Four months later, the long awaited return had finally came. The excitement and nervousness of seeing each other again inside both of the twins crawled and covered every single corner of their hearts. Nuala waited inside the court. As the gates opened, she could see the King who was in the front was taking the lead, followed the Prince, at the King's right. As Nuada gazed up into Nuala's eyes, they realized at the same time that both of them looked worner, and thinner. So was the King, he looked older, but prouder, for they had won a victory.

Unfortunately, the royal siblings didn't get time to spend with each other. There were so many other things that needed to be taken care of. Especially the Princess, she became very busy to arrange for everything after since the men that headed to the war needed rest.


Nuada knew who had been living in his room for this period of time at the first moment he entered. Although it was not hard to find that she had already moved out, and the room was cleared especially for it's original owner's return. But still, the delightful scent that had almost replaced the smell his own, the light the shone through the opened curtains… He walked over to the bed after change, there is an agreeable mixed odour of his own and Nuala's.

The Prince chuckled quietly.


Blood, everywhere was covered with blood. Different creature's blood, with different colors.

War. That word came to mind. The bloodiest, cruelest battle that anyone had ever fought.

She ran, ran, ran forward, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get away with whoever was after her.

Brother, all she had to do was to find her brother. She would always be safe as long as he was around, She thought. Finding him was easy for her, they have a link, a bond. She continued to stumble forward.

Finally she saw him, stood there. She couldn't see the expressions on his face for he had his back to the light. But what was clear is that the handsome figure in front slowly opened his arms, welcomed her appearance.

"Brother…" she tried to speak, but her throat couldn't make a sound. No matter, she was happy enough to see him, her heart was settled. The sister approached the brother, his smile was warm enough to thaw a frozen heart.

Nuala threw herself into his arms.

Suddenly a sword had poke through her stomach from her back, then continued to thrust into his body. Both of them were skewered by the same sword, she didn't know who was the person that stabbed them. Death, were they finally facing it? She didn't even realize how close she was to her brother. With absolutely no distance, their bodies were sticking together.

Then they fell on the ground, slowly.

An odd, eerie smirk appeared on the Prince's face when he gently rubbed his twin's cheek, as if nothing had happened, but with blood on his hand, his face, his body, everywhere…

Nuala woke with a sudden gasp of fear, cold sweat soaked her hair and cloth. Her fear had not faded yet, glanced around the room, it was dark, cold, dreadful, and...unfamiliar. As if there were ghosts dormanting in the dark air. This was the first night that she slept in her own room for these months, she was not used to it yet.

Nuada's eerie smile in the dream kept emerging in her brain, and his hand and body that covered with blood. At last she decided to get out of her bed and opened the door that joined both of the Princess's and the Prince's room.

A faint light slanted through, assailed Nuala's eyes that was not yet adjusted to the brightness.

Nuada sat before the table, worked on some kind of intricate mechanics. The room was dim, but the figures were clear enough to see.

He noticed her appearance when she opened the door and craned forward. Gently put down the long-stick tool, Nuada glanced at his sister.

"What happened?" Nuada asked as he walked toward her, caressed her face with his dorsal fingers.

"Nightmare." Nuala answered simply, while she walked in, the familiar smell of him and his room wafted her way. She buried her head in front of his chest in the meanwhile.

He noticed her moist hair and sweaty gown when he put a hand behind her back.

Nuada softly pulled her over to his bed, accepted the fact that they would sleep together tonight (like how they always did, when they need solace from the other, more often when they were younger) and the slight elation beneath his mind.

Her body trembled, while she remembered the scenes from that terrible dream.

"The war… blood, extinction… and our death… " she began to rave in fear, voice shook.

Holded her frangible body, Nuada said nothing, quietly listened to her and comforted her by his embrace.

They then lied down on the bed. With the Princess lying in the Prince's arm, she fell asleep quickly. But not the Prince, Nuada enfolded her tightly on the bed, watched her sleeping face. Now she was peaceful, her expressions were serenely and calm, even with a faint smile that was particularly hard to notice. His finger swept through the uneven surface on her face, where her royal scar - which was as same as his - was located at.

Slowly, his face approached hers. Nuada gently pressed his own lips against hers, tasted her softness and warmth. She smelt like flowers, he then opened his closed eyes when he quietly left her mouth. Nuala's eyes were closed, her long eyelashes were perfectly still, and static.

A smirk of self-mockery and profound resignation emerged on the Prince's darkened lips.

You just never notice, when I kiss you…

Even with the link, they were not able to read each other exactly.

"Will I ever know your feelings?" Nuada whispered to himself. "If you would… move a bit closer, are we able to break this uncomfortable distance…?" The other hand that wasn't wrapping her softly pressed against her chest, where the heart was.


Author's Notes:

Woah havn't realize that I've already updated so many chapters, yet nothing had really happened... Well, there isn't a outline for this fanfic so these stories are more like little events happening in their lives. Not sure what would I write after... I feel like I shouldn't have make them kiss in the second chapter, that's too early isn't it... since I think something more than kissing would be kinda too far for these two. Since their relationship isn't THAT close yet, not even until the movie. ( wait maybe they are, maybe I'm wrong. ) I think I'll just write with the flow... x.X And review review review please, even if you want to say something harsh just go ahead, I need something like that .