[ROYALTY/MODERN AU] the princess of inazuma had never been seen before by anyone other than the trusted residents of the castle. all she ever wanted to do was connect with people, but due to her sheltered lifestyle, she had never been able to. well...
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VII. A SMOOTH VOICE
when you returned home in the near evening, you were greeted by kaeya and ordered to attend dinner in the dining hall. after placing your belongings safely in your bedroom and correcting your attire, you finally joined your family for a meal. and it was awful.
"and how was school?" ei questioned before taking a bite of her high-quality meat. "you must've loved it, considering how late you are."
you cleared your throat and clasped your hands together in your lap under the table, "it's quite a journey from here to school, ma'am..."
"alright then," she sighed. "kunikuzushi, are you ready for your meeting with the lawrence family this weekend?"
"yes," he rolled his eyes and poked his food with his fork.
"good," ei nodded. "make sure to be on your best behavior. we need this marriage with eula to go smoothly."
"it won't go too smoothly if he keeps making googly eyes at mona," you mumbled under your breath, though scaramouche heard you perfectly since he was sitting beside you. he slammed his elbow into your arm in response and you winced, rubbing the spot of impact.
"i don't like mona," he scoffed.
"yeah, sure."
"don't get into an argument now," yae warned. "eat your dinner."
scaramouche muttered incoherent curses to himself and continued to satiate himself. meanwhile, you straightened your posture and did your best to ignore the piercing gaze scorching your skin. from the corner of your eye, you peeked at the queen to see that she was... displeased.
"i apologize," you said.
"y/n, take your elbows off the table," ei ordered.
you hadn't even realized, but your elbows were resting on the table as you picked up pieces of food with your silverware. you cleared your throat and followed her command, uncomfortably shifting in your seat.
"so... were your classes as terrible as you assumed them to be?" yae asked, shattering the previous silence that accompanied ei's strict voice.
"i... suppose not," you answered, staring down at your plate.
she smiled and nodded, "good."
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as you stepped out of the car, you proceeded in figuring out all the functions on your new phone, which yae gifted to you. because you were so engrossed in the screen, you accidentally bumped into yoimiya, who'd been waiting for you outside of the school building.
"oh! sorry," you yelped, rushing to stuff your phone in your pocket.
she gave you a heartfelt grin, "no problem! so you got a phone?"
