Title: My Prince, My Prince
Series: Boundless Kakera, Chapter 18
Fandom: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Summary: Sonozaki Shion cannot stop thinking about Houjou Satoshi, the kind boy who has captivated her. Based on Meakashi-hen.
Pairing: SatoShion (Satoshi/Shion, M/F)
Posted: April 16, 2025
My prince, my prince, I find my prince on the day I swap masks with my twin.
Dazzling are those rubies for eyes, vibrant and rich.
Charming is his crown for hair, yellow and short.
Most precious is his heart of gold, stronger than shields and swords.
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My prince, my prince, you enchant me with your gestures.
Your pats to my head help soothe my temper.
The way you smile brightens my world.
Such innocence you display before me is a sight to behold.
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My prince, my prince, I can never stop thinking about you.
Quiet and patient, even with the bruises blemishing your skin.
Your guardians are demons incarnate, that much is true.
Your crybaby sister's overdependence on you is in itself a sin.
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My prince, my prince, I worry for you.
Upon your mind lies the burden of the little sister.
I despise the stress she puts you through.
Something must be done about that wretched splinter.
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My prince, my prince, why do you shout at me?
Am I not doing you a favor?
Shouldn't she be disciplined for her deplorable pleas?
Wouldn't you be happier if she improved her behavior?
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My prince, my prince, you need not apologize.
I admit what I have done was far from wise.
I can never resent you for the faces you give me, be it angry, sick or tired.
I can't say the same for that runt, who leaves much to be desired.
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My prince, my prince, the blood of your heinous aunt has been spilled, and you are the suspect.
But I remain your knight, so I shall do my best to protect you without question.
It delights me to witness your cute reaction when I take off my twin's mask, revealing to you my true face.
Such a shame that this moment has to end soon, as decided by fate.
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My prince, my prince, where have you disappeared to?
How I wish I could have joined you.
A demon grows within me, unabated without your light of benevolence to keep it at bay, and the creature is restless.
It shan't be long before I succumb to the darkness.
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My prince, my prince, a year has elapsed since your absence.
Your lack of presence is dismissed as yet another victim of God by the masses.
I need more than hopes, dreams and memories to keep myself tethered to Earth.
I yearn for your return.
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My prince, my prince, I hear your footsteps through my ears.
I feel your hand running across my hair through the breeze.
Even if the sight of you eludes me, I know you are here with me.
Never in my life have I ever felt this much glee.
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My prince, my prince, I have come to a startling revelation.
I think of the deaths and disappearances, including yours, and how all of them share the same connection.
I think of the deity's curse, of what I learned from eavesdropping, of what my other face and the elders knew.
My family has been pulling the strings, and I now know what I must do.
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My prince, my prince, I have begun to purge this kingdom of those that did wrong to you.
Uncle expires with chains for a noose, his wrinkly face ever so blue.
Onibaba perishes with the shock of her life when I strike her from the thickest shadows in the night.
My other face is no more than a prisoner unable to rob me of my world, secluded from Earth and behind bars in fright.
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My prince, my prince, taking down the masterminds of the village God's curse is not enough.
There is but one more villain that deserves a fate just as rough.
The little sister, that banshee who has done nothing but suffocate you time and time again in her ocean of tears.
It is only just for me to stab that feeble heart a thousandfold, to do so with a sickly sweet sneer.
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My prince, my prince, what have I done?
I only just remember how much you cared for her.
I know you'll give up on me now, just as I'll give up on myself.
And all that'll be left in this empty shell is the demon that has long since stirred.
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My prince, my prince…
My prince, my prince…
My prince, my prince…
My prince, my prince…