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The Mosaic of Angels
The day after the date on the beach, Blackfire decided to pay a visit to Starfire. She had knocked on Starfire's door, once; twice; three times before Kyotaka answered, her eyes an icy blue, like her twin Kidagakash. Starfire was seated at a table, looking out the window.
Blackfire swept past the girl, her spring green gown whipping her around the ankles as if to say, 'This is the queen, you must step back.'
"Starfire," Blackfire said, watching her sister stand up quickly and curtsy. "How was your date?"
"Oh, it was wonderful!" Starfire said, beaming. "Absolutely fantastic. He bought me these cloths." She said, waving a hand to the corner where the cloths were stowed.
"Why don't you get one of your slave girls to send them to the royal tailor?" Blackfire asked.
"I already have enough clothes, Blackfire."
"Oh, true." Blackfire paused and took the seat next to Star, gesturing for her to sit. "Star, you have become such a wonderful, graceful princess—"
Suddenly Starfire's communicator rang, cutting Blackfire off. At once she spoke. "Answer it, Star."
Star couldn't refuse a royal command. Slowly, reluctantly, she turned it on. Raven's face filled the screen. Raven did a little double take at seeing both Star and Blackfire, but then she spoke. "Hello, Star. Blackfire." She said with a little reluctant nod.
Starfire felt Blackfire stiffen. "When you address my sister, Raven, you must say Your Royal Highness, or else." She suggested so gently, with a small smile.
"Oh, yes. Your Highness." Raven said mockingly. "Starfire, Robin told me you're not planning to come back. Please, say he's lying."
"I'm not sure anymore Raven. You know I loved him, and you know what happened with Terra and Robin." Starfire shrugged. "Besides, I truly love this planet. Oh, if only you could see! It's so exotic here, Raven, filled with things so pleasing to the eye, man-made and nature-made. And the people! Raven, Beast Boy wouldn't stand out at all here! Robin would, to be exact! People of all sorts of skins: pink, green, even polka-dotted live here! The fabrics and clothes are like nothing on Earth, the foods and spices and gardens and so sophisticated—"
"Enough." Blackfire interrupted, smiling. "And besides, Madam Raven, Starfire has found her lover here. You cannot expect her to leave one she loves so greatly." Beside her, she felt Starfire stiffen at the word 'love'.
Raven stared, openmouthed. "Lover?"
"Yes, lover." Starfire confirmed.
"And now I am afraid my sister must say Adieu, madam. Good day." Said Blackfire formally, reaching over and pushing the off button.
Before Raven's face vanished, Starfire saw anger, worry, and hope etched in Raven's face. Somehow Star knew Raven wouldn't tell a soul about this conversation. Later, after Blackfire left...
"There's a banquet tonight." Said Kida, stepping in from her room.
"Another?" Asked Star. She was getting tired of all the balls.
"Peasants will be watching. Think of it as your coming out party."
Star shrugged and opened her wardrobe. A blue dress with thin straps and sequins caught her eye. It had a slim yet elegant skirt that brushed the floor. It was made of graceful yet stylish silk.
"That was imported from Telan, our version of Italy." Kida said as she watched Starfire pick it out.
"Do you think Asriel will be at the banquet?" Starfire asked, her face lighting up as she applied lip-gloss. She wanted to get to know Asriel so much better. She had told Kyo and Kida almost everything about her life. She could trust them completely.
"Well, if she's a peasant..." Kida said and took the dress over to the changing curtain. Her face was glowing with a smile. Just the other day at a ball, she had met the most wonderful man ever. Already she loved him. He was tall and blond, with gray eyes that made you feel as if your soul was being scanned. His name was Joseph Moulin.
"Oh...I hope she comes..." Starfire whined.
"Don't worry. I'm sure she will." Kyo said and gave her sister a look that said, 'open-the-shoe-wardrobe-before-she-starts-to-worry.'
"Let's pick out some shoes, shall we?" Kida asked and hit a button. Shoes appeared. "The peasants will be separated by a fence though, so none will harm the nobles." Said Kida pulling out high-heeled blue shoes made completely out of the softest lace imaginable.
"Because they might kill whoever controls the land they live on." Kyo said, "Good pair of shoes. We can go to this banquet. I'm not sure if Alex is going to be there though."
"Well, it's a ball for nobles. He was at the last one." Starfire wondered sitting back into a chair and starting to curl her hair. She would use diamond roses to pin them up, and have a matching diamond necklace and bracelet.
"He told me to tell you he has plans with his family, they are having a banquet of their own." Kida said as she walked over to the dress rack. She picked out a smoky light purple dress. It had a round neckline, edged with black lace.. It was very tight fitting on the top and flowed out at the bottom, touching the floor lightly. There were thin straps on her shoulders. "Perfect." She said to herself. She chose a pair of very high high-heels that matched the color of her dress. She changed her hair color to a dark brown that reached her mid-back. She went into her room and took a fake flower out of a drawer and put it behind her right ear. The flower was a pale purple and had 4 petals. She changed her eye color to a deep brown. Kida walked over to the dressing curtain and changed into her selections quickly.
