Disclaimer: Me no own Vision of Escaflowne. Me own Melissa, Brandon, Scott, Catie, John, Mandy, and Kenji
Chapter 4 Events
It was a week until Melissa's birthday and Catie had come to help get ready for the big day. The only thing is that she showed up alone and now she and Melissa were talking about it in her room.
"What happened Catie? Where is John?"
"He is home with his new girlfriend." She said braking into tears.
"What he dumped you? Why?"
"Yeah, He said he only loved me as a sister."
"What a jerk. Are you Ok"
"Yeah one of the guards named Scott has popped the question and my mom approves of him."
"Oh my gosh and I missed it. Will he be here so I can meet him?"
"Yes he comes tomorrow."
"Great can't wait."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door Melissa went to answer it. When she opened the door Mandy was there with Brandon.
"Mom said Van, Hitomi, Merele, Kenji are here and waiting in the garden."
"Ok lets go see them."
So they all left for the garden where their friend were waiting for them.
"So who is Kenji?" Catie asked the others
Melissa smiled at her best friend. "Kenj is Merele's boyfriend and Van's right hand man. They met at the same thime I met Brandon."
"Wow and you two met when you were 6 right?"
"Actually 4 they were 2. That is when Merele came to Fanelia and that is when they met."
"How do you know all that?"
"Easy Van told me. Also Merle told me that they had gotten together the last time I was there."
"I bet you set them up too."
"With help from Van I got them together in a day."
"Should have known."
Over the next few days Melissa was busy with getting ready for her party and greeting guests as they came. She met Scott and became instant friends. It was the day before the party and Melissa was not in good mood. She hadn't slept that much do to party plans and her other important things. Now she is siting alone in the garden by the crystal fountain.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to she Scott siting next to her.
"Are you alright princess?"
"You can call me Melissa. Yes I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"You look like something is bugging you."
"No I think I am just tired because I have not slept much the past week. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure what do you want to know?"
"How did you and Catie get together?"
Scott laughed at her question. When John dumped her for anther girl I was the only one around to comfort her and her mom could tell I loved Catie so she gave me permission to marry her. So I ask Catie if see believed in love at first sight and she said yes so I asked her to marry me. When she said yes I felt like I could fly."
"Wow I wish I was that lucky as much as I love Brandon I am not ready to be married yet."
"Catie told me about it. Everything will be fine you have the most loving man I have ever met who adores you and will be by your side no matter what may come your way."
"Thanks Scott."
"Any time now lets go in and get you to bed to rest so you can be ready for your birthday party tomorrow. I will personally have someone at your door making sure you are not disturbed until dinner Ok."
"OK I need the sleep."
As they left A man stood watching them from the shadows. "Soon princess. You will be mine. Very soon."
At her party the next day Melissa danced and had a good time before her parents brought her up where the thrones set and made her engagement known to all. Now she was out in the garden talking with Van.
"Have you told him yet?"
"Not yet I am not sure why but it is I have a bad feeling that something is not right. I want to wait until tomorrow night then tell him I love him."
"Making it a Christmas present huh?"
"Yeah I think I'm ready."
"What about that bad feeling you have?"
"That is what is bugging me. It's not him it is like something bad is going to happen but I don't know what it is."
"I think you need to tell Brandon, now."
"Tell me what?" Brandon asked as he came up to them.
"That I have a bad feeling that something is going to happen soon."
"Like what?"
"That's just it I have no idea."
"I stay with you tonight if you want."
"Thanks I will fell safer knowing you are with me."
"It's getting cold lets go in now." Van said as the others nodded and the three went into the ballroom out of the cold winter air. The next day everyone celebrated Christmas together and some of the guests went home.
Brandon and his family, Van, Hitomi, Merle, Kenji, Millerna, Dryden, Chid, Catie, her mom, and Scott were the only ones who stayed. Everyone was having a snowball fight in the garden when Melissa's mom came outside.
"Come have some hot chocolate."
"OK mom be right in. Come on guys." Melissa said with a smile.
AS they went in a lone figure stood in the shadows watching them go.
"Tonight you will be mine."
I the forest
"Sir why do you need the girl and the boy?"
"Because when they marry their lands join as one and become one of the largest countries. I don't want that. I want the girl to be mine because she is good friends with the rulers of the three major countries. "
"So if you have her you have connections to the other countries and their lands. You can take control over them easily right?"
"Yes I want to rule all."
"What about the boy sir?"
"I need him as bait. You see I want their kingdoms to fight by taking the girl."
"How so sir?"
"When she turns up missing her parents will think the boy had taken her and declare war on the other kingdom and I can easily take over. I will make them believe it was him by putting e of hers in his room. I also want the girl's family to think it was him by sending a look a like."
"So that is why you sent Allen?"
"Yes he never got over Queen Hitomi. When he wanted the she was already engaged so I told him he cold have her sister."
"Now I get it revenge on the one who took the ones he loved away."
"Yes."
Back at the castle
After the big celebration Brandon and his family left to go home and everyone else had left an our before so Melissa was in her room thinking of the day she had with her friends when she heard someone outside her balcony doors. She go up to go look when out of nowhere a hand grabbed her mouth with one hand and her torso with the other. She was knocked out and taken into the night. A note was left on her bed where she was not a moment ago.
"She's gone!" a guard shouted when he went to check on Melissa after hearing a strange noise coming from her room.
"WHAT!" another guard said after hearing that their youngest princess was gone.
"She has been kidnapped there was a note on her bed and her balcony doors open." The first one said.
A third guard came up to them in a hurry. "I saw it she was taken by someone in a cloak and had blonde hair and blue eyes."
"Get the King and Queen up and Princess Mandy as well I think I know who took her."
Ten minutes later
"HOW DID SOMEONE GET IN THE CASTLE IN THE FIRST PLACE?"
"We think we know wow took her sire." The captain of the guard said.
"Who?' Mandy asked with a little fear edged in her voice.
"One of my men said he saw someone with blonde hair and blue eyes so we it was…."
"Was who?" Mandy demanded with anger in her eyes now.
"We believe it was…" The captain paused for a second and whispered "Prince Brandon."
"What?" Mandy asked thinking she heard wrong.
"Prince Brandon." He said louder.
"No." Mandy said in both shock and unbelief of what she had just heard
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