I woke up and saw it was dark and suddenly every memories crashed into me.

I gasped.

Did I faint!

I was about to greet the Prince but...

Sweat formed on my forehead and I looked around to search for my father and mother. They would be very humiliated...!

The prince and the whole people would be offended!

Worry and shame crashed on me but then I heard something... I looked straight and before me was a shadow siting on a chair.

My breath caught in my throat as I was about to scream.

"W—who are you?!" I asked as I tried to get back as far as possible. "W—why are you in my room?!"

"Your room?" It was a male voice and it was deep but I was more surprised that he was talking in our language. Who was he?

He chuckled darkly and I looked around. It was dark even with the lamp lights. It must be really large if it was still dark even with the lamp.

The bed was finely made and it was a large sized bed. I couldn't understand what was happening...

I was with my parents and there were people but now it was empty and no one to be seen. My head was spinning with confusion.

He stood up from his seating and slowly came toward me as I got scared and looked for a way to run. But I couldn't find a window.

He said as his face came to light, "This isn't your room. It is mine."

And for the first time, I saw that man's face. His long hair hung from both sides on his shoulders. He was tall and he had dark eyes exactly like his hair. He had a handsome face but it was strangely very serious-looking and scary as if he was angry.

"T—then, s—sorry, I don't know how I get here but I—I am leaving..." I said as I gulped and slid back on the bed, my heart was jumping in my chest and looking how angry he looked, I was scared that he didn't like my presence in his room.

He smirked and it looked more scary on his face I got pale. He said, "Leave? And where will you stay? Outside of the palace?"

I looked everywhere for help but there was no one. Who was he? And why was he treating me like I had committed a crime?!

"I—I will search for my mother and father..."

He smiled. "Your parents have already gone back to Greatheart."

My eyes got bigger as I asked, "Why? Why did they leave? Weren't they going to attend the wedding?!"

"What wedding?" He asked and I looked at him with a questioning glance.

"The wedding I had with Prince D—Daichi?" I said.

He laughed and I got more confused. "You really dream of marrying me, eh? And why do you think I would marry a pathetic girl like you?"

I got taken aback with how he said me pathetic. What did he mean by pathetic!

And he was Prince Daichi!?

I thought he had the same personality of the old man I had seen before but he wasn't.

"I wasn't the one who said wanted to marry you." I said, "I don't even know you."

I crossed my hands over my chest and said, "Infact, I didn't know your name a moment ago."

At the sudden change on my behavior and voice, he must have gotten a bit surprised as well as annoyed. He looked at me for a minute and warned, "You sure you want to keep that tone with me?"

Now, I was a bit scared because he was the current ruler and I was disrespecting him but it was him who started to disrespect me first!

I loosened my hands which were crossed above my chest and moved my eyes everywhere but him. "I— y—you were the one who said me pathetic!"

Somehow I gathered my courage and said to him but I wasn't looking at him.

"You are the one who kept sleeping for two days and fainted on the first day!" He said and I froze.

I slept for two days!

I looked at him with wide eyes and said, "I slept for... What happened to the wedding and my parents!"

"Since you were sleeping, I had to marry a sleeping princess!" He hissed. "Your parents were so uncomfortable that they had to go back!"

I started to sniff as I felt bad. The marriage was disastrous and to think he did that despite I was sleeping, it must be humiliating for him as well. And my parents! They must be very offended!

I started to cry and bowed before him on the bed, "I—I am so sorry! I didn't want to faint but...I fainted."

Then I recalled about the hoop skirt and the corset being so tight. I said, "That must be because of the corset—eh, where is my corset!"

I realised that I wasn't wearing the hoop skirt nor the corset. Even the dress wasn't there. I had long plain robe that was exactly how the people were wearing. The difference was mine was too plain and bland while they had fancy looking patterns.

And I had nothing inside of it.

I asked, "What is this? Why am I only wearing a robe?"

What if it got loosened! Everyone could see everything unholy from me...!

My confusion must be displayed on my face as he asked, "Haven't you worn a kimono before?"

"What's that?"

His brow twitched and hissed, "I am not here to teach everything. Go ask someone else!"

"B—but aren't you m—m—my h—h—hus—band?" I stammered as I got flustered. It was awkward to ask that question to a person whom you had never seen before.

He rose his brow and said, "Then we should start acting like one, shouldn't we?"

