𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐳𝐚/𝐇𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐣𝐢 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫(𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞)
𝐀𝐔: 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐔
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲: iwishallmightismydad
𝐍𝐠𝐥, 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞.
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"𝐍𝐨! 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐦!"
her voice echoed through the palace and her father could only stare at her with a pair of enraged eyes, whereas her mother somehow, prayed for her safety. She was their princess, who was being betrothed to a duke that she never once like.
Given how he would often have that mischievous grin on his face where she would only shudder at. Refusing to speak to him, often hiding in her room where she felt at peace.
Her pink-tinted lips quivered then as she took a step back while her father, enraged, stood up and walked towards her. Tears rolling down her face, a clear sign that she was beyond heartbroken at how she was being forced to marry.
When her heart belonged to someone else.
"You will, and that's final!" her father snapped, and soon she was sent to her room where she could only be friends with the four walls, and the window where she would often lookout and her pink-tinted lips would quiver slightly.
She let out a sigh, laying on her bed as she allowed the tears to run down her face. Her lips pressed into a fine thin line then as she turned, and soon drifted off to sleep.
The sadness taking most of her energy then.
Only for her to hear someone landing on the balcony of her room. She slowly cracked open her eyes, did she look towards the balcony doors and soon, she heard knocking. She quickly sat up, rushing over did she unlock the balcony doors and watched as his blue eyes laid upon her.
He spread his arms as he watched the princess running towards him and engulfed him in a tight hug, her silent sobs were felt as he placed a large hand over her head, ruffling her locks gently as she buried her face against his chest.
"I don't want to get married..." she cried out and Hakuji remained silent then. He couldn't have a say in this, given how he was a mere peasant, and nothing more. If he were to speak and go against the kingdom's wishes, would be beheaded.
"I know," he whispered out and soon managed to carry her with ease back into her room, settling her on her bed. He watched as she rubbed her eyes with her delicate soft hands, and soon he reached out.
A little hesitantly which she noticed, causing her to quickly reach out to him instead and grabbed hold of his rough hands in hers. A very huge difference in the smoothness of their skins, and how their tier in life was so different.
"I love you... So much..." she whispered out. It was wrong of her to be falling in love with a peasant, that's what her father always says. Thus, rushing the engagement with another kingdom. But who could blame her when he was the one who had saved her from falling to her death?
Who could blame her for falling in love with him when he has such a kind heart and from that day on when he saved her, he snuck into the palace grounds and managed to locate her room, climbing up the tree where he could easily hop onto the balcony of her room.
Checking on her, making sure she was okay.
Until to the point, he had fallen in love with her and would visit her every night when most of the palace was asleep except for the guards. Yet, he felt the guards were stupid since he has been doing for a long time now, occasionally spending the night with the princess.
And disappearing back into the town before the crack of dawn.
"I know... I love you too," he whispered out as he brought her delicate hands up and kissed them on the back, where she soon shifted and placed her hands on either side of his face, caressing his cheeks with her thumbs then.
"I don't want to get married to anybody else but you," she mumbled out and Hakuji could only have that faint smile on his face then, where he got up and kissed her on the lips.
"Then, do you want to run away? Together, with me?" he asked in a quiet voice and watched as her eyes widened at what he said. He smiled sadly as he sat on her bed after she scolded him many times for not sitting on it.
"You have to think this through, [name]-sama. For you are a princess, and I'm a mere peasant. My life is ultimately different from what you have grown up with. You will suffer hardships, you don't get to enjoy such delicacy as well," he spoke out and watched as [name] grabbed hold of his hand.
"You won't be able to wear fancy expensive clothing as well," he added on and felt her grip on him tightened then. He chuckled softly, knowing that he had made her start to think with her mind instead of letting her emotions run wild.
"Think about it, [name]-sama," he whispered out in a sad voice and soon knelt before her on a knee while holding her hand in his. She lifted her head just a little then, as she looked into his pair of blue eyes.
"On the night before the day of the betrothment, I'll come by once more. And then, I'll hold my hand out to you, where you will have your answer. If you wish to run away and spend the rest of your life with me suffering the hardships, grab my hand. If you do not, you can turn your back on me. I will not get angry, I will disappear from your sight," he spoke out, and [name]'s pink-tinted lips parted, wanting to speak.
