It's been a week since they arrived at the great Hyuuga's Realm. Mikan is getting used to creatures around like the flying witches, serving teddy bears, gossiping fairies and of course the hot-headed dwarves, particularly Mr. Stern.
"May I remind you, Ms. Sakura, that you are to behave rightly in this kingdom. Not all creatures here are as good as you think!" He started calling her appropriately when he saw how Mikan is very close to the prince.
"Yes, Mr. Stern. Thank you very much." She smiled at him while he paused awkwardly at her. "You need to have fun too, you know. Why don't you take a day off and let's have fun?" Mikan asked delightfully.
"Absolutely not my thing. There are many concerns to be aided, problems to solve and so much more in this kingdom. The royal family needs me." He replied with a responsible tone.
"Awww… You really love them, don't you, Mr. Stern? I'm glad they found someone like you. They are very lucky!" The dwarf's eyes sparkled with joy as his face flushed. He was touched.
"Ahem!" He cleared his throat at the smiling girl in front of him. "Human, you are asked to follow certain instructions this day. I don't want any questions, just follow what I ask. Am I clear?"
"Uhm, sure?" She replied wonderingly.
"Good, then follow my lead!" And off they went.
Her eyes were blindfolded as he led her to who-knows-where. Her heart was beating fast. She knew this was something out of the ordinary.
"Where are you taking me Natsume?" She asked for the nth time.
"Shhh. We're almost there." They walk as he holds her hands with him while his other hand guides her waist. She was wearing a crimson dress, about three inches above the knee. Her hair is French braided by the maids. Just the Mikan-type of fashion, simple yet elegant.
It was about past five in the afternoon as they stride together. Mikan stretched her hand as she felt the bountiful leaves touch her skin. Finally he stopped walking so did she. He gave out a loud nervous sigh.
"Are you alright, Natsume?" She asked worriedly, holding his hand tightly.
"Uhh.. ye-yes." He replied started wondering what was wrong since he never stutters when he speaks but she kept quiet.
"We're here." He finally said. She can feel him walk away from her and there was a lot of silence after.
"Natsume?" She asked.
"Uhhh yes. You..you can now take off your blindfold."
She felt really nervous this time. She feels like there's something going on… something special. She slowly takes off her blindfold just as he said and what she saw gave her goosebumps and made her heart beat trillion times faster. She covered her mouth with her hand as she unlocked the view before her.
They were in a beautiful garden with flowers blooming to its fullest and the grass danced in bright green color. There were trees blocking some light from the setting sun and in the middle, a fresh water with fishes sat there in the pond. Just a few steps away was a grand piano where the love of her life was sitting.
He did not let her say another word as he played the piano and began to sing.
You and I cannot hide
The love we feel inside
The words we need to say
I feel that I have always walked alone
But now that you're here with me
There'll always be a place that I can go
And suddenly our destiny has started to unfold
When you're next to me I can see
The greatest story love has ever told
Now my life is blessed with the love of an angel
How can it be true?
Somebody to keep the dream alive
The dream I found in you
I always thought that love would be
The strangest thing to me
But when we touch, I realize
That I found my place in heaven by your side
I could fly, when you smile
I'd walk a thousand miles
To hear you call my name
Now that I have finally found the one
Who will be there for me
Eternally my everlasting sun
Suddenly our destiny has started to unfold
When you're next to me I can see
The greatest story love has ever told
Now my life is blessed with the love of an angel
How can it be true?
Somebody to keep the dream alive
The dream I found in you
I always thought that love would be
The strangest thing to me
But when we touch, I realize
That I found my place in heaven by your side
That I found my place in heaven by your side
Heaven by your side
Heaven by your side
Heaven by your side
And when your next to me I can see
The greatest story love has ever told
Now my life is blessed with the love of an angel
How can it be true?
Somebody to keep the dream alive
The dream I found in you
I always thought that love would be
The strangest thing to me
But when we touch, I realize
That I found my place in heaven by your side
Now my life is blessed with the love of an angel
Heaven by your side
Somebody to keep the dream alive
The dream I found in you
I always thought that love would be
The strangest thing to me
But when we touch, I realize
That I found my place in heaven by your side
Mikan gaped in awe. After that song, he paused for a while to see her reaction and smiled at how she looked.
"Natsume…" she called, still with the eyes big like a saucer.
""Shhh." He responded as he nervously walked towards her. "I'm not done yet."
What he did next made her body unmovable, stuck there frozen.
He kneeled in front of her as he nervously got the little box from his suit. He connected his eyes with her and she felt a bolt of electricity run down her.
"Mikan, I know this is too sudden but I can't wait anymore." He cleared his throat as he continued. "Before I met you, I never realized how empty my life was. Now that I have you, I won't take any chances of letting you go. I want you to be with me for all eternity." He slowly opened the box in front of her as it showed a ring with a big piece of diamond shining like a sun. Inside was a color of crimson and chocolate brown that makes it unique and elegantly beautiful.
"Marry me?" He asked, still nervous but with hopeful eyes. Tears ran down her face as he spoke the words.
She reaches out to him and embraces him tightly while tears continue to stream down her face. "Oh, Natsume." He returned her embrace warmly as he kissed her cheeks, still kneeling.
"I love you." He said as he embraced the sobbing girl.
"I love you! I love you too. Oh God knows how much I love you…" he pulled her enough to see her eyes. "So what is it? Will you do the honor of becoming my queen?" He slowly wipes away her tears.
"Oh yes, I'd be glad to spend my whole life with you, Natsume." Nervousness was long gone after those words. He quickly captured her lips and pushed it with his.
At the town's square of Hyuuga Realm, people are seen cheering and celebrating as they watch the ultimate large big screen showing the engagement of the royal couple.
