Dedicated to all the SouKao fans on the planet... and to my reviewers!

Author's Notes: Here you go... a chapter four! After days and days of thinking I finally made a nice chapter to stick in with my third one! I hope you all like how I made the RK characters in this story... and trust me to keep on updating my Fics, 'cause I; like I've said oh-so-many-times, just love writing so much. So I guess... now, I present to you... My Snow White's Chapter Four!

Disclaimer: Roses are red, Violets are blue. I don't own anything... so please don't sue.

Have fun reading!

My Snow White

By: Orange Strawberry AKA Yumie

Chapter Four: A Decision of the Heart

Refreshment on Chapter Three

"One problem..." she heard her mutter.

"What is it?"

"What am I supposed to do with all these?" Kaoru questioned, referring to the pans and other utensils provided on the table.

"What..." Megumi uttered in shock. "Did you just say?"

"Um... What am I supposed to do with all these... things?" Kaoru repeated.

"You must be joking." Megumi giggled nervously. "There is no way you've got to be serious..."

But Kaoru just nodded and gave Megumi a stern look, causing the shocked missy to gawk even more.

"Ex...cuse me for a while." Megumi uttered, bowing, before she hurriedly walked into a door with the sign 'Restroom'.

A shrieking scream was heard quiet clearly from where Kaoru was standing which caused all of the other workers to stare at the screech's core. As the noise lowered, a panting Megumi emerged, receiving odd stares from everyone in the room.

"What're you looking at! Get back to work!" she ordered.

'Well, she sure seems familiar...' Kaoru thought, trying to recall on who she referred to.

"I'm sorry about that..." Megumi said as her cheeks redden slightly. "I was just a little bit... shocked."

"Oh, that's alright." Kaoru replied, not knowing why Megumi was so shocked. "Anyway... back to these... things..."

Kaoru shifted her gaze onto the utensils and tilted her head in confusion.

"Well... you don't seem like you're playing a prank but..." Megumi began, taking in a deep, deep breath. "Let me ask you one thing."

"Uh-huh?"

"Where are you from, exactly?" she resumed.

"From? I uh..." Kaoru did a quick rampage through her brain before replying. "I was um... born in the Magical Snow Kingdom!"

"Okay, that's it! I'll take you to the prince myself!" Megumi exclaimed, grabbing Kaoru's arm as she hauled her towards Soujiro's bed chamber.

"Hey! Stop pulling me! I can walk myself, thank you!" Kaoru struggled, getting rather annoyed of being dragged here and there.

"I believe not!" Megumi ignored her as she continued on hauling Kaoru, this time tightening the grasp on her arm.

"Ouch! Watch it, that hurt!"

Worrying about the tiny, tiny vein that was beginning to pop up every time she bursts, Kaoru breathed in and out heavily in order to keep her calm.

"Nervous, aren't we?" Megumi snickered. "Save it for later, you'll need them when you're thrown into the dungeons."

"Dungeons?" Kaoru muttered to herself. She remembered on hearing the word before but just couldn't recall where. "Dungeons... Dungeons... Dungeons..."

"Yes. Dungeons!" Megumi cried out once more before she came to a stop. "Well, explain yourself to the prince!"

At that, Megumi opened the golden door in front of her and pushed Kaoru inside. Unknown to Megumi, Kaoru's temper was rising second by second with the rough treatment she was giving her.

"Soujiro-sama! I found a spy!"

"Huh?" Soujiro, who was reading a fairytale book, turned around and found Kaoru on the ground, sitting on her knees with Megumi who had her feet on top of the fuming raven haired princess' back. 'This can't be good...' he thought.

"A spy?" Soujiro echoed. "I believe she was the one I told to cook my dinner for me."

"That couldn't be sir!" Megumi refuted. "She said she didn't know how to use the kitchen utensils. I believe it's impossible for the women at her age to be as clueless."

"Well... she's a princess and she's spent all her life in a forest. So to me, it seems logical enough..."

"What?" Megumi nervously shifted her gaze onto Kaoru whose face was slobbering all over the ceramic floor. As she slowly lifted her feet from Kaoru's back, Megumi chuckled nervously. "I... um... I..."

Kaoru slowly got up from her position and locked her eyes with Megumi's. Her temper was reaching its limit as a fiery aura began emitting from her body as she stared onto Megumi's eyes with hatred.

"...YOU IDIOTIC PUMPKIN HEADED, TWO FACED, SHRIEKING FOX!" Kaoru yelled at the top of her lungs. And, much to her satisfactory, Megumi was now shivering and begging for mercy at the feet of the heated princess.

"I'm very, very, very, very, very, very..."

The two raven haired females paused as they heard a tiny chuckle from behind their site. Kaoru blushed as she saw that Soujiro was the chuckler. His chuckles turned into hard laughs as he found himself holding his stomach in pain.

"What's so funny NOW?" Kaoru questioned ever so 'enthusiastically'.

"What... –giggle- kind –chuckle-... of insult... –snigger- was that?" He answered in the midst of his laughs.

Kaoru reddened at the remark as she attempted a come-back. "Well, can you do better?"

"What... –laugh- ever... just..." Soujiro winced a bit in pain as he clenched his stomach. "Ow, ow, ow!"

