'They really need to get some new blinds' Satsuki the black hair girl thought as she stretched, yawning, and rubbed the last remnants of sleep out of her red eyes the girl then went about getting herself cleaned up for the day as it was a very special day today well for some people that is.
'I can not believe that I am really being forced to do this' she thought as she went through her daily routine of cleaning herself up in the morning
Today was the day she was supposed to be married to Kazuo Isamu from the Isamu clan but the thing was that she did not even like him anymore but was being forced to marry them anyway. Sure at one point she had been in love with the rich and handsome Isamu man but after finding out what he was really like she realized that she did not love him at all. However, she was still going through with this because his father had threatened her about what he would do if she did not marry Kazuo. He threaten her home village but cutting them off from all outside sources. She knew this was not just some empty threat as the Isamu clan had a lot of sway with business around her village and if they stopped accepting her village's crops and other things that could big problems for them.
'This really is not fair but what can I do he threatened my village' she thought as she dragged her feet out of the bathroom and stared at the wedding dress that was currently hanging in her closet.
"It really is a beautiful dress too bad I have to wear it while getting married to someone I do not even love" Satsuki sighed as she looked at herself in a full view mirror.
"Hey there how's the bride to See, see your trying on the wedding dress already despite the fact that the wedding was delayed until tomorrow" Azami, her bride's maid and best friend said as she entered the room with a plate of food in one hand. She had brown hair and blue eyes and was wearing her white bride's maid dress.
"It was," the black hair girl asked as she never heard anything about the wedding being delayed at all.
"Yeah if you did not oversleep then you probably would have heard something about then again you're lucky that it was delayed as who would want to be late for their own wedding because they had slept in," Azami asked.
"Yeah, who would" she replied as she was really hoping that this whole thing just get called off as she does not even love this guy anymore yet everyone thinks that she still does.
"Wait if the wedding was delayed then why are you wearing your bride's maid dress" Satsuki asked as that was rather strange and seemed out of place.
"Well unlike you I got up on time and went all the way there dressed like this only to find out that the wedding was delayed. Also since I thought that you might be hungry I brought you something to eat" the brown hair girl said as she left the food she had brought with her down on the table near the door and then left the room.
"I am hungry," Satsuki said to herself as she then heard her stomach growl as she looked at the food. She had only gotten up no more than an hour ago and had yet to eat anything as she started eating the food without even taking off the wedding dress. It was not like she had to worry about getting away with the dress as this was not the type of food that could spill or leave crumbs behind them. She would have to wipe her hands before taking off the dress but otherwise, there would be no problems.
Just before she had finished the food Azami had brought over when she then noticed that something was wrong. That being that she was unable to swallow what she had eaten and could not understand what was going on as she continually tried to swallow the food in her mouth but found that she could not do it. Her attention then turned to the mirror when something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. Satsuki could not believe what she was seeing as she spat the food which while mashed up was completely dry. Her attention was not on how the food was still dry but rather what she saw as she looked in the mirror. She could not believe what she was seeing as the reflection she was seeing in the mirror was not her normal self but a marionette version of herself. Satsuki opened her mouth to see that the reason she could not swallow was that she no longer had a throat as her mouth as sealed off where her throat should have started. Though her mouth was now made of wood all her teeth, her tongue even her tonsils were still there just the same as a few minutes ago when they were real.
'This must be some sort of curse but when could have it been cast on me' she thought.
"Okay that's not important, I need to focus and get to the Isamu's miko as soon as possible as there is no telling just how may time I have left," Satsuki said as she rushed over to where her alarm for the castle miko was located. It was strange that the Isamu had their own miko but now was now time to worry about that.