Moon: I don't own Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime.

Shade's POV

I looked around the castle with bored eyes. Why do I have to go to something as boring as this? A peace ball and dinner. Most likely it's all just going to end up in gunshots. I took out the invitation and stared at the emblem. From the Sunny kingdom. Why would they want to do something like this when they're the ones with all the power? I handed my invitation to the guard and he escorted us in.

It's pointless, absolutely a futile effort, to try to create peace after 100's of years of fighting. I stepped in to the bright room. I noticed that there were every single other ruler on the star not counting my mother and their kids. I looked to Milky who remained calm, showing no emotion in her expression.

"Aniki, why do we have to go to this?" She said as her eyes quickly absorbed everything. "I thought that you hated things like this."

"Mother encouraged us to go and it says on the invitation, go or I will tie you up and ship you to another planet," I said holding out the invitation for her to see. Though it's not like Queen Elsa to put that at the end, so she must be serious.

She turned her head in another direction and said," How boring. When can we leave?"

"Eventually. I'm almost curious to see what Queen Elsa's going to say." I've only heard rumors, but Queen Elsa's personality is... different. She an absolute genius at fighting, double guns in particular. She's been ruling since the death of her husband King Truth. But the strangest and most interesting rumor to me was that her eyes were cold, but they also possessed a strange warmth.

A woman appeared walking through the huge doors and beside her was a girl with long blue hair. "Everyone, welcome to the Sunny Kingdom. I'm glad that you were all able to make it and hope that your trips went smoothly. Now, you all must be tired, please follow the waiters to the dining room for dinner and talk." I walked alongside with Milky. Such a strange woman. She looks like she actually means everything she says, but I know better than that. After all, everyone has a mask.

Everything was quiet until 3rd course, where King Randal had finally asked, "So why is it that you've called all of us here, Queen Elsa?"

"I wanted to talk with the leaders and future leaders about having peace again instead of violence," she said, short and quick to the point. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"There is something wrong with that!" Queen Camila said now standing up. "What's the point of peace if it can't be kept?"

Queen Elsa gave her a glare that immediately frightened her. "Is it not easier than violence? Pointless violence that is merely used as something to determine who is more powerful. Many people have already died, because of what we've all done, why not just stop it all?"

"You can easily say that because you're the one who has the most power right now and you have two perfect children that can carry on your legacy," King Wal said. "Now that I think about it, where is your son?"

"I'm afraid he's out. He said he wanted to study more about each weapon, so he's learning at Black Academy right now," she explained. "Now then why don't we all play a game?" A game? I will never understand the minds of adults. "Don't all of you know that what keeps each country in power is their Grace stone?"

"What's your point?" Lione said, bluntly, the first child to speak in this entire thing. I would speak, but I don't want to.

"Since you all don't want peace, why not we have all the future leaders compete using the Grace stones? Whoever gets the most in the end is allowed to make a request that everyone must obey." Not a bad idea.

"What are you planning?"

"Shall I clarify? Well, really it's simple. Someone will hide each country's Grace stone and the child who finds it gets to keep it. The country that had the most stones in the end wins," she explained as if it was that simple. "And of course during this time there's going to be a temporary peace. Or is it a bad idea after all?"

"Who's going to be the one who hides it," King King said.

"Ah, well for that-" The door slammed open and a girl with long white hair walked in. "Now, Moon you know not to slam the door."

"It's not my fault that the hole I made in here doesn't exist anymore." Suddenly she had dodged knifes. "How rude, but I had expected that. Your speed is good but your power is little. Work on that. Anyways, I'll be the one who sends the invitations and hides the stones.'

"How do we know that you won't just tell the Sunny Kingdom where it is?"

"That wouldn't be any fun, how boring. Isn't it more interesting if there are twists? That and I would probably betray them in seconds, if I were to get something that I want. For instance, I remember a time where I let Rein almost drown to her death, when I saw an ice cream stand. Yes, it was reckless, but it was worth it." This person, is she crazy? "Remember Rein?"

"You weren't worried if I drown at all." Her voice was like a song, beautiful. It was a little childish, but there was also maturness. Her eyes represented her voice. Adorably childish, but mature. What's with this feeling? It's unusual.

"I see," Queen Elsa said after that person whispered something into her ear. "Well then everyone is this alright? Our childern will be looking for the Grace stones that are hidden in each country and whoever gets it to Moon first wins. The one who wins in the end gets a wish that must be fulfilled no matter what."

At the same time everyone said,"Agreed."

"And please do not worry, I've already recieved permission from Queen Mailia," she said looking at Milky and I.

"I see," I merely said to her.

"Now that all the business is done shall we continue the meal? There is still the matters of desert." Barely anyone was eating in the first place, why can't we just leave?

"Ara? You little brat, are you trying to say that my cooking is bad? You've got some guts," Moon said as she stood besides me. When did she get there? But she doesn't even look that much older than me and she says that. "I am over 300 years old, I can say what I want."

