Shida Mirai was a young maiden that dreamed to travel the world. What would she do when the King of Hakumei ordered her to marry the second prince, Yamada Ryosuke? What would she choose when the prince himself offered to help her escape the marriage? ForewordKingdom of Hakumei was in a fragile state as the Kings health deteriorated by days. In the same time, the royal council was tense because of the political intrigue among factions. The sentiment worsened when suddenly the King issued an order to arrange the marriage between the second prince, Yamada Ryosuke, and the daughter of his retainer, Shida Mirai.Shida Family was one of the nobles that support the royal army, along with Nakajima and Chinen Family. Shida Mirai was a young energetic lady who dream to travel the world. Her family had supported her all the time, until the fate interfered. In the middle of her confusion, came the letter from the second prince, offering Mirai a help to escape the arranged marriage.Would the two of them succeed in executing their plan despite so many betrayal surrounding them? Would Mirai be able to fulfill her dreams or give up to the fate?Or would her encounter with the second prince had her reconsidered the meaning of dream and fate?This story would reveal the life journey in which Shida Mirai had to choose between dream and fate while the kingdom of Hakumei struggled to stand as a whole. Credits:# Poster and background designed by Myoneday of Nights Out All Shop ## I also asked someone in Nights Out All Shop to do a review, so that it could help me to improve. Thanks for pikakaehimesama for the review :) Author Notes:This story originally posted before January 3, 2014 (just for my reminder).I made this story available only to subscribers for a reason, and I dont have any plan to make it public.The genre of this story are angst and romance. Thus there will be a lot of heartbreaking moments. And the romance will be the slow one, so do not expect too many fluffy moments here until much later :)Please note that the theme of this story is rather heavy and complicated. You can still read a part of every chapter without subscribing. So please do consider it whether you like it or not before deciding to subscribe. Because it is rude to subscribe then unsubscribe. I will not write any smut. I just cant. So, do not expect that either. :)Standard disclaimer applied:I do not own the persons appear in the story. I need to change some of the characters original surnames to match with the plot. Just focus on their first name then youll recognize them :)I only own the plot. The plot is originally mine, so if you find any similarity with others work, please tell me. I dont want to be accuse of stealing someones idea.English is not my native language (not even my third language), so feel free to correct me if youre bothered by grammatical errors.This is my first multichapter fanfic, but I hope youll enjoy it.Comments are appreciated. Honestly I expect you would spare your time to leave me a feedback after you read my work, so that I would know what do you think and use it to improve myself. If you do enjoy my work, it should be not too much to ask, right? XDThanks a lot for subscribing, reading, and commenting XD