Hello again dear readers. I just realized I didn't put a disclaimer in the last chapter. Sorry about that. Also I realized this is the tenth chapter. YAY! Yes baby number 10. Wooh! *blushes and coughs* Hehe anyhow before we start the story we need someone to do the disclaimer. Now let's see who will do the disclaimer. *pulls a name out of a hat* Owl. It's your turn.
Owl: ppgXrrb doesn't own NiGHTS, Reala, Jackle, me, or the Visitors. She does however own Starlight and the plot.
Thank you Owl. Now onto chapter 10. XD
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It is calm and peaceful in Nightopia. The nightopians playing with each other and the Visitors, others go fishing for cake. Visitors chat amongst each other, some play with the nightopians and even dress them up, some want to fly with NiGHTS and Starlight, some just sit in the sunshine and relax. NiGHTS is playing with one of the Visitors now. Flying about not a care in either world. As Starlight just watches perched on a windmill.
Starlight is still scared of Visitors, but not as much as before. She can deal with little ones, just not big ones that are close in their teenage years. She is more comfortable with little ones and they are happy with her. She nor NiGHTS don't know why it is so, only that it is. Yet another mystery the young maren doesn't know it's reasons for.
Starlight looks at the wide field with the grass swaying in the wind and the nightopians that pop out occasional with little Visitors to the occasion. All the Visitors and nightopians playing with each other in silly strange games that some of Starlight knows, laughing, relaxing, and enjoying themselves. The air swisking about playing with the Visitors' hair along with the long grass that is big enough to hide NiGHTS, bobbing up and down to the wind's tune. These are the moments Starlight loves. No shrieking, no screaming, no blood, no crying, and no disappearing because someone lost their ideya. She cherishes all the Visitors for she knows they won't always be with her. That one of these days they'll suddenly stop coming here and they'll have to grow up and never come back. It hurts her very much to think that one of the Visitors she holds dear to her are gonna disappear and never come back. She also loves the nightopians the same because she doesn't know if they can die or they live forever 'til one of the nightmarens gets them. She loves the Visitors, she loves the nightopians, she loves NiGHTS and Owl, she loves Nightopia so much. It makes her heart feel like there is a metal point trying to stab her heart whenever she thinks of Wizeman and his plans to take all this away forever.
Starlight shakes her head and pushes these dark thoughts away from her mind. She checks and wipes any tears away that appeared from her sad thoughts. She looks down at the field again and sees the little Visitors still playing. She stands up and flys down to the Visitors and nightopians. The Visitors are now playing a game of marco polo and using the tall grass field as their play area. Starlight wants to play too, but decides to wait 'til the game is over and they start another round.
NiGHTS notices that the young green maren is just floating above the wide field, so does the Visitor he is dulaizing with and the Visitor decides to talk to the female maren.
"Hey Starlight!" The Visitor says in NiGHTS' body and flys closer over to her.
Starlight turns her head and sees them, "Hello NiGHTS." She smiles warmly at them. NiGHTS is happy to see her smiling.
"Hey Starlight. I was just curious why you were just flying over the field doing nothing." The Visitor says, arching one of NiGHTS' imaginary brows.
"I was just watching the little Visitors play in the field." Starlight says and looks back down at the field, where a nightopian just pop up from the grass.
"Why don't you play with them?" NiGHTS asks before the Visitor can.
"I was going to but I decided to wait 'til they finish their game." Starlight says still looking at the field and glancing at NiGHTS every now and then to make sure he is still there. The Visitor looks a bit surprised by this being NiGHTS would've just ask to play right when they are in the middle of the game. But NiGHTS just smiles at her being so considerate of others.
The Visitor glances down at the wide field in NiGHTS' body and looks at all the nightopians and kids poking out. "Well it's gonna be a while before they finish their game." The Visitor then thinks of something and turns his head back to Starlight. "Why don't you sing for a while? NiGHTS told me you have a great voice."
Starlight's cheeks turn a light shade of pink. "M-me sing? I don't know." Starlight fiddles with her hands, "I've sang to nightopians and little ones before but I've never sang with this many people around." Starlight says in a nervous voice.
