Oukoku: Chapter 17
Here it is Chapter 17! I can already tell this story is almost over lol XD Enjoy!
~Chapter 17~
Nori was silent as she walked down the path with Yori. ‘How do I come out and ask...’ Nori wondered.
“So what did you want to talk to me about Nori-chan?” Yori questioned trying not to look back at Aiba.
Nori sighed, ‘well that’s one way.’ She thought mentally shaking her head. “Ano…did you feel jealous seeing me with Nino-san?”
Yori stopped walking and stared at Nori before shaking her head and walking on. “A little bit…demo it’s not what you think.”
Nori was confused, “Huh?”
Yori sighed, “When I was younger…Nino-san and I had a thing…demo my heart wasn’t really into it.”
Nori looked sad, “oh.”
“Iie!” Yori said grabbing Nori’s hands, “Dozo Nori, don’t think I took advantage of him…I really did love Nino-chan, demo…” Yori looked back at where Aiba was with Nino. “I…fell in love with someone else.”
Nori’s eyes went wide and she too looked towards the guys, “Aiba-chan!” she yelled when Yori hit her.
“Hai, Aiba-chan…” she sighed, “Remember when I told you that I met all the princes except for two of them?”
“Ee.” Nori said nodding her head, “What about it?”
Yori let go of Nori’s hands and looked to be back in a memory.
“I was walking to meet Nino, when I saw Prince Aiba-chan walking with a guard, I heard from Nino that Aiba had problems at birth and he was always suppose to have someone with him...I didn’t know what it was demo…it made me want to say something to him.” Yori paused and smiled, “Aiba-chan is older than me and saw that I was following him and his guard…I don’t know how but Aiba gave him the slip and pulled me into a room, and we started to talk.”
Yori smiled sadly now, “He told me he didn’t have many friends because everyone thought he had a contagious health problem…and he always wanted at least one friend so he said will you be my friend? And I nodded and said yes…Aiba-chan and I talked almost as much as Nino-san and I use to…demo Nino-chan was always busy worrying about King Satoshi and the kingdom…I guess it was sort of selfish of me to want more of his attention…demo…as I grew closer to Aiba-chan the further I grew away from Nino-chan…and then…”
“Nino pulled me out of the hallway one day when I was going to see Aiba-chan and kissed me, and telling me he loved me…I couldn’t tell him I loved his brother...so I ran.” Yori said, “I feel so ashamed, demo…I knew I didn’t love Nino like I use too…”
Nori nodded and patted Yori on the shoulder, “Daijobu Lady Yori, you can’t help who you fall in love with.”
“I know…demo Nino forgot me when he was working so hard with King Satoshi that I feel as if Maybe Aiba-chan forgot me as well.” Yori said sadly, “He might like you.”
“EH?!” Nori said loudly throwing up her hands, “I don’t think so…”
Yori raised her eye brow, “How can you be so sure?”
Nori looked thoughtful, “Yoku, I said my name was Nori…so maybe he was thinking about Yori…when he asked me to be his friend.”
Yori sighed, “I don’t know…I mean why did he say now we could be friends…when we were all together in that room?”
Nori eyes widened with realization, “He remembers!”
“Eh?” Yori asked,
“Come on Lady Yori!” Nori yelled grabbing her arm and pulling her back towards the guys.
~*~
Nino glared at Aiba waiting for an answer.
“I’m going to ask her to turn down Ohno-chan’s offer of marriage.” Aiba said grinning.
Nino looked down, “Nani? Why would you ask her to do such a thing?”
Aiba smiled at the ground, “I’m in love with her.”
Nino grabbed Aiba, “You can’t be in love with her because you just met her.”
Aiba looked confused, “iie…I met her a long time ago. Yori-chan was my first ever friend, she was nice to me when everyone sunned me because I was sickly…She talked to me and made me laugh, I promised myself if I ever met her again I’d marry her.”
“I won’t allow it Aiba.” Nino said darkly, “I’m in love with Yori.”
He bumped into Aiba as he passed him and angrily went back into the castle. Aiba watched him go with a frown on his face.
‘You can’t make someone fall in love Nino.’ He thought making a fist, ‘and I will fight for Yori…even if it’s against you brother.’
