Okay guys, here's chapter 6. I'm going to elaborate more on Azin's past in this chapter
And we also get (thanks to expero) a song in this chapter sung to the tune of "I see the light" in tangled.
Anyways, let's get on with the story.
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Azin was in the castle's courtyard now relaxing after the evening meal. he was relieved because he didn't have a decent meal in ages. Of course he still maintained his manners, while at the table. The only problem was….
You ate food that was good for 6 people. His voice said in between laughs.
Azin just grimaced at his voice. Who could blame him he didn't have a proper meal in ages, besides he was going to make sure that all of that food wasn't going to go to his size. He was planning on leaving the castle first thing tomorrow morning to train in the woods.
"Well they did tell me that I could eat as much as I want" Azin defended himself. It was true, the king and queen made sure that he got only the best meat and the best drinks. It was all thanks for saving their daughter.
Just because you could, that doesn't mean you should. His voice said still laughing.
"An offer is an offer, who am I to question their way of thanking me" Azin said with a shrug.
Is that why you took the seat that Elsa offered? His voice teased.
Azin just blushed red.
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It was true that he was a being a gentleman so he pulled Elsa's chair back for her. What he didn't expect was that before he could go to a seat on the far side of the table. Elsa gently patted the seat next to her.
"care for a seat" was all she said and (to no one's surprise) he backtracked and sat down on the seat next to her. They smiled at each other before they looked at the rest of the table. Anna was struggling to to bite back her laughter/squeal, Kristoff was drinking a glass of water trying to hide his smile, Rapunzel and Eugene were poking each other eagerly and the king and queen were giving them both teasing looks.
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Hahahahaha, you're too easy to read Azin. his voice said followed by a round of laughter.
"remind me again why are you here?" Azin said with exasperated huff. In truth he didn't actually know why there was another of side of him in his mind. He was friendly and he focused mainly on defense, but his other side, the voice in his head, was more frenzied, raging, and obnoxious. His other side also focused on offense. His other side was like Azin's polar opposite.
I'm here because you still choose to hold back your true power. His voice replied seriously.
Azin still didn't understand the meaning in his words, what was he holding back? He uses his powers all the time, but his other side never went away.
"Are you suggesting that I let you have your way?" Azin said gritting his teeth.
You're the one who said that not me. His voice said innocently.
Azin sighed.
But if you're willing to do that.. then… his voice started.
"NO!" Azin screeched.
Jeez, take it down an octave will you, people are asleep. His voice reasoned.
Azin relaxed a little bit, if there was one thing he learned from his past it's that he should never let his other side take full control over him.
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He remembered a time where they fought a remorseless assassin that apparently tried to kill the king and queen of some northern kingdom.
The assassin was a good fighter even with his tomahawks and his powers combined he still didn't stand a chance against him.
Azin was already panting with fatigue, but the assassin was still standing, he was even smirking at him.
"Did you really think that this was going to be easy" the assassin said drawing out a dagger.
"Now I see why he was never hunted before" Azin whispered to himself. It was true that this assassin was never hunted, regardless of how much the reward was. A lot of people actually looked at him when he took the mission.
Just let me at him it'll be over in a second. His voice said to him.
Azin was already panting and letting his other side take over was his only chance at survival. Without any more choices, he dropped his head and he let his other side take over.
A dagger was flying towards his face, but he just caught it midflight. His other side has taken over. He raised his gaze to the assassin. Who was in shock because his dagger was just taken out in an instant.
"let's get started" Azin's other side said with venom in his voice. His eyes had also lost its stone gray color. His eyes were all white. The irises were gone, it was a menacing look and his expression only made it worse. It was like Azin was gone and replaced by a demon.
After that, All he could remember was a vague memory of himself frenzied, blood-thirsty and wildly swinging his tomahawks at fatal body parts and a tomahawk making its way down the assassin's head with no intention of stopping.
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Azin shuddered at the memory away it was a part of his past that he didn't want to remember at all. it was his darkest hour, in his old career. If there was one thing he wanted after that incident it was to get rid of his other side. before it can do anything else wrong.
Finally having enough of those dark memories, He looked up to the sky and he remembered his old master, Rhasta.
"Why did you do this?" Azin screamed to the sky, while remembering his master. Half of him was expecting an answer, while half of him was wondering why his master, gave him an alter-ego, a dual personality. It was actually given to him after his master's death.
Finally giving up on waiting for an answer, he walked inside the castle lost in his thoughts, until he heard a subtle sound from the kitchen. A normal person wouldn't have been able to hear it, but the definition of normal excluded Azin.
He walked to the kitchen and he pressed his back against the wall near the doorway. He pulled out his tomahawks from their hidden sleeves making sure that they didn't make any noise.
He waited there for nearly half a minute, he heard another sound and he took a fighting stance leapt out of his hiding place and in front of the doorway, ready to rain down a frenzied death on…
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Elsa was standing by the window of her room still thinking about the recent events that had happened to her. She was deep in thought and she was still in her ice dress. She was looking down at the courtyard.
