"Why can't we tell her? It'd make things so much easier!" Queen Noah paced back and forth across the large blue throne room with stray strands of hair flying tiredly from her tight bun.

"We can't, Noah! I tell you this all the time, it'd be far too dangerous of a risk!" King Seiker boomed. "We are the only ones to know! Or else, the consequences will be severe!"

"Well, she's not going to agree to it!"

"No!" He slammed his metal fists onto his golden arm chair. He glared at her with such hated it sent chills down to her spine. "Do you remember what happened to your husband once he knew about this little curse? He wasn't even King yet! You're beginning to get ill yourself! No one else knows! Especially not Chung, because if word does get to him, I swear I will personally rip your little kingdom apart stone by stone, along with your precious little daughter!" He hissed. "Do you understand?!"

Noah nodded slowly, feeling lightheaded all of the sudden.

"Good. Now be useful and do your part and make sure she's queen. I'll take care of the rest." He said irritably. "Why didn't I ally with Altera instead?"

"Because they rejected you." Noah retaliated.

The remaining snow from yesterday's night crunched under her feet as she made way to a clearing in the woods. She pointed an index finger upwards, swirling it into the air, expecting something magical to happen but nothing did. The winds did not stir, water droplets did not appear, and no fire ember was sparked.

Probably since she wasn't feeling anything.

Chung came hurtling around the castle's stone walls, waving his arms frantically in greeting. Or was it indicating 'help'? She didn't understand so she stood there, giving him a peculiar look with her head cocked to a side. He finally reached her and now she understood what he mean. Someone was chasing him. As in an obsession like chase.

Apple.

The poised and proper pink haired daughter of the Royal Adviser, who never hesitated to quickly thrash in Aisha's face that Apple was much more honorable than the princess herself. "Oh! Aisha, why can't you be like Apple?!" Noah said. "Aisha, see there, that's how you say it!" "Very excellent, Apple!"

She waved happily as she skipped over to the pair. "Whatcha' doing?" She curtsied as she hugged Chung's arm.

Aisha bit a side of her cheek as she threw Apple an icy glare. "Chung and I are going hunting." She said coldly as she began polishing a small, shiny dagger.

Chung laughed nervously as he pulled away from Apple's grasp. "Uhh.. yeah, we'll see you later, Ple." (Nick name for Apple, pronounced Pull)

"Can I come?" She asked hopefully. Aisha shot Chung a look he knew too well. It meant Don't-do-it-or-you're-DEAD.

A bead of sweat rolled down Chung's forehead as he gulped. "Er..."

"No." Aisha spat, still holding her attention to her collection of knives.

"Oh, c'mon! Chung? Pleaase!" Apple whined loudly.

Aisha picked up a particularly sharp dirk, normally the one she uses to pierce into an animal's meat. She began packing each one into her brown belt carefully and tied it around her waist. "Better not to mess with Princess today. Trust me, it's not one of her happy moments." Chung warned.

"I-I'll tell Queen Noah, if you don't!" Apple shouted. Everything this brat had said before had all deeply piss Aisha off, but nothing more than this. Even Apple knew she had said the wrong thing, but made no attempt to take it back. Before Chung could make any moves to pull Apple away, Aisha quickly tossed a knife in Apple's direction, pinning the collar of her dress to an oak tree she was standing in front of.

Aisha dashed up to Apple, seizing the girl's neatly curled hair. "Do you dare threaten me?" Aisha hissed lowly, grabbing another handle of a knife. Apple was apparently choking because you can see her face steadily becoming a more deep blue berry shade by each second. Chung placed a hand on Aisha's shoulder, trying to talk her out of it.

Aisha held up a hand, stopping Chung from even trying. She moved her hand and clutched the handle of the knife. She yanked it out of the bark, brushing off the chips of wood and stuck it along with the other knives.

Apple began gasping for fresh air, while she collapsed onto the floor. "She's pretending." Aisha said dully as she casually watched Apple hold her bruised neck, rasping like a turkey.

"Still, Aisha, you're overreacting." Chung said as he knelt down beside her. Aisha swung a bow and a sheath of arrows onto her back as she began walking away. "I'll meet you by the lake later. I'm taking her to the infirmary." Chung called out.

Aisha felt hot, stupid jealousy smack her hard in the face, probably hard enough to make a visible dent in her head. She clenched her fists as a thought bubble of Apple walking down the aisle, in the most girliest dress ever sown, towards a happy Chung in his blue and white armor. "King Seiker... Noah... and Apple." Aisha whispered the list of the people who will no longer exist as soon as she takes power.

Aisha's POV

"Try this one, too! It'd match perfectly with your tall figure!" A maid shrilled as she shoved an armful of puffy dresses into an arm chair, hurrying me off behind a tall 3 paneled mirror. I buttoned up the dress and walked out slowly, fidgeting uncomfortable in the tight berry colored dress.

"I don't like it." I commented as I stretched my suffocated neck out.

Six dresses later...

The maid gasped as I appeared. She began clapping joyfully, with beads of tears forming in the corners of her eyes, as she cried, "Beautiful, Princess! Beautiful!"

I looked at myself unhappily as the grey haired pulled my messy hair back. "Don't call me Princess."I told her. "Just say Aisha."

She bowed slightly, muttering a soft sorry that I quickly dismissed.

The dress had pearly beads lining elegantly at the top, with meticulously sewed diamonds lining below the breasts, and the lace sleeves were long. The skirt had layers and layers of ombred sand colors, topped off with a row of white, sparkling gems at the hem.

The door silently creaked open as Chung slowly waltzed in, wearing his heavy Freiturnier with a blue furry cloak wrapped around his shoulders, an identical form of what he wore when they first met. He stared at me through the mirror and I stared at him back.

"You look pretty." He murmured.

I laughed quietly. "I prefer myself in our hunting rags."

He tucked a string of hair behind my ears as he clutched my hand. "I promise.. When you become Queen, we will have more freedom."

"My face looks like cake." I said, ignoring his remark.

"Cake's good."

"Cake's unhealthy for you. Especially one with too much icing." I said. It was true. My face was powdered, quickly forming layers and layers of white substance just like cake, while my always chapped lips were painted with a deep berry color.

I took a finger and smeared a spot on my cheek. The real color of my skin was revealed as a much darker tan color, due to bathing in the sun for too long. I laughed at myself, turning my face to Chung. "See?"

"I still think you're pretty." Chung repeated, staring at the tan spot.

"Prettier than Apple?" I blurted out, thoughtlessly.

Chung let go of my hand and frowned. "You know I don't like Apple. Not in that way anyways."

"Doesn't look like that." I replied dimly.

"Chung?! Chung, where are you?!" A shrill voice called out from the hallway.

"And.. there's your cue." I said as I bowed lowly to Chung and left the high ceiling room. I pretended not to see Apple and bumped into her shoulders harshly as we passed. Causing her to yelp like a dog. Was she really this vulnerable?

Apple's the annoying person! :D Yep. Anyways, it really hurts me to write this chapter because Chung likes Aisha and Aisha likes Chung too! No, its not gonna stay that way. I can't wait to write the Elsai parts.

Should Elsword be Lord Knight or Rune Slayer? I'm thinking Lord Knight since he has a nice personality.

No, she does't kill everyone, but she does kill alot.

And Albert! i don't understand all that RMxEM! im sorry xDD. But I ship Aisha and Elsword, Chung and Eve, Rena and Raven. :D