章節 3: Misunderstanding.

Everyone in the ballroom stares at their beautiful princess who has put out a glamorous sight today. Lady Bubbly pulls out her monocle from the purse and squeezes her eye in disbelief.

Princess Yumeko lifts her beautiful creamy gown slightly which is adorned with pearls and meticulously carved design and then proceeds to walk down the stair which is laid with a beautiful red carpet.

As she takes step by step, all the young lords and dukes were bewitched by the charming and elegant nature of princess Yumeko.

Narrator: Especially her bare shoulder and her cleavage.

As princess Yumeko comes down from the ballroom, she meets eye to eye with all the gazes and stares at everyone. But princess Yumeko doesn't back down to confront them, as for her it is to show them, that she is no longer timid and has the courage to speak to the mass gathering, unlike last time.

From the side, the royal pastier comes towards Princess Yumeko pulling a trolley carrying a huge cake with several layers.

He stops as he reaches in front of the princess while the cake towers abruptly in the middle of the ballroom.

"Happy birthday princess Yumeko, I wish you everlasting happiness and wellness" the royal pastier pulls down his hat and wished.

"Thank you, chef Frenz" Yumeko smiled as she see chef Franz off. Then she turn to the mass gathering where everyone is patiently waiting on her and said "Hi"

Narrator: The first thing the princess declared to her guest is hi. The word further deafens the silences making the mood of the room look more awkward.

"Thank you all for accepting my invitation and coming here despite your busy schedule," Yumeko spoke in a very confident voice.

"But I implore everyone to heed to another of my selfish request, that is to wait for a few minutes before we begin the banquet. I humbly request" that Princess Yumeko bow her head in front of the crowd of nobles showing a sign of courtesy.

"My girl has grown up to show such consideration towards her elders. We can definitely wait for some more time in respect of her "maturity" can't we?"

Hearing lady Bubbly's amusing words, everyone in the ballroom started to laugh but Princess Yumeko put on a fake smile to hide her nervousness.

Ahh-I warned him not to go hang out with his friends today. This is the time he normally takes a nap...Wait, don't tell me he is sleeping right now.

Princess Yumeko starts to get worried as notices there is no sign of her boyfriend inside the ballroom.

I hope he is aware of how important this situation is, he can't get away with a simple sorry like he always does when he missed our date or ignore my letters and in the end, I hardly get any reply back.

Narrator: Red flagged encountered.

I mean we promised didn't we, that our life will be changed after today. We both swore an oath to live together with each of our side by side but for that, we need to face my father, who is supposedly going to arrive soon. Where is he?

Narrator: Poor Yumeko starts to become anxious, as doubt and conflicts start to stir up in her heart making her feel restless.

But knowing well she is in front of people which is the great royal family of Deamwittz itself, her expression doesn't waver a bit. For Yumeko, this is a very important moment for her.

"Is that really our Yumeko"

"I know right? She has certainly grown up to be such a beautiful girl:

At the corner, Yumeko hears two ladies hustling in whispers.

"I am more jealous of her gown, whom did she hire?" One of the ladies asked as she sparks jealousy seeing the beautiful velvet gown dress Yumeko is wearing.

"Listen, it is just a rumor but I heard she made it by herself" the other lady replied

"Oh my, is that really true"

"yeah..her maids said, she sews it spending a sleepless night just to barely make it to wear at this occasion."

"Ah, how admirable. She certainly has put lots of effort into impressing her dad."

Narrator: The two ladies were misled, thinking that the dress Yumeko is wearing is to impress her dad.

At the centra plaza of the ballroom, lady Bubbly stands beside lady Ria, Duchess of Pickiness.

"Don't you think her dress is a bit revealing?"lady Ria asked as she continues to move her head side by side to observe Yumeko dress with her sunglasses.

"Not at all, Sis. To me, I feel like she hasn't done enough. I want her to go in full Beyonce mood." lady Bubbly replied.

