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Husky woke up, he was in his bed. He sat up quickly, his wig had been braided ad he was in a nightgown, he begged the gods to tell him who did. He look around and got out, in a surge of fear he checked his hand and sighed. There was no ring on it. He walked around and poured a drink of water for himself. Nana opened the door and rushed to him catching him in a hug.

"N-nana?"

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, why?"

"Because when I heard you passed out I was scared that you were hurt or sick." He heard her stifle a sob. He hugged her close; Nana was comforted and Husky felt warm. Husky had never really been a touchy-feely type. Even as a child the most he would do would snuggle with his mother and sister. The surprise hugs from Elda didn't count, yet with this girl it was different. He didn't yell or thrash when she hugged him.

"I'm fine, I was, in shock. Prince William proposed marriage to me." Nana froze.

"Are serious, hasn't he known you for couple of days?"

"Yes, but royalty is different, take my father, most his wives he met on their wedding day."

"Are you going to say no?" Husky stared at her for a long time.

"Nana, what do you think I was going to say?"

"I don't know, I was making sure!"

"You're so stupid!"

"Stupid! I'm not the boy in a dress!"

"Yeah, well I'm not the maid wannabe!"

"I'm not wearing a necklace a guy I hated gave me!"

"At least I didn't follow a boy I said I hated!"

"Well at least I'm a virgin!" She froze as those words left her lips. She had gone too far, and she knew it. Husky's jaw had dropped. Nana covered her mouth, but it was too late. He blinked back tears and dismissed her with a wave of his hand.

"Get out." He said quietly.

"Husky I'm so-"

"I said GET OUT!" On cue three maids came in and dragged Nana out.

"Her ladyship is very moody, when she says leave, you leave." Then the maids released her and walked away to complete their other jobs.

Husky lay on his stomach, how dare she say that? She knew his biggest secret, his most painful secret. It was not that he was scared how people would look at him; he was ashamed of himself for not being able to protect himself when push came to shove. It happened with Dylana too; he let his guard down and was hurt as a result. Wendy, no Windai was a monster who wants what she wants and what she wanted was him. Windai would find him eventually, he told Jenna that he could handle her but maybe not, maybe she take him back and force him to be her mate. He shuddered, that was a fate worse than death. He sighed and curled up in the blankets listening to the rain fall outside, trying to think of a good way to turn down William without sending himself to executioner block.

Damn this was going to be hard.

Meho sat by the door in her nightclothes and a blanket sitting by the door awaiting news on her brother. Duchess came down stairs being the early riser that she was and saw her foster daughter sitting, worrying like any sister should.

"Meho, dear, does the phrase 'a watched pot never boils' mean anything to you?"

"No." She replied stubbornly.

"You truly are your mother's daughter."

"Damn right."

"Dear it would please me if you restrained your harsh language in my presence." Duchess sighed dramatically putting a hand to her cheek. Meho smiled, and Duchess smiled too. The tender moment was disrupted by Jaclyn bursting in a flurry, her cloak and hair wild and soaked by the pouring rain.

"MY LADY! Horrible news, the Prince has proposed to Majesty and fear the consequences of Majesty turning him down! He threatened to send him away when he refused to listen to a request, the consequences of turning him down for marriage……. It's time to intervene My Lady!" Jaclyn's babbling was silenced with a slap.

"Jaclyn, you must calm yourself. I have a plan worked out, true this is too soon for it to be executed, but I will still follow through with it. However, I need you do something."

"Whatever it takes My Lady."

"Tell Majesty to stall, stall for about a week or two. Tell him to take any means possible even if it means accepting the proposal."

"Of course whatever you say my Lady." With that Jaclyn fled back into the rainy night. Meho shuddered involuntarily from the wind that blew through the door. Duchess closed it. The sound of footsteps echoed in the hall, Cooro and Senri were walking down the stairs. Senri took look at Meho and memory flooded through his mind.

A pretty girl, slim as a willow stood with a hand on a wicker chair. She saw him and Crystala and flashed a regal smile. He heard sounds and saw a pair of maids of the palace walk in carrying a pair of infants. The girl took one, and held it out to Senri, it was dressed as a boy, the same ivory skin, blue eyes and silver hair. The girl took the other child in her arms, this one dressed a girl. Senri looked at the child in his arms, who stared back in fascination then smiled, giggled and grabbed a grey lock of Senri's hair. The pretty girl smiled and patted Senri's head. Senri felt his face heat up. Crystala smiled at the girl, stroking her hair and smiling fondly at the infant.

"Senri!" Cooro shouted.

"Huh?"

"You phased out again." He explained.

"Mm." He looked at Meho, who took a step back.

