The Choices We Make (Snow White With Red Hair Fanfiction)

Chapter 5

The incident with Zen was behind me, but still nagging me in the back of my mind. I couldn't figure out what to do about any of it. I have learned more about him though. He was the second prince of Clarines, and his known for sneaking out of the castle. That's all I've managed to gather, which is pitiful.

"This heat is wilting so many flowers," my boss complained. It was Sora this time. The store was owned and ran by a married couple, Steph and Sora. They were a sweet couple that was as passionate about flowers as I was. "I don't know what to do with all of these." He sat a large armful of a variety of wilting flowers. They weren't bad, but to a point they couldn't be sold.

I thought for a quick second. "We should close some blinds to keep some of the heat out for the flowers already picked, then the plants should be watered more, one more time a day should be alright, it wooild be more to keep atay the heat then sustainance, so stay the water over them." I offered, sharing my knowledge about the beautiful plants.

Sora nodded his head and went to follow through with my siggestion. That just left the pole of alright wilted flowers. I shrugged at my idea, didn't want them to go to waste. I wove some into a flower crown and placed it on my head. "Steph" I called out to my boss who was sitting around in bordum.  "Would you like one?" I asked her, they were her flowers.

Seeing the beautiful work on my he'd caused her face to light up. "Akarozu, could you make more and go try to see them out in the market?" she asked of me with excitement in her eyes. That was easy enough.

It didn't take me long to construct a fair amount and pile them into a basket. I was just walking around the market place, unsure how to go about seeking them." Where did you get that flower crown?" one woman came up and asked me.

I perked up and put a smile on my face. "I'm actually seeing them, would you like one?" Of course she did. Quickly more and more came to buy some, from children, to women, to couples. All seemed to be amazed by my handy work.

I was down to one last one made of lilies and orchids.  "Do you happen to have one for me?" asked an all too familiar voice. I looked up to see my beautiful red headed sister. I squealed and pulled her into a hug. She happily gave one back to me. "Why did I need to learn you moved to Clarines through Zen, you could have told me yourself."

I smiled at her, setting the lsdt flower crown on her head. "I wasn't sure how to get in contact with you, living in the castle and all." She seemed to understand where I was coming from. "But why didn't you tell me Zen was a prince?" I asked on a hushed worried voice.

She gave me a worried smile. "I was scared of how you would react," she confessed. "You would be quick to worry and judge, which I can't blame you for. But Zen's different than all those nobles."

I looked to the ground, processing her words. "Had you told me at the village I would have challenged him to a duel, wagering who you would stay with, only to do anything to win. I'd been hiding my fear behind anger, something I've started to do." I started walking back to work, I wasn't getting payed to do nothing. "But here I count do that with out it seeming like a threat to a royal family. So all I have left to do is worry about you. The high class think they are above everyone and can do whatever they want, and you know this. They'll go to any means. I'm just scared of you getting hurt. But I know you're happy with him, even if everything is telling me he is only using you. So I'll do nothing but worry myself to death."

My sister reached over and grabbed my free hand as she walked by my side." Akarozu, " she sighed in pity. I couldn't blame her. With this topic all I deserve is pitty. "I want to stop your worrying, cause I want to spend the rest of my life with him. So I want you to be able to trust him. No, I just want you to know he's not like the nobles you're scared of."

I sighed as I pushed open th door to the place of which I work. " I'll try," I confessed to my sister, hesitantce in my voice.

" Akarozu, you're back, "Steph greeted me excidedly, "That was quicker than I thought it would be." I sat the basket down on the counter that held the envelope of money. "Who might this lovely young lady be?"

I turned to me sister to see her closely observing the flowers. "This is my sister Shirayuki," I introduced her. Both my bosses gasped. Was it really that unbelievable that I had a sister.

Sora came up behind his wife to get a better look at Yuki. "You should go spend some time with her," he told me suddenly, "You can have the rest of the day off."

I clocked my head in confusion. "Are you sure you don't need any help, I could even go tend to the fields?" I offered feeling bad about leaving the store to he two oft hem. They needed help for a reason, so they hired me.

They both shook their heads. "We can handle it," Steph assured me as they pushed both me and Yuki out of the store.

I looked to my sister with a shrug. "Guess I got the day off."

She smiled at me. "Then I guess you could come and learn more about Zen." I groaned. I wa shopping for a day or two to prepair, not thrown right into it.