As much as I know that I should be writing for my other stories, I couldn't help but want to do something like this. This came out of sheer boredom, so I don't know if this chapter is any good (I wrote this chapter in roughly less than 45 minutes). I hope you all enjoy.

-Zero

My Princess - Ch. 1

Pairing: Kotori x Umi

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The taupe haired princess stormed her way to the room where her knight was resting. When the doors slammed open, the doctors and nurses jumped at the loud noise.

"Hime-sama, you shouldn't be here."

"I want to speak with the patient. Alone."

"But-"

"Now."

They knew better than to question her request, especially since she was usually their cheerful princess. Seeing her angry meant a lot.

"Of course, Hime-sama." The head doctor bowed his head and gestured the rest of the medical staff to leave her alone with the patient.

When the doors closed behind Kotori she took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the white curtains that separated her from the person most dear to her. In her mind, she wanted to yell at her reckless knight for doing the insane, fighting off five assassins and then taking on a poisoned knife for her. But her heart said so otherwise when she saw the sleeping figure on the bed dressed in white.

"Umi-chan..."

Kotori's determined mind wavered at the sight. The white clothes that the knight wore made her dark blue locks represent the night sky. Umi's steady breathing was more than enough to make all of Kotori's angry feelings disappear. Knowing that Umi was out of danger was all she needed.

When Umi had taken the poisoned dagger it was almost as if it had stabbed Kotori like how it was supposed to. It was only a cut on Umi's body, but Kotori recalled the painful scream that Umi shouted. It still ringed in her ears and made her shudder. Kotori knew she could never stay mad at the bluenette for long.

The princess pulled a chair beside the bed and sat down. Her hands reached for Umi's and brought it towards her lips. She kissed the bandaged hand lightly before holding it together tightly between both of her's, as if she was praying. Lost in her thoughts, she hadn't noticed the knight had woken from her actions.

Umi's eyes fluttered open as she faced the ceiling of the room. Looking to her right, she saw her right arm bandaged up from her recent fight. To her left, she saw the most beautiful person in the world. The one person she would do anything for just to see her smile. As Umi was about to close her eyes again, she heard a sniffle come from the silent princess sitting beside her. Warm tears could be felt on her fingers that were left unbandage. Worry filled Umi's entire body.

"Hime..." The title came out tired from Umi's mouth. This was given since the doctors had to give her anesthetics to keep her body from jolting around when they had to extract the poison out of her blood.

Kotori lifted her face up, eyes widen at the woken person in front of her.

"Umi-chan." The blue haired woman scrunched her eyebrows when more tears fell down Kotori's face. She didn't like it when Kotori wasn't smiling.

Knowing that she would get scolded latter on, Umi still made the decision to sit up in the bed. She winced while doing so because of the wounds that she received on her left side while fighting off the assassins.

"Umi-chan, you shouldn't moving around!" Worry could be heard clearly in the princess's voice. Kotori helped Umi settle into her position. Just when Kotori was about to leave to get the doctors Umi grabbed her hands to stop her.

"Why were you crying?" Concern filled Umi's voice which caused another wave of guilt flow through Kotori's body. She refused to meet eye to eye with the injured knight.

"Hime..." Still no answer.

"Kotori..." All of the walls that Kotori built up to avoid explaining her tears crumbled down in an instant once she heard the other call out her name. The princess knew that Umi would only do so when she was worried about her wellbeing. Slowly the taupe haired girl turned around to face the other.

"You're being unfair Umi-chan..." Golden brown orbs still refused to meet with Umi's.

"And you're bottling up your feelings again." Umi tilted Kotori's head up with her right and finally met with the eyes that she constantly fell in love with. "What's wrong?"

Kotori knew she couldn't hide anything from the observant knight. Umi was the best swordsman and archer in the kingdom, although she was pretty dense when it came to other things.

"I..." Kotori began to falter. "I was mad at myself...for always having to rely on you. It's my fault that you almost died!"

"Kotori..." Umi's eyebrows furrowed at her words.

"No! Please don't say it wasn't! If it weren't for me you wouldn't have to be constantly putting your life in danger! If it weren't for me-" Her words stopped at the touch of a warm bandaged hand.

"If it weren't for you, my life would have no meaning." Umi softly spoke. "If it weren't for you...I wouldn't know what to do with my life. If it weren't for you...being alive means nothing."

"Umi-chan..." Tears began to spill from Kotori's eyes once again.

"You are my princess. I am you're knight. It is my duty to make sure you are safe. There is no greater honor than to be by your side." Umi brought Kotori's hand to her lips and softly kissed them. By this time Kotori was crying like a baby. "You are the one person who is constantly on my mind."

Kotori was now sitting on the bed, resting her head in Umi's chest. Listening to the heartbeat of the other was like a soothing lullaby. But the tears in her eyes still continued to fall.

Umi pulled away from her and cupped Kotori's face, willing away her tears. "Please don't cry anymore. It brings great displeasure when you're not smiling."

"I'm sorry Umi-chan." Kotori spoke through her sniffling.

"And I'm sorry for making you worried." Umi bumped their heads together. "Always know that I'll be there for you, no matter what."

"But Umi-"

"Because I love you Kotori. That is why, right here and now, I vow to you that I will protect you and keep you safe." Umi cutted of Kotori's words before she could finish them. Not once had the knight had ever told her princess those words. "Please know my words are true."

Hearing those word made Kotori want to pinch herself. Umi, the ever so easily flustered knight, had just confessed her love to the princess. The taupe haired girl had the urge to tease the other, but decided against it because she didn't want to ruin the moment.

"The remake that vow." Kotori ordered.

"Huh?" Umi locked onto determined honey brown eyes with confusion.

"Vow to me that you will protect me...but also protect yourself in the process." said Kotori.

Umi couldn't help but smile at her words. "I vow to you, from this day forward, I will protect you and myself from any harm that comes our way. And..." Umi hesitated with the last lines of her vow.

"And..." Kotori raised an eyebrow at the now blushing bluenette.

"And...I will love you for all eternity." Amber eyes locked with Kotori's. Umi's last words and her gaze had also caused the princess to blush.

Ever so slowly their heads began to lean in. The warmth of each other's presence was all the two needed. Umi could hear her heart beating out of her chest and feel Kotori's breathing as she leaned in closer. Just a little more and-

"Umi-chan, are you alright!" A boisterous ginger ruined their glorious moment together by barging into the room.

"Umi-chan!" Kotori yelled at the bluenette who was currently on the floor.

"Umi-chan don't die!" Honoka shouted at her friend.

"Mou~ Honoka-chan you dummy!" Kotori shouted back at her other friend.

Let me know what you think in the reviews. Requests are open for anyone. You can request a pairing and even a plot to go along with it since I'm not sure if I could write for some of them. I don't know when it will be done since I will be working on my other stories, but I do promise it will happen…eventually.

Until Next Time Readers…