"I know I look like my mother, Senri, but I'm not her. I'm Meho her daughter. Do yo understand?" He didn't respond at first. Then he stepped toward and cupped his hand to her face.

"No, not Marien, Marien's baby." Meho gave him an odd look and pushed his hand away.

"That's right, Marien's daughter." She told him. He stared at her still.

"Marien was sad before children were there."

"Senri?"

"Marien was so pretty."

"Senri, are you in love with my mother?"

Husky sat on his bed irritably, he swung his legs waiting for Jaclyn to comeback with news from Duchess. He heard timid knocking on the door. Nana walked in, looking at her feet.

"Yes?"

"I want to apologize." She bowed deeply.

"Really now, go on."

"I know I went too far. I know I really hurt you and hope that you can find in your heart to forive me."

"I know you didn't mean it. I was angry, it made me regret having you find out. No, I wasn't really angry at you…."

"Huh?"

"I was reminded of limitations I had. I was reminded I was weak. As a child I was treated with delicacy because of my poor health, when Duchess gave me that medicine I became dramatically healthier. I got cocky because I felt strong and good for the first time. You know how memorias rarely live to be seven, well I was a cross between those who live and those who don't. I was sick all the time, for a while in Astaria I overestimated myself. I emotionally weak, I act cold and unreachable but I find comfort in mother/sister figures in my life leading to my incident with Windai. It was not a fault of yours, it was a snap on my part." Nana sat on the bed next to him. She out an arm around him

"You're not weak Husky, you're one of the strongest people I know." He put a hand on hers.

"Thank you and I'm sorry." He stared at her, she was so close, he started to lean in, and Nana didn't protest. Closer, closer then………..

"Majesty!" Jaclyn burst in the room, donned in her uniform, still soaking wet from the rain outside.

'Oh dammit to hell!' Husky swore inwardly. How many times had been interrupted?

"I bring word from Duchess." She panted.

"Well?"

"She said that the best you could do would be to accept the proposal."

"What!?"

"You must not question her judgment."

"Question her, no duh I'll question her! Accepting the proposal would mean that my secret would be out! I can't exactly keep my guise as a girl on a wedding night!"

"Majesty….."

"I trust Duchess but I can't do that."

"Majesty you have to stall for time, the acceptance will do that!"

"I won't even pretend to accept that bastard!"

"Majesty you shouldn't put your personal feelings above your mission."

"I can and I will!"

"Is this all because he kissed you?" Husky didn't respond immediately.

"Oh and by the way his Majesty wants to speak with you." Jaclyn went to Husky's wardrobe and pulled out a dress. This was blue and the color of Husky's eyes, a slender loose fitting skirt with ribbon on the cllar and cuffs along with gentle lacing along the collar and cuffs. Jaclyn and Nana helped tie the ribbon laces on his back. Jaclyn brushed out the wig and placed a simple circulate with a single tear-drop sapphire. Husky looked in the mirror and sighed, Nana put a hand on his shoulder.

Husky walked through the halls of the palace with Nana and Jaclyn two steps behind. He absentmindedly stared at the paintings of each family of the past generations. It reminded him of the flower temple back home, where the women of his father were displayed like trophies. That temple had made him sad, he used to ask himself if he would be that way too when he was king; forever treating women as possessions instead of people. He stopped at the painting closest to the throne room. It was the current King of Astaria, William, and a pretty woman with her arms around the king. It was an odd sight. The white haired blue eyed king, the pretty young brunette woman with green eyes, and blue eyed brunette prince; all three frozen in a happy moment eternally.

"Princess Meho?" It was William, he walked over and bowed lightly.

"Hello William."

"So have you accepted my offer?" It took everything he had not to spit in his face. Jaclyn's voice ranted in his head reminding him to delay.

"I haven't decided yet, it's quite an offer, becoming queen of a country."

"It's a wonderful offer, why can't you accept." If he were Meho the first thing that would come to mind would be…….

"My mother." William's eyes flickered in understanding.

"Your mother?" He said barely above a whisper. Husky saw weakness and worked it.

"You may not know this but I had a twin brother. My mother had been basically abandoned by her family and saw my brother and me as her only family. When I was young my brother vanished without a trace, my mother was destroyed by it. I was her sole consolation. I can't leave her behind again, my father loves her but it's not enough for her. She needs me." William's eyes softened. He was working him but he was not lying, he could feel his mother's pain even though he was a nation away.

"I understand."

"Speaking of which, where's your mother, the queen."

"She died when I was young."

"Oh." He could understand him.

