Fake Princess
CCCLIV Chapter
My footsteps moved quickly down the stairs in front of the Palace door, "hurry up Sachi! Haruki has been waiting for us there," Izumi said in a high tone, "I understand nii-chan," I shouted back followed by my two feet moving faster and faster running towards him.
Izumi pointed her palm towards me, she firmly grasped the palm of my hand earlier as both of my legs moved up the horse she was riding. Izumi moved her horse back as I sat behind her, letting both of my arms embrace her waist as the horse she was riding quickly ran away from the Palace.
I glanced around a little, the streets were quiet ... You won't see any human shadow during the journey. "Nii-chan," I said as I stared at the back of her neck.
"What's wrong?" He asked, the faster the horse that carried us ran. "It's different from Paloma, what if I fail to do it, nii-chan?" I asked him back.
"You won't do it, I mean ... You're not gonna let this all fail, are you?"
"Okay, I can't be sure of any of this, either" I said back to sounding soft, "Sachi, we said no? As a brother, we will always support you. Do it, do everything you think is best to do, don't hold back. We're behind you" he said, followed by his speeding horse.
Izumi slowed down his horse as a large line of weapons lined up in front of us, the horse we rode slowly passed the horde of Knights shoulder to shoulder pushing the wooden weapons closer and closer to the fortress.
"Come down" said Izumi softly, I bowing my head to the wall of the fortress that lay before us.
I thrust my legs down the horse, I turned back and climbed up the stone stairs attached to the walls of the fort. "Chi-chan!" I screamed a little for Haruki, Haruki turned to look at me, "come here," he said with one hand waving at me.
"How are things here?" As I walked closer and closer, "Gritav's men gave word that the enemy army was coming soon. Hundreds of thousands of enemy troops are coming here soon," said Haruki, I looked at him who still set his eyes straight ahead.
" then? What about all the preparations? Is all the preparation done?" I asked him again.
"I gave all these things to Arata and Sanjiv. It is likely that they will return here in a moment," Haruki continued, glancing at me a little.
I bowed, breathing unintentionally out of my lips, "what's wrong?" Haruki again made a sound followed by a touch that touched the soft earlobe, "not the important thing," I said again raised my head to look at him.
"If this plan fails, I will immediately call on Kou to destroy them all," I said, Haruki long looked at me before she pinched firmly on my cheek, "stop thinking about something that doesn't necessarily happen like that," he said, Haruki again released the pinch he did on my cheek as I patted his arm softly.
"Close to this brother of yours" he said with a slight wave of his hand towards me.
"What are you two doing?" Izumi's voice came from behind, I thrust my head trying to turn towards her.
"Just give a little encouragement for him," said Haruki releasing his embrace on my head, he walked backwards leaning his body against the wall of the fortress.
"I've told him to do everything without thinking about anything" said Izumi leaning beside Haruki.
"But Sachi, it's still Sachi. This is why, we can't leave her alone," said Izumi, she slightly raised her head up, "what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Izumi spoke again as she realized Haruki never stopped looking at her.
"I just remember, the day we made the pudding together. Since then, our relationship has all improved" Haruki said, bowed with both hands.
"It's a real shame, I don't know why I can do such a childish thing" said Izumi, she threw her eyes to the side followed by her arms crossed in the chest.
"Nii-chan," I said, both of my legs stepping beside Izumi, "I will try not to burden you, I will ... Pain, my cheek," said I who had stopped when Izumi pinched my cheek strongly.
"My heart ached as she said it, pinch her stronger Izumi," Haruki said, "I'm doing it, indeed" Izumi chimed in on Haruki's words to her.
"I instead want to, you remain our little sister," said Izumi letting go of her pinch, her head looking up as she let out a strong sigh, "before, when you always said, nii-chan, I can't do it alone. Don't you know? How happy I am when I hear it," said Izumi slightly glancing at me, follow the look of my eyes towards Haruki who was slightly smiling little listening to the words Izumi said.
"Don't say as if you don't need us anymore, and don't say if you're burdening us. I, have decided to always look after you since the day you were born..."
"Even if you're going to marry the man of your choice, you're still a big brother. Do not hesitate to come back to us when you are faced with problems later," continued Izumi who was greeted with a nod of Haruki's head.
"I want my sisters to be happy more than anyone else. But I also want, My sisters grew up relying on me a little. Because in that way, they probably won't forget me" Haruki said, his face staring straight ahead followed by his arms crossed in the chest, "I want to get together again soon, so ... Do your best, so that we can finish this as soon as possible," Haruki said, raising his right arm to gently slap Izumi's chest before he stepped his foot away from us.
"The same as Haruki said, let's do our best. I'd love to cook with you again in our Palace kitchen, too" said Izumi ruffled my hair with one hand before she walked away.
I thrust my palms behind my waist while my body was still leaning against the wall, I lifted my head up and looked up at the sky, "do your best? But I, always doing my best all this time," I said softly, my head bowed for a moment before I joined my legs to step in the footsteps of those who had come down from the top of the fortress.