"You sing great, Starlight. I'm sure you'll sing just fine with the Visitors about." NiGHTS says trying to encourage her to sing but Starlight doesn't look convinced and fiddles with her hands more. NiGHTS puts his hand on Starlight's to stop her hands from fiddling with each other. "If it makes you feel any better I'll play my flute with you, so you don't feel so nervous." NiGHTS says trying to comfort her. "Yeah, and I want to hear you sing." The Visitor speaks out.
Starlight's cheeks are still pink but she thinks about it and gives a nod. "But what should I sing?"
"How about Dreams Dreams? NiGHTS always plays that song." The Visitor says before NiGHTS can. Starlight thinks about it and nods.
"Alright then." The Visitor takes NiGHTS' hand away from Starlight's and flys down to the ground before NiGHTS can think of anything else. The two undulaize and NiGHTS flys back to Starlight as the Visitor runs to the others and tells them that NiGHTS and Starlight are gonna put on a show.
NiGHTS positions his hands and is ready to play anytime Starlight is ready. Starlight smiles at NiGHTS warmly and takes a breath to calm her senses. Then she opens her mouth and begins to sing.
In a dream I could see
You are not far away
Anytime anyplace I can see your face
You're that special one
That I've been waiting for
And I hope your looking for someone like me
In my dreams
I can hear you calling me
In the night
Everything so sweet
In your eyes
I feel there's so much inside
In the nights
Dream delight
I want to see you standing there
In the nights
Dream delight
I've found someone who really cares
In the nights
Dream delight
I want to see you smile again
In the nights
Dream delight
You're the one I've waited for
In a dream we can do everything we want to
There's no where I'd rather be
But here with you
Stars above light the way
Only for you and I
I'm so glad I found the one I've been looking for
Keep the dream
Of the one you're hoping for
Love can come through an open door
Just be strong
And you're sure to find the one
In the nights
Dream delight
I want to see you standing there
In the nights
Dream delight
I've found someone who really cares
In the nights
Dream delight
I want to see you smile again
In the nights
Dream delight
You're the one I've waited for
The song ends and Starlight has floated really close to NiGHTS not paying attention to where she is floating. NiGHTS can't help but blush for some reason unknown to him. The Visitors and nightopians clap for them, even the ones that stop their game just to listen to them. Starlight notices that NiGHTS' face is red and is worried.
"NiGHTS, you alright?" She asks, worriedly.
"Y-yeah I'm f-fine." NiGHTS stutters a lie, but Starlight doesn't look convince.
"Your face is red." Starlight flys closer to NiGHTS and flys slightly above him and places her lips on NiGHTS' forehead. NiGHTS' face feels hotter at this action. "It doesn't feel like you have a fever." She pulls back.
"It's um, nothing. I uh, have s-something I-I need to do. So um, BYE!" NiGHTS flys off at top speed before Starlight can ask him anymore questions and his face gets even hotter.
Starlight is puzzled by this, but the Visitors just snicker and giggle seeing everything that just happen between the two. Starlight just shrugs it off when one of the little Visitors call her down to play with them. She and the young Visitors play and wonder off elsewhere.
All the while, another bunch have seen just what unfold. A pair of blue eyes, two pairs of pink-yellow eyes, and a pair of yellow cat-like eyes with hundreds of pairs of much smaller ones behind them.
"Did you see that?" The pair of blue eyes says in a very feminine high voice.
"I did." The pink-ish eyes giggle in amusement at the sight that just happened moments ago with a slight clatter.
"Who knew the traitor can actually feel those kinds of feelings." The yellow cat-like eyes speaks and hundreds of smaller yellow eyes laugh.
The blue eyes laugh, "He's not a nightmaren anymore, my sisters." The eyes move forward and show they are covered by a pink mask with pink rabbit ears and have blue mascara with over-sized eyelashes, and attach to a round face with big red lips. The face is attach to a body with oversized boobs and large arms and the lower half looks like a colorful beach ball. The body is covered in flashy clothes of pink, electric blue, cherry red, and bright yellow. A gold belt with a huge red jewel in the middle sits on her waist, pink gloves that go up her arms and stop at her shoulder with rings on each of her fingers and a pink rabbit tail to finish the look. "Nightmarens aren't suppose to have those feelings."
