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As I walked down the streets on my way back to the palace some girl's face slammed right into my legs. For a second I froze due to surprise. She needed to be hurt so she could learn not to do something like this again. My hand moved to slap her face right as she looked up at me parting her beautiful (H/C) locks which revealed dazzling (E/C) eyes. I felt my face heat up a little as she quickly jumped up off the floor and apologized to me. Something about her made me want her. Then she once again apologized seeming a bit worried.

"It's fine," I said slightly ignoring here, I continued, "be more careful next time, kid." I started to walk off now under composure, not understanding what came over me. That girl really was pretty but she seemed like any other girl, which was something that didn't interest me. After I had walked a little ways I heard her yelling at me.

"A caterpillar can't explain to a butterfly what it's like to fly!"

I turned around confused at what she just yelled at me but it sounded stupid. I called back, " where did you hear something like that?"

Her faced turned beet red with embarrassment. "I made it up just now. It means you're one to talk!"

I couldn't help laughing to myself. Her glaring face looked so adorable. I looked at her and then for a split second imagined tasting her delicious looking lips. At the same time I felt a little anger that she thought of me as a kid. I turned around and walked towards her asking, "how old do you think I am?"

"You look 12 maybe 13." She answered

"Wrong," I said waving my index finger sideways and smiling. "I'm actually 19."

"Eh, did you say 19?" She said with a confused look on her face which made my heart race.

I grinned at her "Yep."

"19?" She asked once again and I became extremely upset that she thought of me just as a kid, I felt like hitting her.

"Right again," I replied leaving her with the most adorable dumbfounded face ever which quickly soothed my anger. Then suddenly some other girl that I hadn't noticed before burst out laughing. The interruption irritated me, the girl I was just talking to looked surprised.

"What?" The first girl questioned.

"It's just your face, (Name)." (Name)... It was a very pretty name and I was glad to know it. I wanted to know everything about (Name). The other girl stopped laughing and apologized to me. I once again assured them it was fine, but as I walked off again a sadness filled me when I thought I couldn't see (Name) again. Then I thought to myself 'unless she becomes mine.' All of a sudden I caught myself asking who they worked for. They replied Lord Seichuu Ri, one of my older brother's household members.

I arrived back at the palace bored to death. It felt like the day would never end. 'Maybe I wouldn't be so utterly bored if that girl was her.'

Eventually night arrived and I sat wide awake laying in my nice soft bed. I heard a crash outside of my door and got up to punish whoever made the noise. The maids always had stay up extremely late to finish all the cleaning of the palace and to prepare for the next day. I opened my huge doors to find one of my personal maids, Junjun had broken a vase. I hit her as hard as I could multiple times enjoying myself, then she began to swoon over me. Once that was over I headed back to my room and back to boredom.

I laid there for a while longer imagining (Name), her perfect body, her beautiful (H/C) hair, and her gorgeous (E/C) eyes. I couldn't stand not seeing her anymore. I couldn't wait anymore. I snuck out of the palace and headed for Seichuu Ri's mansion to see her. I thought to myself that If I had her I would never have to worry about being apart from her ever.

When I arrived I snuck around looking for an entrance to where (Name) might be. Then I saw her through a window. Was she crying there? I approached the window to see her turn her head and look out. She didn't notice me, instead she looked up at the moon which reflected off her glistening face. Right then, I wanted to break down that window and take her away to a place no one else would ever find her or hurt her. Suddenly she glanced down noticing me at the window. She shut her eyes in fear as I ducked down below the window. I laid on the floor not getting up for a while incase she was still by the window. I gazed smiling up at the sky. Tomorrow I would find a way to have her.

After a while I got up and looked in the window. She was gone. I walked around the side of the wall until I found the servant entrance. The door was unfortunately locked, but nothing I couldn't handle. I shrunk down my metal vessel, Nyoi Renton, to a size that could fit in the key hole and easily picked the lock.

I didn't know where (Name) was but after going down a few halls and searching through a couple of different rooms, I eventually found where she was sleeping. Approaching her bed I sat down next to her and began to rub my hand through her hair, then I began to mess with her bangs a little. She looked like an angel sleeping there and I knew that, unless she was mine, I would never get to see an angel's slumber again until I died. My hand still her hair felt like it would go numb. Her hair was so soft and would be so much fun to braid and style. I bent over and kissed her forehead. I looked at her longingly.

"(Name)."

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You slowly opened your eyes as you heard someone yelling for everyone to wake up. You closed your eyes again and snuggled your face back into the pillow. 'Why are they all yelling?' People around you started getting up and getting ready. 'Why are so many people around?' Then you remembered, you were a slave now. You got up and stretched then looked around to see that the only other people still in the room were the girls you had been purchased with yesterday. It must be that they, like you, weren't used to working here yet. You looked at them and noticed they were both staring at you.

"What are you guys looking at?"

"Your hair," One of them uttered.

Did your hair get all messed up last night? You got off your bed and looked in the one mirror in the room. To your surprise bunches of hair had been braided in many little braids.

"Ah!" You gasped. This was definitely going to take you forever to undo. You turned to the other girls, "do you know who did this?"

They shook their heads, "nope sorry."

You began to undo each one as fast as you could, but by the time you had finished a quarter of them those two other girls had already gotten ready and left. Damn, you knew that guy from the kitchen would get onto you about being this late. You kept unbraiding and unbraiding. You had just a few more left to do when the head maid barged in the door.

"I've been looking for you everywhere!" She said ferociously. "You can't stay here all day, you have to get up on time like everyone else!"

"Yes ma'am," you replied.

"Anyway hurry and get ready then come outside." She stormed off, you heard her yelling at more people in the halls then you went back to undoing you braids. When you finished, your hair was more puffy then usual, it must have been the braids. You got dressed and headed out the servant entrance.

The head maid stood there looking very impatient. You looked at her and said, "what needs to be done ma'am?"

"You've just been sold off to work in the palace as one of the third prince's personal maids."

You looked at her surprised, then blatantly stated, "I don't want to." Catching what you said you quickly moved your hands to your mouth. A slave can't choose what she can or can't do.

The lady burned with anger. "You should be honored to work in the palace and even more honored to work for Prince Kouha! A lowly slave like doesn't deserve such a high position!"

You blushed, you would get to work for Kouha. "Alright, I'm sorry." You didn't really want to work in the palace, but it would be nice to work for Prince Kouha. He seemed sweet even if he was small.

You left the mansion heading to the palace. One thought popped up in your head, ' I wonder what that kitchen man's name was?' It was too bad you never had the chance to ask.