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8. An Adventure for The Empress

Recap:

"Sou ka... Well, about earlier, I was not stating about inside the Palace..."

Himeko said as she winked at Seiran,

"Eh?"

End Of Recap

"Sugoyi. I really love going outside the Palace. The last time I've been outside one, well, that's when I go out for fun and not traveling, was probably... hmmm..."

Himeko thought out loud as Seiran sweatdropped on her action,

"Aha! Yes. The last time I've been out was when I crept out of the Palace with Seien-sama, which was a long, long time ago."

Himeko said as she sighed,

"Eto, Kogo Himeko-sama, don't you think we should go back already? They might be looking for you already."

Seiran told Himeko, who turned around and said,

"Shi-san, this would probably the last time that I would be out of the Palace for fun. Back in Shinyen, I can never get out of the Palace since everyone and yes, I meant every citizen in the town, knows me."

Seiran gave her a sympathic look when she frowned,

"Wakarimashta."

"And oh, Shi-san, you should not call me Kogo Himeko-sama here. People might know that I'm an Empress and that would be bad. So, you call me... Himeko! Yes. Himeko, it is."

Himeko decided as Seiran raised an eyebrow,

"Would Himeko-dono do?"

"I guess... So, Shi-san, where do we go now?"

'Eh?"

"Of course, you have to lead me around since I'm not familiar with the outsides of Saiunkoku. And I would admit that I have no sense of direction."

Himeko admitted as she sighed,

"Sou ka... Well then, we might as well, have dinner first, Himeko-dono."

Seiran offered as a few moments later, Himeko's stomach grumbled,

"Eto, I suppose."

She sheepishly, said as she blushed from embarrassment.

"So, it would be this way."

Seiran led the way as Himeko was following him,

"Eh? Seiran? Who's that girl with you? What are you doing here?"

A tanned man went near Himeko and Seiran, who sighed on the sight of the man,

"And what are you doing here?"

Seiran asked as Himeko raised an eyebrow,

"Ah, Ro Ensei. Domo."

"Sou ka. Domo."

Himeko greeted back,

"Himeko-dono, let's go this way."

Seiran grabbed Himeko who was quite clueless on what was happening,

"Oy! Seiran! Don't hog the woman all by yourself!"

in which, made the two blush,

"Please excuse him. He is quite straight-forward... Eto, I-I mean, he's quite a teaser."

Seiran tried to explain to Himeko, while she just chuckled and laughed, which made him raise an eyebrow,

"It's OK. It's OK. He just reminds me of someone back home."

Himeko explained as Seiran just nodded,

"So, where do we eat now, Shi-san?"

Himeko asked as Seiran nodded and led her inside some place,

"This is it."

"Eh? Sou ka. So, what do we eat now? I'm not really sure with the food since I'm not really good with food from Saiunkoku. I suppose you could be the one who can order for me."

Himeko said as Seiran nodded to her proposal.

Meanwhile...

"Seriously, that Onee-sama of mine. I am so going to tell her to Kaori-nee-sama when we reach home."

Hidari muttered as she was walking with Shuuei,

"Kaori-nee-sama?"

"Hai. Eto, she's a half-sister of ours. She's very strict. Much stricter than Himeko-nee-sama, but she's kind."

Hidari replied as Shuuei nodded to what she said,

"Sou ka. So, Ran-san, where do we go look for Himeko-nee-sama?"

Hidari asked as Shuuei thought about it,

"The truth is... I don't know."

"EH?"

"You know for yourself that I haven't encountered much with your Onee-sama, so, I have no idea on where she is right now. Although if you could tell me some of her interests and hobbies, then I can probably help you."

Shuuei told Hidari, who nodded,

"Onee-sama likes flowers. Especially cherry blossoms, I guess. One time, when we were still children, she always loves to see the sakura trees especially here in Saiunkoku, when we come here with Otou-sama."

Hidari told Shuuei who nodded at this and thought of a place,

"The garden, then."

"Eh? Hai! How could I forget. But then, we've went there already. Another place that there are sakura trees."

"We've went there already."

"Hmmm..."

Hidari was in deep thought as Shuuei had only one thing in mind,

'Will we ever find her sister before dawn?'

Well, again, luckily, I've got reviews!

unknown player: Yup. Seiran's a definite bishy, But I like him more when he was still Seien. Ugh... He was so cute back then. I tried updating soon...

Stelra Etnae: Yup. They're spending time together. Hopefully the characters didn't get OOC. It's quite a short chapter noh??? Gomen. I had a slight writer's block, but don't worry I won't give up on this. And here's Chapter 8 for you