"How true. I mean have you ever seen an nightmaren do or show such things." The pink-yellow eyes move to reveal a figure that looks like a giant arachnid, dressed in a Victorian dress of different shades of violet, gold trimmed at the cut of the dress, and white jewels at the cuffs. A large, golden crown rests on the female spider-maren's head with a large pink jewel in the middle with acid green jewels spaced between, and gold earrings hang from where her ears would be. She has sharp fangs that clatter when she talks, her large abdomen has acid green gemstones evenly spaced like her crown but bigger, and her spider-like eight legs are sharp to the point. "I would never show such things."
The yellow eyes cackle. "What shall we do now, sisters?" The eyes move as well as the others and reveal a female witch nightmaren with green skin and black cat ears and a tail to match her black dress with long sleeves, red bells at the bottom, and a purple collar. Her gnarled hands stretch out from her long sleeved dress with nasty, long, sharp fingernails. The witch-maren's teeth are sharp and she has a pointy, long nose, almost as pointy as her dark purple witch hat. If she has any legs, they are well hidden being no one can see them. And in her dress there are hundreds, if not more, black cats with no bodies but tails to serve as balance, with the same eyes as her. "Shall we tell Master Wizeman?"
"No, no, I have a better idea." The pink maren says with a smirk.
"Oh and what would that be, Puffy?" The spider-maren says, rolling her eyes.
"Yes, what can be better then telling Master that we found out one of NiGHTS' weaknesses?" The witch-maren asks, slightly intrigued.
The maren named Puffy smirk grows. "We kidnap his weakness and threaten to kill her if he doesn't come and surrender to us." She speaks her plan like it is pure genius.
"Hmm that isn't a bad idea." The spider-maren thinks it over, "But what shall we tell Reala if he finds out?"
"We just tell him we came up with a plan." Puffy scoffs, "What aren't we allowed to have ideas?" The two look at the beach ball maren and glance at each other. They shrug.
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NiGHTS is still flying, his cheeks still red. His breath hitch and throat dry from the long flight. His heart feeling like it is trying to escape his chest. Finally he stops and allows himself to take a break from the flying, sitting on a tree limb not caring if it is comfortable or not.
His head feels fuzzy and not able to focus on anything. Until an image of Starlight comes to his mind and his heart does a back-flip. NiGHTS places his hand on his heart to try and calm the beating.
He can't understand it. He simply can not understand it. Why is he acting this way? Why did he start stuttering and lie to Starlight? Why does being around the lime green 'maren make him act this way? Sure, she is pretty and has a heart to match. She gets along with pretty much anyone. She always thinks of others before herself. Nightmare, she even dove into the Black Ocean to safe two Visitors from getting there ideya stolen. Let only the time she faced off against Cerberus just to get a doll back for a little Visitor that lost it. She can be very courageous when it involves protecting a Visitor. Yes, she is very kind to everyone that treats her well, and some not so well. She is very pretty with her lime green eyes that shine in the dark like a cat's. She sings more beautiful then her looks, and her smile seems to- Wait. What is NiGHTS thinking?! Yes, he likes Starlight as a friend. . . Doesn't he? He thinks it over carefully and refuses the results that he comes up with. There is no way in the Dream Realm that he- He means is it even possible for him to- With her, who he sees as dear frien- He can't finish any of those thoughts without another countering it mid-way say other things. He must be going crazy like Jackle.