"Let's see if you can do better, Kyo." Kida demanded, offended by her sister's smirking face.
Kyo smiled softly, "Okay."
She looked around for a bit then chose a silky, flowing gold dress. It had shots of silver here and there. The top was bunched up with glitter everywhere. The bottom flowed loosely and unlike Star and Kida's had a short train. To go along with it her hair changed to blonde and shoulder length. She changed her eyes to dark gray. She chose a silver necklace with pearls embedded in the silver lace and gold high-heels.
"You look stunning!" squealed Star.
"Told you I could do better, Kida," Kyo said while applying light
silver eye shadow and clear glitter lipstick.
"Let's go." Kida said grumpily.
Star followed, she had become a little sick of all the balls and banquets but that changed when she entered the main Dining Room.
It had transformed overnight into a huge banquet hall with a see- through glass wall. On the other side of the wall was another silver banquet table; the only difference was that it was bigger, and had more seats. There was no lighting in the room except for golden candles that floated high in the sky, along with little gold and blue floating lights that darted quickly here and there, and on the ceiling was a mosaic of angels. The mosaic captivated Starfire for some reason. The angels seemed to move, seemed to sing the saddest song known to man, with misery and a feeble hope spun into it. It was by far the most beautiful thing she ever had seen. It seemed to hold her, tightly as a mother would; wanting to keep her safe from danger and yet it couldn't. The lights, although being few in number, illuminated the room brightly.
Starfire then noticed the tapestries on the wall. Even thought they were made from thread the pictures moved to tell a story.
"Sit." Said a voice from the right side of the table. It was Blackfire. A light surrounded her, a pale golden light that matched her tiara, with was gold with a diamond in the center. Immediately a servant came over and placed a silver tiara on Star's head. Blackfire snapped her fingers and her apothecary came and handed Starfire a cup filled with a blue drink.
"Drink this," Blackfire said. "It will make you glow silver, for all to see."
"Why?" Star asked. "It's already so bright in here."
"Not to the commoners. To them, the other side of the glass wall where the nobles are is semi-dark, so they can't see any lords they have grudges against. Now drink," Blackfire ordered, her eyes traveling to Kyo and Kida. Kyo and Kida acted as slave-like as possible.
"Ah, I see your slaves have earned respect from you." Black said with an wicked smile. Kida and Kyo tried not to glare or do anything else that would get Star harmed.
"Yes, they have gained respect. Also I thought I would show them off
to the rest of the nobles!" Star said in her Princess tone and her most stately face. Blackfire started to giggle.
"You're getting better, Star." Blackfire said with an evil smile. "Now, once again, drink the potion." She watched Starfire take a breath, then lift the cup and drink.
The potion was wonderful. It gave Star the most wonderful taste she had experienced: sweet and sour with a tint of forbidden things in it, and a vision of blueberries and sugar merged together in her head.
The other nobles began to fill in the room. As soon as the noble's were seated, the double doors on the other side for the clear glass wall opened, and in came a rush of peasants. Somewhere in the crowd she thought she saw a green blur. Sure enough it was Asriel. She looked like a noble in that dress. Her dress had a square neck that wasn't too deep with long sleeves that came to a point on the top of her hands. It didn't cling too much to her body but it hugged a little bit in the torso and flared out at the bottom. There was gold needlework that appeared at the bottom of the dress, the pointed sleeves, and the neck. Her hair was down, and she didn't have makeup on, but she still looked like an angel.
Asriel spotted Star looking at her and smiled. She smiled back. Asriel
curtsied and quickly hurried over and sat down.
Once all the peasants were seated, Blackfire got up and smiled. She
motioned for Star to stand up.
"I would like to introduce to you all my little sister, Princess Starfire of the Black Planet!" Blackfire said motioning towards Starfire.
The people burst into cheers and began clapping immediately; everyone's face was filled with such joy for having two breathtaking sisters as their rulers. Theirs was a new dynasty and everyone couldn't wait for the changes to come.
Star smiled and waved to everyone. She gave a small curtsy once in a while. Blackfire held her hand up and everything came to an end.
"Now, on with the banquet." Blackfire spread her hand over the tables and food appeared. There were many things, from vegetarian dishes to meat dishes, to lemon and cherry pastries to bread basked in cinnamon with raspberries inside.
Starfire sat down and began to make herself at home.
