Everyone who's reading this, thank you! This is my third chaptered-story. Yayz. Anyways, I have a couple of things to say, then I will start my prologue! Owarziz! Oh...Thanks to KagomeGirl92, A Crazy Girl of Many Names, and of course, special thanks to...
HANJUULUVER! Also, many thanks to those of you who read and reviewed Kaze no Megami-sama and are now reading this story.
Disclaimer: I own nothing besides Sol. Lune is based off of Momo from Shinigami no Ballad.
Silver and Gold Ribbons
Prologue: Moonlit Knot
"Hey, Asbel. How did you get so good with kids?" The Princess of the Valley of the Wind asked him. The two were currently babysitting kids in the Valley while their parents went out and planted, and the parents knew that their kids liked Nausicaä and Asbel, so they asked them to babysit their kids for them while they were away. Of course they said yes.
Asbel rubbed the back of his head when she asked. When he did that action, Nausicaä noticed a silver ribbon on his right wrist and a gold ribbon on his left wrist. "And where'd you get those ribbons?" She asked. Asbel smiled.
"Well, it's actually a pretty long story. It might be a bit confusing, but, ready to hear it?" Asbel asked. The little kids ran over and sit down along with their Princess. "Well, it all started when..."
"Asbel, I need you to take care of these kids for a while." Asbel was inside the castle, in his room, looking through a bunch of magazines. His attention snapped to his mother coming though the door. On her right side was a pale little girl all in white. On her left side was a little boy who held radiance like the sun, and was dressed all in gold.
"What? Mother, I'm not a babysitter." Asbel said, crossing his arms and looking away. "Besides, I'm very busy." His mother looked over at the magazines he was looking at.
"How to Get a Girl in Ten Days? Right. I'm sure you've been very busy reading how to get Princess Nausicaä's attention." His mother said. Asbel looked at the magazines on his desk. He turned a deep red.
"Well...I'm not babysitting some kids!" Asbel shouted, looking over at the kids. They looked totally opposite. The girl had a silver ribbon on her right wrist, was wearing a white dress, had white hair and a big silver sunhat and brown eyes. The boy had a gold ribbon tied around his left wrist, gold hair and was wearing a gold outfit. The only thing in common they shared were the sympathetic brown eyes.
"Asbel, I will ground you from using any type of flying device for a year." His mother said strictly, turning around, the kids following her.
"Wait-But, Mother! That means I can't see Nausicaä! Ok, I'll babysit them!" Asbel said in defeat. The children smiled.
"Thank you, Prince Asbel." They said. His mother smiled. She placed a hand on the golden-haired boy.
"This is Sol, the older twin." Then she placed a hand on the girl, "This is Lune, the younger twin." They both glared at him. Asbel felt scared...very scared. "I'll see you in a couple of hours." She said, and left. The twins stared at him, they kept staring and staring...it unnerved him, a lot. Asbel gulped.
"So, what do you like to do?" He said, trying to make conversation. The twins said nothing. Five minutes later, and a awkward silence accompanied those seemingly interminable minutes. "Um...who's your mom and dad?" He asked. Lune and Sol looked at each other before staring at Asbel again.
"You don't know our parents. We come from the Village of Ephemeral.(-cough- I made that up-cough-)" Sol replied. Asbel looked at him, in disbelief.
"How'd you get out here? Ephemeral is really far away. Did a gun-ship bring you here?" Asbel asked. They shook their heads. "Did you glide here?" He asked. If they said yes he would find it hard to believe. The only place that used gliders was the Valley of the Wind.
"We teleported here using our psychic powers." Lune said in a sarcastic tone. Asbel stared at her for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Once he calmed down he asked again, "No, really, how'd you get here?" Lune and Sol looked at each other.
"We rode Puff the Magic Dragon." Sol replied. This made Asbel go out into hysterics. "I'm serious." Sol said, although it was obvious he wasn't. Asbel's mouth formed an 'o' as he stopped laughing.
"There's no such thing as magic." Asbel said. Lune reached up and smacked him across the face with all force possible, making the Prince fall out of his chair.
"Normally I'm not the type to get very mad, but when you start insulting the only thing I hold near to me, I will take drastic measures." Lune said. Asbel sat up and touched his face. He couldn't believe that a little girl, no more than 10, just knocked the 17-year-old Prince of Pejitei out of his chair for 'dissing' magic!
"Show me some magic, please." Asbel asked kindly. He knew he'd have to take the 'nice' approach with these children. Lune nodded, and took off her hat and turned it around.
"Look in the hat. There's nothing there, right?" She asked. Asbel nodded. There was nothing in the hat. Lune smiled and spun around. Bubbles came out of her hat. It was unbelievable. "Now, touch the bubbles." Asbel stared at her, but Lune was looking at him seriously. He reached up for a bubble, and, assuming it would pop, grabbed it.
He was stunned when he felt something solid in his hand. It was a little crystal ball! How did she do that? "How did you do that?" He asked. He wanted to know! He could probably impress Nausicaä this way, the heck with How to Get a Girl in 10 Days!
"A magician never tells her secret." She said, and giggled. Asbel glared at her, but she grabbed a bubble which turned into a crystal ball and threw it at him. Sol and her ganged up on the poor Prince and pelted little crystal balls at him, over and over.
"I give up! I give up! I'm sorry, ok?" Asbel asked, hoping they would stop hitting him. Once they did, Asbel sighed. Peace and quiet. "Now, really, where did you come from?" He asked. Lune and Sol looked at each other.
"Honestly, we don't know. Not here, of course. We just said Ephemeral because we heard some person talking about it on the way to the castle. We might've come from there, we both don't really know." Lune said. Asbel sighed.
"Well, how did you guys get here? Now, be serious." Asbel said, listening to their story as Lune started to tell it.
I know that was confusing, but, the next chapter reveals their history, so it'll be less confusing. But, I need to ask you guys something: Should this story be fantasy or, will it be plain ol' normal-ness? Answer in your review, because I cannot continue until at least 3 people answer this question! Yes, it's that important! So, in your reviews, say either fantasy or normal.
If you don't, then I will NEVER EVER continue this story EVER. So, please review and answer my question!
