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What Happiness Can I Muster - Scroll IX

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Scroll IX: Out I Go!

"You called for me my lord," the princess had been requested to the lord's studies. Presenting herself with a slight bow.

"Please, you do not have to bow, you are my daughter," the Lord chuckles scooting up to his desk as he waves a hand for her to sit. She did as instructed. His elbows lay on the desk, hands joining, "excuse me for the sudden call, I hope I did not interrupt on your studies too much."

"No, father, it does not displease me at all," slight shake to the head. I rather prefer it.

The man nods as he rests his hands on his knees in his criss-crossed state. Serious, he inhales and dips his head down, " I have called you today to inform you that we will be having welcoming visitors from Setsuna arriving along with Takemaru's return." Izayoi's body takes a nerve to this, it did not go unnoticed by her father, "I assure you, my child, she will not be amongst the visitors."

Guilt and remorse hits her, "forgive me, I should have taken such news more lightly. And though it may not be in my best intentions to say but I am not yet…prepared to confront her."

At least he hasn't totally forgotten to read my actions. Though, I'll have to be more cautious.

"Do not worry you will not be seeing sight of her any time soon, but as much as I understand...," he halts as a messenger walks up in giving him some paperwork. The messenger whispers in his ear, the lord waves him off and the male strolls away silently. It left the Lord distressed as he rubbed his bearded chin , humming faintly in thought, "as I was saying, as much as I understand of your insecurities with her highness, you will have to…deal or find some way, to your standards, that would make you not seem so uptight towards her presence." Izayoi didn't really know how to take that as she innocently looks up to him from his heavy voice.

"Remember, you will soon be a part of their family line and responsible to carry on their name. If give her some respect I'm sure that she will respect you in return," trying to be reasonable to his daughter in a more gentle manner so it would not stress her. Not that she was already stressed enough. She wanted to bit her lip.

"Yes, father…"

~~~O~~~

"Where's Emi, I brought a hair tie for her to use, "Izayoi implies settling down next to Chi outside; their heads against the hut wall. The girls were all outside sitting around a campfire and telling spooky stories and unnecessary gossip. Their laughters contagious as it made Izayoi giggle a few times; the fire highlighting the said female's hairs. As a treat for herself Izayoi had come earily as it was still the evening.

"Ah, she just left to the village to pay a visit," Chi shrugs boringly.

That caught her lady's attention as her head snaps towards her, "You mean she's at the village?" the princess points out in shock. Chi nods, arching her eyebrow, "yeeeeah, Your point?"

Excitement electrifies her, "Do you think we could catch up to her! I mean how do ya'll get out of the quarters?"

"We have a back door that gives us limited access to the village, but only if you have family there. You can try to catch up with her but I think she's already out the gates."

Izayoi peeps over at Semiko and Yori a few yards away and snatches Chi's hand, "come on!" and yanks her companion to the back of the quarters, sprinting into the shadows. Popping out of the end of the bamboo trees they see that the doors were still opened for other servants to access to the outside world. Two guards were on patrol by the exit as Emi was nowhere to be found in the mix of maroon kimonos. "I don't see her Izy," her friend adds as she plops her hands on her hips.

This could be my chance!

Eyes flowing with adrenaline the princess bolts for it as Chi whispers out, hesitiant to follow, "Izayoi! Izayoi!" seeing the princess jolt out into the open made Chi concerned. What if the guards notice her, the Lord's only daughter and child! As Izayoi walks to the gates she wiggles her fingers and wipes the debris off her clothes. Right when she was about to set her feet in front of the opened doors she stops.

What do I say to the guards! Oh shoot!

In the middle of her thoughts she was unaware of the ruckus she was standing in as a guard shouts out, "alright you may go!" A squealing pack of girls were suddenly pushing Izayoi along with them as she was almost getting trampled, "AH! C-Chi!" Keeping her frail body up in the crowd she was constantly moving forward against her will as she squeezes her body through all the women. Locks of hair undo themselves from her pony tail as it flows all over her face, causing her to see poorly. She accidently trips on a foot, smacks into the ground, and quickly places her small hands over her head in a fetal position. Gasping for breath at the hard impact she rests on her knees as she raises up her head to see the girls still moving on their marry way.

Rude!

Heaving out a heavy sigh she readjusts her ponytail and flicks pebbles off of her. Standing up she detects scrapes on her shins and arms. If she could she would've shown them a piece of her mind! Circling to go back to Chi...her eyes open wide, the wall right in front of her! The Palace Walls! Izayoi gasps as she turns her head to the exit…she passed it! The guards oblivious to want they had missed. Praise Buddha!

I'm out! I'm- I'm actually out!

Without a second thought she runs into the forest of bamboo. And the last you saw of her has an eager hop on her feet and a sway of brown hair in the sunlight.
She's out! She's out! Just barely haha! What will happen now!? I hope you liked the chapter everyone! XD If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them, depending on the answer LOL!
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