Chapter 15
"So what happened in there?" Murata asked me quietly.
"Sara's a...weirdo." I said, bouncing on the trotting horse.
"I don't trust him either."
"Hey Murata, about the concubine thing," He tensed up.
"I admit I have been trying not to picture you and Yuuri..."
"Well," I sighed. "I don't know."
"You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
"It's Waltarana. I don't trust him, I mean I really, really don't like him. I was trying to keep the Kingdom's throne from him and it just...I screwed up. And all of the aristocrats agreed...I'm not so sure I can say 'no'."
"...possibly not."
"But I do like you, I still do. If we can't be close anymore I understand."
"...I don't know what to say."
"That's okay."
We rode on our horses a bit longer, alternating between galloping and trotting, and camped for a night as we did on our way over. The star shone bright, and it made me feel even more homesick. I missed my family, my fellow otaku friends, and most of all, the new anime that came out. I was really looking forward to the second season of Snow White With The Red Hair.
It was awesome, to be here with everyone. It's all very cool, but I sure do miss pizza too. So Sara's fishy as always, but things might be okay if he allied his two countries to the Demon kingdom, I'm pretty okay with being the concubine right now though maybe it hasn't sunk in; I do know how babies are made. And Murata is still with me though I should make him my boyfriend so he doesn't leave.
I didn't get a lot of sleep so I took the reigns but I yawned all morning and managed to fall asleep on a moving horse. I woke while we were a few wasy away from the walls surrounding the Demon Kindgom. Murata had been supporting me while driving the horse.
"S-sorry." I said, turning pink.
"It's okay. You're not very heavy." Thanks?
I covered my hair with a scarf I bought and we trotted up the hill to the castle. Everyone stopped to scream 'hi' and wave, people even pooped their heads out of their windows to do so. Your grinned and waved back, so naturally a King. I wondered what that was like, I loved the energy, but I wasn't a people person despite my endless energy.
When the gates of the castle were opened, we saw Gwendell standing there with his hand out. When we got closer we saw it was the Great One himself. Yuuri and the others were saying hello when-
"Yes, yes it's good to see you all; now step aside, I want to see my handy work." I slipped off the horse and pulled my hood back.
"Mr., uh, Sir."
"Mr. Sir? Well, you're not ugly." I choked. I was blue in mortification. "You kids getting along?" He asked, referring to me and Murata.
"Where have you been." Murata responded.
"I, uh, I was taking a walk."
"For two weeks?"
"I got lost."
"Now that you're back I can ask you a question," I said. He looked at me like he knew I had been wondeirng about it. His expression wasn't that of amusement but of 'I have a plan for you' or 'you're needed' sort of way.
"I already said why."
"No you didn't."
"Murata's been with me for a long time but he doesn't like me in that way unfortunately," He joked. "So I was acting as his, as you would say, wingman."
"That's it?"
"Yes, though I did hear about you becoming Yuuri's concubine." Yuuri and I blushed.
"I'm sure you had your reasons; what will be, will be."
"I didn't mean for it to happen!"
"Of course not, it must have happened for the better if fate allowed it to happen. She wasn't wrong about you...?"
"You mean I was a random choice for Murata?"
"Yes...?"
"What if she was a yandere?!" Murata cried.
"Well, then, we would have fed her to the dragons. Did you manifest any elemental power?"
"No, why?"
"You might want to try." He motioned to Gwedell to pass him onto me. I was scared he would fall off my shaking hand.
"To lunch!" He said, pointing his sword forward.
"Do you really think it's a good idea, I mean should I let the concubine thing happen?" I whispered to him, aging behing the others.
"Yes. Don't tell Murata; that is the second reason why you are here."
"Then I wasn't random."
"Of course not, I chose Yuuri because I knew he would become a fine young man. I chose you because you're a fine young woman. You'll be a fine champion. For right now, I need to keep the throne in the family."
"...Is this...something you need me to do?"
"I'm sorry I have to burden you."
"Well, I think I understand why so...but where were you really?"
"Hiding from Murata."
Thanks Ali Stark for following and all of you for sticking with me, showing your suppor, especially you Bowtie Beats!
I love ya'll to bits like kawaii babies! You're all wonderful, stay true!
