Nothing is Black or White

## Chapter 1 Wake Up Call

“Prince Noki! Prince Noki!”

Mygga, his maid, is calling for him.

”Prince Noki! Wake up!”

He heard the beeps of the hologram alarm, for the fifth time.

”Fine, Mie. Is Mother calling?”

”Yes, downstairs, your majesty. Care to-“

”I’ll go down on my own.”

He changed his pyjamas to his black prince tuxedo-like suit, then rushed to the dining table.

”Noki! How many times have I said about coming early? You’re not a child anymore, and Mygga’s only waking you up cause she’s worried!”

”Yes, mother.”

“Haha!” Cried his sister Pan, youngest of the Kurokawa royal family.

”Says the one who can’t even reach the shelves.”

“Mommy! Noki’s being snobby!”

”I’m leaving for school.”

”Okay, bye darling! Pan, you’d better behave, Noki’s the eldest here!”

He sighed, closing the royal gates to the castle. Outside was a busy city, yet he thinks it was desolate, all the Solitus are expressionless. He wished the world to be better, yet not too brightly coloured.

Being a Prince is hard work, when you’re the heir to a throne.

And probably you should add that he’s been homeschooled for half his life after running away twice from the castle.

## Chapter 2 Teased

He was running to school, not noticing the fine white fox in front of him-

”Hey!” She squealed.

”Watch it, nerd!”

“Why did you say that? I don’t have glasses!”

”You have books, duh! Smart-brain teacher-pleaser,” Noki scoffed.

”That’s a pretty nice compliment.”

”I’m not complimenting!” He screeched to the top of his lungs before continuing his walk to school.

How stupidly embarrassing! He’s being told off by a peasant girl!

## Chapter 3 Lady Napa

The young fair artic fox continues her way to school after the black fox bumped into her.

”Lady Napa Rachelle de Witte!”

It’s her friends, Cocoa and Battily, a bunny with fur with the hue of chocolate and a bat with the eyes of night.

Napa ran towards them immediately.

”Stop calling me with my middle name, Cocoa!”

”Eh, Lady Napa then?” Cocoa suggested.

”Erm…sure?”

”Okay then. Anyways I’m going out with Monty this afternoon!”

”Your crush?” Battily seemed curious, “So you-“

”Yes, accepted,” Cocoa replied, “He’s asked me out three times in a row, how can I not?!”

”Speaking of boyfriends, never seen Lady Napa with one!”

”You have the kindest heart, the smartest brain, and the most beautiful face I know! You sure you have no crush on anyone at all?!”

”Stuck in my father’s citadel my whole life, got some suitors but Father shooed them away. He doesn’t want me to be forced to love anyone, it was my deceased mother’s request.”

”Ah, just like damsel in distress, waiting for her true love~”

“No way!”

And the trio laughed their way to school.

## Chapter 4 Family Matters

”Today we’re gonna talk about the history of Lumière and how our race is separated into two, you will have to submit an essay so listen carefully-“

A brown bear knocked on the door.

”Lord Otso, please stop coming to our class for your…family stuff. You have class, don’t you?”

”Eh, just five minutes?”

“Napa!”

”Yes, brother!” And off she went, following after the bear.

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“How many times have I said not to disturb me during class?!”

”Yes, but Father told me to check on you.”

”Helicopter parents, great, now a helicopter brother.”

”You left the house earlier than I do, isn’t that worrying enough?! You’re just a weak lady, who knows your white fur would make any of those lions and leopards grab you by the scruff? We’ve been hiding our Brights bloodline for our whole lives and you’re gonna make it an open secret if you’re accidentally caught by the Queen!”

”Otso! I’ve learnt sword-fighting already to protect myself, don’t be so strict on me! If we never learn magic and activate our powers, we’re just the same as them, no worries!”

He stood there, quiet and still.

”Hey, brother? Cocoa and Battily teased me for having no boyfriends or something this morning.”

”Oh, surely you like Battily, you guys fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.”

”We’re only friends, Otso. I’m not to the point of liking girls, you see.”

”Just try, now close your eyes while I tell you a story.”

“Okay?”

She covered her eyes with her paws.

“You’re in the dining room of our castle, Battily’s sitting at the opposite of you and-“

”Ew, gross.”

”Then that’s a nope.”

”You’re awful at stories.”

”Come on! I was the one who told you those fables when we’re little!”

”Someone else wrote it, not you! I need to go back to class now, anyway.”

## Chapter 5 Lunch and After That

“Your brother is weird.” Cocoa started.

”Me and you?! Come on, what is he even thinking about us?!” Battily laughed like it was nothing, “I’d rather not talk about it for now, that’s ruining my appetite.”

A fawn beige corgi came up to Cocoa with a bunch of flowers.

”Aw, Monty! They’re so pretty!”

”Anything for you, my love.”

Battily turned her head away in disgust, “I hate romance, you?”

”Uh…”

“Lady Napa, you know nothing about romantic love, you haven’t even experienced it!” Cocoa poked Battily in annoyance, trying to persuade Napa to not listen to her.

”Yeah, I’ll just stay…in the middle right now.”

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A project, literature project, worst one of all.

Noki hates it, sitting in the corner.

An artic fox came in just in time when the bell rung.

”Lady Napa, you’re nearly late, not usual for your first day.”

”Sorry, Miss.”

Her dress was slightly patched, with sleeves of silk, same as the girl who bumped into him this morning.

She’s the peasant girl.

She sat at the front.

”You may now choose your group members.”

Everyone else paired up together with their close friends, no one daring to even lay their gaze at the black prince…

Except for her.

She came up to his seat.

”I suppose we need to pair up together now, teacher’s rule.”

”I’d rather do it on my own.”

”But that-“

”Back off, teacher’s pet.”

”If you prefer it that way, I’ll go now.”

She left, back in her seat.

Her pelt was as white as snow,

her dress too.