Hi, I just want to say I'm sorry because I made some spelling mistakes in the chapters that I already posted. I have tried to correct it, but I but I haven't reposted it yet. I hope you can understand, I promise I'll make better for the next chapters.

To everyone who already gave their reviews for me, thank you very much. It's really motivating to write again. I really appreciate it.

Well, enjoy…

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Chapter 3

The day after the incident, Erika is sitting on Mihiru's bed with Michiru at her side.

"Come on, Michiru. You don't want to make your father ruin his friendship with King Yoshimitsu, don't you? It'll make him really sad and we don't want that, don't we?"

"But, mother. You know that I'm too young for a marriage. Besides, I never meet with this guy. I don't know if I can love him and accept him as my husband" She looked down, unable to look at her mother's eyes because her eyes filled with tears.

"Don't worry. You'll be sent there when you're mature enough, maybe seventeen years old. You can stay at his castle to know him better, and you won't be alone, you can take Honoka with you." Erika sighed and holds Michiru's hands to make Michiru face look at her "Maybe you don't know this, but when I was about your age, I also engaged to your father"

"What?" she looks at her mother "Really?" she stop her cries and wipe her tears "I never knew about that".

"Yes, at first… I also can't accept that" she smiled "Just like you now. But, I did as my parents told me. I tried to know your father better and get close to him. And in the end, without even realize it; I already fell in love with him. So, I accept his propose to marriage without hesitation. You have to try to know him. And if you don't love him in the end…"

"What?"

"If you don't love him in the end, you can tell me and your father about it. We'll try to figure a way out. But you have to promise me that you won't do it in purpose, okay?"

"Okay, mom. Thank you" She hugged her mother tightly.

Time passes very quickly. Michiru is finally seventeen years old and it's time for her to go to Dedina.

Heihachi hesitantly asked "Michiru, I'm still feeling very bad about the engagement. Do you want to cancel it?"

Michiru smile and hug her father "It's okay, father. I'll try to know him just as mother said. Maybe we can become like you and mother" she releases her hug and smile at her parents "You don't have to come with me, father. Honoka will keep me company there. Besides, what if there's some trouble here?"

"It's okay. Your mother will stay here to take care of it and I'll only be there for one day and come back here as soon as possible."

"Fine then, father"

Heihachi asked one of his guards "Is everything's ready?"

One of the guards stepped forward and bow "Yes, your majesty. The entire luggage already loaded"

"Good"

Michiru look at Honoka "Are you ready to go?"

"Yes, I'm ready milady" she bowed at Michiru.

Michiru walked back to her mother and give her a last, brief hug "Mother, I'm leaving now, take care. I love you so much" tears start to stream down from her eyes; she's her mother who gave birth to her after all.

Her mother returned her hug "Goodbye and take care too. And give my regards to them"

"Of course"

Heihachi walked to Erika and hugged her "I'll come back soon"

"You better be"

Heihachi and Michiru walked to her carriage and climbed in. After that Honoka climbed in too behind them, the guards close the carriage's door.

"Goodbye, mother" Michiru poked her head from the window and waves her hands.

Her mother waves their hands back and the carriage started to move and leaving the castle.

Some of Dedina guards already wait for Michiru carriage's arrival at Dedina's gate and guard it until it reaches the castle's main door where Yoshimitsu already wait for Michiru there.

Heihachi, Michiru and Honoka walked out from the carriage. Heihachi walked over to Yoshimitsu and they share a friendly hug while Michiru and Honoka bowed at him.

Yoshimitsu walk to Michiru and place one hand at Michiru's shoulder "Please, stand up now. You're very beautiful, Michiru. Just like your father always told me. I'm very happy that I'm able to see you finally"

"You're flattering me, sir" she smiles and looks at him. Although most of his hairs already white, but he has many charisma as a king which everyone can see.

He turned to Honoka and looked at her "And who is this young lady?"

"She is my private servant, sir. Her name is Honoka. You won't mind if she stays here with me, don't you?"

"Oh, yes. Your father had told me about it. Of course I don't mind. She can stay here too with you."

