Nine Years later
Sighing a young eighteen-year-old girl pulled the neatly folded cloths out of a pearl-white basket and set them in the drawers of the old oak dresser. Her red hair glistened in the sunlight that streamed in from the near by window.
"ICHIGO!"
Rolling her gray eyes the red headed maiden abandoned the basket of cloths and made her way down the stairs, "Coming Matti-Sama!" Ichigo chimed sweetly as she made her way down the long winding stairs.
"CLEAN THESE DISH'S YOU HORRID GIRL!"
"Hai Matt-Sama!" Ichigo said breathlessly as she reached the bottom of the stairs, "I'll do it once I finish the laundry!"
A very fat woman with a face that Ichigo swore turned purple when she was mad, wobbled out of the kitchen, it wasn't a pretty site, "I WANT YOU TO DO THE DISH'S NOW!"
"But-"
"I SAID NOW!"
"Hai Matti-Sama." Ichigo mumbled as she trudged out the back door and made her way to the well, "Hmph! That darn Matti! Making me do this and that! I swear that Women enjoys torturing me! I bet she couldn't ever lift a feather! Hah!" Ichigo grumbled as she reached the well and grabbed the rope pulling up a bucket full of crystal clear water, swiftly Ichigo grabbed the bucket and pulled it over to her and set it down on the edge of the well, "That should be enough to wash the dishes!" Ichigo exclaimed as she grabbed a sliver bucket off the ground and pour the well water in it, she then turned back to the well and carefully let the well bucket fall back down into the well with a silent splash.
Picking up the silver bucket full of water Ichigo made her way into the Kitchen and set the bucket on the floor, "Now all I need is a rag…" Ichigo mumbled as she rummaged around the kitchen looking for a rag of some sort.
"Ah! I found it!" Ichigo exclaimed as she picked up a white rag and sat down on the floor and began to wash.
After a while without realizing it Ichigo began to sing a soft melody,
"RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita
chiisana yuuki ga jishin ni naru anata ni aumade wasureteta
onnanoko wa minna muteki ni nareru
tokubetsu na mahou shitteru no
It's show time!
Doki, Doki sasete ne itsudemo TOKIMEKI tai no
iron na watashi misete ageru dakara
Motto, Motto sunao ni afureru kono kimochi wo
anata ni todoketai yo
uke totte ne, my sweet heart
hikari no hanataba dakishimetara mabushii ashita ni kitto naru kara
ooki na risou ni todoku you ni kokoro no tsubasa wo habatakase
onnanoko wa minna kirei ni naru no
taisetsu na hito ni deattara
It's show time!
Uki, Uki suru you na hajimari kitaishiteiru
shiranai anata sagashitai yo motto
Zutto, Zutto chikaku de issho ni yume wo mitai ne
te to te wo tsunai da nara
fushigi da yo ne change my mind
It's show time!
Doki, Doki sasete ne itsudemo TOKIMEKI tai no
iron na watashi misete ageru dakara
Motto, Motto sunao ni afureru kono kimochi wo
anata ni todoketai yo
uke totte ne, my sweet heart."
"ICHIGO! WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT SINGING!" A high-pitched voice screamed as a girl with blue hair and brown eyes stomped into the kitchen.
Another girl who looked the exact same as the first girl only instead of her hair being straight she had her hair in two buns walked up beside the first girl a giggled, "Minta, You should call her Cinderberry! Just like the girl out of that horrible book she reads!" Another giggle.
Minta smirked, "Maybe I should, Thanks Minto! You're the best twin EVER!"
"I know!" Minto said as she twirled a lock of her hair.
Ichigo sighed and continued to wash the dish's ignoring their stupid, and pointless taunting.
"Well! Are you going to answer me or not Cinderberry?"
"You won't catch me doing it again, Minta-Sama."
Minta smirked, "Good!"
"Oh!" Minto exclaimed as if some really important thought had just popped into her head, "I just remembered!"
Minta looked as Minto with curiosity, "What is it Minto?"
"Mother said that Cinderberry has do go to the store and fetch us some fruits and other necessities and some skin toner! I have to have my skin toner!"
"Really? Mother never let's Cinderberry go into the market! Unless she's gone! Where did she go?"
"To have dinner with Razma-Sama" Minto replied nonchalantly as she tossed a few gold coins at Ichigo and started to run off. "Cinderberry! Go to the market now!"
'Darn brats, always making up new ways to insult me! I'll show them one day!' Ichigo thought as she sighed, 'How did they find out about my Cinderella book anyways…aw better not worry it about it, I should get going to the market now, it's better than staying in the wretched place…'
Ichigo sighed again before grabbing the old basket off the table and started out the door to the market,
Humming a familiar song.
"Kishu darling, you've hardly touch you food, is their something wrong?" A pale woman asked as she pressed her thin red lips together forming a freighting smile, "I made you a starberry parfait it's your favorite…Y'know…"
"It's Strawberry Razma, not Starberry." An old woman with white hair corrected timidly.
"Right, Strawberry, thanks for correcting me Matti."
A boy about the age of nineteen stared at his mother emotionally his golden eyes looked full of sorrow and loneliness, "Mother, I've already told you I hate strawberries…" He said in a very cold tone of voice.
Razma smirked, "Don't tell me you hate strawberries because of that little girl that you where friends with, the one that died?"
Kishu glared as he tightened his fist causing his knuckles to turn white, "Don't speak of her."
"Why not? She was just a filthy peasant? She died long ago so why are you still moping around about it lover boy?" Razma asked as she chuckled evilly causing her raven black hair to sway a little.
Kishu gritted his teeth and glared at Razma, "You are not my real mother you never shall be. I don't know what my father sees in you! You a disgrace to all angels! I hate you! More than you know!" Kishu said as his golden eyes flashed dangerously, "I'm full I'll go to my room down, thank you."
