Cinderella Express - Chapter 3

Jan 26, 2012 01:12

Title: Cinderella Express - Chapter 3
Pairing: Yama, Juntoshi, Aimiya, OhnoxOC?
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, crossover, crack, friendship, romance, mystery
Disclaimer: Own nothing. Story based on manga with the same title by Matsumoto Yoko. Arashi surely belongs to themself.
Summary: It all started when Ohno Satoshi visited his best friend Aiba Masaki, who became the new generation Cinderella by marrying King Kazunari of Imperial Kingdom. Suddenly Ohno’s ordinary and normal life turned complex. Full of political intrique, hatred, and also love triangle?!
A/N 1: This is a crossover of my favorite manga. The story basically comes from it with a little adjustment from me. I wish to take part in celebrating this Sho’s month. In the end I can't finish this mini series at Sho’s birthday. Well, I've already tried my best! I'll keep trying my best till the end of this series ^^ The Imperial Kingdom is just an imaginary kingdom, as also stated in the manga. So don’t try to look for it in the real world map ^^”
A/N 2: Un-beta ed. Sorry for any grammatical mistakes. Please be gentle to me.

Chapter 3

"It's a heart attack," said the Royal Family doctor calmly.

"Impossible!" said Satoshi quickly. "Please check her again doctor, there's something wrong-"

"I'm sorry Sir, but I'm an honorable Royal Family doctor. That's my professional diagnose," with that said the doctor walked away.

Aiba's expression turned sad again. "She's so pitiful. I think she's around the same age as us. I feel terribly bad in the last time of her life I yelled at him,"

"Don't you notice it? It wasn't a heart attack, Aiba-chan. She was poisoned!" said Satoshi.

Aiba shocked, his mouth open wide and gaped few times wordlessly. "B-but how'd you know?"

"Didn't you see the tea cup that broken on the floor? And her dying expression, clutching her throat so desperately? What the hell that was a heart attack?"

"But then what..."

"She sneakily drank the tea which supposed to be served to us. The tea must be poisoned. So she died in exchange for us," explained Satoshi full of conspiratory tone in each words. “That doctor must be on their side,”

“So that’s mean...”

“Because the ghost trick already useless, they plan to kill us. May be the time that’s just not right. They’ll do anything to get rid of us. The ghost trick still a soft act,” said Satoshi again. “Say, Aiba-chan, if there’s something happen to you and the king, who’ll get crowned?”

Aiba got silent for quite long. “Sho-chan...”

This time it was Satoshi turn got shocked.

“B-but he can’t be do all that. Between the Royal Family it’s only him who support our marriage,” Aiba got teary eyes and started to sob uncontrollably. “Only him...”

Satoshi could feel the sadness Aiba felt. “I’m not saying it must be Sho who did this. But all facts leads to him who’ll get benefit... AH!”

“What is it Oh-chan? Why do you suddenly scream like that?”

“I suddenly remember something’s scary,” said Satoshi weakly. His tanned skin face somehow got paler. “Usually bad guys won’t give up. They’ll try to poison us through drink or food. So that’s means...”

“We can’t eat in the palace anymore!” exclaimed Aiba when he got realized too.

“I-if I know it’ll turn like this I’ll just eat till die at the banquet, ugh!” said Satoshi full of regret. “Ah, I forgot there’s Rogreen who can try the food first for us.”

Rogreen who all this time just sat quietly beside the two got turn to be shocked.

“Aish, I’m just kidding Rogreen,” said Satoshi while preventing Rogreen from starting to run away.

That afternoon Satoshi spent his time walked around the market outside the palace. He ignored all the souvenirs seller and shop, and just went straight to the food one. In the end few minutes later he already brought two shopping bags full of food in his hands. But it might be because the two bags already full of food, when Satoshi walked a little unbalanced, one of orange fruit he bought fell to he ground.

“Ah,”

Someone then picked it up and gave it back to him. Satoshi recognized the face. It was the palace guard soldier, who showed him the way to Aiba’s chamber when he got lost the first time he arrived. “You are the one before,”

“Good afternoon. You can just call me Red,” said the man while handed the orange. He eyed the shopping bags full of foods in Satoshi’s hands. “ Is the food inside the palace not enough?”

Satoshi got embarrassed. It sure must be weird if you think that way. Red then volunteered to carried one of the shopping bags.