Then he sat on the bed and crawled to me as my heart started to beat. I crawled back to get away as he caught my ankle. His touch made me froze and I looked at him with horrified face.

"What are you d—doing?" I asked.

"Well, as a husband, I should start teach you some things, shouldn't I?"

Wasn't he just said that he wasn't here to teach me!

I said, "N—n—no, thank you very much. I will find someone to teach me."

And at that he halted and looked at me with blank face. We both blinked and he said, "You sure are some shameless woman. You are talking about leaning these things from others."

I blinked back and got mad at him. He maybe was a prince but he was rude and disrespectful! I asked back, "When did I do anything shameless! And didn't you say to ask someone else?"

I shouted, "Aren't you the one who was trying to do shameless things?!"

Wasn't he touching my ankles! He touched my ankles!

He asked me with a confused face, "When did I do anything shameful?"

"Y—you are touching my ankles and you saw my ankles!" I said and he gave me a look.

"Do you think touching your ankles is a shameful thing to do?" He asked and his hands roamed above as I felt hairs on my back stood straight. He said with a low voice, "Then what will you say if I touch your...other things..."

My face heated as I asked, "W—what do you mean other things...?"

His face came near as my heart started to pump all the blood to my cheeks and he said in a husky voice, "You'll know soon, wifey."

And I closed my eyes but then everything got silenced. My chest Rose up and down rapidly as I waited for 'the other things' he was talking about but nothing came. I opened my eyes and saw there was no one in the room.

It felt like no one had ever come and I had been imagining things but then I hadn't seen Prince Daichi before, how would I know he looked.

I looked everywhere but there was no one... Was it a ghost!?

I was still confused but then I was too exhausted to think anything as I fall asleep.

***

The next day, I woke up when my mother called me.

"Rose! Wake up!"

I opened my eyes and saw it was my mother and behind her, the maid.

I asked, "You haven't gone?"

She looked at me with confused eyes and asked, "What are talking about? Did you hurt your head too hard yesterday?"

Yesterday?

But hadn't he said I was sleeping for two days?

I was too confused but before I could ask, my mother dragged me out and said, "Rose! Hurry up and get ready! You are about to get married!"

"The marriage didn't happen?" I asked and both my mother and the maid looked at me confusingly.

And I saw that my mother was also wearing a fancy robe. Her hair was tied up with beautiful ornaments and she looked different. Beautiful but different.

My mother said to the maid, "Don't tell them that she has gone insane..."

The maid nodded.

And they started to put me in that fancy wedding robe they called a kimono after bathing me. It was beautiful and comfortable than a gown.

Within an hour I was prepared for my wedding.

As they took me outside, I saw the whole palace was decorated with flowers and lanterns and tapestries. The soldiers were lined everywhere and they weren't even blinking their eyes. I was very nervous but on the other hand, I was glad that the marriage wasn't a disaster.

At least, no one was humiliated...

As I reached my destined place, everyone's eyes were on me and I felt a little shy. My father came and whispered in my ears, "Rose, you look very beautiful today."

I looked up and asked nervously, "Am I?"

He smiled and nodded. He said, "You are. And I am so happy today, Rose."

I smiled and he took me to where my groom was. My heart was beating loudly as I was reaching him.

His black long hair was cascading down on his back and his back looked so wide and strong. He was wearing a dark kimono and he looked so tall in them. As I stood beside him, I wanted to see his face as well but I had no courage to do that as I was looking down.

Then I heard my groom whispering, "Get ready to learn some shameful things tonight, wifey."

And I gasped.

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28th November, 22
1790
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A/n:

You will be confused that people especially young women at that time had no idea what exactly were the shameful things. In their mind, watching or touching one's ankles was shameful if the man wasn't your husband, that is. They always used to wear long clothes or stockings to hide their legs because it is considered to hide so men or boys don't get attracted.

Also, the young females and males had no idea how to get preggo... The smexual things were always forbidden to talk about even between two females.

The males could talk among them about it but females... No! Never! Unless they are too old or are already married. So mothers never talked about it to their daughters. So, they had no idea other than kissing and ankle watching.

The young males knew after coming of an age because they were allowed to go to the brothels after a certain age like in adulthood (in some cases, 16 was their adulthood and in some, 14).

And in some part of the world, the fathers or their friends, even the colleagues would take them so they could gain experience through brothels. Yes, there were some history where fathers would take them... Because they needed to know 'how to be a man'. Lol