II

I was carried back, While she walked to follow, tch like I care.

"Your highness, You have poetry with His highness Cielo and madam Yuki." A servant spoke.

"Very well." I replied "That way then, drop the little girl off at her courtyard."

"Very well your highness." The servant replied.

They moved forward, to the teaching palace.

"Jojo." Cielo said "I missed you."

"You just saw me five minutes ago," I muttered.

"Hi, Jojo," Yuki said.

"Yuki, you're looking well for your age," I replied.

"To shay brat," Yuki replied.

"Do we have to read poetry? I'd rather not." I said.

"Jojo, you must behave," Oni spoke.

Oni-My brother who is always "mom" like a brother, knows how to cook, clean and enjoys cooking plays.

"Oni, your so scolding," I muttered.

"Jotani! You! Left me in the courtyard all by myself with these servants!" Zhang shouted.

"Call me Jojo, don't call me that name!" I shouted.

"Princess you should respect, my little brother's wishes." Cielo spoke coldly "Especially this one."

Did I ever mention how scary, big brother Cielo is? No, I presume I didn't, he's hella scary, making a tiger seem like a house cat!

She quivered in fear, far more than anything she ever imagined.

"Amora Cielo! I swear to god if you try and kill this kid, I'll divorce you, and never kiss you again!" Shouted Yuki.

Big brother Cielo snapped out of it and said, "I'm sorry Yuki, please don't leave me."

"Good Cielo," Yuki replied.

See brother Yuki is much scarier then Cielo, by far.

"Zhang I think you learned your lesson, tch now we have nothing left to do since big brothers have places to be," I muttered.

"Your highness, The Consort Qi-Sho, wishes to see you." A servant spoke.

"I see, then let's carry on." I spoke softly "Try not to cause any trouble."

They carried me to her palace, as I arrived with Zhang, standing beside me.

"What is it you want old lady?" I questioned.

"A mere child should have more respect then you do to me, after all, I am your godmother." She spoke with a gentle cocky tone.

"I'll have respect when I learn to for you." I replied "So what is it? That I'm here for exactly?"

"You, I want you to behave tonight for the banquet." She spoke in a stricter tone.

"The doctors said I couldn't even go due to the strain on my body," I explained.

I really don't want to go anyways, never one of those, they always end badly.

"But you can to this one seeing as you have gotten much better in the past few weeks, so you must go and you can't refuse, at all." She scolded.

"If I must then, I'll be leaving now to prepare," I muttered.

They carried to my palace, to have me changed into my outfit, while she's in a formal dress.

"Your highness, due behave tonight, or the empress will scold us servants again." The same servant spoke.

"Tch, she can be an ass sometimes," I muttered.

"Also your highness shouldn't swear too much or call his majesty "Old man" in front of him." He spoke "Also his highness Yi Yu Shang will be there tonight."

Yi Yi-My other favorite brother he's 16 he's quite nice, also like me very..blunt, so blunt he will tell the old man, to..I quote, "Father you're getting too old now to have wives who are sixteen you know, try having wives at least in there 18-20 range you know, the less chance of dying in childbirth"

"Good, you haven't met Yi Yi yet," I said.

We had arrived a good twenty minutes later, "His highness, 15th prince arrives, Jojo!" Shouted The servant announcer.

"Greetings to your majesty," I spoke.

They stood in shock when I said that, "Jojo, you must be sick call a doctor now."

"Don't old man! I just didn't the servants to her scolded by the empress again." I spoke again.

"I see, very well, since you here, this is a good occasion, since you have somewhat recovered this is good Jojo." Old man spoke.

I sighed, "It's not a big deal I haven't fully recovered yet."

I fake coughed a couple of times, "Well Jojo, you should try having some food as well."

I don't like the empress, she killed my mother all cause I was born, and not a girl.

I took a sip of water, "Jotani, this is ridiculous having to call you by a name, that's so out of date."

"Call me Jojo, even the old man does," I replied.

My name can only be spoken by the old man and my mother but since my mothers dead it's my old man, no one else.

"Your rude." Yi Yi spoke, "Not respecting his wishes is considered of form of showing displeasure of him, publicly, thinking conclusively you should be punished for shaming a prince, and not giving face, does not matter if you empress or not, are brother is a possible hope this empire, therefore, trying to bring down his spirit is a form of controlling him, so therefore, you should be punished by law for this."

My Yi Yi brother is always there to back me up! Sweet.

"Yi Yi makes a point, father," Ze spoke up.

"I agree with Ze." Ice said "That's like saying some of our nicknames."

"Ice and Ze are right this isn't right or fair to Jojo," Ash said.

"We don't agree to this cruelly way of thinking either!" Shouted Ye and Yang.

"Empress, you have managed to anger some of my princes, what shall you do? They will not back down, neither shall Jojo, if he could he would?" The old man questioned.

"I'll retire for the night, You brothers have a wonderful night, I *cough* should go now," I replied.

"Bye Jojo!" They shouted.

I left for my palace, as the servants had their own things to do, as I sat in really hot water, for a good hour before going to bed.

It was the next morning and I was sweating, hard from that bath.

"Your majesty, it seems his highness caught a cold from last night, most likely from some food was served." The imperial physician spoke.

"Old man, you don't have to worry about me," I spoke softly.

I'm not really that sick but, I'm just tired, I wanna get out of etiquette classes with sister So-long-Ho.

"Jojo, it seems you need to be more careful with your food next time." Old man scolded.

"I'm fine, they overreact I probably need a bath and some rest and I'll be fine," I replied.

He looked at me, "I'll have you rest and I hear you didn't stay in bed at all today, no sweets till tomorrow, I'll see to that."

"I will stay in bed," I muttered.

I slept for most of the day, till I heard a loud clang sound was heard.

I opened the door to see a guard fighting someone dressed in black, "You will have his highness, you shall die tonight."

I gazed at his eyes, as mine glowed and whispered, "Unless you wanna die by my hands, run for your life."

The person in black left as I acted like I was half asleep, "Your highness, you must go back to bed, His majesty ordered to stay in bed and rest."

I walked back to the bed to sleep again, till morning.

"Jojo, You look so much better now, thank goodness." Old man spoke.

"Of course I'm fine, tch, old man, you think a cold could kill me. I Jotani, the fifteenth prince, age five, shall not die sickness or the hands of others." I proclaimed.