jychan: I don't own Saiunkoku Monogatari so no suing please….
2. A Wanted Mistake
"The matter that I would like to discuss is concerning about some few conflicts about the people and border issues. It seems some criminals of ours are going beyond your border. And I would like Ryuuki-ten'no to be considerate to let these criminals be captured by your men so that we won't have border issues and that if possible, they would be sent to Shinyen as the criminals are our responsibility and that, it might be a bother to Saiunkoku if you still have to punish them."
Himeko pleaded to the Emperor of Saiunkoku who listened to what the Empress of Shinyen had stated,
"Kogo Himeko, I'm surprised that you already did further measures, when in fact, I haven't recieved such report yet." Ryuuki said as he sipped his tea,
"I suppose this matter had just been noticed by my few trusted men when one of them had visited Saiunkoku and saw a criminal of ours here. But then, as what I have wanted, I would like to be the first one to tell you this so that I would be given a chance to plead like what I pleaded earlier,"
Himeko replied as Ryuuki chuckled,
"A nice move Kogo Himeko. Well, to be expected from the 'Shinyen no Kogo'. I must say the reason why Shinyen is improving a lot, is because of its Kogo." Ryuuki replied,
"Arigato gozaimashta Ryuuki-ten'no. But I would rather say that Shinyen is improving because the citizens are very much cooperative and that a good nation would not be built if it weren't for the people living in it or rather, the citizens of Shinyen." Himeko replied as she smiled,
"I'll have your plead be heard tomorrow, when I will be having an in court with the officials. But I would like your presence be there as well, Kogo Himeko." Ryuuki said,
"Wakarimashita Ryuuki-ten'no." Himeko replied as she nodded,
"How are you doing already, Himeko-nee?" Ryuuki asked as he smiled,
"Me? As the Kogo or as myself?" Himeko asked as she drank her tea,
"Of course, as yourself!" Ryuuki replied,
"As myself? I guess you could say that I'm doing fine." Himeko said as she sighed and looked at the skies,
"By the way, you're still single, neh?" Ryuuki asked,
"Hai. Single as ever." Himeko replied,
"Eh? Demo doushite desu ka, Himeko-nee? You look beautiful and very much perfect anyways!" Ryuuki said with an exaggerated expression as Himeko just chuckled,
"It seems even if I have suitors, I'm not ready to settle down yet. I have yet to see the best of Shinyen. Until then, I shall remain single." Himeko said,
"Or is it because of Aniue?" Ryuuki asked as Himeko was strucked by his words,
"O-Of course not, Ryuuki-ten'no! He was just an old flame and it has been years since his death, after all." Himeko stuttered as Ryuuki sighed,
"No use to deny it, Himeko-nee-san." Ryuuki told the Empress of Shinyen who was staring at the skies,
"I suppose I should let go of Seien-sama, already, neh, Ryuuki-ten'no. But there's something that wouldn't make me forget me. You know this kind of feeling that I have that he's just there somewhere." Himeko said as she turned around, causing her gray hair to flutter, "But I guess I just can't accept that he's gone already. Gone where I can't reach him. Gone where I can't see him anymore." Himeko added as she closed her eyes,
'Himeko-nee, if I can just tell you that Aniue is alive.' Ryuuki thought as he worriedly looked at his 'sister',
"Anyways, I guess I'll have to look for Hidari-hime first. Or she might have gone somewhere once again, neh, Ryuuki-ten'no? I'll see you tomorrow then." Himeko said as she left Ryuuki who was still frowning from what he was hiding from her,
Meanwhile...
"Geesh, Himeko-nee-sama really didn't have to kick me out there. Now, it seems I'm lost here. Well, it's the first time I've been here, after all!" The princess, Hidari, kept on grumbling as she was walking,
"Ojou-san, are you lost or something?" A lad in blue clothes went near our princess,
"Hai, eto..." Hidari was pondering on what to call the guy, well, he's wearing blue so, "...Ran-san."