He analyzes his thoughts over to figure out when this 'feeling' started. NiGHTS starts at the beginning when he first met Starlight. She was hiding from him after she escaped from Reala and told her story. Nothing there. Pity and curiosity, maybe but no real feelings for her yet. Next, he took her to Pure Valley and introduced her to the nightopians. He remembers that he picked a flower that she liked and Starlight hugged him to show how much she liked it and he remembers he hugged her back. Maybe that's where it started budding. NiGHTS thinks, rubbing his chin. He moves on. Then, while looking for a home for the green female maren he got into a fight with Reala, winning but Jackle threaten to cut her throat after the fight. He and her nearly escaped and after the run Starlight offered him some water. It was a little embarrassing, but who wouldn't be embarrassed. Later, there were several run-ins with Reala and Jackle and NiGHTS cleaning Starlight's wounds. He hates seeing her hurt but isn't it normal to feel that way when a friend is hurt. Next is the time when he, Reala, and Jackle fought and nearly killed themselves in the process. It did feel a bit strange when Starlight treated me along with Reala and Jackle. He thinks but shakes his head and continues. Then, he remembers he saw Jackle close to Starlight and promised to train Starlight to protect herself and others better. He felt so mad when he saw Jackle that close to Starlight. But again, isn't that normal when your worried for a friend, NiGHTS asks himself. Later the image of Reala holding Starlight like a bride comes to mind. NiGHTS was so angry. His blood felt like it was boiling and that he was going to attack Reala any second, and tear him limb from limb, even now NiGHTS feels his blood boil a bit and his eye twitching in anger. Seriously what was that scumbag doing holding her like she was his treasure! Realization hits the violet maren. He gets mad every time Jackle or Reala get near her. His old nightmaren self seems to wake up whenever the two are close to her. It is probably just for protection and out of worry but something tells NiGHTS it is something else. His head hangs low.
The deeply confused maren thinks of the green maren again with her smiling face and remembers her confused look when he flew away from her. He smiles weakly and sighs, straightening his clothes out as he gets off the tree's limb and floats. He has to apologize to her. So NiGHTS takes off again, back in the direction he came from. With full intentions of apologizing to Starlight.
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Reala sits on his throne, grumbling. He can't wrap his head around it. First, Jackle has been acting strange more than usual and has been disappearing under his watch. Second, why does seeing Starlight make him blush every time? Yes, she is more attractive then the other female nightmarens in his opinion but those hags are supposed to be like that. Third, where in the Night Dimension did that green 'maren come from? Okay two of those involved her but he can't get the cursed mare out of his head.
He fumes still in his chair. He would have asked Wizeman but when Reala first brought it up, Wizeman said to keep a close watch over her. Which he doesn't mind so much, he likes hearing her sing. But he is so confused. Why doesn't his master tell him to have her join their army or take her away from NiGHTS? That Reala would gladly volunteer for.
Soon his thoughts are disturbed. That seems to happen quite often. Reala thinks to himself. Behind the doors that lead out of his room, there is giggling and cackling. He knows these annoying giggling quite well. What are those hags up to now. He groans to himself, getting off his high throne and to the door. Reala just barely catches their conversation before they are out of his hearing range.
A low feminine voice belows in laughter, "That was too easy." The voice laughs.
"Very, all we had to do was threaten a few kids." A voice with a bit of clatter says, trying to hold back another howl of laughter.
"'Leave them alone! Run kids!' " A cackled voice says in a lighter, frighten tone. "She went down faster than I imagined."
"Well what do you suspect when she was facing all of us." The first voice belows, "Now to get NiGHTS here to 'rescue' his damsel in distress!"
All three voices laugh and fade away as they move. Reala opens the door and sees their shadows disappear down the corridor. He looks in the opposite direction they are going. The red and black nightmaren leaves his room and goes down the corridor they came from. He knows it was Puffy, Queen Bella, and Bomamba that were talking, but what he hope is that he is wrong about the maren they were talking about.
Reala flys down the corridor and stops at a new door that he hasn't seen before. It is gold and decorated with jewels, it has a victorian theme too with a few cobwebs. It looks like Puffy's, Queen Bella's, and Bomamba's themes all mash together and rather horribly at it too. He opens the door slightly and slips through. Looking at the scene with disgust.
The room is huge like other nightmares room. It is dark and you can't tell if there are any walls or a ceiling for the matter. In the middle of the room is what looks like a gold tower that is across with the Twin Seeds tower and Bellbridge clocktower. The tower looks like it has a block removed, being it continues on to the ceiling where it seems to disappear. In where it looks like a block is gone is a glass case that looks like the one NiGHTS was trapped in back at Bellbridge, but with Starlight chained up in locks and knocked out like NiGHTS, except she doesn't have a persona on.
