-Set Two Years Ago-
-Kaito's POV-
I danced with the tealette who was smiling happy as the music in the room swam into our ears.
"Your dancing has gotten excellent, Prince Kaito," she says happily as the music stops and we back away from each other.
"Thank you, Miku," I tell her I stare at her beautiful face.
"BIG BROTHER!" I heard my little brother, Lennel, say. He was running in at us.
I kneeled down to his height. "What is it, Lennel?" I ask.
He took a breath and showed me a happy smile. "Papa said that in two years, on my birthday, I could see Rhiannon again!" He says with cheer and spunk. "Isn't that amazing?!"
I laugh a little. "That's great, Lennel!" I tell him and pet his head. I looked up and saw my eldest brother, Gakupo, come in with his hands on his hips.
"Father wants to see you in his quarters," he says coldly as he walks past me and stops in front of Miku.
I HATED when he did that! He always thought that he could mess around with anyone he wanted... Tch...
"Okay," I say and begin walking towards my fathers work area. I walk in and he looks busy. "What is it you need, father?" I ask as I sit in as chair.
He looked up at me. "Ah... I've decide, when I die, that Lennel will take over the kingdom and you and Gakupo will have to win the heart of a young princess named Rhiannon Elizabeth Ann Kurosaki," he says as he scribbles down on the paper.
Eh?
Isn't that the girl Lennel likes?
"Uh, father-"
"Yes, I am aware that Lennel likes this girl a lot, which is why, when the time come on her sixteenth birthday, I will send all three of you over there," he tells me and writes more things on other papers.
"That's not what I was going to say! Already have somebody whom I am deeply in love with!" I tell him as I stand up in rage.
My father stops and looks up at me with curiosity. "Who?" He asks.
I swallow the lump in my throat and begin to blush a bit. "M-M-Miku... My maid..." I tell him.
My father stands up and pulls his glasses off. "What?"
"Miku, she's my maid! I love her and she loves me..." I answer him again.
"That is not aloud! I swear, all my sons fall for low class women!" He says. "I don't care! You are going and this Miku will be gone by day! And I swear on half of my fortune!"
I stare at him with wide eyes. "NO! YOU CAN'T!" I tell him and slam my hands down on his desk.
"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE! IT WILL BE DONE AND YOU HAVE NO CHOICE! INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF MORE THEN OTHER!" He yells. I glare at him and leave while slamming the door shut.
I fall to the ground and begin crying.
This can't be happening...
First my mother...
Now my love...
"Prince Kaito?" A sweet voice says. I look to my left and Miku is there and bending down next to me. "What's wrong?" She asks as she hugs my head.
"I'm sorry... I love you..." Was all I could say as I hold her close to me and cry into my shirt.
Learn to love yourself...
-A few Minutes Before Kaito went in-
-Gakupo's POV-
I walked in and my father was working. "What is it you need, pops?" I ask as I lean on the wall.
"I understand you have an affair with Luka, the garden maid?" He asks.
My face goes pale and all I could do is nod. How'd he find out? That was suppose to be a secret!
"Well, she was fired yesterday because of that! You will be leaving to the North Western Country to try to gain the heart of Princess Rhiannon Elizabeth Ann Kurosaki with you brother to rule that kingdom since Lennel will take over my spot here! Just except it and leave," he tells me.
My heart turned to ice as he said all of those words. I left and went to go get Kaito so he could him the news, too.
Will I ever see my beloved again?
-Three days before Rhiannon's Ball-
Everything was packed and we were already on the road. Len was already there, for some reasons. Kaito was here too, he was staring out he window and sulking. I was also sulking mentally, but sulking shows a sign of weakness, which I am not. I cannot be distracted by some garden maid! I must set my sights on the task at hand: Getting Princess Rhiannon to be mine!
-Kaito's POV-
I hated my father...
I hated Gakupo...
And most of all...
I hated Lennel...
He gets everything he wants! Mans what do I get? Nothing! The middle child only gets nothing! Unfair much? Uh, yes!
I tried to get my mind off the topic and began to think of my precious Miku who was probably planting flowers at her new kingdom! It's been more the two years since we had last seen each other, which makes me very unhappy, but I must change for her sake! And for mine! Right now, the most important in my life was myself!
No one else is special...
I don't love anyone besides Miku...
And myself...
-Len's POV-
I strolled around the garden with Queen Lily as we looked at the various flowers she explained to me how Rin had gotten a deep love for flowers and came out here to play everyday.
I saw a woman with pink hair and blue eyes planting flowers by a small koi pond.
Lilies...
The woman brought by a small pang of nostalgia, but I shook it away and continued to strut with Queen Lily. We made it to a gazebo where a tiny table and chairs were set up at. A maid with teal hair poured us some tea and a fine gentleman with fiery hair served us sweets.
The tealette brought back nostalgia, too.
"As you know, Rin is very weak, and five years she got in an accident in which she hurt herself extremely. She recovered quickly, but she had some of her memory taken from that time and beyond, so the chances of her remembering you is very little," Queen Lily says as she sips some of her tea.
What a shame! I really did love Rin with all my heart, but I guess things happen... I guess it wasn't meant to be after all!
I nodded my head. "Yes, ma'am," I tell her and drink more of my tea.
-Gakupo's POV-
"Prince Gakupo! I love you more then any thing in the world!" She says as she hands me her favorite kind of flower, a Lily.
I smile softly. "I love you more then anything too, Luka," I say and take the flower from her hand and stick it behind her ear. "And it wi never change..." A blush spread across her face and smiled. She hugged me tightly and I hugged her, too.
"Will we always be together like this?" She asks.
"Hopefully..."
"GAKUPO! WAKE UUUUUP!"
I fall of of my seat and see Kaito above me.
"Jeesh! You sleep heavily!" He sighs. "We are at the kingdom so get up!" He says and steps out of the carriage. I get up and leave, too.
This trip is going to be extremely interesting...
-END OF CHAPTER-