Disclaimer: I don't own Hana Kimi. Sadly. Although I did buy the comic books.

A/N: Hmm. 3 reviews so far. Not bad. And one favorite! 3 I feel so loved. *ahem* Anyways, I would like to thank Meiko M, daydreamer writer, and Hotoami for reviewing my first Hana Kimi fanfic! I would also to thank lightblue muffin for being the first person to fav this story! Okay…without further ado, here's the next chapter of "Hana Kimi, A Modern Fairytale!" Oh yeah, please read and review! I really want to know what you guys think of my fan fic and it'll get me to update faster. *hint hint*

Chapter 2 – Is It Really Worth It?

"Are you sure you won't regret this?" a golden haired beauty asked Mizuki for what it seemed to be like the hundredth time. "Yes," Mizuki replied, unbraiding her waist length hair and combed it with her silver hairbrush. "Besides, it was your idea. Don't you remember Julia?"

Julia looked dejectedly at the brunette. "I know but…I didn't think you would be serious about it…"

"Why wouldn't I be?" Mizuki questioned. "After all, my future depends on this!"

"I don't see why you can't see why you have to go as far as to cut your hair though. Don't you see you are sacrificing your hair and feminineness here? Are you sure that this will be worth it?"

"Physical appearances mean nothing to me," Mizuki shrugged. "Besides, it's not like it won't grow," she added as an after thought.

"What a waste though!" Princess Julia whined, looking up her friend up and down again. Princess Mizuki, no matter how one looks at her, is undeniably beautiful. Even with her simple blue halter dress on, Mizuki looked sweet and sexy at the same time. Her soft, delicate features were curved perfectly, portraying an air of elegance and beauty. Just staring into her friendly hazel eyes could turn an enemy into an ally. Mizuki held that type of innocence, one that sometimes make Princess Julia feel very worried for her. 'And she's too reckless too! Who else would charge right into something like this?'

Julia sighed and signaled her friend to sit. She can't win when she used that look. Not when she used her puppy dog eyes. Who could say no to that? Those eyes held incredible power, and even Julia is susceptible to them. "I'm not going to stop you," Julia started, "but I'm warning you this may be a lost cause."

"Eh? What do you mean Julia-chan?"

"Prince Izumi is a very picky eater. I heard that he rarely accepts the cooks."

"What does have to do with me?"

"Of course it has to do with you when you are applying to be his personal chef!"

"EH?" Princess Mizuki had a clueless face on. Julia groaned. "Don't tell me you didn't even read the details before you charged into this?"

"Eh heehe. Um…" Mizuki sweatdropped. "Mi-zu-ki" Julia emphasized each syllable slowly. "Look…it's not going to be that bad. I can take care of myself," Mizuki convinced terribly, her sweatdrop getting bigger and bigger. "HOW CAN I NOT WORRY WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY MAKING ME WORRIED BEFORE YOU HEAD OFF TO OSAKA KINGDOM!" Julia yelled angrily. "Common please Julia?" Mizuki begged her friend. "I….I really want this, please I beg you," Mizuki got down on her knees and was about to bow. "Stop! What the hell are you doing?" "Does this mean you'll help me?" Mizuki asked her. "Yes, I've got no choice but to help right?" Julia sighed dejectedly and snipped Mizuki's long hair off.

"There. You look like a boy now. Happy?"

Mizuki looked at her now cropped, short hair in the mirror. "Yes. Very happy."

"By the way, you do have a wig that looks like your hair right?" Julia asked her.

"Eh?" said Mizuki. 'This girl…sometimes makes me sooo pissed!!!!'

"Mizuki…." Julia attempted to stay calm and smile. "You don't think that your family will be in shock and probably ask questions to why Princess Mizuki suddenly snipped off her long hair do you? Won't it be a bit suspicious and raise questions?" Julia reasoned.

"Oh yeah," Mizuki agreed full heartedly. 'Just kill me now' thought Julia. 'How can I not worry about this reckless girl?' "Thankfully I knew this would happen so I prepared your wig for you already."

"Thanks! You're the best Julia!"

'Is this really a good idea??' Princess Julia contemplated. 'By the way, did Mizuki already buy some guy clothing?'

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~Osaka Kingdom~

'I can't believe it! I'm late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Mizuki cried. 'This is not good at all.' Preoccupied with her surroundings, our protagonist did not even realize she had bumped into someone and crashed ungracefully to the ground. "Kyaaaa!" she shrieked, her mind dizzy. The dark haired stranger offered his hand. "Ah," she said. "Thanks, and sorry about that," she told him, taking his hand and steadied herself. "You sound like a girl," he commented. She looked at her watch again. "Aiiiii! Ah I'm in a hurry so bye bye!" Mizuki yelled and quickly ran off. "Huh? Hey! Wait!" he tried to run after her. "You forgot this." 'Man, he's quite fast for a little guy' he thought.

'Man! That was really bad. But thankfully I got away in time.' "Hi! Sorry I'm late! I'm Ashiya Mizuki, a Transfer Chef! My flight was delayed!" she said, running into the kitchen. Sweatdrops appeared on the rest of the people there. "Um…allow me to introduce our new Transfer Chef, Ashiya-kun. Eh?" he looked around. "Ashyia-kun, where's your cooking accessories?"

"Eh?" said a clueless Mizuki, frantically searching for her apparently missing bag. 'Where did it go? I was sure I had it a second ago' she sweatdropped.

The door opened. The stranger Mizuki met before bopped her on the head with her bag. "Hey you. You forgot this."

A/N: Well I hope you guys enjoyed it. I wonder who that guy was? I'm going to try to use some basic plot from the manga, but obviously I couldn't do every scene, so bear with me. You can pm me or post reviews for which scenes you want to see in my fic (ie: how Mizuki is in a rush and bumps into Sano. Of course this will be portrayed differently. Something like Mizuki forgetting her cooking materials and having Sano return it to her or something). If you like the story so far, please review! The button is just right there! Thank you!