Hello all. I made some revisions to this chapter, for those of you coming back to read it. It's at the end, during the festival.
Her alarm went off and she sat up slowly. She looked out her window and the sky was bleak, she rubbed here head and stretched before getting out of her bed. There was a knock on the door.
"Are you up?" Eugene asked and she opened the door.
"How long until we go to the Hitachiin residence?"
"We have a few hours, you can soak in a bath if that's what you're getting at."
She smiled and nodded, "I'll leave my door cracked if you want to talk to me!"
She pranced off, ready for the day. She went and picked out a pair of thick black leggings, a oversized emerald green, cable knit sweater and a pair of brown loafers. she walked into her bathroom and started running her bath. She cracked the window a little and closed it immediately, it was far colder than she'd thought.
As she sat there, she started thinking about home. She thought of her parents and wondered if they missed her, they hadn't tried contacting her really. She knew they were busy so she pushed the idea that they didn't miss her she started thinking about the manse was supposed to marry, well…. he's a boy rather. Not yet a man. She wasn't thinking longingly of him, she also wondered if he cared that she was here in Japan. She was a long ways from home, and she hadn't made any real attempts to contact anyone in England.
"I wonder…" she asked herself before dipping beneath the water and wetting her hair completely.
After her bath, she dried off and put a robe on before she went to her vanity area and started blowdrying her hair. She sang "Let it go" from Disney's Frozen as she continued to get ready. After about thirty minutes, she was dressed and downstairs ready for breakfast. There was a cup of coffee waiting for her and an omelette.
She began to eat as she scrolled through her phone looking at texts from Tamaki, Hikaru and Kaoru. Eugene sat next to her and began to eat as well, texting Kyoya and Haruhi.
"My lady, you car is out from waiting." Ami came to tell her and Olivia smiled.
She stuffed the last of her omelette in her mouth and ran to her room. She grabbed all of her clothing for tonight as well as a sleepover bag incase she was out late. She already had gotten Gigi's permission to stay with Haruhi or the Hitachiin twins.
"Ready to go?" Eugene asked and she nodded.
The car ride was filled with talk about proper festival behavior and traditions. It was just like when she was going to events in England. Everyone had to tell her how to act and who to be essentially. When they arrived, the twins were waiting outside for her.
"Hey guys!" She said as she nearly jumped out of the car in excitement.
"Easy tiger." Kaoru laughed as he helped her with her stuff.
Eugene grabbed his things and they were shown inside. Yuzuha greeted them with hugs and kisses on the cheeks. Her phone began to ring and she rushed off apologetically.
"She's neck deep in a new fashion line, so you won't see much of her for a while. Not until it's done." Hikaru told Olivia as she watched her walk away.
"Oh… That's too bad." Olivia said a little downhearted.
Truth be told, she really missed her mom and dad. She didn't see them often but not seeing them at all upset her. Eugene put his arm around her shoulders and rubbed her arm, she looked up at him and smiled. He knew how she felt, he missed his dad and mom too. They went upstairs to the twins room and they had their maids waiting for them.
"They're going to help you get ready." Hikaru told her and they left without another word, taking Eugene with them.
Olivia turns and the Maids smiled softly.
"Hello Miss Wellington, are you ready to get dressed?" They ask in unison.
"Oh, um… sure? Do you want me to just get undressed?"
They nodded, still smiling. Olivia was a little creeped out, but she took everything off besides her undergarments.
"You have a very lovely figure Miss." One said and the other nodded as they began to put Olivia's kimono on her properly.
Olivia was blushing the whole time, she hadn't needed anyone to dress her in a long time. On occasion she'd have one of the maids at the royal palace help her with a dress she couldn't get on by herself for fear of ripping it.
"So, which Twin do you like?" they asking in unison, putting her obi.
"Wh-what?" Olivia asked, taken aback.
"Which do you like?" They repeated, never missing a beat.
"Well, to be honest I love them both." The twins looked up at her, stars in their eyes.
Olivia laughed at them, "It's not like that, they're like… they're the brothers I always wished I had."
The twin maids stood and walked her to the vanity and began doing her hair and make-up. Olivia told them about the play and how the twins helped her through that. The whole group did so much for her over the past few months.
"All done!" They chirped and Olivia blushed at her own reflection.
Her hair was in a french braid that flowed over her shoulder, like Elsa's hair almost. They had put small star pins in her hair to add to her kimono for the night. She had never had her hair done like this before. And her makeup was subtle, but beautiful.
"Do you like it?"
Olivia stood and hugged them both, "it's beautiful, thank you so much!"
They smiled at each other, they knew why the twins liked her so much. Even if they would never be romantic with her, she meant a lot to them.
"Let me get your shoes and coat."
With that, she walked out. She was escorted into the living room area and Yuzuha smiled from ear to ear.