"Take your time to think, [name]-sama," he whispered out and stood up, turning to leave where he had entered from and soon [name] watched as he hopped off the balcony with ease. Her eyes slowly laid upon her hand then, and her pink-tinted lips parted.
Tears running down her face as she was unsure of what to do now.
"[name], darling?" and [name] stopped crying as she wiped away her tears the moment she heard her room door opening, she turned to look and her pink-tinted lips forced itself to curl up into a smile as she looked at her mother who had entered the room.
"Oh, sweetheart..." she whispered out as she sat down next to her daughter, comforting her as the princess started to cry once again.
"Mother, is there no other way?"
"Oh, my sweet child," she whispered out as she started to feel sad for her daughter. It wasn't wrong of her to feel sad, given how most marriages of between kingdoms were forced. And who was to say, that the Queen herself, was happy with her marriage?
"I only want you to have nothing but happiness," she whispered out.
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He wasn't sure what he was doing, but he knew he wanted to give her the choices, allowing her to choose whether she wanted her freedom, or to ensure her father's wrath doesn't harm any of them. His lips pressed into a fine thin line then as he ran through the forest with ease, easily scaling the walls of the kingdom, and eventually, he managed to escape the view of the guards.
He noticed how there were more guards now, given how the betrothment was tomorrow. His heart pounded hard against his chest then as he hopped onto the tree with ease, and eventually landed on the balcony of the one he loves with all his heart.
He walked towards the balcony doors, ready to knock only to stop as he heard voices. He quickly hid to the side then, only to hear the balcony door opening, did he notice her familiar pair of eyes looking at him with some sort of confusion in it.
He watched as she held her hand out, and did he walk over to her, having her hand held onto his rough one tightly did she pull him in with ease. His blue eyes widened slightly as he panicked, noticing how the Queen was present in the room.
She had on what seems to be the gentle smile that [name] always had whenever she greeted him, and he watched as the Queen came over, with tears rolling down her eyes then.
"Hakuji, right?" she asked, and Hakuji nodded his head in response.
"Please, ensure she is happy, that's all I ask for," she whispered out and Hakuji's eyes widened at what was said as he swallowed the lump in his throat, and soon felt the Queen's delicate hand ruffling his hair.
"Now go. The trustworthy maids that love our princess have packed most of her items and placed them in the forest. You will find the items near the waterfall, now hurry before the guards start their rounds," she whispered out and ushered Hakuji and [name] out of the balcony door.
"Mother?" she whispered out softly.
"Just be happy, my love. That's all I ever want for you," she whispered out and [name]'s eyes widened as she slowly nodded her head, whereas with ease did Hakuji carried [name] in his arms and he turned to look at the Queen once more.
Watching as the Queen nodded her head in response, did Hakuji jump off the balcony with ease and steadied himself. His lips parted as he turned to look at the Queen once again as he stood on the branch, watching as she waved goodbye.
Without a second glance, did Hakuji disappear together with [name].
Never to be seen by the kingdom's guards as they started their rounds. He ran through the forest with ease, holding her tightly against his chest. She gripped onto his shirt tightly, feeling her heart pounding hard against her chest.
His eyes soon laid upon the waterfall, where most of her comfortable clothes were packed. He looked around, trying to see if it was some sort of trap, only to realise there was none. His lips curled up into a smile as he carried her baggage after placing her down.
"Are you ready?" he asked in a quiet voice as he looked at the runaway princess. He chuckled at how happy she looked, to not be following through with the betrothment as she gripped onto his hand tightly.
"Let's go," he whispered out.
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He watched as she slept next to him, with her pink-tinted lips parted as her face held nothing but a peaceful look. His blue eyes looked towards her features, gently running his rough hand through her locks, and soon he planted a kiss on her forehead.
Words got out the princess has gone missing, but little did they know, the princess was with him the entire time, for they were now living, what seems to be a secluded area where most would run away to.
Close to another town, where nobody recognises him.
And he watched as her eyes slowly opened, waking up from the long sleep she had after running away with him. His lips curled up as he watched her reach out to him, and soon snuggled against his chest for his warmth.
"𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫,"
he whispered out and watched as she tilts her head up as she hummed in response. Her pink-tinted lips remained curled up then as she shifted and kissed him on the lips.
"I know you will,"
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