Okay, new story because I'm seriously bored. And because I just love Shen and the Soothsayer3 I seriously need to buy KFP2, I'm losing my freakin mind. Okay, here it is, sorry if it's kinda bad or if I don't get a couple facts right, but who is really going to bite my ass because I'm not being technically correct?
After months of waiting, it finally happened. The Soothsayer waited nervously outside the door where, hopefully, Gongmen City's next official heir was waiting for her attention. She strained her hearing, wanting so much to hear the slightest sound from the newborn. But, instead, she heard only frantic calls and occasional bangs. Yes, the Soothsayer was nervous, but only because she had overheard that the new Prince had been born with a still heart...
The Soothsayer had told her Lord and Lady that their chances of having a healthy child were terribly thin. But, they had insisted, for their family line had to continue.
"Soothsayer!", she heard her Lady call. Soothsayer jumped, and hurried into the hot room, where she found a horrified expression cast upon her Lord and Lady's features, they were staring at a small juble of blankets in a woven basket near the door.
"Soothsayer...Tell me...What..What is this?", Lady Mei, asked her quietly, bring a wing up to point at the blankets.
The Soothsayer turned to look questioningly at the bundle, and causiously drew closer. When she came to look down upon it, she saw unhappy, flialing movement underneath the pile of cloth. She brought a hoof over the creature and slowly picked the blankets off of it, fear growing. She wondered what could be wrong with the Prince, and what she would find, when she was met by curious, light Ruby eyes against pitch white feathers, her eyes widened and she couldn't hide her suprise. A white peacock? In all of her years as a Soothsayer, she had never seen something like this... She lowered her head down to the newborn and gave his small head a sniff, he smelled something between honey and roses, but she couldn't quite place it.
"Tell us...What..is wrong is him?", Lord Xin, looked at the child in slight disgust
"Well, for one, there were two heavy blankets planted on the poor thing. Quite a good way to smother him, my Lord..", the Soothsayer gave a disapproving look, "..and there is nothing wrong with him, other than a few health issues, I would say he's fine."
"Fine? Are we seeing the same child, Soothsayer?", he argued
"My Lord. The child I see is one of the whitest snow and the calmest breeze. I have yet to see any newborn who has not cried once since birth.", she says
"May I see him?", Lady Mei asked.
"Why, of course, my Lady. He is yours.", The Soothsayer gently scooped up the bundle and walked over to the queen. Lady Mei looked at her child softly and with a loving gaze, holding him with the atmost consideration and care.
"Oh my...Hello there, little one, I'm your mommy...", the queen brought a single feather to pet her sons head, drawing the pale feather there back and forth. The child closed his small eyes in content. The Soothsayer looked at the sight tenderly, remembering her younger years in the time she was expecting. The Soothsayer saddened at the memory of knowing that her child did not survive its first night of life. She never once left its side, and she watched as each hour passed and her little joy made less and less effort to breathe, until it finally stopped. She brought her attention back to the family of peacocks in front of her.
"Oh, he's precious. Xin, would you like to hold him?", Lady Mei held up the child slightly at his father. Xin stared blankly at the child.
"No. I would not."
Okay, sorry it's so short, Idk why only the first chapter in my stories are the shortest. Anyway, please review and tell me whether or not to continue. I'll probably continue anyway, sinse I've already started, but you know how confidence is:)
