? Be My Princess 2: Sleeping Mirror ?

[Chapter III] Closer

"Thank you but I'm not hungry yet," Sophielle muttered, barely audible. She then stood up from her bed and walked up to the mirror standing before her.

"Yet I have made it here. Running through all the fear. The sadness in my heart retains the pain. And if I fall, I've learned That I may not return. None of my love remains." She's humming a song in a barely audible manner. It was more like a whisper. It's weak yet showing many emotions.

She stared intensely at her own reflection inside the mirror and started to become depressed, once more.

She didn't merely see her own reflection there. It was more than that. What she saw in the mirror was a young lady who's not strong enough to defeat her anxiety and insecurity. She saw many eyes staring at her coldly. She can hear how people say she's bringing bad lucks everywhere she goes.

She tried to look for the sharp tool in Her desk a moment after that. She desires the temporary happiness that the injuries and the pain made for her.

But she couldn't find it.

Desperate of it, she sat in front of the mirror and started digging her nails into her skin and ready to commit the act of self-hurting, self-injuring.

However, it was stopped by the tiger.

The tiger who was standing behind her quickly jumps into her and tried to prevent her from doing the self-injuring act.

It was only a short moment before the girl breaks down into tears and sobbing as if she's trying to gasp for air. The tiger comforted the girl by putting his head on her hand.

She's disappointed.

She's mad at her own self.

She tried to stop doing all the self-hurting actions. She tried to be and stay as positive as she could. But that was all a failure in the end.

The tiger who recognize her agony started to scribble down a word on a small paper that can be found in the bedroom. He's using a lipstick as his pen.

'Be true to your heart.'

He wrote for the girl and gave it to the girl.

"..Be true.." The girl read what the tiger had written for her in a very hoarse voice.

What he wrote reminds her of what she's missing.

"But..How?" She turned around again to see the mirror which shows no sign of bringing the person she wanted to talk to back. Despite that, she still put her right hand there and use the left one to wipe the tears she cried away.

Little did she knows. Someone she's been waiting for actually standing in front of the mirror too and is now putting his hand right in front of where Sophielle puts her hand.

Their hands meet each other again although separated by the glass between them. Another glimmering light appeared and that's how they're finally able to see each other again.

"..Prince Ivan Chernenkov.."

"Sophielle.."

Sophielle muttered his name softly and so is the prince.

"I apologize for making you angry.. I was surprised before that's why I'm acting very forceful." Ivan bowed his head regretfully to the lady.

"No.. I was too sensitive too. I'm sorry." She replied.

"... So, may I know why are you here.. are you human?" He asked again and this time Sophielle isn't as hostile as she used to be.

"I'm not sure. I just woke up here out of the blue. But, I know I'm a human or at least I used to be.." She answered his question with an uncertain tone.

"I see. Do you know Sanct Sybil?" He asked again and this time Sophielle only nodded.

"But I never visit the country and I don't really know the princes except... I.. don't know.. my memories aren't that clear. Everything's hazy and vague.." She added and makes the Prince's eyes widened in surprise.

"Do you remember what happened with you? If you don't mind me asking.."

"I only remember.. the taste of salt water before waking up here and meet the white tiger. I remember I have a family but I don't remember them and I don't remember my last name.." Sophielle told Ivan her story and then Ivan suggested something.

"How if I'll try to find your family? Would that be okay with you?"

"But.. is that okay?" Sophielle asked in a scared tone.

"Yes. But please tell me what you remember."

"Well, I remember having an older brother. I attend a school that is using a pink sailor styled uniform... I'm friends with.. someone..he was the one that helped me.."Sophielle explained it more.

"Helped?" Ivan restated what Sophielle explained in a questioning manner but before Sophielle can say anything else a knock can be heard from Ivan's side.

"... You should go."

"When can I meet you again?"

"..."

The tiger suddenly jumped out from the mirrors and took Ivan's wristwatch then jumped back to the mirror and gave it to Sophielle.

"...Why the tiger can come out from there but not you?" He asked once again.

"I'm not sure but... I can know what time is it now. How about.. 10 AM tomorrow?" Sophielle replied Ivan with another question timidly.

"Okay. I'll do my best looking for your family."