Bewitching Illusions

she stared at her window and silently w

amily in the country. They were not of noble birth, and

erful family only due to their

hat the emperor trusted him with his own life. Because of her father's clos

deceit, and manipulation were unnecessarily ingrained in a child's mind as th

being carried by the wind, she thought, as she h

d carry her, trying to chase afte

boy with raven-colored hair and

age, he had the b

red heir of the kingdom's monarchy. He was, after

e of this he barely smiled. But when their eyes met that da

e studied the most beauti

, as she met the fiery embers of the molten

ly as if he was afraid that s

n chasing after and placed them in the palm of her hand.

le, almost unaware that the young woma

that he had never seen any

he thought, and he was captivated by her large hazel

d he wanted nothing more than to see tha

riend?" he asked, with fear in his heart; for he knew that if

her hand in a handshake. "Yuki So

hat I, the crown prince and future emperor,

ake offered by Yuki. The young miss smiled, and warm

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g prince and the little

might be and whatever he might be doing. And by ord

e with the wealthy aristocrats and w

f she had been born a

ned many valuable present

rself to receive from his highnes

rd to hearing his baritone voice as she pre

e finally realized that she

th her best friend, the c

of love. It was irration

ocence and whimsical illusio

e that once shattered,

e that can make someon

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art was shattered by the same person who

fell from the heavens like a de

he not call him by his t

e him sad that no one ever did, and so she relent

ns, his hand on hers, th

He had a gentle face, fancied by the ladies of the la

time he had the opportun

s disappeared whenever the

He has grown up to be a very tall man. Yuki had to

ed his face. With his hair the color of the night s

l me?" The prince tilted he

is anything you wish for, don't hesitate to tell

really?" The innocent Yuk

ng you wish from me." The young prince

ny. Truth be told, all of his gifts to her have been returned. The little

looked at the crown prince, and the prince felt a deter

the same kind of emotions from

ently," Yuki said. She could hear he

, finding he

couldn't accept

er differently when she captiv

ked in a teasing tone. He thought that what

equest." Yuki felt like someone with a hig

now they can never go bac

yer, this night would chang