Title: Knife Necklace
Pairing: BelxOC
Genre: Adventure/Romance, AU
Summary: A young prince lost his kingdom's most treasured key. He gave it to a girl whom he doesn't know. Ten years later, they met again. But what would happen if the girl's home country is at war with the prince's? Will she choose her country over the prince?
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR!
Warning: For the following chapters, I now warn you of OOCs.
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On an early day in December, a lone girl of fifteen wandered aimlessly at the local park, heaving deep sighs as the cold made it into puffs of white smoke. Her waist-length jet-black hair swayed with the wind, along with her fuzzy white muffler. She wasn't shivering, despite the iciness of the early snowfall, but her eyes showed great coldness that equally matched the atmosphere. Her exposed legs started to get frost bite. She forgot to wear her knee-length shorts again and just wore her plain black cycling.
"Excuse me miss, but can you please get out of my way?" A voice snapped her back to reality. She moved a bit, allowing the person to walk passed her. Her deep amber eyes showed coldness still. That wasn't normal. She's usually cheery, energetic and always on everybody's nerves, but something bothered her. She glanced at her watch. 7:12. Shit. Going to be late! Soon, she started briskly walking to her school. She stopped as she reached her classroom's door. Something cold was touching her. Well, of course, her necklace was emitting cold radiance as it touched her collar bone. She removed it and started daydreaming again. It was like only yesterday when she received that necklace as a weird present.
-flashback-
A little girl was lost, pointlessly walking anywhere her feet takes her. Then she noticed that the beige-colored pathway turned green. She started crying now. She didn't know she has already crossed Allysh's boundary and is now in Fiore Kingdom.
She was just on a family picnic and a beautiful Monarch butterfly appeared. She started following for god-knows-how-long until it flew up to the air, out of her sight. The little girl now weeps rivers and her cries grew louder. The sky turned grey. Then it began to pour. She decided to walk and find some shelter.
A couple of minutes later, she found a blonde boy with, what do you know, the weirdest hairstyle she's ever seen. He was wearing all-white, but muddy on the part of the legs. He was standing still, as if in a trance. She poked him. No reaction. She tried to tickle him. Again, no reaction. Then, she decided to kick him on the back part of his knee. It worked, finally, as the blonde cried in agony.
"What the heck is your problem, missy?" Stunned by the kid's language, the little girl forgot to reply. "Well?" ask the blonde.
"Uhm…I was lost… and I'm hoping if you could help me…please?" she begged, her eyes swollen from her earlier tears. The rain made it so she like she was crying, even though she was not, and made her look more pitiful. That made the young boy blush.
It was awhile before any of them could speak. Even though she can't see it, she felt like the blonde's eyes were focused on her. She looked at the ground and sneeze. Her pathetic face under the rain made the boy laugh. The girl blushed, ashamed.
"I'll help, but let's get out of the rain first." The blonde finally replied. He held out his hand and she gave hers. They were walking side by side, hands tightly clasped in each other.
Soon, they reached a small cabin with only one door and two windows, one next to the door and the other, on one of its side. A grey silhouette moved as yellow-orange light flickered in the background. The boy knocked thrice and the door opened.
"My, my. What do we have here?" Asked an old lady. She was in her early 50s and her hair is almost as grey as ashes. Her chubby cheeks beamed a welcoming smile at the two soaked children. "Come inside, dears."
Inside was warm. A small fire was crackling and there was a table with two chairs. Near the fire were a single bed and a small drawer.
"Who might you be, young lady?"
"My name's Tsu-chi-hae-na… Uhmm… Please just call me Tsu. I got lost while walking around. Can you please help me get back to my home?" The little girl blushed as the old lady dried her hair and changed her clothes. She did the same to the blonde boy.
"Where did you come, Tsu?" Asked the boy.
"I'm, err, from Allysh."
"Allysh? That's very near. But, dear, did you know that this country and Allysh are in bad terms with each other?" Said the old woman. Tsu shook her head. Clearly, she doesn't know anything related to that. She was just a kid, young, innocent and free.
"Baah, can't we just hand her over to dad's guards? I'm sure he'll send her home in no time." The blonde was rubbing his hands together in front of the fire. Behind his wet bangs, his eyes were almost visible.
"Please send me home. Mother and Father would be so worried about me." Tsu pleaded. The old lady smiled. "Of course. Let's go?"
It was long walk. The rain had stopped a long time ago. Tsu had no idea where they were going. Later, they have arrived at a small town, the slippery asphalt made it deserted of humans walking about. They walked further to the town's market where many people were roaming around despite the muddy sidewalk. Up ahead, a huge castle silhouetted the horizon. The sun is setting, so the old lady picked up her pace.
"By the way, old lady. What's your name?" Asked Tsu as the lady finished talking to one of the men at the market. The lady laughed.
"Where are my manners? Haha. My name is Tellinia Adamenon. I used to work at the castle over there," she pointed to the one up ahead. "Now I live in a small bungalow in the forest, as you saw. This boy is Bel. He goes to my place to play every now and then."
"Bel? … Thank you for helping me Bel. You're such a nice person." She beamed and it made Bel blushed.
"Oh~? Tsu, your ride's ready. Mr. and Mrs. Jayde lives in Allysh. They transport goods from Allysh to Fiore everyday. I asked them if they could take you with them." Tellinia gestured over to a couple of mid-30s. Mr. Jayde boarded his wagon which was pulled by a pretty black horse. Mrs. Jayde smiled and greeted Tsu.
