1 X Dynasty~The Meeting

~Nana Hijiri POV~

Hi! I'm Nana Hijiri, 12 years old from X Dynasty. I am the youngest child of Nao Hijiri, the bravest general of X Dynasty and Naomi Momosaki, the most beautiful woman in capital during her childhood days. Me and my whole clan live in the capital. I am known in the capital because of my happy-go-lucky personality. I always wear a pink kimono. But soon enough, I want to change my outfit into either haori or hakama.

Even if I am the only daughter in our family, I train hard in martial arts everyday to defend myself, I hate to be protected by my family. I don't want to be a disgrace to my family for being a weak child of the bravest general. Plus, I want to be a warrior just like my father and my eldest brother.

One day, as I train in my training spot, I feel like someone is staring at me. I stopped training and look around. I observed my surroundings before I speak.

"Hello,anyone here? Come out now,please" I stated in a friendly manner. Nothing or rather nobody came out.

A minute later, a boy about 3 years older than me fell down on a tree, disturbing all the creatures living near the said tree. "Hey are you okay? What are you doing at the top of the tree?"

I approached him while asking him worriedly. He has black hair with blue eyes, wearing very ordinary kimono. Based from what he is wearing, I guess he is from the poor family. Everything in him was ordinary.

The look in his eyes, his intensions are very clear,he hide nothing. He is a good guy, seems like he wants to be a friend of mine.

"...Yeah I guess I am okay....Ohh hello young lady! I noticed that you train hard here everyday so I want to be a friend of yours." He smiled brightly at me. So I am right, his real intension was to be a friend of mine. I stare at him for a while.

".....Ohh I am sorry, I am being rude to you, Your Grace" the guy from earlier stated again.

"Uhhh, you did nothing wrong and please don't call me 'Your Grace' again, Sir" I trailed off.

Silence......

"Ahh I remember, I am Nana Hijiri. What is your name?" I asked him, breaking the silence between us. "Ah! How rude of me, not introducing myslef. I am Kai Suzuki, 15 years old. I live here in mountains." He said.

I tried to reach for his hand. But he stepped back, making his hands farther from me than before. "I am sorry, I can't shake your hand. My hands are dirty. Also, my parents told me that it is rude to hold or shake the hands of the rich, especially to this beautiful young lady." He said, I was taken aback by his statement.

It is true that his hands are dirty,but I want to shake his hand.

"No, it's okay. Since we are friends, you can shake my hand" I told him.

He took my hand and shake it. His large hands are fit to my small ones. I blushed when he hold my hand, but I quickly look away to hide my blush. His hands are so soft.

We stayed like that for a minute. Then he quickly pulled away his hand. "Then I guess, we are now friends?" He asked me. "Sure! From now on please come here everyday and talk to me,okay?" I beam happily, expecting he will come.

"Okay!" He genuinely smile at me. "I will come back tomorrow here,by now I have to go. Gonna help my parents at farm" He walk away, while waving his hands at me.

"Yeah see you tomorrow" I also wave my hands. I noticed that it is time to go home.

'Phew, that was an unexpected meeting.' I tell to myself as I start blushing again, damn I can't stop thinking how soft his hand was.

I start going home, thinking if he will come again tomorrow.

~Kai's POV~

*While coming back at their farm*

'Geez, I thought that she will not gonna notice me,but that was an unexpected meeting huh.' I thought to myself as I closed my eyes while walking.

'What was her name again? Ahhh, Nana Hijiri.... Wait, Hijiri?! Ehhh! Isn't she the only daughter of the bravest general in this Dynasty, Nao Hijiri?!-- Owww wait I bumped into something.'

'What was that?!'

As I slowly opened my eyes to look what I bumped into, I saw our cow's head, he was staring directly at me.

"Geez, it is just you" I told him as I pat his head.

"Hey big bro Kai! Mother is waiting for you! She told me that she thought you are lost!" My little sister, Matsuri, shouted. "Okay okay I'm coming now!" I shouted back at her.

For now, I have to work here at our farm. Hopefully I can sneak to see Nana again. I can't help but I feel that I want to meet her again.

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