Peasants and Royals

IV. A visit to the local tailor

"So, Sir Shikanoin told us to go to go to the local tailoring shop, I wish we knew where that was.." Shinobu sighed as she looked up to Itto who was walking next to her, "Ohhoho! So now you're calling him "Sir Shikanoin" now? Quite a surprise coming from you Shinobu! I thought you hated royals!" Itto smiled while looking at his friend, "I'm just calling him that for respect! No feelings or anything!" She looked up and saw a blonde haired girl with green eyes who looked like she worked for the delivery company that was in the territory, or kingdom they were in. "Hey, let's ask her about the tailoring shop! Maybe she knows!" Itto grabbed Shinobu's wrist and went up to the girl. 

"And let's see delivered the letters to Her Highness in the Kanjou Kingdom, delivered the King's dia- Ah! Umm, how long were you standing there!? You guys can't listen to these orders! T-they're umm, private! Only royalty can hear!" The girl panicked for a moment and almost dropped her order papers, "Umm, we weren't really paying attention to the orders." Itto looked confused, could the orders have been that important? "Oh, then what have you came her for, My name's Kirara, I work for the Komaniya Express. Wait, I've seen you two before! You two are Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu from the Kamisato Kingdom up north!" Kirara's eyes lighted up, "Anyway do you need help finding something? I heard the news about you guys ejected from the north, so I guess you're pretty new here." Shinobu facepalmed. She didn't want that type of news getting to any of the services that was between the Inazuman Kingdoms, "We need to find the tailoring shop, for the ball, that Her Highness planned." Kirara nodded and gave them the directions on a piece of paper. Itto and Shinobu thanked her and walked to the tailoring shop.

"Oh! Welcome, what do you need tailored today?" Another blonde girl with golden eyes turned around, "I don't think we've met, I'm Yoimiya Naganohara." She shook her hands with both of the peasants in front of her, "You guys are 30th customers today, must be because of that ball?" She chuckled, "Yes, we are" Itto smiled happily, "And it happened because of this big douchebag next to me." Shinobu mumbled under her breath. "I can definetly tailor you guys something! You guys in a relationship or going as friends?" Itto and Shinobu's faces were red, the both of them weren't making eye contact, "Oh, so just friends?" Yoimiya's face looked guilty, she didn't mean to make them uncomfortable, "Y-yeah, just friends." Shinobu looked down,  Almost got caught, I'm not ready to reveal them yet..   "Ok, it will be avalible around  7:00 in the morning tommorrow, be sure to pick it up then." Itto and Shinobu left while Yoimiya closed the shop and rubbed her forehead, "Better start working, though I could ask my assistant for help." 

"Itto, about what Yoimiya said I.." Shinobu looked up at Itto blushing, a bit. "Yeah? What about it?" He raised an eyebrow wondering what her comment was going to be, "Nevermind I'll tell you later. See you at tommorrow at Naganohara Tailoring?" Shinobu asked, "Yep! See you tommorrow!" They both left to go to their houses,

"Sara, if you can't find a husband during this ball, you're going to have to have an arranged marriage with Heizou."

"What? We only see each other as close friends nothing else!"

"Close friends? You know the reason why I hired him as your right hand man?"

"Because we were getting along that day, I suppose?" 

"You really aren't thinking, beacause me and Shikanoin's parents both thought it would be good for you to be married and produce an heir to the throne for when your brothers give the responsibilities to you!"

"Wh-what? Father I don't understand."

"Leave and see me when you've found a husband at the ball tommorrow."

"As you wish...."