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You never expected your father to give you away as the bride for the first prince of Kou, Ren Kouen.
You'd never even met, let alone seen the man but now you were already getting ready to beco...
A/N: Sorry to keep you all waiting. It's finally happened~! The wedding~! And more of Kouen's thoughts. Just saying now all of the Kou sisters I use here, their names are not canon but I found a post contributing to their possible personalities and names (which I realize is something we probably won't get anytime soon) on Tumblr.
If you guys are too lazy to look for it (no shame in that) I made a (shitty) collage of all the princesses with their names in order. All credit goes to that link from Tumblr and remember that none of this is actually canon. Also, the reason why it starts at two is because Hakuei is the first princess.
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You sat in front of the mirror, your red gown spilling down to the floor as you gazed at yourself and the eccentric jewelry you had on. 'They must really want this to be something special,' you thought to yourself. You almost wanted to grab the jewelry and toss it onto the ground, the feelings of all of this had set in. All the feelings of dread and sadness, the thought of being another princess used for political purposes didn't sit well with you. Not to mention the main reason why this happened, but you'd rather not remember.
You sighed, at least you had Kougyoku. Either way, it still hurt, especially when you thought of her being used for purposes like that as well. You stood up and looked out a window to see all the preparations coming together. You had to admit, you imagined this to be a happy day with a man you loved. Unfortunately, that dream lay in the dust like all the others.
Your thoughts are soon interrupted when Kazue comes in, "my Princess, it seems that some have insisted on meeting you," he said, standing in front of the door.
You rose a brow but said nothing. You wondered what he meant by some, but didn't question it. You only turned back to the mirror, looking at yourself at every possible angle. You sighed and closed your eyes for a moment only to open them once more to see six girls with similar features to Emperor Koutoku.
You yelped in surprise, "u-um, if I may ask, who are all of you?" You asked. Although, with the fancy looking attire they had on you had to guess that they were imperial princesses. One thing stuck in your mind was, did Koutoku really have that many kids?
A very mature and regal princess stepped forward with a small smile etched onto her lips, "I am Kouko, the second princess of Kou and these are my sisters," she said while gesturing behind her.
She gestured to each of them as she said their names in order; Kouran, Kounami, Kouzue, Kouhana, and Kourin. It was clear to see that each of them had been married, both by the ring on their finger and with the way that they carried themselves. They carried themselves with silent grace as if they could never speak when their husband was around. It scared you to see that. You only hoped you wouldn't be the same way when you got married.
