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Unwanted Obligation

In the years that passed after that fateful day on the Moon, a great peace had fallen upon both kingdoms. Though the tension between the two was still palpable in the beginning the fighting had ceased and now seventeen years later the two kingdoms were flourishing amicably knowing that soon the marriage that would join the two kingdoms into one would soon take place. It was a time of great happiness and serenity for all…all except those living in the palaces of the Earth and Moon; for as the wedding grew nearer the battles between parent and child waged on.

Slamming doors interrupted the peace of the Lunarian Palace causing the nearby servants to jump. They watched silently as a vision in white silk stormed down the corridor, her bright red hair streaming behind her like a fury of flames. Two maids quirked a slight grin at one another at the sight passing them by; the princess, obviously, was not happy.

The angry woman was a fair beauty, the light silken dress hung to her petit frame as she marched down the corridor in a very unladylike manner. Her green eyes were darkened slightly in anger and the string of curses coming from her soft pink lips would have made any sailor blush in shame. But the most curious thing about this woman's appearance was her hair, a mass of loose curls of the deepest crimson and scarlet; colors scarcely seen on Moon. The fuming woman had almost made it to the large doors at the end of the corridor when a loud bang from where she had just come stopped her in her tracks.

"Amy we were not done in there," a loud female voice called out, her voice reverberating off the high marble walls.

"Forgive me, but seeing as it was my life we were discussing I could close the subject when I wanted," Amy said in annoyance as she turned around to the angry woman coming towards her with what looked like a small entourage behind her. The woman was slightly taller than Amy and wore a silk dress slightly more elegant than the redheads. She had the same vibrant green eyes and atop her long black locks sat a sparkling silver crown.

"There was much left to discuss and you know that, don't play games Amy," the queen sighed. "The time grows near and you must get married."

"And I have no say in this? I don't want to get married, especially not to man from some barbaric planet that I've never met!" Amy stomped her foot in indignation and the two maids had to turn to keep from giggling at the sight that their princess made.

"Princess Amy," a short dark-haired woman in a violet dress began, "you know of the great importance this marriage holds to not only the Moon but to the Earth as well. You are a princess, majesty, and with that comes specific responsibilities."

"Responsibilities Lady Ivory," she shot back. "Well excuse me for not wanting these responsibilities that have been thrust upon me simply because I was born. I never asked to be a princess and if…"

Queen Victoria rolled her eyes as she cut her daughter off, "Amy enough, you are not going to renounce your title. I know that you do not want to marry Prince Adam, but to keep the peace, to save our people from war, it is the only way. Someday, when you are queen you will understand, but for now trust in our judgment."

"Queen Victoria is right little Princess," an older man with grey hair said from the queen's side. "Trust our judgment, we would not send you to marry some barbarian of Earth. I assure you the man is quite civilized."

"Master Eric, this is hardly the time for lighthearted humor." The queen shook her head as she approached her daughter and put a sympathizing hand on her shoulder. "I know that this arranged marriage is not what you want, and it was not what I wanted for you; but we have an obligation to our people before ourselves. Someday you will understand."

"That's your answer for everything, someday I will understand." Amy pulled away from her mother and started back for the doors. "Maybe I don't want to understand."

"Princess Amy," Lady Ivory began as she started after her only to be halted by the queen's regal hand.

"Let her go, she needs some time to herself. All of this cannot be easy on her." Queen Victoria smiled sadly as she turned around and started back towards the throne room. "Let us go back and continue our discussions."

Amy continued to storm through the palace hallways, the look of pure anger on her face causing everyone to step out of her way. When she finally reached her chambers she hardly gave the maid time to open the doors for her as she threw them open and went to lay on her bed groaning loudly in frustration.

"Could you be a little more dramatic Amy," a sarcastic female voice asked from the couch in the drawing room of the princess' chambers.

"Be nice you," another voice, this one male, admonished, "she's obviously upset about something,". Amy felt the bed next to her sink under a new weight and didn't bother to lift the pillow that was now covering her head to see who was trying to console her.

"Alright…" The other side of the bed sank slightly and a soft hand reached out for hers. "So, Amy, how was Council with your mother?" Another loud groan from under the pillow was the only reply. "That bad, huh?"

"Remind me never to go to you for sympathy Maria," the man joked. He gently tugged at Amy's pillow. "Come on, it couldn't have been that bad. I'm sure they listened to you this time."

"What in Selene's1 name would make you think that they actually would listen to me this time," Amy asked as she pulled the pillow away from her face and flung it across the room as she sat up. "I mean, who cares what the poor little…what did you do to your hair Jeff."

