Here’s the thing with arrangements: they never go through. Or at least, not in his experience. His first arranged marriage was with Mahiru Hiiragi, a pretty girl whose heart he could barely touch, and well, look what happened there. Now, they’re setting him up with someone from the Jujo family. While this entire arrangement is laughable (and believe him, he laughed), a part of him can’t find the humor in their order. He’s not a Hiiragi – not by blood, no – and this arranged marriage serves as a frequent reminder that he is not one of them. That he is just a chess piece waiting for their “checkmate.”
The idea was to unite the families. Each family was ordered to volunteer an individual under thirty to represent their family in joint marriages. The Hiiragis, prestigious and pretentious in their own individualistic nature, chose him because technically he is a Hiiragi. Just not by blood. They would never taint their family with bad blood, see.
So now he’s here, having dinner with his future wife-to-be. Aggravated doesn’t even begin to cover the frustration he’s feeling while taking a sip of his wine, but of course, he doesn’t let this frustration leak into his cheerful expression. “Good wine, isn’t it?” he starts, raising his glass as a brief indication of their forced topic of conversation. “I’d say it’s the second best the Hiiragis have to offer. The first, of course, is reserved for Father only.” The glass retracts to touch his lower lip. “We should enjoy this while it lasts, mm, Mito-chan ~?”
legs crossed, mito -- daughter of the prestigious jujo family -- sat with a glass of wine between feminine fingers, pressed to scarlet stained lips as her mind reeled over her current situation.
should she be honored? of course. after all, she was chosen to marry into the hiiragi family, something any girl her age would give their left leg for. yet, she couldn’t help but feel anything but. she deserved better than an arranged marriage -- especially with the adopted hiiragi of all people. if her pride was going to be knocked down by not getting married of her own free will, it should be with someone a little more.. worth her time. besides, she wasn’t an idiot. she knows the only reason it was with him was because the hiiragis were too prideful to have their sons marry outside of their status.
but none of this was conveyed in her expression, no no no, that would do nothing but hurt her entire family’s reputation. she was a great actress, violet hues glimmering with pride and forced interest, a polite smile toying at her mouth. her body language was nothing less than high stature and honor, for that was what everyone wished of them. both of them.
offering a nod to his comment, a sip was taken before the glass was set on the table, fingers lacing together and resting behind it.
‘ yes of course, thank you very much for this opportunity. it’s a lovely night. ‘
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