~*~
Sho walked angrily though the halls unable to believe how selfish his brother had become.
‘Noriko…I must see her…maybe she’s still in the gardens.’ Sho thought and rushed back to the gardens.
~*~
Nino was frustrated as he walked through the halls when he bumped into someone.
“Watch where you’re going!” he yelled, stalking past the person.
The person got up and yelled back, “Look who’s talking!”
Nino turned and glared at the person and noticed it was a woman, one of Mizumi’s Ladies.
“How dare you talk to me that way?” Nino yelled grabbing her. “Do you know who I am?”
“A spoiled brat that needs manners!” she yelled back snatching her arm away and slapping him. “Don’t you DARE handle me like that again!”
Nino glared at her before rubbing his cheek, “Who are you?”
~*~
Takeo was worried, he knew he should be at his post but he had to find his father. He walked down the hall way when he spotted him talking with one of his servants.
“King Koji.” Takeo yelled running over to him and bowing. “A word please.”
Koji smiled at his servant and watched as they walked away his smiled turned into a scowl. He picked up Takeo by the back of his collar and threw him into his room.
“What did I tell you about speaking to me?” Koji yelled angrily, “I told you no one must found out I sired a bastard!”
Takeo nodded, “I know…demo, I don’t know who I’m looking for exactly so I can finish the job.”
Koji glared at his son, “She is a lady to my oldest Princess Yori, you’ll know it’s her and when you find her finish the job…I mean it Takeo you screw this up and I’ll kill you…Son or not.”
Takeo Swallowed and nodded, “Hai Chichi-san.”
Koji rolled his eyes before actually kicking him out of his room.
~*~
Ohno was sitting at his desk with his hands laced in front of him, he was in deep thought as he stared into space.
‘Why am I doing this?’ he wondered, ‘I know I don’t love Nori…demo I want to have her above every other girl I saw in court…why am I so interested in her…’
He was brought out of his thoughts by light knock at the door. Before he could tell them to go away Mizumi walked in with her head bowed.
“Ano…King Satoshi, I know you are busy…demo…May I have a word with you?” she asked quietly.
~TBC~
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~Chapter 17~
Nori was silent as she walked down the path with Yori. ‘How do I come out and ask...’ Nori wondered.
“So what did you want to talk to me about Nori-chan?” Yori questioned trying not to look back at Aiba.
Nori sighed, ‘well that’s one way.’ She thought mentally shaking her head. “Ano…did you feel jealous seeing me with Nino-san?”
Yori stopped walking and stared at Nori before shaking her head and walking on. “A little bit…demo it’s not what you think.”
Nori was confused, “Huh?”
Yori sighed, “When I was younger…Nino-san and I had a thing…demo my heart wasn’t really into it.”
Nori looked sad, “oh.”
“Iie!” Yori said grabbing Nori’s hands, “Dozo Nori, don’t think I took advantage of him…I really did love Nino-chan, demo…” Yori looked back at where Aiba was with Nino. “I…fell in love with someone else.”
Nori’s eyes went wide and she too looked towards the guys, “Aiba-chan!” she yelled when Yori hit her.
“Hai, Aiba-chan…” she sighed, “Remember when I told you that I met all the princes except for two of them?”
“Ee.” Nori said nodding her head, “What about it?”
Yori let go of Nori’s hands and looked to be back in a memory.
“I was walking to meet Nino, when I saw Prince Aiba-chan walking with a guard, I heard from Nino that Aiba had problems at birth and he was always suppose to have someone with him...I didn’t know what it was demo…it made me want to say something to him.” Yori paused and smiled, “Aiba-chan is older than me and saw that I was following him and his guard…I don’t know how but Aiba gave him the slip and pulled me into a room, and we started to talk.”
