Disclaimer: No property of Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime belongs to me. All characters and related titles are copyrighted to BIRTHDAY, NAS, TV Tokyo, BANDAI NETWORKS, NEC Interchannel, Ciao Comics, Hal Film Maker, etc. Just remember that I hold no ownership to them. I don't even hold ownership over the Princess Collection CDs my brother bought.
Author's note: These one-shots are done for the LiveJournal community 52flavours. Since the fandom lacks fanfiction to this wonderful series, I decided to try my hand at them. I was going to do Eclipse x Rein, but why not focus it on the infamous love square? There will be 52 chapters of course, and all couples will be one-sided. (I may intend on putting Eclipse x Rein, though.)
There also will be spoilers for those who haven't followed the series to where I am at now, so read at your own risk!
Serendipity
Theme #5
- The effect of impact on stationary objects
Dances were fun. Balls were exciting. Cotillions were excruciatingly delightful.
Occasionally, all seven kingdoms would band together and form a grand party. Whoever created that idea must have enjoyed the airy gossip exchanged from kingdom to kingdom or loved to meet new people, but to Rein this meant dressing up in a fancy blue ball gown in which she had anticipated for days to wear.
As much as Fine favored the mouth-watering scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, Rein adored the thick, lavish stench from her mother's perfume bottle. She enjoyed the feel of dangling shining jewels and beads in her beautifully-styled cerulean ponytail. Her angel-white shoes made her feel tall and gallant, and the skirts of her blue dress made her feel more regal, more bold. She was no longer just plain ordinary Rein, but Princess Rein...
It was a no brainer that Bright was there at the contests to support his own sister as well as everyone else. All day, Rein would glance longingly at him every once in a while, biting her glossed lip back to wonder if they were going to share a dance together.
Finally, the moment came. Underneath the dim spotlight of the ballroom, Rein watched in awe as Bright spun effortlessly around the room with his exchanging dance partners. When Bright finally stood still after bowing to his dance partner, Rein decided that this was the best time to ask. The moment Fine busied herself at the dessert table, Rein apprehensively stepped towards Bright, her bated breath coming out in nervous gasps.
It was now or never. Perhaps Bright would not ask her, but her asking wouldn't hurt, would it? Sure, it could be considered unprincesslike, but Rein thought a little wish wouldn't do any damage. Would he reject her? No, he was Prince Bright; hopefully he wouldn't say no.
Rein's conscience was practically screaming at her to make the first move. Go! Go! The dance will be over if you don't go! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Who knows when you will dance with him again?
The girl picked up her footsteps and started clacking over to him. Bright remained in his position, and then noticed Rein approaching him. He politely greeted her with his usual charming grin, but in amidst of all her confusing emotions, Rein forgot that she was running. By the time she finally realized her fast pace, it was too late. The princess collided into the prince, knocking him off his feet. Crowds around them turned their heads, a bit displeased at the scene. Eyes stared at Rein, and murmurs spread across the room.
"Ahhh! What should I dooooo?" wailed Rein, face turning red from the attention she attracted. She placed her tiny hands on Bright's shoulders, shaking him lightly. "Bright-sama! Are you okay?"
To Rein's surprise, Bright didn't seem that angry at all. Instead, he smiled dazedly, pushing himself up. "That should be my question, Princess Rein," he answered gently. "Are you hurt?"
Rein blushed again, quickly shaking her head and avoiding her gaze from Bright. "No, no! I'm fine! I'm fine!"
The prince of the Jewelry Kingdom chuckled. "That's wonderful to hear." He slowly rose to his feet with one of his hands entwined in Rein's, pulling her up as well.
The aquamarine-eyed girl gulped and stuttered, "Um... Bright-sama... would you... uh..."
Bright tilted his head aside. "Yes?"
"Would you like to... um..." Rein ended her sentence with incoherent mumbles.
Surprisingly, Bright understood her mumbled request. With a light laugh, he replied, "Princess Rein, you've stolen my question again. I'd be obliged if we may have this dance."
Rein's ocean-colored eyes rose up to meet Bright's, giggling in both relief and satisfaction. Within a few seconds, Bright and Rein were sweeping off into a waltz that Rein had dreamed of for a long time.
