"Put me down!" She said as she slammed her arms at his back. Van looked at her father and said. "I'll take care of everything." He said as he left with her in tow.
"I said put me down! You bastard! Even though you can manipulate my father into marrying me! You can't manipulate me!!!" she screamed.
"Put me down! Put me down!" she continued shouting all the way to her room, where he unceremoniously dropped her on the floor. She cried out in surprised and pain. She watched him walked to the door and locked it.
"Get out!" she shouted as she stood up and continued staring at him.
"Are you deaf?" she asked as he continued standing by the door.
"I said get out! If you think I'll honor my fathers' word about me marrying you, I will not! You can marry him if you want but I will definitely not marry you! You both continued with your lies! When do you plan on telling me, huh, when!? I would have discovered it sooner or later!" He continued standing there doing nothing, which made her all the more furious. She took calming breaths.
"If you have nothing to say, just get out." She said calmly. She walked towards the bed and sat down staring away from him. She couldn't think straight! All she could feel is the anger of being betrayed at, lied at, and to think it was her father, her very own father. * I will not cry! I will not! Revenge, revenge that I have been aiming for… and the love I have been hoping for, mother…* She closed her eyes and took calming breaths. She stated at the window, at the blue sky outside…
"And they live happily ever after…" her mothers' soothing voice said.
"Did the prince and princess have a baby?" she asked. She was six or seven at that time.
"Yes! And she was as beautiful as you, Hitomi."
"Really?"
"Really." They were both sitting by the tree outside the castle with Hitomi on her mothers' lap.
"Mother?"
"Yes?"
"Do they love each other?"
"The prince and the princess?" her mother asked. Hitomi nodded.
"Yes! They wouldn't marry each other if they didn't love one another." Hitomi looked up and stare at her mother.
"So you love father?"
"Of course! I wouldn't marry him if I don't." Her mother answered as she smiled down at Hitomi.
"So when I marry, I'll love my prince?"
"Before you get married you should first love your prince!"
"I shouldn't get married if I don't love my prince?" she asked, staring at her mother intently.
"Yes. You should get married to the prince that you loved above all others. You wouldn't want to end up miserable."
"Miserable means lonely?"
"More that lonely, you'll always get yourself hurt here." Her mother touched her chest, feeling her heart.
"I see. I'll marry someone that I love!"
"Yes and he should love you back."
"And he should love me back!" Hitomi said, smiling up at her mother.
"He should love me back…" She whispered, staring at the window.
"What?" Van said. She turned and stared at him.
"I'll never marry." She said.
"Yes, you will." He answered as he crossed his arms and leaned against the door.
"No, I'll never marry, not now and not with you." She sounded so calm, she feel so calm.
"Are you ready to listen?" Van asked.
"If you're planning on making me change my mind, you're wasting your time." She gripped her hands together as she continued staring at the window.
"This has nothing to do with what you feel, I don't give a damn whether you like it or not. We're getting married, soon."
"You don't know how to listen, do you, LordVan? I'm not surprised, you being a King and getting all you want."
"You don't know me, Princess. I also dislike the thought of marrying you." He said which made her turned abruptly at him, she frowned, and he grinned.
"Good! Now, if you don't mind, get out."
"But my preferences are not important, whether I like it or not, I'll marry you." Her head started to throbbed. * Talk about stubborn! *
"Listen, Lord Van."
"No, you listen!" he snapped. Her eyes widened. He looked serious, too serious and quite angry.
"I've had enough of your stupid childish acts."
"My what! You…" Hitomi exclaimed.
"Shut up!" Van snapped again.
"You listen very carefully." She looked away.
"My marrying you has nothing to do with anything you said to your father earlier. You thought wrong. He's not marrying anyone and most definitely not trying to get rid of a daughter. It was I who persisted on getting you married to me not him." She looked shocked. * Why?*
"Why? I don't know you and you definitely don't know me and as you've said before you dislike the thought of marrying me."
"It's the only way." He stated his voice hard.
"Only way?" she asked puzzled.
"To protect you."