Yori smiled sadly now, “He told me he didn’t have many friends because everyone thought he had a contagious health problem…and he always wanted at least one friend so he said will you be my friend? And I nodded and said yes…Aiba-chan and I talked almost as much as Nino-san and I use to…demo Nino-chan was always busy worrying about King Satoshi and the kingdom…I guess it was sort of selfish of me to want more of his attention…demo…as I grew closer to Aiba-chan the further I grew away from Nino-chan…and then…”
“Nino pulled me out of the hallway one day when I was going to see Aiba-chan and kissed me, and telling me he loved me…I couldn’t tell him I loved his brother...so I ran.” Yori said, “I feel so ashamed, demo…I knew I didn’t love Nino like I use too…”
Nori nodded and patted Yori on the shoulder, “Daijobu Lady Yori, you can’t help who you fall in love with.”
“I know…demo Nino forgot me when he was working so hard with King Satoshi that I feel as if Maybe Aiba-chan forgot me as well.” Yori said sadly, “He might like you.”
“EH?!” Nori said loudly throwing up her hands, “I don’t think so…”
Yori raised her eye brow, “How can you be so sure?”
Nori looked thoughtful, “Yoku, I said my name was Nori…so maybe he was thinking about Yori…when he asked me to be his friend.”
Yori sighed, “I don’t know…I mean why did he say now we could be friends…when we were all together in that room?”
Nori eyes widened with realization, “He remembers!”
“Eh?” Yori asked,
“Come on Lady Yori!” Nori yelled grabbing her arm and pulling her back towards the guys.
~*~
Nino glared at Aiba waiting for an answer.
“I’m going to ask her to turn down Ohno-chan’s offer of marriage.” Aiba said grinning.
Nino looked down, “Nani? Why would you ask her to do such a thing?”
Aiba smiled at the ground, “I’m in love with her.”
Nino grabbed Aiba, “You can’t be in love with her because you just met her.”
Aiba looked confused, “iie…I met her a long time ago. Yori-chan was my first ever friend, she was nice to me when everyone sunned me because I was sickly…She talked to me and made me laugh, I promised myself if I ever met her again I’d marry her.”
“I won’t allow it Aiba.” Nino said darkly, “I’m in love with Yori.”
He bumped into Aiba as he passed him and angrily went back into the castle. Aiba watched him go with a frown on his face.
‘You can’t make someone fall in love Nino.’ He thought making a fist, ‘and I will fight for Yori…even if it’s against you brother.’
~*~
Sho walked angrily though the halls unable to believe how selfish his brother had become.
‘Noriko…I must see her…maybe she’s still in the gardens.’ Sho thought and rushed back to the gardens.
~*~
Nino was frustrated as he walked through the halls when he bumped into someone.
“Watch where you’re going!” he yelled, stalking past the person.
The person got up and yelled back, “Look who’s talking!”
Nino turned and glared at the person and noticed it was a woman, one of Mizumi’s Ladies.
“How dare you talk to me that way?” Nino yelled grabbing her. “Do you know who I am?”
“A spoiled brat that needs manners!” she yelled back snatching her arm away and slapping him. “Don’t you DARE handle me like that again!”
Nino glared at her before rubbing his cheek, “Who are you?”
~*~
Takeo was worried, he knew he should be at his post but he had to find his father. He walked down the hall way when he spotted him talking with one of his servants.
“King Koji.” Takeo yelled running over to him and bowing. “A word please.”
Koji smiled at his servant and watched as they walked away his smiled turned into a scowl. He picked up Takeo by the back of his collar and threw him into his room.
“What did I tell you about speaking to me?” Koji yelled angrily, “I told you no one must found out I sired a bastard!”
Takeo nodded, “I know…demo, I don’t know who I’m looking for exactly so I can finish the job.”
Koji glared at his son, “She is a lady to my oldest Princess Yori, you’ll know it’s her and when you find her finish the job…I mean it Takeo you screw this up and I’ll kill you…Son or not.”
Takeo Swallowed and nodded, “Hai Chichi-san.”
Koji rolled his eyes before actually kicking him out of his room.
~*~
Ohno was sitting at his desk with his hands laced in front of him, he was in deep thought as he stared into space.
‘Why am I doing this?’ he wondered, ‘I know I don’t love Nori…demo I want to have her above every other girl I saw in court…why am I so interested in her…’
He was brought out of his thoughts by light knock at the door. Before he could tell them to go away Mizumi walked in with her head bowed.
“Ano…King Satoshi, I know you are busy…demo…May I have a word with you?” she asked quietly.
~TBC~
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