The Sharp Prince and the Soft Pauper

Chapter 10: Planning To Embark

Izuku woke up from his sleep and watched the prince that slept next to him. It was crazy how much had changed in such a short time. Not too long ago, he hated the royals more than anything. Now he was going to be joining them to find out the truth about what had happened to his father. Not to mention that he was going to marry one, Prince Eijiro Kirishima no less. Izuku sighed as he went to the room next door. He got dressed and prepared a backpack. There were somethings that he would need to bring with him for the trip. As he finished getting ready, he heard someone approach from behind. As he turned to see who it was, he was caught in a hug and kissed. Izuku sighed, "Prince Kirishima, don't sneak up on me like that." Kirishima just smiled brightly, "Why not? I mean, we are getting married after all. By the way, call me Eijiro." Izuku looked away as he blushed. He went back to his preparations. Kirishima looked at him, "What are you doing?" Izuku replied, "I'm getting ready for our trip to the central castle. From here, it'll be a two day trip by carriage, if we don't meet any unexpected obstacles. Wait, we also have to account for everyone that'll be traveling with us. We can't take one of the royal carriages even though they are faster, but they'll be noticed for sure. We might get attacked by bandits. And if we take security, everyone will know of our plan. So we have to be ready to defend ourselves. Even if we made it to the capital in a royal carriage, they'll take us to the king and he'll know we're here. So yeah, we take a normal carriage. It'll take a little bit more time to get there, but it's safest. Wait, we need to think of the royals. They'll get a lot of attention. And what if they aren't allowed or if their parents ask where they are going. It has too many issues. We have to give everyone disguises. It's best for them to go unnoticed. But wait, how will we manage to pay for our stays at the inns. We can't take too much money or else that'll get us noticed and robbed. We can't sleep outside because if someone finds out the royals slept outside, they'll probably retaliate. So we need to take enough money to by at least a few rooms. Each room will have to house two people to save costs." Kirishima tapped Izuku's shoulder, breaking him from his mumbling state. Izuku blushed when he realized that he had been mumbling in front of Kirishima. Kirishima simply smiled, "Izuku, don't worry about it. If we sell some stuff, we can make money while we're on the road. Beside, Iida said he knew someone who could get us a carriage that would get us there in as much time as a royal carriage." Izuku stared at the prince, "Wait, you'll be selling some of your stuff? I can't let any of you do that. Not for me. I'll pay." Kirishima chuckled, "No, no. It's okay. We want to help you in any way we can. We were the ones who thought of this idea. We'll take the blame if things go south. They'll go easy on us, but not on you. We want to find out the truth too." Izuku cried at Kirishima's words and hugged him tightly. Kirishima hugged him back. They stayed like that for several minutes before Izuku managed to regain his composure. He had a serious look on his face now. He turned to Kirishima, "We need to find out the truth. I need to stop the royals from doing the same thing again. But I also don't want to destroy their lives. If possible, I want to save them too. We have to find a way to do that." Kirishima was a bit shocked that Izuku was worried about the royals, but figured it was a part of the real Izuku. He grabbed the pauper's hand and said, "Let's go. The others are waiting in the castle. It's time that we uncover the truth about your father."