An Arranged Marriage

To the Kou Empire

A/N: Sorry for being gone so long, things were getting a bit frantic and I had planned to write on the weekend but I was having a few problems (don't worry about it now). 

I have to say I'm actually really excited for this story and if you were curious, I am going with the storyline. 

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You sat in front of your father as he spoke of the upcoming events to you. Concerning the man from last night, you couldn't find out anything else much to your frustration. Not to mention your father didn't seem to care about your sister's recent death but it's not you could do anything about it.

Your father had been pacing around his desk for some time until he turned to you, "well, as the passing weeks have shown this marriage seems to look like a successful one," he said with a smirk on his face, "now, Y/N, it's time to take this a step further. For the next few weeks, you will be staying in the Kou Empire to get ready for the wedding. Do you understand?" He asked, giving you a pointed stare. 

You resisted the urge to roll your eyes, it's not like you could protest against this as it was your burden to bare as a princess. "Of course father. May I be dismissed now?" You asked. 

He nodded and you stood up with a small curtsy to your father, before you left you asked him one more thing, "will Kazue be accompanying me?" You asked, your fists clenching into your skirt in fear that he might decline. 

He turned to you with a raised brow, "I don't have time to answer idiotic questions, of course, he will," he said while rolling his eyes.

You nodded and quickly left the room, you leaned against the door and let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness," you breathed out. 

You took a small look around the halls and rolled your eyes at the sight of your sisters hiding behind a corner, they weren't very subtle when it came to stuff like this. It was clear that they were still jealous of your situation. You clenched your fists and held back tears that were threatening to come, 'it's not like I wanted to be sold off like cattle, damn brats.'

You quickly wiped your tears away as you heard footsteps coming by, "Princess, are you alright?" They asked.

You looked up to see Kazue looking at you. You gave him a bright smile, "I'm fine. Come on Kazue, we have to get ready for our journey to the Kou Empire," you said, walking past him to get to your room. 

He smiled, "No need to worry, everything has been taken care of. All you have to do is get on the ship tomorrow."

You let out a light chuckle, "I can always count on you, can't I Kazue?"

"Of course, Princess."

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You leaned your head against your palm as the sound of rushing waves came to your ears, as of now there wasn't much to do. You had tried finding out more about Ren Kouen but nothing came up, not even a painting someone might've done.

The Emporer of Kou was a frustrating man with his tradition of the bride and groom not being able to see each other until the wedding. As bad as it sounded, you only hoped he was at least good looking and not like that scum from Balbadd. Your first encounter with him didn't end well.

You shook it off as your mind drifted off to what he might look like, rumors described him as a tall, well-built man with narrowed red eyes to compliment his red hair. As a picture came to your mind you felt a blush rise to your cheeks, 'I can't believe I'm having thoughts like this...!'

You frantically shook your head, 'that's enough! A princess of my caliber shouldn't be thinking of these things!' You thought as you tried to get rid of the blush resting on your cheeks.