"Moon, calm down. He wasn't implying that, probably. Your cooking is as wonderful as always, so please ignore whatever he thought," Princess Rein said. "However I'm sure everyone wants to know, which country's Grace stone will be hidden first."

"Let's see... How about the Flame Kingdom? I've got a good idea of how I should hide it."

~~~~A while after the dinner~~~~

I sighed. Since the dinner, I want to find an excuse to go back to the Sunny Kingdom and see Princess Rein for some reason. I don't understand this feeling, could it be longing? Strange, I thought all of my feelings were already dead. In this place, feelings only exist as a weakness. Even a baby, when he grows into a child, he will have eyes as cold as ice. Only as a baby will there be emotions and that is the only point where emotions are allowed. Emotions are quite useless. They serve no purpose and just add to pain. Why would anyone want to keep them?

"Milky, now what is it?" I asked not bothering to turn around to face her.

"The first invitation has been recieved. I don't quite understand what it's saying through, since I'm not very poetic. Here," she said handing me the letter. In large words it said, Laughter is important, people need it to live. Take a step towards the future with your huge feet. Let your cold eyes be filled with warm. Grace's treasure appears with laughter.

Laughter, probably the most useless emotion, next to love. "When are we going?"

"Now," I said closing my book. I have to get the Grace stones, so the Moon Kingdom will prosper. It's the perfect chance and I already know that I should do anything that's within my abilities, no matter what. As soon as we got to the Flame Kingdom, I already saw two people I knew could help. Princess Lione and Prince Tio. They seem to know where they're going. "Milky get as much information as you can on your own. I'm going," I said before jumping out of the balloon.

To be able to follow someone perfectly, you must make sure that they don't know that you're following them and if that does work, you trick them. The direction they're heading in, is it that volcano? I think I've read something about that before. A huge dragon lives there and- oh that's what it meant by huge feet. What, do I have to make it laugh or something? I think about this on the way. I just ran as fast as I could.

It's simple as long as I can get the stone, I can win this. I have to win this. The path inside the volcano was simple enough. But inside I saw almost every other royal siblings. All aiming for the dragon, but failing terribly. They were all getting toss aside like rag dolls. Looks like I can't use force for this type of game.

"I'm very sorry to be bothering you like this, but I thought that you would be bored in this place all by yourself." I looked up, at the dragon's shoulder, was that person enjoying her tea. "I'll be sure to make this up to you. Please bere with it for a little more."

This game is confusing. I don't understand what I'm suppose to do. The eyes of the dragon are so cold. Laughter... looks like I have to get him to laugh, but... I'm really bad at comedy...

"Now, now Altezza-san. You mustn't be like aim is as uncoordinated as your beauty," The girl with windblown green hair.

"AND EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?"

"Oh, I only mean what I say. I, after all only say things that I feel are true and I feel that that fact is completely true," she said simply. Those two what are they doing? This is why I don't understand most girls. They're so unususally strange.

"WHY YOU-what!"

A deep laughter. It's coming from the dragon? Something shiny fell out. I reacted quickly and used my whip to grab it, then I jumped up high so that I was face to face with that person. I held the stone out. "I win this round, don't I?"

"See, I told you that you would see something interesting. Next time, I'll get something even funnier to show you." She jumped from the dragon's shoulder. "Winner of the first game is Prince Shade."

"But I was the one who-"

"I never said that the one who gets it out, wins. I said that the person who can get it to me first wins. That's all that matters."

"That's unfair, we should've been informed of that first," Prince Bright said."Can't we have a redo for this one?" Was it that stupid of them to not realize that you didn't have to get the stone out yourself? Siblings are almost exactly the same. Instead of complaining about it, why don't they just start improving themselves more?

"Eh, I don't want to hear this. Rein, let's get going. I feel sleepy. Be prepared, I'm not sure which one I should do next."

Everyone just stared in disappointment as they walked out. "Oh right," then Rein turned around and looked at me. "Shade-sama, my mother and I would like it if you were to join us for a practice session together. You may bring someone if you wish."

"Okay," I said without thinking.

"I'm glad. Until next week, then."

What did I just agree to? I swear something's been wrong with my mind for a while. What's going on with me?

"Mother, what can you tell me about the twins of Sunny Kingdom," I asked as we were eating dinner that night.

"The younger twin is Rein. She has the same hair and eye colors as her father. She is rather good at fighting compare to some of the other kids. Has a strange liking for clothes and decors, but that's normal for a girl," she explained. "Then older one is a boy that looks like Elsa, his name is Fine. He's someone that you rarely see. I don't know much about him."

"I see," I said. So she likes decors and clothes, interesting. "Milky, want to come along for the practice session?"

"I'm sorry, Oni-sama, but I had already made plans for that day. I think it's alright if you just came by yourself. It's not like it's required to bring a guest," she said somewhat bluntly.

"Fine." Looks like I'm on my own. I really don't want to be in a place where anyone can kill me, but it's not like I can reject at this point. Why did I suddenly say yes anyways? Feelings really are confusing. I wish that I could just shut them back down again.