An Arranged Marriage [Mitake Story]

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That must be Manjiro Sano! Emma looked all kinds of excited, the queen smiled softly. They all looked excited except the white-haired boy and her fiance. The prince looked at me like my entire existence was annoying! The audacity.

"Smile," the queen said when she saw her son's face. The prince ignored her and just walked over to me, close up he was kinda handsome. I bit my lip to stop myself from insulting his manners.

I fake smiled and he greeted me. Manjiro then sat down across from me. His sister, Emma seemed to notice his manners because she gave him a look that looked like it meant 'What was that!?' He just side-eyed her and she looked defeated.

I can't believe I'd be marrying this guy!

Whatever, it was lunch so I'll just focus on eating. There was green tea and miso soup, have I mentioned I love miso soup?

First, the king thanked me for marrying his son, I know I'm amazing! He complimented my manners. He was super kind! I honestly don't know how the guy, Manjiro, got these manners. The rest of his siblings seemed well-behaved, ugh my luck!

Finally, we started eating. So far this place was a lot better than my kingdom,

After lunch, my soon-to-be mother-in-law showed me the bedroom I would be staying in. The room was a delicate pink and white. There was a bathroom with both a shower and bathtub and a walk-in closet.

A huge mirror was on the wall and paintings decorated empty walls.

As expected, we discussed my wedding planning. The wedding would be in 2 weeks, we discussed theme colors, foods, outfits, and more. It was quite fun, but I can't believe I'll have to marry him...

Being stuck with this family isn't that bad, but I do miss my little sister. The queen said that I could visit my family whenever I wanted, which was nice. She then talked more about family traditions and that stuff.

Also, she mentioned that her mother was very self-centered, and would be coming to the wedding. Her mother also believed that Manjiro and I should have children by 20, I'll just ignore her. She can't be that bad!

After we came up with ideas to decorate the wedding. I've always dreamed of getting married since I was a kid. And if this was going to be my only wedding, I better enjoy it.

Our color theme is light pink and white. Flowers will decorate the walls and tables. Each table will have a white tablecloth and some candles. The wedding will be outside the palace in a garden that already has a pond, flowers, and bushes trimmed perfectly.

Manjiro didn't want to participate in wedding planning, oh well, at least it'll be to my liking. We'll decide more in the future.

Oh yeah, Manjiro's dad mentioned at the lunch table that we will have an engagement party 3 days from now. We'll be announcing to the guests about our wedding.

So... I have a packed schedule.

On Friday, I'll go try cake samples for the wedding. I'll also have to meet the prince and practice dancing with him because the king wants us to dance. Another request is for everyone to gather in the living room and try to bond.

My family and Manjiro's extended family will meet each other and we'll just talk.

On Saturday, we're going dress shopping. Perhaps we'll get some jewelry too, I love jewelry! Another thing is that we'll plan the engagement party and practice stuff like that so we look so in love, yuck.

I'm not that sure about Sunday, I do know we're planning to go to a church. I also know we will host the engagement party, that's all I'm aware of.

For now, I'll just get some rest for tomorrow.

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June 3rd, 1803, Friday

"Mmm~!" Strawberry cake has always been one of my favorites. Queen Sakurako looked delighted. I grabbed the paper towel a maid offered me, I thanked her and then wiped my mouth.

"I like the chocolate cake, I would like it for my wedding. Also, for the engagement, I would like the Strawberry cake, of course only if it's alright with you," I faced the queen.

"No problem!" She then talked to some people who looked like they were in charge of decorating. After, I followed her to the carriage. It was much easier to get in the carriage now, some maids insisted I wear a light-weight dress. I agreed if I had worn a super fancy dress I'd been burning.

The dress was white with light purple tulips on the fabric. I'm wearing a headband that has some white flowers. My hair is down which is rare, but the queen insisted on it. Not caring about fashion trends.

Once we got out of the carriage and inside the palace, we went into the dance room. There waited a man who had a very fancy outfit, there was also a piano.

Manjiro sat on a chair with his father while talking. We must be practicing the dance! The man finally spoke up, "Manjiro-sama, stand there," he pointed to the left side of the room. Manjiro got up from his seat and walked over there while his mother sat next to his father.

"Takemichi-Sama, sit there," he pointed to a chair on the right side of the room, I walked over and sat down. Finally able to relax my feet. The man then whispered something in Manjiro's ear.

Another woman entered, she dressed formally and had a serious look on her face. The man nodded to her and she walked over to me, "Takemichi-Sama, for the dance you will sit on a chair until Manjiro-Sama asks you to dance. You will happily agree, understood?" She asked.

"Yes ma'am," I replied. Then she walked away and said something to the person playing the piano. There was silence, the man then stood in the middle of the room, but not blocking me from seeing Manjiro. He held up his hand signaling the number 3.

He then held 2, and finally 1. Manjiro then walked over, and believe me when I say this, the fakest smile I've ever seen! It was hilarious but I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from laughing.

Then he stood in front of me, then the piano started playing. He held out his hand, "Would you like to dance?" I had to fake smile too, didn't I? Ugh.

I smiled, "Of course!" I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up. He brought me to the middle of the room where there was a carpet and a chandelier.

The music became slowed down as we got into position. I rested my arm on his shoulder and grabbed his hand. Manjiro put his hand on my waist and grabbed my hand, then the music became fast, perhaps a signal to start dancing.

He started moving us around, I followed his moves. During this the music had unnoticeably slowed down, then he twirled me around, and the music got faster.

Not going to lie, but he was surprisingly good at dancing. Throughout it all, I felt free. He spun me around like a princess, it made something in my chest tingle.

The song then slowed down, and so did his moves. Then everyone started clapping, the queen had tears in her eyes and we let go of each other.

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