Chapter 19: The preparations for the wedding

Shirayuki (P.O.V.)

I'm so happy! Zen has asked me to marry him and now we will live together forever. Actually, my family and I should have returned to Tanbarun by now but all that happened so here we are, preparing for our wedding. In two weeks, I will be Zen's wife...

There will be everyone at the wedding, from Dukes to Barons from both Kingdoms. I am so anxious and stressed that I think something will go wrong. My mother tells me that she felt like I do at her wedding with my father. I have to find a wedding dress, the song that I'll dance with Zen, what will the cake look like and so on. I hope I can make it until that very day...

Luckily, I have Zen supporting me but he has work to do too. The paperwork on his office has piled up and now he is in there signing the documents. Yesterday I didn't see him as he was working until late, but at this pace he will overdo himself and that's no good for his health. Later, I'll try to convince him to take a small break.

At the moment I'm in my room and the sun has set an hour ago. I can see the full moon from my window and the stars are a beautiful view. I wish I could fly and see things I've never seen in my life before but I wouldn't leave a life with Zen even if someone was to give me everything I desire because Zen is worth anything.

It's time to go to Zen's office. I want to see him desperately and hug him tightly. I stand up from my bed and open the door. On my way to him, I notice that a maid looks at me with hatred but I hope it's just my idea and nothing more. I knock on the door and hear Zen's voice saying "Come in!"

- Hey, I say with a smile.

- Hey, how are you?, he asks me but I can see that he's tired.

- I'm fine, unlike you. You seem to be tired so why don't you take a break, honey?

- I wish I could but I have work to do.

- Come on, I'm sure you can make some time to relax, right? Just see it as a chance to go with me for a walk.

- Mitsuhide, please tell me that I can go for a little walk with her...

- Okay but return as soon as you are done with it. I'll try to help you here with these, he points to a few papers.

- Thank you a lot, both of you. Kiki and you are a great help.

I grab the door handle and open the door. We walk in the corridors and then we go out to the garden. Zen sits down on the grass and I do the same. We hold hands and notice that he's blushing.

- Why are you blushing? This isn't the first time we hold hands.

- You're right but it's still embarrassing.

I look at him a little disappointed and he tries to apologise.

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say it like this. I mean I like holding hands with you but even with the slightest touch of yours, I think I might lose control.

He puts his hand in front of his face to hide it but I can't get enough of watching his cute reaction. I place my hand on his shoulder and look into his deep blue eyes that every time I think it's the ocean with all these pretty fish. He said that with the slightest touch he loses control but I must admit that the same goes for me too.

- Shirayuki, I love you so much, more than my life!

I give him a surprised look because I was so into my thoughts that this love confession really astonished me.

- I love you a million times than you do!, I answer with a smile.

- Then I love you a billion times, he smirks.

- I don't want to continue this but to end it I'll say that I love you innumerable times, okay?, I start laughing.

- You win, he says and gives me a kiss on my lips.

I kiss him back and then hug him tightly like I wanted to do all this time. I whisper in his ear "Please don't leave me!" and I hear his reassuring answer "I won't ever do it, I promise!".

- Well, I have to go back or Mitsuhide will scold me.

- Okay, let's go.

Zen helps me stand up and we head back to his office. I say "goodnight" to him and his aides and go to my room to sleep.

After three days...

- Shirayuki, wake up. You have to get ready, my mum enters the room and opens the curtains so the sunlight dazzles me and makes me get up from my bed.

- Why mum? Where are we going?, I yawn and rub my eyes.

- We are going to buy your wedding dress along with Queen Miki, she says enthusiastically.

- Alright, in a few minutes I'll be ready.

I put on my clothes and go to meet the two Queens. We get on the carriage and it stops in front of a big shop with lots of dresses in its shop window. We go inside and a pretty and kind woman comes to help us.

- Welcome to our store! How could I help you, your highnesses?

- Um, my daughter is getting married and we would like to buy her a wedding dress.

- Okay, please come here. There are many dresses so you can pick some. How about this?, the woman picks a dress.

- Wow, it's so beautiful!, I look at it with wide eyes.

I pick two more dresses and go to the fitting room. I put it on and then I let my mother and Queen Miki to see it too.

- My little daughter, you look so nice in that wedding dress!, my mum wipes a tear.

- Okay, now I'm going to put on the second one.

