(A TWIN'S SACRIFICE FOR THE OTHER'S SAKE)

E p i s o d e 1: A princess

B o o k 1: The Kingdom at its most

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C R Y S T A L ' S P O I N T O F V I E W

I woke up, on an.. Elegant bed? I sat up, and paced my head to my sight.

I don't remember my room being ten times bigger- It seems like I'm dreaming.

I got off from the bed, and realised that the bed is literally king-sized. Woah.

And I'm wearing some kind off lrincess pajamas, or something..

I walked out the bedroom, and was followed by a butler.

I turned to the butler. "Why are you following me?" I asked.

"Princess of Andrielle Kingdom, do you wish for anything this morning?" The butler says instead of giving response to my question.

"Anything?" I can feel my imagination going wide, like I could wish for anythinng I never had in reality.

"Yes, anything." He said with a smile.

"Then, I am willing to see my twin brother, Krystan." I curled and played with my hair, grinning and thinking what Krystan would look like in this dream.

Maybe a tall wig from one of those spongebob episodes? Or maybe Krystan was mistaken as a girl, and he became a maiden!

I started chuckling.

" If you are willing to see your twin brother, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES FORMALLY."

Whoops, he sounds like Rev when he gets annoyed or angry.

"Maidens, lead the princess to her dressing room to get herself dressed at once. She has a lot of things to do in her royal schedule." The butler says.

"This way, m'lady." A group of maiden leads me to thw dressing room.

(AN HOUR LATER..)

I walked out, amd went back to the butler.

"Ugh, I hate corsets. They are too tight for me.. Isn't there anything else simple to be worn?" i rub my back from pain.

"Sadly, no." He shooked his head.

"Can I see Krystan now?" I asked, excitingly.

"Not until tea time.." He smiles, and enjoys the way I have my smile upside-down.

This old man..

"What do I have in my royal schedule, then?" I spoked elegantly, having a position of a proper princess.

"Takee care of your schedule when your your breakfast is over." He walks to the dining room, and I followed him.

(TO THE DINING ROOM.)

"Please sit down, young princess." He pulls out the chair gently, I sat down and pushed myself in.

"Today's appetizers are":

Sausage and sun-dried tomato frittata

Pandesal French toast with caramelized bananas and kesong puti

And your meal will be:

Sausage and potato casserole.

Enjoy your meal, young princess. "

Little did he know, I'm drooling from all these yummy looking foods.. No, I mean, BREAKFAST FEAST!

I started eating lile I've neever ate food in my entire life. (OM NOM NOM NOM NOM)

" Young Princess, do you not have table manners? " The butler was annoyed.

I turned.

"I am apologizing for not having table manners." I caressed my mouth with some tissue.

"I thought Clara taught you proper etiquette."

Wait, Clara is in my dream?! I wonder if Najime is also in my dream..

"Princess, did you enjoy your meal for today?"

I turned, and it was..

Najime! Najime was the best cook I've ever met.

"I did!" I smiled happily.

Najime bowed, and left.

"Young princess, Once you have your breakfast done, please lead yourself to me. And we will do your royal schedule for today." He was about to leave the dining room.

"Wait!" I made him stop from walking out.

The butler turned with an "hmm?" sound.

"Can we visit the village before doing my royal schedule?" I asked happily.

"My, my. Of course you can. I am surprised that the princess of Andrielle Kingdom would love her townsfolk!"

"Alright, after you take your breakfast, we'll visit the village immediately." He then eft.

I continued eating my meal.

T o b e c o n t i n u e d..

(A TWIN'S SACRIFICE FOR THE OTHER'S SAKE)

E p i s o d e 2: The village

B o o k 1: The Kingdom at its most

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N A R R A T O R ' S P O I N T O F V I E W

The princess and her butler took a carriage and wandered around the village.

The princess wanted to visit the town's hall, and they did go there successfully.

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C R Y S T A L ' S P O I N T O F V I E W

The butler got off the carriage, and opened the carriage dooe for me. I got out the carriage and went to the town's hall with my butler.

While leading myself to the town's hall, I noticed that the village is completely colorless and dull. Nobody is wearing a smile, not even the kids.

There are kids who are begging for a small amount of money or food..

"Butler, where is this town's bakery?" I stopped from walking, and asked.

"What is your reaaon that you want to go to the bakery? Are you feeling hungry?" He asked instead of responding to my question.

"I want to buy pastries for the children.." I said in response.

