Miku twirled and winked at her reflection, waiting while Luka got herself ready. She pulled on her turquoise locks and frowned, should she tie it up or leave it down? Would it get in the way if it was hanging loose? Why was she so bothered? The older woman tapped gently on the door and walked in.

"Miku-chan, are you ready?"

Miku nodded and skipped over to her side, humming happily as they locked arms and wandered down the long hallway. Luka pulled her white cap off of her head and let her hair fall lightly around her shoulders in large, soft curls. The patter of two pairs of shoes echoed around the deserted lobby, and the creak of the door was almost deafening in the silence of the castle.

Twisting roads led them back to a familiar street, where they greeted Kaito. Meeting up with the man had become a weekly thing for the maid and the princess, and every week they would take a stroll around the small town, and every week, Miku would feel like she was third-wheeling on the relationship. She would walk with them until they reached the little shop where Gumi was usually sweeping the front step, or napping, or both.

Miku ran ahead of Luka and Kaito, but found that Gumi wasn't outside. She looked around and turned to the chipped wooden door. She let herself in and found that the shop was well kept and colourful, unlike the man standing at the counter. He stared at a newspaper, breathing heavily under his bushy grey moustache. She cleared her throat, and he looked up at her. His eyes searched her, the look of boredom never leaving his face.

"Princess Miku?" he slurred his words as he stared at her. Miku squirmed uncomfortably under the man's drunken gaze. She cleared her throat again.

Is, uh, Gumi here?" She took a nervous step backwards when the stranger leant forward over the counter. He pushed himself away and kicked open a door to the left of them, craning his head up to a door at the top of the stairs.

"GUMI!" he yelled, his voice reverberating in the small room. Thudding could be heard as someone ran about on the upper floor.

"I'm coming!" she yelled back, almost tripping over her feet as she hurried down to where her father was waiting for her. Breathless, she looked up expectantly at her father, oblivious to the princess.

"Someone is asking for you," Gumi ducked her head to avoid his alcohol tainted breath and darted around him to find Miku.

"Miku-sama! Umm, hi," she bowed awkwardly, aware that her dad was watching intently. She smiled and beckoned Miku to follow her away from the man and up the stairs. The princess nodded and jogged after the other girl.

Gumi closed the door and sat at the table where a pile of paper was strewn about chaotically. She messed about with the sheets and glanced at Miku.

"I'm sorry about the mess, Miku-sama." Miku waved her apology off.

"Its fine, Gumi-chan," the princess beamed at her. She looked at the papers that Gumi was trying to stack neatly and saw that they were homework questions with answers that had been scribbled over multiple times. Gumi blushed when she noticed, quickly hiding it beneath the others.

"So, what brings you here?" Gumi asked the princess.

"I just came to see my absolute bestest friend in the world~" Miku sang playfully and Gumi blushed again.

The two girls talked for a while, sharing jokes and stories and laughing at each other. The homework sheets were pushed aside as they messed around childishly. Miku jumped up and clapped her hands excitedly.

"Gumi-chan, do you wanna dance with me?"

"I-I'm not too great at dancing, though…" Gumi cringed as she remembered what she looked like whenever she attempted to dance. The princess grabbed her wrists and pulled her off her chair, giggling enthusiastically. She twirled Gumi and guided her through a snappy, short dance to the beat in her own mind, humming along quietly.

Miku twirled the other girl once more, and they stared at each other, breathing heavily and grinning. Gumi caressed the princess' cheek with her fingertips and leaned in closer until their lips brushed. She kissed Miku gently before pushing away and slapping her hands over her mouth.

"Miku-sama, I'm so sorry," tears began to well up in her eyes and she backed away shaking her head. Miku reached out to pull her into an embrace and pressed their lips together once more.

A/N: I just can't deal XD they're so cute.

Also, this is probably gonna be the last update for a while because exams are starting (ugh) but I'll try to add more to this if I can. Laters.