Reala gets closer to the fallen maren. Why is it that when she is knocked out she looks so beautiful? He stares at her face for a long time before lowering his eyes and notices her tarnished and ripped clothes. Even if she did lose, you can tell she fought hard. He glances at the blue diamond in her chest. Even though she is unconscious it still shines like when she is happy and singing to those brats. Reala gets a closer look at it and can have swear he sees something else in there. Is it possible she might have more than one ideya in her body? Reala doesn't seem to give it much thought as he looks back up at Starlight's face. For some reason, he likes looking at her face. Then his gaze turns to the chains that bound her. They have a lot of glamor and shine to them that can actually blind someone for looking at them too long. Reala can break them easily. So what is stopping him. He glances back at Starlight's sleeping face and in a swift graceful movement, the chains break, leaving Starlight to fall into Reala's arms. He likes the feel of Starlight's body and warmth, and her chest softly moving with her breath in tempo. The red and black maren gets a better grip on the green maren and is holding her like a bride now. The wrist chains are still on Starlight but it doesn't get in Reala's way.
He leaves the room with Starlight in his arms and goes back to his room. When he gets there he sits back in his throne with Starlight in his lap. How can this happen to me? He thinks to himself and glances at Starlight's sleeping face. Dismissing his earlier thought and pulls the female maren closer to his chest. Starlight now lies her unconscious head on Reala's chest.
Reala sighs rather happily, feeling her calm breaths tickle his chest. He enjoys the feel of Starlight's body next to his. Once again, he looks at her sleeping face and brings it closer to his to get better look by holding her chin with his other hand.
Her long black eye lashes gingerly touch her skin. Her soft cheeks give a small shine. Her skin looks so soft and smooth, unlike the other nightmarens skins. And her lips look like the softest thing to him, possibly softer then anything at the Soft Museum. He pulls her face closer to his. Her lips look slightly plum but are still very small. It seems to match in Reala's case being she has a soft and quiet voice, it seems reasonable that her mouth would be too. He can't help but look at her face again.
Again he brings her face closer but closing the distance and bringing their lips to touch. Starlight's lips feel soft and warm to Reala. He starts to move his own lips. It almost feels better than stealing Ideya, almost. Even though she is unconscious, it still feels great. The arm that is holding Starlight's back and keeping her still form close to his own wraps around the lime green maren's waist bringing her closer, and the hand that holds the female maren's chin is now caressing her cheek. Reala feels at bless.
Soon Starlight starts to slip out of unconsciousness but Reala doesn't notice. She feels slightly numb and her head feels strange, like it's slipping back into the darkness. Her eyes are still closed. She is barely awake and struggling to stay awake. Other than the numbness and the dark cold that tempts her back to sleep, she feels something holding her form and messing with some part of her that she can't register with her foggy mind. As she starts to wake up, her brain starts to register things more properly. Something is touching her lips and moving, and stroking her face. Starlight flutters her eyes open to see what is doing these things to her. Reala finally notices when he feels Starlight's eyelashes brush against his. Starlight's eyes widen as her lime green eyes meet a pair of familiar icy blue eyes.
Starlight pulls her head back as far as she can. Shock and horror is what shows in Starlight's eyes as Reala's shows enjoyment and maliciousness. The poor maren can barely form a syllable. Reala pulls her back and brings their lips together again. Except now Starlight squirms in Reala's embrace. Barely managing to turn her head away and trying with all the strength she has left to push him off her. He frowns at this and grabs her chin again forcing her back into the kiss. He smirks at her attempts to get away, seeing that she is still exhausted from the fight before. He notices that she is losing her breath and breaks the kiss. She is panting from the lack of air. Reala's smirk widens at this and pepper kisses both her cheeks, startling the poor nightmaren girl. Starlight begs and cries for him to stop but Reala just enjoys it even more.
Starlight is close to tears at this point when a loud knock comes from the door and flings open. "I thought I heard Starlight in here." A very familiar voice shouts into the room, which brings Starlight immense joy and relief and Reala great annoyance.
"Just when it was getting good." Reala mumbles. "Do you mind? We're busy." Reala holds Starlight closer, if possible, making the poor girl yelp.
"I do." NiGHTS growls out. "Now let her go, you slime-ball!" NiGHTS narrows his eyes into slits.
