Me: Before I let you read this chapter, I have something to say. You may have heard in the news or read in the internet the tragic happenings in the Philippines caused by the SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA. I would greatly appreciate if you would join me in praying that this storm would leave soon leaving no more injury than it already has and that it may not cause this much injury to other countries.
Let's all pray for the Philippines!
This chapter is dedicated to AstralLaine. Thank you Lainey-chuu!
And enjoy this "half" chapter. In case you're all wondering, this half chapter is like something that happened behind the scenes while the actual story was talking place.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yumeiro Patissiere.
~Chapter 5.5~
Nagging.
I hate nagging.
Especially when they keep repeating the exact same things.
Like our little friend here.
"I completely object!" Our friend yells. "I am not letting you go to the human world!"
The person she (our friend is a girl) is yelling at rolls his eyes. "No matter how many times you tell me, or yell at me, I'm pushing through with this." He says, brushing his long silver hair. He sets his golden brush down on his mirrored table and adjusts the buttons on his newly sewed uniform. He looks into the mirror. He snaps his fingers.
His hair is now in a bob cut. His purple eyes are now in a lighter shade. His very pale skin is still the same.
He sees his friend over his shoulder, pouting, arms crossed.
Her wings flapping behind her hazelnut hair, only a portion at the bottom is tied. Her furious eyes under her long bangs, topped with a mahogany ribbon clip decorated with a small crown in front of white ruffles. She was wearing the same colored dress with more white ruffles at the bottom held by chocolate brown brooches.
"You live in a beautiful CASTLE." She points out, gesturing to the castle made of expensive gold and marble, filled with marvellous sweets and the finest handmade furniture and sources of entertainment money could buy. "Why do you want to go to the human world? You could get hurt out there because the humans won't know who you are.
A prince."
"Shanti." The prince breathes. "I am not a child anymore. Even though I'm 14 years old, I was smart enough to get into the high school division. Stop worrying so much." He says.
Shanti protests. "But—"
The prince puts his hand in front of her. He touches his lips with one finger. "Shh... You're with me okay? You will be there to protect if anything goes wrong." He says softly. He pats Shanti's head. "Don't worry."
Shanti notices her blushing face on the mirror. She turns the other way and crosses her arms.
"F-Fine." She stutters. The prince lets her sit on his palms, he puts her close to his cheek. "Thanks Shanti."
"Y-You're welcome." She sighs, hugging back.
Shanti is like the prince's big sister, which is ironic since she's much smaller. She can't deny any of the prince's wishes, even though the prince is somewhat... no wait... completely reckless.
They have asked the Queen for permission and the Queen has allowed them.
The funny thing is, the Queen didn't allow them to go to the human world, but have a trip around the entire Sweets Kingdom so that the prince can have be exposed to the kingdom he was going to rule, and have a bit of... Adventure.
He was going to have an adventure anyway, just not in the place he was given permission to.
Time skip~ Night time~
When everyone was finally asleep, the pair went to the Queen's throne room, where the large painting of the Queen, A.K.A the gateway to the human world, was located.
The room was dark, only the moon served as their source of light. The prince tiptoed slowly, desperately wishing that no one would hear him. Shanti was floating behind him.
They reached the painting. Shanti takes out a long golden whisk and waves it in the air, causing it and the painting to glow.
The prince touches the painting with his hand, resulting for it to pass through the painting as if it were never there. He raises his foot and steps in.
Until a voice stops him.
"What do you think you're doing?"
The prince turns around.
"Queen." He whispers slowly.
Shanti panics. She flies next to the prince and points at him accusingly. "D-Don't misunderstand m-m-my Queen. H-He forced me t-to do i-it!" The prince stares at her, clearly betrayed.
The Queen coughs. The prince and Shanti freeze in their places, ready for the punishment awaiting both of them.
Surprisingly though...
... it never comes.
"Oh son, you could've told me directly what you were planning to do." The Queen laughs, watching the prince's expression turn from frightened to surprised. "I wanted you to go and check up on her anyway."
The prince smiled at his mother. "Thanks, Mom." He says, slowly passing through the painting. He hears the Queen say one last thing before he disappears from behind the painting.
"Do your best...
Julian..."
Meanwhile...
In an bed room, a man with chocolate brown hair stares at the wide screen of his laptop with his ivory black eyes. "Amore Destinia, huh? How... interesting..."He sees a picture of the "prize", an innocent girl who was clearly just forced to do this in order to save her school. He clicks to enlarge it.
"I pity the poor soul." He says, even though his voice is obviously filled with amusement.
He hears a knock, correction, multiples knocks, on his door, which surprises him. He walks to the door and unlocks it. "It's open." He says, walking back to his laptop.