"Beyonce? Of course, a lovely fashion trend" lady Ria replied confidently.

Narrator: unaware of the fact she is mistaken a person's name with a clothing style.

"But I say, she would nail it in Victoria look" The dutchess of Pickiness replied in a snarky manner.

Narrator: Of course, lady Ria has no idea what Victoria looks are. She just started to use the word she finds from the western magazine that she deliberately purchased to compete with her sister, who has been dwelling in western culture for almost a year already.

"Sister, do you even know the term "nailed it" that I used just now? Doesn't it sound fancy? You know you can even replace it with another term "killed it" or... if you want to raise the level ..just say "Slay it". For example... "Slay it, Queen ~"

Narrator: Lady Ria has one agenda tonight, which is to impress her sister with her underlying knowledge of western culture. after knowing that her sister will be attending the banquet she spared no effort to learn the term and slogans of western culture from magazines and newspapers.

She has been preparing for a whole week, picking up fancy words, places, and celebrities' names just to triumph over her sister.

"Oof, whatever." Ms. Bubbly just snide it off, flickering her eyes out of feeling uninterested.

Narrator: Again Lady Ria has misunderstood the whole thing.

"But ..is it fine to make her dress like that..you know how strict her father is...I'm sure he won't tolerate seeing her daughter wearing such "indecent" clothing" lady Ria spoke in a genuinely concerned way.

"Oh god, it is just a few straps off from her shoulder and revealing her nonexistent cleavage abit, this is normal. She is not wearing a body suit or something." lady Bubbly replied feeling irritated.

"Look at Yumeko, how confident and gracefully standing she is. I'm definitely sure the reason why she called everyone, including her father...is to announce she wants to wear more of Madona and Nicki Minaj's kind of outfit. Poor kid, she must be traumatized from wearing those uptight blouses and turtleneck clothe. Ahh..I understand you, Yumeko-chan"

Lady Blubbly brushes off a few tears from her eyes as she says that.

Narrator: Likewise, lady Bubbly is also misled with the wrong conception.

"Um...I don't think that is the case" Lady Ria replied. "Buttttt....I just hope..everything goes smoothly as this young girl desire... Her father..guh... is Ummphhhhhh."

Yumeko stands bloomingly in the middle of the crowd, where remarks and comments related to her swing back and forth between the people. She grips her gown tightly as time passes by and there is no sign of her boyfriend.

Suddenly, the crowd stop talking between themselves as the heard sound of the city hall rung. Everyone realizes that it is starting to get late and is almost past the ripe time to commence the banquet.

Sensing the tension in the crowd, Lady Bubbly knows that she needs to do something.

"Yumeko-chan, why don't we start by cutting your birthday cake shall we? Everyone here is reluctantly eager to see you enter a new age" saying that lady Bubbly slowly approaches Yumeko.

But Yumeko didn't reply, she stood silent with her head slightly hung down.

"Yumeko-chan, are you alright?" lady Bubbly softly grab her niece's shoulder and asked with a compassionate voice.

"I..." Yumeko's words stutter as she speaks out "I..am waiting for someone..I don't think I will be able to cut the cake if he is not here" Yumeko said with her words filled with emotion.

Lady Bubbly gasped hearing Yumeko's response. "Yumeko, don't tell me.." lady Bubbly stays in shock for a second. "Don't tell me you are patiently waiting for your father all this time. Oh my, such a darling daughter aren't you?"

"No, I-" Yumeko tried to correct it but soon she realized it is useless.

The crowds start to hustle again

"Wait. Didn't she say, the princess has been waiting for her father? Such an adoring child."

"The princess is such a gem"

"Is it really true?"

"Bless the Lord...I wish I had a daughter like her"

Narrator: In an instant, the ballroom was filled with hustles and whispers of the princess showing affection to her father unaware of the fact that they have been misled.

Suddenly the door of the ballroom swung wide open, Everyone quickly shifts their attention hearing the noise. A spark lit up in Yumeko eyes as she see someone entering.