Me Notes: Wow, chapter 4 already…. Thanks for reading and leaving me reviews! There's nothing much to say, except thanks. Me no own Bleach. Oh! I'm trying to update all of my stories before I leave. Now, if only my siblings would let me work…
Ch. 4: Marriage
"I don't want a wife!" He glared at his teacher. "You can't make me choose a girl who I don't even know. Besides, I have manners; I just choose not to use them around you. There's no point in wasting energy, acting polite around you."
An even bigger smile spread across Ichimaru's face, "I'm not sure you get to choose your wife."
"What?! Why can't I pick my own?!" the prince was outraged. "If damn Aizen picks a girl for me I'll-"
"Oh, so you do want a wife?" now Gin was playing with him. "Relax, I was just joking. Well, part of it was a joke. Aizen and Kira are going around the country and looking for possible wives. From the ones that they choose, you'll choose one or two if you like. If you behave, we might let you pick a girl who you fall in love with."
"I'm too young to fall in love," Hitsugaya was turning pink. "I'm in love with the outdoors and being as far away as possible from you guys. Back to my lessons; are you going to teach or just annoy me for the rest of this trip?"
Ichimaru pretended to think. "Annoying you is quite fun, actually. There you go again, making that face. Honestly, no one, not even the people of your country, will want to see that ugly face of yours all bunched up. That look will be on your face permanently if you don't watch it. Fine, fine, I'll start teaching."
Hitsugaya didn't think Gin knew anything about this town, but he did. "Durazno and some other villages in the south do most of the crops. Fruits are Durazno's main crops. Peaches, grapes, strawberries, watermelon, and some other fruits are grown here.
"There are many dialects in the south, but it is all the same language, ours," Ichimaru pulled out a map. To the east of us is an ocean, but the west of us we have more of our kingdom. The northern and western you go the languages change. I think I've taught you the other five main languages spoken in what you will soon rule."
He did know his stuff, but it wasn't long before Prince Toshiro got bored with it. "Okay, okay. Aren't we going to go out and look around the village? Interact with them. Ask what they want to see improved. I'll get more people to favor me if I talk to them. Before you tell me no, I need to ask. Is there any chance that the people of this town hate the King and those who follow him?"
Gin hesitated to answer, but he told the truth. "No, the people here adore the King. On the other hand, the countries that have been conquered by us aren't too fond of us. They have patriotism for their own country and gods. The kingdoms around ours used to be so weak that they always had civil wars. Those civil wars also affected us, so we decided to shut them up by conquering them and placing them in our own country. They've prospered thanks to us, but now they want to go back into their own. Sorry, for bring back the marriage thing, but it's a must.
"Kira has gone to the northwest in search for a princess or one of high nobility so we can join together under marriage. Aizen has only gone for a short term period, but he's gone west," the teacher tapped his finger on his chin. "Now…. When did he tell me the ladies would be arriving….?" He looked upon the face of an annoyed prince, "Fine, we'll go outside, but only for a while."
Toshiro jumped out of the carriage so hastily he nearly knocked over a dark haired girl whose hair was tied up. He grabbed her by the waist, preventing her from falling, but was unable to save the peaches in her basket. "Oh, I'm sorry, for that. I was excited to get out of that stupid thing I didn't watch where I was going. Let me help you with tha-"
The girl quickly picked up her peaches and handed him three, "It's okay, it was my fault. Sorry, I have to go." She hid her face from him and ran as fast away as she could.
"Wow, what did you do to her?" Gin chuckled as he watched the here run. He looked down at the prince who was still on the ground with three peaches in his hand. "I told you that face of yours would someday scare an innocent bystander. She was pretty too."
Hitsugaya was annoyed with him so he mentioned a name to see what would happen, "Matsumoto."
"Matsumoto!" Gin lost his smile. "I take that back. She was not prettier than my dear Rangiku! Forgive me, my sweet."
"Stop being all dramatic," Toshiro tossed him and the driver a peach. "Besides, aren't you of high nobility? Why would you like someone of the workers? See? How do you like that thrown at you?" '"I'm so sorry Prince Hitsugaya. Please forgive me." That voice? Could it be the same one as…?' He turned around in the direction he saw her run. 'Damnit. I think it was her.'
'Stupid, stupid, stupid,' the girl continued running until she reached her home. 'That's what you are Momo. You promised you wouldn't get near him, "I'll stay as far away from you so I'll never hurt you." Well, it wasn't really a promise, but I'm so afraid he'll remember, and order me executed. I said sorry….'
"It sure is quiet here without Izuru," Momo put the peaches on the center of the table. "He doesn't know what has happened yet, because he's been away. Once he gets
back, I'll tell him everything and he'll help me figure this out." 'He goes to the castle every day, he's bound to hear something about what I did sooner or later. But while he's gone, I'll clean up his place! It's all I can do since he took me in.'
Kira's house was cleaned up in a matter of minutes. There wasn't really much for the girl to do to begin with. Usually, Momo would be outside and help all around the village. Today, she was terrified on going back outside. 'Eh, what if the prince came into town to find me and hang me? Or what if- No. If he finds me again, I'll go quietly. What's one less peasant to him anyways? If it's time for me to go, then I'll go.'
Just then, Momo heard footsteps. 'That can't be Kira; he's not to comeback in a few more days!'
Me Notes: There chapter 4. I am done… for now. I think this story has the smallest chapters. I usually write so much more that it annoys my parents. Yes, I know, I need to get a life… but this is my life! I'm really not a people person. Even my parents agree that I have no life. Thanks for reading!
