Book one: proposal

Here is a new series of Akagami No Shirayukihime. Zen and Shirayuki forever and always. I hope you like this new story :)

Sum: it has been two years, Shirayuki and Obi are returning back to Clarines and taking on a new role

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Update: 2/2/2020

Chapter one: returning to Clarines

It has been two years, the sun was rising from the south of Lyrias. The sun peeks through a window and washes over a young girl's face. Her hair was bright as a red rare Apple. Her name is Shirayuki a Court herbalist of the Clarines Castle. She was transferred with Ryu and today was the day they returned back to Wistal Castle along with Obi who arrived at Lyrias two weeks after Shirayuki and Ryu had arrived. Ryu decided to stay in Lyrias to continue his apprenticeship. The chief wanted Shirayuki to return back to the castle and take care of another position over there.

Shirayuki accepted the position with no hesitation she was most excited about her new position. Shirayuki slowly opened her eyes and sat up and her queen size bed. 'Today is the day I go back to the castle but it will be weird without Zen being there,' Shirayuki said to herself. She swings her legs off the bed and stretches her body before standing up. Shirayuki walks over to her bathroom and sky into the warm hot wooden bath that was built into the floor. "this is so relaxing," Shirayuki said, relaxing her muscles after a hard day of work yesterday. She was too tired to take a bath at the time and fell asleep right away when she got into her room.

She grabbed the shampoo and squirt in her hair then start to rub it all over her head. She grabs a cup and to rent the shampoo out of her hair after she knows all the shampoo is gone. she grabbed the conditioner and did the same thing. After a few minutes, Shirayuki got out of the water and dry herself off and put on clean clothes. She walked out of the bathroom and went over to her dresser that has a mirror connected to the dresser.

Shirayuki sat down in front of the dresser started to brush her long bright red hair that was almost to her hips. When Zen comes to visit her in Lyrias, he always twirls his fingers through her long hair and says how beautiful it is. She put her hair up into a ponytail with a golden hair tie that Zen's mother, Haruto gives her. Haruto really likes Shirayuki when then introduce them curtain shutter a year-and-a-half ago. She was more interested in her son's happiness and didn't matter it's the girl he liked was a commoner from another country.

Shirayuki put on her white leggings and her brown boots that she always wears and stands up from the chair. She then heard a knock on her wooden door and walked over to answer it. She grabbed the door handle and slowly open it then she saw Obi standing there in front of her. "Hello mistress," Obi said with his usual smile.

"Hello Obi," Shirayuki sad, smiling back at him.

"Do you have everything ready head back to the castle?" Obi asked, looking at Shirayuki.

"No, not quite yet. I have not even started packing. Yesterday what is busy and didn't have the chance," Shirayuki answer.

"That's fine we still have a few more hours before we head out,"

"Okay I will start packing then I'll see you in a little," Shirayuki said.

"Okay I will see you," Obi said, heading down the hallway and Shirayuki close her bedroom door. She walked over to her closet and grabbed out a suitcase that she brought with her to Lyrias then set it on her bed with it wide open so she can put her belongings in the suitcase. She walked over to her dresser and open the first drawer of her dresser. Shirayuki picked up a box that was in her drawer that has all her Jewelry. She opened the box and saw a necklace with pink diamonds spelling the word love. Zan got it for her 3 months ago when he visits. Shirayuki set the box on her dresser and took out the necklace. She put it on her neck and watch over to her bed with the box then put it in her suitcase.

After a few more minutes, Shirayuki finishes packing and zipped up her suitcase to head out into the hallway. She walked out of her room with her suitcase and headed down the hallway we're guards word greeting her good morning. Shirayuki walks down the staircase and saw Ryu talking to Obi. "Good morning, Shirayuki," Ryu said, saw Shirayuki coming down the staircase.

"Good morning, Ryu," Shirayuki sad with a smile, went up to Ryu and Obi.

"It will be a while since we will see each other again," Ryu said, looking at Shirayuki.

"Yes it will be," Shirayuki said.

"We have a whole day of driving before we arrived at the castle," Obi said, looking at Ryu.

"Well, I should let you guys go. you guys take care of yourself," Ryu said following his head to Shirayuki and Obi.

"You too, Ryu," Shirayuki said, picked up her suitcase again but Obi took it from her and walked out of the castle with Shirayuki behind him. Obi put the suitcase in the back of the carriage and open the door for Shirayuki. Shirayuki time into the carriage and sat down by the window then Obi got into the carrots and close the door behind him. The carriage started to move towards the gate and went through the forest. Shirayuki staring out of the window watching the cloud, flowers, trees, bulldozers going by the window. "It had been so long since we have returned back to the castle," Shirayuki said looking at Obi.

"Actually we have never been back there since you were transferred to Lyrias," Obi said, looking back at Shirayuki.

"Yeah, you are right. Then we'll always come here to visit us,"

"Well mostly you," Obi said with a smirk.

"That not true he always likes seeing you too," Shirayuki said.

"It true and you know it," Obi said, lend his back against the carriage and cross his arms over his chest.

"I don't think that true," Shirayuki said, looking back out of the window.

"But Zen, Mitsuhide, and Kiki will not be at Wistal Castle,"

"I know it will be weird to come back to the castle without them being there," Shirayuki said, let out a sigh.

"Zen did say he will come and visit you as so as he can,"

"I can't wait to see him and the others it been a month see we last saw them", Shirayuki said, laid down on the seat and close her eyes.

