Fake Princess
Dlx Chapter
“Lux,” I said, my legs bent while leaning on the head of the bed.
“What gift do you think I should give them at the wedding?” I asked back while glancing at him who was lying on one of the pillows.
“What do you mean by that, to your parents?” My head nodded, replying to the question Lux was asking.
“Your parents are a King and Queen, giving them jewelry? Not likely. Give them money? They are even rich.”
“Do I have to make it myself? But what should I give, something they won't be able to buy anywhere.”
“I am also dizzy and nervous, even though I am not married.”
I glanced back at Lux who was muttering while sitting looking at me. “Why do you have so much trouble thinking about gifts? If you're alone, it's already the biggest gift for them.”
“Although you say that, still I have to give them something. I will come out to calm my mind,” I said while crawling, getting down from the bed.
I grabbed the slippers under the bed and walked over to the door. I walked out of the room with the previous door shut. My steps continued as the sound of a woman's laughter rang out from behind a room, “Mother!” call me as I walk towards him who is sitting with a lot of women, especially Sasithorn.
“Wedding candidate, why not just rest,” Mom said as she smiled turning towards me.
“What are you doing?” I asked when I sat next to him.
“Mother is just helping them prepare all the supplies for your wedding,” she replied, she again bowed with her fingers moving about sewing the white cloth in her hands.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Wedding candidates, just leave everything to Mom alone. It feels, Mom is very happy to be able to prepare for the wedding of Princess Mother herself,” he said, she smiled with her palm touching my cheek.
“It's late, aren't you resting?”
I turned my head to the side as the male voice knocked on the ear, “awhile longer. We just have to finish all the trinkets,” replied Mother, I glanced at her who was smiling looking at Dad.
“Dad, where are you guys from?” I asked as I looked at the five of them standing behind Dad.
Dad looked back, “Zeki and your brothers, accompanied Dad to check out the temple on the hill that will be your wedding venue,”.
“Rest, it's late. You can continue tomorrow,” said Father, he slightly bowed while sticking his hand towards Mother.
“You too, go get some rest! It's late,” continued Dad, the women including Sasithorn just fell silent by lowering their heads.
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The palm of my hand raised pressed against my chest, the stronger I pressed against it as the beat of my heart grew more and more unruffled. I stared at the image of the middle-aged woman standing behind me, her reflection reflected from the mirror seemed busy styling my hair.
They said, I have to follow the ceremony before the wedding day. Father had summoned the priest to preside over the ceremony at the Palace. “What is a Nervous Princess?” I lifted my head back to look at the smiling shadow of the woman.
“It is natural, if a bride-to-be is nervous ahead of their wedding. I too, when I was married to Duke, felt the same way,” continued while staring at my reflection reflected from the mirror.
“I don't know, it's just .. I feel more restless and intend to escape from this marriage,” I said slowly, the more I pressed my palm that touched my chest.
“If your husband is a good person, there is no reason to refuse him. Moreover, in a world like this .. A good husband, is like a shield for us to face this world. So, don't hesitate Princess,” he said back by staring at the mirror.
I slightly glanced to the left as the sound of the door mixed with Mother's voice rang out, “what's all done? Pastor has come, the bride-to-be ceremony will be held soon,” said Mother as she opened the door and walked over to me.
“Daughter Mom, you look so beautiful, son,” continued Mom when she had bent her body beside me.
Mother moved again by raising her palm towards me, “ayo, everything has been waiting,” she smiled with a glance towards her palm.
I took a deep breath as I could as my heart rumbled, my palms wet .. I rubbed into the kimono I was wearing before I lifted my palm it grabbed my hand. I glanced towards Aunt Alida, who was slightly crouching while tidying up the end of the kimono I was wearing.
The three of us walked out of the room when he was done. My grip on Mother grew stronger, as our footsteps drew closer to the Palace Garden. The smell of fragrance, the fragrant smell of smell when our footsteps stopped .. Staring at the place to be used as a ritual.
Incense were burned at all four corners of the stretched fabric, puffing their small smoke into the air as the wind blew. My eyes turned towards Father, Haruki, Izumi, Ryuzaki, Eneas, Sasithorn, Duke, and an unknown man wearing all-white clothes.
“If you are looking for Zeki, he did not attend this ceremony .. This ceremony, only done by the bride-to-be with her family. The bridegroom, forbidden to come to him,” I turned to Mom who seemed to answer what I thought.
My mother led me closer to them, I took off the sandals I was wearing and walked over the white cloth past my family sitting on the same cloth. Slowly, Alida's mother and aunt helped me sit in front of the white-clothed man. I clasped my kimono firmly when I was the only one sitting opposite the man.
Every now and then, I glanced towards the iron bowl lying not too far away from the man, a long iron dipped in the embers of the fire in the large bowl … It makes me come back nervous. The man dressed in white stood with a small bowl in his left hand and several leaf stalks tied together in his right hand.
A chant, from words I did not understand .. Accompanying the footsteps of the man who walked around me. As long as he walked around me, during that time I felt splashes of water slapping my body. My head was still down, staring at the pair of legs of the man.
“Minum! And spend!” I raised my head, looking at him who had pointed the small bowl he was holding towards me.
I raised both my hands to grab the bowl, “before drinking it, do’ first. Say, ‘launch our wedding, Deus. Servants drink this holy water, to purify themselves before surrendering to the man of your choice.’ If you have finished saying it, drink the water!” said the man back to me.