The door opens. A lock of brown hair similar to the man's is visible from inside the room. A short boy, has the same height as Ichigo, maybe even shorter, peeks inside. His mahogany eyes tingling with both worry and eagerness. He waves shyly. "H-Hi... Dad..." He stutters. "Is there something you need?"
His dad turns his chair to the boy. He keeps tapping the arm rest. "Just come here." The man says, unexpectedly calm.
The boy seems scared as he walks inside. Being called to his dad's room either means he was going to get yelled at or his dad had some bad news for him.
He walks slowly, trying not to make a sound. As he walks, the tension in the way his dad taps the arm rest makes him feel even more nervous. Hence, he walks even faster.
FYI, they were only a few feet apart.
His dad turns to the laptop once his son is finally beside him. He gestures his son to kneel down beside him so he can see the laptop screen better.
"Elliot." His dad mentions his son's name. He carefully points to the screen. "Doesn't this girl seem... familiar?" He asks.
The son, Elliot, drops his jaw on the table. It starts to shake as much as his heart starts to pump when he touches the screen.
The girl in the picture.
Her chocolate brown eyes.
The hair tied into curly pigtails.
That goofy little smile.
Surrounded by the following words:
Come one come all to Amore Destinia!
A sweets competition for the Princess of Sweets. Watch as students from inside and outside St. Marie Academy fight over the first ever middle school girl who has won the World Cake Grand Prix, Amano Ichigo.
The competition has three rounds. The themes of the rounds will be known to the public on the day of the competition itself.
Date: Nov. XX, XXXX
Time: X:00
Place: St. Marie Academy
Ticket Price: 200 yen
Exactly who will be able to win the girl's heart? If you want to find out, you can either watch it on media or live! For tickets you may go to St. Marie Academy or you may buy them online. For reservations you may call this number: X5X-X89X
Or you may go to the school's official website: _marie_academy_ .com
We hope to see you there!
His dad laughs at his son's expression after he finished reading. He pats Elliot's head.
"My son, is something wrong?" He asks jokingly.
Elliot stares at his dad with an, Are you serious?, expression.
"Is somet—? Yes, something is wrong!" He points out angrily.
He's as worried as ever. His best friend is about to fought over by random men and their school is actually allowing it!
The best friend he hasn't seen since they both transferred the same year. They had no contact whatsoever all this time and now the only time he has gotten any news about her other than about the Grand Prix was that she is going to have a date with a complete stranger.
His old man doesn't seem to care at all. He keeps laughing at his son like he was his own personal comedy act.
"If you're so worried, then why don't you join?" He playfully asks of him.
Elliot turns hot. "W-What are you talking a-about, D-Dad?!" He asks, embarrassed.
His dad grabs the laptop and shows the picture of the girl to him. He points at her. "She is what you're worried about, right?"
Elliot nods.
"Her name was Ichigo, right?" His dad says, hoping his memory is still sharp. "Honestly, I've only known this girl for a short while and I must say, I have grown quite fond of this girl. She's kind of like you. You both love eating and making sweets. Both of you are childish and naive."
Elliot shrugs. Is his father giving him a pep talk or was he insulting him? Probably the second choice.
His dad took out a deep breath. "And most importantly, both of you are hardworking and will do anything for the people they care about."
He knelt down to his son, who already fell to his knees on the floor in depression. He held Elliot's shoulder."I know you won't let yourself get depressed, Elliot. And do you know why?"
Elliot looks up. His father touches the part of his chest where his heart is.
"It's because you're a Faure. And...?" His dad waits for him to answer.
His son touches his heart the same way his father did. "The Faure's never give up." Elliot says, truly smiling. His father wasn't always a cold robot under a human mask.
Elliot stares at the laptop screen by his father's shoulder. He shows a sense of determination as he nods.
Ichigo, I'm coming for you...
End of half chapter
Me: Okay... I just made the story a lot more complicated.
Hanabusa: First a quiz, now a half chapter. What's next? A negative chapter?
Me: You're so mean Hanabusa-kun!
Hanabusa: I have a right to be mean! You put in the Julian person who passes of as a prince! Besides, he's from the manga!
Me: And so what? Do you feel... intimidated?
Hanabusa: O-Of course not!
Me: Liar, liar, pants on fire!
Hanabusa: I'll set your pants on fire if you don't shut up!
Me: Ooo... Hanabusa-kun, that isn't very beautiful...
Hanabusa: N-Not beau—? I'm going to k— I-I mean... I... I have to go...
Me: Yeah! I stumped him!
I have to go now too. Sorry if this is short. This is a half chapter after all and I have to start on my other story. I'll post a full chapter next time! I hoped you enjoyed the story!
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