"My darling! You are absolutely beautiful!"
Olivia couldn't stop blushing, she felt so much more than what she was. She felt like a space princess, one created in a Japanese fairy tale. The twins and Eugene had also changed. They looked dashing in their kimonos.
"Everyone should be here soon, are you ready to go?" Hikaru asked and Olivia nodded.
They walked out and it had started to snow. Olivia quickly put her coat on, it was cold. She walked out form under the awning and looked up at the sky. It'd been a while since she'd seen snow. She looked back at everyone and smiled.
"We should have a snowball fight when we get back!"
The twins grinned and nodded, "Challenge accepted."
After everyone arrived, they carefully made their way to the festival. Olivia watched the snow fall through the window. Hikaru stole as many glances at her as he could without being obvious. Eugene was falling for Haruhi harder then ever. She looked beautiful in her new kimono, traditional clothing suited her really well. Once they arrived, they got out and mingled with everyone that was there before going into the festival. Tamaki had invited the orphanage to come as well, they were excited to see Olivia again.
"You have everything here Kyoya!" Haruhi said amazed.
"Olivia said spare no expense. She wanted everyone to have fun, plus this is probably the only festival she'll get to go to with us so I wanted to make it count."
"That was really nice of you senpai."
He smiled slightly and nodded, he glanced over at Olivia who was playing ring toss with a few other students.
"Oh I was so close!" She said as the last ring bounced off the top.
She would slip in and out of Japanese when she was playing games. She was having a lot of fun. She went to the stall selling masks and picked out a fox that was painted beautifully. She slipped it over her head and walked to Eugene.
"Hey look, I'm a fox!" She said as she tugged his sleeve.
"You're having more fun than than the kids here." Haruhi said as she laughed.
Olivia lifted the mask and smiled, she turned it and wore it on the side of her head.
"I'm going to go catch a fish!" She said as she walked off.
"She really has never been to an event like this, so I guess she has reverted to her childish ways." Eugene told Haruhi as he watched her walk hand-in-hand with some of the children there.
"I'll catch you the biggest fish!" a little boy told her and she did a fist pump into the air.
"She's have a lot of fun, isn't she?" Tamaki asked Eugene and Haruhi.
"You should go join her, I think she'd really appreciate it." Haruhi told him and his face went red.
Her left them without another word, he was actually really nervous to talk to her. She was one of the most beautiful girls he'd ever seen, and seeing her here in a kimono. He stood back and played a few of the other games with the kids. Glancing at her.
"You should go talk to her, she's going to think you don't like her." Kyoya told him.
"I can't! She looks like a princess—"
"She is a princess."
Tamaki nearly fell over, he sighed and rubbed his head. He took a deep breath and began walking up to her. She turned and, in Tamaki's mind, it was a movie moment. She smiled softly before her eyes went wide and she turned to him. She opened her arms and rushed right past him.
"George!" She said with the most English accent he'd heard her use to date.
"George?" Eugene looked up and saw that it was in fact who she said it was.
"Who's that?" Haruhi asked and Eugene went into a slight panic.
"Oh no, if he's here—."
"What're you doing Eugene?" there came a voice from behind them and he turned slowly.
"Thomas…"
Olivia looked up to get Eugene's attention and she saw him. She felt a lump in her chest.
"George? What's going on?" She asked, shaking.
"We're here to see you."
Olivia took a deep breath and Tamaki walked up to her.
"Hey Olivia are you alright?" He asked and she turned to him quickly.
"Y-yes, yes." She said, reassuring herself more than Tamaki.
"Olivia, it'll be okay. We are only here for a few days." George told her.
George knew she didn't like Thomas, but George did. These were the only boys that Eugene wouldn't chase away all the time. George had even proposed to Olivia when they were 5 and 8 respectively. But he wasn't the one chosen to marry Olivia, that burden fell onto his younger brother. Thomas was to be wed to Olivia.
"I wish you would have let me know instead of surprising me like this!" Olivia was heated with them.
"If we did, you'd reject us. Plus we were sent to tell you that the royal family is planning your birthday party. You are allowed to invite any friends from Japan that you'd like, but only if they knew about your status or believe that you know royalty. Which I assume you've told everyone judging by the crowd here."
"I actually haven't told but a small group of people." Olivia looked over at Thomas and sighed.
"You look cute by the way." George told her and her face went red.
Tamaki glanced back at him and then at Olivia. They had feelings for one another, he could tell. They were faint but they were there. Tamaki wanted to crawl inside of himself, this guy must be the man she's marrying.
"I'm sorry, George this is Tamaki. Tamaki, this is George. He's an old childhood friend."
Olivia's betrothed finally makes an appearance! How will the group cope with this revelation? Find you next time!
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