"You must be tired of staying up too late last", Obi said, watch Shirayuki use her hand as a pillow. Shirayuki did not answer him cause she was already sound asleep. Obi grab a blanket and cover Shirayuki up with the blanket then he sat back down on the seat.

A few hours later, Shirayuki woke up with a start feeling the carriage suddenly stopped. "Obi, what going on?" Shirayuki asked, looking at Obi.

"I don't know. Stay here and while I go and find out," Obi answer, open the carriage door and step outside. He then closes the carriage door again. Shirayuki wraps the blanket around her and hearing Obi outside talking to the driver about a rock slide that is blocking their path.

"Can we go and take another path to get back to Clarines?" Obi asked the driver.

"Yes, we can but it will take another three days. So we will not arrive at the castle in six-day, " The driver said to Obi.

"Okay, I will let them miss know," Obi said. Shirayuki hears Obi's footsteps coming toward the carriage door. Oni then opens the door and got back into the carriage. He closes the door and sat down across from Shirayuki. "Mistress, it will be another three days before we get back to the castle", Obi said, looking at Shirayuki.

"Okay, that will be fine", Shirayuki said, feeling the carriage turn around and continue down another path.

"When we get to the third town we will stop for the night. By then it should be already late", Obi said, watch Shirayuki nod her head and close her eyes. Obi pull out a piece of paper from his pocket that was a letter from Zen and starting to read the letter.

Immediate knight, Obi

I have a mission for you to carry out. There will be a special event at Wirant castle in a month. I will also arrive back at the castle in three to four weeks. I don't want Shirayuki to know about my arrival. It wants it to be a surprise to her.

I'm making a Transferred Shirayuki to Wirant but she did not know about it yet. The transfer will not be official same time next month before the special event. I want you to keep a close eye on Shirayuki make sure she did not overwork herself. You know how she can get when she is so focused on her work.

Have a safe trip back to Wistal Castle and make sure you protected her else I will come after you like a wrecking ball. You have been warned.

Prince\Lord of wiring, Zen

Obi stated that the letter with a worried look on his face. 'He can get very scary', Obi said to himself, fold the letter and put it back into his pocket. Obi looked out of the window and saw the sky getting darker.

"Obi", Shirayuki said, looking at Obi.

"Yeah", Obi said, turning his head back to look at Shirayuki.

"Are we almost to our destination?" Shirayuki asked, stretch her back because her back starting to hurt.

"Yeah, we are only ten miles away from the village I say we will stop at", Obi answer.

A few minutes, Obi and Shirayuki walked into a hotel where they saw a man standing behind a courter. "Hello welcome, what can I do for you guys tonight?" The man asked, looking at Obi and Shirayuki with a smile on his face.

"We need two rooms for a night", Obi answer, looking back at the man while he stood in front of Shirayuki.

"You just want two-room. I do have one more king room available?" The man asked.

"Oh no, we are not a couple. We are just friends", Obi said, trying to explain to the man. Shirayuki face turns bright red like her hair.

"That too bad she looked like she is out of your league", the man said. Shirayuki gives a small chuckle after saw Obi expression on his face.

"For your information, she is already taking", Obi said.

"Okay, so two rooms than", the man said, hand Obi two sets of keys.

"Thank you", Obi said, took the keys and walked upstairs with Shirayuki behind him. They walked down the hallway to their room. "Here is your room", Obi said, hand her key to her.

"Thank you", Shirayuki said, took the key from Obi and put it in the key hold then open the bedroom door.

"Well I will see you in the morning", Obi said, walked to his room and open the door.

"Okay, see you in the morning", Shirayuki said, walked into the room and close the door behind her. Shirayuki walked over to the bed and sat down on the Queenside bed. She took off her boot and laid her head on the pillow. Shirayuki closes her eyes and falls into a deep sleep.

The next morning, sunlight wash over Shirayuki sleepy face waking her from a wonderful dream about Zen the love of her life. Shirayuki slowly opens her eyes and sat up on the bed let out a yawn; stretch her body. She swings her legs off the bed and sat there for a few minutes before standing up. 'Maybe I should to and take a bath before breakfast', Shirayuki said to herself, put her suitcase on the bed and pull out some clean clothes. She grabs a towel, shampoo and conditioner then walked out of the room.

"Miss, where are you heading too?" A voice asked, behind Shirayuki. She turns around and saw Obi coming out of his room.

"I'm going to take a bath at the hot spring before breakfast", Shirayuki answer with a smile.

"Okay, I will see you in 30 minutes then", Obi said, walked back into his room. Shirayuki walked down the hallway to the hot spring. Shrayuki opens the door to the locker room and walk-in. She set her clothes down on the bench and took off her clothes then set it on the bench. Shirayuki wraps a towel around her body and walked into the hot spring. Shirayuki is the only one there. She took the towel off and set it on a chair. Shirayuki got into the water and sat down on the wooden bench that was in the water.

"This is so relaxing", Shirayuki said, lay her head back into a bath towel that rolls like a headrest. She runs her hand above the water feel it warm feeling against her palm. Shirayuki grabs a small shampoo that was at the edge of the springs and squeezes the bottle into one her hand. She set the bottle back on the edge of the hot spring.

She runs her hand through her wet hair with the shampoo. Shirayuki scratches her head so it gets everywhere on top of her head then grab a cup to rinse her hair until the shampoo is out of her hair. She did the same thing to the conditioner.

After a while, Shirayuki got off the water and dry herself off before putting on her clean clothes. She picks up her stuff and heads back to her room.

See you in the next chapter of book one: proposal...