Accost Splendora C-2_18 Book by Ryan T.S

Chapter 2

Page 18- _Friendship Aligns_

To Rin, the room screamed in magnified luxury. Imposing size twice much that of her bedroom back home, and unseen expensively beautiful antiques. All this left a bespectacled girl with hopes of grasping the chasms in the lifestyles of her new friends, shuttered and left in prickly little pieces. As much as she favored privacy and alone-sleeping, the grandeur before her spewed an uncomforting royal air. But in her modest thoughts, rejection was not an option to the politeness offered. She swallowed any rising words, and thanked the maid. Not an instant before she pulled out the word "goodbye", Ayami turned in her direction dumbfounded while long fine fingers caressed her midnight black hair.

Rintarõ.... _Umm lady Inata, is there something wrong?._

Ayami.... _Forgive my forgetful mind, i feel as though i'm missing something of importance..... mhmm...Oh i remember! (*snapping her fingers*). You still require clothes so let's go to the dressing room._

Rintarõ... _Sorry, i had kinda forgotten too._

While closing the door behind her, Rin followed Ayami until they reached the end door of the right five roomed passage. She looked and looked again at the gleaming reflection in the floor, and it impressively kept her smiling. The door to the dressing room was a giveaway with the bold sign reading, *IMPERIAL FEMALE DRESSROOM*. The maid pulled down the handle and gently pushed the door in. Her mouth widened, eyebrows rised from the spout of shock versus thrill, and her lips strolled out a huge amazed smile.

The room was just as big as her normal commoner-go-to fashion boutique. Everything was groomed in great ladies fashion sense, rolled out on rakes in hottest and latest to simple and old fashioned order. "But why would they have a room as big as this for females only?. Are there many royal ladies of the family?". The question stumbled in her mind but she quickly dissipated it. Ayami helped a lost Rin to choose an appropriate fitting set of stylish fashion exceedingly impressive. Her choices were very pleasant and matched _little miss genius'_ taste. Soaring her head in the clouds, she bumped into someone while on their way out. Up front was a girl seemingly inches shorter than Haruno.

Rintarõ... _I'm so sorry, i was too caught up trying to wrap my head around this amazing place that i forgot to even look where i was going._

Her heart thumped at an alarming speed. She was scared, and the thought of making any noble angry made her palms sweaty.

????.... _And who exactly are you?_

The girl's side bangs smoothly followed her head traced by the swooping layers of crimson red hair that fell to her shoulders. A mellifluous voice, innocuous red eyes and neat eyelashes, toned by a casual black magenta herringbone designed tunic top and black city shorts gave off a cool kinda vibe. At least that's what went on in Rintaro's mind. She had become too amazed to even reply that Ayami chested a few words in her stead.

Ayami..... _This is the special guest Rin, accompanied by prince Keisuke and Takahiro who arrived today._

???.... _Ohh so you're the one who conjured up a spell to make my brothers comeback home.... haha, just kidding. Mind if know your name.?_

Rintarõ..... _Sorry, i totally forgot to introduce myself. My name is Rintarou Haruno and i'm pleased to meet you._

???.... _Oh don't be, you'd be surprised to find boredom after knowing me._

Ayami.... _Oh Rintaro my apologies, allow me to introduce Emperor Ayanami's sixth child and second eldest daughter, Kiyohime Ohshiba._

Ayami's head was slightly bowing before the girl and Rin fostered the same position.

Rintarõ... _Forgive my insolence for not addressing you properly princess Kiyohime. I'm afraid i'm not well-informed when it comes to the Imperial family._

The girl known as Kiyohime emerged from the strands of the hair covering her face with a glad look. Rintaro was shocked to hear that there was a sixth child in Keisuke's family.

Kiyohime.... _Mhm.... i think i'm intrigued by your innocence. There's no need to apologize, you may raise your heads. So Rin right?, are you here for the whole summer break?_

Rintarõ... _No i'm only here for a week, the whole break would be imposing._

Kiyohime... _Oh ok, then i look forward to making your visit the best ever offered by the Ohshiba family. And call me Kiyo, you look to be around my age so no need to act like contemporaries_.

She held Rin's hand and whispered, "let's be good friends". In response Haruno nodded happily as she thought to herself, "what a good person to be friends with".

To be continued........