Sayo got up early the next morning.
'Hm. . . .' the old woman thought to herself as she stretched and walked over to the window, where the decorations were still being set up. 'Everything looks like it's going according to plan . . .Now as long as we add the finishing touches, to the celebration, this will be perfect.'
With a small smirk to herself, Sayo got dressed and headed down to breakfast.
*
"Isn't it a lovely morning for a contest, Kurama, darling?" Hari smiled at her fiancée.
"Hm?" the prince yawned, looking up at her with sleepy eyes. "Wha-? Oh, yes, of course."
The girl cocked her head. "What's wrong? Didn't you get enough sleep last night?"
Kurama blushed slightly pink and then nodded, his mind floating to Botan. "Oh, yes, of course. But all the excitement has worn me out already. . ."
He smiled a small smile and got up to leave, but before he could the girl grabbed his arm.
"Kurama?" she whispered quietly, tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry. . . about- you know. . . um. . . my problems with my sister. I promise to be better. Please forgive me. . ."
She looked up at him with such pain filled eyes his heart almost melted.
Almost, but not all.
"Just don't do it again," he replied, kissing her on the cheek before heading out to the garden.
"I promise! I won't! Come to the arrival!" Hari cried joyfully as Kurama left.
"Mhm. I will," the prince called dully back as he left.
In truth, he was so happy to see his cousins again, especially Hiei.
Hiei and he were always good friends, practicing their demon skills, since Hiei and Yukina were demons, ice and fire.
Kurama mentally chuckled when he remembered the time where Hiei first fell in love with Yukina's servant, Higanashi, the bubbly girl.
Ah, he remembered all too well.
Yukina was always kind and wished not to use her powers for power; she was the tranquil type unlike her brother, who preferred the quick and easy way.
Their parents had died long ago and Hiei was now almost in position to take the throne, although a queen was absent.
They were visiting for a soul purpose, Kurama's engagement party.
And this special occasion was for everyone, even the servants, to dress up and celebrate for one whole day.
But Yakumo was a different story.
Yakumo was also demon but a strange evil always followed him as he always looked for trouble and power. And Kurama didn't like it.
Hari smiled happily to herself as she finished her eggs and Botan came out to fill the glasses with more juice.
"Where's the prince?" the maid asked quietly as she glanced over at Kurama's empty chair.
"He must have gone to see his cousins first," the queen-to-be grinned. "And, of course, you will be there too. To help me and-"
"Yes, I know, to help you prepare and make the best impression upon Prince Yakumo, Hiei and Princess Yukina," Botan repeated. Hari glared at her own words.
"Whatever, now hurry up, they're arriving!" Hari shrieked.
Botan sighed.
'Great'
What she didn't know that she was in for one of the greatest adventures ever.
'Hm. . . .' the old woman thought to herself as she stretched and walked over to the window, where the decorations were still being set up. 'Everything looks like it's going according to plan . . .Now as long as we add the finishing touches, to the celebration, this will be perfect.'
With a small smirk to herself, Sayo got dressed and headed down to breakfast.
*
"Isn't it a lovely morning for a contest, Kurama, darling?" Hari smiled at her fiancée.
"Hm?" the prince yawned, looking up at her with sleepy eyes. "Wha-? Oh, yes, of course."
The girl cocked her head. "What's wrong? Didn't you get enough sleep last night?"
Kurama blushed slightly pink and then nodded, his mind floating to Botan. "Oh, yes, of course. But all the excitement has worn me out already. . ."
He smiled a small smile and got up to leave, but before he could the girl grabbed his arm.
"Kurama?" she whispered quietly, tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry. . . about- you know. . . um. . . my problems with my sister. I promise to be better. Please forgive me. . ."
She looked up at him with such pain filled eyes his heart almost melted.
Almost, but not all.
"Just don't do it again," he replied, kissing her on the cheek before heading out to the garden.
"I promise! I won't! Come to the arrival!" Hari cried joyfully as Kurama left.
"Mhm. I will," the prince called dully back as he left.
In truth, he was so happy to see his cousins again, especially Hiei.
Hiei and he were always good friends, practicing their demon skills, since Hiei and Yukina were demons, ice and fire.
Kurama mentally chuckled when he remembered the time where Hiei first fell in love with Yukina's servant, Higanashi, the bubbly girl.
Ah, he remembered all too well.
Yukina was always kind and wished not to use her powers for power; she was the tranquil type unlike her brother, who preferred the quick and easy way.
Their parents had died long ago and Hiei was now almost in position to take the throne, although a queen was absent.
They were visiting for a soul purpose, Kurama's engagement party.
And this special occasion was for everyone, even the servants, to dress up and celebrate for one whole day.
But Yakumo was a different story.
Yakumo was also demon but a strange evil always followed him as he always looked for trouble and power. And Kurama didn't like it.
Hari smiled happily to herself as she finished her eggs and Botan came out to fill the glasses with more juice.
"Where's the prince?" the maid asked quietly as she glanced over at Kurama's empty chair.
"He must have gone to see his cousins first," the queen-to-be grinned. "And, of course, you will be there too. To help me and-"
"Yes, I know, to help you prepare and make the best impression upon Prince Yakumo, Hiei and Princess Yukina," Botan repeated. Hari glared at her own words.
"Whatever, now hurry up, they're arriving!" Hari shrieked.
Botan sighed.
'Great'
What she didn't know that she was in for one of the greatest adventures ever.