Reala lets out a frustrated huff of air and carefully removes Starlight off his lap and places her on his throne. "I'll be right back my dear." He lightly kisses her cheek. NiGHTS is furious at this. Reala turns to face NiGHTS and flys right in between him and Starlight. "You'll have to get through me to get her." Reala smirks and glares at NiGHTS.
"So be it." NiGHTS says in a whisper tone barely reaching Reala's ears.
The two fight. NiGHTS rushing at Reala, trying to parloop him. Reala avoids the parloop and drill dashes towards NiGHTS. NiGHTS barely avoiding it, quickly glances at the poor green maren that is frighten for her friend's well being every now and then, and prepares to drill dash Reala this time. Starlight watches as the two fight. Scared and weak for she can't move with the heavy chains on her, crying out whenever NiGHTS gets hit. NiGHTS fights furiously for Starlight's safety, even though he has just battled Puffy, Queen Bella, and Bomamba, it doesn't seem to phase him. The two first-levels crash together, pushing each other back.
"Curse you, Reala." NiGHTS hisses at him.
"You won't beat me this time, NiGHTS." Reala glares and hisses back at his brother.
The two push each other back with their strengths. Reala chases NiGHTS around and NiGHTS just manages to parloop Reala. The nightmaren general staggers back a bit, but comes at NiGHTS again drill dashing him in the abdomen. Starlight cries out to him. NiGHTS shakes it off and drill dashes Reala back, getting him right in the side. Reala hisses in pain and grabs his side. Leaving NiGHTS the chance to do another parloop and Reala gasping in pain but manages to strike NiGHTS back in the same way. Starlight watches in horror as the two continue. They crash and chase the other about in pure hatred. Starlight struggles in Reala's throne. NiGHTS and Reala are exhausted but continue to fight, and NiGHTS is just about to finish off Reala with another parloop when he hears Starlight cry out again and sees that she has slipped off the throne and is falling to the checkered floor.
NiGHTS and Reala panic and fly down to catch her. NiGHTS catches her but is dragged down by the heavy chains, just barely touching the floor. NiGHTS pants and holds Starlight close to him. Reala flys to their side, panting as well. Starlight cries into NiGHTS' coat.
"Please... No more fighting..." Starlight sobs, begging for them to stop. "Please, no more."
NiGHTS looks down at Starlight with shock. He glances at Reala with the same look. They are all exhausted and can barely fly. NiGHTS looks ready to pass out, Starlight prepared to faint, and Reala soon to go unconscious. Though Reala looks like he wants to continue fighting.
"Another time..." NiGHTS says in a hushed voice and flys out of the room with Starlight in his arms, mustering as much strength as he can.
Reala caught off guard chases after them and calls all the third-level nightmaren to catch them. Sadly for them, NiGHTS knows a secret way out of there and vanishes back to Nightopia. Reala returns to his room, fuming and sulking. NiGHTS removes the chains on Starlight, and fixes each other up, not wanting Owl to lecture them or have a panic attack. They sleep the day and night away in each others arms. Making NiGHTS blush in his sleep.
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Me: Well that was something.
Starlight: T-T
Me: Sorry Starlight. I'm sure things will be better in the next chapter. ^-^"
Reala: It took you long enough to write this.
Me: I'm sorry, I started this chapter in October and I've been busy and adding to it. Plus I just plain forgot sometimes. ToT
Jackle: Wasn't it November?
Me: Whatever! T-T
NiGHTS: Btw, other then that, this seems to be the longest chapter you've written and it close to the time when you published this story.
Me: Well I wanted to make it long because I haven't update in a long time and I wanted to make up for it. And what do you mean it's close to when I first posted this story?
NiGHTS: Look. Updated: November 3, 2013 - Published: December 31, 2013. Today's December 30, 2013. Tommorrw is this story anniversary.
Me: It is... And this is the tenth chapter... And tomorrow is Starlight's Story anniversary...
Jackle: Yep.
Me: WOOOOH! *hyper and jumps about*
Reala: It just shows how slow she updates.
Starlight: Let her have her fun. *happier because of the news* She be working hard and she is having trouble with other stories.
Reala: You're too soft on her. *embraces Starlight again*
Starlight: Eep!
NiGHTS: Hands off!
Jackle: Oh Wizeman.