Zen Wistaria was buried under his desk working on some official documents. His silver blonde bangs brushed against his handsome face as his  fingers absently pushed it aside, all the while keeping his indigo blue eyes focus on his task. After a few more minutes, he reached the last page of the document and smiled as everything was correct and as mentioned in the meeting negotiations. Zen signed the documents and set it aside on the small growing pile of papers that were done reviewing.

His ears perked as he heard some bird's chirps and his eyes averted towards the large window towards his left.He leaned back at the chair and sighed as he saw how clear the blue sky was today and how bright the sun shined. His mind wondered to the red haired girl that had waltzed into his life a few years ago and had since then remained deeply inside his heart.

"Shirayuki". He found himself whispering under his breath.

"Hello master".Spoke Obi as he suddenly made his appearance  through the open window.

Zen smirked and  looked at the intruder,glad to see a familiar face this early  afternoon.His short black hair spiked up in its usual direction and his cat eyes looked at his master brightly.Obi made himself comfortable on the windowsill before stretching out his hands and presenting three more documents .

Zen groaned not bothering to take  the documents." Are you done with your task in the castle?"He asked.

Obi laughed before leaning in and settling the documents to the already large stack piled on the desk."Yes.I am now about to head out to the market area in Clarines to meet up with Shirayuki."

Zen nodded his head in understanding and relaxed knowing that Obi would be watching on shirayuki in his absence."Alright."He answered feeling a surge of new energy seep in ."If i want to have dinner together with both of you I will need to finish at least half of these documents before seven today."

Obi nodded his head in encouragement before standing up, "Good luck Master, I'm heading out."

"Be careful."

"You know I always do." Obi answered before disappearing from where he came.

Obi made his way to the Clarines  marketplace in a few minutes time as he looked around the large bustling town. His  eagle eyes were now trying to spot that one familiar friendly  face in a sea of people, and during this time of the day it seemed that the crowd has increased with new visitors. Obi   quickly jumped and perched himself on top of the nearest building making it easier for him to observe and search.

"Now where she could be?" Obi whispered to himself as he scanned the busy area.

His amber eyes suddenly noticed a bright colour of red under a long hood. For a moment Obi hesitated as his eyes quickly registered the unknown outfit the feminine figure was wearing, but he didn't give it a second thought, what did he knew about fashion anyways? Besides, there was only one girl in the whole Clarines  who had apple-red hair.

Obi jumped into the crowd and made his way swiftly to that girl, and as he was about to put his hand on her shoulder, her hand suddenly grabbed his outstretched wrist and she overthrew him effortlessly over her shoulders. Obi was caught off guard and had no time to react. He laid flat on the  ground shocked as the crowd looked at him in surprise but slowly made their way around him.

"Who was that?" Obi asked in confusion as he quickly got up on his feet and saw that the girl was running away from him. "Hey, wait!" He called and ran after her with no hesitation.

Obi had no problem making his way swiftly around the ground, avoiding people left and right. He then observed the girl a few feet away from him also having no difficulties avoiding the bustling crowd. She seemed to be physically fit and maybe could even be an aide to some  high-ranked noble. Obi then observed for the second time her outfit. He had never seen that type of clothing anywhere around Clarines and even in the neighboring kingdoms.

"She must be from an unknown tribe." He concluded as he jumped around avoided hitting an old lady who popped out of a shop.

The girl then suddenly made a left into an alleyway and Obi picked up his speed and followed. When he made it to the alleyway to his surprise he saw her easily climb her way up towards the rooftop of a house. For a moment he just observed in shock her strength and physical ability.

"Is she even a girl?" He spoke in awe."I guess Kiki isn't the only one that i should fear." 

Obi followed her towards the rooftop as he saw her jump onto the next building. He ran after her and then noticed on what direction she was heading. He smirked and knew exactly where that path leads.Obi had been in Clarines for more than four years. He knew this town as he knew the back of his hands. Obi chuckled wondering how in the world did he managed to stay in one place for more than six months.

The girl quickly looked behind her shoulder, wondering if the stranger with the jet-black hair was still following her , but to her surprise he wasn't there.She couldn't be too cautious. Her eyes looked ahead of her and she saw a big tree at the end of a building. She made it towards the edge and without any hesitation quickly jumped towards the tree.

Her eyes opened wide as he saw who greeted her. Obi stood on one of the branches of the tall tree with a smirk on his tanned face. He waved,"Hi,there."

Distracted and forgetting to grab onto the branch, the girl made past her target. She began to fall but Obi managed to catch her outstretched hand and pull her up to safety.

They sat there a few inches apart on the same branch.

"I realized I must have scared you back there in the marketplace." Obi began apologizing as he had his hand behind his neck.

The girl carefully looked up at his direction, but her face was still hidden behind the long hood over her head. She kept silent.

"Where are my manners?" Obi grinned. He pulled his hand away from his neck and stretched it out. "My name is Obi, I am not a assassin  as my appearance might suggest. In fact I'm one of the royal knights of Clarines."

"A royal knight." The girl finally spoke with a soft and gentle voice that made Obi somehow feel comfortable.

Her small hands move up and lowered the hood away from her head. Obi's eyes  opened wide as he realized that he did catch a glimpse of red hair after all. Her apple-red hair was identical to Shirayuki's hair color, but the length of her hair reached her waistline. Her navy blue eyes were soft and gentle as it regarded Obi as comrade instead of a threat. Her soft hand then took his hand for a handshake before she smiled, making Obi softly blush as he realized how more prettier she looked with a simple smile.

"Nice to meet you Obi. My name is Viviyane, but you can call me Vivi for short.

Obi smile before taking his hand back and feeling the heat."What brings you to Clarines?" Feeling very curious to know everything about this new rare visitor.

Vivi looked at Clarines in admiration. "I came here for a quick errand of my tribe." Her eyes then settled on Obi. "By the way, why did you come after me?"

Obi then remembered their ordeal a few minutes back,"Ah yes, I confused you with little miss."

"Little miss?"Vivi inquired curiously.

"Yes, Shirayuki to be more precise. You have the same hair color."Obi answered.

"Same hair color?"Vivi's voice was in disbelief. "In Clarines?There is such a person with apple-red hair? She now demanded to know.

Obi looked at how agitated she became."Well, she isn't technically from Clarines,but from Tanbarun."

"Impossible!Tanbarun people are not natural born red hair like us."Vivi explained.

"Oh there are more people with red-hair?"Obi asked interested,his eyes then caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the crowd below."Speaking of little miss, there she is now."

Obi stood up and jumped off the tall tree to the ground and Vivi made no hesitation to follow him behind. They made their way through the crowd,until they reached Shirayuki, wearing her usual outdoor dress and covering her head with the same ornamental hood.

"Obi." Shirayuki took notice of her friend as he approached her. "Look what I managed to find!"She then showed him a basket filled with herbs that smelled fresh and minty.

Obi opened his mouth to reply, but before he could Vivi came forward and grabbed Shirayuki by her shoulders. Shirayuki's eyes opened wide in surprise to the new visitor, as she saw her long apple-red hair glitter under the bright sun, identical to her own hair color.

"Hello." She managed to great feeling a bit awkward as she was being stared by those navy-blue eyes. "My name is Shirayuki."She then added as an afterthought.

Vivi's mouth spread wide in a beautiful smile as her eyes began to tear up . She took Shirayuki into her arms and embraced her strongly as they were old acquaintances.

"My princess , I finally found you." Vivi whispered as her voice quivered into Shirayuki's ears.

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