After the festival, which was two weeks ago, Takumi and Misaki became even more closer to each other. When Takumi had ask her out on a date, she said yes and so they went to enjoy dinner in a restaurant, then Takumi walked her near to her house because she didn't want her family seeing them together. In those two weeks, Hinata came to apologise to her and said he would give up on her because he realized that she liked Takumi and he would like if they could just be friends.
The town was currently in chaos because everyone was trying to prepare for the prince's birthday that would be held tomorrow night. Every girl was trying to buy the dress that would best look good on them hoping that the prince would pick them.
In the palace
"Oh Takumi dear it's finally time, we've waited for this moment and now it's finally here." Patricia expressed looking at Takumi getting his fitting done.
"Patricia come on honey leave the boy alone. Takumi your friends are here and by the way I hope that at the ball you will actually dance with one of those young ladies." Yuu, the current knig said walking over to his son and wife.
"Actually, I plan to invite someone to the ball with me. I am going to do it today which is kinda late but I have been busy, so there, are you happy and mom please don't question any further just let it be a surprise." Takumi stated very calmly as if it was nothing. His parents walked away with a very pleased look on their faces and immediately after Kuuga and Kanou walked in.
"Yo, your highness have you asked Misaki to the ball yet?" Kuuga questioned the moment he and Kanou walked in.
"Not yet but I am going to do it soon. She finishes work in thirty minutes and I will be done in five minutes. I am heading straight there when I'm done." he said with a pause. "Who are you guys taking with you?"
"Sakura."
Shizuko." they both said at the same time.
"Hmmm so you guys really were a thing." Takumi replied. "I'm going to go get change and see Misaki, so I guess you guys have to prepare in advance and stuff so see you later."
Takumi reached the cafe in twenty minutes and saw the closed sign up already. He went up and knocked on the door and not shortly after Misaki came up and opened the door for him.
"Hi misa chan did you miss me?" he announced as he walked through the door and entering the café.
"Of course not baka." she laughed.
He helped her finish clean up and then they went outside to lock the cafe. When they were outside Takumi looked at her with a serious face and asked
"Misaki what are you doing tomorrow night?"
"Ughh that is the prince birthday so I will be home since everyone will be there...why?" she asked very confused to why he wanted to know what she would be doing on the night of ball.
"Then... why not go with me to the ball and celebrate my bithday with me.. why not go with me the prince?" he finished off in a serious tone and his famous smirk.
Misaki stood there shock. "You're the prince?" she blurted out and looked to see Takumi telling her yes. "Sorry but I can't." and with that she turned and ran away from him but he ran after her and caught her.
"Why are you saying sorry Misaki." he said pleading, trying to get an answer from her as to why she was reacting this way.
"Because you're the prince I can't go with you nor can I continue to see you." she said as tears began to fall from her eyes. ' Why did he have to be the prince, out of all the people he could be, why the prince, the person my parents had on their mind to marry off Haru and Aiko to' she thought.
"What difference does it make if I'm the prince, I will still be the same person that fell in love with you and no matter what you say I will not give up on you, not now, not ever, so please just come with me to the ball, there I will make everything better for you." he replied pulling the sobbing Misaki into his arms and then stroking her hair. "Whatever is going on between you and your family just let me handle it at the ball and I promise from then your life will be full of pure happiness."
"Ok I will have to buy a dress." she said wiping away her tears.
"Ok so I will have misa chan at my party, afterwards I could show you my room and maybe we could..." he said the rest of tthe sentence in her ear.
whack
"Dream on you pervert!" She shouted back before walking away.
"Ouch... that hurt you know." he shouted back to her trying to sound hurt.
The next day Sakura decided to take Misaki shopping after hearing the good news. Sakura and Shizuko had already bought their dresses because they were asked early. Shizuko and Misaki were now passed out on a chair waiting on Sakura to choose one of the dresses she had in her hand for Misaki. This was like the hundredth time she was deciding on which dress to choose but finally she picked one. Misaki paid for the dress with her tips from the cafe and headed home to start her chores and help with the preparations for helping Haru and Aiko get ready for the ball.
Meanwhile
"Hey Aiko look it's the prince and his friends." Haru squealed getting her sisters attention.
"Lets go talk to them."Aiko replied.
When they were walking over to the prince they could hear their conversation and something they said in that conversation stopped them from walking any further.
"So Takumi how does it feel to have invited Misaki Ayuzawa to the ball with you as your date." Kuuga teased.
"Leave me alone Kuuga." Takumi answered back.
All that was going through Haru and Aiko minds was 'how does it feel to have invited Misaki Ayuzawa', 'Misaki and the prince together' and the thought of that made them so angry that they headed straight home and told their mother who was shock when she heard the news. She didn't say anything to the girls she just told them to go get ready.
Minako headed up to Misakis room and saw her with a dress holding up to her face in front of the mirror.
"Looks like you have plans on going to the ball."
Misaki looked around shock to see her mother in her room and realised she was holding the dress she had planned to wear to ball in front of her.
"Yes." was all she could manage to utter out.
"Well then how about you ride in the carriage with us and don't worry about your sisters the maids will help them just get yourself ready." Minako stated in a sweet tone before leaving. Misaki on the other hand stood there shock, she didn't want to go with her family especially with her mother acting so weird but then again she thought about how her mother would react and just decided to get ready.
It was now time to leave for the ball and everyone was down stairs ready to go. Misaki came down from her room and with the dress she had bought, the jewellery Takumi had given her and some tips she got from Sakura about styling her hair she looked beautiful, better than her sisters put together.
They were currently in the carriage and Misaki was playing with her fingers because she felt very uncomfortable and could feel her sisters eyes on her. She decided to look out the window, but halfway during the ride where the road went through a forest the carriage came to a hault.
"Whats going on?" she asked in a concerned voice. She could see the driver get out and he came and told Misaki she had to get out because there was a problem with her side. When she got out the door slammed shut and she looked at her family for answers because the driver went back in his seat as though nothing happened and she was left outside alone.
"Did you really think I would allow you to go to the ball and meet with the prince?" Minako scroffed. "You have no limits do you? You knew your sisters had plans of marriage with him but yet you try to jump into his arms what a wrench you are. You really thought I would let you out of all my duagthers be with someone like the prince, ha you would have to be crazy to think that, what an embarrasment that would be and to think I had to hire these people to come out here because of you." After she said that three men appeared from the shadows.
"Wait mom I didn't kn-" Misaki began to explain but Minako cut her off.
"What you didn't know he was the prince? Am I suppose to belive because I certainly will not. We already wasted our time here with you!" she shouted at Misaki then looking at the three men. "You three I don't care what you do I will pay you when the job is over so... kill her"
Bang!
Aside from the current situation taking place, an eager prince waited for his special someone who would never show up at the ball.