"My mother's death is what drives me to marry young. I want to be married for a long time and my children to have a mother. I want to marry a beautiful wonderful girl like you. I want you to be my queen and my children's mother." He clasped Husky's hands. Husky gaped like a fish; he could not believe what he had just heard. He was kindred to William, of all the people. Myrrha the crown prince of Sailand was kindred to the crown prince of Astaria, William, the enemy country. Good lord who did he make angry in his past life.

"Husky he doesn't seem so bad." Nana said she was lounging on Husky's bed next to him. He was sitting on the edge.

"No, he's not." He was astonished.

"You sound surprised."

"Well yeah, I was raised to hate him. It's hard for me to hate a guy who loves his mom and wants a family."

"How come?"

"I want a happy family too. So I could understand why he feels the way he does."

"So how are you going to break his heart?"

"I'm not sure." He stroked Nana's hair as if it were some habit he had had for years. Nana blushed slightly feeling his gentle fingers combing through her hair. He seemed so gentle now as if all of his pains no longer existed. Their world was a quiet and blissful one. All their pain and their secrets didn't matter now, they were together. Neither child could ask for more.

The next day at dinner Husky was fully garbed in a beautiful dress. His wig was even in an up style decorated with jewels. He was dressed in a pure white gown with sequin patterns. His lips were painted pink and light blue powder on his eye lids and black paint making his dramatic eyelashes more dramatic.

"So Princess how was your day?" William asked.

"It was fine; one of the maids taught me to make shoes."

"Really that's interesting."

"I must say it's quite amusing watching you two force small talk considered my son just proposed marriage. Speaking of which I'm assuming you didn't give my son an answer."

"No I did not." He picked up his goblet.

"I wonder why, my son has offered you a place as his Queen, no princess could ask for more. It's not because you're already engaged are you?" Husky put down his wine and flicked his tongue over his pink lips. His eyes remained regal and cold.

"No." He regretted his action because the King was looking at him, with eyes of lust. He shrunk under the ruler's gaze. He knew lust when he saw it; ever since he had left home he had gotten it numerous times a day.

"So I guess, you're going to say no huh?"

"I was not going to say that unless you changed your mind." Husky casually picked up his goblet. The Prince dropped his.

"Does that mean…?" Husky flashed his best coy smile, he raised his goblet.

"I accept your proposal Prince William."

"And that's how it happened." Jaclyn huffed putting a hand on her hip.

"So he actually listened, I wasn't expecting him, stubborn child." Duchess smiled sweetly.

"Stubborn is right. You should see them though the whole palace is in uproar. Everyone's freaking out. Although the dress they designed for him is very pretty. It's only been five days dammit!"

"You sound rather irritated, is the wedding thing why you didn't report to me sooner?"

"No freaking duh! They're over working everyone to the point of exhaustion, even Majesty's exhausted." Duchess only laughed.

"What the hell he actually accepted!?" Meho stormed in.

"Oh hello dear." Duchess was unfazed by her anger. Joseno walked in, spent a moment listening to Meho's angry ranting.

"She really is Majesty's sister." He chuckled. Then he bent down and whispered in Duchess' ear.

"Truly!?" she gasped, and Joseno nodded. Duchess stood up and grabbed her veils from her wardrobe. Donned her violate veils she ran towards her door.

"Meho gather your sister's it's time."

"Yes Duchess."

Not too long after, Duchess was donned head to toe in her veils. She stood by the dock with only Joseno by her side. She watched the boat dock with a loud creak. She waited as the crew gather themselves. The plank as lowered and a man dressed in flowing robes disembarked off the ship. He noticed Duchess and walked right up to her. He go on one knee and kissed her hand.

"It is a pleasure to hear from you Princess Nanali."

"And you my King."



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Princess: It's freaking one in the morning, I have tea kwon do tomorrow morning-actually this morning if you get specific- and I'm also going away again until Wednesday. SO BE HAPPY! Sorry I'm hyped up when I'm tired. Anyway, I bet you weren't expecting him to accept and to clear things up he accepted because his personal anger melted when e found out about William's mother he is not in love with the prince. I really delayed on this because my relatives been coming and going in my house left and right so I've been spending time with them and I wanted to get this done before I went away again. The King of Sailand has arrived along with Husky/Nana fluffles. BTW I put fanart from this story on Deviantart, just search +anima Husky secrets

Review Time!

Twilinden: Husky is an unfortunate soul, wait insulting who, me or Husky? I is confused!!

Grace Raven: Oh things will get better now that daddy's here, then again…… his father hate plus anima……..oh poopy…….

SasuXSakufan: Well he'd have to find out eventually, he'll begin to wonder why his wife refuses to lay with him (if you know what I mean ...)

Ur guardian angel: Like I said he really made someone angry in his last life.

Shadow793: Sounds like a deal!

Chaos Ride: Haha, Meho rules. Yeah my story rocks hard.