"Very well." He escorts me to the town's bakery.

Once we've entered the bakery, I paced my head.

"Young princess! W-what a sudden visit. How can we serve you?" The lady of the bakery asked.

"What is the best pastry this bakery has?" I leaned on the counter.

"Ak-hem. Young princess." The butler coughs.

"Oops, apologies." I stood straight.

"Well, we don't have any more best pastry since your father has.. - I mean, our best pastry is the cinnamon rolls."

"Good! I'd love to buy 20 cinnamon rolls for 10 gold coins." I smiled as I took out 10 gold coins.

(The lady's mind: How spoiled..)

"Right away, young princess!" She left immedietly.

(An hour later)

The lady of the bakery came back with a tray of freshly-baked 20 cinnamon rolls.

I smelled the beautoful fragrance of the cinnamon rolls. "It smells very delicious!"

I started hearing thuds on the bakery's door, then I turned. I saw kids thudding and bumping themselves onto the door, and they were focused on the cinnamon rolls.

"I appreciate your service, here is your 10 gold coins." I gave her the coins.

I took the cinnamon rolls and left the bakery.

The kids were rambling for the cinnamon rolls.

Alright, kids! Get in line. I'm very sure these yummy and freshly baked cinnamon rolls will fill all your tummies up! I smiled, and kneeled to their height while raising cinnamon rolls into the air.

All the children lined up.

"One for you,

And for you,

And another one for you,

A yummy cinnamon roll for you,

And for you,

,And for you..

(14 cinnamon rolls later.)

And last but not least, a cinnamon roll for you!" I gave the last cinnamon roll to the last kid.

All tbe children gathered up, like they're having a kiddie meeting.

I was so curious about what they are talking about.

The children stood in front of me.

"Thank you, young princess!" They said. Some were late, some were too fast, some were just right. Though, seeing and hearing it from them are very adorable.

"So cute! And my pleasure." I stood up and bowed.

I looked at their parents.

They looked unhappy and looking down upon me..

Their parents took each of their child, and backed away from me.

I was sad.

I started hearing gossips.

("The princess will never be like that once again in the future.")

("Why is she very kind and dear if her father made us hold onto dying resources?")

("What an attention seeker.")

Attention seeker.

Sounds familiar.

(Going back to the times where Crystal was with her ex-)

"STOP IT! DAREN DOESN'T DESERVE YOU AT ALL, ATTENTION SEEKER!"

Huh, an attention seeker.

"Lily, please stop. You're making a big scandal here-"

"Daren needs a better girl to kiss, and that is me."

And there she goes, she kissed Daren.

I started crying, then ran away.

(Back to the dream-)

"Butler, can we go home..?" I looked down to the ground, holding back my tears and clenching my fists.

"At once, young princess."

Me and my butler went back to the carrriage back to the kingdom.

(While on the way back to the kingdom..)

I looked over the carriage's window, leaning my chin on my palm while pouting.

I can feel that my butler is staring at me for a while now (NOT PEDOPHILE, THE ONLY PEDOPHILE I AGREE WITH IS SEBASTIAN x CIEL AND CLAUDE x ALOIS).

"Sorry. May I ask something?"

I turned to him with curiosity. "Sure, go ahead."

Silence.

"What made you leave the village so suddenly?" He asked.

"Personal reason. I was about to ask you something, too.."

"What is it, young princess?"

"I want to ask what in the world happened to my parents?"

"Well.."

T O B E C O N T I N U E D

(A TWIN'S SACRIFICE FOR THE OTHER'S SAKE)

E p i s o d e 3: The truth has been seeked

B o o k 1: The Kingdom at its most

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C R Y S T A L ' S P O I N T O F V I E W

"Well what, butler?" I stagvered myself up, so fast and hard that I hit my head on the carriage's top. Igroaned, amd sat down again. Rhe butler didn't bother to ask if I was okay after hitting my head on the top.

"W-Well.. I.. -" The butler looks oit the window, sweating and manipulating at the same time.

"Well! We've arrived at the castle!" He stopped stuttering and talked straight once again.

He got off, opened the door, and I also got off the carriage.

"It is nearly tea time. You are now allowed to see your twin by now. Please follow me to the garden." He leaves walking in the kingdom, and I followed.

(At the garden)

"Krystan!" The butler calls for my twin.

My twin appears beside me. "Greetings, Young princess."

"He'll serve you by tea time. I'll be leaving now." He bowed, and left us twins.

