Genre [fluff, Ririka, and Y/n are about 10-11 years old in this]
A/n: I tried to write this from a child's point of view. I had fun writing this! Hope I did good.
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It was a hot spring day, Ririka was wandering in her preschool playground, walking and kicking the little rocks she encountered in her path. Her clothes were dirty as well as her skin.
She was mad, very mad!
The other kids never wanted to played with her, instead, they bullied her: they pulled her hair, they took rocks and mud, and smeared her food with them. She never understood why kids were so mean. What did she do wrong? She tried to be as nice as possible, but they just didn't want to stay near her.
So there she was, standing all alone, no friends to play with.
She didn't realize, but in the meantime, she wandered a bit too far in the schoolyard, and ended up in a place she didn't know.
Tall trees stand above her, almost reaching the sky, shadowing her little figure. Bugs and butterflies fly around her, swinging to a silent song she couldn't hear.
Then she was hit by a realization:
She ended up in a fairytale! Sure, that was hit!
She was the brave girl who ended up in the forest and had to rescue the princess from the evil dragon!
She took a deep breath, swallowing her fear, and ventured deep into the small backyard, for her, a gigantic forest.
She took a big stick from the ground and followed a path of little purple flowers.
Sure, this will lead her to the princess! She just gotta follow the trail!
She discovered a lot of things!
For example, a little torrent of water, some little stone shrines, nests of small animals, and other things.
Finally, after some time, Ririka discovered a little garden full of flowers. Standing there, a child was looking at the butterflies with an astonished look in her eyes.
The princess!
The child looked away from the butterflies, having heard Ririka's steps: she turned around, her eyes pierced through Ririka's blue ones.
The albino girl felt somehow afraid but also curious at the same time, so she approached the girl.
"H-hi".
The small girl didn't respond, only continued to look at Ririka.
" D-do you hear me?"
"Yeah."
Ririka walked closer to the girl and sat on the ground near her.
"W-what is your name?" Ririka's little voice whispered in the air.
"I'm Y/n."
"Okay, I am R-Ririka".
The girl continued to look at the butterflies, ignoring the girl.
Ririka watched the girl, waiting for her to speak again.
"Alright, nice to meet you Ririka-chan" the child smiled at her.
Ririka immediately went red with embarrassment, she felt strange! Really strange! Why was her heart beating? Why did she felt so happy?
"Y/n...Are you perhaps a princess?"
The other kid looked at her surprised to begin called like that.
"Why do you think I am a princess?"
"Well, you're here all alone and you are really cute so you must be a princess!" Ririka exclaimed while balling her fist and throwing them playfully in the air.
"But if you are a princess, why there isn't any evil dragon around here?"
Y/n looked down shamefully, fat tears rolled down her cheeks.
"The dragons already hit me".
Ririka stayed silent, she didn't know what the girl meant but looking at her, it became crystal clear: the other kids hit her.
Y/n's skin was full of scars and purple bruises, her white clothes were dirty and there were even blood stains on them.
Ririka then realized that, as the prince, she had to save her princess from the evil dragons.
"Don't worry Y/n! I will protect you! I'm strong and brave so I'm your perfect prince! " Ririka exclaimed, confident in herself. She cupped Y/n cheeks and kissed her right hand, taking it as a prince would do.
From the little forest, some steps could be heard: it was a group of people or kids perhaps.
"Yo there, the weirdo and the shuttering girl together. What a surprise, it's a good thing you're here so we can beat you both at the same time!" a boy with short black hair said while cracking his knuckles, behind him there were two other boys.
Ririka assumed he was the group's leader, so she hugged Y/n protectively.
"Oy, get away from the weirdo, we're gonna crash her skull."
"D-don't come near her! Go away!"
"I'm sorry but who are you to say that to me? You are just a little idiot who can't speak without shuttering. Guys take her." The other two kids proceeded to pull Ririka's hair and punch her.
"Why are you doing this?!" Y/n broken voice yelled loudly.
"Because you don't know how fun it is to threat you idiots like this." the leader said while gripping Y/n hair and pulling her off the ground forcefully.
"Y-you are lying! You only do this because your parents don't love you!" Y/n replied.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY PARENTS?! REPEAT IT!"
From the corner of her eyes, Ririka saw Y/n get punches on her face and bleed.
Something snapped inside her.
Ririka took one of the kid's wrists and squeezed it till it bleeds.
"Ow, you idiot you hurt me!" the kid tried to throw a punch at her, but before the fist made contact with her face, Ririka blocked it and hit the kid with her elbow.
The other one was far too scared and shivered in a corner but Ririka made sure he didn't try anything weird and gave him a kick in the stomach.
The leader was far too busy to punch Y/n, too notice Ririka getting close to him. He felt a cold touch on his shoulder, when he turned around, blue glacial eyes pierced his soul.
In seconds, his nose got broken by Ririka's fist, he fell on the ground and held his nose tight.
"You fucker! You punched my nose!"
He heard a cold voice resonate through the air.
"Isn't it funny how you badly bully others but the moment someone punches you, you act like a little kid searching for his mommy?" she shifted and kneeled to the ground.
"If you touch me or my friend again, I will kill you."
The group of kids ran away scared, leaving Y/n and Ririka alone.
She turned to Y/n, her eyes remained cold.
"Ririka... THAT WAS SO COOL!"
"Huh?" She was getting praised?
"The way you punched that guy BOOM BAM!, and then you went killer mode! It was the coolest thing ever!"
From the bottom of her heart, a warm feeling spread through her chest, warming her.
"Since you saved me, I need to give you your reward! Come here!"
Ririka slowly leaned closer to Y/n and sat on the ground, waiting for her prize.
To say she was surprised would be unnecessary: she felt her cheeks begin cupped and her lips were smashed with Y/n's.
She kissed her!
When Y/n pulled away, Ririka cheeks were red as a tomato.
"W-w-w-why?"
" 'Cause that's what princesses do, isn't it?" Ririka could only nod, her throat felt dry.
"Ririka?"
"... Yeah?"
Y/n inhaled, to give herself courage. "You are my perfect prince."
Upon hearing this, Ririka went even more reddish than she already was.
"I-I-I am gl-glad."
Years passed, Y/n and Ririka didn't saw each other since.
Until...
Ririka saw a familiar h/c girl wandering around the school.
"Y/n?"
She was the same girl from that day.
Ririka's heart filled with melancholy and happiness.
"D-d-do you remember me?" even if her face was masked, Y/n could see right through it, the familiar face of Ririka appeared in her mind.
"How could I forget you...
my prince."