As Kishu walked out of the dinning room Razma smirked, "He'll crack soon, very, very, very soon, and Matti make sure he doesn't meet that ugly peasant girl, I don't know why he hasn't given in yet, and I think it's because somewhere in his heart he senses that she is still alive…"
Matti nodded, "Hai Razma-Sama."
"You may go now Matti."
"Uh…Hai…" Matti stuttered as she made her way out of the castle quickly.
In Kishu's room Kishu was staring out his room window when he lifted up his fingers to his lips and stroked them, 'She was the only girl I've kissed or will ever kiss…why did she have to die…I feel so empty without her, and Razma is making is really hard to forget her…I loved her so much…' Kishu thought as he stared out his window as memories flooded into his mind.
Flash back
"Kishy! Kishy!" a nine-year-old girl with silky red hair called out.
"Nani?(what)" a ten-year-old boy asked as he gazed at her lazily with his sparkling golden eyes.
"My Mommy taught me a song! A song! Sing it with me Pwease!"
Kishu stuck his tongue out, "Ew! Sing a girly song! That's gross!"
"You…don't wanna sing it with me…?"
"No! I dun wanna Ichi-Chan!" Kishu exclaimed crossing his arms and turning away from Ichigo.
Tears started to form in Ichigo's eyes, "Kishy is mean! I dun like you no more!"
Kishu's eyes widened, "No! No! Dun cry! I'm sowwy! I'll sing with you!"
Ichigo smiled and tackled Kishu to the ground hugging him, "Thank yooooooooou!" Ichigo got off Kishu who was gasping for air at this point and said, "Okay the first part goes like this-"
"-RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita." Ichigo sang, "Okay now your turn!"
Kishu shrugged singing couldn't be that bad, "RIBION who My Sunday wait mint kawaii washer nice narrator Kid gang?" Kishu paused, "Wait that's not right…"
Ichigo hit Kishu, " Not RIBION who My Sunday wait mint kawaii washer nice narrator Kid gang!RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita!"
Kishu nodded, "RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita?"
Ichigo nodded then jumped up and down, "Yes, now sing it with me!"
Kishu nodded afraid of getting hit again, " Um sure…"
"1…2…" Ichigo counted, "3…GO!"
"RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita!" Ichigo and Kishu sang together.
Ichigo giggle, "That was great now we can start on the next line…"
End flashback
Kishu smiled faintly 'She loved that song…' He thought as his smiled faded from his face, maybe he would walk threw the market today. Sighing, Kishu walked over to his door and swung it open and called, "RYOU!"
A blonde haired man came running down the hallway is glasses halfway on his face halfway off his face, " You called Kishu-Sama?"
"Hai, I'm going to the market and you will accompany me." Kish said as he started to make his way out of the palace.
"Um…uh…matte(wait) sir!" Ryou yelled as he ran out of the palace and after Kishu.
"Ohayo (Good Morning) Ichigo-san!" A voice hollered out.
Ichigo swiftly turned around the see a man with long brown hair and brown eyes smiling at her, "Ohayo Keiichiro-san!"
"What are you here to buy to day my lovely?" Keiichiro asked.
Ichigo blushed then giggled, "Please Keiichiro-san, don't call me my lovely, you know it embarrasses me!"
Keiichiro laughed, "I know but you look absolutely lovely when you're embarrassed!"
Ichigo smiled, "thank you."
"Sooo, what did the old witch send you to do this time?" Keiichiro asked.
"Oh the usual, Shopping for fruits and skin toner…" Ichigo said quoting the words "skin toner" with her fingers.
Keiichiro laughed, "Well how about I give you everything half-price?"
"Oh no! That would hurt your business!" Ichigo shouted in protest.
Keiichiro shook his head, "Nah, it's okay you need the money for your dress am I wrong?"
Ichigo blushed, "But-"
"No buts."
Ichigo sighed in defeat, "Fine. Well then it'll be the usual."
Keiichiro nodded and began to grab several different types of fruits and vegetables. When he was done he handed the bag to Ichigo, "That would be 3 gold coins."
Ichigo nodded and handed him 3 gold coins, "here."
"Arigatou Keiichiro-san!" Ichigo said as she smiled and made her way home.
"Minta and Minto aren't here so I guess it wouldn't be that bad if I sang…" Ichigo smiled and began to sing the soft melody.
"RIBON wo musunde waratte mitara kawatta watashi ni nareta kigashita
chiisana yuuki ga jishin ni naru anata ni aumade wasureteta
onnanoko wa minna muteki ni nareru
tokubetsu na mahou shitt-"
Ichigo was cut off when someone grabbed her by the arm and roughly turned her around, "Where did you learn that song!" a voice asked, Ichigo looked up and her gray eyes met,
Golden eyes.
A/n: Wee! I finally finished this chapter! Was it long enough? I know it took me forever to post it up! I'm really sorry! Wow! I'm so happy! I got 16 reviews on the first chapter! That was awesome! After this chapter is up Prince Kish's Ninth chapter should be up about to days after I'm almost done with it! My finals are FINALLY over so I don't have to study and I have more time on the computer! Yaaay! Well here for the people who are confused there is something I need to explain,
Explanation:
Okay you probably wondering, how did Ichigo's parents die If they are in heaven, and why would go let such things as slavery go on, and Where are their wings, and why is Razma evil if she's an angel? Well you see in my story Heaven is just like earth only it's a place that you go to wait till you are reincarnated and placed back on earth, but instead of paradise it's just like normal life. And there is a reason that Razma is so evil! Also if you die in Heaven you are immediately reincarnated on earth. Well till the next chapter!
Ja ne.
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