Chapter 10 - Fine

Fujimura Miyu freezes and slowly lifts her head to face Prince Ryota. He knows now that she's going to soon show her true face, so he's preparing himself. Is she cruel? Is she kind? Is she intelligent?

Miyu pouts and look him straight in the eye, "How did you know?"

She nears him and Ryota feels his heart speed up and he tries to stop himself. 'Whats wrong with me? It's just a girl, no need to get a heart attack!' His heart slows with his thoughts and he continued to stare back at her until she stands right next to where he's sitting. She patiently waits for his answer and he clears his throat and gives off a cocky grin, "Hiding your clothes in your closet isn't the smartest."

She frowns and holds her chin with her fingers, "I thought it was clever."

He chuckles, "Not clever enough for me I guess."

She looks at him and asks, "You're here for questions, right? Then ask them."

Ryota grins as Miyu glares at him, "Why are you hiding?"

Miyu purses his lips and walks today sit on her bed, "That's kind of personal, don't your think?"

Ryota leans towards Miyu, intrigued, and says, "I still would like to know, Miyu."

She raises an eyebrow, "Miyu now? No Lady Fujimura? I guess I have to call you Ryota now as well."

"You can call me whatever you want, but don't change the subject."

She blows a hair that laid on her face and stares back at Ryota, "Fine."

She cracks her knuckles and says, "A long, long time ago my mother told me, 'Child, there are bad people out there. They will hurt you and use you, so never tell them who you are.' I listened, knowing my mother was wise, but I didn't know what she meant. I know now. My sister's are still using me, but as a step stool to show how much they are better than me. My mother tried to save me from being hurt, but I still was hurt. She died, leaving me to my own demise, so I decided that I'd wait till I'm 21 to leave my family. No one would expect a shy and weak girl to be able to escape everyone's clutches, but I'm not a shy and weak girl."

Ryota listened to her attentively, and understood her position very well. Even though Ryota was the prince it didn't give him any excuse to be abused. His father tried to shape him into the perfect son, the perfect prince, the perfect heir. Ryota never shows his true personality in front of his father, only friends and family, and now her.

She laughs as she drags her fingers through her luscious hair, "I guess that I can't do this anymore. You've discovered me and I know you won't let me leave."

Ryota nods his head, "Nope, definitely won't. But I have an idea, let's get engaged."

He sees her stumble and almost fall off the bed, "Why?"

"Well, Hood will be engaged to me, you won't. What my plan is for you, now, to try and figure out anyone trying to go against my throne. No one would believe someone as weak as you will be snooping around for the prince. When you reach marriageable age we'll marry and everyone will know who you truly are."

"And if I say no?"

Miyu gave off this arrogant aura, showing that she's considering rejection.

"Well, then I'll tell everyone now."

"They'll know it's me later."

"But we'll be married, so no one will be able to hurt you if they want to cross me. We can't get engaged now because people will bully you and won't let you near them if they're plotting. Also, hood and I will be engaged in secret and it will only be told to certain people so they'll stop pestering me about marrying. So, you in?"

"It sounds pretty nice, " Miyu says, tapping her fingers along her cheek, thinking. She glances back up to Ryota and studies him throughly.

"Fine."