Chapter 2

Haruhi's eyes snap open as she becomes more aware of her surroundings. She blinks a couple of times, before sitting completely up. A carriage... Haruhi sighs loudly, causing Tomoko and Ritsu to look at her with slightly widened eyes. "Jeez, you scared us. Next time, wake up with a bit more grace ya hear me?" Tomoko jests, causing Ritsu to scold her for her "disrespect toward the princess". Haruhi chuckles, usually she bothered by the two arguing. However, it was quite pleasing to wake up to humorous banter.

The carriage ride from Commons to Ouran was longer than previously expected. They had to make stops in order to make sure Haruhi was not hungry, and had to deal with petty bandits along the way. So far, Haruhi is less than excited to get to Ouran Kingdom. Even with her lady-in-waiting making the ride more pleasing, the overall trip was stressful for Haruhi. Suddenly, the carriage comes to an abrupt stop. Ritsu places a hand on his sword, prepared for anything.

"Ouran Kingdom, we've reached our destination." The driver says, his tone of voice filled with relief.

Tomoko smiles, and Haruhi sighs. "Well, here we are."

"No need to be all sad!" Tomoko adds, putting a finger on Haruhi's nose. Ritsu chuckles, before stepping out of the carriage.

The red haired man holds a hand out for Tomoko, then for Haruhi. After both girls were out of the carriage, he slams the door closed. One thing Haruhi has always admired about Kasanoda was that he always did his job: No dawdling, no procrastination. His determination was also one of the things that made Haruhi want to fulfill her duties as a princess quicker.

"Well, we have some time..." He says, staring up at the bright sky. It is true, after all, the princess wasn't suppose to be there until evening.

Tomoko excitedly jumps up and down. "Princess! Let's go visit the capital city!"

"Really?" Haruhi mumbles, not wanting to dilly dally. Tomoko nods, taking Haruhi's hand. Ritsu grabs both of the girls' arms, lightly.

"Wait, we shouldn't. We don't want to risk Haruhi's safety by just strolling around." He says.

Tomoko pouts, but immediately shrugs. "Then we'll put her tiara in the bag and buy some new clothes."

Defeated, Ritsu lets go of both of their arms. Both he and Haruhi groan, before being dragged away by Tomoko.

Haruhi looks at her reflection, quite pleased with the outfit. It is far from what a princess would wear, in fact, it's something a prince wouldn't even be caught dead in. The outfit itself was very simple: A dark-brown collard tunic with a belt, black fitted pants, and fine brown boots. The owner of the clothes shop, Mei Yasumura, had offered to give Haruhi at least a nice gown, but Haruhi had refused. Simple isn't bad, after all.

"You look like fucking a man." Mei says, glaring at Haruhi's reflection. Ritsu and Tomoko flinch at her crude language, but Haruhi just shrugged.

"That's okay. Who cares, right?" She muses.

Mei growls, and grabs Haruhi's shoulders. "No it isn't! C'mon, you are a woman, a princess even! So you should look like one!"

Ritsu clears his throat. "That is enough, you shouldn't treat a princess like some punching bag.

"Bite me." Mei huffs, letting go of Haruhi.

Tomoko lets out a giggle, before spinning around. Her outfit is also very simple. The outfit is just a light, faded yellow gown, that had loose long sleeves. She also had black slippers to wear on her feet. Tomoko didn't really need to change, but she wanted to make Mei happy by wearing a more feminine outfit than Haruhi. Ritsu was offered a change a clothes, but declined.

"Well, anyway. Time to pay up, princess." Mei says, walking up to a mahogany counter.

Haruhi walks up and puts down multiple silver coins. "Does this cover it all?"

"Uh, YEAH! Thanks, and come again!" Mei exclaims, swiping the coins into her bag.

The three from Commons Kingdom bid her farewell and exit the shop. They were not in the capital city, but in a more common village area. Even so, it is still a quite nice city. It had a lot of shops, and friendly residents, and that is very surprising due to the city being so close to the capital.

"Uh, princess Haruhi?" Kasanoda says, tapping on the daydreaming girls arm.

Haruhi smiles, awkwardly scratching the back of her head. "Er, yeah?"

"We made it to the capital city!" Tomoko exclaims, jumping up and down.

Haruhi sweatdrops. "Was I really that out-of-it I missed the entire walk?"

The excitable girl giggles. "Yup!"

"Anyway," Kasanoda says, looking up at the sky. "We should actually be getting to the castle now."

"Yeah, that's actually true..." Haruhi mumbles.

Tomoko groans, but then smirks. "Race ya' there!"

Meanwhile, prince of Ouran Kingdom, Tamaki Suoh, bounces up and down, ignoring the strange looks he's getting from the other princes. Sure, he gets to see his friends again, but he is excited to meet the prince/princess from Commons Kingdom.

"Can you please," Kyoya Ootori growls. "Stop." Tamaki gasps and slumps down on the floor, causing the other princes to laugh at his faux sadness.

Kyoya Ootori was one of the princes assigned to visit Ouran Kingdom, a kingdom he has been to more than enough times for his enjoyment. He has slightly casual, but still neat dark hair, and even darker eyes that were complimented by eye glasses. His skin is slightly olive, and is only a couple inches shorter than Tamaki.

The twins, Hikaru and Kaoru, or as Tamaki refers to them as, the devils, have messy auburn locks, and amber eyes. They are slightly pale, and they, despite being identical, have their hair parted to different sides. Despite being shorter and younger than Tamaki, they are mischievous as they come.

"Yeah boss, chill out." Kaoru says, putting his arm around his twin.

Hikaru returns his brothers action. "Mori and Honey are coming soon."

Tamaki sits up, and points at the two. "That's not what I'm worried about! Commons Kingdom is coming!"

"And...?" Kyoya asks, looking inside a black notebook.

"We've never had a poor kingdom come! Should we dress less properly?!" Tamaki screams, running around the room. The twins and Kyoya both stare at him in annoyance, before shrugging.

"You should probably just not act like this." Kaoru suggest, before Tamaki's caretaker knocks on the door.

Tamaki clears his throat. "You may come in, Shima."

Shima walks in, bowing slightly. "I hate to be a bother prince Tamaki, but the remaining visitors just got here."

Tamaki nods, and picks up the items he knocked over during his freak-out. Okay, so what? It's just Mitsukuni Haninozuka, Takashi Morinozuka, and another prince coming over. Nothing much, no need to-

"WAAH! WHAT DO WE DO!?" Tamaki screams in despair.

End chapter

A/N: Yay, Mei! Mei Yasumura is a manga-only character, just in case you didn't know her. I love her XD

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