Minime Kingdom: The Brave Princess

MKTBP13: My painting!

I just stayed in my room for the whole morning.

"Asta!" I called, and she immediately went into my room.

She does the courtesy actions and says, "Yes, your highness. What can I help you with?"

"Get my painting materials, I want to paint."

"Right away, your highness." Asta bowed her head and started to walk towards the wall.

She tapped the wall three times, and it opened. It is my special room where I keep all my books, special weapons, and treasured things that I have collected in my year of staying here in Garreto.

Asta walked inside, and after a few moments, she and her Minnie came back with the materials I asked for. They arranged it beside my bed and put my chair in front of it.

"Meme, why don't you just get inside the special room and paint in there?" Minnie asked.

"I'm tired of moving. I said and went to my chair. I sat down and started to stare at the canvas.

"You may go out now. I will call you when I need your service."

Asta immediately went outside my room.

I took the paint brush and dipped it in black paint.

***

Well, I'm one of the best painters in our kingdom too. However, that's in the name of Fika, not as Princess Tiny. Only my personal servants know about this secret.

After making some artwork when I have free time, I'm giving it to my servants. Then, these two are the ones who secretly bring it out and spread it on the market.

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"What are you trying to paint, Meme?" My Minnie asked.

"I don't know, I just want paint."

"Haha!" She laughed. "It's not painting, it's playing. Look at what you're doing. You're just letting the paint brush run everywhere. You're just dipping it in any color too."

After what my Minnie said, I realized that she was right. I'm really out of my mind. I don't know what to paint. I just let my hand move without thinking about what I really wanted. My head is full of questions, fears, and shame about what might be the result of what happened last night.

"Haha! Is that a girl covered with different types of lines?"

"It is a girl made of haphazard lines. These lines represent how hard her life was. It's like barriers that keep her away from what she really wants. However, these lines molded her, they made her, and they will be her foundation. After having a lot of scars all over her body and soul, she's still standing as a brave and strong woman."

I didn't know how I came up with this concept either. It just suddenly appeared in my mind.

"That's you, the brave princess. You've been through a lot of hardship since you were young, but here you are now, facing a lot of problems but still standing," my Minnie said.

"It's not only me, it's also you. I'm incomplete without you." I pointed the paintbrush towards a little girl in the hands of the woman in my painting. "A lot of people might not recognize how important Minnies are, but in my heart, you are my Minnie, and we are one."

"That's so sweet of you, Meme," she replied.

"Mora!" I called, and she immediately went into my room.

I looked at her and found her reactions. "Just laugh if you want to. I won't be angry."

"Hahahaha hahaha!" Mora laughed hard; her tears even got out of her eyes. "Forgive me, your highness. But what is that? It's like the work of a 3 year old child, with haphazard lines everywhere."

"Come closer!" I ordered, and she immediately did what I said.

I can already her, I quickly raised my hand which is holding a paint brush and painted her face.

Mora's eyes widened because of what I did.

"Hahahaha! Hahaha! You looked like a clown, hahaha!"

Instead of getting angry at me, Mora smiled very wide and acted like she was a clown who was teasing me.

"Hahahaha! Hahaha!" She's very funny.

She pointed her forefingers at her cheeks and let her tongue out. Her eyes rolled here and there while she widely smiled and giggled sometimes.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" I laughed so hard that I could hardly breath.

Maybe Asta heard my laughing that's why she opened the door and entered. Her eyes widened because of what she saw. She took a long breath and her face looked relieved, then, she smiled on me.

I tried hard to stop laughing until I made it. I took a deep breath and looked at Mora again. She just lift her shoulders.

"Thank you, you really know how to make me laugh."

"It's my pleasure to make you smile and laugh. To be able to make you happy even in just a little while made me happy too."

"That's so sweet of you." I stood up and hugged Mora.

"Oh, let me go now. Enough of drama because I have to wash my face. The paint is sticky and it will be hard to remove later if I won't clean it now."

I immediately let her go, "Go wash you face now."

"Thank you, your highness." Mora bowed her head and went out of my room.

"Asta!" She immediately walk towards me. "Please let this painting dry and put it inside my special room. Make sure not to ruin it, it's my new favorite painting."

"Yes, your highness." Asta bowed down and started to fixed my painting materials.

I walk towards my bed and sat down. "Where is Bryce now?" I asked.

"He is in his mansion, imprisoning himself too. Lately, he tried to come in here saying that he wanted to apologize, but the royal guards stopped him."

I just sighed when I heard what Asta replied.

"Your highness, do you want us to file a case and sue him?" Asta asked.

"What he did is wrong, and I'm sure the gossip has already spread around the whole Garreto and even in nearby cities. I don't know how my father will react to this incident. What do you think I should do, Asta?"

"You must write a letter and send it to your father. If he knows this matter through others, I guess it would result something more complicated." Asta looked at me like she wanted to see what's my opinion to her suggestion.

I rolled my eyes. "I know you, Asta. Did you already send a letter to my father?" I asked and she smiled silly.

"Asta!?" I just shook my head, this woman is unbelievable. She's often doing things before I letting me know.

"Your highness, it is what's best to do. You should thank me instead of getting angry."

"Argh!" I screamed and threw my pillow at her, but she successfully kicked it back to me.

"Your highness, I am cleaning up your mess. Please don't play now; let me finish first."

"Aaa-as-taaaa!" I shouted in irritation. I raised my hands and covered my face. "You're irritating, faster and get out of my room." I took a deep breath.

"Yes, your highness." I can feel a giggle in her voice.