"What the wedding will be when?!" Asked the flabbergasted Mikan to the purple fairy.
"In 3 days baka." She answered simply.
"Yes Mikan. It's a tradition back from centuries ago." Said the war lord. "Don't worry, everything will be taken care of. We have the whole Hyuuga Realm preparing for it." He winks at her in an assuring way.
"But Hotaru, Ruka-pyon! I'm not prepared yet!" She exclaimed. Her fiancé cannot be with her right now since he is busy managing his world.
"Don't worry idiot, you have nothing to prepare anyway except yourself."
"Yes and as of the moment you said yes to the Prince, all the preparations started so there's nothing to be worried about. Relax. Our future Queen should look good at her wedding." Explained the two.
"But… but…"
"No buts or I'll shoot you with my baka gun." Threatened the fairy.
"But what am I gonna wear?! I don't have anything! What am I gonna…" And so the fairy shot her with the baka gun.
"What was that for? It hurts!" She exclaimed as Ruka laughed hard.
"Shut up idiot. You're getting on my nerves. Whether you're prepared or not, you will be prepared in exactly 3 days so stop blabbering. It's no good."
Mikan just silently whimpered on the couch. Hotaru, seeing her troubled face added, "He chose you. He won't let you be not ready in front of the whole country. Relax, baka. All is going to be well."
"Yes all is well!" Ruka exclaimed as he was shot 3 times by the baka gun.
"What's that for?!" Exclaimed the war lord.
"Nothing. You just annoy me." And with that, the stoic queen leaves the room.
It was at 2 o'clock in the morning.
Mikan gets out of her room in her sleeveless above the knee nightgown. Her eyes were blank as she headed out in a straight motion. Her hair is in a mess and her skin pales. She walks slowly to the grand staircase as she goes down headed for the grand kitchen.
Still with a blank expression, she searched random kitchen drawers when she entered the kitchen. She was looking for something.
"Mikan?" asked a tired Natsume as he had just ended a meeting. He was looking for something to drink to relax him. He hasn't had much time to spend with her since the proposal because of so many things to do. He was surprised to see her at this hour.
Her back was facing him so he didn't see her expression.
When she didn't respond, he slowly walked towards her and pulled her shoulders to see what she was doing.
He gaped in horror as he saw what she was doing. She was holding a knife and she's cutting her flesh at the dorsal part of her arm. He sees her blank expression and in an instant he knows she is sleep walking.
He tried to steal the knife from her but she swiftly avoided it. She cuts herself again.
"Mikan! Wake up!" the Prince shouts.
All the staff and creatures in the palace were eventually circling them. Even Mr. Stern, Hotaru and Ruka were there. They all gaped in horror as she circled the knife around her chest.
This is just happening too fast.
But Natsume reacted quickly by pinning her to the ground and successfully getting the knife from her but she still keeps protesting through his strong grip. "Wake up, please!" He shouted as he shook her.
She was still pinned to the floor by him as the blood trickled down her arm as Hotaru immediately bandaged it. "Find a witch to heal her!" Mr. Stern immediately bowed and proceeded to call the witches.
After at least 3 minutes, she was back to her consciousness. She heaved a very deep breath as she gained her consciousness.
"She's suffering from PTSD, your majesty, so events like this would be normal. Stress or overthinking can trigger her to do things she can't control. For the meantime, try to surround her with positive vibes, so she can recover well." Said a witch as she examined and interviewed her. Natsume just nodded.
"I'll be with you." He said as he kissed her forehead and carried her back to her room.
The biggest Church in Hyuuga Realm was loaded with thousands of people. All the royalties were there, leaders and common people. Medias were everywhere too.
Mikan stood in a room completely dressed up. The procession has long started and it will be less than a minute since she'll be coming out. She 's wearing a tube flowing white and gold dress, a symbol or royalty. Diamonds and golds studded her gown.
"Hotaru, I'm nervous." She said as she clasped her hands.
"You'd do great." She answered as she squeezed her hands.
Not long after, the guard qued that it was time to go.
"Hotaru…" she said, not moving from her place.
"Do you wanna get shot by my new version of baka gun on your wedding day?"
"No."
"Relax, Mikan. Just focused on him and smiled. You're beautiful."
"Oh thank youuu aru!"
The doors opened as thousands of people stared at her in awe. All witches, dwarves, bears, fairies and condottieri gaped in awe at how beautiful she looked. If it was the heavens have opened the doors and an angel has just entered.
As she takes her first few steps, her heart throbs in nervousness. She felt like collapsing any minute from now.
But then she saw him at the end of the aisle. He was utterly so handsome wearing a matching gold and white tuxedo. He looks at her like she's the only one in the room and gives one of his rarest smiles.
Her eyes were pinned to him and it gave her the courage to keep walking towards the altar. He is her everything now, as she is to him.
"You're so beautiful, Mikan." The prince said as he took her hand, smiled and added, "There's no escaping now."
"I won't even dare." Mikan stated. "I love you."
"I love you too, my Princess." He took her to the altar as the priest smiled from ear to ear at the beautiful couple.
"Please proceed with the ceremony." Natsume stated.
"As you wish, your majesty." He answered and made a deep breath before continuing.
"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes." The priest happily declared.
"People of Hyuuga Realm, we stand here on this historical day to witness the everlasting love of our beloved Prince, your majesty, Prince NatsumeHyuuga and his future half, Mikan Sakura."
"Please present your vows, your majesties."
"I take you, Mikan Sakura, to be my wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."
"I take you, NatsumeHyuuga, to be my husband. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."
"You may now kiss the bride, your highness."
"Hyuuga Realm, I am now presenting you, our present and our future, Prince Natsume and Princess Mikan Sakura-Hyuuga."