(::AN:: Hello, Reader! This is Mia! Hehe, sorry for making you wait. I had to update this chapter and add my own little flourishes to make it sound more elegant. Hope you like it! Don't worry, I'll make the others type up the next chapter SOON. .::)
The Mosaic of Angels
The day after the date on the beach, Blackfire decided to pay a visit to Starfire. She had knocked on Starfire's door, once; twice; three times before Kyotaka answered, her eyes an icy blue, like her twin Kidagakash. Starfire was seated at a table, looking out the window.
Blackfire swept past the girl, her spring green gown whipping her around the ankles as if to say, 'This is the queen, you must step back.'
"Starfire," Blackfire said, watching her sister stand up quickly and curtsy. "How was your date?"
"Oh, it was wonderful!" Starfire said, beaming. "Absolutely fantastic. He bought me these cloths." She said, waving a hand to the corner where the cloths were stowed.
"Why don't you get one of your slave girls to send them to the royal tailor?" Blackfire asked.
"I already have enough clothes, Blackfire."
"Oh, true." Blackfire paused and took the seat next to Star, gesturing for her to sit. "Star, you have become such a wonderful, graceful princess—"
Suddenly Starfire's communicator rang, cutting Blackfire off. At once she spoke. "Answer it, Star."
Star couldn't refuse a royal command. Slowly, reluctantly, she turned it on. Raven's face filled the screen. Raven did a little double take at seeing both Star and Blackfire, but then she spoke. "Hello, Star. Blackfire." She said with a little reluctant nod.
Starfire felt Blackfire stiffen. "When you address my sister, Raven, you must say Your Royal Highness, or else." She suggested so gently, with a small smile.
"Oh, yes. Your Highness." Raven said mockingly. "Starfire, Robin told me you're not planning to come back. Please, say he's lying."
"I'm not sure anymore Raven. You know I loved him, and you know what happened with Terra and Robin." Starfire shrugged. "Besides, I truly love this planet. Oh, if only you could see! It's so exotic here, Raven, filled with things so pleasing to the eye, man-made and nature-made. And the people! Raven, Beast Boy wouldn't stand out at all here! Robin would, to be exact! People of all sorts of skins: pink, green, even polka-dotted live here! The fabrics and clothes are like nothing on Earth, the foods and spices and gardens and so sophisticated—"
"Enough." Blackfire interrupted, smiling. "And besides, Madam Raven, Starfire has found her lover here. You cannot expect her to leave one she loves so greatly." Beside her, she felt Starfire stiffen at the word 'love'.
Raven stared, openmouthed. "Lover?"
"Yes, lover." Starfire confirmed.
"And now I am afraid my sister must say Adieu, madam. Good day." Said Blackfire formally, reaching over and pushing the off button.
Before Raven's face vanished, Starfire saw anger, worry, and hope etched in Raven's face. Somehow Star knew Raven wouldn't tell a soul about this conversation. Later, after Blackfire left...
"There's a banquet tonight." Said Kida, stepping in from her room.
"Another?" Asked Star. She was getting tired of all the balls.
"Peasants will be watching. Think of it as your coming out party."
Star shrugged and opened her wardrobe. A blue dress with thin straps and sequins caught her eye. It had a slim yet elegant skirt that brushed the floor. It was made of graceful yet stylish silk.
"That was imported from Telan, our version of Italy." Kida said as she watched Starfire pick it out.
"Do you think Asriel will be at the banquet?" Starfire asked, her face lighting up as she applied lip-gloss. She wanted to get to know Asriel so much better. She had told Kyo and Kida almost everything about her life. She could trust them completely.
"Well, if she's a peasant..." Kida said and took the dress over to the changing curtain. Her face was glowing with a smile. Just the other day at a ball, she had met the most wonderful man ever. Already she loved him. He was tall and blond, with gray eyes that made you feel as if your soul was being scanned. His name was Joseph Moulin.
"Oh...I hope she comes..." Starfire whined.
"Don't worry. I'm sure she will." Kyo said and gave her sister a look that said, 'open-the-shoe-wardrobe-before-she-starts-to-worry.'
"Let's pick out some shoes, shall we?" Kida asked and hit a button. Shoes appeared. "The peasants will be separated by a fence though, so none will harm the nobles." Said Kida pulling out high-heeled blue shoes made completely out of the softest lace imaginable.
"Because they might kill whoever controls the land they live on." Kyo said, "Good pair of shoes. We can go to this banquet. I'm not sure if Alex is going to be there though."
"Well, it's a ball for nobles. He was at the last one." Starfire wondered sitting back into a chair and starting to curl her hair. She would use diamond roses to pin them up, and have a matching diamond necklace and bracelet.
"He told me to tell you he has plans with his family, they are having a banquet of their own." Kida said as she walked over to the dress rack. She picked out a smoky light purple dress. It had a round neckline, edged with black lace.. It was very tight fitting on the top and flowed out at the bottom, touching the floor lightly. There were thin straps on her shoulders. "Perfect." She said to herself. She chose a pair of very high high-heels that matched the color of her dress. She changed her hair color to a dark brown that reached her mid-back. She went into her room and took a fake flower out of a drawer and put it behind her right ear. The flower was a pale purple and had 4 petals. She changed her eye color to a deep brown. Kida walked over to the dressing curtain and changed into her selections quickly.
