Other side of the story
Mitsuki walked away from the bedroom window and disappeared into the forest. His mind lingered on the pretty princess of the kingdom he had recently become an enemy of. The way her pink hair fell on her face, the curly locks messy due to all the running done previously. The way her face turned pink whenever he spoke. The way her wrist felt when he grabbed it to drag her through the forest. Her beautiful pink eyes, god they were lovely- wait. Wait no! He can’t be having those thoughts, he’s the wanted prince! That and.. he isn’t even a prince. ‘He’ isn’t even a he! Mitsuki Koga, the wanted prince in one of the most powerful kingdoms, is actually a girl in disguise! She leaned against a tree and slowly fell to the ground and sat down. How did she end up in this entire mess?
(Flashback)
Mitsuki was summoned by the king and she wondered what he could’ve wanted this time. She entered the huge room. “My niece haha! You have a new mission, I’m sure you’ll complete it!” The king spoke, Joe Koga. He was a beloved ruler due to his silly nature yet his ability to be a good king to his people. He also allowed Mitsuki to dress in the men’s clothing despite being a girl. He thought didn’t matter and she should express herself. The people of the kingdom were kind, they supported it.
Mitsuki was his niece, Joe took her in due to her parents killing themselves after going mad. (I might change this) Mitsuki was young when the incident happened, therefore she can’t remember anything, so she doesn’t care much. Maybe it’s better that way, keep her from potential trauma. Because they were so mad, and sick, they hung themselves in her room as a little ‘fuck you’ to everything. Anyways, Mitsuki tilted her head. “What mission is it this time?” The king smiled and answered. “Steal a sword back from Green Day.” (Aya’s kingdom, yes their kingdoms will be names of rock bands, so what if I just made it up?) Mitsuki had heard of the sword they stole years ago, her eyes narrowed. “Why would we want a sword back from years ago? Isn’t that kind of petty? We have enough right now.” Joe frowned. “It’s still ours, I want it back!” Mitsuki rolled her eyes. “So you want me, to sneak in the most powerful kingdom.. because you are being petty and want a sword back.” Joe’s face turned to sadness. “My dear niece doesn’t want to help me! Whatever shall I do-”. “Okay! I’ll do it.” Mitsuki grumbled, her face filled with annoyance. Joe smirked, “that’s my niece.”
And there she was, in the dark hallways of said kingdom. She had successfully found the weapon room, Mitsuki had a good idea of what the stolen sword looked like, she distracted the guards with a small mouse and carefully entered the room. She looked around the room and saw the sword. ‘Just grab it and get it over with..’ Little did she know, she had made the mistake of leaving the door just a tad bit open, unfortunately the guards noticed. She grabbed the sword and turned around. Uh oh. She beelined it to the door after dodging the slashes of their swords and ran out. The guards alerted the king and ordered the guards to chase after the mysterious figure. But they were too late, Mitsuki had ran away into the dark forest. She found a small cave she could spend the night in. It was definitely not safe to go out into the open right now. She caught a couple berries and hoped they weren’t poisonous and ate them. She used her hood as a pillow as she slept in the dark night.
That morning, she awoke to guards patrolling the forest! She sighed and cursed at herself mentally for letting her uncle guilt trip her into doing this. She spent that entire day hiding, waiting till nightfall. But, she noticed that there were wanted posters of her. ‘Huh, they drew me unusually well..’ she thought before ripping up the poster, and departing. Unfortunately, there was still a guard patrolling, and he saw her, she ran. ‘Damn this is a fast one!’ She thought. She had no choice but to fight back, taking the stolen sword out. They started fighting, swords clinking and clashing together.
She thankfully managed to get the guard down, she turned around to run when she saw someone. A girl was watching them, her head poking out from behind a tree. Mitsuki didn’t know what to do, what if she snitched?! Mitsuki grabbed the girl’s wrist and dragged her through the forest. She was surprisingly compliant.. Mitsuki found some rocks to hide behind and sat down. Both were out of breath. That was when Mitsuki realized. That girl. She was the famous princess! Princess Aya Oosawa.. Mitsuki’s mind was in panic mode. She basically kidnapped the poor princess. But she was more terrified of what would happen to her if the king and queen would find out. ‘Okay.. just be nice. Maybe she’s nice..’
Mitsuki was right. Princess Aya was extremely nice. Pleasant to be around actually. She found herself smiling and laughing with her. Strange.. she found herself looking at all of the princesses features. Or as much as she could since it was night, the moon being their only light. Her pink curls, messy from getting dragged, those pretty pink eyes, her soft lips, freckles scattered like stars and a beautiful night, her smile, her laugh, her voice. ‘Snap out of it!’ She thought, walking Aya back to her bedroom window. They exchanged goodbyes, Mitsuki even told Aya her name. ‘Goodebye, prince Mitsuki.’
They way Mitauki’s name sounded coming the princess got Mitsuki blushing under her mask. Mitsuki said goodbye as well and disappeared into the dark forest once again.
(End of flashback)
Mitsuki sighed, and was brought out from her thoughts. Had she fallen in love with princess Aya..? Mitsuki couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to be hers. Hold hands, smile together, laugh together. Live a life in where they both loved each other. Mitsuki couldn’t help but wonder what it’d be like to kiss the princess, caress her face and hold her waist. But she’s not stupid enough to indulge in such a fantasy. Mitsuki was a girl, deceiving everyone that she was a prince. What would Aya think once she found out Mitsuki wasn’t a guy? Not only that.. she’s an enemy of the Green Day now. Romance with the princess was impossible. Mitsuki closed her eyes and leaned her head back into the tree. But she couldn’t help but want to get closer to Aya. Mitsuki genuinely enjoyed her time with the princess, probably the first princess she ever enjoyed her time with. ‘I want to talk to her again.. it can’t be that bad, right..?’ Mitsuki thought, but they were put on pause as Mitsuki fell asleep again.
Her uncle was going to have to wait for her a bit longer than planned.