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Chapter 10:
"Ambrose?" Azkadellia opened the door as she stepped inside, Ambrose was looking over one of his invention blueprints. He turned to smile at her, she was definately grown. She had seemed to take a liking to dressing in tight dark clothes. Ambrose has been aware of the men pining for her to give them a glance, what she didn't know was that those men scowl at him. Because Azkadellia only paid him attention. "Hello Azkadellia, what can I do for you today?" Azkadellia blushed under his smile, but it never changed anything. They had been closest of friends for years. "Rest time Ambrose! I want to go picnic." Ambrose smiled as he nodded, he quickly reread the things before he took his coat. Together they laughed and joked as they made their way to the nice meadow nearby. Once she sat down, she started to bring out the food. The smell was so nice as he turned around to see her tying her hair up into a small bun. "Pretending to be a grown up Azkadellia?" Azkadellia nudged him as she pouted before she then continued to bring out the food. Ambrose watched her, and all of the sudden he felt strange... he had spotted a stray hair on her slender neck, which caused him to notice her slender neck so sweet and soft... he was tempted to touch... He started to bite his lip, he was worried what was going on with him? "Ambrose? You ok? I asked about the most recent research." Azkadellia looked at him sideways... when did her features became more matured and so beautiful? Her cheeks were less childlike and more feminine... her eyeslashes looked long as she blinks hiding, her dark starry eyes for a brief moment. Her lips so lovely and lush... He was struck soundless... he couldn't say a word. Struck by the sudden growth of the girl he once knew. She was now a lady. "Ambrose?" "Huh? Huh? Oh... right..." Azkadellia laughed as she returned to clearing out the basket, he returned to her stray hair... then succumbing to temptation, his cool fingers brushed her neck and he felt her shudder as he tried to tuck the strand away carefully and gently. Ambrose once done, found Azkadellia staring at him while she looked a tad flushed. He felt like he was blushing now as well... "...Stray hair." "Oh..." They then fell to a tiny awkward moment, before she returned to asking the same question as he started to talk about it at ease. "Ambrose?" "huh? OUCH!" Ambrose was too jerky now a days, every time she came close he could smell her sweet and spicy perfume and his mind goes hazy. She was so beautiful, that it hurts his heart sometimes when he sees her. His heart beats fast and his palm sweats. He couldn't think of anything when she is nearby... what was going on? "Hello Azkadellia." Azkadellia smiled, and then he felt everything all over again. He was worried something was happening to him, but he searched every illness he knew. Could it be what he was suspicious of... was he in love with her? All of the sudden when he thought he loved her, he swore a whole symphony just arrived, it was unavoidable. She was so beautiful. 000000 *~Azlitch~* 000000 "Why are you doing this Azkadellia?" Ambrose could never believe his ears when he first heard of her rebellion, when she disappeared. His heart was almost ripped apart, if it was still intact when she disappeared in the first place. Why did she go and rise a rebellion? He couldn't see her, as she was the enemy and he was often now busy with trying to protect the frontier, and trying to stop her from coming in. Every time he heard they saw her sitting in the frontof the battle with the rest, his heart worried for her safetly and he felt he was betraying his queen. Azkadellia was almost everything to Ambrose, but the things she intend to do to the O.Z caused him to refuse to join her. He loved the O.Z and he thought she did too. Azkadellia was just as brilliant as he was, it felt like he was playing chess with her as they battle waged for only one year and then Azkadellia broke through all his defenses. Was it because she knew him well? He was worried, because he was going to see her again... and this time it won't be a sweet reunion. "Your majesty..." Ambrose was right beside the Queen as he relayed his message, yet his mind whirled in confusion... she wanted the sunseeder. So he destroyed it, and he knew she would be here any moment soon. Just as he thought he could get the queen to safety, the voice which haunted him in his dreams appeared. "Show some respect!" Ambrose stood up, she was just as beautiful but her eyes lack the light or familiarity... it was as if she was a mere stranger which gave him the strength to deny her one last time. "Your reign ends today mother." Azkadellia merely exchanged a few words with her mother but Ambrose watched her with sadness and dislike... she was not Azkadellia, not the one he loves or the one he adores... not her at all. Azkadellia then turned to him, at first he could see her shock at his anger filled eyes, but then again, her eyes and her mouth were two different things. "Take him to the Al-chem-ist, if you won't tell us what I need to know, I will just have to reach in and grab it." For a moment before he was taken, he caught a scared and sad look in her eyes. She was Azkadellia he knew for a moment, but it disappeared just as soon it came. At the lab, Ambrose was begging them not to... don't do it to him... but they continued. Suddenly before he was gassed Azkadellia appeared at the door way. She seemed shaky in Ambrose's opinion but he was too busy being scared himself. Azkadellia walked towards her hand on her chest as her eyes looked so sad and upset. She sat down and took his hand and stroked his head, she was her old self once more comforting him easing him in... soon as the Gas hit all he heard from her mouth was "...Forgive me Ambrose..."