"Sekai de ichiban ohimesama" the princess sang softly to herself. She twirled around her room like she was a young girl, not a teenager, and giggled immaturely.
"You have a beautiful voice, Miku-sama."
The young princess gasped at the sudden interruption. A young maid looked apologetically at the princess, who tried to regain her composure. Her eyes dropped to the floor as she waited awkwardly.
"I'm very sorry, Miku-sama. I did not mean to intrude. I was just wondering if you were ready for me yet." The maid stood in the doorway of the girls' room awaiting instruction, her hands nervously pulling at her pale blue dress skirt. Miku composed herself after her initial shock and nodded at the tall woman.
The maid bowed her head to the princess and entered the room gracefully. Miku sat on a stool and positioned herself in front of the woman. The maid took hold of a brush from a small table next to the princess' stool, and began to gently run it through the young girl's hair.
"You surprised me Luka-san. I didn't hear you knock," She told the maid. She tilted her head in thought. "Though I suppose I was off in a world of my own…"
Luka smiled at the young princess through the mirror, who had adopted a wistful look on her face. Miku let her eyes wander around the room as the older woman delicately separated her hair. She looked up after a moment and met the eyes of the maid through the reflection and smiled.
"You have such lovely hair, Luka-san," she commented.
Luka blushed at the compliment, anxiously tucking a loose strand of pink hair behind her ear.
"That's very nice of you to say, Miku-sama, thank you." She bowed her head in gratitude.
Miku continued staring at the maid, whose hands were now busy pulling her teal hair into two long twin tails.
"Luka-san, do you have a lover?" she wondered aloud, watching the pink-haired woman pick up the brush again.
"No, I do not, ma'am." The maid gazed at Miku. "What is your reason for asking?"
"I just wondered, really. You're such a beautiful woman, I'd be surprised if you hadn't taken someone's fancy." Miku grinned as her maids' face flushed again. Luka fastened ribbons onto Miku's head, twisting them into elegant and overly large bows.
"W-well, I am incredibly busy with my work. Looking after a princess does not allow much free time for courting or anything of the sort." She stumbled over her words slightly, her embarrassment displayed through the colour on her cheeks.
Miku stared at the floor, the feeling of guilt washing over her.
"You don't always have to look after me, Luka-san. You should take some time to yourself every chance you get."
"I would rather not. I have become accustomed to my life as it is, I wouldn't know what to do with myself."
"That's not a good thing, Luka-san. You can't spend your entire life looking after me." The princess sighed as the maid finished styling her hair. She looked at her own reflection and then raised her eyes to meet Luka's friendly gaze. She wondered how she could get the woman to leave the castle and find new friends. She smirked as an idea hatched in her mind. The perfect plan.
"What is that look, Miku-sama?" Luka had noticed the mischievous grin that had spread over the princess' face.
"You know how your job is to look after me, Luka-san? What if I decided I wanted to take a stroll around the town?" Miku began. "A nice long stroll…"
"Where is this going?"
"If I leave the castle grounds, I can bring you with me. And then I can help you find the man of your dreams!" Miku bounced up and down on her toes. Luka sighed at the enthusiastic young girl.
"Miku-sama -"
The princess interrupted her.
"Come on, Luka-chan! It'll be so much fun," Miku's eyes sparkled as she grabbed her maid's hands. She dragged the woman across the room and pushed her out of the doorway. Once they both stood in the hallways of the castle, the princess pulled Luka down the stairs and towards the entrance. Luka tried to pull back and resist the strong grasp of the girl. Miku glared at her and whined in annoyance.
"Come on, Luka-san. If I'm leaving, I need an escort." She glared in the maids' direction. "Papa says I'm not allowed to go on my own."
"Of course," She sighed, understanding that it was a rule that needed to be followed. "Very well then, princess Miku, I'll escort you then." Luka gave in to the pushy girl's demands.
Miku smiled to herself as she initiated step one of her plan.
A/N: This is my first proper story, so I'm not sure how well I did. I hope it wasn't too bad XD.
