Crown Prince

Crown Prince

Thanks a lot for all your reviews. This chapter is in Konoka's POV. Oh, and about that AsunaxAyaka thing… I had problems with that. You see, in my opinion if they were a couple, they will have a love-hate relationship which will be hard to portray. And besides, I always wondered what will happen if Asuna and Nodoka get together as well as Ayaka and Makie.

So if there's an AsunaxAyaka in this fic, it will be just a minor.

Pairs may vary depending on what you guys think, but for now: KonokaxSetsuna, AsunaxNodoka, AyakaxMakie.

Operation # 2: Remember me, my Prince

I've been waiting all my life for this moment to come! I can finally be reunited with my prince.

"Daddy, are we there yet?"

My father, Konoe Eishun, is a well known business tycoon. He's a middle aged man, tall and wears eyeglasses. He looked at me and smiled.

"Be patient, my child. You've waited long enough, a few minutes more and you'll see her." Is what he said.

I nodded and looked outside through the window. The view outside makes me remember the first time we met.

Flashback

I was only six years old back then. All I did was just a daily routine, wake up, eat breakfast, take a bath, study, play the piano, take a snack, play for a few hours by myself, take another bath, eat dinner, read and then its time for bed.

My life is pretty boring, isn't it?

I wasn't allowed to go out because Daddy is rich; someone might plan to kidnap me, nothing like that ever though.

But one day, I was playing by my own with a ball. I was wearing my favorite pink kimono.

"How am I suppose to enjoy when nobody wants to play with me?" I sighed.

It's always like this. Sometimes, I wish that we weren't rich and have a middle class life instead.

I puffed my cheeks and kick the ball because I was so angry, life isn't fair!

When I kicked the ball it flew over the fence.

"Oops…"

How am I supposed to get the ball now?!

I looked from right to left and saw that nobody is insight, their probably busy.

I walked slowly towards the gate and pushed it. The entrance gate is always locked, but not today I guess.

JACKPOT!!

I walked out of the gate; it was my first time to be outside by own. I felt like running! But I need to find the ball first, running can be done later.

I looked for it a few minutes and found it. I picked it up and heard something growling behind me. I turned around and saw a dog, it was so scary.

"Umm… good little doggie, please don't eat me or bite me…" I said while walking backwards.

It barked at me a few more times before it launch an attack. I closed my eyes and screamed as I wait for my bitter end.

"HIYAAH!"

I heard someone and I opened my eyes a little. There was a little girl hitting the dog on the head with a bamboo sword.

"Stupid mutt!" she said.

The dog ran away and she said, "I don't want seeing you here again, got that?!"

She turned around and looked at me. She's about my age; hair and eye were pure coal-black. Her hair was tied on the left side of her head.

"Are you okay?" she asked me.

I nodded my head still shock by what just happened.

"Where do you live? Are you lost?"

I shook my head and pointed at our house—err…mansion. Her eyes widened and exclaimed, "You live there?!"

I thought for a moment, if she knew that I'm the Konoe Heiress she might not like me or be too shy to make friends with me. So I said that I'm a daughter of a maid who's working in there.

"Oh… for a second there I thought you were rich and all! Heheh…" she said.

"D-do you want to play with me?" I said as I held up the ball.

She looked at me for a few minutes, thinking of what she'll answer. Please say yes!

"Sure, why not?" she said with a smile.

All day we played inside our mansion, in the garden. I never have been so happy, so this must be having a friend felt like. We parted when one of the maids called me; she thought that she was my mother.

We did the same thing the day after and the day after that… and so on.

One day, I was waiting for her to come and play. When she finally came, she had a sad expression on her face.

"I…" she started.

"My family will move to the city, so I can't play with you anymore…"

"Will I see you again?" I asked and held her hand into mine.

"I don't know…" she said so weakly.

"Setsuna! We're living!" someone shouted.

"I'm coming!" she replied.

It just occurred to me that I never asked her name, and I said that we were friends.

"So I guess this is goodbye, Kono-chan…" she looked me in the eyes. No, this is not goodbye, I won't say it.

"Hey…" I said.

"What's your name?

She looked at me, a surprised expression on her face but she still replied,

"Sakurazaki Setsuna."

