I still have a few chapters to upload here, but I'll just do three tonight and save more of the good parts until later on. I promise that I have very good content that you, my readers will enjoy. For now, this will do until tomorrow.


Chapter 5

Gifts

The next morning, Yuu could not sleep the previous night, his heart full of excitement and his mind just full of thoughts on nothing but Mika. Once he is dressed as the first light of dawn spreads with the rising sun, Yuu quickly mounts Asuramaru and the two were off to the promised meeting place.

His heart racing as they arrive at the field, Yuu smiles when he sees Mika is there, waiting for him right next to the lake, watching the waterfall. Quickly dismounting, Yuu takes a deep breath to calm down as he approaches the prince. Hearing his soft footsteps, Mika turns and gives Yuu a smile as he draws close.

Once they stand in front of each other, their eyes locked on, Mika first brings Yuu into his arms in a warm embrace with the raven returning the embrace. "I'm glad you came, Yuu-chan."

"Since getting your letter, I couldn't wait to see you again."

Leaning back, Mika's smile remains, "Now that you're here, I have something I want to give you. I need you to close your eyes though."

Without arguing, Yuu obeys and close his eyes shut. With that, Mika takes a small box out of his pocket, opening it to reveal a ring. Taking the ring out of the box, Mika then holds Yuu's right hand and slips the ring on his ring finger. "Now, open them."

Opening his eyes and looking down at the hand Mika still holds, Yuu is left speechless to see a beautiful silver ring with tiny diamonds in the band with the main piece being a green emerald and a blue opal entwined together. "Mika, this is beautiful!"

"I had this especially crafted after I heard about you from Lady Angelique since I was a child. After it had been completed, I held onto this ring until I had officially met you, waiting to give you this ring."

A smile growing, Yuu then gives Mika a grateful hug.

As the day went on with Yuu spending the day with Mika, Yoichi, Kimizuki, Narumi and the girls decide to get the work done for their friend and had decided to make a surprise gift for Yuu for when he comes home.

Once everything is done with Mahiru satisfied for now, the five servants meet back up in Yuu's room. Opening a chest that Yuu keeps a few valuable possessions, wiping away a few dust clouds, Kimizuki carefully takes out an old blue and black suit, setting it on the manikin. "If I remember correctly, this had once belonged to Master Frnos that he had planned to pass onto Yuu." Kimizuki says as he remembers what the former master had told him back when Yuu and everyone were kids.

"That would look handsome on him, but don't you think it looks old?" Narumi points out.

"Well, it is old fashioned, but we can fix it so it's more with this time period and suits Yuu." Yoichi adds.

Taking out a book with new clothing ideas, Tomoe goes through the pages until one outfit caught her eye. "Uh-huh, how about this one?" Tomoe shows everyone a suit with a black trenchcoat with a tail reaching past the thighs, blue pants, and a white shirt underneath, a pair of white gloves to go with it.

Seeing the new outfit that Tomoe has picked, Mirai instantly fell in love at the thought of Yuu wearing this to the ball tonight with the guys giving their approval of the choice. "Yuu-san is going to look great in this at the ball."

"Now that we have everything, let's get to work and also make the mask before Yuu comes back." Tomoe instructs everyone as they all got to work on the outfit for Yuu.

CinderYuu, CinderYuu

Night and day it's CinderYuu

Kimizuki starts to sing, mocking how Mahiru always works Yuu to death without a single break.

Make the fire

Fix the breakfast

Wash the dishes

Do the moppin'

Kimizuki lists off to what his friend must always do every day.

And the sweepin'

and the dustin'

She always

keep him hoppin'

Tomoe and Mirai add.

He go around in circles

Till he very, very dizzy

Still she holler

Keep a-busy, CinderYuu

Kimizuki sings first with the girls finishing. With all of the hardwork and hardships Mahiru puts him through, Yuu has even been mockingly labeled CinderYuu by his elder stepsister. And with knowledge that with all of the hardwork and while he wants to spend time with the prince, Yuu won't have enough time to work on his ball attire. So the five friends take it upon themselves to make the outfit and mask for their friend.

We can do this

We can do this

Tomoe sings a solo as she leads everyone into working on the suit and help Mirai make the mask.

We can help our Yuu

We can make the suit and mask so handsome

There's nothing to it, really

When dancing at the ball

he'll be more handsome than all

In the dashing suit and mask

we'll make for Yuu

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry

Gonna help our Yuu

Got no time to dilly-dally

We got to get a-goin'

With the needed tools and fabrics gathered, the five get to work on the suit and mask.

And we'll make a dashing suit

for Yuu, whoo

We'll make a dashing mask

For Yuu


Yuu has received a very special gift from Mika and a new one that will be waiting for him back at home.