted a girl near his age, someone he could relate to. And lets not forget the fact about her brother, HoroHoro. Yoh and Horo became fast friends, both having the same lookout on things. Although he didn't seem to happy about the idea of his sister being married before him.
That little fact brought up a interesting conversation.
"So, Pirika-chan, how old are you?" Yoh asked while eating an orange.
Pirika smiled, " I'm fourteen." She answered. Yoh choked on his orange, "Fourteen!?" HE said in shock. Girls that young, in his kingdom, weren't even allowed to date much less marry someone.
"Hai." Pirika said simply, "How old are you?" She asked.
"Sixteen." Yoh replied, whipping his mouth with a napkin.
Pirika nodded, "My onii-chan is sixteen too." She said glancing at her onii-chan who was busy with the mountain of food on his plate, "You'll have to excuse onii-chan, he has no manners."
Yoh chuckled, for such a young girl, Pirika really was pretty, and she was smart too.
A few minutes of silence followed until Pirika asked a disturbing question.
"Are you related to Asakura Hao?" She asked while sipping the soup that lay in front of her.
Yoh stared at the young girl, "He is a legend." Yoh stated.
Pirika shook her head, "Isn't all legend based on fact?" She asked returning to her soup.
It was true, Asakura Hao was among the first Asakura's in Japan, and one of the most powerful shamans to ever grace the world. He had been a priest when he began to get the idea that humans were slowly destroying the world, then he challenged the Shaman King.
But, Asakura Hao failed, but he promised to return in five hundred years to try once more.
As Yoh was going over the legend in his head a maid walked in, "Yoh-dono a young lady is here to see you." She said with a bow.
Yoh looked up to the maid, "Send her in." He said simply.
Pirika nudged her brother, "Did she say a girl?" She hissed.
Horo nodded, "It could be another one of the brides." He said simply returning to his food, but choking on it as a pink haired girl walked in.
"H-hello." She stuttered going a bright red, "I'm Tamao." She said with a bow.
Yoh smiled slightly at the sight before him, "Hello, how may I help you?' Yoh asked.
Tamao blushed deeper, "I'm a bride." She said softly.
Yoh nodded, "Well, I'm Prince Yoh. Welcome to the Asakura Court." Yoh said while standing and bowing to her.
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Somewhere in Izumo a dark figured smiled evilly. Asakura Hao had returned, he had returned to claim his brother's soul and his bride.
Asakura Hao, looked very much like the Prince of the Asakura Court, so much in fact that you might want to call them twins. The only difference between them, lay within their hair and persona. Hao had long, silky brown hair, and he was evil. There was no way around it.
"Choose your bride wisely, Otouto." Hao said while smiling. "I don't fancy marrying a weak person."