The moonlight was shining bright in her room tonight so she simply couldn't sleep; it's true that she could ask for another room from the maid, but there was one thing that kept her from doing that.
"Who are you" Elsa asked herself in a whisper. She was looking at Azin who was currently in the castle courtyard. He was all alone in the courtyard, and all she wanted was to join him there; basking in the moonlit sky, but something told her that he wanted some time to himself.
So she just stood there gazing at his figure in the moonlight, but gazing at him for so long only raised more questions, like..
"what is that symbol for?" Elsa asked herself. She managed to make out the symbol on the back of his vest. The symbol was an ornate spiral that was color orange. It was contrasting with the black fabric of his combat vest.
She was puzzled about what that symbol was for, but she didn't think too much of it, she was mostly wondering what he had plan tomorrow. It's true that Rapunzel and Anna made sure that he would stay in the castle for as long as he doesn't have anywhere to stay.
She remembered their conversation at dinner.
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"So Azin where do you live in the woods, do you have a house there?" Rapunzel asked in a friendly manner.
Azin was busy eating his third bagel and steak, but he looked up at the princess while wiping his mouth. For someone who lived in the woods, he certainly knew a lot about etiquette.
"Not really, I just sleep on the grass and look at the stars" Azin said evenly, while looking down.
"That's terrible" Anna and Rapunzel exclaimed at the same time. They both had an expression of empathy plastered on their faces.
"Don't you miss your family?" Elsa asked him.
"I don't have a family" Azin said with a pained smile.
Elsa's heart broke at that statement. She simply couldn't imagine living a life without one's family. He must have been through a lot.
"I'm sorry" Elsa said looking down as well.
"it's okay, no harm done" Azin said to her trying to comfort her.
"Well that's settled you're staying in the castle" Rapunzel suddenly proclaimed, her mother and father simply agreed to that, with no further argument.
Of course, he tried to talk his way out of the idea, but Eugene simply warned him that she wasn't going to take no for an answer.
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She pulled herself from her thoughts and decided that she might as well make some hot chocolate, since she wasn't sleepy yet. She glanced at Azin again before she finally walked down the stairs and to the kitchen.
When she arrived she simply tossed in a few logs to the low fire and got the ingredients she needed from the cupboard. She took out a sauce pan and placed it on the stove top, warming it up.
She took a seat near the table and started cutting the chocolate into small pieces. After she started cutting the chocolate she started stirring the mixture gently with a wooden spoon.
Out of nowhere she heard a loud thud as if someone had just leapt. She turned her attention to a figure by the door frame, that looked like was in a fighting stance. It was…
"Azin?" she looked at him, questioning his sudden behavior with a raised eyebrow.
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Azin was shocked to see Elsa stirring a wooden spoon in a sauce pan. She looked at him with a questioning look and raised eyebrow. She was waiting for a response.
"uh… Elsa.. hi " Azin quickly smiled nervously at her while quickly hiding his tomahawks behind his back.
Hi? Really? The voice said.
"hi" Elsa said maintaining her composure. "might I ask why you took a fighting stance to greet me" Elsa was playing around with him.
"ummmm, you see" Azin ran his thoughts together thinking of a valid excuse for his behavior.
She'd hate me if she thought that I was going to hurt her, I can't bare that. Azin thought.
"I was trying to scare you" Azin said concluded nervously his voice slightly cracking from his nervousness.
Trying to scare her? His voice said with thick derision.
"really?" Elsa said playfully, turning her attention to the hot chocolate in the sauce pan. "did it work?" Elsa said with the same playful tone.
"not exactly, you don't scare easily." Azin said with a nervous laugh. He was still trying to figure out what was wrong with him. In truth, this was the first time that he actually felt this nervous. He never felt this nervous before. His heart was actually thumping at a very fast pace.
What's wrong with you? Calm down Azin. He thought to himself. So, he took a deep breath and put on an easy smile, but his heart was still racing at a very alarming rate.
"What're you doing here?" Azin asked, trying to change the topic. He was genuinely curious about why she was here. Surely the others would have already been asleep. So why was she here?
"Making hot chocolate" Elsa said happily. Looking up from the sauce pan he met his gaze.
Oh the thing those eyes do to me. Azin thought happily.
"Do you want some?" Elsa asked him smiling.
"I'd love a cup" Azin simply smiled at her. He watched as Elsa started to poor more milk in sauce pan and added more chocolate. After merely a minute of stirring she poured the hot chocolate into two mugs and she sat down on a seat across the table from him and she handed him the mug.
"Thank you" Azin said with an easy smile, which Elsa gladly returned.
He lifted the mug up to his lips and as soon as the liquid touched his tongue he did nothing more than to savor the creamy hot chocolate. He even closed his eyes to savor the rich and smooth taste.
"I take back what I said during dinner, THIS is the best thing I had in ages" he was pointing to his mug repeatedly to emphasize his point. During dinner he said that the food was the best thing he had in ages.