Michiru is trying too looking for someone who she could identify as Haruka, but she couldn't find him.

Yoshimitsu realize her behavior and asked "Are you looking for Haruka?"

Michiru blushes "Yes, but I don't see him here. Where is he?"

"He went to the town an hour ago to take a walk. Why don't you unpack your luggage's first? I'll tell the guards to put your luggages at your room."

"Yes, thanks you so much, sir"

"You're welcome"

Michiru and Honoka bowed again at the Yoshimitsu and follow the guards that carry their luggages. After their luggage's being placed, Honoka unpack their luggages while Michiru change her dress to a less formal one.

Yoshimitsu walk back to Heihachi "Let's chat inside. I want to talk about many things to you"

"Sure, why not?"

Michiru already changed her dress with a less formal one and she is walking around her room "How could he? His fiancée is coming today and he went to the town? I already had a bad first impression about him"

"I don't know milady. In my opinion…"

Suddenly Michiru cut off her sentence "Let's go to take a look at the town. I'm sure King Yoshimitsu won't mind it."

"Yes, milady"

They walked out from her room and go to the castle gate. When she reaches the gate, one of the guards asked to assist her to the town, but she rejected it. Deep in her heart, Michiru is hoping to meet Haruka in the town because she couldn't wait to see how he look like.

The town looks a little crowdie and Michiru is having some trouble to move with so many people in the town. Finally they arrived at the front of an alley with less crowd people.

Michiru's stop and wipes her sweat "Wow, there's so many people here. It's so hard to walk and see around"

Honoka stops too "Yes, milady. There are more people here than in Maizu…" and she suddenly screamed and pointed at the alley "Milady! Watch out!"

Michiru turned to see where Honoka pointed, but it's already too late. Suddenly a figure run towards her and bump her hardly. She falls to the ground and her clothes become dirty because of the dirt on the street and from the man's clothes "Ouch. That hurts"

"I'm sorry, are you okay?" a deep husky voice asked her and the owner of the voice offer his hand to help her stand up.

Michiru likes his voice, but she's already too angry because of many causes "Can't you see that I'm NOT okay? My clothes become this dirty and I fell to the ground because of you" she slaps his hands away and stand up with Honoka's help.

"I know that's my fault. I'm in a hurry so I don't look carefully at my way. That's why I sincerely said that I'm sorry to you"

"Well, who do you think you are? Don't you know who am I? I'm a princess, and who are you?" she looked carefully at him. He looked handsome, although his blonde hair in a mess and dirty, his face and clothes are dirty too. Michiru is angry, so she just snaps at him "Maybe you're a thief? Your clothes are very dirty and you said you're in such a hurry, don't you? Are you trying to run away from your victim?"

He looks pissed off after hearing her words "Well, I'm sorry if I already insult you, princess. I already said my apology to you and you still judging me? You can't judge someone by their appearance. Excuse me" he bows at her and leave them.

"What kind of attitude is that? I can't believe it. Let's go back Honoka"

"Yes, milady"

When Michiru back at the castle, her father see her and surprised by her appearance "Michiru, what happened to you?"

"Nothing father, just some beggar or some thief bumped me"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Michiru explained everything that happened to her father and her father laugh after heard her story.

"Why are you laughing, father?"

Her father just laughs at her and leaves her.

Michiru just pouted and go to take a bath to clean the dirt's. When the night comes, she joins her father at the dining room and sits beside.

Yoshimitsu smile at her "You can't wait to see Haruka, don't you Michiru?"

Michiru blushes "Yes, sir."

"Well, you'll see him in a moment, he's coming here. Ah, there he is!"

A tall and good looking figure walks in and sit near Yoshimitsu "Sorry I'm late everyone"

"Well, Haruka. Meet Michiru, your fiancée"

Haruka and Michiru look at each other. There's a calm expression at Haruka's face but Michiru's expression is different. Her eyes went wide, her jaw fell down and she gasps "It's him!"

Author note:

So, how do you think about it? I already tried my best to write this chapter with my friend's (K.R) help (thank you so much :p). But maybe there are still some mistakes that I don't realize. Sorry about that. Please read & review for me, thanks