The Princess and the Kaitou

Chapter 9

2 days later, it's Queen's birtday this time of night. The party is going smoothly. Many people start to greet her and giving her gifts. Some of the princes danced with her or even try to woo her.

Queen is getting annoyed, mentally. She just want to stranggled them but she don't want to get an outburst in her party. After finnish talking with the princes and princesses, she went to the gardens right next the ballroom. She sat on the fountain take a breather. Closing her eyes.

She suddenly felt a tap in her shoulder, she look behind her and saw a boy wearing a red suit underneath is a white vest with a blue shirt and a yellow necktie. She look up to see his face; familliar silver-blue hair and sky blue eyes. Queen wide eyes in realisation, it was...

"Is that you, Joker?"

"Heheh... yeah that's me..." Joker smirk

Queen stand up examined him, head to toe "So... this is what you look like without the mask, huh?"

Joker scratches his head nervously barely flushed his cheeks "Yeah... that's what I look like..."

Queen leaned in to Joker's face make him flustered, nervously. "Uhh?.... what..... are you doing?"

Queen step back squint her eyes, thinking, if she's right "Did you wear makeup?"

"Wah?... I-i'm not... wearing m-makeup.." he look away flustered

Queen smile teasingly "Oh really... and what's that little smudge on your left cheek"

Joker quickly covered his left cheek in embarrasment "Okay... you got me.. I wear makeup..." he sigh deeply as he continued, mumble "it's the only way to hide my scar on my face"

"A scar?... for real?... I thought the scar thing is just the part of the mask"

"It did part of the mask..." he said mumbly

Queen sigh grab her napkin and rub on Joker's left cheek.

"H-hey... what are you doing?"

"Get rid of that makeup... I just want to see the whole you" She explained with a bit of blush

Joker gazed at her then nodded, let her wipe his cheek. Queen finish wiping Joker's cheek, and look at him in stun when she sees a huge scar accross his eye. Queen trace the scar gently on to Joker's face.

"What happen..?"

Joker hesistate "Uhmm... I was shot from... a laser gun.... trying to saved a... " I'm not gonna tell her that girl is a witch... he thought and continue to explain".... uhm... a n-normal girl... held captive.... but... she's gone, including his twin brother..."

"Oh... that's really hard to cope... "

Joker nodded sadly "sometimes, I blame myself that I make them separated..."

"Separated....?"

Joker scratches his head, nervously "well... me and her brother switch places... I trying to trick my master that he thinks that I was him and he was me..."

"Oh... so you really was your fault" Queen muttered

"Hey!!... don't say that...!!" Joker pouted angrily "your supposed to comforting me..."

Queen crosses her hands with a huff "I know that... this is a revenge for tricking me from the first time we met"

Joker crosses his arms "Oh... trying to backfired me huh?... but it's make me like I want to fight with you again.."

"Wanna challenge?... Mr. Joker"

The start glaring each other, closely, clenching thier teeth. But they beggan to soften, when they stare at each others eyes. Blue mixed with yellow. The two start to lean in, close thier eyes, barely touch thier nose....

"Queen?!.." Someone called make them jolted, quickly facing away from each other, beating red.

"Queen... where are you?!"

Queen look at someone who called to her, it was her father. The king spotted her, and quickly walk to her without noticing the young boy.

"Queen.. there you are... some princes wants to wal-" he stop when he saw Joker "Queen... who's that boy?"

Queen quickly went to Joker side "Papa... that's my friend that... I like to invite..."

"Oh... that's your pen pal you talking about?" He said as he point to Joker

Joker arched his brow confused "pen pal-" queen quickly nudged Joker "Uh... yes... yes I'am...." stammered

The king crosses his arms with a serious look; like he's judging him, make Joker shrink in fear. "What's your name, boy?"

Joker nervously sweating, swallow in fear "I-i'm... Jack... Jack Jones, your majesty.."

The king eyeing him for a while "What happen to your face?"

Joker quickly covered his scar "Uhm.... it's an accident.... a bicycle accident" he lied, he just don't want the king to know the reason he got his scar.

The king nodded then he look back to her daughter "Queen.. you should go back to your party... some princes looking for you"

Queen shook her head "No, papa... I have to stay here acompany..... Jack, it's the first time he came like this kind of party... and he might get lost... you know how difficult this palace is..."

The king look at her daughter then he look at Joker then back to Queen. He sigh heavily "Okay... make sure your friend here.... is in best behaviour..."

Queen nodded "Don't worry... I can handle this.."

The king kiss her on the forehead as approval then he look at Joker in determine look make Joker shaking nervously in fear.

"It's nice meeting you Mr. Jones.." he said the leave

"It's also... nice mee.. ting you... your majes... ty...." Joker stammered as he watch the king leave.

Joker sigh in relief, felt his body more lighter "man... that's really scary"

"I've never seen papa react like that... he's not really like that when I talk to any boy" Queen suggest

"Maybe because your father knew them except me because he never see a guy like me" Joker explained as he crossing his arms

"Mhmm.. maybe..." Queen nodded and look at Joker "so.... Jack Jones, huh?... is that your cover up name?"

Joker scratches his in embarras, slightly blushing "Well... actually, it's my real name.... my real name is Jack Jones"

Queen blink in astonish "Woah... really?.... your name is kinda... suits you... because Jack is a mischief name you know"

"Oh...Heheh, yeah... thanks, princess and... uh... Happy Birthday"

Queen smiled "thank you... and it's Queen"

"Huh?"

"Don't call me princess anymore... call me Queen"

I kinda republish this because... this thing is broken... its start to mixing the chapters... and idk why?...