It's been six months... I'm SO sorry! I swear I thought this story had been updated in October or something, but apparently, it wasn't! I'm really SORRY!
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Now, I know most of you think Nunnally's mad at Suaku over her brother, but that's not it. I don't blame you all for that being the first thing you, though, because they are plenty of CG stories like that, so with that said...
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Princess Lilianna Vi Britannia sighed at the girl who was sitting at the student council table, grudgingly chewing on a stick of pocky while complaining to the Princess of Britannia at the same time. Lilianna put her pen down, giving the dark blue haired girl a small smile.
"Now, Anna," she started," I'm sure Celeste has her reasons for being the way she was to you. It's a new school and a new city. She also has to get used to hanging around with other people. She's from the country side of Japan, so she was barely around anyone."
"It still doesn't give her the right to just brush me off like that, though! I mean, I wanted to get to know her! And I'd be her first friend!" Anna whined, biting into another piece of pocky.
"I'm sure there has to be some reason of why she was like that. Maybe you should just try giving her another chance before judging her," Lilianna tried to compromise.
Lilianna didn't particularly know what she felt about Celeste herself. She was different from the other transfer students. As soon as they found out or knew she was a princess, they would respect her, bow to her, or put -sama at the end of her name immediately, but Celeste... she didn't do any of that. Despite the fact that she knew she was princess, she kept it casual.
She knew Celeste did not care if she was a princess or not. To Celeste, she was still a normal human being, with or without a title. The girl had a pretty big I-don't-really-care attitude, but at the same time, she acted as if the Royal Britannian Family didn't exist, like there was no ruler or any other people in the world. Just herself...
Anna shook her head, putting her box of pocky down and pouting." You don't understand. You weren't there. She's a meanie." she mumbled.
"Stop whining, Anna," a red haired boy next to her grumbled," I'm sure the princess doesn't want to hear you ramble about some transfer student that was mean to you. In fact, I do not blame her for treating you that way." he brushed his fingers through his messy hair, sighing at the girl next to him.
"You're a meanie, too, Takeshi!" Anna argued, pointing a finger at him.
"You are too immature for your age," Takeshi muttered under his breath.
Lilianna chuckled, grabbing the papers she had been working on and stood up." I need to go copy these," she announced, walking out the student council room.
While exiting the room, Lilianna crashed into another person. She heard the person mutter," dammit" before she looked up to find the girl they were just talking about a couple of minutes ago. And she was soaking wet...
Celeste's jacket was missing as were her shoes, which she was carrying in her hand. Her white shirt and black skirt was drenched with water and her hair was slicked straight against her neck and face. She stood up and a small smirk reached her lips.
"Well, it's the good two-shoes princess of Britannia," she started, pushing a wet strand of hair out of her face.
Lilanna frowned, saying," What happened to you? Why are you so wet?" she asked the raven haired girl.
Celeste let out an exaggerated sigh, placing her free hand on her hip." You know you have a fan club, right? Yeah, they threw me in the pool for something I said about the Britannian Royal Fmaily, which to them, is insulting you. And," she added, watching as Lilianna opened her mouth," You don't want to know what I said.
"They... They threw you in the pool?" Lilianna said in disbelief." But every time I see them, they're so nice to me and everybody else."
"Listen, princess, they practically worship you, as from what I saw, so of course they're going to be nice to you. If someone says something about their effin' God, you might as well run for your life." Celeste explained while taking her soaking socks off her feet.
Lilianna gave Celeste another look, inspecting her from head to toe. She didn't think her fan club would do something like this. It was only the girl's second week here and she was already getting bullied. That's not how they're supposed to treat new students." Well, would you like a change of clothes from me?" she asked.
"Great time to ask that," Celeste muttered under her breath. Aloud, she answered," No. I'll just go to my own room and get a pair of clothes. See you around, Princess." the raven haired girl gave Lilianna something that would be between a smile and a smirk and walked down the hall again.
"Told ya," Lilianna heard Anna whisper from the cracked door.
…...
Celeste opened the the door to her dorm room and slammed it shut behind her. She stripped herself out of her clothes and walked into the bathroom. She rung out her wet hair over the sink before grabbing a towel and drying it, muttering under her breath angrily as she walked out of the bathroom." Bastards."
She dumped herself on her bed, gritting her teeth slightly. Why was she even sent here? She didn't want to be here. She liked the countryside of Japan where it was quiet and no one was really around except for a small village that didn't take long to get to. Her parents already had the arrangements done and only sprung it on her when she was caught off guard.
And why would they even send her here if they told her that.
"Remember, Celeste, don't get close to anyone."
Damn being close to someone. She didn't even like the people at this school. They were too happy and carefree for their own good. Some were stuck up and thought were better than others just because of their nobility. She knew she sounded like a brat, but all she wanted to do was go home. Not be in this place which was a so-called school.
Scratching at the door broke her out of her thoughts as she groaned, getting up reluctantly and opening her door for the cat that always somehow got out of her room. When she noticed the cat didn't slip in through the crack, she peeked her out of it just to see a red haired teen holding her white cat.