"Let's see if you can do better, Kyo." Kida demanded, offended by her sister's smirking face.
Kyo smiled softly, "Okay."
She looked around for a bit then chose a silky, flowing gold dress. It had shots of silver here and there. The top was bunched up with glitter everywhere. The bottom flowed loosely and unlike Star and Kida's had a short train. To go along with it her hair changed to blonde and shoulder length. She changed her eyes to dark gray. She chose a silver necklace with pearls embedded in the silver lace and gold high-heels.
"You look stunning!" squealed Star.
"Told you I could do better, Kida," Kyo said while applying light
silver eye shadow and clear glitter lipstick.
"Let's go." Kida said grumpily.
Star followed, she had become a little sick of all the balls and banquets but that changed when she entered the main Dining Room.
It had transformed overnight into a huge banquet hall with a see- through glass wall. On the other side of the wall was another silver banquet table; the only difference was that it was bigger, and had more seats. There was no lighting in the room except for golden candles that floated high in the sky, along with little gold and blue floating lights that darted quickly here and there, and on the ceiling was a mosaic of angels. The mosaic captivated Starfire for some reason. The angels seemed to move, seemed to sing the saddest song known to man, with misery and a feeble hope spun into it. It was by far the most beautiful thing she ever had seen. It seemed to hold her, tightly as a mother would; wanting to keep her safe from danger and yet it couldn't. The lights, although being few in number, illuminated the room brightly.
Starfire then noticed the tapestries on the wall. Even thought they were made from thread the pictures moved to tell a story.
"Sit." Said a voice from the right side of the table. It was Blackfire. A light surrounded her, a pale golden light that matched her tiara, with was gold with a diamond in the center. Immediately a servant came over and placed a silver tiara on Star's head. Blackfire snapped her fingers and her apothecary came and handed Starfire a cup filled with a blue drink.
"Drink this," Blackfire said. "It will make you glow silver, for all to see."
"Why?" Star asked. "It's already so bright in here."
"Not to the commoners. To them, the other side of the glass wall where the nobles are is semi-dark, so they can't see any lords they have grudges against. Now drink," Blackfire ordered, her eyes traveling to Kyo and Kida. Kyo and Kida acted as slave-like as possible.
"Ah, I see your slaves have earned respect from you." Black said with an wicked smile. Kida and Kyo tried not to glare or do anything else that would get Star harmed.
"Yes, they have gained respect. Also I thought I would show them off
to the rest of the nobles!" Star said in her Princess tone and her most stately face. Blackfire started to giggle.
"You're getting better, Star." Blackfire said with an evil smile. "Now, once again, drink the potion." She watched Starfire take a breath, then lift the cup and drink.
The potion was wonderful. It gave Star the most wonderful taste she had experienced: sweet and sour with a tint of forbidden things in it, and a vision of blueberries and sugar merged together in her head.
The other nobles began to fill in the room. As soon as the noble's were seated, the double doors on the other side for the clear glass wall opened, and in came a rush of peasants. Somewhere in the crowd she thought she saw a green blur. Sure enough it was Asriel. She looked like a noble in that dress. Her dress had a square neck that wasn't too deep with long sleeves that came to a point on the top of her hands. It didn't cling too much to her body but it hugged a little bit in the torso and flared out at the bottom. There was gold needlework that appeared at the bottom of the dress, the pointed sleeves, and the neck. Her hair was down, and she didn't have makeup on, but she still looked like an angel.
Asriel spotted Star looking at her and smiled. She smiled back. Asriel
curtsied and quickly hurried over and sat down.
Once all the peasants were seated, Blackfire got up and smiled. She
motioned for Star to stand up.
"I would like to introduce to you all my little sister, Princess Starfire of the Black Planet!" Blackfire said motioning towards Starfire.
The people burst into cheers and began clapping immediately; everyone's face was filled with such joy for having two breathtaking sisters as their rulers. Theirs was a new dynasty and everyone couldn't wait for the changes to come.
Star smiled and waved to everyone. She gave a small curtsy once in a while. Blackfire held her hand up and everything came to an end.
"Now, on with the banquet." Blackfire spread her hand over the tables and food appeared. There were many things, from vegetarian dishes to meat dishes, to lemon and cherry pastries to bread basked in cinnamon with raspberries inside.
Starfire sat down and began to make herself at home.
(::AN:: Hello, Reader! This is Mia! Hehe, sorry for making you wait. I had to update this chapter and add my own little flourishes to make it sound more elegant. Hope you like it! Don't worry, I'll make the others type up the next chapter SOON. .::)