After putting on some dresses, I finally choose one. It is a white wedding dress which has a long full skirt and the neckline is off the soulder. The back is U-shape, the train has the royal length and in the end, the dress has small diamonds. My shoes are silver and I will wear white gloves.

- Shirayuki, it suits you so much. Do you want to buy this?

- Yes please, I love it!

- I'm sure Zen will look at you with his jaw at the floor and with wide eyes, Queen Miki laughs as she imagines her son.

- Oh, I can't wait to wear it, I say with great enthusiasm.

I look forward to my wedding with Zen! In a few days I'll be by his side as his wife. My wish will come true. I wonder what Zen is doing...

Zen (P.O.V.)

- Just stop walking back and forth all the time, Mitsuhide crosses his arms.

- I can't, I'm nervous for the wedding. What if I do something wrong? What if I mess everything up? And the most important: what if she has regretted marrying me?, I put my head in my palms.

- Zen, don't be so nervous. Everything will be alright and I'm sure that Shirayuki loves you more than you think, otherwise she wouldn't have accepted your wedding proposal. Please have more faith in her..., Mitsuhide tries to calm him.

- You're right, Shirayuki wouldn't do something so careless. Our love is mutual and it will last forever. I can't think about such things now, I have more significant matters to be aware of.

I sit on my chair and start signing some documents in order to finish my work before the wedding so my future wife and I will have time for ourselves. Later, I will go with my father, King Mitsuo and Izana to choose a suit. I heard that Shirayuki is going to buy her wedding dress this morning, I wonder how it looks like but I'm sure she will be beautiful!

After about an hour...

Right now I'm heading to a store to buy my suit. The others accompany me and chat but I can't concentrate on what they are saying, I have my own thoughts. After a few minutes we open the store's door and a man comes to help us.

- Welcome! How can I help you?

- We want a wedding suit for Prince Zen.

- Come here, your highness! How about this?

- No I don't like it, I answer.

- Do you like this one?

I like this suit and take it with me into the fitting room. I put it on and then go out to let the others see it.

- I think it suits you, King Mitsuo says. What do you think, Yuu?

- I think the same. Do you like it Zen?

- Yeah a lot. I'll buy it.

It is a dark grey suit with modern fit. The tie is long and silver and my shoes are black. It gives a royal feeling and I'm sure that I will be a good match for Shirayuki. While we're walking out of the shop, Izana and I are talking.

- Zen, you're really cool in that suit. This is the first time I see you like this, happy and handsome. You know, I think Shirayuki will have her eyes wide open when she'll see you. She is very lucky to have you!

- Thank you, Izana. However, I don't think I'm that handsome.

- Well, we'll see that at the day of the wedding, he says with confidence.

We return to the castle and on the way to my office, I see Shirayuki sitting under the apple while reading her book. I go to my office and tell Mitsuhide and Kiki that I'll be gone for a while. I find Shirayuki at the same place and sit down beside her.

- Hey, honey!, she greets me.

- Hey, what are you reading there?

- Oh, that... Um, something about flowers. I can assure you thay you wouldn't like it, she laughes.

- Yeah, indeed. Is everything okay for the wedding?

- A few things must be done but other than that, its alright. Oh, I have chosen the song we will dance after we cut the wedding cake.

- Really? What song is it?, I ask her.

She searches for a small paper in the first pages of the book. She gives it to me and I look the song's name.

- Ah, I know this. It is very nice, you did an excellent choice, my love.

I give her a kiss on her cheek and stand up. I wish I could stay longer but I have work to do.

- Well, see you later. I have to go back.

I head to my office as I think that in a few days she will become my wife! I really look forward to our wedding and I want everything to be perfect... Now that I think about it, I have to arrange our honeymoon too. It will be a surprise for Shirayuki and I hope she will like it!

NARRATOR

Our couple cannot wait any longer before they get together and they imagine that very day to be the best of their life, the day that they'll be able to love even more their other half. Everyone can say that they are born to live together, their destiny is to find one another and that's exactly what they did...

The guests and the royal families wait with excitement the upcoming wedding, the wedding that no one should miss. Everybody prepares for the event of the year and tries to be as stylish as they can.

Hi everyone! I hope you liked this chapter and your reviews are welcomed, as always. All reviews are great and I'm grateful to everybody who has taken the time to read and favourite/follow/review my story so far... You're really wonderful!!! Now, you just wait for the next chapter which will be about the wedding. I wish you will enjoy it as I'll do my best! Thank you again and don't forget to follow your dreams...!

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