"Artemis... And who are you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow and making sure to cover her naked form behind the door.
"Yeah, I'm Takeshi," he introduced, bowing slightly." I take it this is your cat? He was scratching at the door when I was walking by."
"I should leave him out here because he keeps leaving my room somehow when I'm in school, but I'm not that mean..." she mumbled to herself before talking aloud again." Here, you can put him down and he'll fit through this small crack."
Takeshi put down the cat, letting it crawl through the crack in the door. He took a look at the girl's golden eyes and raven hair, raising an eyebrow." You're the new transfer, right?"
And I'm still known as the transfer student after a week, the raven haired teen thought in annoyance." Yes. Why?"
"I've just never seen you before since we're not in the same class. Two of my friends know you, but I knew I would run into you eventually. I didn't think this was you're room," Takeshi said, running a hand through his messy, dark red hair.
"Are you trying to just make conversation or flirt with me?" Celeste said in a serious tone, though, she was partly annoyed at his presence.
"W-What? No!" Takeshi stammered, turning a bright red.
"Ah," she started in amusement," You're handsomeness could rival my father's. How nice."
"Y-You're father?! I just came to give you you're damn cat back! How... what?!" Takeshi glared at the raven haired beauty while his face was a bright red.
"Oooh! You said a bad word!" Celeste originally just wanted her cat back and then to slam the door his face, but now she was having too much fun." Such a naughty boy..."
The red haired teen was fuming now." The f- Argh! There! You have your stupid cat back!" turning on his heel, Takeshi stomped away with a deep red blush on his face.
A small smirk appeared on Celeste's face as she watched the boy stomp down the hall. She looked down her cat." Well, I was being honest. He was pretty handsome looking, don't you think, Artemis?" she said.
Artemis only jumped on his owners bed and sprawled out on it to take his daily nap.
Celeste scoffed, crossing her arms under her bare breast." I guess not to you then, huh?"
…...
"Why, your highness, must you be like this?" Daisuke asked the dark brown haired princess who was in the lab with the Indian genius that built all Knightmares.
"Daisuke, Daisuke, leave the poor girl alone," Rakshata said, taking her cigarette out of her mouth." If she wants to test out a Knightmare, I might as well let her. If we need to an extra person out in battle, we have the Princess of Britannia."
"The Empress nor Princess Cornelia would approve of this, Rakshata. I am not only here to serve her, but to also make she sure no harm comes to her once so ever." Daisuke said sharply, watching his princess climb into the Knightmare.
"Cornelia can jump off a cliff for all I care. If she doesn't want her sweet, little niece to ride a Knightmare when she allows herself to, I have no idea what's going on in that warrior's head," Rakshata smirked.
Daisuke let out a sigh, wondering why he always tried to reason with Rakshata." Princess Cornelia does it because she knows how to. Battle is her thing. Your highness knows nothing about Knightmares and war."
"She might need to, though, soon enough," the Indian woman said, changing her playful tone to a serious one," I've heard rumors that a rebellion group against the empress has started. It still consist of those who never wanted her as empress because of her deceased brother."
"So I have heard. Zero has been trying his best to not let it go out among the media and only keep it within the palace realms, but with the way things have been going, I don't think we'll be able to keep quiet about it." Lowering his voice, Daisuke finished," And the empress has been having assassination attempts lately, but the princess has not had anyone come near her. Your majesty has been thinking about assigning a knight to her, if possible. I worry that she'll refuse, though."
The Indian rose an eyebrow."Even with refusal, there's no way the queen would let her off without one. We might have peace... for now, but Japan- No, the whole world can be a dangerous place. With this rebellion group, nowhere is safe for the princess, but if she knows how to use a Knightmare and protect herself, do you think that would be a problem?" Rakshata took her cigarette out of her mouth, leaning against the machine she was currently working on.
Daisuke ran a hand through his black hair, casting a slight glance at the girl in the Knightmare." Rakshata... You could not have specifically made this for... for Princess Lilianna?" he asked suspiciously.
Rakshata smirked, admiring the lavender and black mecha frame." I call it... Guinevere."
"Guinevere...?" Daisuke repeated, raising a confused eyebrow." Why would you give it such a name?"
"I have my reasons."
Shaking his head and turning away, Daisuke called," Your highness, please be careful. I don't know what I would do if you were to get hurt."
Lilianna gave him a assuring smile, one that only a princess would be seen with. She smoothed out her skirt before standing up in the machine." Don't worry, Daisuke. I've been seeing climbing in these Knightmares for awhile. The most Rakshata lets me do is sit in it, and she teaches me how to start it and shows me what the buttons do," she explained in her gentle voice.
"Yes, your highness, but-"
"It's okay, Daisuke. Have some trust in me, won't you? I don't know how you actually ride it yet, so please do not worry."
"Yes, your highness," the servant obeyed, bowing swiftly before turning back to the Indian woman behind cast a questioning glance towards the woman that just gave him a blank look.
