Eternal Flame( Kyojuro Rengoku Fanfiction)

Prolouge

There are loud and noisy voices outside making me slowly opened my eyes. It's too early in the morning for the villagers to wake up, I slowly sat up, reaching the small window to open it. A smile crept in my face when I saw childrens at my age playing outside making snow balls and throwing at each other. I totally forgot that it's already winter, but it's so covetous. They can easily play outside, without someone stopping them.

I sighed before sadly closing the window and standing up while grabbing my haori and wrapped around my shoulder before going out. Some servant started greeting me making me just smiled before greeting back. A small giggles can be heard making me followed the sound, when it's  already near I peaked, only to see mother  and my little brother playing together in the snow. They look really happy making me just sadly smiled, why can't even mother notice and play with me also?

" Neechan!" I snapped out when my little brother's cheerfully yelled at me. He suddenly tackled me into a hug making me giggle at his action.

" Sora, don't run it's slippery." I said making him just chuckled, he is two years younger than me also he will be the next heir of our family. I give a glance to my mother but she is coldly staring at me which broke my heart.

" Neechan, come and let's  play with mom!" Sora said while tugging the hem of my haori but I smiled before kneeling down to reach his height before tapping and ruffeling his hair.

" I'm sorry Sora, neechan needs to do something. We will play later." He just  pouted before looking away making me giggle at his cute behaviour.

" But you always tell me that, you never even played with me." He said, I sighed, if ever he can understand my situation right now, but he is still six years old and don't still understand everything. I just give him a grin before kissing his forehead.

" Okay, after I'm done later we will play." I reassured but he still give  me a doubtful look making me sighed again. " I promise." His face then glimmed into happiness as he nod his head making me stand up and faced mother. She was still coldly looking at me but I gave her a warm smile before leaving them.

I'm the first daughther of the Azamaki family, a wealthy family or perhaphs a princess of Fugaku village. Every first child should be the heir but that's wrong, my family needs a boy as a heir. That's why my father and mother didn't pay attention to me but to my little brother, Sora. Because he is a boy he is very welcomed in the family pushing me aside like a stranger. More likely they don't treat me as a part of the family because I am a girl.

I'm always alone in this big palace, I may have servants beside me but it still didn't stopped me to feel loneliness. I stopped from my track when father appeared infront of me. I smiled warmly just what I always do when meeting him before bowing my head and greeted him. He didn't said anything but just stared at me coldly.

" How's your training?" Same question he always ask when I meet him, did he even care about me? He always asked my training, my studies, my accomplishment. Is he not worried? Well, I should be used to it already but it really hurts that your own father didn't asked about you.

" It's getting better, father. My studies are also doing good and I accomplished a lot." I said with a big smile, wanting to be complimented, but he seems not satisfied and happy with it. He just nod while humming then faced  me with a cold smile.

" That's good then, in the future you can really protect Sora if he will be the next king." My smile vanished, that's right. Father always think about Soma's future without even thingking mine. Protect? Of course I'll protect my little brother because I love  him, but why is father treating me like a gaurd not a princess, not even his daughter.