"Hello, young lady. Where do you want us to drop you off?"
"My family lives in the capital. Can you take me there please?"
"Sure. We live in the capital too. Alright, Ms. Adamenon, we'll take good care of Tsu. You don't need to worry." The younger lady smiled reassuringly.
"Well, I guess this is goodbye. Thanks for helping me again, Bel!"
"Wait! Here," from his pocket, he held out a small imitation of a very detailed knife. It had a hole on its handle and glimmered under the grey sky, "Fiore is known for our world-class knives. You should at least have one as a souvenir…My father gave me this one earlier today. He said it was very important. So, please take good care of it." Tsu received the small knife. It was well designed. Opposite the blunted side were three curves going outward in a twisted pattern same to that as the teeth of a key.
"Thanks. I'll treasure it." With one last glance, Tsu hugged Bel and Tellinia goodbye. Mrs. Jayde helped her up their wagon and they took off.
Tsu wore the knife now as a necklace. The hole at the handle made it possible to slid a strong piece of string and tie it around her neck. After that incident, Tsu's family moved from Allysh to Japan because of the extreme dislike of the Allysh and Fiore countries. She never had the opportunity to visit Fiore and meet up with Bel and Tellinia. But the necklace reminds her of their short, yet unique memories.
-end of flashback-
"Tsukihana! Stop spacing out and get inside. Classes are to begin. Didn't you hear the bell ring?" Mr. Murisaki, Class 3-A's homeroom teacher said, shaking Tsukihana's shoulder.
"Oh, ehh~? Gomen, sensei. I didn't mean to space out." She quickly hid her necklace and placed it in her pocket. She then opened the door and greeted her classmates. "OHAYO MINNA!" Half of the class greeted her back. The rest grunted.
"Everyone, please take your seats. We have a new student." Mr. Murisaki spoke as each student went to their respective seats. Tsukihana sat at the back, her chin on the palm of her right hand.
"Class, I beg of you not to do anything funny with our new transfer student, okay? Please come in now." The door opened and revealed a blonde boy with hair covering his eyes. They were spiky and downright messy, yet it looked good on him. He was wearing a sleek piece of silver on his hair, but it was too covered up that nobody identified it right away.
"Yo! The name's Belphegor el Principe. Nice to meet ya. Shishi." He greeted everyone, hands in his pockets. Several of the ladies squealed. Some of the boys groaned. He's a good-looking guy. Shit men! We have ourselves a rival. Prepare for battle strategies. The guys were thinking.
"I would be staying here in Japan for a few months because my family has important business to attend to. We're here to find an important key to our family vault. Kind of like treasure hunting, but instead of finding treasure, we're looking for the key." Said the new student.
"You lost the key to your family vault? Ha, ha. That's stupid! Who lost it?" Asked one of the delinquents seated at the front. He was smirking playfully at the new kid. The other boys started to giggle a little, later the girls joined them.
"Shishi." The blonde grinned. "I was a kid back then when I lost it. I didn't even know it was a key in the first place. My dad should have told me the moment he gave to me or I would never give it to her. 'nough said. Where's my seat, sensei?"
"What does the key look like, Mr. Principe? I'm a historian and I might help you in your search." Suggested Mr. Murisaki, his onyx black glasses shining interestingly at Belphegor. The young blonde took a while before he answered.
"It's shaped like a knife, with three irregular curves pointing outward and a small hole on the handle. It's made from pure silver, so it never rusts—"
"Hey! That sounds like Tsuki's knife necklace!" Frey Mori, Tsukihana's bestfriend, suddenly exclaimed. All eyes darted towards Tsukihana Kuro, who was halfway on her way to dreamland. She shot back to reality when a hand aggressively landed on her desk. Her chin almost fell out of her hand and she looked up, slowly rising her eyes to meet the other person's. But no eyes met hers, only a few locks of spiky hair.
"Uhhmm… Excuse me…?" Muttered Tsuki.
"Oi, do you have your necklace on you?"
"Eeeh? My necklace?" She started to search her pocket, one by one taking out its contents. She took out her phone, her foldable comb and mirror, her ID, then finally the necklace.
The blonde twitched. "Your name is Tsukihana Kuro?" He asked, eyeing her ID. Tsuki blinked her eyes furiously. Who was this man who kept asking weird questions?
"Y-yeah. S-so?"
"Tsukihana Kuro…" He muttered her name as he grabbed hold of the necklace. It was well polished, smoothly hanging from his hand. He looked at it closely. He gulped. This was the key.
"Where did you get this?"
"Uhmm… Someone gave it to me when I was small… He said that it was a souvenir gift from him to me. But I never saw him again... Uhmm—?"
"… Tsu…"
Tsukihana blinked again. She stood up abruptly. For some reason, her hands were shaking. "How did you…? – Are you, are you perhaps, Bel?"
For a moment, no one spoke a word, not a single one breathed. The silence slowly took away time, as the black-haired girl and the blonde boy gazed at each other. The world of stillness broke when Bel swiftly hugged Tsu. Nobody moved. Nobody said anything, except those of silent 'what?'s, 'huh?'s and 'ohmaygawd!'s.
Seconds later, Bel let go of Tsukihana, saying, "Mitsuketa."
I know this is a fail and I'm thinking if I should reconsider and delete this, but I love the plot! I cannot simply abandon it!
Minna~ tasukete.
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