“I’m sorry you had to helped me bring this,” said Satoshi.

“It’s okay. I’m also on my way to the palace myself,”

“I didn’t see you back at the banquet the night before,” asked Satoshi curious.

“At that kind of times, a low rank soldier like me can’t be there,” answered Red simply. “By the way, how long do you plan to stay here?”

“Erm, I’m not sure. But may be quite long,” said Satoshi unsure. But then his shoulder grabbed by Red harsly.

“Don’t be! Yesterday, ah no, today you should just go back to your country,” said Red suddenly.

“Why...”

“I can’t tell you why, but here you just a nuisance.” Because you just spread false rumors.

Satoshi blinked for a few times. He couldn’t comprehend Red’s words. But then he asked Red to hold his other shopping bag he held, “Excuse me, help me hold this too for a moment,” then he used both his hands to slapped both Red’s cheeks.

“Don’t you know? I can’t just go home if Aiba-chan is in danger! Don’t misunderstood me!” said Satoshi angrily.

Red got shocked and just stared dumbly at Satoshi without a word.

Satoshi then grabbed both the bags in Red’s hands, “Give it back!” and walked away.

“Wa-wait! Wait a minute!” Red chased Satoshi and tried to stop him. “What do you mean by letting Aiba in danger?”

“None of your business!” answered Satoshi angrily.

Red got frustrated, but then at the corner of his eyes he saw a black car at high speed came to their direction. “Look out!”

“Wha-“ Satoshi got shoved by Red and they both fell at the paveside but survive.

“Are you alright?” asked Red while helping Satoshi got up. “What’s wrong with the driver?”

The black car which went by them already suddenly make a turn and came back to their direction at the same high speed. So Red realized something: the car wanted to hit them!

“NO! The food!” screamed Satoshi watched his food shopping bags and its containers scattered on the road.

“Forget the food! Your live’s more important!” said Red dragged Satoshi away.

“The food!” Satoshi kept trying to save his scattered foods.

“Ugh,” frustrated Red. He then shoved Satoshi harshly to a small alley there. “Just go inside! Hurry!”

When the two of them got inside the small alley, which is too small, so the car couldn’t chase them there and finally went away.

“Finally they give up,” said Red relieved.

Beside him, Satoshi still sobbed over his scattered food. “My food, sobs,”

“Here I give you bananas, just go back to your mountain!” said Red gave bananas he found on the road (may be the scattered one of the foods inside Satoshi’s shopping bags) and patted Satoshi’s head.

Satoshi felt as if he was treated like a monkey. “What the hell?!”

But Red cared less about Satoshi’s rage. It’s not me they’re after. He hasn’t realized my movement. So it means they’re after Satoshi? Damn it! It adds one more problem. It gets more complicated! Red thought.

Satoshi who oblivious about the danger situation he was at, still mourned over his foods. “Sigh, I have to start shopping again,”

“Hey, that car’s driver wants to hit you. Is there anyone you suspect?” asked Red.

“There is. But I won’t tell you,”

“Why not?”

“Because I don’t know you’re friend or foe,” said Satoshi calmly.

Red was taken aback at the reply. But the a small smile formed. “Just don’t make big mistake,” then he left.

“Wait,” Satoshi run chased Red.

When Satoshi got closer, on reflect Red cover both his cheeks in case he got slapped again.

“I can’t tell about this to you. But thank you for saving me earlier,” said Satoshi bowed.

Red watched Satoshi leaved hurriedly back toward the market in awed.

*

“Aiba-chan, I’m back,” said Satoshi when he entered Aiba’s chamber.

“You’re back! How’s out there outside the palace?” Aiba greeted him cheerfully. “I asked them to bring the foods here, so we can eat together.”

Satoshi showed an okay sign pointed at shopping bag he carried with him. While the food served at their table was really alluring, both Satoshi and Aiba just quietly eat the cheap hamburger and drank cola Satoshi bought at the market.

“The quality’s not too good,” they mumbled at the same time, commenting their cheap lunch.

“How about that? We supposed to still eat it though,” said Satoshi pointed at the high quality food the palace served them. “I’ll get rid some of it to make it looks like we’ve eat.”

Later Satoshi run around some quiet far away place full of big trees at the far part of the Palace garden. He looked around to make sure nobody saw him, and most of all the plastics bag of the high quality foods (which he and Aiba supposed to eat) he carried. He planned to bury it under the ground beside a big tree there. But when he started to dig the ground, a sound atop of him could be heard.