He smiled as he fingered a lock of his light blue hair, "Oh this, you see, I was working on some of those spells Master Eric gave me and um…you see…oops?"

"And how are you going to figure out how to turn it back," Amy asked trying her hardest to suppress her laughter.

"I've tried, Master Eric's tried," Jeff sighed as his voice trailed off.

"And that's not even the best part of it," Maria added with a laugh. "It changes color with his mood!" Amy gasped as she watched Jeff's hair turn from a tranquil blue to an embarrassed and flushed pink. Unable to hold her laughter any longer Amy rolled back on her bed in giggles.

"So I see, you take pleasure in my misery? I'm stuck like this," Jeff glared at the two girls causing his hair to change to a shade of orange sending both girls into more fits of laughter. "Go ahead laugh it up. Good to know my magic is good for something."

"I guess this is why you're only an apprentice sorcerer," the princess joked as Jeff could only shrug and nod.

"So, want to tell us how Council went," Maria asked innocently as Amy flopped back on the bed and once again covered her head with a pillow.

Jeff glared at the smaller woman, "Nice going Maria, we had her in a good mood and now look what you did."

"Sorry," she said with a roll of her eyes, "but I really want to know what was said today."

"What do you think was said," came a muffled voice from under the pillow, "the same thing they say every time. You're a princess Amy; you have a responsibility to your people, think of the peace in both our kingdoms because of this union…"

"Come on now Amy, I'm sure that after all this time they could have at least added a few new reasons. Like the trade and economy of the Earth and Mo...oof." Jeff was cut short as Amy's pillow connected soundly with the side of his head.

Maria stuck her tongue out at the man, "Nice going Jeff," she mocked. "But honestly, Amy, you've been trying to get the Council to listen to you for years, maybe it's time to give up and accept that in just a couple of months you will marry the prince of Earth."

"Now that's a positive attitude to have," Jeff scoffed, "to give up and marry some stranger of another planet she's never even met!"

"And what other option is there? Abdicate the throne and run away?"

"At least then she'd be free to be with who she wants."

"You're impossible!"

"At least I'm not some stubborn courtier who worships the ground Queen Victoria walks on!"

"Well at least I don't…"Maria trailed off as she looked around the room and noticed something was missing. "Where did Amy go?'

"There are only two places in the palace she goes when she's upset, the kitchens and the gardens." Jeff sighed as he ran a hand through his now orange and blue hair. "You check the kitchens; I'll go to the gardens." The short brunette nodded and gathered her skirts before vanishing behind a tapestry to a passage that would take her to the kitchens. Jeff left the room through a passage hidden by one of the princess' many bookcases and made his way to the Royal Gardens of the Moon where, sitting next to a pond he found her.

"You know you really should tell someone when you are going to leave, what would Lady Ivory think she's taught you of etiquette," he joked softly as he sat down beside her.

"Look at it Jeff," Amy started as she pointed to the Earth suspended in the sky above them. "It's so beautiful, colorful, and full of life…a complete contradiction to this place."

"And it could be your home someday soon."

"I know," she said softly as she hung her head. "I want to go."

"To Earth," Jeff asked shocked. "Well, I suppose you will go there, in a couple months when you marry Prince Adam."

"No I want to go now," she amended. "I just want to see it, I want to know where it is that I might be leaving my home for. Are the people still as barbaric as they once were, is it as peaceful as it is here? I want to know this before I get married."

"And just how are you going to see what the Earth is like?" Jeff looked at Amy who was fluttering her eyelashes innocently at him. "Oh no, no way Princess. I am not sending you to Earth. I'm not even sure if I could send you to Earth if I wanted to."

"But you can," she said sweetly, "I know you can. You transported Maria on top of the stables during that last horrid argument you two had…"

"And Master Eric had me cleaning the stables for a month after that because of it," he added.

"Please Jeff. I have all of the questions I need answered and they can only be answered on Earth. Help me," she pleaded as Jeff tried futilely not to look at her.

"Okay fine," he said after a moment. "I'll send you to Earth, but only for a couple of hours, and you must promise not to be seen."

Amy hugged Jeff, "I promise and thank you!"

Jeff sighed as she let him go and he took a few steps back, "Alright then, stand still and in a moment you should be on Earth." He took a deep breath and extended his arms channeling his magic and silently chanting the spell he needed before in a flash of blue light the princess was gone leaving a worried Jeff to stand waiting in the Earthlight.

1 – Selene – A mythological moon goddess.