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Chapter 3: Prince Haru

"Your Highness!" a servant shouted as he rushed through the door of the spacious room where Prince Haru was eating.

"What is it again?" Prince Haru replied lazily. He was sitting in his golden throne munching on a bunch of fruits.

"Princess Sayou is back!"

Haru's eyes widened. He dropped the bowl of fruits on the carpeted floor. "Where is she?"

"Commander Shigure found her in the woods, your highness. Well, I can still remember him mentioning that there was another girl with her."

"Who's the other girl?" Haru wondered. "Does that mean that she brought a helper with her in her voyage? Haha… silly princess." he shook his head smiling. "Dear she can't live alone."

"I don't think so, your highness," the servant continued. "The girl is different. Commander Shigure included in his report that she doesn't look like she came from any of our neighboring kingdoms."

"I see," Haru headed for the door and opened it. "Where are they anyway?"

"They're at hall number 21, your highness."

"Okay. I'll be there." Haru closed the door behind him.

At the hall number 21

"There you are, my princess." Haru said as he reached Yuki, pulled him closer and hugged him tightly. Yuki was blushing yet irritated, trying to push the other boy away.

'Haru! It's Haru! How come almost everyone's here?' Tohru thought.

While hugging Yuki, Haru saw Tohru. "Hey, who's she, Sayou?"

Tohru gasped. "I'm- I'm Tohru, sir." She was trying to sound calm but inside she's very nervous.

Yuki pushed Haru away. "I'm not your princess so don't touch me." He turned to Tohru and grabbed her hand. "We're going." They started for the door, not looking at the disappointed prince. Just as Yuki opened the door of hallway number 21, Haru closed it.

"You're not going anywhere, princess." Haru turned to one of the soldiers. "Seize the other girl and take her life. I don't want to see her face." Haru didn't want Tohru with his love.

"I will do the honors, your highness." Shigure said.

"Do whatever you want with her." Haru snatched Yuki's arm then dragged him to the other room. There was a little struggle between them but Yuki didn't win over him. He was a lot stronger than him.

Now it was only Tohru and Shigure at hall number 21. Tohru's knees were already shaking in fear. Tears escaped her eyes as Shigure approached her.

'What's going to happen to me, now? Yuki… I wish you were here.' Tohru thought.

"Come." Shigure held her hand as they went out of hall number 21. Tohru can't think of anything else except for the fear that was within her. Her heart was beating faster and she can't keep her knees from shaking as he dragged her.

They went out of the castle. They were in a garden.

"Shigure…" Tohru whispered.

"What?" Shigure asked her. He went near the walls and placed his ear near it as he knocked in every spot possible.

"What are you doing?" she said as she tried to have a better view of what he's doing.

"I'm looking for the best weapon I could use to slaughter you," Shigure answered with a devilish giggle. He was still knocking on every part of the wall.

Tohru's eyes widened. "You're really going to kill me?"

"Haha. Yes, of course," he answered. "Now don't do anything stupid like hitting me in the head with a pot of flower."

'God! I have to do something! But what?' She thought.

Shigure was finally over with his knocking thing and turned to Tohru wearing a devilish grin. "Come here, Tohru."

Tohru started to sweat. She didn't know what to do.

"Come on, Tohru." Shigure laughed. Tohru was now confused. "I'm not going to hurt you. I was just joking, you silly."

Tohru sighed in relief. She approached him anyway.

"Look." Shigure said as he pointed to a part of the wall. "That's a secret door."

Tohru examined the wall and touched it.

"Listen, I'll let you through that. I won't kill you, okay? Don't show yourself here or I'll really kill you." He smiled. He opened it and motioned for Tohru to go in. "It leads to the woods." He handed her a dagger. "Use that as weapon. You may never know what you will encounter there."

Tohru swallowed. " Th-thank you." She looked inside the door.

"Go ahead before I change my mind." He smiled for the last time before she entered the door.

Inside Prince Haru's room

"Hey, sit down." Haru said as he removed his robe.

Yuki didn't sit down. He was just looking at the other boy. Haru caught him looking at him and he stared at him as if he was trying to seduce him. Yuki turned his eyes away, blushing.

"You sure do look like Sayou, you know." Haru told the rat.

Yuki looked at him curiously. "You know I'm not her? And you know that I'm a boy, not a girl?" Haru approached him.

"Let's say… yes." He replied.

"Then why are you doing this to me?" Yuki clutched his fist. "And why do you want Tohru dead?"

Haru circled at him and stopped at his back. He whispered in his ear, "Easy now. I don't want to get angry."

"What do you want with me?" Yuki was trying to hide the anger inside him for he might just kill Haru.

"I'll tell you tomorrow. Tomorrow you'll all be mine…"

Haru called for the soldiers outside and they took Yuki to a dungeon where he was imprisoned.

"Why are you doing that to Sayou, Haru?" A cold voice said. It was a figure of a man sitting in a chair in the dark. He had a long hair that flew whenever the wind blew.

"You'll know…" He replied as he sat down in front of the dark figure.

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