Disclaimer – I only own my OC, Heza, and nothing else.
Late in the evening, the Ojamas were on their way home, ready to be greeted by Chazz. However, they paused to see the door was wide open, and they could see someone lying on the floor.
"What the heck?!" Ojama Black cried.
"It can't be!" Ojama Red gasped.
"What's happening?!" Ojama Yellow freaked out. "This is some kind of trick, right?!" The Ojamas rushed towards their home, and gasped to see Chazz lying motionless on the ground.
"Not the Boss!" Ojama Yellow shrieked.
"Chazz, no!" Ojama Green freaked out. All the Ojamas then tried to shake Chazz, begging him to wake up and open his eyes. No matter what they did or tried, Chazz didn't wake up.
Eventually, they all stopped and stared at Chazz. The wicked Queen must've gotten to him, and she succeeded. Fearing the worst, the Ojamas knelt down and cried before him. They started to think about what a nice and kind person he was, and how he deserved better. Gathering up as much courage as they could, they looked at each other, wondering what to do.
"We can't bury 'im," Ojama Black sobbed.
"No way! He's too beautiful for that!" Ojama green wailed.
"But I don't wanna build a coffin for 'im, neither!" Ojama Red cried.
"...Then why not build something...in his memory?" Ojama Yellow asked.
"...I think I know what you mean," Ojama Blue quivered his lip.
So as for that, they found a beautiful area in the forest, and built a glass coffin with a comfortable bed in it. They surrounded it with flowers, and put Chazz in the coffin. The Ojamas sat outside the coffin for weeks, and wept for Chazz. He looked as though he were just sleeping, but still looked as stunning as ever. Even animals came over to weep for Chazz and pay their respects.
However, one morning, Princess Kaede was out with her fiancée, Prince Shuichi Saihara, as they were on a horse ride in the middle of the forest. Their wedding was due soon, but the couple wanted to spend as much time together as possible before the wedding. The duo paused as they could hear strange crying. Kaede looked as she saw something through the trees.
"Hey…" she said. "...There's something over there."
"...I think I see something too," Shuichi looked, and turned the horses reigns so the horse walked towards the area. Upon arrival, Shuichi and Kaede stared as they saw the Ojamas crying for Chazz, still looking as though he were sleeping in the coffin.
"Chazz!" Kaede cried, and got off the horse. "What's going on? What happened?!" The Ojamas only just heard Kaede and looked up at her.
"Princess Kaede?!" Ojama Green gasped.
"And Prince Shuichi!" Ojama Blue gasped.
"Is that Prince Chazz?" Shuichi asked, getting off his horse. "What happened?"
"Oh, Your Highnesses! It's such a sad story!" Ojama Yellow wept. The Ojamas explained to the couple how Chazz came over as the Queen wanted to kill him, but Chazz always showed them such kindness, and was a great friend. Shuichi and Kaede felt saddened and sorry for the Ojamas the more they heard.
"I see…" Shuichi looked away. "I'm...so sorry…"
"I met him once…" Kaede tried not to cry. "...He was such a nice person...Everyone in our Kingdom would've loved him…" Everyone stood around in silence for some time, until Kaede said something: "Can we take him?"
"Huh?!"
"K-Kaede?!" Shuichi asked in surprise.
"Like I said, everyone in our Kingdom would've loved him," Kaede explained to Shuichi. "We can keep him somewhere for everyone to see him. I'm sure someone would even say how their heart couldn't beat without seeing him...Please...Let us have him…"
"No way!" Ojama Black objected. "He's stayin' with us!"
"Please!" Kaede begged. "I myself can't bear the thought of not seeing him again...You can come and visit him whenever you want as well. Please...I'm begging you!"
The Ojamas looked at each other. They knew they couldn't cry for Chazz forever, but they too can't bear the thought of not seeing him again.
"On one condition," Ojama Blue stated. "Can we carry the coffin back to the Palace?"
"Of course," Kaede nodded, making the Ojamas agree.
The Ojamas went ahead to try and lift the coffin, but Ojama Red got clumsy in the corner, and accidentally dropped that corner upon lifting it, causing the coffin to fall. But in doing so, it made Chazz move his head, and the piece of apple that was in his mouth was able to escape from his mouth. This made Chazz slowly flutter his eyes open. Everyone reacted with a surprised and happy gasp.
"Wha...What happened?" Chazz asked, opening the coffin to sit up.
"He's alive!" The Ojamas cheered, and started to dance in celebration. Kaede happily ran to hug Chazz in relief.
"Chazz! You're alright!" Kaede cried in relief.
"K-Kaede?" Chazz asked. He then noticed another Prince was before him. "What's going on? Where am I?"
"Who cares?" Kaede faced Chazz with happy tears. "I'm so happy to see you again! ...Oh! Where are my manners? This is my fiancée, Prince Shuichi."
"Nice to meet you," Shuichi nodded. "I've heard lots about you from my Kingdom."
"Nice to meet you too," Chazz nodded.
"We were going to take you back to our Palace," Kaede explained. "...On second thoughts, I have an idea! Shuichi, let's get married tonight!"
"Huh?!" everyone reacted.
"Tonight?" Shuichi asked. "Are you sure?"
"It can be a double celebration!" Kaede excitedly explained. "And if Chazz is with us, everyone can meet him! What d'ya say?!"
"Can we come?" Ojama Yellow asked.
"Of course!" Kaede smiled at him.
"Well…" Shuichi wondered. "...I don't see why not. Besides, it would be nice for our parents to finally meet a member of the Princeton family."
Hooray! So everyone travelled back towards Shuichi's part of the Kingdom. However, Chazz explained what he remembered before he ate that apple, but everyone knew it was Queen Heza. Before the wedding, the Ojamas decided to tell their King the whole story, and He came up with a plan of his own.
The following morning, Queen Heza went back into her secret room, and stood before her magic mirror. She went ahead, and asked the usual question:
"Magic Mirror,
You know what is true.
But the most beautiful person
Would be who?"
The mirror changed Heza's reflection to the usual purple aura, and it spoke to her:
"You are by far
The most beautiful by hand…
But there is someone else
In a faraway land.
A Prince lives there,
Allied with this Kingdom.
The Prince's name…
Is Chazz Princeton."
"WHAT?!" Heza raged. "Impossible! He should be dead!" Heza furiously marched out of the room, and marched her way towards the Royal Hall. She needed to think of a new plan to get rid of him, even if it meant every kingdom disowning him.
"Your Highness?"
Heza frowned as a royal guard came to see her.
"His Royal Majesty, King Princeton, has returned from his travels. He wishes to speak with you at once."
"Not now, you insolent fool!" Heza raged.
"The King insists on this now," the guard calmly said to her. Heza grunted through her teeth in annoyance.
"Alright...But make it quick!" Heza snapped.
It was quick alright; it turned out the Ojama's King had informed the King on Heza's crime. Even the Huntsman confessed what the Queen ordered him to do. With these statements confirmed, the King made an order for Heza to be executed at the gallows...and she was.
But at the Saihara Kingdom, the King and Queen of the Kingdom were more than happy to meet Chazz. They allowed him to stay at the Palace as an ally in the Princeton name, and the three Kingdoms were united: Saihara, Akamatsu, and Princeton all ruled the lands together. And yes, the Ojamas were allowed to visit at any time.
But at least...they all loved happily ever after.
THE END.