"Okay, I'll see you again."

And with that she left, living me behind but I wasn't sad at all. In fact, was happy and excited. We'll see each other again, that is my promise to you…

"Set-chan…"

End Flashback

"Konoka, we're here now."

Only one more step and I'm with you…

"I'm finally here, Set-chan."

- - - - - -

We went inside Grampa's office. My Grandfather, Konoe Konoemon, is the Dean of Mahora Gakuen. When we were there, two good looking older girls are also inside.

"Konoka, I would like you to meet Kagurazaka Asuna and Yukihiro Ayaka." my Grampa stated.

"Hey there, I'm Asuna. This pedophile besides me is Ayaka" the girl with the twin bell ribbons said.

"Well, at least I don't run after Shizune-sensei's ass." the blonde girl countered.

Asuna: "Oh, yeah? I feel sorry for Makie having a prince like you, lolicon. And for your information, I don't go after Shizune-sensei's ass! I'm after her boobs, which Anya doesn't have!"

Ayaka: "I feel the same for Miyazaki-san. And don't go over there, Asuna. For all we know you're a lolicon too, I'll just ask Miyazaki-san."

They were fighting verbally and then—after a few minute—starts to brawl.

"Girls, girls! Please not in front of Konoka!" my Grampa tries to act like a referee but he failed miserably.

"Oh dear!" someone who just came inside the room gasped.

"Asou-kun and Ayu-kun please stop fighting immediately" she said.

"S-Shizune-sensei…?"

She is a woman that I think is a little younger than my dad. She has long brownish-blonde hair that she keeps braided. Her eyes were bespectacled. Her chest was rather big.

The two older girls did stop and immediately apologized. She turned and looked at me and smiled.

"So, you're the Konoe Heiress. I'm so happy to know that you'll study here." She smiled maternally.

"Me too."

- - - - - -

We have discussed all about the 'HIME' system here in school. It was just like simple a sempai-kohai relationship, the only thing is that you can pick who you want to be your princess, whether she is younger or older than you are.

During that time, Asuna walked out and said something like "I'll go and find you the perfect prince charming." and a girl with short purplish hair with really long bangs replaced her.

At the end of the discussion, Shizune-sensei asked me who I want as my prince.

"Setsuna Sakurazaki." was my reply.

Ayaka's eyes widened and Nodoka—the girl who hides from the world behind a hanging sheet of bangs—blushed. While the three adults inside the room just smiled at me.

"Wow, you really are a Konoe! You got style, though Setsu-kun is rather hard to convince." Shizune-sensei said.

Eishun: "Do not worry, my child. I'll give Setsuna-kun the assignment to be your prince."

Konoemon: "That's right! Setsuna-kun will be so happy, she'll die young! Ho ho ho!"

- - - - - -

Ayaka had arrange a meeting to formally introduced me to Set-chan. All I need to do is show up. I did have a lot of trouble finding the Student's council room. When I finally found it, I knocked on the door immediately.

"Is this the Student's council room?" I asked just to be sure.

A few seconds later, someone opened the door. And that someone is…

"Set-chan!"

I was so happy that I can't help myself. I jumped on her and she caught me, bridal style.

"Wha—who is she?!" she hasn't changed at all, still the Set-chan that I know and love.

She looked at her friends with a confused expression on her face.

"Sakurazaki-san, that girl is Konoe Konoka, the Dean's granddaughter. She is now you're princess."

She stared at Ayaka then at me. I wore a pink kimono just like when we were kids for her to remember me. But I think that she already forgotten about me… I don't blame her, its like ten years that had past now.

"You can call me Kono-chan! You'll take care of me, right?" I smiled at her. Not to worry, I'll make you remember me whether you like or not… my little Set-chan.

That's chapter two for all of you. Now its time for STUDY, STUDY, STUDY! I really want to make it in the Dean's list in our school, wish me luck!!

About the grammatical errors in chapter 1, I'm really sorry! My friends were supposed to read it first before I post it, but their way too busy because it's already our midterms. Also, I think this 'STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!' one liner is actually working; I got 94 correct answers over 100 items in mathematics.

—Sweet But Psychotic