"Eh? So you knew me, after all?" He asked as he smirked,
'No way! You mean he's name's Ran or something?' Hidari thought as her eyes widened, "Eto, a lucky guess. It's because you're wearing something blue." She blunntly said as the lad sighed in frustration,
"Saa, Ore wa Ran Shuuei. Ojou-san no namae desu ka?" Shuuei asked as he smiled at Hidari, who raised an eyebrow,
"Yo- Watashi wa Senshi Hidari desu." Hidari said, 'I almost blurted 'yo' out!' She thought as she sweatdropped,
"Dozo yoroshiku, Senshi-san. Well, where do you want to go? I might lead you there." Shuuei said as he smiled at her,
"Eto, do you have an archive here in Saiunkoku?" Hidari asked as Shuuei nodded, "So, the archives, I suppose." Hidari added,
"I see. So, let's go there." Shuuei said as Hidari nodded,
"So, Senshi-san, what exactly are you doing here in the Palace?" Shuuei asked,
"Doing here? Eto... I... I... I work in the Imperial Harem!" Hidari said as she stuttered,
"If you are in the Imperial Harem, shouldn't you be there at this moment?" Shuuei asked as he narrowed his eyes,
"Eto... Anou..."
"Senshi-san, the real question is that are you really part of the Imperial Harem?" Shuuei asked as he held Hidari's shoulders,
"Eh? Eto..." Hidari stuttered and then she ran away from him, just realizing he had led them to a dead end,
"Senshi Hidari-san, are you a spy? Are you here to harm the Emperor and Empress?" Shuuei asked as Hidari was sweating,
"Eto... Anou... Ran-san, I am..."
"Eh? Hidari-hime? Ran-shogun?"
A voice stormed out as the two turned around to see the Empress Consort, the former Kou Shuurei,
"Kogo Shuurei." The two recognized as Shuuei bowed,
"Hidari-hime, weren't you with the Emperor earlier?" Shuurei asked as Shuuei raised an eyebrow
"Hai. I was with him earlier, but then soon, Onee-sama arrived then they had a talk concerning with Shinyen and Saiunkoku." Hidari said as she sighed,
"Sou ka... Well, I'll leave the two of you for the meantime." Shuurei said as she walked away, leaving Shuuei and Hidari,
"Shinyen? Senshi? Shimatta. Don't tell me you're a princess from Shinyen?" Shuuei asked as his eyes widened while Hidari sighed then nodded,
"Sumimasen Senshi-hime. It seems I have mistakened you, since I haven't seen your face yet." Shuuei said as he bowed,
"Saa, saa. I really don't want people to identify me as a hime-sama, you know." Hidari said as she sighed,
"I see. That's a nice perspective, I must say, Senshi-hime." Shuuei said as Hidari looked at him, surprised at the least, "Saa, it's the archives, neh, Senshi-hime?" He asked as Hidari nodded,
"So, the archives, it is." He said as the two went on their way to the archives.
Well, luckily, someone reviewed!!! Yoshi! Yoshi! Somebody reviewed! Let heaven rejoice and earth be glad!!! Well, let me tell you, about earlier when Hidari thought about she was about to say, 'yo', well, royalty use yo when referring to themselves, it's more like more than ore-sama... you get me??? then, kogo is empress then, Ten'no is Emperor!!!!
Stelra Etnae: Well the problem is as stated as above, and I don't still know what will Himeko react, but I suppose she'll be very shocked... Well, as you can see, Hidari met Ran Shuuei! Did I get the Ran-shogun right? because as what I can remember in Saiunkoku, Shueei was called as Ran-shogun... I'll try to check on how Seiran calls Ryuuki, well, with Shuurei, eto... in this fanfic, it seems the two have become a couple and is now happily married.. Well, I'm really a RyuukixShuurei fan... ehhehe... so that's why Seiran calls Shuurei, Kogo already...