KING ┊ Rui x Tsukasa ┊ Royalty AU.

19 || The girl in the bathroom

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"That was quite a... erm-" Nene stuttered.

"It's alright Nene, just say it." Tsukasa chuckled.

"That was one heck of a burp!" Emu giggled. Nene rolled her eyes.

"Oh, right. Pardon me." Akito wiped crumbs off of and around his lips. Toya couldn't keep his eyes off of Akito's messy face.

"Are you staring at me?" Akito questioned. 

Toya's cheeks turned bright pink. "Wh- of course not. I was staring at the wall."

"Yeah, right." Akito smiled at the flustered boy. Nene was busy looking at sheep outside of the window, while Emu kept on bickering on and on about her pet dog, ruffles. 

Akito tapped Emu on the shoulder, "Say, Emu was it? Could you get me an extra cup?" Akito asked her. Emu's eyes glittered.

She nodded her head, "Ay ay captain!" Emu jumped out of her seat and dashed happily towards the kitchen. Akito took this as a great opportunity to speak with Nene. 

"Hey, what's up." Akito shuffled his chair over right next to Nene's. She averted her gaze.

"What do you want." She groaned. Akito displayed a look of concern on his face.

"I can tell you're not feeling well." Akito leaned his hand against Nene's shoulder, "c'mon. you can tell me anything."

Nene shoved his hand away from her. "Don't touch me. And how am I supposed to trust you with my feelings?" She looked annoyed. 

"I understand. I'm just worried for you." Akito sighed. 

"We just met." Nene stood up, "I'm going to the bathroom." She up and left, leaving Akito pissed. 

"What a stubborn little girl." Akito muttered to himself. Toya heard what he said and looked at Akito with a puzzled expression. "Oh. It's nothing." Akito exclaimed.

"Okay... I trust you." Toya smiled. Akito looked more relieved. 

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Nene's POV.

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I stood up and left the orange-haired prince. He looked really mad. Heading towards the bathroom, I stumbled on a portrait of Tsukasa-kun, much younger, hanging on the wall.

He looked so... bright and bubbly. What was that stupid pose he was doing in this portrait? The clothes he was wearing were also really colorful. His father looked so happy... 

Wait.

Who are those other two women? Could it be...

His mother and sister?

I snapped out of it. I couldn't glare at it for much longer. I've always heard of Tsukasa-kun having a sister, but I've never seen her face. In that portrait she looked slightly younger than Tsukasa himself, and she had such pretty facial features... I wonder what happened to her. Maybe I should ask Tsukasa. Actually, no. Maybe I shouldn't.

After finally figuring out where the hell that bathroom was, I opened the handle, only to find it jammed. I knocked on the door, but no reply. I then resulted to slamming my body against the door, trying my best to get it open.

A quiet voice from behind the door whimpered, "go away..."

A voice? It was a girl... she sounded like she's been crying for quite a long time. How did she get in here?

I quietly knocked on the door. "Hey... who's in there..."

No reply.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

Still, no reply.

I looked behind me and saw a crowbar sitting inside of a glass cabinet. I grabbed a stool and placed it steady in front of the cabinet, then climbing on top of the stool. I still couldn't seem to reach. I got on the tip of my toes, until I could finally grip my tiny hands onto the handle of the cabinet, and opened it. I grabbed the crowbar.

I set the foot of the crowbar and slid it under the door. I heard the girl let out a gasp.

I pulled and pushed as hard as I could, and then all of a sudden the door broke down. 

Sheesh, they really should put more effort in making these doors more sturdy...

I dropped the crowbar and ran inside. I scanned the entire room and didn't see any traces of a human being. I also really needed to pee and decided I wouldn't take the risk.

"Hey, is somebody in here...?" I quietly muttered. "It's just me... Nene..."

From behind the bathroom sink, I saw small hands grip onto the edge. Following the hands, a small head peeped through. She had long, wavy blonde hair with pink tips and sparkly pink eyes. She had dirt on her clothes, and they looked kind of worn out. 

It couldn't be.

There's no way it could be...

Tsukasa's sister?