“What are you doing?” asked Prince Hiroshi who sat at the branch of the tree over Satoshi’s head.

“Ah! Go-good afternoon Prince Hiroshi. Erm, I just give the tree, uhm, some nutrition so it’ll have large fruit next year,” Satoshi lied.

“Hmm, I want to bury my lunch too then,” said Prince Hiroshi climbed down the tree.

When they finished buried the foods, Prince Hiroshi happily said, “Wah, next year there must be candies from this tree,”

“If there’re any you can tell me,” said Satoshi felt bad. This is not a fairytale after all.

“Hiroshi! Satoshi!” Prince Sho walked to them.

“Big brother!” exclaimed Prince Hiroshi happily then run toward his brother.

Satoshi didn’t really glad to see Prince Sho again though. Especially not when he just buried some evidence. This is bad!

“Must be fun to have friend to play together,” said Prince Sho smiling to his little brother.

“Yeah, we give nutrition-“ Prince Hiroshi couldn’t finished his sentences, because Satoshi quickly cover his mouth.

“Let’s say Prince Hiroshi, how about we play at my room? You can wear my yukata,” said Satoshi nervously.

“Let me come too. I’ll help with the make up,” suggested Prince Sho.

“No, you can’t!” said Satoshi hurriedly dragged along Prince Hiroshi away and leaved Prince Sho behind.

Prince Sho chuckled to see Satoshi antics. But then he saw the lump on the ground beside the tree. He thought back what his little brother said about nutrition...He then dug it and found a bag of foods and some candy bars. Confusion and some thoughts came to his mind...

*

“Satoshi-san!”

Satoshi turned to see who called his name and saw Lieutenant Matsumoto came to his direction rode a horse.

“Ah, it’s you Lieutenant Matsumoto,” said Satoshi with a smile unconsciously spread across his lips.

“Do you take a walk? If I may-“

“NO! Satoshi is playing with me now!” rejected Prince Hiroshi quickly.

“But, ah, I can’t win against Prince Hiroshi then,” said Lieutenant Matsumoto defeated. “Satoshi, next time please spare me some time of yours,”

Satoshi blushed. Is he asking me for a date?

“Jun... Jun... where are you?” Princess Riisa’s voice could be heard coming closer.

“Ah, the Princess come,” said Lieutenant Matsumoto sounded a little panicked. “Excuse me Satoshi-san, Prince Hiroshi, I’ll take my leaves first.”

When Lieutenant Matsumoto was out of sight, Princess Riisa came in view and saw Satoshi, She looked at him somehow angrily. Satoshi dared stared back, thought didn’t really understand why the Princess got angry with him.

Princess Riisa then turn to her little brother. “Hiroshi, you run away again from private tutor, don’t you? Your history tutor got angry at the moment, you know,”

“It’s because my French tutor keep complaining that you have no progress at all,” Prince Hiroshi pouted.

Embarrased, Princess Riisa snapped, “What?! Until last year, you still peed in your pants at night!”

“So what! Kids my age does that!”

Whatever, Satoshi thought bitterly and leaved the two sibling quarreled. He took a walk and stared at the clear blue sky. The winds blew some lemonade scents. In this peaceful looking kingdom, inside a part of the palace, there’s scary intrique...

*

“Your Majesty Aiba’s maid died?”

“The official report said it was a heart attack,” said the soldier in front of him.

Red bang his hands on his desk. “That official report is fake! Anyone know detail condition of the situation?”

“It happened when the maid brought tea for Your Majesty and the Japanese man,”

“Tea?” mused Red full of thought. “It seems we can’t wait the right moment. Alright, tell the others! We have to quickly set the date!"

“Yes, sir!”

“But we have to be careful. I can’t believe the enemy dare did something terrible like that,” said Red in the end.

The air around the Palace that night turned cold.

tbc

Author's note:

Happpy belated Birthday Sho-chan! Hope you'll be better Sho-chan but still the same Sho-chan we all know *wink2* and please give us more Yama moments at 2012 please... *puppy eyes* yes, it my bias here, but still, it's a nice wish, right? *wink again* So sorry I can't finish this right at your birthday *dogeza* Ganbatte! We'll keep supporting you~

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