Yeah… the title sucks… but anyways… this is my first story, so be nice… I hope you enjoy it,
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne, but I do own Saph, and Marina…
I would like to thank Uozumi, for creating knives, it inspired me to write this. I am sad that it has vanished from existence. But all resemblance to it is because I lost track of my memory at some points, since it has been six years since I have seen Escaflowne… anyways, I'm rambling… Enjoy my story!
The Prince and the Gangster's Daughter
Summary
A girl, haunted by the terrors of her family, she is hated, and not understood. A boy, stuck as a Prince, knowing that most people who say they are his friends are only there to use him. Two different planets, two different people. When both meet, will chaos ensue? Or will their friendship and understanding of each other become something more, and save both planets?
Chapter 1
Reasons to Run
The rain just would not stop falling from the sky, the normally blue sky, now a dull, eerie grey. My fingers slid across the smooth, cold glass of the bus window. The cars' headlights reflected in the pools of water on the road and soon the wheels broke the mirror like surface. The gentle rumble of the engine and the breaths of the many around me, were the only breakers of the peaceful trip. The boy next to me was not anyone I knew, nor anyone I probably wanted to know, as were all the people on this bus, we were all at the same school, all in the same classes, but none were able to know or understand me.
I was the black sheep, they said, my family, the most respectable of all families in the area, had only one problem, they thought, me. I never did anything wrong, I didn't take drugs, smoke, drink underage, or do it if you know what I mean. I never did a single thing that would ruin my life. I was kind to others, I tried to understand them, and helped them in any way possible, I lent my things when people needed them, I never swore at anyone, nor showed any signs of anger. I never lost my cool, I was patient with them, I helped anyone who needed to be helped. But it didn't matter to them, if I gave up my heart and soul to help them, they didn't notice when I came into school with large gashes down my arm, when I needed them, they tossed me aside like an old rag. I always came to school injured, that was the way my family punished me because they thought I was being cruel to others when I had no friends. But I was doing the opposite. I kept my feelings hidden away from everyone, I never let them know what I held so close to my heart. My memories of my Grandmother, her pendant, her soul, she was the only one who understood I didn't like what my family did, they were gangsters, that's why they were respected, if you didn't respect them, you probably wouldn't wake up the next morning, I was taught how to fight, with guns, and swords, the ways of a thief, I hated it all. The bus slowly pulled up out side the school oval, I sighed in relief, finally, my sanctuary, even though it was muddy, and wet, it was the only release from the day, release from their mocking voices. I got out, and ran around the track, I ran as hard as ever, no one could run like I could, I ran, I ran to get away from it all, away from the hurting, away from the hate, away from the dream…the nightmare…
Today had been the worst punishment I had ever gotten, my arms, legs, chest, back, all was covered by the wounds. Everyone mocked me, thinking I was weak to carry such wounds, I never once asked for aid, never asked for help, and all they do, is call me a coward for giving the finger to death. "Take me away…Take me far away from here…Take me away… Forever you and me…TAKE ME AWAY!" I sang out to the clouded sky. Than, I saw him, it was the boy, the knight that saved me in my dreams, his eyes flashed as he looked towards me. "Get out of here! Don't you know there's a dragon here?" he yelled, I ran over to him, "Did I hear you right? You say there's a…Oh my!" I looked over, and there it was. The large light brown dragon was there, I put my hands to my mouth and backed away. The dragon eyed me, I back away, it let out an ear piercing shriek, and it pounced, I jumped turned and ran. The boy smirked, and had an 'I warned you…' look on his face for a second, than it looked towards the dragon, it chased after me, I ran as fast as my legs would carry me to the shrine, would a holy beast attack me at a place of worship? I ran up the long stair case, and up to the shrine, hearing the creak of the red, wooden archways as the dragon leapt on them one by one. I heard the thud of the boy's footsteps, the pound of my heart against my ribs. Suddenly I was there, at the shrine, I put my back to it as I heard the heavy thud of the dragon's clawed feet hit the ground, it was right in front of me, its eyes twinkled at the knowledge that the chase was over. My heart quickened, "Not now…not this way…I've survived to much to be killed this way!" I whispered, I closed my eyes, than the boy's footsteps stopped, I heard the soft tap of someone jumping, the sound of scales meeting boots, the clang of a sword against rough armoured scales, the slashing coming to no avail, than the darkness of a vision came upon me, the boy was there, the dragon's tail came down from above, the tail ripped through flesh, killing him. I gasped and opened my eyes, the boy was alright, but I knew it would not be so for long, as I saw the tail rear up behind him, "LOOK OUT! RIGHT ABOVE YOU!" I yelled, the boy looked up and jumped back, I closed my eyes, and heard the clang of metal armour and the tail. I heard a slash, the trickle of blood, the fall of a body, I opened my eyes, and gasped. The boy was speedily cutting the dragon's head open, and pulled out a pink gem, it was rough and grooved, and the size of his hand. The dragon's corpse turned to ash as soon as the gem left the flesh, the ashes floated away on the wind. "You should have been more careful, girl. And I'm not sharing my profits with you either…" the boy looked up, showing his chestnut brown eyes, I walked over to him, "I save your life, and that's all you can say…You're worse than when I'm at home…." I muttered, than, it happened, so suddenly, I could have sworn it may have been a dream… my pendant glowed from under my shirt, I flicked it out from its position and watched in amazement as the gem the boy had gotten glowed to. Than a pillar of blue light enveloped us both and I was pulled off from the ground…