"It's not as if she'll ever use it," she said, seeing the question in his eyes." But, I feel that she will need it someday. So, when that time comes, she'll know how to use it and will not feel like the helpless princess she is right now while in battle."
Daisuke pondered over the woman's words for minute before silently taking a seat in one of the available chairs to wait for his princess to finish.
"You know, you really shouldn't be out here by yourself at this time of night."
Celeste shrugged, leaning against the brick wall in the alley and rolling her eyes at the older teen who was shining his phone light on her face." I know, but it's not like I have anything else to do at that damned school. Besides, the same thing could be said for you."
"I'm nineteen, Celeste. I'm sure I can take care of myself," the male replied, laughing lightly. He walked closer to her and ruffled her hair," But you have to go to school in the morning, so it's not good if you get caught, hmm?"
"Tatsuya, you shouldn't be the one talking when you're doing activities that could get you into more trouble than me. And can you stop ruffling my hair," she asked, laying it back down," Some idiots today already threw me in the pool, so it took a while to do it again."
The Japanese teen with dark brown hair and lighter brown highlights chuckled in amusement, raising an eyebrow at the girl." They threw you in the pool? What did you say this time?" he asked in amusement.
"I just said I didn't like the royal family and they went off on me," she explained, remembering the incident that had happened earlier that day.
"What? Are they a fan club or something?" Tatsuya crossed his arms, tapping his foot while waiting for his answer.
"Well, how the hell was I supposed to know they practically worshipped the current princess of Britannia?" Celeste furrowed her eyebrows, groaning in displeasure." I mean, it was a small statement. There's plenty of people in the world who could probably agree with me."
"Why don't you like them, though?" the Japanese teen questioned.
"Because I don't."
"A five year old would give me that answer, Celi."
"I told you not to call me that. My name is Celeste Vic-" she was cut off by the boy putting a hand over her mouth and pushing her farther down the alley. She raised an eyebrow in confusion, but he only gave her a low," be quiet."
Once down the alley far enough, he answered in a small voice of amusement," Just some guys I know that are looking for me. They aren't very nice to people to converse with. You should be getting home, Celi."
"I told you, I'll go home when-"
"Why are you so stubborn?"
"Why are you asking me so many questions tonight?"
"Ah, ah, ah" Tatsuya said, waving a finger in front of her face." You have to answer my question first."
"Just let me go," she mumbled.
"Now you want to go home?" Tatsuya let go of her, a small smile on his face." I see. Be safe on your way back home, Celi. If something happens to you, I won't be happy."
The raven haired teen scoffed." You won't be happy? I'm not supposed to make you happy, am I?" she asked, starting to walk out the alley.
"You're right. I'm supposed to make you happy."
"Flirt," she grumbled, stopping in the middle of her tracks and turning back to her friend." And Tatsuya?"
"What?"
"That rebellion stuff isn't something you should be involved with. We got the peace that was supposed to be achieved years ago, right? Why still bother to fight?"
Tatsuya clenched his fist and his lips tightened into a straight line." You know why I'm doing this, Celeste. What they're fighting for isn't even for freedom. It's for something you wouldn't want to know."
"I know you miss your family very much, Tatsuya, but whatever these people are doing, you shouldn't be involved with. Why can't you move on?" Celeste asked, her golden eyes pleading." You refuse to tell me what they fight for, but I have the feeling it's something that will make this peace short-lived."
"Is twenty years even short-lived, Celeste? You've been living a quite life until you were forced to come out here for high school. You weren't there when my parents were executed and the empress didn't do one thing about it. What peace are you talking about?"
Celeste shuffled uncomfortably. She knew when Tatsuya said her full name more than once, he was angry." The peace between the nations and people, Tatsuya. I have my reasons for not liking the royal family, but what goal is this group is trying to achieve? If it involves killing innocent people, this isn't the way. This will all just cause chaos."
"You don't know what you're talking about. Maybe that bastard emperor made a mistake when he died," he grounded out through his teeth.
"We don't even know who he is. His pictures aren't in the history books or anything because the empress refused to allow it! Don't blame-"
Tatsuya was in front of the girl so quick, she didn't even have the time to process he had slammed her against the wall. His fingers sunk deep into her shoulders, causing her to hiss out in pain." Listen, Celeste, I'm doing this for a purpose. You might dislike the royal family, but I hate them."
Celeste swore she saw his blue eyes turn a different color, but ignored that small fact. She pushed hard against his chest, making him fall onto the ground." Tatsuya, I don't know what this group does, but stay out of trouble or you'll be executed next," she hissed, walking down the alley and leaving her friend on the ground without any sorrow for him.
Well, then, I actually made a long chapter... It was supposed to be at least 4k to 5k words, but instead it came to 3k to 4k. I'll work on the lengths. And soon I'll need to do battles and stuff, even correcting grammar mistakes and stuff, so anyone who is good at that, I ask for some help, please.
Once again, I'm sorry for the long update! :(
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