The cursed prince

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"I need to talk to you about Kurama, the Wind's heir..." Itachi informed his cousin, who immediately dropped the frown on her face at the sight of the heir's face. A small smile crept on her face as she immediately recognized the look he had. It was a look of confusion and hurt, mainly a look that is longing for a partner, not just any partner but an intimate partner. Izumi took a hold of her cousin's hand, bringing Itachi's attention towards her. However, not wanting to jump into conclusions, she awaited for her cousin to continue telling her about his issue.

"I met Kurama in my last travel to the Wind Kingdom, he actually walked in on father and the Wind king's meeting but that doesn't matter, King Minato introduced Kurama to both I and father. You should have seen him, he is one of the most beautiful and rare people you would find in the world, such long vibrant red hair and sparking violet eyes would make you want to melt right into his arms-" Izumi coughed halfway through his day dream as Itachi was starting to trail off his explanation of his current confusion. Itachi blushed slightly at his cousin's knowing smirk as he twiddled his thumbs.

"Go on ~" she teased in a sing song tone causing Itachi to frown slightly at his cousin's antics, yet he continued on with his explanation. "Anyways, we were both excused from the kings office and I followed Kurama towards the library where we spent the whole day getting to know each other, he was such an amazing person, the beauty, the intelligence, the personality, everything was amazing! I was even told that Kurama doesn't act that openly to anyone other than his younger brother, and occasionally his parents, it made me feel really happy and weird, like my heart was about to burst out of my rib cage!" Itachi exclaimed as he attempted to explain how he felt towards his cousin.

Izumi listened closely to her cousin, noticing the change in mood, like a child changing mood when they open a Christmas present to find something they resent. Placing her hand on his, she attempted to comfort him and give him courage to continue his explanation. "But... When he arrived here this morning, he was all cold and distant, he was avoiding me like the plague, I-I felt really heart broken, I thought I did something wrong to cause such a reaction from him, but every time I tried to even approach him to apologize of anything I have done, he would just walk away and ignore me, like I wasn't even there," Itachi finished his explanation as he looked at his cousin with watery eyes, attempting to keep his tears in, but the emotions he was feeling at the moment stung him to no end.

Izumi immediately engulfed her cousin in a tight hug, letting him pour out his emotions onto her. She was really glad that Itachi trusted her and her brother. His parents would be furious, especially his father, if they saw a single tear escape the young heir. The life in the Fire palace is quite unfair, especially on the children of the current rulers. Both Itachi and Sasuke had to sacrifice their childhood for the sake of their kingdom. "Itachi, I could help you talk to Kurama if you want, we could lead him out of the hall and bring him here, don't worry about it, if what you said is true, someone probably told him something bad about you, I know you wouldn't do anything bad to hurt anyone innocent, especially the person you love," Izumi comforted as she allowed Itachi to relax into her grip.

Both the prince and Princess stayed together in the room, attempting to calm themselves down before leaving to confront the Wind's heir. Looking up at her cousin, Izumi smiled softly as pulled him off the bed, leading him towards the door. "Trust me, you two will be together before you know it," she laughed as she witnessed a small smile bloom on Itachi's face, immediately causing the room's mood to brighten as confidence started to bloom within the prince and princess. Itachi allowed Izumi to drag him away from his room and towards the hall, stopping just behind the pillar of the halls entrance, scouting the room for any sight of the Wind's heir.

"Do you see him?" Izumi asked of her cousin who shook his head in response, continuing to look through the crowd, looking for the red head, or just any sky blue uniform through the crowd. Taking a hold of her cousin, Izumi pushed her way through the crowed following the flow of red hair she seemed to have assumed was the heir. "Did you find him?" Itachi asked with hope as apologized to the people his cousin was soo boldly pushing in order to catch up to the red headed person.