The Last Week Together (Part 1)

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A/N: this chapter will contain the story of a week prior to Katsumi's running away.

Izumi's Bed Chamber

Izumi was sound asleep with Katsumi beside her. Katsumi woke up to some noise outside the room and decides to check out the scene. She wore back her maid's attire and sighed at her un-appealing look.
"She managed to fall in love with me when I look like this? What will happen to her if she sees me in my usual princess attire? Oh my she might die from my beauty." Katsumi playfully smirked at the thought.

She comes outside the room to find Shoto and Ochako bickering.
"Why are you both bickering like an old couple?"
Ochako gasped at the disrespect and said, "What do you know?"
"Growing old with her? No thank you" Shoto said and this earned him a punch in the stomach from Ochako.
"What's the matter with you?!" "Just checking your alertness as a Royal Guard. You fail"
"Why you-!"
"Enough!" Katsumi yelled. "What were you two bickering about?" Katsumi asked.
"The Princess's birthday is 2 weeks away and we need to do something grand and special for her! The Queen put us up with this task!" Ochako exclaimed.
"We would still do it without being ordered. Anyways why are you coming out of the princess's bed chamber?" Shoto asked.
"Oh...I went to wake her up" Katsumi answered.
"I never saw you going inside recently" Ochako raised her eyebrow.
"What's all the commotion?" Izumi asked as she got out of the bed chamber.
Katsumi sighed of relief at the princess's arrival and went to greet her. Both Ochako and Shoto bowed down to pay their respects. Izumi nodded at them. "So what was going on?"
"Nothing princess" Ochako shrugged of the question and Izumi didn't pay mind to it.
"I'll get your bath ready" Katsumi said.
"No need for that. I am planning to visit a place" Izumi said as she smiled. Shoto perked at the mention.
"Princess could you be possibly talking about that place?" Shoto asked. Izumi nodded with a smile.
Both Ochako and Katsumi stood confused.

\\Fast Forward to a few hours \\
On a Stony path leading inside the forest

"We have been walking for a few hours already,When shall we reach?" Ochako whined. "You should have stayed then, why bother coming ?" Shoto commented. "What's it to you? I am here because my princess is here!" Ochako pouted. "Yeah she is everybody's princess!" Shoto stated the obvious. Both Izumi and Katsumi rode on a single horse with Katsumi behind Izumi.
^Who cares she is everybody's princess? She's my Izumi^ Katsumi pouted while gently hugging Izumi.
Izumi smiled at her cute partner when suddenly their horse stopped and neighed.
"This must be it! We are here!" Izumi announces upon reaching their destination- The Waterfall of Sorrow

Everyone looked in awe at the marvellous creation of nature. A waterfall towering at 7000 feet high and 30 feet wide. With water falling looking like white milk flowing.
"So what do you say? Isn't it worth all that journey?" Izumi said. Katsumi jumped off the horse and ran towards the waterfall with Ochako following her. "I guess she wanted to say 'it's worth it' to your question" Shoto said as he came near Izumi who dismounted herself. "I hope so" Izumi sighs.
The girls went in the water while Shoto took care of their needs. He lit fire and even started to make some smoked sweet potato. " Where did you get the sweet potatoes from?" "Oh these..." Shoto looked up to see a half naked Ochako in front of his eyes. "WILL YOU PUT SOME CLOTHES ON YOU IDIOT!" Shoto yelled and stormed off. Ochako laughed at his silly reaction. "You are telling me this boy has never seen a girl without a tunic on? I wonder what will happen if gets married" Ochako laughed at the thought. "Somebody is worrying about Shoto getting married it seems" Izumi teases Ochako. "Both you and I know princess that I am not interested him in that way. Also he is smitten with you" Ochako gasped after saying that and Izumi looked over to see Shoto in a distance banging his head on a tree trunk.
"Please forget I ever said that princess!"
  "Said what?"
"You seem to forget easily..." Ochako mummers.
"What was that?"
"Nothing!"
"Is there some food! I am starving!" Katsumi whined as she wore her dress. Izumi picked out a sweet potato, peeled it and spread some butter on it. "Here you go" Said Izumi as she gave the sweet potato to Katsumi.
"Princess let me serve you. Please sit down!" Ochako said and she picked out the sweet potatoes.
"Hey you! Shoto! Stop being a baby and come here!" Ochako yelled. Shoto obliged.

They all have some sweet potatoes. Katsumi whispered in Izumi's ears, "This is such a nice venue and we eat sweet potatoes?" Izumi smiled and said out loud, "Sweet potatoes are this kingdom's delicacy. And have a lot of  historical meaning to it"
"Sweet potatoes have what now?" Katsumi and Ochako asked.
Shoto sighs while Izumi laughs it off. "Princess I pray you, check into this girl's authenticity for this kingdom!" Shoto said as he points towards Izumi. "What the hell do you mean? Are you questioning my heritage?" Ochako looked heart. "No! I am questioning your education! Did you even pay attention in classes?" Shoto mocked Ochako.
"I was busy making money...so I guess I couldn't study" Ochako murmured. The group went dead silent.
"I am not from this nation so someone has to tell either way" ,Katsumi broke the silence.
"That's right, it's important to keep learning" Izumi said as she gives another sweet potato to Ochako to make her feel better.
"During the war between Galilee and Lockwood, this place was a place for our soldiers to rest. Sadly this was the place where my parents met for the last time. This place has both geographical and historical meaning for our kingdom. It's only 6 kilometres away from Lockwood and another 5 kilometres to reach the castle of Lockwood" Izumi explained.
Katsumi patted Izumi's back to comfort her. "It's alright, I don't particularly feel sad about this because of my very little memory of father. Often times I am disheartened to know about my mother's heartbreak" Izumi sobbed. The other three were shocked to see tears in her eyes.
"It's alright let it all out...we can only move forward after facing hardships" Katsumi said as she poured a glass of water for Izumi.
Ochako decided to clean the area in order to not face this situation.
Shoto on the other hand had no excuses to runaway from this situation. He had known Izumi all his life but didn't knew how to wipe away her tears. He could only sit and watch a new girl wiping away Izumi's tears. This left him baffled. He wanted to propose marriage but couldn't even provide an emotional support to his beloved. He stood up and decided to get the horses ready for the journey back to the castle.
"Are all your workers emotionally detached?" Katsumi bluntly said. "No...they have never seen me in such a state. Maybe they were startled." Izumi said. "Yeah sure. It's just like comforting a normal human like a family member or friend. What's there to be startled about?" Katsumi asked.
"I am their princess and there is a line between us. Galilee is all about maintaining one's composure especially in the royal family." Izumi explained. Katsumi sighed at the response and was fed up with this kingdom's rules. Just then Shoto approached and asked to return to the castle. They all trotted back home.

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⏰ Last updated: Sep 24 ⏰

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