Clove awoke in a bed, that was all to familiar to her, a bit disoreinted. "TARI!" She screamed standing up and ran to the closet. She pulled out a dress as Tari ran in frowning. "My queen?"
"Yes Tari it is me. Now listen I want you to bring me Xander..the peasant boy yes? Bring him to me and I will make sure the duel is won." As she took her nightgown off and pulled on a slip Xander walked in to see her bare back.
"You called for me my queen?" He asked frowning at her.
"Yes. Close the door and help me with my corset."
Xander shut the door and walked up to her starting to lace it up. "My um.." He swallowed hard. "My queen I am not usually the one appointed to do this job. Are you certain you are okay with me touching your clothes."
Once he was finished Clove spun around and wrapped her arms around him. "I remember! I mean I am still me..I ..I'm not a total bitch but I remember being one. I remember how much I love you."
Xander stood still, his eyes welling with tears, and stumbled backwards. "You did love me?"
"Of course. I gave you all of my power! Now we will celebrate later but I think that we should eat and then it is time for a duel." She smiled pulling a dress on over her corset. "I do not know how I forgot there was a whole closet full of wonderful clothing in here." She took his hand and stepped out of the room.
"Look my love...I'm sure this will all be just fine." Her behavior was less than reassuring as she walked into the large hall.
"I feel as though it is best to state who my replacement shall be just in case something goes awry."
Her knights all stared up not blinking.
"And I think that the queen should be...Tari..BUT I want her to strongly hold the opinions of Crystal and Edan to her heart."
Tari stood and bowed shocked. "Are you sure my queen?"
"Tari do not make me second guess my choice. You know I do not like that. NOW Let us eat and I shall be put into my battle garb."
Eifa walked up to the center of the open field the battle was to take place in. "Are you ready queen?" She said in a mocking tone
Crystal growled shaking her head in the background. Xander was beside her trying to hold his fear in. Tari sat on the ground shaking back and forth.
Clove shrugged. "I do have the war boots on don't I?" She asked rolling her eyes. It was very apparant that parts of the kind Clove were still in there. Eifa smirked stepping back.
"Well then..Shall we begin?"
The two women stood an equal distance away from eachother. Both were glaring. Biblos stood in the middle with a dopey look on his face. "BEGIN!"
Eifa could hardly contain her excitement. "Why don't you go first Clove dearest?"
Clove smiled and gave a nod. "What a splended idea!" She said and with the lifting of her left hand fire appeared and shot at Eifa.
"You remember?" She gasped before jumping out of the way and rolling on the ground. When she stood and dusted herself off she was angry. "Alright I can fight fire with fire!" She said throwing a fireball at the other queen.
Not even blinking, Clove halted the fire with a blast of water. It continued this way...Clove throwing something..Eifa defending herself...Clove defending as Eifa threw hit after hit at her.
"I'm DONE with this!" Eifa screamed lifting up both of her arms and smirked as her eyes went dark...the sky went dark with them. A bolt of lightning struck the ground directly in front of Clove and the thunder began.
"NO!" Crystal screamed watching horrified.
Clove froze completely just staring forward unable to move. It wasn't a spell put on her it was pure terror. Apparently thunderstorms were something neither of Clove's personalities could handle.
Xander shook his head. "CLOVE! Please! Use the earth!"
Tari turned to him. "She does not know how to use that...Water and fire..Those are her gifts.."
" I have some power too! She has my necklace on as well." He said watching Eifa walk to his queen.
" But only royals have power Xan...Oh my God..." Crystal blinked.
"USE EARTH!" He yelled cupping his hands around his mouth to make his voice louder. "MY LOVE!"
Clove blinked shaking her head as if leaving a trance and gasped as Eifa was almost at her.
The rain began to fall from the sky as Clove stared at the ground. Roots began to shoot out and wrap around Eifa.
"What is this? You can control earth? How dare you?" She screamed struggling to get free.
Brigantia walked up to Madron and Clove frowning. "Well my daughter is more of a failure as I thought. Clove..Both courts are yours." It was obvious that she was not the slightest bit happy to say it.
Clove ran to Xander hugging him and kissed him lightly as she laughed. "Did you guys see how awesome that was?" She squealed hopping up and down.
Xander laughed nodding. "It was amazing. Perhaps you should keep my power Sweet." He wanted to call her a cute nickname for ages.
"Oh I don't know about that." She said looking up as Tari and Crystal pushed off the ground to run past her. When she turned Eifa was headed for her with a dagger in her hand and fury on her face.
Clove clenched her eyes shut. It was to fast for her to gather the calmness to use an element.
Seconds passed and Clove opened her eyes. She hadn't been stabbed. When she looked up, however,...
...To her horror the dagger was straight through Xander's side.