He saw Elsa blush at his comment and she attempted to hide her blush by taking a sip of her own hot chocolate.
"anyways, why are you making hot chocolate?" Azin asked a little curious. It was nearly twelve midnight and he thought he was the only one still awake. So, he a little surprised that Elsa was still awake.
"I like chocolate at any time, like Anna" Elsa said simply with a smile.
Azin nodded understanding what Elsa meant. He remembered Anna clawing at the chocolate fondue at dinner. The princess wasn't exactly….subtle, but so was Rapunzel, which explains why no one questioned them.
"What about you?" Elsa asked curiously "why are you still awake?" that made Azin look up at her with an idle expression. He was actually debating on whether he should tell Elsa or not.
"I was just thinking about my….past" Azin said softly, while he looked down.
"You didn't have a good past, did you?" Elsa asked empathetically.
Azin just shrugged. "Not really no." he looked at his mug of hot chocolate that was now half-empty.
"That's something we have in common" Elsa said simply putting on a pained smile. Azin's heart broke at the expression and he so desperately wanted her to feel better. Something must've happened in the past that she chooses not to remember. Either way he wanted to make her happy again.
"That's why it's called the past, it's already happened and we can't change it" Azin said to her smiling his face a was a little closer to her face now. She looked up at him with moderately sad eyes.
"And we can't focus on making a bright future for ourselves, if were too busy living in the past" Azin was holding Elsa's hands softly with his hands now. Elsa looked at him with a fond expression and he smiled in return.
"I may not know what happened in your past, but I can tell that you have a bright future and a loving family" Azin smiled, showing his teeth and Elsa smiled in the same way.
Before they knew it, their faces were actually three inches away. And they were staring into each other's eyes. They were lost in the moment. they didn't want this moment to end. They just wished that time could suddenly stop so that they could stay like this in each other's presence.
Elsa put a hand on Azin's cheek with a fond smile on her face. Elsa was generally captivated and fond of Azin it was as if there was a part of him that made him understand her, a part of him that she didn't know.
"Thank you" Elsa said to him softly and they just let their foreheads touch and they just closed their eyes.
Azin didn't want this moment to end at all, he wanted to stay like this forever, he has never felt so strongly for someone like this before. He wanted to think of something that will make this moment worth remembering, he wanted to do something that will make her happier, but the question was… how?
Suddenly a bright idea dropped on him like a pile of bricks. a smile suddenly lighted his features, he held Elsa's hands in his and he looked at her slightly bemused look.
"I have an idea" Azin said in pure delight.
"Oh?" Elsa asked with a growing grin of her own.
Before they could make the conversation any longer, they were running in the hallways. In truth, Elsa didn't really know where they going, but she felt ecstatic nonetheless.
Finally, after a few minutes of running they were in a certain part of the castle courtyard. They were surrounded by bushes of Rosses and flowers that beautifully decorated the area. In the middle of the scene was a gazebo that was innately built. Flower vases decorated the sides of the gazebo, while vines of flowers covered the poles.
"Wow" was all Elsa could say she was still mesmerized by the view she was taking in.
As if the area wasn't mesmerizing enough, the area was beautifully lit by starlight and the moon's light. It made the small area enchanting and magical in many ways.
The view combined with the light only left Elsa breathless, she had not seen this before when they arrived; maybe she just didn't know that this was here before. As far as she knew she was running in courtyard for nearly 15 minutes. So it's possible that she may have reached a new area in the castle courtyard.
"I found this place a while ago after dinner, go ahead take a look around" Azin said smiling. He was generally happy that he could see her this way. It's as if all the hurt that happened before has mysteriously vanished.
Elsa couldn't be any happier to see a place this amazing. She was in the gazebo now looking at the flowers in the starlight and shining moonlight. She was happy here and only a few minutes in her life could compare to the happiness she was feeling now. She suddenly felt a great realization hit her; she had missed si much in her 13 years of isolation and she was now seeing the light. Azin had actually joined her in the gazebo and she couldn't help, but feel happy. Their eyes met, Azin took Elsa's hands and they wandered the area in the pale moonlight; hand in hand.
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Song number: (Azin: bold, Elsa: italicized and underlined: both).
All those days, watching from my windows,
All those years, outside looking in
All that time, never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, standing in the moonlight
Now I'm here and at last I see
Standing here, it's crystal clear; I'm where I meant to be.
And at last I see the light, and it's like the snow has lifted.
And at last I see the light, and it's like the world is new.
And it's cold and real and light and my world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different, now I'm with you.
All those years, walking down a dark path
All those years, living in the hurt
All that time never really knowing things the way they were
Now she's here sparkling in the moonlight
Now she's here and suddenly I know
Now she's here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to go
And at last I see the light
And at last I see the light
And it's like the dark has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the world is new
And it's cold and real and light and our world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different now that I'm with you
Now that I'm with you
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Okay so this chapter was longer than I expected, so now you get a glimpse of Azin's past, but I haven't told you everything.
this is not love at first sight okay? their relationship is going to take time.
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Skullcandyklive – until next time.