"See? That's what you get for too much laughing." Kaoru triumphed. "It's karma, that's what I call it."

Soujiro snorted a bit more before calming himself down. "Whew... Megumi-san, I need some water..."

"C-certainly... Soujiro-sama..." Megumi uttered anxiously as she ran as fast as she could outside, hoping that Kaoru would've forgotten all about her.

"So her name's Megumi..." Kaoru said, her eyes flashing with mischievousness. "I'll remember that."

"Oh, come on..." Soujiro convinced after he managed to breathe his way out of the stomach ache. "It's even rarer than one in a million here that a woman at your age doesn't know how to cook."

"Huh?"

"Well... it's probably the same like a man who doesn't know how to work for money."

"It's that unusual?" Kaoru asked.

Soujiro nodded in reply as he picked up the fairytale book he was reading before.

"Well then," Kaoru began, her voice filled with spirit. "I'll learn how to!"

Soujiro snorted at her carefree attitude. "But first... why don't you just read me this book?"

"Huh?" Kaoru muttered.

"You know how to read... right?"

"Of course!" she immediately replied. Kaoru then took the book from Soujiro and made herself comfortable on the couch. "Once upon a..."

"No, no, no." Soujiro cut in.

"What's wrong?"

"Everything."

"Huh?"

"Stand up." Soujiro commanded.

Kaoru stayed silent as she obeyed the order and waited for his next say. Unexpectedly, Soujiro sat down on the couch himself and gestured for her to do the same.

"Move the book away from your laps." Soujiro told her in which she did so. Smiling at Kaoru, he then put his head on Kaoru's laps and looked up at the ceiling. Kaoru blushed as warmth surged through her body. She enjoyed being in that position, heavens know why.

"Now, you can start." Soujiro muttered sleepily, closing his eyes. He looked like a five year old boy who was waiting for her mother to tell him a bedtime story.

"Snow White." Kaoru began. "Once upon a time there lived a..."

(AN: I'm just going to skip the whole story talk.)

"...And they lived happily ever after." Kaoru ended, closing the book and putting it away.

"Your voice..." Soujiro mumbled.

"Huh?"

"Your voice is beautiful..." he said getting up from Kaoru's laps. "I want to hear it more..."

The statement made Kaoru blush wildly as she nervously shifted her seat. "I um... my legs..."

"Say my name."

"Wha?"

"Say, 'Seta Soujiro'."

"...S-Seta Soujiro?" Kaoru stuttered.

"Hmm... How about... Seta Kaoru?" he ordered once more.

"Seta Kaoru" Kaoru stated bluntly.

Soujiro mused at the name 'Seta Kaoru' as he got up from the enjoyable position and stood in front of Kaoru. "So how do you like the ring to it?"

"What ring?" Kaoru tilted her head in confusion.

"I mean the—"

"I'm truly sorry, Soujiro-sama!" Megumi came bursting in with a tray of food on her hands. "I met Sanosuke on my way and I got... um, distracted."

"Well... Megumi." Soujiro began. "Next time... do mind knocking first before barging inside my room like that."

"Oh... yes." Megumi blushed as she put the tray on top of a table. "I apologize for my jumpy behavior, your highness."

"..." Kaoru stayed quiet as she watched Megumi walk out the door bowing several times while she's at it.

"What's the matter?" Soujiro said, sitting beside the table where the food was placed. "Come here." he ordered, patting onto the space of seat available next to him.

Kaoru obeyed once more without complaining and she took a seat.

"Open your mouth and say, 'aah'..." Soujiro said, filling the spoon with the cuisine Megumi had served.

"What are you do—" Kaoru's sentence was cut short as the spoon Soujiro was holding had been put into her mouth and she was forced to chew the food given. "Whh haa huu hoing hiis?"

"Excuse me?" Soujiro asked, grinning. "You shouldn't talk with your mouths full, you know."

Swallowing down the food as quickly as she can, Kaoru uttered, "Why are you doing this?"

"...Doing what?" was the reply.

"Being... so nice to me." She answered, rather annoyed. "See, I'm your slave and as far as I know slaves don't get to eat from the same plate as their master's and—"

"Well, as far as I know, slaves are supposed to follow their master's orders." he rebuffed.

"W—" Kaoru paused. She was at a lost of debate. Even though she hated to admit that what Soujiro said was right, she also hated to admit that she has been enjoying his company ever since they got here.

"And besides, aren't you hungry?" Soujiro questioned.

"Well, yes, but I'm not a baby anymore! I can eat by myself!"

The handsome prince let out a small chortle. "Alright, but save half of the food for me." and soon enough Kaoru was digging into the plate of food as Soujiro watched in amusement.

To Be Continued!

Questions from the author of My Snow White:

- Is this story getting cornier by the minute?

When will the Batto-man make his appearance?

Will Soujiro find a way out of his mischievousness and stop teasing Kaoru?

All answers can only be found... on Chapter V of My Snow White!

Author's Notes: I'm really sorry if this chapter turned out really badly... I'm running pretty slowly on the story eh? I don't want it to end so soon! And besides... Kaoru and Soujiro needs more time to get to know each other. Do keep supporting me! Don't forget to review! RoQ On U Guys!