A/n: I apologize for updating this laaaaaaate and awfully laaaaaaate chapter.
Please forgive me? *mauled by bears*
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"Mother…?"
The Queen looked up from her throne to find Len standing before her. The lips that was once curved in a smile, turned into a small frown when she noticed his left cheek slightly swollen.
The small prince's face was flustered as he kept both of hands hidden behind his back. He smiled sheepishly, oblivious of the Queen's concerned face.
"What happened to your cheek, Len?" The Queen asked making Len's eyes widen. Suddenly, a faint blush appeared on his cheeks as he remembered what had happened back then.
1 Flashback:
"P-p...!"
"P...?" Len repeated as he tilted his head slightly on his right. He just reminded his dear sister of what had happened and now, Rin was acting strange.
Her face was as red as a tomato and her words are spoken incompletely that the small prince could simply compare her to a small active volcano, ready to explode at anytime.
His blue eyes widened suddenly as he saw Rin, almost at the verge of tears. "A-ah! Rin-!"
"Len, you PERVERT!"
BAM.
The small prince once again fell onto the grass, landing with a soft thud.
His sister just punched him!
He thought of a good excuse.
"I tripped." Silence.
Somehow, the small prince thought that he heard the Queen sigh. "For a second thought, I thought your sister punched you…"
"H-How did you-" Len immediately bit his tongue, realizing what he had almost said.
He winced slightly from the pain, but still, hoping that the Queen hadn't heard that because if she did, his twin sister will get in trouble…
2Flashback:
Another small soft thud was heard. Len averted his gaze onto Rin.
The small princess was on her knees, wiping her small tears with the use of her wrist. Quickly, Len sat up and crawled beside her. "R-Rin, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Y-you idiot!..." Rin replied between her hiccups. "You g-got *hic* m-me into…trouble!..."
Len gulped. Trouble? What was she talking about? Now that he think about it, Rin chased Len all the way to the garden. Some servants must've seen them running around the castle. If the servants did see the two of them running around, then there might be a possibility that the servants saw Rin running around when she was only wearing…
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Len looked at Rin. He bit his lip nervously.
The King had high expectations from them. It will be his fault if Rin get scolded for disgracing the royal family by running around the palace while wearing only some of her undergarments on.
However, the Queen knew herself that Len was punched by his own sister. 'Tripping' was just not a good excuse. Thus, she looked at him, carefully eyeing him suspiciously as Len tried to force out another smile.
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Another sigh was heard.
But this time, Len was the one who did.
Out of triumphant, the Queen smiled and urged for the boy to come closer- which scared him. What is she gonna let him do? Is she going to call for Rin?
"Please don't punish Rin, m-mother! I-it..it was my fault..!" Len swallowed, trying his best not to cry.
But in response, the Queen brought a finger up to her lips.
"Just don't tell father about it, alright?"
His eyes widened upon what he had heard.
"..R-really?" He blinked.
"Really what?"
"Y-you mean….you forgive me? And Rin? F-for… you know.."
The Queen questioned. "For what had happened? Yes."
The Queen, once again, smiled and urged for the boy to come closer. Embarrassed but happy, Len ran towards the throne but his sudden action caused him….to remember to act like a real prince does.
"I-I…" Len coughed and stood straight, his other hand right behind his back as he took a bow and said. "My deepest apologies, your majesty. I apologize for the way my sister and I act rudely and-"
He felt a hand upon his swollen cheek as he looked up to see the Queen's face right in front of him, who released a soft chuckle as she said, "It's really nice to see you try. But that's enough. Does it hurt?"
"A-ah.." Len bit his lip. His mother was so kind, he felt really happy to have been born by her. "Y..yes, but only a little."
"It's good that it is not that severe, isn't it?" She laughed making him laugh as well. 'It sure is..'
"Oh, and mother?"
"Yes?"
Len took his hand behind his back and showed the flowers he and his sister picked out in the garden.
"Happy Mother's Day.~"
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To Be Continued.
A/n: Oh wait. Was Mother's day celebrated even before? –laughs- I don't really know. But I do apologize for not trying to make this a bit more realistic. I hope you liked the story though. Even when it is short. -sniff-