We look at eachother, and smiled. Krystan escorts me to the middle of the garden, with a beautiful spot of roses. There was also a table but only for one. I Sat down on the chair.

"I'll be back with your snack (omg that rhymed), excuse me." Krystan bowed and left.

Hmm, not bad. But I expected something more crazy. Like.. Krystan being a maid or something- girly. I mean, he's gay and all- but he doesn't act like a friggin' tsundere.. Hm, whatever.

After some time, Krystan came back with a plate (of course Crystal's snacc is on it).

"Today's snack is croissant filled with roasted seasoned tuna(omg that sounds wierd ngl)." He places down the plate on the table. Table etiquette were ready, and the teacup also.

"Your tea is Evergarden Roses, it fits with your spot and view." He pours some tea on my teacup, and it smells brilliant. I took a sip out of it.

"This tea is very fascinating." I took another sip.

"Why not try your croissant?" He suggests and I nod. I took the knife and fork (should've said FORKKNIFE TEEHEE), and cut the croissant into little bite-sized yumyums. I stab one, and into my mouth it goes.

"It doesn't taste bad.. Tuna isn't really my thing, but I'd like Najime to replace croissant fillings with sweets." I take another.

"Alright."

I continued eating.

There was a strange silence.

"Say.." I spoke lowly.

"What is it, Young Princess?" He questions.

I lift my chin up, and see Krystan towering me (even though he's as tall as Ciel/5"5). Then I ask: "What happened to our family? Our mom? Our dad? Our siblings?" I had teary eyes.

Krystan was silent.

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

"I'll tell you."

"8 seconds."

"Huh?

" It took you 8 seconds to answer me. "

..

" So, Krystan, You're just gonna stand there all day long, and not gonna answer me?

Tell me it as your younger twin sister, and not as the Princess-To-Be-Queen you'll serve." I glared.

Krystan sighed, put his hand on his hip (now that's a tsundere UWU), and glared at me back.

" I have ni choice anyways. " He turned to look domewhere else, closed his eyes for a second, and brushed his hair using his fingers.

I raise a brow.

"It all started when our mother and father divorced."

"We were at the age of 7 since our family parted. Our father kept me, Chronie, and Mike. While you were kept my mother.."

"Father was inlove with someone else, poor but with a powerful mind, that is. Our father and she didn't last for long, because that lady poisoned father. So Chronie and Mike stood up as my parents."

"Me and the two others worked hard tl earn money and food, until the day they let me work at this kingdom. Chronie amd Mike are in good states right now. And now I work as your optical twin servant."

"Do you still remember who the lady is?"

"No, but the information I got is that she is the Queen of Green Lands' Kingdom, who has a daughter to be Queen, named Lily (literally Crystal's enemy)."

"What about mother's story?"

"Mother had a new husband. They only stayed until you were 8. I don't know where our stepfather is, but all I know that our mom died because of a serious disease."

"You're not making all these up, are you?"

"Of course not. I heard father's story from Mike, and our mother's story from your butler who worked here for decades (literally the age of the butler is 89 or maybe as old as Tanaka from Black Butler)."

"Alright." Throughout listening to the story, I've finished my croissant and tea. There were crumbs on my plate, annd left my ettiquete on the plate also. The teacup is empty.

Another silence.

"Hey."

"What?"

"You might aswell didn't notice, but you have crumbs on your chin, your cheeks, the tip of your nose, and on your mouth." He hides his giggle by blocking his face with his hand, looking away.

"Oh, sorry." I wipe the crumbs off my face.

A short silence, and we both bursted out laughing.

"I haven't told you this, after 7 years of not speaking to eachither, it's fun to have us talk a long conversation again."

"Yeah.." Even though we talk to eavhother everyday.

"Hey, Crystal?"

I look. "Hm?"

"Your smile is really wonderful (NOPE, NOT TODAY ****** SATAN), keep smiling for me, okay?"

"Mm!" I nod excitedly, laughing. I did the peace sign.

Krystan also did the peace sign. "I'll do anything for you to just be happy and keep smiling."

I stood up.

I instantly hugged him.

"I love you, brother." I snuggled my face to his vest, almost crying.

"I love you too, sister." Krystan hugs me back, and my life felt like it was all peace again.

Lile there wasn't anny issues, or our parents fighting.

I wish we could stay like this forever.

T o b e c o n t i n u e d...

(bruh this is so long, it took me 1101 words to finish this. Peace out!)