Chapter 8: Bad News
The next few weeks passed quickly. Yaten and Rael became closer as if they were drawn together. She found herself letting her guard around him easily, which scared her slightly.
And for the first time in awhile, she felt truly happy.
Rael was glad to see Yaten starting to trust him and let her guard down. She let more of herself out and it wasn't love before he realized he loved her. But he knew that eventually, he would have to return home.
The letter from his father came on afternoon. He tore the letter up, not wanting to have to think about having to leave Yaten. What could he tell her?
He cursed himself for falling in love. He knew there was no future for them. He had his duty as a prince and she had her duty as a sailor senshi. Neither could leave their home planets, not even for love.
Even if Yaten was free, Rael knew that his parents would not let him marry her. He was supposed to marry a noblewomen who was trained to not think and do what she was told. But it would be unbearable to spend a lifetime with someone like that.
He shoved the pieces of the letter into the fireplace. He would fight this. It was a losing battle but one he still would fight to the bloody end.